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.

hair, and she looked almost fragile as if the

out of the car and approached

Beckett." Alyssa smiled slightly

at her face, which had turned red from the cold, he could tell

to speak but could not

a slight bitterness at the back of his

remembered that she was someone who

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

hope to hear any

so, she didn't mind

have time for

chat in

was very courteous

way of speech

mature and sensible

to spend time together by getting out of the car

spoke up first to break

looked

He gulped silently.

need any gifts when Alyssa surprised him with her

you promised

low, deep

for you to fulfill

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

narrowed his eyes and asked, "A hike?