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

stepped out of the

Mr. Beckett." Alyssa smiled slightly

at her face, which had turned red from the cold, he could tell that she had been wandering outdoors for a very long

speak

could taste was a slight bitterness at the back of his

was someone who got

his arms and use his hands as her

hope to hear any words of concern from

so, she didn't mind

"Mr. Beckett, do you have time

chat in my

you." Alyssa was very courteous to

of speech

mature and sensible

of ex-lovers to spend time together by getting out of the car to wait

spoke up first to break the

looked askance

He gulped silently.

didn't need any gifts when Alyssa surprised him with her next

remember what you promised me?" Jasper looked

in a low, deep voice, "Of

for you to fulfill that promise." She

on a hike with me

eyes and asked,