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 stick around day and

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moment I heard that. It hit me-these 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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a car accident, so it made sense for Jace to take care of her. But did he need to be there every day?

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

a push and

to Tanya's

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

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

situations, but this was the

car and

I remained frozen.

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

I didn't know what came over me. I raised

marks appeared on

sitting in the car, stared

but after a brief second, he lost it and lunged at me. You

lay a hand on her,

glaring at Jace and me with fury before

called out, but then clutched her stomach in pain. "Jace, it hurts so

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

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

felt heavy, and

can

at Jace's panic-stricken face. 'Why

I didn't know, Tanya

he kept his eyes fixed on the ER door, as if he had forgotten I was standing right beside him. Bitterness welled up

didn't want to speculate, so I

in his eyes, followed by a deeper gaze. "What are you talking about? Of

a

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

Tanya because Desmond asked me to," Jace