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

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Jace had been our only real connection, but now? He wasn't tied to either of us anymore. Life's funny like that.

"Oh? Haven't seen him lately?" I asked, my smile faint but knowing.

Tanya didn't dodge it. "No, I haven't."

"Already missing him?" I teased, half-joking.

"Maybe a little," she replied, unexpectedly blunt.

"Then go find him."

Tanya smirked. "If I could find him, do you think I'd waste my time asking you?"

Talking to Tanya was like tiptoeing through a minefield-one wrong move, and boom.

The more combative she got, the calmer I felt. Crazy, isn't it? The guy who used to bend over backward for you just vanished. Men's hearts-so 'reliable', right?" "No need to rub it in," she snapped.

Jace would think if he saw her like this. "Do

Her answer was sharp, no

made it more obvious. That kind of firm denial? Always a dead giveaway someone's hiding what's

right now. Tanya didn't respond, so I sighed. "After everything I've been through, I've realized no amount of

poke at her-I

a bike together or carrying groceries home, I think, that must be what happiness looks like." I gave her a

more. Sure, she hadn't made it to the top, but in this bar? She

didn't buy for a second that, on nights like this, surrounded by loud music and fake smiles, she didn't

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but she stayed defiant, letting

of savior? If so, save it

snapping back. If letting her talk down to me made her feel better, I'd let her have

out of the bar and froze when I saw Yuna

didn't want to see me

place like this? Out

But if there's money to

to argue with that

though she

schemes and the chaotic vibe of the bar, I couldn't help but say, This place isn't clean or safe. If you want to sing,