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

Chapter 839

I glanced over at Hayden. He was already awake, his gaze soft and knowing.

"Dr. Lane," I shot back, "are you slacking off lately? You're an OB-GYN, but you're throwing around lines like that? Who's really got the dirty mind here?"

Lena's laughter exploded through the phone. "Me? All I said was 'love paradise'! You're the one who made it sound X-rated. Don't blame me for where your mind went!"

I was speechless for a moment, then blurted out, "How are you? Are you hurt?"

This was what worried me most.

Even though Hayden had promised me Lena was fine, I needed to hear it from her directly.

"Didn't your Hayden already tell you? Or did you not even let him talk and just went straight for the jugular?" Lena teased, knowing me all too well.

When it came down to Hayden or my best friend, I was always picking her.

"I want to hear it from you," I said, noticing it wasn't a video call.

"Fine, I'll call you on video. I didn't start with that in case I interrupted something... intimate. You know, a live show," she said, her words dripping with innuendo.

"Knock it off and turn your camera on," I huffed, ending the call so she could switch to

video.

I waited, Hayden asked, "Want some

and he got up to grab it just as Lena's video

Hayden?" she

me water. What, you miss him already? Catch

If I'd been around him for a year, I might've been in trouble," Lena said casually, totally unbothered by

her during those days-every move calculated to keep her safe and, yeah, probably to make me go easier on him

my hair with dramatic flair. "Obviously. Your bestie only picks the cream of the crop. Have

the confidence!"

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in a plug Menket. Her fare was brierovy, alive a

for me $uh, squinting at the screen like

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harder. "What's next? Want me to strip while I'm

make sure you're not hiding anything," I joked,

see this?" she tugged her

energy eased the last bit of my anxiety, Hayden had told the truth she was fine,

this is," she said nonchalantly. Hearing she was with Aaron brought a wave of relief. "Good. If he's with you, I can

but there was a pause before she added, "You didn't give