Page 76 of Because of Logan

“There’s a spot right there.”

River points to it.

“I know, but I think we can find one closer.”

“At this time in the morning? There’s no fuc—”

“Ha!”

Someone pulls out of a spot right on the first row.

“Told you!”

“Damn it! Every time! How the hell do you do it?”

I shrug.

“I use my woo-woo powers. Some people can find water in the desert. I can find open spots in a full parking lot.”

I didn’t forget what she said about Bruno. “Okay, first, you are gorgeous, so it’s understandable that guys fall for you. Second, about Bruno. There’s nothing there and never will be. Bruno is crazy in love with Sidney. We really are just friends.”

She opens the door and grabs our bags before coming around to my side of the car.

“I’ve never seen this Sidney person. How do I even know she exists?”

“I’ve met Sidney, remember?”

“Okay, I’ll take your word for it.”

I look at my phone and we have seven minutes to get to class. I walk faster, but River, with her longer legs, just keeps at the same pace.

“And what about Logan?”

“What about him?”

“Has he ever said anything about you and Bruno?”

“No, why would he?”

“Because Logan’s jealous of him.”

“No, he’s not.”

“Yes, he is. You haven’t noticed the way he acts when Bruno is around? Logan always pulls you to his side and puts himself between you and Bruno. And he watches how you two interact like a hawk.”

I’m about to dismiss what she’s saying, but as I run through my mind whatever interactions we’ve had together, I realize it's true. Logan always puts himself between me and Bruno. I stop and look up at her—this is my building, so we separate here—and her knowing smile tells me she can see I just figured it out.

She’s walking backward now.

“Logan is jealous. He may not say anything, but he is.”

Chapter Thirty-Four

I’mglad I opened up to Skye. I’ve never shared any of my past with anyone. Liam knows some of it, but I spared him the uglier parts. He'd been deployed somewhere in the Middle East when it happened. Part of me is glad Liam is away from my father and his toxic influence, and part of me is terrified to have my baby brother in the middle of a war zone.

Logan: Hey, baby brother. Sorry, it’s been a while since I talked to you.

Logan: I told her about the heartless bitch.

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