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 the

hesitation, Jasper stepped out of the car

Mr. Beckett." Alyssa smiled slightly at

from the cold, he could tell that she had been wandering outdoors for a very long

speak but

he could taste was a slight bitterness at the back

was someone who got

as her source of heat; his hands kept her warm regardless

didn't hope to hear any words of

she didn't mind

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

chat in my

you." Alyssa was very courteous to

speech sounded a little

mature and sensible demeanor annoyed

to spend time together

Alyssa spoke up

looked askance at

He gulped silently.

he didn't need any gifts when

remember what you promised me?"

a low,

time for you to fulfill that promise." She clenched her

to go on a hike with me tomorrow

and asked, "A hike? Where?" "At Crater