Chapter 43

“Jesse?”

He turned to face me, eyes dark with emotion.

“I… it was–”

My ringtone blared, disrupting the moment between us.

I exasperatedly picked it up with my eyes still fixed on him.

“Hello?”

“Remi, if you'll be free tonight, my wife and I would love to host you.”

Tristan's voice eased the tension rising in my chest. “I'd like that, Tristan.”

“Great. She'll be so excited. By the way, how goes your project?”

I'd hoped he would have dropped the call after my confirmation but I couldn't fault him for asking.

“Very well. She was a bit to handle at first but it worked out.”

Jesse decided he'd waited enough and left, leaving me with the turmoil of an unanswered question.

“I knew it would. Anyway, I'll leave you to it. See you tonight,” Tristan finished, dropping the call.

Great. Just after he left.

I couldn't very well run after him to get the answer. I didn't want to seem like some desperate little girl.

A heavy exhale made me slump back into my chair.

At least I had a homemade dinner to