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.

noticed a small black mole on the back of his neck, and my mind instantly flashed to that dream- the one where a

if it could mean something, until Hayden called

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

mole on his neck. "That mole... have you had it since you were

Her

reached up, touching the spot. "Yeah, I've

heart skipped a beat. Could "Haddy"

known Hayden for long, so how could I have

weird, unexplainable stuff, but this one-it felt way too

hadn't even known about the

said, turning to face me, which thankfully

down the stairs together and ran into one of the old ladies from the building on her way up. She flashed Hayden a warm smile and said, "You're a good man. Come by often and

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help but think, "Wow, she's really

smiled back, totally unfazed,

true soldier, always ready to lend

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

neighborhood might be a bit old, but it's still in decent

to be better," I replied. "But now it's mostly renters, so it's not as well