Chapter 32

At right, Melvin stood on the balcony puffing on a cigarette, gazing at the winding rivers, and the image of Jocelyn’s panic and evasion the moment she laid eyes on him popped into his mind.

Talk about tough she never backed down from him.

She’d block him on Facebook and his calls in a heartbeat, and when they met, she’d act like she didn’t even know him.

All the love he’d given over the past three years seemed to have gone with the breeze

Women are just unreasonable creatures

He’d explained himself, and she was still making a fuss about breaking up.

Totally irrational.

Thinking he’d go sweet talk her back? As if! Not in a million years.

He had given her a chance already It was her call to throw it away.

Melvin finished his smoke and turned back to his room.

Lying in bed, sleep just wouldn’t come

Every time he closed his eyes, images of Jocelyn’s seductive face and their steamy moments together flooded his

mind

Guys have their weaknesses, often with a hint of eroticism, and he was no exception and was just a regular dude.

Missing a woman, that’s just human nature.

Unable to sleep, he dived into the bathroom for a cold shower, thinking it might extinguish the fire inside him, but the

more he washed, the hotter he burned.

Ever since he and Jocelyn got together, he hadn’t taken matters into his own hands.

It was like scratching an itch, never quite as satisfying as when someone else would do it.

After spending over thirty minutes in the bathroom, Melvin got dressed, grabbed his car keys, and headed out.

down the car windows and let the wind

and smoking

cool down

without really planning to. By

her darkened apartment. She

what a

road. He felt just like this city

the fmals approached, everyone-students, parents, and teachers-was

up their socks on the two days of

at the podium keeping an eye out,

the exams were over, the first thing everyone did was check

out of the classroom just

go?” she

“I’m already thinking about what favor you’ll

“Wow, you did

finals were over, and the students had gone

still nervously

one knew whose students did well or not until the results were announced, and Jocelyn

come in

completely shocked when

make sure nothing was missed, and they all exchanging puzzled looks.

were tallied, most teachers were congratulating

was top of

the second-place class trailing

by the results.

looked at Preston’s report card, raising an eyebrow

“No cheating?”

me. Earned it fair

card. “Go make your mom’s day.”

face. “I made a

glared at him, his brow furrowing.

leaned in, smirking, “Pretty clever, huh?”

want her

“Be my auntie.”

“Preston, are you out of your

uncles, you know. Don’t forget, my mom’s got a godbrother. He’s my uncle too. I think introducing Jocelyn to that uncle is a great

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