Bye-Bye Jerk, Hello Mr. Right by Rosie Steppe

Chapter 2

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Jace looked up at the sound, his eyes meeting mine, I didn't need a mirror to know how bad I looked.

"Not feeling well?" he asked, frowning a little.

I walked silently to his desk, swallowing the bitterness in my throat. "If you don't want to marry me, I can tell your mom."

Jace's frown deepened. He knew I'd heard his conversation with Steve.

My throat felt tight. "I didn't think I'd become something 'lacking flavor. Jace-*

"Rea, in everyone's eyes, we're already married," Jace interrupted me.

Rea was my nickname ever since I started living with the Johnstons.

'So what? He wants to marry me for appearances?'

I wanted him to marry me because he loved me and wanted to spend his life with me.

snap, Jace closed the pen and looked at the marriage license

the words I'd been waiting for,

you don't have

he called

as he reached out his hand. Tightening my grip on the form,

to

The tension hung

of exasperation. "I was joking with Steve. Did you really take it seriously?" "Was

His hand slid from my arm to my hand, gently taking the

to conclusions." He turned and put the form in a drawer, grabbing his coat. have to

each time, he'd be gone for a long

called out,

me with dark, intense eyes. After a moment, he

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with that same smile and called my name. That smile warmed my heart and made me fall for him completely. Even now, I still loved his smile. Smile had always been charming and warm. I remembered the first time

stars with you, and... want to marry you?" Every time I wavered, just a smile from Jace and a few sweet words would make me surrender. I felt like a kite, with one end of the string firmly in his grasp. He controlled my emotions at

his words didn't pacify me like they used to. I looked into his "Is it a

eves