Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

Julien blinked. Being observant and having dated Jonah for a while, he immediately noticed his lover spacing out. "You're not

attentive. Are you feeling unwell?"

Jonah's heart sank. He denied in a raspy voice, "No. I'm fine."

"Julien, | have a favor to ask of you!" Alyssa quickly distracted Julien, whisking him away to the living room. She said to Jonah,

"Jonah, what are you doing? You should throw together sfood for Julien!"

"Sure." Jonah left without a word.

Meanwhile, Julien kept turning around to check on Jonah. Something felt amiss, but he couldn't quite put a finger on it.

Back in the living room, Alyssa laid out the pills she brought with her on the coffee table. "Julien, please run stests on the

components of this drug. You're the domain expert, not to mention you have the right equipment for it."

"What's this?" Frowning, he scrutinized the blue pills.

"There were a few consecutive cases of drug addicts dying of heart attack in Solana City, but in the post-mortem, the examiner

could not find evidence of the victims taking drugs.

showed symptoms of seizure and mad behavior before their deaths, like they were

Their deaths were horrific.

had taken this type of drug before their deaths. This is a

figure out if the drug carries any

can."

when he learned that

always fussed over me. | will

up. She pressed her lips, thinking, "Julien is really a nice guy. Jonah should never hurt him, or

worry about that. I'll get

the couch. "Alright then. | won't be thirdwheeling

He seemed upset," Julien called out to her with a worried

eyes for him, just like

could read her

Their Foxy appeared to be helplessly in love with

best relationship

| guess he's still recovering from exhaustion. He's not getting

makes sense." Julien pressed his lips remorsefully. "It was my fault for stubbornly keeping him up last night.

time. I'll

with Jonah," she said without betraying her emotions, but her

down the road, after decades of living together, will you

be, and sof his issues might make you look at