Chapter 55

Jocelyn and Harrison were chilling at a coffee shop, and Jocelyn was kind of squirming about how to ask for his Facebook ID.

She had peeped his profile before, and it looked like his mobile number.

“What’s your number?” Jocelyn asked, “Let’s swap our phone numbers. So it would be easier to keep in contact for us.

“What’s yours? I’ll hit you up,” Harrison took out his phone.

Jocelyn rattled off her number, and in no time her phone rang.

“It’s me.”

Jocelyn nodded, saving his number, and then hopped onto Facebook and added him as a friend.

Looked like he’s clueless about being deleted previously.

Sure enough, the friend request sailed through without a hitch.

She let out a little sigh of relief.

The two of them kept the convo light and breezy. Chilling with Harrison, Jocelyn felt like she was in her happy place. His vibe was all kinds of good, like a cool summer breeze

For a moment, Jocelyn thought Harrison’s pretty dope.

no stress but just comfort.

“Excuse me, I need to take this call, Harrison grabbed his phone and answered. After hollering “Mom” into the receiver, he was all draped in resignation.

Jocelyn picked up on it – the classic matchmaking hustle.

After hanging up, Harrison looked sheepish, “Sorry.”

“I understand. At our age, getting the marriage nudge from parents is quite common. They are out of good concerns, from their perspective,” Jocelyn totally got it.

Harrison shook his head, an expression of helplessness, “Mom’s got me on lockdown. By year’s end, I shall be at least engaged.

Jocelyn’s got sympathy for the guy; thankfully, her parents weren’t breathing down her neck that hard.

“Then wish you meet your Miss Right and give your parents some peace of mind,” Jocelyn lifted her coffee for a

toast.

With a helpless grin, Harrison admitted, “Can’t deny they’re out of good intentions. But finding true love is never easy, right? I don’t want to settle because of age. Otherwise, I wouldn’t still be single.”

Jocelyn saw Harrison as this unspoiled, clear–sky kind of dude – untainted by the mundane, steering clear of the peanut gallery. He had got his head in the game, living life on his own terms.

bet you feel the same,” Harrison said, eyes

could relate, for sure. She raised her cup again, “Yes, I do.

cracked a

the same leaky boat, it

the time, “It’s been my pleasure to talk with you. But I have to leave now. See

and all that jazz,” Jocelyn stood up, grinned, and said, “Looking forward to seeing you again.

Chapter $5

replied with a warm

the airport entrance and stopped there.

look back at Jocelyn as he headed to

hand with a

doubled back, facing

Harrison asked,

“Of course.”

Can I get a hug from you?”

was a bit

to that street

dimming behind his

act for their friendship.

everyone knew a goodbye might be

vast, yet sometimes so small.

path cross, and it

breezed through the security check, waving to Jocelyn again. Then he’s

had been gentler, she’d probably be giving him

Melvin’s not the warm–and–fuzzy

that night, the street interview video landed in Jocelyn’s inbox. She watched

looker, got that vibe – could totally play the suave villain, you agree?” “Doesn’t anyone

Harrison’s Facebook message.

You’re pretty

sharp yourself]

Jocelyn replied.

end up in

and replied. [Guess that’s

dropped an

added another line. [My blind date didn’t go well.]

piqued Jocelyn’s

is human nature, right?

happened? Looks or personality

Could be friends, but

lit that spark?]

[There is someone.)

quickly replied, [Then go

[She’s taken.]

a

but the real sting was fancying someone who’s into someone else, and that

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