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

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I grabbed my toothbrush and a cup, filled it with water, Molly the whole time, but she didn't take her eyes off me. She checked me out from head to toe.

I started brushing my teeth. I didn't look at

"Keira, this is Molly Ruth," Macy said, introducing us. "Molly, meet Keira Kay."

With my mouth full of toothpaste, I nodded at Molly.

She had a round face but wasn't overweight. She wore a floral dress and had clearly put effort into her makeup.

"Molly',

she's the one you wanted to meet. Didn't I tell you? Look how pretty she is," Macy said, scrubbing some clothes by hand.

When Molly and I locked eyes, I caught a flicker of insecurity in her gaze, but she wouldn't show it. She's younger, of course she's pretty. I wasn't bad at her age either." Macy sneered, and Molly rolled her eyes. Their silent feud felt like I was watching a comedy.

As I finished brushing my teeth, Molly spoke up, "Keira, are you visiting relatives here or just traveling?"

I

turning on the tap to rinse my

come alone? No boyfriend tagging

watching her

even asked me to set them up. Molly, don't you think they'd

dream all he wants, but she's

admitted

the one you said you dreamed of

I hesitated. "Yeah."

Kay, let me make it clear, Hayden is my man. Don't

lock of hair from my face. "What? Have

bright red, just like when

haven't slept together, aren't dating, and aren't married, then what happens between him and me is none of your business," I said, not holding

so shameless. She's a disgrace to women," Macy said, clicking her tongue as she wrung out clothes

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help you," I

hung the clothes on a thin wire in the yard. I hadn't noticed before,

picture him wearing that tank top, muscles flexing