Chapter 49

Jocelyn was dying to know how Melvin had figured out she was here.

Was it just a n

or was he tailing her?

“Sorry to burst your bubble as a detective,” Jocelyn said as she walked past him.

Melvin reached out and grabbed her hand, pulling her into him with a bit of force. He had a cigarette in his mouth, arm wrapped around her waist, squinting through the smoke like he’d been hit with tear gas, “Running off to where?”

“Home,” Jocelyn said, her hand against his chest, “Bummed you didn’t catch me?”

Melvin knew she was miffed. He stamped out his cigarette under his shoe, “How about we go upstairs and get a

room?”

“So, who spilled the beans? Jocelyn fixed her gaze on him.

Their conversation was all over the place, but they got the mismatched vibe.

A sly grin played on Melvin’s lips. “Would you buy it if I said it was a coincidence?

“Yeah, right, Jocelyn raised an eyebrow, “I’ll believe anything you say.”

“Bullshit.”

Jocelyn tried to wriggle out of his grasp, but Melvin wasn’t having any of it.

“What are you running from, really?”

“Going home to sleep.”

“Let’s go, Melvin said, opening the car door and nudging her.

Jocelyn resisted, “We’re not going the same way.”

“To my place or yours, same endgame sleep, Melvin’s eyes said it all, and Jocelyn thought he was crawling with eroticism.

“I’m not in the mood today.”

“Because of that guy?” Melvin pinched her wrist, “Jocelyn, that’s bad.”

at him, “Not sleeping with you and it’s because

of ten she’s got someone else. on

caught her attention a woman decked out to the

tapped Melvin’s shoulder, “Hey, your old flame.”

the mention, but the woman

in time to see Willow getting into a low-key Volkswagen, spotting someone inside when

for her, did you?”

into the passenger seat, “Time to go home and sleep.”

he roughly buckled her in,

stared at

car door shut and walked around to the driver’s

ended up next to the Volkswagen with Willow in the back.

helpfully. “She didn’t just pick some random

“Why don’t you hop out and

“She’s not my woman, why should

she mine?” Melvin

“Who knows!”

forget you went into a hotel

༈ རྫ

Jocelyn was speechless.

they entered, leaning in close, “What did you do with that guy? Why were you together?” He hadn’t dared to ask in the car, afraid he might lose it and cause an accident.

didn’t expect him to still be hung up on that.

stomach. I was worried, so I took him

buy it. “You didn’t call to arrange

wasn’t the least bit annoyed by

steadily, a smile slowly

eyes,

jealous?

then let her go,

press him and turned

Bang!

the door from behind

head against the door by him, his voice coming from above, “Next time you dare to be alone

the back of

I were really dating another guy, do

dampened by wetness, as he alternated between biting and kissing,

her around, his breath rough.

be skilled enough to keep it from me,

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