Page 110 of Rejection and Redeemed

“So it was,” Jacob agreed with a laugh and proceeded to try his hardest to make Fran forget his name. And then it was Fran’s turn to try.

It waslate and they were both awake, Jacob wrapped in Fran’s arms.

“Do you think we can do a kitchen raid? I’m surprisingly hungry.” Jacob asked.

“That sounds perfect. Let’s grab a quick shower and then see what delights we can feast on.”

Jacob opened his mouth to say something, but Fran stopped him, with a gentle finger on his lips.

“Actual food, babe.”

“Party pooper,” Jacob grumped as Fran pulled him out of bed.

Half an hour later,they walked into the kitchen.

“Sit here, babe,” Fran said, ushering Jacob to a seat at the island.

Jacob sighed as he practically fell into the chair. “One day, those stairs won’t exhaust me.”

“They won’t. Just be patient. Now, let’s see what we can pilfer,” saying this, Fran walked to the fridge to see what he could find. There were some trays with their names on them. “Laura’s left food for us,” he announced, pulling the trays out and bringing them over to Jacob.

“Oh nice,” Jacob said, pulling the covers off.

“Coffee, tea, or something else?”

“Just water, please, sweetheart.”

Fran got their drinks and came back and sat with Jacob to eat.

They had been eating for a few minutes when Jacob saw the bookcase open and Ezzy and Emory walked out.

“A secret passage into the kitchen, nice,” Jacob said.

“Yep and directly from my bedroom. There are also a couple of priest holes down there as well,” Ezzy told them, pushing the bookcase back. “If you ever need to use it, Mrs Beaton’s book will open it.”

“Good to know, thanks.”

“Are we interrupting? We can go and come back later,” Emory asked.

“Nope, we missed dinner and were hungry. Come and join us,” Fran replied.

“You sit Em, I’ll get the cake and ice cream,” Ezzy said to his mate.

“Cake and ice cream?” Jacob asked.

“Oh yeah, you’re having some as well. I’ll sort the cakes out and then bring the ice cream selection over.

And that’s what he did. The counter was covered in all the different flavour ice creams that were stocked in the freezer, while Ezzy heated up lemon cake for everyone.

“I’ve never had hot cake and ice cream before,” Jacob remarked digging into his.

“Food of the gods,” Ezzy replied grinning.

“If you don’t mind me saying, you both look happy,” Emory stated.

“We are. Everything is sorted and Fran brought me an Iron Man lunchbox, which I’ll be using, plus a grow your own herbs and a cookbook, so we can cook together.”

“I have a Dr Who one,” Fran added.