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Logan sighed. He came to the opposite side of the consult table and leaned over it, closer to me. “Aria, I’m trying. I know you don’t like me being secretive, but it’s not because I don’t love you. I’m trying to protect you.”
“From what?” I exclaimed.
He steamrolled me. “I want to make you happy, Aria. I want to show you how much you mean to me. Please, let me do that.”
I knew how he felt about me. I knew deep down that he probably wasn’t allowed to talk about what was going on with him. My thirst for knowledge and the constant need for answers blinded me to the fact that if he was honestly doing some kind of job for Cole Security then he probably couldn’t talk about it, like he insisted.
Wasn’t that the way most military spouses had to live?
If I wanted a relationship with him, I needed to suck it up and get over myself.
I lowered my arms and opened up my closed-off body language. “Alright, then, Logan. Show me.”
He flashed me a lopsided smile and swaggered over to me. He gathered me into his arms, pressed me against his body, and kissed me. His kiss instantly took me away from everything, and I wanted to go wherever he would take me. “We’ll need to make a stop at your apartment so you can change your clothes.”
* * *
The lights of the city glimmered on the black carpet of the evening sky as Logan guided me to a leather lounge at Scarlett Treasure Rooftop Bar in the middle of Manhattan. Rooftop bars were my favourite. They were hip and fun and every single one was as unique as the last one. If only Zoey’s job brought her to more places like this and less nightclubs, I’d be down with accompanying her more often.
Did Logan know I loved rooftop bars or was it just a lucky coincidence? The more I got to know him, somehow, I wasn’t sure too many coincidences happened around him.
Maybe he was good at gathering intel.
Logan lowered me onto the seat and leaned over me, resting his hand on the back of the couch. “Would you like some wine and some appetisers?”
I smiled. He already knew me so well. “Yes, thank you.”
He kissed my lips briefly. “Alright, I’ll be right back.”
I watched him walk over to the bar, loving the way he moved with such unwavering confidence. I wasn’t sure how he did that, but I found it incredibly sexy.
I took in my surroundings again, enjoying the view of the city from this height. It made me feel as though I was up amongst the stars. Not for the first time, I felt incredibly blessed to call such an incredible city home. New York was a city of endless opportunities and contained endless things to see and do. I hoped I had the rest of my life to experience all it had to offer.
Unless life led me elsewhere.
I glanced back at Logan and saw he was conversing with a young black man. The look on Logan’s face was menacing as he chatted with the other man. The two of them laughed with one another before they parted ways again, and Logan made his way back to me with our order.
“I hope you like tortilla chips with guacamole, and lamb koftas?” Logan said as he held my drink out to me.
“Sounds delicious,” I said.
“They’ll be out in a few minutes.”
I glanced at Logan’s bar side companion and he stared right back at me. Something about him made me feel uncomfortable. I shifted in my seat and focused on my boyfriend.
Our legs were nearly brushing. Logan squeezed my bare knee and ran his hand along my leg until it came to rest right under the hem of my little black dress. “You look incredible,” he whispered.
I leaned into his touch. “I feel incredible. This night has barely begun, and you’ve already made me feel so special.”
“That’s because you are. You’re special, and sexy, and I can’t wait until we’re all alone.”
I bit back a smile and sipped my drink as I felt his fingertips trace lazy circles on my thigh. If he continued touching me in this way, I wasn’t sure how long it would be before I would want to go to a more private location with him.
I decided on a more casual line of conversation. “How are you settling into New York?”
“I was having a rough time, I’ll admit. But now it’s not so bad.” Logan smiled at me in a way that had my insides quivering.
“I know you perhaps can’t talk about why, but I’m glad I could help.” I smiled right back at him as I leaned closer to him.
