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I spotted a dessert truck and made a beeline for it, ordering my go-to-iced coffee jelly.

Hayden glanced at my cup, frowning.

"What? You don't like it?" I asked, smirking.

"Too much cold stuff's bad for your stomach," he said, all serious.

I laughed. "Wow, look at you being all considerate. Are you sure you've never had a girlfriend before?"

""Nope," he said, totally confident.

I shot him a look, totally not buying it.

"I've got a lit

a little sister to take care, so I know some things," he added, and I paused mid-bite.

Wait, what? He has a sister?

He'd never mentioned her before.

lyrics popped into my

but I know you're

just "like

ain't slick, can't

he

my coffee jelly, taking another

the right moment," Hayden said, taking a bite of my coffee jelly. I watched him grimace a

He didn't like it.

hadn't liked

used to say coffee jelly was invented just to torture

taste in my mouth. "If you don't

cold," Hayden said, locking eyes with me. "It's late, and this cold stuff isn't gonna sit

didn't respond, opting

must've sensed my mood because he dropped the subject. We ate our coffee jelly quietly,

and slightly confused, sounded

Steve, a girl on his arm with makeup so perfect it looked airbrushed.

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street food, huh?" Steve asked, not

my coffee jelly. As he tasted it, he commented, "It's too cold. You shouldn't eat

Hayden, clearly thinking, What's going on here? Knowing his connection with Jace, I smiled slightly

casually linked my arm through Hayden's. He played along smoothly,

Steve finally gave Hayden

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