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

Chapter 473

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I'd only really taken a good look around this hospital room twice-once when I was searching for Hayden, and now, while trying to figure out what to pack.

Wayne crouched in front of me, his voice soft. "Rea, how are you feeling? Any discomfort?"

I was about to shake my head when a knock interrupted us. Jace walked in with the doctor.

"Let the doctor check you over. If anything happens on the plane, it'll be hard to deal with," Jace said, hist gaze briefly flicking to Wayne. I noticed the slight crease in his brow.

As the doctor moved closer, Wayne stood up and stepped aside, naturally giving him room.

The doctor listened to my heartbeat, took my blood pressure, and ran through a full exam. "You're recovering well," he finally said. "Everything looks normal."

"Thank you, doctor," Jace said, sounding genuinely grateful.

Wayne chimed in, "I'll walk the doctor out. I need to pack, too. Jace, stay and talk to Rea."

The door clicked shut behind them, and just like that, it was me and Jace. Alone.

Neither of us said a word. We just sat there, wrapped in silence. I stared into space, lost in thought, while Jace's eyes stayed fixed on me.

felt like forever, he finally broke the quiet.

were distant, glazed over

you wouldn't have come to Houston. You wouldn't

lowered my eyes to the

do it? Risk your life to

bitter smile. "Because if I

about yourself? I know what happened-if you hadn't given that last 200cc of

blood fill the bag for him. I smiled again, but it didn't reach my eyes. "If you're gonna

so much, might

make it, what was the point of

mouth, a thought crept in I slowly lifted my eyes to meet his. "Don't overthink it. Even if it hadn't been you that day-if it was a stranger-I would've done the

eyes narrowed a bit, "Really?

said, a little too quickly,

in his eyes. I

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was about to fall

your life-to help when

meals, lived under the

into a sad smile. "Since we split up, you've built so many walls around yourself. You won't even give me a sliver of hope

let you hang on to hope, I'd be just

could he understand that the hurt he