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

the words I'd been waiting for, but they

don't have to

called my full

out his hand.

it to me," he

The tension hung in the

stood in front of me and sighed softly, with a hint of exasperation. "I was joking with Steve. Did you

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

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

and each time, he'd be

I called out, "do you like

with dark, intense eyes. After a moment, he smiled, a faint dimple appearing

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my heart and made me fall for him completely. Even now, I still

pears, bring you roses every birthday, watch shooting stars with you, and... want to marry you?" Every

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

eves