Can’t Win Me Back

Xavier was confused.

He caught the tie bar in his hands and asked, " What's this, Mr. Beckett?" Jasper closed his eyes to rest.

He tugged at his tie knot but still felt suffocated.

"It was from Sheryl,"' he answered.

Xavier let out a cry.

"This filthy thing is from that wild woman? I don't want it!" With a disgusted look on his face, Xavier hurled the tie bar aside.

" I'm already seeing someone.

I don't want my girlfriend to misunderstand me." "Girlfriend?" "Yeah, Mr. Beckett.

Maggie is my girlfriend." With his eyes closed, Jasper frowned.

"She's become of age?" Xavier didn't know how he should react.

"She's already in university, Mr. Beckett.

Am I that much of an animal in your eyes?" Suddenly, the memory of himself and Alyssa rescuing Maggie flashed through Jasper's mind.

Just then, Xavier exclaimed in surprise, "Mr. Beckett, look!" Jasper opened his eyes slowly, and his heart jolted.

Standing alone before his car was Alyssa, framed against the piercing headlights, snow swirling around her.

and she looked almost fragile

Jasper stepped out of the

Beckett." Alyssa

the cold, he could

his mouth to speak but

taste was a slight bitterness at the back

was someone who got cold quite

the temperature dropped, she loved to snuggle in his arms and use his hands as her source of heat; his hands

hope to hear any words

she didn't mind

asked, "Mr. Beckett, do you have time for achat?"

chat in

was very

way of speech sounded a little

mature and sensible demeanor annoyed

this pair of ex-lovers to spend time

birthday tomorrow," Alyssa spoke up

Jasper looked askance

He gulped silently.

he didn't need any gifts when

what you

low, deep voice, "Of

it's time for you to fulfill that promise." She clenched

to go on a hike with me

eyes and asked, "A hike?