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."

pouring down the stairs, and stepping

should wait until the water

my shoes, then back at me. "I'll carry

instantly. "No,

mouth, I felt my cheeks heat up, especially since

my face like he was picking up on something. Then,

I could respond, he reached out

fingers brushed against mine, I flinched without thinking. The sensation... It

was something I had never felt

when they were really in love. At that moment, I started to get what Jace meant when he was talking to Steve about his feelings. Hayden walked

for a second, I was just standing there, lost in the moment, watching him until an old lady's voice brought me back to reality, "Young lady, that's your boyfriend, right? He's quite

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

got even hotter, and I felt this weird

my way upstairs. The door was open, and the

rolled up my pant legs and waded

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

in over a decade, so it made sense they'd be in