The past

"I don't want to share that," I told Jasper.

"Come on, I don't want any secret between us and this way I can protect you better."

I scoffed, "or maybe you will leave after you hear what I have done."

"I won't."

"Yeah, you're right. You would just kick me out."

Jasper closed the distance between us. He cupped my face and placed a kiss on my lips.

"I won't do that either."

I pulled away from his touch and sighed.

"When I was in college, I was studying Law. My father, he got me in on a full scholarship. It was great until my third year. I was not failing, but I wasn't doing great. Of course, my father went crazy, saying that if I don't get my grades up, they would take my opportunity away."

"I did all I could by staying up late and spending all my time studying. None of that helped. Coffee didn't help, working out didn't help. Nothing."

"Until my new roommate moved in, she saw that I was struggling and offered me som