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

Chapter 761

"Alright, today, I'm all yours." Lena stretched up on her toes and left a quick kiss on Nate's chin.

But Nate wasn't about that half-hearted action. He pulled her in, kissing her slow and deep, making sure she felt it.

Neither of them noticed the black sedan parked nearby, idling for a second before quietly rolling away.

With his phone on silent, Nate was all in for their day together. They hit up a movie, stuffed themselves with amazing food, and cruised on bikes as the sunset painted the sky.

For once, it was just about her. No interruptions. No distractions. And honestly, it felt perfect everything Lena had secretly wished for.

But while Nate's phone stayed quiet, Lena's buzzed unexpectedly. A message from Retta popped up:

[Lena, if you don't want Nate's career to crash and burn, make him call me back.]

Yikes. Retta wasn't just mad-she was nuclear Apparently, Nate had been dodging her calls all day.

Later, as the sun dipped low, they flopped onto the grass, sitting back-to-back under the warm, golden light. Lena hesitated but finally handed Nate her phone. "You should call her back."

the sleepless nights, and the endless waiting to be together again, she was scared to lose him.

chest tightened. He wasn't just saying it he meant it. She could feel it in the way he looked at her, like

pressing her

sun bathed them in a warm glow. A few passersby glanced over, some with smirks, but

again. This time, it wasn't a text. It was

the phone at Nate. "Might

slapped it on speaker. He didn't even bother

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waited.

you let Nate call me back, Lena?" Retta's

answer, it's because nothing urgent should be interrupting me."

was

Nate's jaw tightened. Oh yeah,

that was a power play, and Nate wasn't

hesitation. "Tell them to wait until after the conference. If

your girlfriend