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

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Chapter 744

'Double standards much? Lena thought, scoffing inwardly. A minute ago, he swore up and down he didn't have a girlfriend. Now he was pulling one out of thin air just to shut someone down? Wouldn't a simple no thanks have worked? "If you

'Oh, come on. Lena mentally rolled her eyes. Why was she being dragged into this mess?

The girl, of course, turned to Lena, waiting for confirmation with wide, hopeful eyes.

Lena glared at Aaron, ready to set the record straight, but before she could, he swooped in again.

don't believe me, ask her," Aaron added, shifting the pressure right onto Lena.

"She was just asking me earlier about taking my girlfriend to the OB-GYN," he said smoothly, his words landing like a grenade.

Lena froze, utterly speechless.

The girl's face shifted through shock, realization, and total embarrassment before she bolted out of the eatery.

"You've been turning down a lot of admirers lately. Pretty smooth moves," Lena teased.

said, nodding as the server set the plates

it go, diving into her meal. The spicy taco hit hard, making her nose sweat, but

place was

was almost funny. She looked

talk about. Lena grabbed her bag,

since he'd come back. The tone, the familiarity-it yanked her straight into a time warp, back to when they were kids. She froze, waiting. "If you ever need to know something, just ask me. Don't jump to

brushed it off quickly. "There won't be a next time," she told herself. She wasn't about to get tangled in

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stopped before she even made it inside. Not surprising.

"Please let Sasha Grey

worked like magic. Or

only was she let in, but Sasha

he?"

her eyes scanning the house. Toys

lan?"

gesturing toward the toys instead. "These are your daughter's, right? She must really miss playing with them." Sasha's expression shifted, her voice turning

the