Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

"A man in a suit?" Maggie looked staggered.

"Oh, I remember now! No wonder he looks familiar. He's that fellow who dropped by for a visit with the young couple last time. I gave him a good beating then. Yes, it's him! He is acting very suspiciously;

certainly up to no good."

Before Miriam was done speaking, Maggie darted out of her place with a pounding heart without even bothering to put on shoes.

In the end, Xavier couldn't muster up the courage to call Maggie. He felt that he was destined to go home disappointed, a victim of his own cowardice.

Just as he was about to turn and leave dejectedly, he heard a bright, sweet voice calling out to him. "X- Xavier!"

Feeling surprised, he spun around and saw Maggie hurtling toward him, dressed in bunny pajamas and tying her hair into a bun.

and his heart

Xavier with a foolish look on

shoved the flowers and the gift box

raced. She merely accepted the flowers but declined the gift because she recognized

flowers, but I can't possibly

"I know you prepared the flowers and gifts because I helped... No, because I repaid Ms. Alyssa's favor. It was no trouble at all—just a minor gesture compared to what she had done for me. I'm

she was overwhelmed by emotions. She pressed her lips, failing to hold back her tears. Similarly, Xavier, teary-eyed and overtaken by passion, hugged Maggie. His empty heart was once again

nearly shaking the petals off the purple

blushed,

not drop by with flowers and gift on Mr. Beckett or Madam Alyssa's behalf." Xavier's warm breath tickled her ear. Embracing her, he could not

miss you,

The place looked as merry as Christmas. Alyssa, draping an