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."

into Shawn, gently wrapping her

Oak Lake, inside a laid-back club's card room, a bunch of guys were gathered around a poker table. George, ever observant, noticed the watch on Joshua's wrist. With a cigarette

and grinned wide. "What do you

Having a fiancée sure does change things," Brian joked with a

bit puzzled. "How did you end up engaged to someone from the Owens family? Was that your parents' doing?

in the same circles, there were

dog as the Fisher family's heir, wasn't

his gaze softening. “It's not

surprised. "If it's not arranged,

Joshua explained. “I waited for Allie to

told him I'd agree to any terms, just as long as I could marry Allie. Whatever it took." As he reminisced, Joshua's eyes lit up. After all these years, he was finally getting what he

disbelief. “You've kept that under wraps. I'm

her, huh? You should've spilled the beans. I always thought you

juicy details. "When did you fall