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

Chapter 5

My hand hurt from his grip. It was clear Jace was angry.

'Is he jealous?'

Just as I wondered, Jace let go of my hand, his eyes cold. "Rea, are you doing this to get back. at me because of what I said?"

I was shocked. I didn't think he'd see it that way!

"I didn't, I-" I began to explain but he interrupted me.

"Where did you touch him? Did you really touch him there?" Jace's jaw was tense, and his eyes had a fierce glint.

But this rare display of jealousy eased a lot of my frustration. It showed he did care about me. If he only saw me as a sister or a friend, he wouldn't care if I touched another guy. "No," I said again.

Just then, Brad walked out and whistled at me. "Hey creep, why are you hitting on my brother-in-law?"

Rudeness was typical from him, and this was no exception.

Looking at him, I couldn't help but wonder what I did to deserve this.

Tanya came over too. When I thought of her touching Jace earlier, I instinctively took Jace's

arm.

However, I didn't expect to feel his muscles tense up.

"Enough!" Tanya said, pinching Brad.

She stood in front of Jace and me, her face full of apology. "Jace, Keira, I'm sorry."

"It's not your fault, Jace said. Then he looked at Brad. "If you cause trouble again, no one will bail you out."

"Hmph," Brad scoffed, glaring at Jace. "Who do you think you are? Why should I even bother listening to you? If you want to be my brother-in-law, then maybe I'll consider it."

"Brad Twain!" Tanya scolded, hitting him again.

he likes you. Why else would he stick around day and night, taking care of

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that. It hit me-these past days, he had been absent day and

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sense for Jace to take care of her. But did he need to be there every day? To the point where others would misunderstand? "What nonsense are you talking about?" Tanya's face flushed red as she hit

rebellious and unyielding, instinctively raised his hand as Tanya hit him, causing her to

felt a push and

my balance, I realized Jace had pushed me away and rushed to Tanya's side. He knelt on one knee, holding her. "Tanya,

hurts, Jace," Tanya's voice was weak. She clutched Jace's arm in

I'll take you to the hospital. Don't be afraid," he said, his

had seen Jace in countless situations, but this was the first time I had seen him

the car and shouted, "Rea,

I remained frozen.

If anything happens to Tanya, you'll-regret it!" Brad stormed over and

me, I didn't know what came over me. I raised my hand and

clear finger marks appeared on

Tanya, sitting in the car, stared

to hit him, but after a brief

a hand on her, I'll make sure

Brad withdrew his hand, glaring at Jace and me with fury before storming

stomach in pain. "Jace, it hurts so much! Hurry and

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Tanya in such pain, I shoved all other thoughts aside, jumped

who was carrying Tanya, urgently said, "Doctor, she's pregnant.

suddenly felt heavy, and

gone. How can she

Jace's panic-stricken face. 'Why is he so worried?

and Jace and I waited outside. I didn't know, Tanya well and didn't

he kept his eyes fixed on the ER door, as if he had forgotten I was standing right beside him. Bitterness welled up inside me. I swallowed hard before finally speaking. "Is the

didn't want to speculate, so

in his eyes, followed by a

breathed a

many years. He had died in a car accident a month

taking care of Tanya because