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?”

dates, right?” Jocelyn said, “Only way to get

your good luck rubs off

the time – smack

let me show you

eyebrow, “Barbecue? In this

wrong time for barbecue, hot or cold,” Jocelyn glanced at her phone.

“Sure.”

arrived at the barbecue restaurant to find it

just as they walked

and might not handle the heat, Jocelyn ordered the barbecue with

spicy barbecue meant you’d be

the spice but intimidated by the red chilies, dared to try a slice of meat on Jocelyn’s

grabbed him a

said embarrassingly,

at all Totally normal. Jocelyn

an eye. Harrison felt his addiction being

say he was a glutton for punishment but also

far from the restaurant, Harrison plopped down on some steps,

a sec, Jocelyn dashed to the pharmacy across the street, grabbed some medicine liquid, and handed him a bottle, ‘Drink this, you’ll feel

it promised to ease

was bitter, but it did relieve his

“Sorry for making you take care

should be the one apologizing. I shouldn’t have taken

stomach, not on you.” Harrison said,

arguing now was pointless, “Wanna head to the hospital

Harrison said, still smiling and reassuring Jocelyn as he leaned against

two choices: don’t marry a girl from here or train your

and

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