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.

only that, the victims showed symptoms of seizure and mad behavior before their deaths, like they

Their deaths were horrific.

taken this type of drug

figure out if the drug carries any

can."

immediately put on a serious face when he learned that the case

helped me, and Colene has always fussed over me.

lips, thinking, "Julien is really a nice guy. Jonah should never hurt him, or I'll never forgive

"Don't worry about that. I'll get back to you

| won't be thirdwheeling

upset," Julien called

much for Jonah and only had eyes for him, just like how Jasper felt toward Alyssa.

him because he could read her mind from her

Julien in heartache. Their Foxy

deserved the best relationship in the

lied, "Oh, he's fine. | guess he's still recovering from exhaustion.

That makes sense." Julien pressed his lips remorsefully. "It was my fault for stubbornly

time.

of your relationship with Jonah," she said without betraying her emotions, but her breathing grew labored.

his flaws and issues down the road, after decades of living together, will you think differently of him? He might

him to be, and sof his issues might make you