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.”

with you and it’s because of

nine times out of ten she’s got someone else. on her mind,” Melvin put forth his

rolled her eyes, then something caught her attention a woman decked out to the nines but still sticking

shoulder, “Hey, your

mention, but the woman

a low-key Volkswagen, spotting someone inside when the

her, did you?”

passenger seat, “Time to go

was shoved in, and he roughly buckled her in, warning,

at him.

car door shut and walked around to the driver’s side, driving

to the Volkswagen with Willow in the back. Jocelyn could barely make out a shouette through the

helpfully. “She didn’t just pick

don’t

wrinkled her nose, “She’s not

mine?” Melvin shot back.

“Who knows!”

“Don’t think this will make me forget you went into a

༈ རྫ

Jocelyn was speechless.

soon as 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,

still be hung

I treated him to barbecue, but he has a weak stomach. I was worried, so I took him back to

Melvin didn’t buy it. “You

by his

looked at him steadily, a smile slowly spreading across her

eyes, “What’s

you jealous? Jocelyn asked.

paused, then let her go, “Are you kidding

him and turned

Bang!

door from behind

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

landed on the back of her neck, nibbling like a dog.

“If I were really dating another

shoulder was quickly dampened by wetness, as he alternated between biting and kissing, sending

her around, his

be skilled enough to keep it

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