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."

Kate snuggled into Shawn, gently wrapping her arms around

George, ever observant, noticed the watch on

you think? Pretty slick, huh? Allie

Having a

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

and Allison moved in the same circles,

as the Fisher family's heir, wasn't expected to marry someone from the

his gaze softening. “It's

blurted, surprised. "If it's not

to Javier myself,” Joshua explained. “I waited for Allie to finish school, and the moment

Allie. Whatever it took." As he reminisced, Joshua's eyes lit up. After all these years, he was finally getting what

all this time?” Brian clicked his tongue in disbelief. “You've kept that under wraps. I'm your buddy for all these years, and I never

teasing, “So you were secretly crushing on her, huh? You should've spilled the beans. I always thought you were just not into women and maybe even into

perked up, eager for some juicy details. "When did you fall