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

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Hayden glanced over and asked, "Do you want to go over?"

I shook my head gently. This wasn't a moment where Wade needed someone else. He needed to be alone with his thoughts.

Hayden didn't push it. After a few seconds, I turned my gaze back and said softly,

"Let's go."

As the car pulled away, I caught one last glimpse of Wade in the rearview mirror. He was still standing there, staring up at the sky like he was trying to find some kind of answer in it. His grief felt almost like a physical weight, pressing down on everything around him. Even when we reached Yuna's room, my mind was still stuck on what I'd seen.

Hayden didn't say anything, but as we walked in, he slipped his hand into mine, his fingers lacing with mine. That simple gesture said it all.

I smiled up at him. "Don't worry, I won't let it affect Yuna

"I just don't want it to ruin your appetite," he teased, squeezing my hand. "Everyone has their own burdens. Only they can carry them." "Mm." I nodded, and we pushed open the door to Yuna's room

Yuna was sitting on her bed, reading a book. The moment she saw us, she tossed it aside and practically bounced over. "Hayden! Keira!" She was so full of energy now, a far cry from the quiet girl we met at that retreat. She was like a bird who'd finally been let out of its cage. "You're here early! Did you bring food?" she asked, her eyes glued to the container in Hayden's hand

""We

didn't bring food just for you. We're eating together," I teased, watching her face light up.

her head on my shoulder, a mischievous grin on her lips. "In

her lightly on the forehead. "You need to stick to a

I'm practically turning into a rabbit with all this healthy

eyebrow. "At best,

trying to get me on

head. "Don't worry, after your surgery, Hayden's going to cook you

went wide. "Wait... surgery? In three

told her earlier, wanting to make sure everything was set before overwhelming

news.

hand and looking into her hopeful

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extra careful. No colds, no greasy food. Just hang in there

nodded, she broke into a huge smile-right before

so mean," she sobbed, hugging me tightly. "You knew and didn't

I know.

find Lena, but the image of Wade on those hospital steps kept playing in my mind. Something about it gnawed at me, and I

changed direction and headed to Narelle's