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

Chapter 836

Husband?

The first face that popped into my mind was Hayden's,

But I'd never seen this mother and daughter before. They had to be new neighbors, so how could they possibly know him?

"Miss, we live on the 9th floor!" the little girl chirped happily,

The 9th floor. Right above me. That's where Tanya used to live,

"How long have you been here?" I asked, my curiosity getting the better of me.

After all, I hadn't been living here very long. Things with Hayden had fallen apart not long after I moved in, and he'd only visited a handful of times under his "Xander persona".

The woman started to answer, but her phone rang.

"Daddy's calling!" the little girl squealed. "I want to answer it!"

"The signal's bad in the elevator," her mom said gently. "Let's wait until we're outside, okay?"

"No! Daddy will worry if we don't pick up!" the girl protested.

I watched them from the side, warmth flickering in my chest. They were such a happy little family.

My hand drifted to my stomach. I had a baby now, too. A little life growing inside me. And I wanted my baby to feel that kind of love-the kind that comes from a family. But where was Hayden?

I gave them a small smile as I stepped out. I

called, waving enthusiastically. "When

"Okay, see you!"

elevator doors slid shut, taking them

though I eventually convinced myself they must've moved in long before I even noticed. When I reached my door, I unlocked my apartment with the facial recognition system and stepped

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men's dress

the only one who should've been able to get in here,

someone have broken

kicked in, and I spun around,

I could open it, a deep voice

"Where are you going?"

doorknob. My heart thundered in my chest, my brain buzzing

And there he was.

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Hayden.

sharp features. Sun-kissed skin, strong bone structure-he looked exactly like I remembered, yet there was something about him

lightly tap my nose. "Don't recognize me? Or are

inside me. I

you... Hayden?" I

His

my mind racing. At DracoLux, he was