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

Chapter 241

My past with Jace had left some serious scars. I needed to know-was I really that unappealing? Like, was I the kind of girl who could be held like this without him feeling anything? Someone he could resist without even breaking a sweat? "Hayden," I whispered, my hand sliding up his back, pulling him closer through his shirt. My nails dug in a

little..

His whole body went stiff, and he sucked in a breath. "Kiki..."

I pressed against him, knowing he could feel how soft I was under this nightgown, fresh from the shower.

If he could still walk away now, then yeah, I'd have to accept I was a complete failure.

"Kiki," he said, voice tight, before suddenly pulling away, His hands gripped my shoulders, head down, breathing like he'd just run five miles.

His Adam's apple bobbed, and I could see he was shaking.

He looked like he'd just crossed a finish line, exhausted.

Twasn't much better. I'd made this move, and now I felt both embarrassed and bold as hell.

"It's late," Hayden muttered, stepping back and turning like he was ready to bolt.

A cold rush of anger and humiliation hit me. "Hayden, it's this late and you're really leaving? Is it that you can't, or that you just don't want me?"

door. After a beat, he turned back

red, face pale. That's what happens when

me, his gaze intense and stormy. In one smooth move, he kicked the door shut behind him and then the room dimmed as he pulled me in, his

in my hair, tilting my head back. His grip on me was firm, like

fire I'd never known, experiencing the kind of

about.

this okay?" Hayden's voice was rough, shaky, right in my

back to reality. Was it

had given me the talk-about my body, about relationships, about boys. She said a girl shouldn't let a guy touch her unless she was ready to trust him with her whole life. And before making that call, she needed

ready to trust Hayden

him here tonight, but a lifetime? That felt

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Chapter 241

I didn't know

out of it. He gently brushed his cheek against my hair. "Let's wait

racing. I didn't even know what

can't or that I'm not into you. I just want to wait until you're sure before we take the next step." His words made my eyes sting with

this mix of being touched, excited, embarrassed, and a little

was I even