“Thank you. I enjoyed making it all.”
“Do you rent or own this?” Mitch asked as she sat down.
“Own it, this is my escape when I need a getaway.”
“Not your permanent address?”
“No. I live elsewhere, but I needed a break. What about you, that’s not a Scottish accent?”
“I lived in London until I was eighteen. Then I moved away to Manchester. My business is based there now,” Mitch replied. He took a bite of the prawns and groaned. “Oh wow. These are amazing.”
“Thank you,” Jess said with a blush. “Eat up!”
Chapter Four.
Mitch
Jess was laughing at an incident he was telling her about Diarmad getting stuck in a woman’s bedroom with an angry husband outside. As he described Diar jumping, Jess began crying with laughter when Mitch explained that Diar’s man parts had slammed into a wall. Somehow, Dair had managed to crawl bare ass naked into a bush.
“How did he get home?” Jess demanded.
“The woman threw his phone out. God knows why she didn’t throw Diar’s clothes too. He called me as I was in Scotland, and I had to rescue him. I sold my car straight after. I couldn’t shake the image of Diar’s butt cheeks sitting on my seat,” Mitch explained, and Jess’s breath hitched as she wiped her eyes.
“Oh, poor Diar!”
“Trust me, he’s done background checks on women he’s dated since.”
“That’s so funny. I don’t think I could meet Diar without imagining him naked and slapping his privates on a wall. How long until he walked normally?”
“Over four weeks.” Mitch grinned as Jess howled with laughter.
It warmed his heart watching how Jess reacted to him. She appeared genuine, though she was reticent to share details about herself. She clearly wasn’t as poor as she first made out if this was her secondary home. Mitch didn’t blame her; he wasn’t exactly bragging that he was Mr One Hundred and Forty-three on the richest people list. That was a fact Mitch wouldn’t reveal to Jess. Honestly, he was tired of gold-diggers.
“So, what do you do?” he asked. “You know I work in business and run my own company; what about you?”
Jess looked hesitant. “I’m a designer.”
“Clothing? Jewellery?”
“Film sets.”
Mitch blinked, and Jess laughed.
“Yeah, not a normal career, is it? But I enjoy designing things,” Jess replied.
“Have you worked on anything I might have seen?” Mitch asked, interested. How strange, both of them working in the design field, she with visual effects and he with jewellery.
Jess named a couple of big hits that had been released this year, and Mitch’s eyebrows rose. “Wow, those sets were inspired. You’re very gifted. Have you considered other options?”
“Like?” Jess asked, tilting her head.
“Jewellery or room designs.”
“Room design is largely what I do now, but jewellery, no, I don’t think I’m that talented. I just enjoy drawing. I’m pretty simple,” Jess replied.
Mitch smiled. Jess was anything but ordinary. For one, Jess cared about the environment, plus she was funny and cute and liked cooking. He noticed she didn’t pick at her food like women on a constant diet, but enjoyed every mouthful.
“How long here?” he asked. He wanted to get better acquainted and hoped she was staying a while.
