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

Hello 744

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.

"Your tacos are here," he said, nodding as the server

diving into her meal. The spicy taco hit hard, making her nose

wonder this place was so

five-star restaurant, perfectly calm and composed. The contrast was almost funny. She looked like a human volcano; he looked like he was posing

up whatever he'd come to talk about. Lena grabbed her bag, ready to leave "Uncle Aaron, I've got stuff to do. See you. "Lena," he called, stopping her

straight into a time warp, back to

off quickly. "There won't be a next time," she told herself. She wasn't

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name worked like magic. Or maybe

knew, not only was she let in, but Sasha

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said, her eyes

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

dragging the name out like a