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.

dodged. "Sis, he likes you. Why else would he stick around day and night, taking care

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heard that. It hit me-these past days, he had been absent day and night, frequently leaving work for hours. It turned out

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passed away in a car accident, so it made sense for Jace to take care of her. But did he need to be there every day? To the point where others

hand as Tanya hit him, causing her to stumble

push

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

stomach hurts, Jace," Tanya's voice was weak. She

I'll take you to the hospital. Don't be

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

carried Tanya to the car

I remained frozen.

up! If anything happens to Tanya, you'll-regret it!"

me, I didn't know what came over me. I raised my hand and slapped him hard. "Don't

finger marks appeared on

sitting in the car,

hit him, but after a brief

her, I'll make

withdrew his hand, glaring at Jace and me

hurts so much! Hurry and take me to the hospital!" "Real" Jace called

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such pain, I shoved all other thoughts aside, jumped into the

saw the doctor, Jace, who was carrying Tanya, urgently said, "Doctor, she's pregnant. She just fell, and now her stomach hurts a lot."

suddenly felt heavy, and

can

face. 'Why

outside. I didn't know, Tanya well and didn't have any particular feelings for her,

his eyes fixed on the ER door, as if he had forgotten

want to speculate,

turned, a look of shock flashing in his eyes, followed by a deeper gaze. "What are you talking about?

breathed a sigh of

Tanya's husband and Jace's friend for many years. He had died in a

Tanya because Desmond asked me to," Jace