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Chapter Twenty-Four
What the hell was wrong with her?
More, what the hell was wrong with him that he loved her despite it?
Throughout the following week, Logan wavered between two options.
Change nothing, enjoy whatever time he had left with Jeni, and deal with the consequences of losing her later. Even if she kept her job and didn’t move now, he’d seen the hard truth that she wasn’t willing to let his presence in her life be a consideration.
For any decision.
The other choice was to cut it off now. It would be an attempt at self-preservation, though he wasn’t confident it would be any easier to lose her now than later. It just felt like the first option was delaying the inevitable.
He’d spoken to her a few times since the night he left her house, but their conversations were short and stilted. They were both waiting for him to figure out what to do.
It wasn’t until he had dinner with his mom the following Tuesday that his mind cleared. It was an unusually warm evening for late March, and his mom suggested they take a walk after dinner. They were strolling slowly through her neighborhood talking about mundane things when his phone rang.
It was Andrew. He’d finished chemo last Friday, and his scan was today. The last time Logan had received a phone call on scan day, it was with bad news, and a brick settled in his stomach.
“Mom, I’m sorry, but can I get this real quick?”
She waved a hand as if to say, go ahead.
“Hey, man. What’s the word?”
“You’re gonna have to put up with my ass for a long, long time, bro. Scan was clean. I’m cancer free.”
“Seriously?” Logan’s shoulders relaxed. “That’s great news. Congratulations, Andrew.”
“Thanks. I can’t believe it.”
“It will take some time to sink in, I bet.”
“Yeah, probably. I’m at Lauren’s house, and Jeni’s coming over to celebrate. Can you come by?”
“I’m at my mom’s right now, but maybe I could stop by after.”
“Sounds good. In case you don’t end up coming, I have some other news too. Lauren and I are engaged.”
Logan’s pulse slowed. “No way.” He forced his tone to be upbeat. “Even bigger congratulations for that. I’m really happy for you two.”
“Will you be my best man? I probably should ask you in person, but…” He paused. “I’m just excited, I guess.”
Logan forced out a chuckle. “As you should be. I’d be honored.”
“Good. Lauren will be glad I’ve secured one groomsman. She’s already got four bridesmaids on the line.”
“Damn. Good luck with that.”
“Yeah. So, I’ll see you later tonight? Maybe? I’ll text you the address just in case.”
“Yeah. See ya.” Logan slid his phone into his pocket and let his fake smile drop.
“Good news for Andrew?” his mom asked.
“Yeah. Cancer’s gone.”
“Oh, I’m so happy. I know exactly how he feels right now. The relief is almost too much.” She squeezed his arm.
