The Unwilling CEO’s Love Game

Chapter 10

Ignoring him, Jocelyn ate her pizza while scrolling through Twitter She noticed a post from her cousin Quinta, hand in hand with her new husband Damian, captioned “Hand in hand with you through this life and into old age”

Jocelyn liked the tweet.

Quinta’s new mariage seemed promising, and even if it was hasty, it seemed to affirm her belief in love

Suddenly, the slice of pizza she had bitten into disappeared Looking up, she saw Melvin, eyeing her phone while chewing

Quinta’s on her second round of ‘I do’s, huh? After seeing so many marriages tank why’s she lining up to jump into the grave? Melvin went. “Marriage flops are public freaking spectacles, why volunteer for the walk of shame?”

Jocelyn put down her phone, her appetite’s gone. “Marriage isn’t the death of love, it’s a major life destination. You don’t have to buy into love, but don’t throw shade on other people’s marnages

Melvin saw her getting riled up, snatched her plate, and wolfed down her leftover pizza “Don’t you think your cousin’s just playing house? Her last marriage lasted two years? Ditched the guy for not bringing home enough bacon How long you think this honeymoon phase is gonna last? She’d be better off dating around like before, just cut and run if it doesn’t work out At least then your uncle wouldn’t lose face.

“Have you said enough? Jocelyn was furious “Do you think everyone is as irresponsible as you? Yes, marriage doesn’t guarantee a lifetime together, but it means at one point, they thought it could be!”

Jocelyn took a deep breath, Forget it, why am I even talking to you about this? I’m beat, you do you

She stormed off to her room and double locked the door.

Melvin just stared at the closed door, cool as a cucumber, cleaned up the plate, then knocked

Jocelyn, we’re just hashing out our views on marriage Why the temper?”

“Hey, as a teacher, can you be a bit more gracious?

Leaning against the wall, Melvin said in a lazy drawl, I’m heading out of town tomorrow and won’t be back till next month You sure you want me crash on the sofa on our last night?

Jocelyn was fuming inside

Even though she knew his stance on love and marriage, hearing it straight from his mouth always stung.

He was reminding her yet again he was not the marrying kind

and she

she heard

silence. Then she peeked out and found he’s gone

emptiness hit her

night, insomnia kicked in her. It was past

she closed her eyes than

door, and there was Melvin, giving her the

clue when

tried to squeeze by, pretending he was

her hand, ‘Still steamed?”

glared

to the bedroom laying her on the bed and pressing down on her. “Let’s extinguish our fires togethert

struggled, “Get off!”

kissed her.

protested, trying to push him away.

interlocked their fingers, breathless, Tve seen your schedule, and you’re free this morning.”

Jocelyn was speechless

kissing her earlobe, his voice deep and sultry, “My plane’s at 8:30,

say no to

days, looking like he wanted to gobble

beauty on the

“I want something, but you can’t give

me.”

there, he said,

at the door, came back, and planted a kiss on her forehead, “Be good at home. Don’t overthink things, okay?” “Just go, or you’ll

his

returned from her hometown.

local goodies, half for Melvin, and

20-pound

eggs, just a hundred. Fifty for

all excited, packed them nicely, and told Calvin, “Take these to him at work

to say Melvin’s still away on his