Girl Get Rid Of That Jerk by Melissa Johns

Chapter 111

When Joshua snapped back to the present, the small table was already loaded with food. There were green beans, beef, and a steaming bowl of soup.

"Wow, you've really gone all out," Joshua said with a warm smile. "What's in the soup?"

"Chicken and potato," Allison replied. She carefully lifted the bowl, scooped up some soup, blew on it to cool it, and held the spoon to Joshua's lips. "Give it a taste."

Joshua smiled and lowered his eyes, but his expression suddenly changed. "What happened to your hand?"

A blister marked Allison's right index finger. She tried to hide it, but it was too late. "I got a bit careless in the kitchen and burned myself. It's nothing, just a little blister."

Joshua's eyes filled with concern. "Does it hurt?"

Allison shook her head. "Not at all."

Joshua sipped the soup and then tenderly took Allison's wrist, gently blowing on her injured finger. After a moment, he looked up at her, his eyes filled with empathy. "You're fibbing. Burns always hurt."

tears. "Honestly, it doesn't hurt.

reached out and gently pinched her cheek. "I just

bit her lip softly, her eyelashes fluttering

and soft, leaving Joshua utterly defenseless. He pulled her closer, kissing her smooth forehead,

drenched in honey. A moment later, she pressed her hands against Joshua's chest, putting some distance between them. "You need to eat before it gets cold,"

drawled with a playful glint in his eyes, "Alright, but

her eyes to avoid indulging his cheekiness.

"How is it?

amusement as he teased, "Delicious. They say the way to a man's heart is through his stomach.

at him. "So if I can't win

chuckled, pinching her cheek again. "How could that be?

every last bit of the meal

leaned back against the headboard to relax.

let the nurses or housekeeper handle those,"

shook her head. "It's no

voice softened with a hint of tenderness. "When