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."

the stairs,

we should wait until the water

shoes, then back

instantly. "No, no, that's

the moment those words left my mouth, I felt my cheeks heat up, especially since the people around us were now watching with way

picking up on something. Then, he said, "I'll go up and take care

out and took the

without thinking. The sensation... It was like a

had never felt with

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

in the moment, watching him until an old lady's

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afraid to get his hands dirty, lying down on the ground like that," another old lady added. There aren't many young

face got even hotter, and I felt this weird flutter

upstairs. The door was

up my pant legs and waded inside, heading straight

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

The pipes hadn't been touched in over a decade, so it made sense