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?”

blind dates, right?” Jocelyn said, “Only way to get some peace is to make it work.”

“Here’s hoping your

and Jocelyn checked the time – smack

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

“Barbecue?

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

“Sure.”

at the barbecue restaurant to find

spot just as they walked

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

weather plus the spicy barbecue meant you’d be sweating buckets

to try a slice of meat on Jocelyn’s encouragement. Instantly, his eyes teared up from the

quickly grabbed him a

said embarrassingly, ‘So humiliating.”

at all Totally

batting an eye. Harrison felt his addiction

he was a glutton for punishment

Harrison plopped down on some steps,

some medicine liquid, and handed him a bottle, ‘Drink this, you’ll

arsenic if it promised to ease the fire

it did relieve his

fogged up, he said, “Sorry for making

quilty, “I should be the one apologizing. I shouldn’t have taken you to hot pot.”

you.” Harrison said, bent over taking deep breaths

arguing now was pointless, “Wanna head

and reassuring Jocelyn as he leaned against the elevator wall,

marry a girl

take you up on that training, and you’re

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