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

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Xander got some serious guts. He knew Wayne had been after me, yet he still stepped up like it was nothing. Bold move, honestly-I didn't see that coming from him.

But with Demi possibly hanging around DracoLux, I had to prioritize that. "Sorry, I've

told him.

Sot other plans tonight," I

Xander? Totally unbothered. "Alright. If you need anything just let me know." Then he left without a fuss.

At the elevator, someone called him "Mr. Hart" again. He just nodded, cool as ever

gave me a polite nod and

not correcting them.

been quietly observing, chimed in. "He really does look like Hayden. So, what do you think? Could

shut it down too fast, or Wayne would get suspicious. So, I kept

"Hayden used to get all fancy with his meals, so I figured I'd see if Xander can

have that-yet. At the same time, I needed Wayne to think he still had a shot. A little stringing along never hurt anyone. "Find anything out?"

him make two dishes yesterday," I said, popping open the container. "They didn't taste

slider buns

cooking was top-notch. Just looking at it was

male model at DracoLux, this feels like a serious side hustle," Wayne remarked, sounding oddly impressed. "With cooking like this, he could run his own private

it, too," I said, leaning into the double meaning as I handed him a set

"It's

this solo." I smiled and held the

didn't actually eat. Whatever. I grabbed my own

you didn't eat meatballs," Wayne

on the first bite. As the flavor hit, I froze. The rich, saucy meatball

formed in my throat, my hands trembling slightly. How could Xander possibly nail this? Unless... he