The Morning After [Tess, Matteo, Jesse]

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His smile widened at her admission, noting the tone in her voice and knowing what she was referring to. That would be a secret that remained between them, a secret of friendship and of something more. Secrets, Jesse knew, bound two people together and strenghtened their relationship. To have something in common that only they knew and nobody else? Well. That was something incredible and of all people to have a secret with, Jesse was glad it was Tess.

Delia merely shrugged. "Yeah but now you can't live without me," she said. "Don't lie. You neeeeedddd me." She grinned, leaning back in the chair as she continued nibbling at the apple.

Jesse ignored her. "I'm glad you did," he responded, his gaze soft and gentle as he smiled at Tess. And truly, he was. As if just realising they weren't alone, he straighted a little, turning almost self-consciously to Matteo, offering him a slight grin. "And how was ... where had you been yesterday?" he added.

"You took her to...huh. Yeah alright"

Catching his eyes, Jesse very, very slightly jerked his head to the side, so tiny a movement that nobody would notice unless they were looking out for it -- and, he trusted, Matteo would. Later, he was saying, with his eyes and his expression. Nodding at the second statement, Jesse relaxed a little as Matteo moved on. He was glad his best friend was, among many other things, sharp. If there was one thing Jesse couldn't stand it was air heads. "Not seafood," he said, simply, remembering Tess' dietry restriction from the day before. "Perhaps lamb and some mushrooms or spinach? Nothing too difficult; we could pair it with a red wine or limoncello."

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The soft tone in Jesse's voice had made her warm and brought a smile to her face. He had remembered of her dietary restrictions and her silly reasoning behind it. And it had been just him solidifying the plan that caused the rest of the teens to rush and get ready. Before she could even say anything else, Cordelia had pulled her away determined to pack. Tess half-heartedly waved before she was pulled up the stairs.

.....

Matteo raised his brow in amusement at the girls rushing off. It was then that he took advantage of the privacy to properly ask his 'brother' as to what was going on and why he was making goofy faces...well goofier than usual. Moving, he found himself changing seats and sitting beside his best friend of forever.

"You sick or something?"

The teasing was clear in is tone and he wanted to make sure to let his little tightly wound friend that he would be in a safe area.

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It was the afternoon and they found themselves ending their hike and moving towards the ocean once more. Throughout the day, December would not be realized as the heat was killing them. Tess had even found herself sweating much to Matteo's amusement. He had made it clear that when the 'princess' was sweating that means that they were really working out.

If Tess was honest, she thought it was nice to do something that wasn't so glamorous. Instead she found herself stumbling over some stones, taking in the large flowers and lemon trees and having Jesse suspiciously close to her. She swore there were eyes on her when she turned. Matteo in turn looked completely innocent.

Their trek down finally ended on the 'Siren' Matteo's boat and they wobbled in. The breeze was beginning to pick up much to her joy. Matteo immediately handed them waters before he rushed off to untie the boat and let them rush off towards the open ocean. When the boat began to pick up and the breeze hit hard, she found herself moving towards the front leaning forward and closing her eyes letting the sprinkles of water hitting her face.

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