Chapter 1247:

Yeah, that boy was cute, but Jesse came first.

“I know I messed up,” she mumbled, reaching for Jesse’s hand. “Don’t be mad, okay?”

Jesse gave her hand a light squeeze, his tone softening. “Let’s just go home.” She nodded quietly, glancing back at the boy one last time, clearly reluctant—but didn’t say anything else.

“Wait,” the boy called out suddenly.

Both Jesse and Nina stopped in their tracks.

Farrah and Alan watched from the side.

“I can come to your place for a bit,” the boy said, after thinking it over. “But I have to be home before dark. I’m not staying the night.”

Nina’s face lit up instantly. “Really?!”

glanced at Jesse, then gave her

hand and running back to the boy. “I’ll

his head, not

Alan took the three kids back with

the way, the boy called his mom to explain. She was a little worried at first, so Alan offered to


up, she

Nina asked, her tone bright and

boy didn’t hold back. With

“Jerome.”

are you?”

“Five.”

She kept chatting until she landed a comment that hit Jesse square in the

you’re taller than my

nerve. Jesse flinched as if he’d

to keep

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