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

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So, it was all just in my head. Even my dad's voice-it was nothing more than an illusion.

They'd been gone for ten years. How could I have possibly heard them?

I stood there, feeling completely lost. The last rays of light disappeared, and the room was swallowed by darkness. The weight of losing them-of never seeing them again-hit me hard, and the tears finally came, unstoppable. That night, I barely slept. My dreams were filled with flashes of my mom and dad, haunting and

bittersweet.

When I woke up, I felt like I'd been hit by

a truck. My body was heavy, aching, like I'd spent the night doing

hard labor. I tried to drag myself out of bed but couldn't manage it.

That's when it hit me-I was sick. I touched my forehead. Warm. Fever, probably.

voice came from

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opened my mouth to answer, but all that came out

my phone and typed out a message: [I'm sick. You can come

had a key-I'd given it

His cool hand pressed against my forehead, and for a moment, the relief was so good, I almost leaned

just grabbed his hand and pressed it to my face, needing the comfort. A second later, I felt his lips brush my forehead. "I'm here. Don't worry. We'll get

as he stroked my cheek. "But we're still going to

little while later, Hayden came back with water and medicine, gently helping me sit up. After H swallowed the pills, he let me settle for a moment before saying, "Okay, now let's head

my head, but he pressed a soft kiss to my forehead, firm but gentle. "Be good. You spiked a fever out of nowhere-we need to figure

knew Hayden was super careful about health stuff, especially after

argue anymore, and let him take me to the hospital. By the time we got there, the meds had kicked in, and I

said, trying to avoid

just see the

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him, so I went along with it. As