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

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Demi asked, "Keira, did you fall on purpose just now?"

I couldn't believe she'd even ask that. My waist was still throbbing, and it was definitely gonna bruise. I felt like lifting my shirt to show her. Sure, I might be into Hayden, but I wasn't that desperate.

I shot her a glare, but she just kept going. "What did it feel like when he held you? Is his arm really strong? Did his embrace feel-"

"Demi Young!" I cut her off. "Do you ever think about anything serious, like, ever?"

Seeing I was genuinely upset, Demi stuck out her tongue and muttered something under her breath I couldn't catch.

I held my sore side and left the power distribution room. It hit me that Hayden had called me over but hadn't asked me anything, making me embarrass myself and get hurt in the process.

I decided I needed to keep my distance and stay clear-headed, treating him just like any other client. After all, what we had before was just a blind date, nothing more.

Demi handed the documents to Hayden and quicki, followed me out. She saw me standing by and said, " Keira, Mr. Hart wants us to go to the adjustment site first. He'll join us shortly."

and just as Demi and I were about to

Steve. "Keira, Where are you? Why'd you

still here?

thought you'd

Where are

He said he'd find us. It took him

lost?" I teased

from the ball

enough to get me lost," he

that Steve would explore every maze he could find, no matter where he was. He'd almost exhausted the known mazes and was planning to check out geological ones next. People have all sorts of hobbies,'

is, there's always a way home,"

paused, then

telling me that getting lost wasn't a big deal as

me before to figure out what

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thought, He seems carefree, but he's actually

finally got why he came here: to encourage me. Not to push me to forgive Jace and give him another shot, but to tell me