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.

Harrison said, eyes

for sure. She raised her cup again, “Yes,

a smile.

leaky

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

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

Chapter $5

his glasses, and replied with a warm

the airport

took a last look back at Jocelyn as

hand

doubled back, facing her.

right?” Harrison asked, a bit cautious.

“Of

get a hug from

a bit

a response to

with a visible dimming behind his lenses, Jocelyn opened

embraced, a simple act for their friendship.

everyone knew a goodbye might

world’s vast, yet sometimes so small.

cross, and it

check, waving to Jocelyn again.

been gentler, she’d probably be giving

alas, Melvin’s not the warm–and–fuzzy type

Jocelyn’s inbox. She watched her and Harrison’s segment, and at last,

got that vibe – could totally play the suave villain, you agree?” “Doesn’t anyone think the girl’s pretty too? Gentle

came Harrison’s Facebook

You’re

sharp

Jocelyn replied.

we’d end up in the

replied. [Guess

an

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

piqued Jocelyn’s interest.

is human nature,

or personality mismatch?]

friends, but nothing

lit that spark?]

[There is someone.)

at the message, quickly replied, [Then

[She’s taken.]

a ‘bummed” emoji.

someone who’s into someone else, and that someone