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.]

oatmeal last night, but I'd been overthinking so

mentioned being hungry, Hayden would've already been whipping

to avoid him for

I'm being totally dramatic, but I just can't deal right

and last night was a first for me. Even though nothing actually happened, it somehow felt like

couldn't help but wonder-do other couples feel this weird and awkward after they take that final step? Do

like she'd been waiting for me to freak out.

last night,

would I be starving this early?" I shot back, throwing the

her white coat on, smirked. "What happened last night? Spill. I need some drama to kickstart my day."

+25 BONUS

I rolled

Lane, don't

disrespect my sacred profession," she said, jabbing a finger

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

me some almond milk pudding

I hung up and took a deep breath

look half bad. My skin was glowing, and my

dark

call the in love'

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

Perfect!

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 my keys like they'd