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

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"Got any wet wipes? Hayden asked. "Or another towel? I need to clean up."

He was clutching my towel, but it was pretty obvious he wasn't about to use it on his dirty clothes.

"I've got some face towels," I offered, digging out a couple. "You can wet them and use them the same way."

He hesitated, staring at the face towels like they were alien tech or something.

I couldn't help but laugh. "Seriously? You've never seen these before?"

"Yeah, first time," he admitted, which somehow made him even more likable.

It kinda made sense, though. He hadn't been in a relationship and didn't have any women in his life. And honestly, face towels were a pretty recent trend anyway.

"They're disposable face towels, mostly for women," I explained, wetting one and handing it to him. Hayden nodded, finally getting it, and started wiping the dirt off his clothes. As he did, I noticed a smudge on his shoulder, so I grabbed another towel and reached out to clean it off.

The second I touched him, he tensed up a little. I acted like I didn't notice and just kept wiping.

of his neck, and my mind instantly flashed to that dream- the one where a boy was carrying me on his back, with a tiny black mole in the

figure out if it could mean

realized the damp towel had soaked his shirt. "Uh, all done,"

staring at that mole on his neck. "That mole... have you had it since you were a

Her

reached up, touching the spot. "Yeah, I've had it since I was

beat. Could "Haddy" from my dream

I

unexplainable stuff, but this one-it felt way too

I hadn't even known about the mole on

face me,

of the old ladies from the building on her way up. She

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"Wow, she's really not shy about asking for

just smiled back, totally unfazed,

true soldier, always ready to lend

just being polite, I couldn't imagine him actually coming

Hayden glanced around. "Your neighborhood might be a bit old, but it's

to be better," I replied. "But now it's mostly