Always Been Yours (Tessa and Nicholas)

Chapter 1086 Dinner by the Ocean

“Let’s go home too,” Nicholas said as he slipped his hand into Tessa’s. He was gentle and careful as he helped her back home. The smile on Tessa’s face widened as she liked the idea of heading home with her loved one. At that thought, she tilted her head upward to gaze at the man’s sharp and perfect jaw. Days like these feel perfect, she thought.

By the time they got home, Timothy and Gregory were already back. Gregory jogged over to them when he saw them entering the house. “Mommy! Daddy! Where did you guys go?”

“We went to take some pictures,” Tessa replied as she led Gregory over to the couch. When Gregory heard what she said, he turned to stare at Nicholas while speaking in an accusing tone. “You’re mean, Daddy! You stole Mommy away from me, and you didn’t even bring me along to take pictures with her. You’re so mean!”

Nicholas raised an eyebrow as he teased the kid. “Well, who’s the one who was in a rush to head out to play right after waking up?” Gregory could no longer argue against Nicholas after hearing what he said. The kid simply stared at Nicholas while feeling bad for himself. “Daddy’s bullying me, Mommy.”

Tessa beamed as she reached out to hug the kid who was complaining to her. “It’s fine. I’ll take revenge for you,” she uttered to comfort him. Gregory was pleased to hear this, and he turned to flash Nicholas an arrogant look. “I told you, Daddy. Mommy loves me more!”

Nicholas stared at the kid speechlessly. Is it too late to leave this kid in Vienna? Gregory had no idea that he had nearly been sent off. After showing off to Nicholas, he continued acting cute in front of his mother. “I want to take pictures with you too, Mommy.” Tessa couldn’t say no when she saw his puppy dog eyes, so she immediately made a promise to Gregory. “Of course we can do that. You can follow me out tomorrow, and we can get Miss Lassiter to take some pictures of us.”

“Yeah! You’re the best, Mommy. I love you the most,” Gregory cried. He wrapped his arms around Tessa after getting what he wanted. They giggled for a while before Tessa asked Gregory about his day. “Well, Uncle Tim brought me to the water park. He was really cool! He brought me along while competing with other people, and he won every single time. He also showed me a lot of fun stuff,” Gregory said while prancing around excitedly.

Tessa gave the young boy a playful pinch on the nose. “Did you have fun, then?” she asked with a smile. “Yeah! I had a lot of fun. I want to go out with Uncle Tim again tomorrow.” Gregory was so excited that he had forgotten about his plan to take pictures with his mother the next day. Tessa chuckled as she was amused by the young boy. “Well, are you saying that you’re not going to take pictures with me since you want to go out with Uncle Tim?”

“No! I want to take pictures!” Gregory hastily changed his narrative before turning around to look at Timothy. “I’ll play with you the day after tomorrow, Uncle Tim,” Gregory uttered almost immediately. “Alright. I’ll bring you out to play the day after tomorrow,” Timothy replied. After that, Timothy took a look at the time. “I made a reservation at a restaurant by the ocean, and it’s about time for dinner. Let’s head over there,” he uttered with a smile.

Tessa nodded, and they all took the car to head to the restaurant. The restaurant was located in a nice spot where there were no other tall buildings nearby—this allowed their guests to enjoy the sea view outside. The whole place was also decorated in a homey and comfortable manner. “I heard that this restaurant uses top-notch ingredients that they obtain directly from the oceans here. I also heard that the cook is really skillful. You need to try their food, Tessa,” Timothy said to his sister while he helped Gregory to set up his cutleries.

Tessa felt rather eager for her meal after hearing her brother’s words. Soon enough, the waiters brought their dishes over. Nicholas could tell how excited Tessa was for the meal, so he quickly began peeling the prawns for her once the first dish was served. “Thanks, Nicholas.” Tessa’s grin was so wide that her eyes turned into straight lines when she saw the fresh prawns in her bowl.

Nicholas smirked in return. “You can taste it to see if it’s good. I’ll peel more prawns for you if you like it,” he offered. Tessa nodded before popping one into her mouth. Her expression immediately turned into one of pure enjoyment.