#Chapter34

On hearing the question, Jessica choked on her drink.

“Are you okay?” Her dad asked, patting her back and he handed a glass of water to her.

“Yeahh”, she said, taking the water and her eyes landed on Dean’s. They stared at each other for a few seconds and looked away.

“Are you okay?” Her dad asked again. “Yeahhh, I am”, she said to him and he nodded.

They all continued with their food and Jessica heaved a sigh of relief. She was happy that the question was dropped but her mum brought it up again.

“Yeah, Jess. Are you in a relationship? That cough can’t get you off...