Little bit of down time ( Jackson)

Tessa was glad that Jackson hadn’t forgotten Sasha. She knew that he was busy trying to expose Damien. “ I hope that Sasha gets settled in alright. I know how hard this must be for her.” She didn’t want to think about it because she knew that Dominique would be her age. Then she would have to deal with it. And she wasn’t sure that she could. But she knew if she could deal with Damien and his mistress, she could handle this. “ I just don’t want you spending your whole time on me.” After the email, she could tell that it was like he dropped everything for her. Tessa had no idea how she was ever going to repay him.

Jackson suggests that they go out and have a nice dinner. Which Tessa actually liked that idea. “ Oh that sounds so romantic but what if Damien person is taking pictures. It this happens whatever you said won’t work anymore.” Which Tessa was ready for all of this to be over. And she liked the idea of having a nice dinner with Jackson. She never knew how much she didn’t like to be alone. And she found this when Damien left her for the mistress. Because Dominique was still at Hogwarts.

All Tessa had was the network to keep her sane. But now Jackson was here and she hoped that all of this was behind them. Because that meant that she could start thinking about her future. As she was still young there was a chance for her. And one day she could give Dominique a younger sibling. But that was something that would have to wait. First they would have to worry about making Damien confess.

When Tessa rightly interjected that going out might give whoever was spying on them even more material, Jackson had to agree. Tessa was smart and beautiful, a deadly combination if put to the right use. "Well in that case, how about we stay in and have a candlelight dinner on our own?" he asked, rethinking the plan. Randi could cook as well as any five star chef and conjuring up some candles was hardly difficult.

"We may not get music but if you have a guitar lying around..." he suggested, wondering why he was bringing up a musical talent he'd almost given up a long time ago. He supposed it was because being back with Tessa made him feel like a boy at Salem again, the rebel Nightshade that no one could keep down.

"I'm not saying I'm any good, but hey, worse case scenario, we can both laugh at how bad I am."

Tessa then listened as Jackson suggested that they have a candlelight dinner here. Which she didn’t see anything wrong with that. She knew that Randi could cook anything. “ I think that would be a good idea, Jackson.” Tessa listened as Jackson said something about a guitar. “ I am sure that there has to be one around the mansion somewhere.”

Tessa smiled as Jackson said that they could at least get a good laugh. “ I am sure that you are still as good as you were in school.” She was just excited that she was getting to spend more time on her. And if he founds the guitar he would play for her.” This is something that was getting her mind off of things. As Damien screwed her up. At least Jackson was helping get her mind off of it. So that was for the best. And a candlelight dinner was very romantic. Something that Damien hasn’t been for a while. So this was exciting for her. But she knew that this would never happen as she was a married woman. And Jackson would be going to Sasha. Then she would be left alone.

But she wasn’t going to think about that now. She was going to focus on being happy in the moment.

"Lets just hope so," the man replied with a wink before sending her off to get changed and calling Randi to give instructions for the night's email. The house elf listened politely, only to delighted to accommodate the two of them and wet away with her head bobbing merely to prepare their dinner.

Jackson managed to locate a guitar in one of the old storage areas. Apparently Dominique had once shown interest and her parents had bought her the instrument only for the girl to lose interest two weeks later. It was a little dusty but a good wipe removed all the grime and the wood gleamed good as new.

And so the rest of the evening was spinet eating great food, looking at Tessa in the beautiful candlelight and playing the guitar. The rusty notes soon gave way to more pronounced sounds as Jackson slowly found his rhythm, feeling more and more relaxed with each moment that passed.

If only the night could last forever.