Chapter 21 Confronting Tess

• The aroma of fresh spices and sauce wafted across the kitchen, proclaiming the deliciousness getting ready for the special Italian dinner. And the provoking sweet goods that baked inside the oven had me salivating.
• The hunger of my tummy spiked more at that. The result of not eating the whole day. And how could I when all my mind was spiraled with one suddenly vanished man's thoughts?
• "I'm happy that you came here, Em. In between all the preparations for the marriage, we couldn't get enough time to spend," said Tess, adding some basil in the spaghetti.