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

Chapter 130

Hayden paused for a few seconds before asking, "Have you been drinking?" His voice was magnetically pleasant.

I brushed off his question and pushed harder. "Are you willing or not?"

Instead of answering, Hayden asked, "Where are you?"

I sighed, frustrated. "Forget it, I already know what you're gonna say," I muttered, ready to hang up, but Hayden's voice stopped me.

"Keira, where are you? Are you at home or somewhere else?" Hayden's voice had this tone that made it clear he wasn't messing around.

All the emotions I'd been holding back just burst out. "Who do you think you are, and why do you care? I

can be wherever I want-"

Before I could finish, Lena leaned in and grabbed the phone. "Don't worry, she's at my place. I'm her best

friend," she said.

Then she whispered in my ear, "Be nice if you want his help."

back-and-forth, when Hayden's voice came through again. "We'll talk when you're sober

up before I could say anything else. I just stared at the phone, totally stunned. "He thinks I'm

burst out laughing. "He's probably worried you'll say

I wasn't

way of shutting me

that. He probably thought I was messing with him-or maybe he was getting back at me for rejecting

me so out of it that I didn't even realize when Lena left for work the next morning. I didn't wake up until my phone rang, dragging me out of my sleep. "Hello,"

to the amusement park?" Gavin's anxious voice eut

you get the memo? If there's a problem,

His persistence

arm out to smooth down the mess my hair had

once you're here," Gavin said, with just enough mystery to

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the time on my phone. It was already ten in the morning, and here I was,

I've quit. Whatever's happening isn't my problem

shifted to something almost desperate, "even if it's a personal

pressed my lips together. "I could, but why does it have

you prefer to