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“Really?” I couldn’t remember the last time I was carded. I didn’t look anywhere near twenty-one.
He shrugged. “I have to check.”
I held it out for him to see.
“No way,” the waiter said, actually taking my ID out of my hand instead of just glancing at the date. “You can’t be this age.”
“Uh…yes, I can.” I grabbed it out of his grasp and stuffed it back into my purse. I didn’t understand why he was questioning me. I just wanted a drink with dinner.
“You don’t look twenty-nine,” the waiter continued, and I suddenly realized he was hitting on me.
I smiled slightly. He was younger than me, but cute. I wasn’t interested, but it was a nice boost of confidence. “I assure you that I am.”
“Well, in that case, I’ll be right back with your drinks.”
Mom waited until he was out of earshot to speak.
“I think someone likes you,” she said, nudging my arm with her elbow.
I arched a brow incredulously. “Are you forgetting that I married?”
She scoffed. “For now, Mia. You’re married to himfor now.You know, that’s what worries me. The way you talk sometimes, and the way that you looked at Logan during the wedding…It’s like you’ve forgotten that it’s temporary. I’m afraid that you’re falling for him and you’re going to end up getting your heart broken.”
“I’m not,” I insisted, more to convince her or myself, I wasn’t sure. “I’m just trying to make a better life for both of us. The money Logan is going to give me at the end of this agreement will do that.”
The waiter returned with our drinks, putting some napkins on the table too. He slid one toward me, and I saw that he’d written his phone number on it.
“If you ever feel like getting a drink withme, give me a call,” he said.
His smile was flirty, and I nodded, tucking the number into my purse. My mom gave me an approving nod, but I knew that I was going to throw it away. There was only one man that I wanted to spend my time with, and he was my husband. Mom was wrong, I hadn’t forgotten anything. I just wanted to enjoy what Logan and I had while it lasted.
Was that so bad?
We placed our food orders and Mom went back to talking about the adoption event she wanted to help plan with the humane society. I liked seeing her face light up as she talked about something that excited her, and hearing the enthusiasm in her voice. It had been so long since she’d been truly passionate about something.
It didn’t come as a big surprise, since she’d always been a big animal lover, and I wondered if she was going to end up switching careers. I kind of hoped she took that plunge. She deserved happiness. If that meant volunteering with the humane society every day, I would happily support her once I got that money from Logan.
I just had to keep my eyes on the prize.
CHAPTERTHIRTEEN
Logan
A week had passed since the wedding and being married to Mia wasn’t quite what I expected it to be. When I proposed this arrangement, I thought we’d basically be roommates. We’d live together to keep up appearances but lead separate lives.
I didn’t even think we’d sleep together.
I might have fantasized about it, but I never would have expected Mia to be in my bed every night like she had been. I was insatiable when it came to her, so we had sex most nights, but the few times we hadn’t over the last week, she was still in my bed.
I liked it, and not just because sex with Mia was the best I’d ever had. For some reason, I slept better with her beside me. I woke up in a better mood, and that attitude extended throughout the day, knowing that she’d be returning home with me at the end of the day.
Until our marriage, I was so used to being alone when I was home, unless one of my brothers came over. But on a daily basis, I’d always been on my own. I ate dinner by myself. I watched TV alone. Any hobbies I had were solo ones.
It never bothered me before, but having Mia around to do those things with made a real difference and gave me something to look forward to. I guessed that I was lonely without even realizing it.
The problem was that I liked having her around a little too much. I was developing feelings for her, and it was getting harder to ignore them. I didn’t want to fall for her.
I didn’t want to fall foranyone.
