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“Yes,” I say quietly. “From everyone at the office,” I add quickly. I suddenly don’t want to get any credit at all for them, but I know he sees right through me anyway.

“Sure. Tell everyone I said thanks,” he says, humoring me for a moment. He takes them from me and brings them up to his nose to sniff them. It’s the gentlest action I’ve ever seen him perform and it warms my heart. He doesn’t seem so intimidating when he’s like this. But he soon snaps out of it, glancing back at me with his strong gaze.

“Did you really come all this way to give me some flowers?”

I clear my throat. He’s reminding me with each passing comment that I have no business turning up at his home. He must think I’m so odd right now, but he’s doing a good job of being polite.

“Well…to be honest, I was worried. No one at the office has heard anything from you…I wanted to know if you were okay.”

His face softens. “That’s really nice of you. It’s nice to know that someone is thinking of me, at least…no one else from the office has spoken to me, except when I said I needed the week off. Plus, I haven’t heard from your brother in a few days.”

I blush. I wonder if Logan’s aware that I know about their little spat. “He’s really busy at work…you know how it is.”

“Yeah. I do,” Logan says, but he doesn’t sound convinced. He sighs and forces a smile at me, cradling the flowers in his arms. “Well, thank you for coming. It’s nice to see a familiar face.”

“It’s…it’s good to see you as well,” I stammer. But hey, at least I’m talking to him. This is a pretty big step, considering a few days ago I was scared of my own shadow. “Are you…are you okay? I heard the crash was pretty bad.”

Logan shrugs, his cocky demeanor returning. “I had a bit of a wild night. It happens to us all, right?”

I clasp my hands in front of me. “Well…no. Not really. I can’t say it’s ever happened to me. It seemed like my brother upset you, to be honest. I assumed that’s what made you go a bit…well, wild.”

Logan stares at me. I think I’ve finally overstepped the line with him, though it’s not clear where he’s drawn it. We’re talking like friends, not like colleagues. Still, I shouldn’t be commenting on what happened. I want to kick myself for being so forward.

But Logan finally nods at me. “You’re right. I was…upset. I don’t like to fight, especially not with Joshua. He’s the only friend I’ve got left these days. I egged him on, and it was a mistake on my part. But…the subject we were arguing about…well, it’s a bit of a sore spot for me. So I guess I did get a little angry. I drank far too much. It was my own fault. But no harm is done. I’m fine.”

I’m not sure he is fine at all. Beneath his calm exterior, there’s a man with feelings. A man who is confused about his feelings, maybe, but a man with emotions all the same. I know that because he’s different now that it’s just the two of us. Suddenly, he seems so much more open. Is it just me, or is he making himself vulnerable with me around?

Whatever the reason he’s letting his guard down, I’m willing to accept it. I’m feeling much at ease too. It’s probably something to do with his easy manner, or the amount of his skin he’s showing off, or the fact that I’ve already pushed a million boundaries, so why not another? I step closer to him, feeling the heat radiating off him. I must have lost my mind, but I don’t even care. I just want to see how far I can push this.

“I’m sure he’ll come around,” I say softly. Logan looks down at me with warm eyes.

“I hope so. But I’m not really thinking about him right now,” Logan murmurs. He puts his flowers aside and rests a finger under my chin. My heart leaps up into my throat.

“What are we doing?” I breathe, trembling under his touch. He’s ignited a thousand fires inside me simply with the tip of his finger. I’m not sure I can handle him doing anything else. This is so wrong, but it still feels right to have his skin on mine, our bodies close together. There are so many reasons why we shouldn’t do this, but so many reasons why I want to.

“What are we doing, Logan?” I whisper again. He tilts my chin to force me to meet his gaze.

“Something I should have done a long time ago,” he says quietly.

CHAPTER 10

Logan

I know it’s a terrible idea to kiss her, but there’s no one on earth that could stop me from reaching her luscious lips right now. I can feel her quivering beneath my touch as I press up against her and kiss her. She’s clearly nervous, but she doesn’t move away from me, so I’ll take that as a win. I’m not sure I could take the rejection from her at this point, because this is the moment I have been waiting for.

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