Araceli POV
I carried two plates and headed out of the kitchen.
"Dinner's ready. Come and eat."
Essel immediately turned her head and ran over.
"Ms. Chancey! I missed you so much!"
I hurriedly put down the two plates and bent down to pick Essel up. "Essel, didn't we just see each other yesterday?"
"I want to spend every second with you, Ms. Chancey!"
Essel wrapped her arms around my neck and gave me a kiss on the cheek.
I looked down and gave Essel a kiss on her cheek as well.
Essel's eyes lit up with joy. She wrapped her arms around my neck and gave me another kiss on the face.
I burst out laughing.
"Essel, I made this baked chicken wing especially for you."
I chucked a piece of chicken wing and put it on Essel's plate.
"Thanks, Ms. Chancey!"
Essel took a bite of the chicken wing and squinted her eyes in satisfaction, then suddenly put it down with a jerk, turned around and ran upstairs.