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.

and looked at the marriage license application form I was holding. "Next

for, but they

looked down, shaking my head slightly. "Jace, you don't have

called my full

his impatient eyes as he reached out his hand. Tightening my grip

to me,"

tension hung

me and sighed softly, with a hint of exasperation. "I

like to save face." His hand slid

jump to conclusions." He turned and put the form in a

time, he'd be gone for a long

called out,

and stared at me with dark, intense eyes. After a moment, he smiled, a faint dimple appearing on his left

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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

all the way across town to get your favorite baked pears, bring you roses every birthday, watch shooting 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

This time, his words didn't pacify me like they used to. I looked into his

eves