Jessie Tenez

Jessie is the youngest of Coster and Marienne Tenez's two sons, and the younger brother of Maynard.

## Childhood

When Jessie was younger, he was always in the shadow of his older brother. As his brother grew older, it was clear from his physique that he was an alpha, while Jessie was just a beta, so Maynard always had the upper hand in any of their rough-and-tumble, and being older, he always left large shoes which Jessie struggled to fulfil.

Their parents were affluent and old-fashioned, wishing for their sons to both be strong, find wives (or omegas) and produce grandchildren for them to be proud of. All through his childhood, and even into adulthood, their mother always favoured Maynard, calling Maynard her "shining son" and rarely expressing similar levels of pride in Jessie. Their father tried to be more impartial, but he always encouraged his sons to go into the civil services; the military or other public service roles, with emphasis on the more physically demanding careers. Jessie's disadvantage in regards to his strength always meant he had to work twice as hard as Maynard, and yet still never managed to beat him in any of their physical exams.

Despite Jessie's jealousy, his older brother was always supportive of Jessie, showing him the most affection and fun. Maynard would regularly cheer Jessie on at sports days. The two had a very close relationship, and Maynard would often hold himself back when competing against Jessie in order to give him more of a chance. The two also enjoyed playing together, baking in the kitchen when the butler was out for the night.

## Adulthood

### Youthful Player

When Jessie moved out of his parents' home and into his own house in Brindleton Bay, it was a new life for him. He was no longer beholden to his parents' opinions of what was a "suitable career" and decided to follow his passion for cooking (which he'd got from Maynard and their escapades in the kitchen together), going into the culinary career.

### Maturing

At first, Jessie spent his nights partying and sleeping around, and he quickly got two women pregnant, one of whom was married (though he didn't know about it at the time). He had joint custody of his first son with his mother, Pari. The two had tried to live together, but it had not worked out so they have gone their separate ways.

However, when he found out about the birth of his second child, a daughter, something changed for Jessie. The child's mother, Leslie, had been married and had tried to claim the child was actually her husband's. But after a DNA test confirmed that the child was not his, the husband had asked for a divorce. When Leslie had come to Jessie, asking for financial support, she had told him what had happened. It upset Jessie massively to think that he'd nearly not been a part of his daughter's life, and that he had broken up a marriage (albeit by no fault of his own, since Leslie hadn't told him).

Jessie decided to change his attitude then. He had managed to gain some notoriety for his cuisine, so he started putting on charity parties, with many guests with deep pockets. He started trying to do some good in the world, and make a difference.

He also swore to always wear a condom.