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

Chapter 476

+25 BONUS

As soon as I got on the plane, I shut my eyes and zonked out. Didn't say a word to Wayne the whole flight.

He must've known I wasn't in the mood, because he didn't bother trying to talk.

When we finally landed, I turned to him. "I'm going to see Hayden. I'll grab a cab."

He hesitated for a second. "My parents are here."

I tensed up. "You told them?"

"Yeah," he admitted, rubbing the back of his neck. "They've been freaking out about you. When you were out, they called, like, every ten minutes to check in, so-

I cut him off. "I get it. I'll let them see I'm alive and kicking so they can chill."

We headed toward the exit together, and sure enough, I spotted Lindey and Matthew in the crowd, looking all worried.

the moment

back and hurried over

right away, her eyes all emotional. "Oh, you silly girl... what do I even say

call me reckless, but if I hadn't been, her precious son might

a hug.

soft chuckle. "Alright, she's

Lindey said, dabbing her eyes. "You and Jace are both safe, and that's

sorry for everything," Matthew added quietly, resting his

thought about how weird it was that Jace and I had the same rare blood type-and all the doubts swirling in

I

like when I thought Matthew might've been involved in my parents' car crash, only to realize

jump to conclusions needed

Jace and I had the same blood

Matthew hesitated, then nodded.

you thinking we didn't tell you for some shady reason?" Lindey asked, already

it. "I want to know why you