Chapter 146

Stephen pushed Tessa toward the bathroom. "Alright, sweetheart. Go wash up first." Once she was done, she sat down at the table. Stephen had made all of her favorite dishes—pork and potato stew, tomato frittata, fried chicken, and spicy shrimp skewers. Tessa hadn't had breakfast, so she was absolutely starving now. Washing up had cleared the fog from just waking up. She grabbed her utensils and started digging in without hesitation. Stephen sat across from Tessa, smiling fondly as he watched her eat. He asked softly, "Is it good?" Tessa smiled and nodded. "Yes! You know exactly what I like. Stephen, you should eat too. I don't want you to go hungry." Stephen smiled back at her. "Tess." Tessa looked up. "Yeah?" Stephen looked at her with a playful smile. "You made me really satisfied last night, so now it's my turn to satisfy your stomach." Tessa choked on her food and started coughing, her face flushing bright red from embarrassment. She bit her lower lip and stammered, "W-W