Calculated Intrusion

"Gideon, are you up?"

Just then, Caleb entered the room, happening upon such a scene.

Tess was slightly startled but remained lying on Gideon's body, not getting up.

She knew Caleb wasn't entirely devoid of emotional intelligence and believed he should be able to sense what was going on between her and Gideon.

"Caleb, ever heard of knocking?" Tess teased, her tone light and devoid of blame, yet he