not.
She stepped forward and grabbed a
pair of leggings that was on the end of her bed and pulled them on under the
shirt. She quickly slipped on a bra and some socks and then pulled her hair up
into a ponytail. She glanced at herself in the mirror, she looked like she was
heading off to yoga or something. Exactly what she was going for, she didn’t
want to look like she was dressing up for him or like she cared. He had a
girlfriend after all. She closed her eyes as she grabbed the door knob to her
bedroom door and just repeated girlfriend, girlfriend, girlfriend in her
head. She couldn’t let herself forget. Logan has a girlfriend.
She walked into the living room
where Logan was lounging up against her window seat, holding her sketch pad in
his hands. He looked up at her and smiled, causing her to pause in her steps
because his smile was just electrifying.
“You drew these?” He asked her
inquisitively, pointing to the picture she had sketched earlier of the older
woman. She blushed, she didn’t usually show her sketches to anyone.
“Yes, I drew that this morning. Do
you normally have a habit of rifling through people’s things?” She asked
indignantly, trying again to gain the upper hand by putting on a mask of
confidence. She reached out her hand demandingly, insisting he hand it back to
her. He complied and passed it to her, smiling.
“I don’t think you are in a
position to talk about touching other people’s things,” Logan laughed and
pointed at his shirt, that she was still wearing. She bit her lip and grinned. He
got her there. The two stood there silently for a moment, Caroline squeezing
the sketch pad in her hands.
“So, what do you want? Why are you
here?” Caroline asked him, looking up cautiously at him with her chin dipped
down. Logan took a step towards her so she straightened up and looked him
square in the face. He stopped and stared at her for a moment, trying to
collect his thoughts.
“I didn’t mean for last night to
end the way it did. I want to explain.” He started.
“There is no need to explain
anything to me. You have a girlfriend, Gina seems lovely. I hope you two are
happy together.” Caroline said, rolling her eyes at him. She was trying to be
the bigger person, but she definitely sounded sarcastic. Okay, so she wasn’t
trying all that hard to be the bigger person.
“No, Caroline, that’s not… look, I
know it didn’t go well. But, Gina and I have been over for years. We barely
tolerate being around each other. At least, I can barely tolerate being around
her. She is not the woman for me.” Logan told her.
“If you two are over, why did you
call her your girlfriend. I saw you kiss her, for God’s sake. I mean, it’s one
thing to have embarrassed me like that last night but then you come here and
want to lie to me? Wow, you really are a typical rock star, huh? Just use
people and then toss them aside. I think it is time for you to leave now,”
Caroline said angrily, pointing towards her front door. Logan didn’t move.
“Caroline, she is my manager. She
controls pretty much everything about my life. I can’t just break up with her
without losing a shit ton of money. Plus she is a vengeful person, she would
destroy me. With all of her music business connections, she would take me from
A-lister to someone who can’t even get a show in Las Vegas. It’s just
complicated, but I don’t love her. It’s just business.” Logan explained to her,
trying to sound convincing.
He knew that this wasn’t going over
well, there was really no way to explain who Gina was. He had to try though. Meeting
Caroline had changed his life, something about her smile and even her
squinting, angry eyes were overwhelming him in a way he had never experienced. She
drove him crazy and frustrated him, but he couldn’t help seeing past that wall
she put up to the tender and vulnerable girl behind. She was so beautiful,
intoxicating, and he knew he couldn’t let her fall through
She stepped forward and grabbed a
pair of leggings that was on the end of her bed and pulled them on under the
shirt. She quickly slipped on a bra and some socks and then pulled her hair up
into a ponytail. She glanced at herself in the mirror, she looked like she was
heading off to yoga or something. Exactly what she was going for, she didn’t
want to look like she was dressing up for him or like she cared. He had a
girlfriend after all. She closed her eyes as she grabbed the door knob to her
bedroom door and just repeated girlfriend, girlfriend, girlfriend in her
head. She couldn’t let herself forget. Logan has a girlfriend.
She walked into the living room
where Logan was lounging up against her window seat, holding her sketch pad in
his hands. He looked up at her and smiled, causing her to pause in her steps
because his smile was just electrifying.
“You drew these?” He asked her
inquisitively, pointing to the picture she had sketched earlier of the older
woman. She blushed, she didn’t usually show her sketches to anyone.
“Yes, I drew that this morning. Do
you normally have a habit of rifling through people’s things?” She asked
indignantly, trying again to gain the upper hand by putting on a mask of
confidence. She reached out her hand demandingly, insisting he hand it back to
her. He complied and passed it to her, smiling.
“I don’t think you are in a
position to talk about touching other people’s things,” Logan laughed and
pointed at his shirt, that she was still wearing. She bit her lip and grinned. He
got her there. The two stood there silently for a moment, Caroline squeezing
the sketch pad in her hands.
“So, what do you want? Why are you
here?” Caroline asked him, looking up cautiously at him with her chin dipped
down. Logan took a step towards her so she straightened up and looked him
square in the face. He stopped and stared at her for a moment, trying to
collect his thoughts.
“I didn’t mean for last night to
end the way it did. I want to explain.” He started.
“There is no need to explain
anything to me. You have a girlfriend, Gina seems lovely. I hope you two are
happy together.” Caroline said, rolling her eyes at him. She was trying to be
the bigger person, but she definitely sounded sarcastic. Okay, so she wasn’t
trying all that hard to be the bigger person.
“No, Caroline, that’s not… look, I
know it didn’t go well. But, Gina and I have been over for years. We barely
tolerate being around each other. At least, I can barely tolerate being around
her. She is not the woman for me.” Logan told her.
“If you two are over, why did you
call her your girlfriend. I saw you kiss her, for God’s sake. I mean, it’s one
thing to have embarrassed me like that last night but then you come here and
want to lie to me? Wow, you really are a typical rock star, huh? Just use
people and then toss them aside. I think it is time for you to leave now,”
Caroline said angrily, pointing towards her front door. Logan didn’t move.
“Caroline, she is my manager. She
controls pretty much everything about my life. I can’t just break up with her
without losing a shit ton of money. Plus she is a vengeful person, she would
destroy me. With all of her music business connections, she would take me from
A-lister to someone who can’t even get a show in Las Vegas. It’s just
complicated, but I don’t love her. It’s just business.” Logan explained to her,
trying to sound convincing.
He knew that this wasn’t going over
well, there was really no way to explain who Gina was. He had to try though. Meeting
Caroline had changed his life, something about her smile and even her
squinting, angry eyes were overwhelming him in a way he had never experienced. She
drove him crazy and frustrated him, but he couldn’t help seeing past that wall
she put up to the tender and vulnerable girl behind. She was so beautiful,
intoxicating, and he knew he couldn’t let her fall through
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