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

Chapter 242

[Good night, my girlfriend!]

Hayden's text came in like half an hour later.

What took him so long? Was he, like in those cheesy romance novels, taking a cold shower to cool off or something?

Thinking about how we'd hit the brakes earlier made me blush like crazy, so I didn't even text back.

I barely slept that night. Maybe I should've taken a cold shower too because I was all kinds of restless, like there was this weird energy buzzing under my skin.

I guess once you crack open the door to, you know, desire, it's kinda hard to shut it again. I learned that the hard way.

I was up early the next morning, but Hayden beat me to it. He was already out running.

The guy's stamina was insane. Seriously, where does he get all that energy?

I bet a guy like him would be... intense in bed too.

I couldn't stop thinking about it, like I was under some kind of spell or something.

And you know who's to blame for this? Lena, with her terrible advice last night!

I didn't care how early it was; I grabbed my phone and texted her: [Hungry? Get up and have breakfast with me.]

been overthinking so

hungry, Hayden would've already been whipping up breakfast. But

it's best to avoid him for a

know I'm being totally dramatic, but I

a first for me. Even though nothing actually happened, it somehow felt like it would've been less awkward if

and awkward after they take that final step? Do

as I hit send, Lena's video call popped up, like she'd been waiting for me to freak out. I hadn't even lifted my fingers off the phone screen

night, huh?" she teased, wasting no

weren't for you, would I be starving this early?" I shot back, throwing the blame at

in her office chair with her white coat on, smirked. "What happened last night? Spill. I need

+25 BONUS

I rolled

eyes. "Dr. Lane, don't you

you want, but don't you dare disrespect my sacred profession," she said, jabbing a finger at

and I'll tell you everything." I stood up. "You're at the hospital,

me some

Lane." I hung up and took a deep breath before heading to

didn't look half bad. My skin was glowing, and my

dark circles

call the

freshened up, got dressed, and carefully cracked open the door,

Perfect!

let out a sigh of relief and headed toward my car, I heard Hayden's voice cut through the morning mist. "Going somewhere this early?"