CHAPTER 29

TESSIE'S POV

"I didn't know you could cook like this," I stated as I dipped a piece of the chicken into the sauce then took a bite.

Jace grinned. I knew right away that his response was going to be a brag but I let him have his moment.

"I told you, there are a lot of things you don't know about me. I'm revealing them slowly by slowly."

"Yeah, right," I rolled my eyes. "How did you manage to get all this done within the few hours I left with my dad anyway?" He parted his lips to respond but I saw the lie right through him before he could even say it. "I knew it! Your mom did this, didn't she?"

"I helped," he laughed.

"Get out! Maybe keeping her company in the kitchen. The only thing you are good at is football and looking good."

The last words were out before I could stop them. He was now smirking. I had given him another reason to gloat without even trying. I waited for him to note that out loud but he remained silent