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

Chapter 445

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I sat there, just as tense as they were. The camera flicked back to the table just in time for the opponent's return shot to fly out of bounds, and the arena exploded. My girl raised her paddle in victory, grinning. I couldn't help but smile too..

As the victory music blasted, I spun my chair back to face Tanya. "She won," I said, grinning like a proud

mom.

Tanya wasn't impressed. "You've watched your dumb match. Now, why are you really here?"

I pushed off the floor and slid my chair closer, crossing one leg over the other.

I was still rocking the black silk skirt from last night's dinner with Nate and Lena. Standing, the slit was subtle, but now? Sitting? It was showing off most of my thigh.

My skin, smooth and flawless, practically glowed against the dark fabric under the harsh hospital lighting.

my legs. Even though she was a woman, even though she loved showing off too, I saw the flicker of

She hadn't had the chance to flaunt anything in months- pregnancy

mini-skirts and stilettos.

there was something else grabbing her attention. The faint marks Hayden left on me last night-still visible near the top of my thigh. Subtle, but clear enough for someone like Tanya, who knew exactly what kind of fun left marks like that. Her cheeks turned red, her face shifting from embarrassed to pissed. "So, that's

hit without

little. "Not everyone's like you, Tanya. Daydreaming about someone else while lying next to your own

"As if you're any better," she hissed. "You spent ten years

wanted about Jace and me. No one would ever guess the truth-that we never

to her? Not worth

lacking company," I said casually, brushing her off. There was zero point in getting into a whole back-and-forth with her. It'd just make me look like I was trying way too hard to

back, draping myself over the chair like I owned the place." I'm here to give you a

She tilted her chin up, trying to stay tough. So

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distance between us. Still holding the remote, I gently lifted her chin with it so she had no choice but to look me in the eye. "You can mess with me all you want. I don't care. But you mess with my people? That's where it ends. If Lena walks out of this fine, cool. But if anything happens to her..."

let out a cold laugh. "You think you