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Tessa sat at the foot of her bed trying to process everything that had happened in the past couple of weeks, Nates death, the engagement, Will. He'd been avoiding her lately and he had every right too. He had told her he loved her, and she was still questioning her feelings about him. No you're engaged to Jem. she told herself. She was in love with him and she knew that and she would marry him and no one could change that. Not even him.
Her thoughts were interrupted by music coming from across the hall. She stood up and walked out of her room and into the corridor and stopped to listen. The melody carried a happy tune. She smiled opening the door enough to let the music pour out into the hall trying not to interrupt his playing. She stood there peering into his room, watching as he opened the door a little more, and stepped into the room quietly.
He stopped suddenly, taking his violin from his shoulder and holding it by it's neck. He turned to see her standing there, a smile on his face. "Why'd you stop?" She asked. " Because you're here." he said making his way over to the bed where his case lay. Placing the instrument in with care."Well I could leave. I only wanted to hear you play and I didn't mean to interrupt..." He was standing in front of her now and interrupting her by placing his lips on her. "You didn't." He said breaking the kiss. Tessa felt her cheeks flush.
" What were you playing?" She asked, her voice soft her forehead against his. "Nothing." he said. "Tell me." she pleaded. He smiled and kissed her forehead. "It was a wedding gift from my father to my mother. On their wedding night he performed it just for her to hear. Later on he taught it to me." Jem said. Tessa fiddled with the jade pendent that he had given her. She wondered What they'd think of her if she had met them, would they be disgusted that their son had chosen to marry a downworlder, a warlock for that matter. He kissed her again and then said " I know what you're thinking, and I think they would have adored you." Jem said as if reading her mind. He took her hand and laced his fingers with hers. They stood there like this for what seemed like hours. His eyes looking into hers, holding eachother. It wasn't till they heard footsteps approaching did they both step away from each other. It was Henry, he looked disoriented, as if he'd been down in the crypt all day. "Ah.. there you two are. Charlottes looking for you. She said to meet her in the drawing room." He said unphased that they were alone in his room together. They both nodded following him.
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