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

Chapter 25

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I smirked. Lena could tell something was up. "Did you dig up something about him and Tanya?"

She totally got where I stood.

"He handed Tanya a penthouse that was supposed to be mine," I spilled quickly.

Lena went quiet for a beat, then clenched her jaw. "Are you gonna..."

She didn't need to finish-I knew exactly what she meant. "I'm not falling for him again."

"What a jerk! If you take him back, he'll just keep pulling this crap!" Lena shared my take on relationships.

"I know."

"Okay, let's figure out our next move. Take his call, hear him out, then meet me," Lena paused. "I'll get someone to cover half my shift."

I wanted to tell her not to bother, but she'd already hung up.

Jace's call kept coming. Finally, I picked up. "Hey..."

the hell are you doing? What's going on?"

I brought it back. "Jace Johnston, I told you yesterday in front of your parents

you come to get the license

visit to the penthouse, and I didn't bring it up either. I just answered his question. "I went to Cloudscape Monastery to hear Abbot Levinsky preach." My words

caught in a

to explain. You've had plenty of

"Rea!"

I've finished organizing all my work

I could finish, he cut in with

taking my

on purpose,

remained silent, listening to the faint rustle of him removing his tie.

Click!

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He hung up.

gazing up at the sky. A bird soared past,

free-free from Jace, free from the Johnston family, free to live

I'd always felt like a caged

I could spread my wings and reach for the world I'd always dreamed

out to find Lena. She'd ditched her shift for me, and I knew meeting her face-to-face would