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

Chapter 690

I froze.

Did he just... reverse-rizz me?

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My cheeks went hot, and I realized too late that I'd totally walked into his trap. All this time, I'd pegged him as some clueless rookie, but nope-dude was playing in the major leagues. Not bad.

I fought back a smirk, keeping my expression cool. "Don't flatter yourself."

I put down my bowl, breezed over to the couch, and turned on the TV.

Meanwhile, Xander was annoyingly unbothered. He cleaned the table-wiping off the soup I'd accidentally sprayed on him, washing the dishes, even tidying up the kitchen.

"Mind if Luse your bathroom?" he asked

"Knock yourself out," I said, keeping mo

But I couldn't shake his earlier comm normal.

eyes glued to the screen.

It lingered, like a song stuck in my head, making it impossible to act

was because part of me really had thought about

a shower," Xander added, snapping me out of

cool as ever,

his innocent comment into

noticed the dried soup in his hair and gave him a

could change into?" he

for a second, fighting the urge to

added, "Even old

and clear. He didn't say Hayden's name, but we both

That maddening calm of his made me second-guess myself, like

you can't even call them out without sounding ridiculous.

find something," I

through the closet, a wave of regret hit hard. These weren't just random hoodies or tees-they were Hayden's. Every thread had a memory stitched into it, and now I was

thought hit, and I hated it: if he wore Hayden's clothes, would he look even

Xander wasn't Hayden, and the next, I was practically trying to recreate

in

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Chapter 690

Perfect timing-or maybe not.

the security cam, and my stomach

Jace.

was he doing here this