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

Chapter 89

I should've known better than to look-it just messed with my head.

Right when I was about to turn away, Jace glanced back, locking eyes with me through the floor-to-ceiling window. His brows were furrowed.

I quickly shifted my gaze to Hayden, who'd just handed my phone back after finishing our order. I glanced down at the dishes he picked.

To my surprise, they were all my favorite foods.

But how could Hayden know what I liked? We didn't know each other that well. Maybe we just had similar

tastes?

I looked up, ready to ask, but stopped myself. Asking too many questions would make it obvious I cared, and I didn't want to give Hayden that idea.

Instead, I casually asked, "Want to drink something?"

"I don't drink," he declined. "And I've got stuff to do this afternoon."

Oh, right. He still had to check out apartments.

I figured that's why he wasn't drinking and said, "No worries. I'll come with you this afternoon, so no one's gonna rip you off."

trailed off, and I

about to say.

and unflinching. "I've already decided to look on

options."

something went wrong with the place I recommended, I'd feel responsible. Since he wasn't drinking, I ordered two non-alcoholic beverages and hit

shadow loomed over our table, and a voice I knew all too well cut in, "I thought your were in a hurry to meet the deadline? What are you doing here, having lunch?" Jace, that

want to slap him. Just because

up, ready to snap back, but Hayden beat

glare on Hayden, then back to

answered before

a lighting engineer. What gives you the right to request a break? Your job is to help us finish the

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you

my analogy wasn't the smoothest, but

"I may just be the lighting guy, but isn't

of red, realizing he was being challenged by both

is on my company," Jace muttered before stomping over to the counter to pay the

a smirk. "Mr. Hart, think we