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.”

him, “Not sleeping with you and it’s because of another guy?”

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

a woman decked out to the nines but

tapped Melvin’s shoulder, “Hey, your

at the mention, but the woman was giving him the eye.

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

didn’t come here for her, did you?” Jocelyn

the passenger seat, “Time to go

was shoved in, and he roughly buckled her in,

at

walked

Willow in the back. Jocelyn could barely make out a shouette through the tinted

pick some random dude after you turned her

shot her a glance, “Why don’t you

not my woman,

mine?” Melvin shot back.

“Who knows!”

“Don’t think this will make me forget

༈ རྫ

Jocelyn was speechless.

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

expect him to still be hung up on that.

each other, then I treated him to barbecue, but he has a weak stomach.

Melvin didn’t buy it. “You didn’t call to

annoyed by his persistent

a smile slowly spreading across

eyes, “What’s so

jealous? Jocelyn asked.

go, “Are you kidding

going home. Jocelyn didn’t press him and turned

Bang!

held the door from behind and closed it

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

his kisses landed on the back of her neck,

tickled, “If I were really dating another guy, do you think you’d even notice?

pain on her shoulder was quickly dampened by wetness, as he alternated between biting and kissing, sending tremors

her around,

intent, “You better be skilled enough to

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