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

Chapter 43

Chapter

43

I'd been here for days and hadn't seen any of Macy's kids or grandkids visit. I didn't ask much about it. She seemed to think of Hayden and me as her own.

One night, while I was getting ready for bed, Lena called, asking when I planned to come back.

"I haven't decided yet. I'm really happy here. It's the happiest I've been since my parents passed away," I told her.

I even considered extending my leave, staying until I got tired of the place.

"Maybe you don't want to leave because of that soldier," Lena teased.

Thinking about my few but oddly heart-stirring interactions with Hayden, I said, "I wouldn't say I can't leave, but when he's around, my heart definitely feels more alive." "Sounds like you're healing pretty well," Lena joked.

I stayed quiet for a moment, then Lena asked, "Has that jerk Jace contacted you at all? Not even a text?"

I licked my lips. "...No."

thinks you'll never leave

outside my window, I

fell asleep while talking to Lena, waking up before dawn to find the call

live without Jace. These

off again when my phone beeped with

would text me in the middle

The message was

few words, but I

for so long, and now he decides to message me? And he still thinks I was just sulking.

it and shut off my

and wandered out to the yard, standing under

coming out, a backpack on his shoulders and a suitcase in

pausing for a second before silently continuing to walk out. "Where are you

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and in no time, he was out

dazed for a bit,

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