When Love Comes Late by PASSION

He gestured for her to take a seat.

“Come, have a seat first.

”

Devyn hesitated but remained standing, observing him closely.

Slater grabbed a jigsaw puzzle and proposed, “Let’s finish this together.

Then, I’ll decide whether I should help you or not.

”

Devyn furrowed her brows, puzzled by his request, but complied and sat beside him as he suggested.

The strong scent of cologne lingering in the air made her slightly uneasy.

She moved discreetly to create some space between them.

Examining the jigsaw puzzle, Devyn found it relatively simple.

She picked up a piece without much thought.

In the process, her hand brushed against Slater’s.

was about to retract her hand, her

so

Devyn felt uneasy.

hard and pulled

shook her head and

focus on finishing the

”

shifted the conversation and focused

somber, and though he seemed like he wanted to say something, he held his tongue

Slater kept his promise, saying, “Alright, tell me,

had been seated beside him for quite a while now,

whether it was

resolve, she powered up the laptop

this? And perhaps assist

quick glance at Devyn, then scooped

feeling time drag in the

Slater finished reading, a small frown creased his forehead as he looked back

“Whose idea is this?”

hadn’t expected him to figure it out

balled her

“That’s not important.

matters is you helping me make it

”