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

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I kept my eyes on Wayne, and his reaction told me everything.

"Rea," he said softly, "don't overthink this."

T

Overthink? I wasn't, not until now.

The way he said it just made me think harder. "Matthew and Lindey knew too, didn't they?" I asked, though deep down, I already knew the answer. They'd raised me for years-no way they wouldn't know my blood type.

"They took you in, cared for you like their own. Of course they knew," Wayne said, sounding like he was trying a little too hard to make it all seem fine.

Right. It wasn't weird they knew. What was weird? The fact they never told me.

"Why aren't you saying anything? Please, don't take it the wrong way. My parents have always treated you like their own daughter. There's no hidden agenda," Wayne added, his voice sounding almost desperate now.

that saying-the more

Yeah, that.

honestly, I hadn't thought much about it before you opened your mouth. But now?"

emphasized those last three

he wasn't sure what

to doubt Wayne or assume the worst, but his whole defensive act had me spiraling down

my

they'd asked me if I'd

no, telling them I only wanted to be with them. I even hugged them, joking I'd never

were gone. Then, Matthew and Lindey told me Jace was supposed to be my future husband. Apparently, it had been decided when my

I shared the same rare blood type? Were they trying to make sure we'd end up together in case one of us needed help, like

after the fact? Maybe they saw our matching

want to sound cynical, but the idea that Jace

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more than just some random

that no one in the Johnston family

the truth?