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

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Chapter 497

Chapter 497

If Lena left too, I'd seriously have no one to talk to.

I get that life's just a big cycle of people coming and going-friends, family, relationships. But I wasn't ready for Lena to be one of the ones who drifted away

"It's not like that," she said, catching my worried look." just want some more time off. They suspend me whenever they feel like it, bring me back whenever they want. Do they think I'm that easy?" She rolled her eyes, making me laugh. "Oh, Dr. Lane, are you finally planning to put them in their place?"

"Absolutely. If I don't push back now, they'll drop me the second anything else happens." Lena was always so solid-at work, in love, everywhere.

"Not worried they won't take you back?" I teased.

She poured me a glass of water, smirking. "Please. If one place doesn't want me, there's a line that will." She leaned in close, her face inches from mine. "Think I'm low on options?"

Now that was confidence.

wasn't the

a sip of water, copying her words: "If he's not the one, I'll just move on.

"There she is. Men, jobs-they're just the extras. We're the ones who shine, with

helped me sign the discharge

about everything and nothing. Just as I was drifting off, Lena murmured, "Prairies are all the rage right now.

half-asleep. Then I remembered how Ron had been extra chill with me because of Hayden, and added, "Hopefully he'll approve it. I've

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doesn't, I'll quit. It's not like I need that job to

into a deep, peaceful sleep, only to be yanked awake the next morning by the doorbell ringing over and

stumbled, to the door, and there was Tanya, staring at me like she'd just smelled something nasty. We'd been neighbors

woken up by her? Not the best start. "If you've

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"Nothing in particular. Just thought I'd stop by for a

still fishing for that team-up she'd hinted

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