Chapter 238

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Cole was trying to flirt, and I could totally play dumb and Ignore him, but meeting Thorsten couldn't wait.

Still, him texting this late wasn't a great sign. If I replied now, he might use it as an excuse to ask for something else. And if I said no, he could use it as an excuse to back out of our deal to meet his dad. The best move? Do what I did last night and just leave him on read.

I tuned back into my conversation with Lena, who was saying something I'd obviously missed because now she was asking. "So you two made it official and that's it? No next steps?"

"What next steps?" I asked, still half-distracted by Cole's texts.

"What do you think I mean? The next step in a relationship. Obviously, I'm talking about that," Lena said, her voice dripping with mischief.

I caught en immediately. "Hayden's a gentleman, okay?"

"Gentleman or not, he's still human, isn't he? He's gotta have desires. Or is he just not interested st

the population crisis?" Lena shot

I just wanted to say, when people are in love, there's this rush of dopamine. It boosts adrenaline and makes them crave, um, physical closeness." She was using her knowledge to break down love, adding, "Basically, if a guy really loves you, he'll feel that urge to be with you, physically. If he doesn't, or if he can hold back without a problem, then there's a good chance he's just not that into you." I thought back to all those years with Jace. To everyone else, we were basically a couple, but the closest we ever

or whatever. Sometimes, I'd even wonder if it was because

analysis, I realized: he just

once that he wasn't interested

he wants to get closer to you? Or does he just not want to

there at my door, wrapped up in each other, neither of us wanting to be

respectful. He keeps things, you know,

really loves you, he'd want to merge with you or something, make you a part of

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felt my throat tighten. I walked further into the kitchen, grabbed a glass of water, and took a sip. "Wow, didn't know

looking out for you. I don't want you to miss out something good. Hayden's

"Wait, so you want me

rolled my eyes, even though she couldn't see it. "Why can't I just have a pure, genuine relationship? Why do I have to, like, use my looks

what I'm saying." Lena said, sighing. "It's just, a guy like Hayden isn't going to stay single forever. If you

was so invested

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