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

Chapter 437

Chapter 437

Lena wasn't about to back down. "Totally. Nate's my boyfriend, so I'm sure you'll respect those boundaries.

Her confidence? Unshakable. She knew her place, and she owned it.

Retta held her gaze, clearly trying to push buttons that weren't getting pushed. After a few awkward seconds of back-and-forth, Retta finally gave in with a sharp, "Tell Nate to leave an hour early tomorrow. If he's late, no one's waiting." Like, okay, chill. We all knew she was just being dramatic.

Lena smiled, all calm and collected. "Sure, we'll be up all night anyway."

Honestly? I wanted to give Lena a standing ovation-she crushed that.

Retta's flawless face finally cracked. She scowled, then stormed off in a huff.

As Retta disappeared down the hall, I flashed Lena a thumbs-up from across the way.

She pointed right back at me with a look that screamed, 'I can't believe you're staying right next door to us.

0. She handled it like a boss, and I was riding that

Hayden, kissing

around my waist, smirking. "You sound like you just won the fight

Lena's enemies are my enemies. Mess with her, you mess with me," I said, making it clear where

low. "So, what, you're ditching our happiness for

I'd hit pause on our night earlier. Guilty, I cupped

again?" he

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another kiss-my go-to move that he never could resist. A few seconds later, he dropped the whole

left off?" His voice went all husky, and yeah, I was

I nibbled his ear. "I'm thinking we try

and before we knew it, we went from the bed to the couch and, yep, ended up on

teasing him, "Think Lena and Nate are getting as wild

They weren't. The balcony next door was completely empty. But as Hayden held me from behind, and we stared up at the night sky, it felt like we were

+25 BONU

I was completely wiped. But even though I was exhausted, I kept one

Lena sent Retta packing, there was