Page 26 of A Summer Mismatch
Logan:Or… I can take them for the weekend. Give you a break.
Willow:Seriously? That would be amazing. I have a test on Monday and Jordan is working all weekend.
Jordan was working every weekend lately. Being a lawyer was busy, and Logan didn’t want to be too judgmental of his brother-in-law, but he wished Jordan could help around the house a little more. Especially with how stressful Willow’s school schedule had become.
Raza was doing well enough that he felt comfortable taking a day off. Willow could probably use an extra day to get into a better head space and give her and Jordan some additional time alone together.
“Hey,” he called out to Kai as he walked into the air-conditioned education center. Kai was editing some learning materials they were rolling out soon. “Think you can cover me on Friday? Willow needs me to grab her kids.”
“Sure.” Kai frowned. “Anything I can do to help?” Kai had become like a brother to Logan over the years and knew all about what was going on in Willow’s life.
“Nah, just this for now. Thanks.”
“I’ll cancel your blind date. But you’re not off the hook forever.” He smirked. How had Logan already forgotten about promising to go on a date that weekend? Well, another bonus for taking the kids an extra day.
Logan:I’ll come get them Thursday night. Does that work?
Willow:You are my favorite brother.
Logan:I’m your only brother.
Willow:A technicality.
Willow:Thank you. Seriously.
Willow:I’m renaming our goldfish after you. I’d rename Gatsby, too, but I don’t have time to retrain a dog.
Logan:I’m touched.
Logan put his phone back in his scrubs pocket, glad he’d reached out to his sister. He’d take his niece and nephew to go see Grandpa and Nonna. Maybe they could play on the beach or go for a swim in the pool.
Maybe his sister would get some rest and time to study.
And maybe the kids could distract him enough to help him keep his distance from Julia.
CHAPTER THIRTEEN
Julia
Juliashooktheemptycanister of one of Cameron’s medicines. She couldn’t believe she’d forgotten to pick it up at the pharmacy yesterday. Her mom had texted her a reminder, even, but she’d gotten so caught up in brainstorming her story the night before that she’d completely forgotten.
Talking to Logan yesterday had gotten her mind spinning in more ways than one.
She went to wake Cameron up to head over to Grandma and Grandpa’s house. She checked her watch. She was already running a few minutes late, thanks to a heavy dose of daydreaming during breakfast. She both loved and hated this part in her writing process—when she was developing a story, it was exciting and all-consuming, but she also tended to get lost in another world and forget important things.
Like med refills.
And getting to summer school on time.
“Wake up sleepyhead.”
Cameron popped right up, as he always did, and went right to his dresser to get his clothes. Her mom said he was the easiest of the three of them to wake up, something Julia was really grateful for right then.
She got the rest of his medication ready while he got dressed, and he came out a few minutes later wearing a shirt with a rainbow-striped zebra on it, something they’d seen at the gift shop and he’d insisted on her buying after seeing Logan’s scrubs.
The thought of him in those scrubs made her smile. They’d been so bright and cheery, and he’d worn them with effortless confidence.
Cameron took the rest of his meds without argument, she handed him his breakfast shake to go, and they got in the car to head to The Palms.
