Branch One Hundred and Seventy Six

"Oh well, would you look at that?" Xavier commented holding his phone and looking down while walking to the kitchen.

He had gotten off the phone with his grandfather and he was currently scrolling through the trending news. At least one thing he was grateful for was that the place still had good reception.

"See this," he said tapping Jessica on the shoulder. She sighed and turned to him. "Yeah?" she said her eyebrow young up.

He eyes fell on the phone screen and a scream escaped her lips when she saw it. "Has this been going on or is this a recent development?" she asked.

"Recent" Xavier answered promptly.

"I saw the sparks fly during the launch but I never thought they would get together so soon," Jessica said.

"We all knew that Jason had a crush on Alicia but who would think that Alicia too?" Xavier said in amusement.

"I guess people do not like to show you different sides to them and if you look hard enough you might see it," she said looking up at his face.

His eyes came u