Tessa woke up to the sound of faint knocking on her door. She yawned and opened her eyes. Her room was dimly lit, only the filtered sunlight coming through the dusty window. "Who is it?" She asked as she stretched her arms and yawned again.
"It's Jem. Breakfast is ready." Jem said behind the closed the door.
Tessa got off the bed and walked droopily towards the door. She opened it revealing Jem, who was wearing a blue shirt and faded jeans, with a gentle smile on his face. "Good morning." Jem greeted.
She smiled in return and said. "I'll be right there with you. Just give me a minute." She said and closed the door to change. She took out a floral yellow dress from her closet and paired it with her purple Converse. She combed her hair and tied it into a neat ponytail.
After she got ready she went to open the door and saw Jem having a conversation with Will. Oh no, not so early in the morning. She thought and gulped. "Hey guys! Good Morning." She greeted.
Both turned towards her. Jem took her hand and kissed it causing Tessa to blush and also notice Will looking away. "You look absolutely beautiful!" Jem said.
"Thank you." Tessa said before returning her gaze at Will, who was still looking away. Oh Will, don't feel sad. She said to herself. "Why don't go to the dining room, I'm hungry." She added.
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They arrived at dining room just in time to see Charlotte reading the daily newspaper and Jessamine eating her French toast and sipping a cup of Chamomile tea. "Good morning." Will greeted before taking a seat in front of Jessamine. Tessa sat beside Jessamine while Jem sat in front of her. "Where is Henry?" Tessa asked while taking a piece of French toast.
Charlotte placed the newspaper beside her plate. "He's still asleep. He was in his workshop until 3 o'clock in the morning." She said bitterly and mumbled something under her breathe.
"Oh, okay." Tessa said before eating her breakfast.
"So Tess, how was your date with will yesterday?" Jessamine asked as she took a sip from her tea.
Tessa stiffened and looked at Jem, who was giving her a confused look, and to Will, who was pretending not to hear the conversation. "As you may know Jessamine it wasn't a date. Will and I were on the park yesterday because Charlotte ordered us to looks for a demon lurking around their somewhere." She explained and took another bite from her toast.
"Sure it is, Tess, I saw you two yesterday talking under a tree!" Jessamine said with a sly smile on her face.
Tessa sighed in exasperation. "You were yesterday? What were doing there? And we were just talking to pass the time, by the way." She replied.
"Just… taking in some fresh air." Jessamine replied as she hummed the tune of I won't give up by Jason Mraz and left the room.
When the door closed Tessa looked at Jem. "What's that about?" She asked him.
"Well," Jem started. "It looks like our Jessamine found a guy. Good for her." Jem added and drank his tea. "Oh, and Charlotte may I ask you to give Tessa a day off?"
Tessa stared at him in confusion "What? Why?" She asked.
Jem looked into her eyes and said, "I want to show you something."