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

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240

My heart was racing, pounding like a drum.

I'd been the one who wanted to tease him, to test him, but now that he was actually responding, I totally chickened out.

I was breathing like I'd just run a marathon. "Hayden, you....

He stepped closer, and I completely froze, taking a step back on instinct.

With each step, he went from being outside the door to inside my apartment. I was now pinned against the shoe rack, both of us still holding onto this stupid bowl of oatmeal. Gotta give him credit, though-he hadn't spilled a single drop, even with all this back and forth.

My heart was going so fast I thought it might jump out of my chest.

Hayden didn't say a word. He just stood there, so close, staring right at me.

I couldn't look at him anymore, full-on panicking. What was I thinking trying to provoke him like this?

Lena had pushed me into it, but she also warned me: guys can't resist being teased.

Well, I'd definitely lost my mind for a sec and done something dumb.

But it was too late to backtrack now.

Hayden if I kept my cool. I could tell I'd gotten to him, that I'd stirred something

holding back, trying to

vein on his forehead was practically

can leave now," I said, holding

didn't move. He didn't

"Hay"

"Kiki..."

off, his voice low and husky, like a feather brushing against my

felt like it was about to snap, and this weird, intense sensation

"Hm?" My voice trembled.

so I bit my

this side to me. It

then he suddenly cupped the back of my head with his free hand, pulling me against his chest. His husky voice

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or now.

he murmured, his voice scared I

eyes went wide. Was he saying he was

through my hair. He pulled me closer, his arms locking around me

and he had on a light T-shirt. The barely-there fabric wasn't doing anything to stop the heat

but I knew my nerves were on fire, buzzing with this insane, restless

like I was craving something I didn't