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

Chapter 263

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I watched him, his face all flushed, a couple of beads of sweat on his nose. I couldn't help but smile.

He turned away, clearly trying to recover, so I focused back on the road, deciding not to push my luck.

The whole "hard" thing had left us both too stunned to speak.

After a few awkward minutes, I remembered what he said about spending time together and decided to break the silence. "So, where do you wanna go?" "Do you have plans this afternoon?" Hayden asked.

"Nope!" I answered way too fast, sounding like I was way too excited or something.

Hayden's serious look melted into a smile. "Cool. I've got somewhere I wanna take you."

I decided to stay quiet this time, trying to play it cool.

"I'll set the navigation. Just follow it," he said, like I'd already agreed.

We ended up on the outskirts of town, in this remote area with nothing but overgrown grass and a shimmering in the distance.

"What are we doing here? Thinking of clearing some land and starting a farm?" I joked.

Hayden looked around and, to my surprise, said, "Yeah.

should probably stick to playing with your wires and making that

and started walking. I followed him, but after a few steps, something small and fast darted through the grass. I let

was launching myself at him, arms around his neck, legs wrapped around his

perfect 10. I latched onto him like a koala,

hands supporting my waist.

snake! There's a snake!" I

I'd actually seen a

be slithering around in this wild,

things. I

and started walking away

for, but he kept

him like my life depended on it, until he asked,

practically strangling him, my arms wrapped around

t

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left red marks.

embarrassment. "Sorry," I mumbled, then hurried over to the edge of the lake, trying

flowers..." I trailed off, suddenly realizing what he meant. I spun around to look at the barren land behind us. "Hayden, don't tell me you're planning to-" Before I could finish, he nodded. "When we get married, I'll turn this into

stared at him, completely stunned. I never imagined

want it?" Hayden

I blurted out,

into a smile.