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

Chapter 78

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When Hayden stepped in from the balcony, he caught sight of me, asleep at my desk. The soft, warm glow from the lamp spilled over my face, and I could feel his eyes on me.

I could sense him nearby, but I couldn't bring myself to wake up.

After what felt like forever, I heard his voice-low and gentle-whispering, "Kiki..."

Kiki?!

Was he talking to me?

Yeah, he was.

Before I moved in with the Johnstons, my parents called me Kiki, not Rea. But it had been forever since anyone used that name. ""Hey, I'm Kiki."

In my dream, I saw a little girl with two buns and a chubt ce, calling out to an older boy.

The boy didn't say much, just kind of kept to himself.

Suddenly, I was that little girl, and Hayden was the boy. I was riding on his back.

bean on the back

hurts," said the boy. "Kiki, I'm tired. Can we stop

Haddy. I want to marry

"Haha..."

laughing. I want

can't marry him.

that boy!

awake, gasping for

had dreamt of Hayden and me, and we were so little,

and my eyes staring into nothing for what felt like half a minute before I finally sat up. But as soon as my

came rushing back, and I snapped to attention, looking over at

clothes-still on, still

quietly headed for the door, but not

couch.

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Chapter 78

sleep, he was all neat and orderly, just like a soldier. My first thought

when someone was that put-together, it kinda made you wanna mess with them, just a

silently from a few steps away, then snuck over to grab my laptop. I tiptoed out of the room,

believe I'd actually fallen asleep here. Just the thought made

in, Demi was still knocked out-thank God, because