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

Chapter 358

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"I'll have two orders of pasta. One without tomato sauce, sub black pepper sauce. A mango juice, plain water, and a blueberry mousse-light on the cream."

Nate placed the order with such ease, and it was clearly meant for two.

One of those dishes? Tailored exactly to Lena's tastes. She was all about black pepper sauce, but hated tomatoes. A detail only someone close to her would know. Lena never made a fuss about food in public, but she'd never touch anything with tomatoes. Nate hadn't seen her in years, and they'd only recently made things official. Yet here he was, already tuned into her preferences. It was sweet how much attention he was putting into this relationship.

I used to joke that watching them was like watching two clueless people stumble into love, but clearly, they were way more serious than I gave them credit for.

"We should order," Hayden squeezed my hand gently, bringing me back to reality.

I nodded, realizing now wasn't the time to interrupt Lena and Nate. They were probably squeezing in a quick meal near the hospital, fitting it into their busy schedules. If I went over, I'd just be crashing their moment.

Hayden led me to the counter, picking out dishes that wouldn't be too harsh on my sore throat. Light, soothing foods to help me feel better.

make it worse," Hayden said, his concern obvious.

and Lena, sitting quietly as they ate. No conversation, just awkward silence. I couldn't resist teasing

need a little playfulness, right? Being doted on is part of the fun of

of all the boring, flavorless food

a little,"

me staring without saying anything, he assumed I was still upset. "Be good," he coaxed, "Once you're

come on, I'm sick. Asking for sweets right now would just be setting myself up for more misery. That's something a teenage girl might do, but I was past that

then smiled, tapping my nose lightly.

the food arrived,

adding softly," Whatever anyone else gets, you'll have too. Even what others don't get-you'll still have." Hayden always came off so serious, with that sharp, no-nonsense vibe. But the way he

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were like a feather, brushing against my