Girl Get Rid Of That Jerk by Melissa Johns

Girl Get Ride 40

Chapter 40

"Hey, check out this road trip guide I found online for traveling across the American Southwest. We could rent a car and switch between two drivers. It's much easier with those wide-open roads. After hitting the Grand Canyon, we can also explore...

Right then, Shawn felt like Kate's chatter was starting to get on his nerves. His headache wasn't helping, and her nonstop talking was making it worse.

If it were Allison, she'd be more thoughtful. She'd be in the kitchen, whipping up some comforting soup and spoon-feeding it to him.

“Alright, enough,” Shawn cut in, sounding a bit irritated. “Let's chat about it tomorrow. I'm feeling kinda wiped out today."

Kate tucked her phone away, her head drooping with disappointment. “Shawn, am I getting on your nerves?" Her voice was full of hurt.

Shawn let out a sigh, guilt nibbling at him. “No, it's just this headache. We can plan the trip when I'm feeling better."

gently wrapping her arms around his

of guys were gathered around a poker table. George, ever observant, noticed the watch on Joshua's wrist. With a cigarette dangling from his lips, he laughed cheekily, “Hey, rocking a new

"What do you think? Pretty slick,

gave you that? I'm green with envy. Having a fiancée sure does change things," Brian

someone from the Owens family? Was that

he and Allison moved in the

as the Fisher family's heir, wasn't

his gaze softening. “It's not

it's not arranged, then

years ago, I went to Javier myself,” Joshua explained. “I waited for Allie to finish school, and

as I could marry Allie. Whatever it took." As he reminisced, Joshua's eyes lit up. After all these years, he was finally

tongue in disbelief. “You've kept that under wraps. I'm your buddy for all these years, and I

the beans. I always thought you were just not into women and maybe

for some juicy details. "When did