Chapter 39

Jojo POV

I did not know why I kissed him. I could blame it on the coffee, but I knew I enjoyed every sensual second of it.

"Trust me." He had said. And I nodded. Even though I knew of my inability to trust, not even myself.

I left his suite after letting him know of my visit to my mother today. He had asked, and I answered. Time and time again, I had tried to ask myself why he cared, why I allowed him to care.

I walked out of the silent hallway, into the bright corridor that led to the elevator. I took out my phone to return Mel's missed calls only to realize there was no network connection in the elevator. I groaned and slid the phone back into my back pocket, not caring about the eyes on me this time.

My mind was only focused on my mother's welfare. I wasn't going to watch her slip