Evan's POV

After work, I went to a local pub to meet up with Zack. I desperately needed a drink to digest the unforeseen feelings and situations popping up in my life and in my mind-- Jessica Hills' return and an unexplained lustful feeling for my personal assistant.

"Well you look like hell," Zack greeted as I walked over to him.

"You have no idea man." I snatched the extra beer he held in his hand.

"What's going on?"

"Remember Jessica from high school?"

"Yeah, umm, her sister is Regina, right?"

"Right."

"Well what about her? Isn't she in Canada?"

"No. She's back and wants us to reconnect."

"Dude. No."

"And that's not the half of it," I went on.

"What else?"

I knew Zack and the way he can get when told new information about my personal life and affairs so I let it go.

I heavily exhaled a breath and raked my hand through my hair. A beer wasn't cutting it so I ordered a very strong drink and downed the first glass before pouring myself another one.

As Zack and I began another conversation my eyes traveled around the bar, taking in the sights and atmosphere and that was when my eyes glimpsed on a very familiar face across from us. I wondered what she was doing here. She was speaking with another young lady who strongly resembled her.

I brushed aside her presence. I wanted that thing I felt for her to be faded and over with. I continued drinking and watched as the younger lady stormed out of the bar and left Jasmine standing there alone. She then flopped down on a stool and ordered a beer.

There's a saying that goes like if a working woman drinks a beer that indicates she's having hell of a day... or something like that.

She had another then another then another and another one after the other before.

I couldn't comprehend what I was seeing. She wasn't the drinking type, I was absolutely certain of that. I had a few drinks too, but I couldn't keep up to her.

"What are you looking at?" Zack asked me.

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