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

Chapter 169

As I listened to Tanya and the nurse chat, I found out she'd taken a nasty fall at the amusement park earlier today, messing with her pregnancy.

In the end, something did happen to her. But really, who was she gonna blame? 'You reap what you sow fits her situation perfectly.

After the nurse got her IV set up, Tanya and Jace sat down right across from Hayden and me.

It was clear Jace wasn't about to let this go tonight.

At first, he didn't say anything, just glared in our direction.

Hayden and I acted like he didn't even exist. But we both knew he wasn't gonna stay quiet forever.

Sure enough, barely two minutes passed before Jace spoke up, his voice dripping with accusation. "Rea, what's the deal with bringing him back to my home tonight?"

I'd already guessed he was gonna lose it over what happened this evening, and he just proved me right. I stayed calm, my face blank. "It means I'm starting a new life" Jace let out a scoff, his eyes flicking disdainfully toward Hayden.

"Yes, with him," I placed my hand over Hayden's as I spoke. nb him?"

When you fix *that* habit, maybe I'll start believing you! Crap. I had actually forgotten about that. His comment made me want to touch my ears, but I

sign of being flustered, this

smile creeping onto his face. The look screamed, 'Rea,

red when she's mad too," Hayden

him a death glare, like,

ears totally turned red when I got pissed, so I didn't need to

how did Hayden

Had he really picked up

was more observant than I gave him

right now because you make me mad

anger flared, but instead of going off, he sneered "You're just doing this to piss me off 'cause you know, no matter what, you'll

Wow. Seriously?

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cringe, and the way Tanya's face turned bright red made it obvious she

back, Hayden grabbed my hand. Before I could even process it,

warmth of his lips spread

but Hayden's move? Way louder. And yeah, I knew Hayden was just playing along with our whole fake thing, but still, the feel of his lips left this warm, lingering sensation that had my cheeks totally heating up. Hayden's boldness only made Jace more pissed. He shot up from his seat, but Tanya grabbed his arm, stopping him halfway. She looked up at him, eyes filled with