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

pier, standing by the river and smoking

cool down

apartment building without really planning to. By

looked up at her darkened apartment. She must be sleeping like a

a

road. He felt just like this city shiny on the outside, but a little lonely under the vast night

teachers-was caught up in a tense atmosphere.

slackest students pulled up their socks on

exams, with Jocelyn standing at the podium

everyone did

walked out of the classroom just as

go?”

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

and nodded, “Wow, you did pretty good, didn’t

over, and the students

were still nervously

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

had come in third in the

completely shocked when she

make sure nothing was

tallied, most teachers were congratulating Jocelyn.

surprises, her class was top of the

third-place score, they left the second-place class

wasn’t surprised by

report card, raising

“No cheating?”

scoffed, “You underestimate me. Earned it fair

report card. “Go make your mom’s day.”

across his face. “I made a bet with Jocelyn. if I got into the top five,

glared at him, his

leaned in, smirking, “Pretty

you want her

“Be my auntie.”

instantly, “Preston, are you out

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

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