Chapter 9

Edison looked hurt. "Tessa, are you still not over Benedict?" Tessa quickly shook her head. "No, that's not it!" His expression softened slightly. "Then what is it? Are you embarrassed to be with me? "Or is it that you're just keeping me around while waiting for someone better? You don't really love me, do you?" Cornered by his questions, Tessa didn't know how to respond, so she leaned in and kissed him to shut him up. Edison froze for a second, then deepened the kiss. After a few minutes, Tessa pulled back, breathless. "Edison, let me explain! "I just think… going to meet your parents right after my divorce feels a little rushed. What if they don't like me?" The Lockmere family was a century-old legacy, steeped in tradition and status. She had no family background to speak of, and was newly divorced. Everything she'd been through since childhood made her instinctively doubt whether his family would ever truly accept her. Edison suddenly pulled her into a hug and said in a ge