#Chapter 85: The Bath

Tessa

My hands trembled as I spread peanut butter and strawberry jam across two slices of plain white bread, the smooth, sticky pink surface of the jam gleaming under the kitchen lights. I tried my best just to focus on making the sandwich and nothing else, but the butter knife kept clinking against the counter, betraying the slight shake in my grip.

I could still feel Gideon’s lips on mine, his h