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."

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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.

more you explain, the guiltier

Yeah, that.

your mouth. But now?" I raised my brows.

those last three

he wasn't sure what to

or assume the worst, but his whole defensive act had

silently packed my stuff, my mind drifted to my

me if I'd be okay with an arranged

no, telling them I only wanted to be with them. I even hugged

and Lindey told me Jace was supposed to be my future husband. Apparently, it had been decided

Did my parents know Jace and 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 some kind of

the Johnstons who came up with this after the fact? Maybe they saw our matching blood types and decided

but the idea that Jace and I,

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felt like more than

family had ever mentioned it? Even

the truth?