When Curtis returned from his meeting, Devin had already taken off.

As the evening lights twinkled, Devin wandered to the base of Lyle Advertising Agency. After standing in the brightly lit office building for twenty minutes, the chilly breeze nipping at his neck, Devin couldn't help but think he must be out of his mind to have a thing for Joy, of all people.

Just then, Joy emerged from the building, arm in arm with Austin. Their fingers intertwined, they strolled with a sway, like kids goofing around on the playground. Joy was grinning ear to ear, her steps so buoyant that it was as if she had springs in her shoes.

Suddenly, without any warning, she grabbed Austin and kissed his cheek.

Playing along perfectly, Austin paused just long enough for her lips to land before continuing their walk hand in hand.

'What's so funny?' Devin thought, irked by their display of affection.

A surge of irritation washed over him, and he felt the urge to dash across the street and give Austin a piece of his mind or fists. There was no bad blood between them. Austin had never wronged him.

It dawned on Devin that his desire to throw a punch wasn't about Austin. It was about wanting to be in his place.

chilling wind, he came to realize that what he felt for Austin wasn't hatred, but

It turned out that her mouth wasn't just good for arguing and bickering with him. She could be jumping

did like

seemed to be at odds with him, and she had just started dating

experience in love, that

in surprise. "Holy smokes! Are you trying to give me a heart

pretended he was passing

retorted. "Who hasn't

warmly, "we were just about to

"Don't get too

wasn't fazed by his rudeness,

you wouldn't like prefer

would

address you?"

shot back. "How about

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