Chapter Seventy- Six

Ryan knocked on Jessica's door, his hand trembling slightly.

After she had left his place in anger, she had refused to take his calls nor reach out to him.

Ryan began to worry, he loved this lady. And maybe he should forget all that Evans and Turner had told him.

Maybe Jessica wasn’t bad after all.

After a moment, the door creaked open, revealing Jessica's startled expression.

"Ryan?" she asked, her voice laced with surprise. "What are you doing here?"

He heard the pain and some anger in her voice.

Ryan hesitated, searching for the right words, but they seemed to elude him. "I need to talk to you," he said, his voice barely above a whisper.

“To bring up the ‘next time’ narrative again? Com’on, I don’t dig all those words.” She waved her hands in the air.

“Jessica.” He called.

Jessica's eyes narrowed, a hint of suspicion in their depths. "What's wrong?" she asked, her voice laced with concern.

Ryan took a deep breath, steeling himself for the difficult conversation ahead. "Jessic