Chapter 164

Holding hands, hugging, and kissing-each came with a price. That was the deal I made with Pete, that creep, during our first meeting at the coffee shop. So when Hayden mentioned "charging" for a kiss, he definitely knew about that.

That night, after he gave Pete a serious beating. I had a feeling there was more to the story-something Hayden never bothered to fill me in on.

Honestly, I had no idea what to even say to him at this point.

But instead of kissing me, Hayden just grabbed my hand and pulled me, dragging me out of the crowd as we bolted-sprinting through the bustling streets.

It was the first time I'd ever run through a place that packed. People stared in confusion, not sure why we were running, but still stepping aside like we were parting the sea or something.

So there we were, in the middle of the busy street, the crowd parting for us as Hayden led the way. He held my hand tight, glancing back every now and then. The whole thing felt surreal, like some scene straight out of a movie.

The wind whipped my hair in all directions as I watched Hayden pull me along. For a second, it felt like we were running away together-like we were eloping or something.

We kept running until I could barely catch my breath. That's when Hayden finally slowed down, coming to a stop.

Both of us stood there, panting, trying to catch our breath. His hand was still wrapped tightly around mine. My heart was racing like crazy.

Yeah, some of it was from the running, but most of it? That was all Hayden, and this unexpected rush he'd given me.

We just stood there, breathing

hadn't let go of my hand. I watched his

between us was thick with unspoken

the midst of the tension, I swallowed hard again, and finally, I broke the silence.

gonna kiss me for the crowd

I just yanked my hand, trying

and I made

me, I could hear him chuckling, which only

trailed after me until my embarrassment started to cool off. He stopped in front of a tart

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getting this one," he

the one to offer to treat him, so I couldn't exactly back out now,

of tarts in front of us. There were tiny ones, huge ones,

many choices it was almost overwhelming. My mouth started

but I played it cool. "Which one

"What about you?"

scanned the options and pointed to a bunch of different

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