TESSAI shifted my gaze immediately, making it seem like I was preoccupied with whatever I was doing.Smooth right? Well it wasn't. My heart raced, my cheeks burning in embarrassment.He had just caught me shamelessly checking him out!I screamed in my head but had to keep my cool.He came around, taking a seat by the island.I dished two plates, and placed the bigger portion in front of him. He stared at the plate, probably contemplating if it was safe to eat.“I wouldn’t go through the stress of poisoning you, you know? You look really heavy. I’d break my back trying to drag your body out of here.,” I tried to joke.“Comforting,” he said flatly, not looking up.I rolled my eyes at him. “That was supposed to be a joke.”He lifted his gaze. “You're terrible at jokes,” he said, clearly unamused.“Or maybe you're just terrible at laughing,” I muttered under my breath, low enough to avoid him hearing.I carefully lowered myself on the other seat. The air around us was awkward. I twirled
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