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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

all that, but I know

just "like

you ain't slick, can't play

my mind because he quickly said, "My actual

my attention back to my coffee jelly, taking

never found the right moment," Hayden said, taking a bite of my coffee jelly. I watched him

He didn't like it.

liked

coffee jelly was

Jace left a sour taste in my mouth. "If you don't like it, don't force yourself. You can

me. "It's late, and this cold stuff isn't gonna sit well

didn't respond, opting for

mood because he dropped the subject. We ate our coffee jelly quietly,

surprised and slightly confused, sounded from

a girl on his arm with

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Steve," I greeted

enjoying some street food, huh?" Steve asked, not noticing Hayden

slid into my bowl, scooping up a bite of my coffee jelly. As he tasted it, he commented, "It's too cold.

What's going on here? Knowing his

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

Hayden a real look and

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