#Chapter 41 Washing dishes

Tessa’s POV “Can we please talk?” The text message from Brian read. I wasn’t sure what he could possibly want to talk about. It didn’t make sense to me. We spoke all that we needed to speak earlier. He promised that he would leave me alone. I didn’t want Joseph to know that Brian was still communicating with me, so I shoved my phone into my pocket without saying a word. Joseph only looked at me curiously for a long while. Probably trying to figure out why I was acting so suspiciously. I grabbed his plate and my plate and started to make my way into the kitchen area to clean the dishes, but Joseph stood up quickly, stopping me. “I can call back Monica and have her do the dishes,” Joseph said, eyeing my face carefully. “No, that’s okay,” I said quickly. “I wouldn’t want to trouble her. Besides, I’d rather do it myself.” “Then, I’ll help you,” Joseph surprised me by saying. “You cooked me a nice meal. It’s the least I could do.” I felt a smile tugging at my lips as I nodded. He