Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

Suddenly, Alyssa felt Jasper's hand on the small of her back. He pressed her against his warm chest.

"Mmm..." Her body went limp, and her breath caught. Jasper sealed her lips with a look of desire and guilt.

He kissed her deeply, passionately, and freely in front of Newton.

Newton and Ben looked delighted at the scene as their hearts raced. Given Jasper's nature, he consistently exhibited reserved, undiplomatic, and challenging traits.

When Jasper was a teen, Newton had seriously considered bringing him in for a psychiatric evaluation multiple times, but he worried he might injure the poor kid's ego.

Now, Jasper was a changed man all because of Alyssa.

Jasper away awkwardly with a blush on her

put a hand on her waist. He blurted out, "Besides, why can't I kiss my lover in

her moist lips together at

could do was carefully trod around. Every time, he hesitated to use the word "lover". Little did he know that all he needed to do was courageously take a step toward her. Once he took that one step forward,

Ben, have you fed the birds in the backyard? Let's do it now!" Newton chuckled with

Ben was

from Alyssa's, her lipstick was smudged. He wiped away the smudge and said, "Lyse, thank you. I'm glad to have you by my side, whether in

reason Grandpa loves fireworks?" Alyssa embarrassedly

Tell me.

them." She sighed. "When she was young, she loved playing with fireworks. But Grandpa was an insensible young chap who only bought her bottle rockets and played them