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

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"No, you're just way better than me. You can tell I'm just an amateur," I said, trying to play it humble.

"Even amateurs need good coaches. But your style's different from Steve's. Who taught you?" Cole asked, genuinely curious.

I'd learned by watching Jace. He never actually coached me; I just picked it up from observing him. When I got bored, I started playing by myself. My technique ended up looking like his, and once he noticed I could hold my own, he'd ask me to join him for a game now and then.

"Cole, since when did you start digging for dirt like a tabloid reporter?" a familiar voice cut in.

I didn't bother turning around. I knew that voice way too well.

Jace had just walked in.

This night was about to get a lot more interesting.

He walked up and stood beside me, saying nothing, but making everything obvious to Cole.

"Oh, no wonder her style looked familiar," Cole said, his eyes flicking between Jace and me. "So she's He trailed off, like he was putting the pieces together. Then, like a light bulb went off in his head, he smirked. "Wait, isn't she your 'child bride'?"

heard that

moved into the Johnston residence, some nosy classmates found out I was supposed to marry Jace someday and started calling me

you for a mute. Didn't you want to play? I'll take you on," Jace said, shrugging off his

a chance to refuse. But I

on a chair, and motioned for him to step outside

talk.

asked, "Why do you want to see Cole's

hard. "I don't want

I cut him off, "You still haven't told me-what did you find out?" His expression darkened, and he finally got to the point. "I looked into it. The owner of OceanixCorp is Ron Shane. As for the supposed 'big

years ago, when

huge sum of money was

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it was from a friend with the last

is the big

My mind raced. 'Hart?"

was extra sensitive

thoughts. "You've been acting weird lately. Are you

head. "No, I'm not doing anything,