Tessa closed her book and set it down on her lap as she looked at the grey skies looming above London. Fall was just starting and the orange leaves of the trees exhibited their colours with such intensity she couldn't help but smile.

She turned her gaze away from the sky and turned to the open field in front of her. Unlike Central Park this particular park was almost bare; there were only a couple of children playing tag and Will standing beside a tree that was almost bare.

Will.

His angular cheek bones and alluring jaws reminded her of a statue of an angel standing on one of the churches around the city. His hands was crossed in front of his chest and his piercing eyes was on the lookout for anything suspicious.

Tessa was snapped back from her daydreaming when she heard her phone ringing. She grabbed it inside here jeans' pocket and unlocked her phone. The screen said it was a text message from Jessamine. She opened the text message and immediately sighed. The text message read: "How's your date? Don't go too far!"

It isn't a date! She wanted to yell at her phone, but didn't. She texted Jessamine that it isn't a date, it was just a simple mission: Find the demon lurking in this park and go back to the Institute.

Thinking she wanted to go for a walk, Tessa stood up, with the book in her hands, and walked towards Will. He spotted her from a distance and waved at her. He was wearing a black shirt under a thick jacket and his black hair was ruffled from the breeze that was blowing.

"Got bored of the book? Strange." Will said as Tessa stood beside him under the tree.

Another cool breeze blew and the autumn leaves fell to the ground in the most gentle way. "I'm not bored of it, on the contrary I quite like it." She replied in a as-a-matter-of-fact tone.

Will didn't reply he just turned his gaze at the surroundings with a devilish smirk.

Tessa knitted her brows together. Is he mad at me? She wondered. "What time is it anyway?" She asked just to break the inconvenient silence between them.

Will looked back at her again and down to his wristwatch. "It's 3:30 in the afternoon. Why?" He replied with a blank expression.

What is he think right now? She wondered again. His expression made difficult for her to decipher what's going on with him. His bitter expression, his blank tones even his dishevelled hair made Tessa frustrated, yet at the same time curious.

Days ago he told Tessa about how he feels about her. They were at a small coffee shop taking a break from training when he suddenly took her hand and said, "Tessa, I like you."

Tessa didn't know what to say. She sat there, with her hands warmly caressed between Will's, with here mouth open. They went dead silent for a good half a second before Will realized that she clearly doesn't know what to say, and so did he. He hastily stood up and left the coffee shop. Tessa only sat there, she could fell her face get warm, with the words "What have I gotten myself into?" racing around her head.

Immediately Jem's image popped inside her head. Jem must not know about this. She thought.

Now, both of them were standing under a tree in a park on a cloudy day with that horrible awkward feeling hanging above them. This day could not get any worse. She thought and took a long sigh before going back to her bench to read again.

After a few hours the London sun has set and the park started to get dark. Will suggested that they go back to the Institute because in can be hard to fight demons when it's dark. "Will, I know you're just concerned about me. I can see all over your eyes!" Tessa said to Will.

"What? No I'm not concerned, why would I be concerned you know how to defend yourself!" Will replied. "I simply just want to go back because I'm tired."

"Hm." Were Tessa's only reply. "Okay, let's go back to the Institute if you promise that you're not going to tell Jem about you're little "confession" to me." Tessa added and made it clear that something was going between Tessa and Jem

Will felt a pang of sadness inside his chest, but managed to still agree with her upsetting conditions.

"That's settled then, let's go back to the Institute." Tessa said and started walking.