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

Hello 743

Chapter 743

"One Sloppy Joe Taco, extra hot sauce," Lena said, stepping up to the counter. She didn't. bother asking Aaron what he wanted; she assumed he wouldn't eat tacos anyway.

But, of course, Aaron had to surprise her.

"One Ground Beef Taco."

Lena turned to him. "You're eating?"

Aaron looked unbothered. "What else? You eat, and I just sit here watching?"

The eatery owner, catching the vibe, laughed and chimed in, "We get couples sharing one large taco all the time!

Lena's face burned. Couples? Lady, please.

Another misunderstanding. By now, Lena could practically write a memoir about them.

Back in school, when Aaron was still around, people constantly assumed they were a couple. One clueless teacher even accused them of dating and threatened to call their parents. Iconic. Now, as full-grown adults, it was borderline laughable that they still couldn't dodge the same assumptions.

quick glance at Aaron. Honestly, he barely looked

so no hot sauce," Lena said, putting extra weight on

then gave a laugh. "He's not

family. But this wasn't exactly a fun topic for Lena, so she shut

"Do you want something

from next door. It'll be

second. Wait, what? Since when did Aaron, of all people, drink bubble tea?

thought about it, the weirder it got. Aaron used to ban her from touching bubble tea or soda. He wouldn't even

must have a girlfriend. No way

bringing your

her. "What girlfriend? I didn't even know

Lena froze.

let the moment hang for a beat before adding, "I don't

moved, but no sound came out for a second. "Are you... hiding her from the famil "Oh no.

think I went to your department with

nodded. "Yeah. Why else would a grown man randomly show up at the OB-GYN

client fell during an event. I just

wave of awkwardness crashing over Lena. That's what happened? Great. She'd