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

Chapter 326

'Ouch!" I winced.

A hand gripped my arm, pulling me back a bit. I glanced up and locked eyes with someone I didn't.

recognize.

He looked startled, like really startled.re I could even say a word, he let go of me and basically bolted down the hall.

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Rubbing my now throbbing forehead, I watched him scurry off and then glanced back at Lena's office. It hit me this guy had been eavesdropping. He was so into their convo, he didn't even notice me walk out, which was why we crashed into each other. Wait... could that guy be Sancho? You know, "A Heart for L, Lena's secret admirer?

Still trying to wrap my head around it, Hayden appeared. I was about to head over when I heard Lena's. voice from inside the room, "Nate, I'm starving."

I couldn't help but laugh. Lena had this whole hot-and-cold thing down to a science.

"What's so funny?" Hayden asked.

"Lena and Nate. They're finally a thing," I said, jerking my thumb toward the office.

an eyebrow but didn't say anything, just grabbed my hand. "C'mon, let's

I asked, still feeling a bit uneasy even though I had already talked it

of himself. "She's

but she

Hayden was so confident, I let it go

about Yuna's upcoming surgery, so I stayed silent too. When we got home, we headed upstairs, and I realized-he was still holding my

trying to free it, but he held

hands in front of him,

he said, his tone

I knew exactly what he meant. Remembering how proper he always acted back in Pencetown, I smicked. "We're not even married yet. Isn't this

noses were almost touching. "How are we supposed to

remembered that

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get petty, they

practically burning, and I knew-tonight, he wasn't

he was around Yuna, and I got this sudden urge to mess

stuff like this before marriage? That girls should, you know, protect themselves?"

clearly caught on to my game because his voice dropped to this low, husky whisper. "You don't need to