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

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.

didn't say a word. We just stood there, breathing hard, waiting for our

let go of my hand. I watched his Adam's apple move as he swallowed. Without

was thick with unspoken

heart pounded even faster. In the midst of the tension, I swallowed hard again, and finally, I broke the silence.

gonna kiss me for the

comeback, so I just yanked my hand, trying to pull free, but of course, he didn't let go. Frustrated, I stomped on his

winced, finally letting go, and I made

I could hear him chuckling, which only made my face heat up

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

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getting this one,"

to treat him, so

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

was almost overwhelming. My

but I played it cool. "Which one do you want?"

"What about you?"

the options and pointed to a bunch of different fruit tarts.