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“Maybe. Probably.”
He rotated his upper body to face her full on. “When were you going to tell me about this?”
Jeni leaned back a little. “Um, I’m not sure. I’d definitely tell you if I got a job somewhere else and had to move.”
His gaze tracked to the windows lining the wall and back to her. “You don’t think I’d want to know there’s a chance you might not be in Kansas City in a few months? Do I not factor into the equation even a little bit?”
Logan was a huge factor, but he was never supposed to be. She was supposed to keep her distance and never again let a man dictate her life choices. The fact that her lungs constricted and she couldn’t breathe when she thought about leaving him was irrelevant.
“Nothing’s happening right now. I might keep my job and none of this will matter. But either way, I’ve been clear about this from the start,” she said. Had her opinion shifted with each passing day with Logan? With each kiss, each touch?
Yes.
Did she want to stay with him indefinitely?
Hell yes.
But sticking to the plan wasn’t just about her own happiness. It was about his too. He thought she was what he wanted—she could see it in his eyes. And a selfish part of her wanted to grab onto that for dear life, everything else be damned.
Unfortunately, the rational part of her brain said that wasn’t fair to Logan. The news about Jackson solidified that in her mind.
“Wow.” He stood, gripping the back of his neck. “Yeah, you have. I guess I’ve just been hoping something would change at some point.”
“I’m sorry. It won’t.”
Logan grabbed his phone from the coffee table.
“Are you leaving?” she asked quietly.
He walked to the door, and that was answer enough. “I need to think.”
Jeni wanted to jump up and run to him. Wrap her arms around him and beg him to stay. But she sat there, still as stone, and whispered, “Okay.”
Before she even took a breath, he was gone.
