Page 26 of Your Side of the Offense

What the fuck?

Jaden is grinning like a kid at Disneyland. I know those girls aren't that interesting.

"Ahem."

I almost jump, and my cheeks get hot from embarrassment. Shit Logan is still here.

"So, which one is the ex?" he asks, helping himself to my juice. Lack of boundaries. I don't know him like that, but I say nothing.

"Um, that's a complicated answer."

"So more than one?" he asks, smirking with curiosity.

"I don't want to have that conversation. Can we…move on to other things…maybe?"

"Aight, I guess it’s deep then. But you are single, right? Because I was serious earlier on."

A man who gets straight to the point. Another point for him.

"Yes, I am single, but I was trying to do this single thing, y'know?"

"So, you a nun for now?" He grins.

I swat his solid muscles.

"You might say that."

"Summer, I like you. I just like being around you. Your pace is cool with me," he says.

It makes me take a real look at him. Would it really be a bad idea to give this Okie a chance? He's handsome and a bit smart.

"Um, we can hang out then sometime when I have some free time," I say and he smiles. He really is nice.

"I don't mean to be forward but…" he looks at my phone and I grin.

"Right…my number. Here." I open my phone, open the contacts app, and hand him my phone. He punches it in and gives it to me.

I smile. "You didn't write your name?"

"I figured it’s presumptuous of me. I know girls sometimes like naming us things like…Taco Jock Guy. So, I won't take that freedom away from you."

I can't help my cackle. It fills the shop and people turn my way as I clamp my mouth. "That's hilarious."

They turn too, but I quickly move back to Logan.

He shrugs, amused. "I know these things. I've lived long."

"And you are so right. I was going to write Sweet Jock From Party."

He laughs. "Aah, you see. Now you are just charming me."

I laugh again.

It feels great to laugh again.

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