The Unwilling CEO’s Love Game

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.

you feel the same,” Harrison said,

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

a smile.

the same leaky boat, it

time, “It’s been my pleasure to talk with you. But

stood up, grinned, and said, “Looking forward

Chapter $5

stood too, nudging his glasses, and replied with a

airport

took a last look back at Jocelyn as he headed to the security

hand

doubled back, facing

asked, a bit cautious.

“Of

I get a

a bit surprised.

a response to that street interview question?

visible dimming behind his lenses, Jocelyn opened her arms

embraced, a simple act for their

a goodbye might be the

vast, yet sometimes

a deliberate path cross, and it

waving to Jocelyn again.

had been gentler, she’d probably be giving him a fiery farewell

Melvin’s not the

night, the street interview video landed in Jocelyn’s inbox. She watched her and Harrison’s segment, and at

a looker, got that vibe – could totally play

Harrison’s

the video? You’re pretty photogenic.]

looking sharp

Jocelyn replied.

we’d end up in the same frame.]

chuckled and replied. [Guess

dropped an

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

Jocelyn’s

human nature,

or personality

sparks Could be friends,

anyone who lit

[There is someone.)

quickly replied, [Then go for her.]

[She’s taken.]

sent over a ‘bummed” emoji.

the real sting was fancying someone who’s into someone else, and that someone wasn’t you.