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Chapter Twenty-Five
After Logan left, Jeni swiped tears from her cheeks. She didn’t know what to do. He said he’d be okay with a family of foster and adopted children. But how could it be true? She believed he wanted to be a foster parent. But what man didn’t want to get his own wife pregnant and have a child with his own DNA? He might think he wouldn’t care now, but one day, he would.
She walked back into Lauren’s house, intending to grab her purse and get the hell out of there. But when she closed the door, she turned and smacked right into Andrew’s chest.
“What the hell is going on?” he asked tightly.
Jeni took one look at his face and broke down.
“Whoa, hey.” He immediately put his arms around her, and she buried her face in his shirt. “Why are you crying?”
“I l-love him.” Jeni sniffled.
Andrew went still but didn’t loosen his embrace. “You love…Logan?”
She nodded into his chest.
“Okay.” Her brother took a few deep breaths. “Okay. I’m trying to be cool, but I’m gonna need more information here. Was he talking about you? Just now?”
She nodded again.
“And that you’re sometimes more than friends?” His voice had an edge to it.
Jeni yanked her head back. “Don’t do that.”
“The hell I won’t.” Andrew’s arms were suddenly gone, and he pushed past her. “Is that motherfucker still out there?”
“Andrew!”
Lauren’s voice entered the conversation. “Andrew. They both admitted to being in love with each other. Calm down and let her tell us what’s going on.”
He yanked open the door and stuck his head out. A few seconds later, he pulled back and shut the door. “Fine. You’re right.”
“He’s already gone, isn’t he?” Jeni guessed. She took her glasses off and rubbed her eyes.
“Yep. He got lucky.”
Jeni and Lauren exchanged a meaningful look. The three sat back down in the living room, and Andrew raised an eyebrow, waiting.
“I’m sorry we didn’t say anything,” Jeni started. “But you have to agree you’ve had enough on your mind.”
Andrew remained silent, which he usually did when he knew she was right but wouldn’t admit it.
“We’ve spent a lot of time together over the last several months. What he said was true—we have a lot in common. We both care about the foster community. We love playing softball and watching football. We’ve both always wanted to try home brewing, and we’ve been working on that together. Our third batch wasn’t half bad.” She grinned, but it disappeared almost as quickly as it came on as she realized they probably wouldn’t brew another.
“Not only have you been seeing Logan behind my back, but you have access to free beer and didn’t tell me?” Beside him, Lauren mumbled something under her breath, and Andrew looked at her. “That is important.”
“I’m sorry,” Jeni said. “I didn’t think you’d be happy about it, and I didn’t want to stress you out.”
“Why didn’t you think I’d be happy?”
“Logan’s not exactly a saint. You’re my brother. What else needs to be said?”
Andrew rubbed a hand over his bald head. “I’m not thrilled by the idea. Yes, Logan likes women. But I know him better than most, and I know he’s a good guy. Obviously you’ve figured that out too, or else we wouldn’t be having this conversation.”
“No one’s ever made me feel the way he does. He’s incredible.”
“So, what’s the deal? What happened out there? Did you have a fight?”
