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.

more you explain, the guiltier you

Yeah, that.

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

those last

he

worst, but his whole defensive act had me spiraling down a rabbit hole I didn't even know existed. Sometimes, once

Wayne silently packed my stuff, my mind drifted

me if I'd be okay

them I only wanted to be with them. I even hugged them, joking I'd never marry, that

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

rare blood type? Were they trying to make sure we'd end up together in case one of us

our matching blood types

but the idea that Jace and I, with this super rare blood

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more than

family had ever mentioned it?

the truth?