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“You were?” Her head tilts to the side, and she tries to peek at my canvas, but I get in her way.
“Uh-uh. Wait for the reveal.”
Biting back a laugh, Dani folds her hands into her lap and nods. “Oh, of course.”
“On three. One, two, three. Tada!” I turn my painting around and watch as a smile lights up her face.
“Logan, it’s beautiful.”
“It really is,” I say with a wink, the sudden urge to pull her into a hug coming over me when she throws her head back and laughs.
“Thank you. For pulling me out of a ‘Mad World’ mood.”
“Ah, so the paintingdoesreflect your feelings?”
Dani shakes her head. “No, in this case, my feelings reflect the song.” She looks away shyly and adds, “I tend to escape into music. It’s my thing.”
My smile drops, because that’s something we have in common, but does she mean that like I do? That she’s escapingsomething? Actually, I know it does. She’s all but admitted she’s got stuff going on. And usually, that wouldn’t matter to me unless it was one of my close friends, but right now, I want to do anything I can to take her pain away.
“What are you doing now?” I ask, not quite ready to say goodbye. I know I should mention the Liam connection, but now doesn’t feel like the right time.
“I actually need to get home.” Dani frowns and I mimic her expression. “I’ve got an early start in the morning, and it’s getting late,” she continues.
It is?It’s pitch black when I look out the window, confirming Dani’s statement. I hadn’t even realized that.
“Can I walk you to your car then?” I ask, assuming she drove.
Dani smiles. “Yes. Thank you.”
A few hours later, I hear giggles through my open window as I lie in my bed staring up at the ceiling. I’ve been here for a while, just thinking about Dani.Again.
It’s strange. There’s something about her that I can’t seem to shake. And the fact that we keep running into each other is really messing with me. While I had planned to “run” into her again, today was a complete surprise. A good one. The more I see her, the more Iwantto see her. Like right now, even though I literally just left her. It’s like she’s made herself unattainable, and it has me hooked.That has to be it.I just need to attain her.Right?
Logan: I always head to the beach on Sundays. Want to join me this week?
I message her before dropping my head to the pillow. Start with a common interest. She once told me she loves the beach. That’s sure to work.
Dani: I can’t do Sundays. Otherwise, I’d have been tempted
She replies straight away and when I read her message, I chuckle.Of course, she sees Liam.
Logan: Saturday then?
Or Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday…
Dani: If I say no, are you going to keep changing days?
Logan: Most likely
I laugh as I type.Can she read my mind?
Logan: We’ll probably just run into each other anyway, may as well set it up
Because let’s face it, the universe is definitely trying to put us together.
I wait, phone in hand, for about ten minutes before giving up and getting ready for bed. I could probably use the extra sleep since it’s only…what the fuck?How did it get to midnight?
No wonder Dani’s not replying.
