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.]

but I'd been overthinking so much that

would've already been

it's best to avoid him for

being totally dramatic, but I just can't deal

happened, it somehow felt like it would've been less awkward if it had. The

awkward after they take that final step? Do they wake up the next

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

like nothing happened last night, huh?" she teased, wasting no

it weren't for you, would I be starving this

on, smirked. "What happened last night? Spill. I need some drama to

+25 BONUS

I rolled

eyes. "Dr. Lane, don't you have

my sacred profession," she said, jabbing

everything." I stood up. "You're at the hospital, right? I'll come find

but bring me some almond milk pudding and crispy

up and took a deep breath before heading to

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

have dark circles or

what they call the

dressed, and carefully cracked open the door, trying to sneak

Perfect!

a problem. But just as I 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?" I froze, gripping