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.

know that saying-the more you

Yeah, that.

much about it before you opened your mouth. But now?" I raised my brows.

emphasized those

shifted, like he wasn't sure what to

Wayne or assume the worst, but his whole defensive act had me spiraling down a rabbit hole I didn't

packed my stuff, my mind drifted to my engagement to

they'd asked me if I'd be okay

them. I even

brought it up again-until after they were gone. Then, Matthew and Lindey told me Jace was supposed to be my future husband.

trying to make sure we'd end up together in case

our matching blood types and decided to play matchmaker,

want to sound cynical, but the idea that Jace and I, with this super rare blood type,

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more than just

no one in the Johnston family had ever mentioned it? Even though

the truth?