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.”

you and it’s because of

to sleep with a man, nine times out of ten she’s got someone else. on her mind,”

a woman decked out to the nines but still sticking out like a sore thumb.

tapped Melvin’s shoulder, “Hey, your

at the mention, but the woman was giving him

turned just in time to see Willow getting into a low-key Volkswagen, spotting someone

here for her, did you?” Jocelyn

pushing her into the passenger seat, “Time to go

he roughly buckled her

at

walked around to the

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

a guy with her Jocelyn reported helpfully. “She didn’t just pick some random dude after you turned

don’t you hop out and

nose, “She’s not my woman, why should

she mine?” Melvin

“Who knows!”

will make me forget you went into a hotel with another

རྫ ༈ རྫ

Jocelyn was speechless.

Jocelyn back to his place and pinned her against the door as 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, afraid he might lose it and cause

him to still be hung

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

chance?” Melvin didn’t buy it. “You didn’t call to arrange it?”

by

steadily, a smile

his eyes, “What’s so

you jealous?

let her go, “Are you

I’m going home. Jocelyn didn’t press him and

Bang!

door from behind and

his voice coming from above, “Next time

hollow as his kisses landed on the back of her neck,

head, a bit tickled, “If I were really

dampened by wetness, as he alternated between biting and kissing, sending tremors through Jocelyn

her around, his breath rough.

enough to keep it from me, or I’ll kill

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