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“I’m going to miss you. Can I come over tomorrow night when my parents fly out?”

“That sounds perfect.” She wraps her arms around my neck, wanting my lips on hers.

She kisses me soft and slow. Bringing my hand up and cupping her face, I take over and set the pace. She tastes fucking fantastic as my lips glide across hers. Placing my other hand on her thigh, I slide it up, gripping her hip and pulling her closer to me. I lean forward, quickening the pace of our kiss as my tongue is granted access into her perfect mouth. It moves with hers as our breathing quickens, my body pressed right up between her legs.

After a few minutes of heavily making out like a couple of teenagers, I begrudgingly pull my lips away from hers but keep our foreheads connected, ragged breaths swirling between our mouths.

“Okay, I’m about to walk back inside with a hard-on if we keep this up,” I whisper, causing her to laugh.

Logan cups the sides of my face after brushing my shaggy hair away from my eyes. “I’ll see you tomorrow.” She graces me with one more kiss before hopping off the trunk of her car.

“Bye, baby.” I regretfully open her door for her to get in.

“Bye.” She reaches up on her tiptoes to give me one last swift kiss. Closing the driver’s side door, she offers me a small wave before driving off, back to her dorm.

I quickly adjust myself before walking back inside my parent’s house.

“Did you do it?” Mary asks.

“Do what?” I take my seat back on the couch.

“Did you ask her to be your girlfriend?” She playfully swats my arm for making her spell it out.

“Chill. No, not yet. I don’t even know if she would want that,” I say, knowing full well that I’m full of shit.

“Don’t be an idiot,” Marc chimes in. “Of course, she does. She might not admit it, but I think it would make her feel better to have the security.”

I hadn’t really thought of it that way before, but it makes sense. Logan has had people continually leave her life. Obviously, I want her to be my girlfriend— I already think of her that way. Plus, I want everyone to know that she’s mine and I’m hers. But, most importantly, I want Logan to know that I’m not going anywhere.

“Well, if you don’t do it soon, I’m trading both of you in for her. I always wanted a daughter, anyway,” Mary adds.

“How the hell am I getting dragged into this? EJ’s the one needing to man up,” Marc protests.

“I don’t know,” Mary responds. “I just added you in for dramatic effect.” My dad kisses her temple as we laugh at her honesty.

“Alright. Well, then help me come up with a plan for how I’m going to ask her.”

I don’t miss the proud, beaming smile that my dad shoots me from the other side of the couch as Marc pats me on the back in approval.

Chapter 57

Eli

As soon as my parents left for the airport, I jumped in my truck to head to Logan’s dorm. I could see Marc laughing at me from the front porch as I drove off, pulling out right behind my parents. He thinks I’m obsessed with Logan, and I think he might be right.

Marc and I stayed up pretty late last night, hanging out and playing video games. I hadn’t seen or talked to him much since Logan and I got together, and I missed my brother this week. When I filled him in on how I was feeling about her, he didn’t seem all that surprised. Marc knows me better than anyone. However, he was a bit surprised that Logan had told me everything about her parents and her ex, but I can tell he’s happy that she feels secure enough to let me in.

The fact that my brother and my girl are best friends just makes my life that much easier. I’m looking forward to the times spent together with my two favorite people, but right now, I’m looking forward to a night alone with Logan. There’s something I need to do, and I’ve been thinking about it all day.

“Hi, baby,” I say as soon as I open Logan’s door. Before she can even respond, I wrap my arms around her and lift her up in my embrace. She wraps her long legs around my waist and swings her arms around my neck as I walk into the room with her attached to me like a little koala.

“Hi.” She plants a single kiss on my jaw, igniting my whole body.

I set her back down on her feet and quickly place my lips against her collarbone.

“You look good.” I allow my eyes to wander her body.

“Eli, I’m in my pajamas,” she laughs, unconvinced.

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