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."

still pouring down the stairs, and stepping up meant

should wait until the

then back

"No, no,

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

on my face like he was picking up on something. Then, he said, "I'll go up and take

he reached out and took the keys

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

was something I had never felt with

easy. familiar. But there was never that 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 talking to Steve about his feelings. Hayden walked up the stairs briskly, water

him until an old lady's voice brought me back to reality,

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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 men like

I felt this weird flutter in my

slowed down, I made my way upstairs. The door

and waded inside, heading straight

he explained, "This section snapped off.

wasn't wrong. The pipes hadn't been touched in over a decade,