Chapter Twenty-Nine
Oh hell no. Jessica knew exactly what Ethan was doing. She wasn’t about to fall for his attempt to be flirtatious while he walked away from her. How dare he try it with his “hooked on Japonica” line and his “Tasty Cakes” and his “making up for lost time”—when he wasn’t pulling her hair like a teasing older brother?
No. He could take his charming act somewhere else. She intended to keep her feet on the ground and her eyes firmly fixed on reality. No more deluding herself with rainbows and flowers and wishful thinking and all the other head-in-the-clouds Team Romance stuff. Boots on the ground. And those boots were going to kick Ethan to the curb before he stomped all over her heart.
Besides, things started moving fast as soon as they’d grabbed their backpacks and met
