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

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Jace stayed silent. Tanya, already bawling, tried again, her voice shaky. "Jace, I can't do this without you. I don't even know what to do anymore..." Still, nothing. Tanya panicked, thinking he'd hung up. "Jace? Are you there?"

She glanced at my phone, saw the call was still connected. "Jace?"

Finally, his voice cut through-cold and sharp. "Who told you to go to my house? Did you forget what I said?"

Tanya's hand shook as she held the phone. "I didn't have a choice. I'm just trying to protect the baby. You said nothing could happen to it."

I had to bite back a laugh. Just days ago, she was ready to ditch the baby in front of Desmond's parents. Now she was all protective mom mode? Please.

"Tanya, this is the last time," Jace warned, his voice like ice.

"Jace, wait-"

with a cold, empty dial tone. Tanya just stood there, gripping

up. Give me my phone back." I snatched it from

But I wasn't sticking around for her meltdown. I had my own problems. Without another

and Desmond's death. By the time I pulled into the parking lot, I realized I didn't even remember how I got there. I'd been so lost in thought lately, everything felt like a blur. No accidents yet, but at this rate,

together,' I told

I handed over the documents. The clerk gave them a quick glance, stamped them, and started typing something

called out

it?" The clerk looked at me,

parents' info, then pulled out my phone and

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up the process. But I found myself staring at that photo, my emotions swirling. They say someone only truly dies when they're forgotten, when every trace

away.

I'm alive, I won't forget my parents. But everything connected to them-it was disappearing. The deregistration certificate in my hand, the house about to be torn down-it was like they were being erased piece by piece. "It's done. Here are

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