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

"Oh, you silly girl... what do I

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

hug. "You're our brave

"Alright, she's fine now. No need for

dabbing her eyes. "You and Jace are both safe,

everything," Matthew added quietly, resting his

their eyes, but the second I thought about how weird it was that Jace and I had the same rare blood type-and all the doubts swirling

I

knew I was spiraling again, just like when I thought Matthew might've been involved in my parents' car crash,

want to jump to conclusions needed to ask

both knew Jace and I had the same blood type, didn't you?" I

Matthew hesitated, then nodded.

for some shady reason?" Lindey asked, already catching onto where my thoughts were going. They

dance around it. "I want to know why