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.

the pen and looked at the marriage license

the words I'd been waiting for, but they made me feel awful,

don't

Kay!" he called

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

to

still. The tension

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

know men like to save face." His hand slid from my arm to my hand, gently taking the form from

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

each time, he'd be gone for a

out, "do you

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

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called my name. That smile warmed my heart and made me fall for him completely. Even now, I

I like you. Why else would I go 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

with Steve had affected me deeply. This time, his words didn't pacify me like they used

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