Page 101 of Ex's Accidental Baby

“I’d love to invite you two for dinner, but I’m afraid I’ve already eaten.”

“That’s okay.” Logan stands. “I’ll go and hit the head and get out of your hair, Auntie. I just wanted to share the good news.”

He leans down to kiss her forehead before leaving the room and heading to the bathroom.

Beatrice instantly slides next to me as if we’re in on a secret.

“He’s still crazy about you, you know?” Her voice is almost conspiratorial.

“I don’t know about that.” I shift a bit in my seat.

Logan must not have beenthatinto me back then or he wouldn’t have left.

“He’s spent his whole life working to be enough for you, Meredith. Don’t you see that?”

My mouth drops open. “Are you suggesting that his business growing, everything, has been forme?”

I can’t believe that. He’s the one that left. He’s the one that broke my heart.

“You know, he’s never brought another girl home. Not ever.”

I blink at her. “That can’t be true.”

She shrugs. “I mean, I don’t know the whole story, so I guess I could be wrong, but I think you’re the only girl he’s ever loved.”

Is it that outside of the realm of possibility? I mean, Logan is the only man I’ve ever loved.

She can’t be suggestingthat, can she?

“Beatrice,” I start, but then Logan’s coming back into the room, drying his hands on a towel.

“Don’t forget to invite me to the wedding.” She gives me a wink.

Logan ushers me out of there like the house is on fire, and he’s flushed red.

“Are you okay?” I can’t stop smiling. I like it when the tables are turned.

“Just... family. They’re embarrassing, no matter how much you love them.”

“I don’t think she was embarrassing at all.”

He opens my car door, and I slide inside, buckling my seatbelt.

Logan gets into the driver’s side and starts up the car, driving me home.

“Your aunt seems to think that you and I are soulmates or something.” I mean it to sound teasing but instead, it just sounds curious.

He freezes, then his face goes blank. “What are you talking about?”

“Your next girlfriend, after me. What was she like?”

His shoulders go stiff. “Fine. She was fine.”

“Fine? That’s all?”

“I, uh, haven’t dated much, since you and I split.” He’s flushed even a deeper red now, staring straight ahead at the road.

“Logan, you left me because you wanted to see other people, and now you’re telling me?—”

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