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

Chapter 302

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I returned to bed, wrapped up like a human burrito, I realized I was the one with the dirty mind.

n's self-control was something else I couldn't even put a dent in it.

e did was give me a bath. A regular, innocent bath

en though I'd already pushed h

mits, I couldn't resist teasing him. "What, afraid you can't keep up?"

He

hat's the kind of comment that would get under any guy's skin. But Hayden wasn't just any guy. pinned me down, his voice firm. "Knock it off and behave. You're wasting your time."

He saw right through my little game.

"You've really hurt my feelings," I said, pretending to be all sad and pulling the blanket over my head in frustration.

He pulled it right back and gently pinched my cheek. "It's not that I can't keep up, and trust me, you definitely attract me. I'm just worried about hurting you. Let's wait until you're fully recovered, okay?" My cheeks warmed. "So, what, if I'm always this fragile, you're just never going to touch me again?"

I'll

the blanket over my head again, determined to ignore him. But he just wrapped his arms around me, blanket and all, pulling me into his chest. "I won't

face felt like it was on fire. He kissed me gently and whispered, "You lie down and relax for a

course, a cold

barely crossed my mind when he admitted it himself.

He'd rather suffer

watched

his eyes soft.

Really fine." I stuck my tongue out, feeling

laughed softly, "I

had calmed me down. The emotional rollercoaster of the afternoon had worn me out, and I fell into a deep

the

sky. Surprisingly, Hayden hadn't gone for his morning workout. He was lying next to

→d out even

like he had a thousand different sides, and each one fascinated me, making him stand out even more from everyone else. +25

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just watched him until he turned and

book aside and gently brushed

was soothing a sleepy child. I

up and freak out if I wasn't here," he said, and it made my heart do a