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

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I didn't move right away. Hayden was already on the scissor lift, calling out to me, "Come on, let's go up together."

I squeezed the lollipop in my hand, debating.

He added, "We still need to check the adjustments."

It was the same excuse he used earlier to get me up there, but what had I actually seen last time?

"This is work time. Don't use work as an excuse to mess with me," I warned.

"Oh," he said, acting all innocent, but he stayed put, clearly waiting for me.

With no real way out, I got up and started walking toward him. Just as I was about to step onto the lift, he reached out to help me, but I pulled away.

But the second I put one foot on the lift, it wobbled, and I instinctively grabbed his arm.

My face heated up instantly with embarrassment, but he just looked around and muttered, "We should get this lift checked out. Why does it keep shaking?"

to say

time, though, Hayden didn't pull any stunts. Once we were on the lift, he got straight to work

phone buzzed, and Jace's name lit up the screen. I instantly got

gonna be a work call. Tanya must've run to

was my boss now, so I couldn't just ghost him. I stepped

Jace barked as

have to say more-I already knew Tanya had

problem, it's because of your choices," I shot back. "You're the one who put them both here at the same

he went silent for a few seconds. I jumped on the chance to

Tanya right now. You're gonna handle her personally," Jace demanded. "Are you kidding me? Me, babysit her? What do you think she is, royalty? And what about the lighting setup at the park?" I snapped,

"Jace, if you wanna be the knight who loses his head over some girl, go for it, but I'm not signing up for your

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off the project lead for the amusement park. Get back to the office, now," Jace shot back,

a couple of seconds. "You're

you think I'm joking?" Jace sneered. "Don't think the amusement park can't open

I knew he wasn't

looking down at the amusement park from up high, a wave of sadness crashed over me. After Jace's betrayal, I'd pushed through the hurt, determined to see this project through and make my dream come true. But now? It seemed like that wasn't gonna happen. Maybe this was what regret really felt like. Like how my parents wanted so badly to see me grow up, get married, and live a

think, 'Life doesn't always