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.

she looked almost fragile as

out of the

Mr. Beckett." Alyssa smiled slightly at

cold, he could tell that she

speak but could not

could taste was a slight bitterness at the back

remembered that she was someone who got cold quite

snuggle in his arms and use his hands as her source of heat; his hands kept

hope to hear any words of

so, she didn't mind

Beckett, do you have time for achat?" Jasper

chat in

was very

way of speech sounded a little

mature and sensible

ex-lovers to spend time together by getting out

your birthday tomorrow," Alyssa spoke up first to

looked askance at

He gulped silently.

was just about to say that he didn't need any gifts

you promised me?"

in a low, deep voice, "Of

for you to fulfill that

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

his eyes and asked, "A hike?