Layla’s pov

“Uh, no I don’t mind,” I was rather thankful that I hadn’t stammered. But not the same can be said for the flaring of heat I felt on my cheeks.

Look away from him Layla.

My eyes moved away from Tyler’s bare upper half and they settle themselves on the countertop as if it was the most magnificent thing in the room.

It wasn’t, sure it was expensive but someone else looked more appealing than marble.

After a few teases here and there, Bryce passes both Tyler and me a plate filled with sausages and french toast.

The smell of the sausages was mouth watering and my belly surely agreed with me by growling, very loudly.

The entire room went silent and I was aware of the eyes on me just a mere second after or perhaps even before that.

“Had you not eaten before coming here Layla?” Tyler asked, sounding concerned which shocked me slightly.

I looked at him and nervously sat down on the stool before answering. “I did.” I lied smoothly and truly deserved a pat on the back for sounding so true when I was not.

Sadly, my acting skills were too farfetched because Tyler didn’t seem to believe me. At least he didn’t call me out on my bullshit. He just merely gave me a look that quite showed he knew that I had lied and just nodded.

“Then it must not have been a heavy meal. Go on eat up, I have to show you around before Daffodil wakes up.” He said the corner of his lip lifted slightly into a tiny grin that held secrets and intrigued me.

I don’t question him about it, knowing he wouldn’t tell me, well the truth at least. After a few days of knowing Tyler and I already knew some of his character.

liked to tease, he like to trap you with his words and he liked to take control of

so. Which meant

thought but I calmed myself down. That grin

was only just reading

fork out of his mouth and that’s when I realized I had been staring at him far

shook my head, embarrassingly removing my gaze from the sight of his mouth and focusing them on

she gets extremely red.” Bryce laughed with

eye, I see him lifting up his fork with a piece of sausage and biting into it. “I find myself liking that color on her, you can’t blame me for

from the view of Tyler’s and to hide my heated cheeks that I knew were as red as the lipgloss

of the blackcurrant juice on the surface of the counter and looked over

For the first time in months, I

not anyone in the room with me, I’d surely shed a tear or

look a bit strange. So Theld my

nods and smiles happily. “Hope you enjoyed every

widely as I responded truthfully.

I could even mutter an

again!” I shout a little at chef Bryce who had a huge grin while watching Tyler practically

was so rude. You have no manners

firm. The feel of the slight pressure makes me finally realize what

holding

mine. It didn’t help that I

at me. I kept my gaze forward, yet felt the weight of his stare on me heavily. “You did

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