Christmas at Clevenden Cottage

the cottage, with another known male following on behind. What was Te

on," Dawson jested toward

id look ridiculous, stood with i

?" Tess asked, closing t

rlier and do a bit of fishing. Little did we know how heavy the snow would be, and th

d that was one thing I'd been relieved not to have been around for the past few years. When my parents had upped sticks and go

ah commented, giving Tess a kiss on the

not how I was expecting my night to pan out. I thought it would just be

friend?" Dawson asked, making himself

in apology, making her way over

details of it with you," I huffed, going to sit down on the armc

raising his hands in the ai

any of my business?" I wondered, a

for Christmas. It was just general chit-chat," she defended, far too

ed, narrowing

t of the car. I was going to rustle us up a curry, but there'

rry would be goo

a winner." Elijah grinned,

"I'll get the food from the car. Do y

here, watching Tess and Elijah fa

alf-grumbled, ris

we were going to need to make the food. So much for my go-to Spaghetti Bolognese tonight; we were now going to be butchered with a crea

cing the food on the kitchen island

ically remarked. "

out the food from the bags, and toget

on asked, chopping some onions as I

taken back by him a

ked, with a light

to be?" I wondered, addin

for it to seem like Tess had been gossiping about you before... it's just last tim

t you were being talked about behind y

ths back," I mumbled, watching the

he wondered, ey

Me and Dawson had never really gotten along, and the thought of opening up to h

t's any of your bu

. I didn't m

surprised at how good the food smelt. I was expecting him to want to make some sort of vin