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It was the Monday of Thanksgiving week, and Jeni sat at her desk at the office, typing up an update for a case file. She looked up to see Logan approaching her desk, and her heart caught in her throat.
Had he come to see her? Did he miss spending time with her as much as she did him?
“Hey, you,” he said, rapping his knuckle on her desk.
“Hey,” she said with a small smile. “What are you doing here?”
“I’ve got a meeting with Sandra in…” He looked at his watch. “Two minutes.”
“Oh.” Disappointment filled her.
He watched her for a minute, his brows drawing together a little. “It shouldn’t take long, maybe half an hour. I planned to hit that deli with the hummus for lunch after. If you’re still here when I’m done, maybe you could come?”
Jeni looked down at her hands, passing her index finger over a small freckle on her forearm. She should decline. “Sure.”
Logan swallowed and nodded before continuing on his way to Sandra’s office. He didn’t smile once during their exchange, which made him seem intense and brooding.
And hot.
She definitely should’ve declined.
In the thirty minutes Logan was in with Sandra, Jeni typed four whole words on her report. She went to the bathroom twice, once for the usual reason and once to make sure her hair looked okay. She doodled an entire family of forest animals on the back of a meeting agenda from earlier that morning.
She jumped when his smooth voice sounded behind her. “Ready?”
No. “Yes.” She grabbed her purse, and he gestured for her to precede him.
The deli was two doors down and packed as usual. They took a place in line, and Jeni fidgeted with the strap of her handbag. “How was the meeting?”
“Good. The business about Fostering Sweet Dreams only took ten minutes, but I’ve learned to schedule for longer when I get with Sandra. She’s an old friend, and we always have stuff to talk about.”
Sandra was a chatterbox.
“You knew her before you started the nonprofit?” Jeni asked.
“Yeah.”
She waited for him to expound on that, but he didn’t.
They reached the chilled food display, and just like the last time they’d been in this room, there was only one veggie sub remaining. Jeni glanced at Logan.
He saw it too.
The corner of his mouth twitched, and like lightning, he bolted forward and grabbed it.
Jeni’s mouth dropped open.
Logan’s blue eyes were bright with mirth, and he released a genuine laugh.
Warmth filled her, and she couldn’t help but smile in return. Hell, hearing that sound was worth a sandwich with the city’s best hummus. Still, she put her hands on her hips. “Seriously? I’m in line before you.”
“But I’m so much faster.”
“You’re an asshole.”
He laughed again, and like an addicted junkie, she was desperate for another one.
“Here.” He held the wrapped sub out to her.
