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Logan leans forward, his lips nearing my ear as he talks. “For some stupid reason, seeing him kiss you earlier had me feeling all kinds of things it shouldn’t, and then it looked like he was going to try again. Are you with him?”
His close proximity gives me goose bumps with the feel of his breath on my skin, but I somehow manage to stay focused. “No,” I blurt out almost breathlessly, but then curiosity gets the better of me and I stupidly ask, “What kind of things?”
Logan pulls back and his lips pull into a crooked grin. He knows he’s got me. I wouldn’t have asked if I didn’t care.
“Jealousy for one. Actually, that’s probably the main one. But there’s also desire, confusion, want, and even an element of giddiness.” He says the last with a confused expression, and I bite back a smile.
“Giddiness? Really?”Does he really expect me to believe this crap?
“Really. Well, you know, the strong and sexy type of giddiness.”
“Stop saying giddiness! And there’s no such thing.”
He hits me with a panty-melting smile and bounces his eyebrows. “Isn’t there?”
Taking a step forward, I mimic his previous position and lean in closer to whisper, not wanting anyone else to listen in. “I’m not falling for your charms, Logan. You may have women throwing themselves at you based on words like that, but not this one. I’m not interested.”
His hand shoots out and he grabs my waist, his fingers running along my skin.
“You say that, and yet, when you leaned forward just now, look where your hand ended up? And I can see the heat in your eyes.”
What? Jesus, Dani.Sure enough, I’ve got my hand splayed on his chest, practically feeling him up. I drop it like the touch burns me, but don’t move away. I can’t; I’m locked in his hold. “There’s no heat,” I say, my voice not as strong as I’d like. “It’s annoyance. And the touch was for balance.”
Logan chuckles, and the sound runs right through me. “If you say so. But one day, you’ll give in. And I feel like I’m getting closer to that day.”
I huff out a nervous laugh and rock back slightly to create some much-needed space between us. “You’ll be waiting a while.”
“That wasn’t anever.”
This guy cannot take a hint. “Ugh. You’re incorrigible.”
“But you love it.”
Jesus, why does that have my heart racing?
“I’m going,” I say, trying to ignore the way he affects me. “Leave Dwayne alone. He’s got about as much of a chance of me kissing him as you do.”
Logan raises his brows and looks to the sky, a mischievous smirk on his face. “Well,thatmakes me want to deck him. You know, if he has a good chance like I do.”
“Goodbye, Logan,” I say, ignoring his response.
“Bye, Dani.” He waves as he watches me walk backward toward my car. For some reason, I can’t take my eyes off him until I’m forced to look away, needing to see where I’m going. And I hate that he witnessed yet another moment of weakness from me.
As I drive away, I try to push Logan from my mind, but I’m still thinking about him when I get home, and that makes me mad. Really freaking mad. Because…does he think I’m stupid?I know he’s a player. Even if Lucy hadn’t flat out told me, the first time I saw him he was sneaking around my dorm room, naked, after sleeping with my roommate. If that doesn’tscreamplayboy, I’m not sure what does. The question is, why was he jealous? He could get anyone and yet, he was focused on me. And another question is…why, deep down, does that make me happy?
Chapter Eleven
Logan
Aftermystupidjealousoutburst, I give Dani the week before deciding to come clean about Liam. To be honest, I have no fucking idea why I’m making a big deal out of this, but I can’t seem to stop thinking about her, and I’m now worried that once she knows about Liam it’s game over. Not that this is a game.Jesus! She’s in my head, buried so deep that I can’t figure out how to remove her. Actually, I can. The answer should be simple, and yet, something tells me it won’t work. That unlike every other woman I’ve been with, once will not be enough.Holy shit!A nervous feeling runs through me as I realize for the first time that maybe I want more than just sex, and I swallow a lump in my throat. That can’t be right. Can it?
I try distracting myself using most of my friends—talking motorcycles with Joel, watching movies with Summer—but nothing works. I still have Dani on the brain. I even had a great chat with Delilah and really got to know her, learning about what some of the cheerleading girls get up to in their spare time, if you get my drift. And still…Dani, Dani, Dani. The only person I avoided was Lucy, but she called me out on that so fast I never saw it coming.
“You like Dani,” she blurts out the second I’ve opened my apartment door after her incessant knocking.
“What? No, I don’t.” I laugh, but it sounds kind of deranged.Do I?
Lucy raises an eyebrow as she pushes past me into the room. “You’re avoiding me.”
