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.

Why else would he stick around day and night, taking

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past days, he had been absent day and night, frequently leaving work for hours. It turned out he was spending all that time

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to take care of her. But did he need to be there every day? To the point

raised his hand as Tanya hit him,

push and staggered, nearly

regained my balance, I realized Jace had pushed me away and rushed to Tanya's side. He knelt on one knee, holding her. "Tanya, are you okay? Where does

Jace," Tanya's voice was

to the hospital. Don't be afraid," he said, his voice

in countless situations, but this was the first time

carried Tanya to the car

I remained frozen.

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

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

finger marks appeared

Tanya, sitting in the car, stared

but after a brief second, he lost it and lunged

her, I'll make sure you

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

Tanya called out, but then clutched her stomach in pain. "Jace, it hurts so much! Hurry and take

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pain, I shoved all other thoughts aside, jumped into the car, and drove. straight

carrying Tanya, urgently said, "Doctor, she's

steps suddenly felt heavy, and my heart

can she be

panic-stricken face. 'Why is

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

as if he had forgotten I was

to speculate, so

eyes, followed by a deeper gaze. "What

breathed a sigh of

was Tanya's husband and Jace's friend for many years.

Tanya because Desmond asked