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

Chapter 451

Chapter 451

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"What are you doing here?" Hayden set down the papers he'd been holding.

I walked up behind him, letting my fingers brush along his chin. "I missed you."

Instead of smiling at my confession, he immediately sensed something was off. His hand slipped around my waist, and in one smooth motion, he pulled me onto his lap. "What's going on?" Seeing the concern in his eyes, I playfully tapped his nose. "You always know when something's up, don't you?"

"Then don't keep things from me."

"Lena's left the country," I started, deliberately leaving out the part about Steve-for now.

He didn't look surprised, just gave a soft "Oh."

Hayden had this perfectly defined nose, and I traced it with my finger. "You're a guy, so you get how men think. Do men like it when women cling to them?"

"Is this a question for Lena?" He raised a brow, letting me mess with his face.

"Not just her. It's for me too... and for, like, all women everywhere."

"It depends on the guy," he said, dodging a real answer

about Nate? You think he finds it annoying when Lena

"I don't know."

I was used to

tapped his brow a few times. "What about

second. "Depends on how

"Hmm?"

nudged his head against my hand. "I wouldn't mind. No

I tapped his nose again. So if I was super clingy, you would get

"No excuses."

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a little

at night-basically, we're together 24/7. You've gotta

shut, all Hayden could do was shake

me yet, you probably will be soon. So, I think it's time we spend a little

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the conversation to what I

quiet,

a bit guilty, I tapped his nose again. "Why aren't you

it out. Stop beating around the

sighed, caught in the act. "You're