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

Chapter 84

"You'll never get it to turn!"

"It's been rusted shut for years."

"The ground's so hard now, the valve's practically buried."

People were whispering among themselves, but I couldn't take my eyes off Hayden.

I definitely didn't expect him to go full-on flat on the ground like that. His veins were popping out of his temples and arms as he pushed with everything he had, muscles straining under the effort.

But even with all that, the valve wouldn't budge. His face started turning red from the strain.

"Young man, save your energy. A few strong guys already tried, and they couldn't get it," an older neighbor said, noticing how hard Hayden was pushing himself.

I started feeling worried. "Hayden, maybe we should just leave it and call someone else to handle it."

Just as I said that, Hayden suddenly relaxed, and with a calm tone, he said, "It's done."

Then, in one quick move, he got up, casually brushing off the dirt and grime. "Let's head upstairs and check."

stairs, and stepping up meant

should wait until the water dies down," I

then back at me. "I'll carry

widened instantly. "No,

up, especially since the people

was picking up on something. Then, he said, "I'll

respond, he reached out and took

without thinking. The sensation... It was like

I had never

spark, that electric jolt people talk about when they were really in love. At that moment, I started to get what Jace meant when he was

there, lost in the moment, watching him until an old lady's voice brought me back to reality, "Young lady, that's

+25 BONUS

on the ground like that," another old lady added. There aren't many young men like that anymore. You're

hotter, and I felt this weird flutter in

down, I made my way upstairs. The

and waded inside, heading straight

was there, working on the valve. When he noticed me, he explained, "This section snapped off. It was probably corroded from years

wasn't wrong. The pipes hadn't been touched in over a decade, so it made sense they'd be in