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

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"Then try it," Hayden said, pushing his cheese tart toward my mouth.

II instinctively turned my head, but he raised it again, giving me that look that said he wasn't letting it go until I took a bite. With a sigh, I gave in and took a bite.

Honestly, it wasn't bad, but it didn't come close to the sweet fruit tarts I had. Definitely not worth trading for.

Still, with Hayden watching me so closely, I forced a smile and mumbled through a mouthful of cheese tart, "It's really good."

"I wanna try yours, too," he said, completely ignoring his own tart.

Without even thinking, I shoved the strawberry tart behind my back like some kid guarding their favorite candy.

Hayden cracked up. "Relax, I just want a bite, not the whole thing. Look at you, freaking out. You're being really stingy." Okay, maybe I was being a little dramatic. It was just a tart.

Fine, he could have some.

mini fruit tarts. Five in total, all different flavors.

locked on the one in my hand. "I

I'd already taken a

snagging the part with the strawberry right off the top

he finished chewing. I just stared at the half-eaten tart in my hand, not sure

anything. He just

back, then glanced down at

I was throwing

soon as I looked up, Hayden turned back, his expression amused. He was grinning in a way I'd never seen

for what felt like the hundredth

said, nodding toward a nearby

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sounding way

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try to pick something out with him. I let him choose whatever he wanted and paid for

then made the payment and took off, not

word, and after a while, it

a steady pace just far enough behind me.