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

Chapter 313

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Hayden and I stood by the river, listening to the water while the wind whipped through the trees.

After a while, my legs started giving out. I was exhausted.

"What's wrong?" Hayden asked.

"I need to sit. My legs are sore," I admitted.

Without missing a beat, he scooped me up by the waist, carrying me over to a big rock like I weighed nothing. Even though he did stuff like this all the time, I still acted shy. "I can walk, you know."

He raised an eyebrow. "Didn't you just say your legs were sore? How're you gonna walk?"

I stuck out my tongue and let him win that one.

He set me down, then sat beside me, but b I could scoot closer, his arm hooked around my waist and pulled me right into his lap. What was he up to now?

could ask, he whispered in my ear,

was there a more thoughtful boyfriend

a quick kiss. But the second my lips touched his, something felt off. There was

to the river

I pulled back, Hayden sighed, "I won't smoke anymore.

don't have to quit for

me, his eyes locking

you." As I said it, a weird sadness crept in. My chest tightened, and I felt that familiar sting of tears. "Hayden, you're the closest person I have

so

swallowed hard, his throat bobbing as

I still hadn't finished. I'd stopped reading halfway through, unable to bring myself

the report about my parents' accident?" I asked, resting

closer before answering in a low voice, "It's

was worried I'd break

of those pictures made me

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you what?" he asked