Like a real couple part 2

 "Of course, I care about you." Venessa blurted with urgency. "Oh really, now I am touched that I have a place in your heart." Jayden teased.

 

 Venessa almost regretted her earlier statement because of how he teased her about it. " I am just worried about how you are working so hard despite your injuries. It must be tiring." She sighed, the genuine concern in her words and expression didn't go unnoticed by Jayden.

 

 "You don't have to worry much. I can manage this much." Jayden smiled at her something he did more frequently around Venessa. To outsiders, it would be hard to imagine Jayden as a warm person because he always seemed calculative and careful about his every action even in his past relationships.