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?"

twitched. "Yeah, I'll just hold

ignore him. But he just wrapped his arms around me, blanket and all, pulling me into his chest. "I won't let it come to

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

a

thought had barely crossed my mind when

self-control was seriously next level. He'd rather suffer

watched him walk away

turned back, his eyes

my tongue out, feeling

softly,

afternoon had worn me out, and I fell into a

the

Surprisingly, Hayden hadn't gone for his morning workout. He

→d out even

a thousand different sides, and each one fascinated me, making him stand out even more from

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him until he turned

awake?" He set the book aside and gently brushed his

was soothing a sleepy child. I nuzzled into his chest. "Why aren't

I wasn't here," he said, and it made