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

the pier, standing by the river and smoking

cool down

without really planning to.

darkened apartment. She must be sleeping like a

what a

the gas pedal, speeding down the open road. He felt just like this city shiny on the outside, but a little lonely under the

parents, and teachers-was caught up

their socks on

at the podium keeping an eye out, another teacher doing the same at the back

were over, the first thing everyone did was

walked out of the classroom just

go?” she asked

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

and nodded, “Wow, you did pretty good,

two-day finals were over, and the students had

still nervously

or not until the results were announced, and Jocelyn and the

come in

shocked when she saw his

to make sure nothing

tallied, most

was top of the grade again.

they left the second-place class trailing

by

card, raising

“No cheating?”

scoffed, “You underestimate me. Earned it

the report card. “Go make your mom’s

spreading across his face. “I made a bet with Jocelyn. if I

him, his

leaned in, smirking, “Pretty clever,

want her

“Be my auntie.”

instantly, “Preston, are you

uncles, you know. Don’t forget, my mom’s got a godbrother. He’s my uncle

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