Pleased with her choice, Cooper took her hands once more and squeezed them softly. “Good” he praised “It will be like our little adventure.” Seeing her to be quite flustered at this point he leaned forward and whispered sweet nothings into her ear in a hope that it would relax her enough to do her work. He then moved himself back and smiled at her warmly.<br/><br/>He could see from the increased commotion in the kitchen that the servants were gearing up for the meal upstairs.<em>It was almost time </em>he taught.<em>Perhaps he would catch a glimpse of the other guests from his vantage point whilst he waited for Jessica to return</em>. In the meantime he sat close to Jessica in the kitchen savouring every moment.