Chapter 48

If it hadn’t been for her mom’s friends calling her up, egging her on to fill the missing fourth spot for a game, Jocelyn would’ve totally lost it.

“Man, I’m so sorry, my mom is just…” Jocelyn didn’t even know how to explain it.

Harrison chuckled shaking his head, “I get it. Honestly, it’s pretty much the same drill when I head home.”

“You get the marriage nudge too?”

“Yep.”

Jocelyn let out a soft sigh, “Same world, same kind of moms

“There’s something I’m not sure if I should ask,” Harrison glanced at Jocelyn.

“What’s up?”

“That guy the other day, he wasn’t your boyfriend, right?” Harrison quickly added, “If it’s not cool to answer, just let it be.”

Jocelyn pursed her lips, then cracked a smile, “Nope, he wasn’t.”

Harrison frowned slightly but knew better than to pry further. He didn’t peg Jocelyn as someone without scruples, and that dude didn’t look like he was tied down. Maybe they just didn’t get the parental thumbs up?

After Harrison walked a bit further, his phone rang.

“Sorry, gotta take this call. Harrison answered, called out ‘Mom’, and then wore a look of someone being schooled. Clearly, he wasn’t brushing her off, but he looked pretty helpless

After hanging up. Harrison shook his phone helplessly. That was my mom, setting me up on a blind date. Looks like I’ve gotta rush to it right after my plane lands tomorrow.”

Jocelyn’s mouth dropped open in surprise, and she said sympathetically. “Well, then I just gotta wish you luck.”

Harrison chuckled, “Why’s that?”

more blind dates, right?” Jocelyn said, “Only way to get some peace is to

agreement, “Here’s hoping your good luck

the time – smack in the

leaving tomorrow, she said, You’re heading out tomorrow, so let me show you some hospitality. How about I treat you to barbecue?

eyebrow, “Barbecue? In this

or cold,” Jocelyn glanced at her phone. The reviews for this place online are pretty solid.

“Sure.”

at the barbecue restaurant to find it packed.

a spot just as they walked in.

the heat, Jocelyn ordered the barbecue

the spicy barbecue meant you’d be sweating buckets with just one

spice but intimidated by the red chilies, dared to try a slice of meat on Jocelyn’s encouragement. Instantly, his eyes teared up

him a drink.

said embarrassingly,

Totally normal. Jocelyn

tackle the spicy meat without batting an

could say he was a glutton for punishment

on

across the street, grabbed some medicine liquid,

this point, Harrison would’ve downed arsenic if it promised to

it

glasses fogged up, he said, “Sorry

should be the

you.” Harrison said, bent over taking deep breaths on

pointless, “Wanna head

fine,” Harrison said, still smiling and reassuring Jocelyn as he leaned against the elevator wall, “Looks like

“Well, you’ve got two choices: don’t marry a girl

up on that training, and you’re not

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