Serenity King - Love Me Forever

“You want me to help?” she asked.

“Are you finished eating?” He raised his eyebrows and a smile curled his lips.

“I did eat a lot, didn’t I?” She returned his smile.

“I would say you did. Yes.” He chuckled. “No worries. I’m just happy you enjoyed the food.”

“I’ll help clean up.” She got up from the bar stool and walked over to the sink.

“Cool. We can put everything in the dishwasher.”

They worked side by side, with Jarred rinsing the plates and Nevealise loading the machine. He chuckled to himself. It was clear that Nevea was totally clueless in the kitchen, judging by the lost look on her face. And the fact that she was taking her cues from him. She would watch what he did and then mimic his actions. Well, she did say that she didn’t know how to cook. How in the world did she manage on her own?

“There. All done,” Jarred said. His cell phone buzzed on the counter just then. “Excuse me,” he said, and rushed over to answer it. Looking down at the caller ID, he groaned inwardly. Langston. No doubt Brice had called him. Bad timing, brothers.

“Yes,” Jarred all but snarled into the receiver.

“Whoa! What’s gotten you all riled up? Your guest didn’t show?”

Jarred could picture the smirk on his brother’s face right now. And from the happy chirp of his voice, Langston sounded pleased that Nevea didn’t show. He almost hated to burst his brother’s bubble. Not really.

“On the contrary, my guest is here and you’re an unwanted interruption,” Jarred whispered.

“Really? You mean she actually showed?”

Jarred smiled at the surprise he heard in his brother’s voice.

“Langston, I know you’ve spoken to Brice.”

“No, I haven’t. I called and didn’t get an answer.”

“Yes, she’s here. I have to go. Bye,” he murmured, and abruptly disconnected the call.

Jarred didn’t have time for small talk with his brother. He needed to get to Nevea before she found an excuse to leave. He turned his cell off and went in search of her.

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