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.

black mole on the back 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

out if it could mean something,

his shirt. "Uh,

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

Her

the spot. "Yeah, I've had it since

a beat. Could "Haddy" from

for long, so how could I have dreamed about him as

know dreams were just random bits of imagination, full of weird, unexplainable stuff, but this one-it felt way too real. I was

since I hadn't even known about the mole on

turning to face me, which thankfully jolted

headed 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

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

Hayden just smiled

soldier, always ready to

I couldn't imagine him actually coming

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

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