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

you know, doing his part to solve the population crisis?" Lena shot back. Then she sighed and said, remember,

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

knight or whatever. Sometimes, I'd even

now, after Lena's little analysis, I realized: he just

yeah, Jace did tell me once that he wasn't interested in me like that because we were

to you? Or does he just

there at my door, wrapped up in each other, neither of

he does. But he's, like, respectful. He keeps things, you know, appropriate,"

like really loves you, he'd want to

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throat tighten. I walked further into the kitchen, grabbed a glass of water, and took a sip. "Wow, didn't know you were such an expert on

caught the teasing in my voice. "I'm just looking out for you. I don't want you to miss out something good. Hayden's got principles, but you

choking on my water. "Wait, so you want me to

she couldn't see it. "Why can't I just have a pure, genuine relationship? Why do I have

"It's just, a guy like Hayden isn't going to stay single forever. If you don't make a move, someone else

she was so invested in my love

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