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

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I turned my head and met his eyes, feeling unexpectedly guilty for a moment.

I looked away and took a step forward, "It's not that. I just don't want others to overthink it."

"Oh." His response left me unsure of his feelings.

I didn't push it. We were adults, after all. We should understand boundaries and propriety. Plus, he didn't seem like the type to gossip

The silence between Hayden and me grew awkward. Finally, I broke the ice again. "How long will it take to finish adjusting these lights?" "Hard to say," Hayden replied.

I felt exasperated. "We have twenty days," I reminded him, thinking about the promise I made to Jace.

Hayden glanced at me, and I half-expected him to say something, but all I got was a low "Mm."

that mean he agrees?' I

wasn't much left to say. I could've brought up Macy, but that'd

minute dragged, and

a sweat,

was already there, waiting. After a quick intro, he led Hayden to check out the amusement park's electrical diagrams Once they were done,

"No," he replied.

me feeling a bit deflated. We'd spent all this time checking things. If Hayden wanted to inspect the power supply,

to the

and led the way. Hayden followed closely, inspecting

doubted if Hayden knew what he was doing. But remembering his expertise as a

not 220V? Which

the generator's label. "It's for

devices this power is supplying, their locations, and the lighting setup," Hayden said, looking at

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