Chapter 48.
Tessa’s POV.
Breakfast was quiet and mostly uneventful. Tatiana watched us through hawk like eyes so that the entire time I was conscious of myself. I felt stupid. She made me feel stupid. And it infuriated me that she didn’t have to do anything to make me feel stupid.
“Can I come with you?” I asked Jake as he buttoned up his shirt in front of the tap vanity mirror.
“We already talked about this, love. Stay home with my mum. You both can cook dinner together. My mum loves cooking. Do you know she was once a celebrity chef? A long time ago. But she’s got the skills still intact,” he finished of with a wink. He came over to the bed where I was seated with a forlornly look on my face. He brought his face close to mine and placed a kiss on my cheek.
“You’ll be fine, Tess. I kn
