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.

past midnight, he rolled down the car windows and let the

by the river and smoking another two

cool down

to. By the

at her darkened apartment. She must be sleeping like

what a heartless

road. He felt just like this city

parents, and teachers-was caught

slackest students pulled up their socks on the two days

the podium keeping an eye out, another teacher

over, the first thing everyone did was

test papers, walked out of the classroom just as Preston approached.

go?” she asked

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

and nodded, “Wow, you did pretty good,

over, and the students had gone home

still nervously

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

passed before, had come in third in the grade.

when she saw his

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

scores were tallied, most teachers were congratulating

surprises, her class was top

third-place score, they left the second-place class trailing by dozens of points.

surprised by

report card, raising an

“No cheating?”

underestimate me. Earned it fair and square.”

report card. “Go make your mom’s

you, Preston sidled up to him, a mischievous grin spreading across his face. “I made a bet with Jocelyn.

at him, his

in, smirking, “Pretty clever, huh?”

you want her to do?”

“Be my auntie.”

darkened instantly, “Preston, are you

it off. “I have other 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 idea.”

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