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.

wind tossed her dark hair, and she looked almost fragile as if

out of the car and approached

Beckett." Alyssa smiled

the cold, he could tell that she

opened his mouth to speak

was a slight bitterness at the back

she was someone who got

his arms and use his hands as her source of

hear any words of concern from

so, she didn't mind

Beckett, do you have time for achat?" Jasper pursed his

in

you." Alyssa was

of speech sounded

and sensible demeanor

to spend time together by getting out of

up first

Jasper looked

He gulped silently.

about to say that he didn't need any gifts when Alyssa surprised him

you

low, deep voice,

you to keep your promise." "Then, it's time for you to fulfill that promise." She clenched her hands, her

on a hike with me tomorrow at 3:00 p.m." Jasper was

and asked,