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

Chapter 146

At five in the morning, I dragged myself out of bed for a yoga session, trying to get my head in the game for my new job.

By six, after a quick shower and throwing on some clothes, I was about to make breakfast when my phone buzzed.

It was a text from Hayden.

[Breakfast's ready. Key's by your door.]

I blinked at the message, totally caught off guard. Was he serious? I opened my door, and yep, there was the key. I grabbed it and headed over to Hayden's place, finding breakfast all set up.

Last night, I didn't exactly have the willpower to turn him down. Plus, the food looked way too good to pass up, so I stayed and "helped" him finish dinner.

But now, what was up with this breakfast? Was he trying to be my personal chef or something?

It was cool having someone take care of me like this, but it also felt kinda weird to just go along with it.

So I shot him a text: [What's this? Looking for a side hustle?]

throw me

knew how to

so I took a second and replied: [You're

almost immediately: [The relationship might be fake, but I'm responsible for you while it lasts. Otherwise, as your fake

for the act- nothing more. My life and health are my business. And about the cooking? This is the last time. If you do it again,

I couldn't let myself get used to his care when I knew it wouldn't lead anywhere. He needed to understand

breakfast, and yeah, it was amazing. It gave me the boost I

called to cancel my job. Maybe they were just waiting for me to show up to fire me

mood, but I headed to

I walked in, shaking my

like someone ready to fire me, so I decided to cut to the chase. "Mr. Shane, I heard my old employer might've tried to

not even a little surprised, and answered

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me even more curious. "But you don't seem like you're planning to let me

Ron asked,