Chapter 11

Dinner was a light spread, but it was filling, as much as Xavier would not admit out loud. Jessica was actually a very good cook.

The meals blended well, and the taste was so exquisite that he almost complimented her, but that was far from his nature.

The silence at the table was deafening. Jessica tried to start a conversation about two times, but he shut it down with one-word answers, so she eventually gave up.

“Thank you for the meal,” Jessica said, wiping her mouth with a napkin.

She was not a heavy eater, but she ate when necessary. Having this meal as their first together would stay with her forever because she was sentimental.

“Thank you too,” he said.

Jessica had thanked him not because he was responsible for preparing the food, but because she was eating the f