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Kyle scowled. “Asshole.”
Charity smiled at him fondly. “He is.” She turned back to Logan. “I don’t know how it feels to be cheated on since it hasn’t happened to me, but it can’t be easy.” She jostled Kyle with her foot. “Right?”
He nodded. “It sucks. I don’t know how being cheated on feels either, but I know a bit about trust issues. It’s like there’s this voice in the back of your mind whispering things you don’t want to believe, but it’s hard to tune it out. In my opinion, all you can do is be patient and keep showing her through your actions that she can trust you. It might take longer than you’d like. Can you accept that?”
Logan buried his face in a cushion and closed his gritty eyes. He’d barely slept last night. “I can try.” He dropped the pillow and met Kyle’s eyes. “You don’t have a ten-step list of suggestions for me to speed things up?”
Kyle’s lips twitched. “No, sorry. If you find one, let me know.”
Logan sighed. “Thanks, man.”
“Remember,” Charity added, “it may feel like your baggage will haunt you forever, but eventually, the load will lessen. Like Kyle said, you just have to be patient.” She and Kyle exchanged a loving look. “It’s worth it.”
Logan glanced down at his phone, eager to avoid their obvious happiness when his life was falling apart. “I hope you’re right.”
“I am.” Her lips curled smugly. “Pretty much always.”
“Sure.” He rolled his eyes. “Anyway, how are you feeling at the moment? Is everything going well with the pregnancy?”
“It is.” Her smile grew wider. “It’s been really smooth. I feel great.”
“I’m glad to hear it.” At least one of their partners was having an easy pregnancy. He turned to Kyle. “I suppose I’d better call Mum and explain everything to her too.” Seeing as she’d decided to think the worst.
“Might be a good idea,” Kyle agreed.
“Do you mind if I use the spare room?”
“Go for it.”
Logan excused himself and dialed Corinne’s number.
“Good morning,” she said. “How’s Gabby?”
“She’s doing okay. Shane is with her now.”
“And where are you?” Her tone sharpened.
“At Kyle’s.” He supposed he’d get straight to it. “Gabby and I fought because she overheard you and Shane talking and she thought I was with Peach yesterday.”
“Oh no! You didn’t break up, did you?”
“No.” He paced over to the window and looked out. The only view was of the side of the building next door. “Although we’re going to have to talk about where we stand. I just wanted to call you to make it clear that I’m not having an affair with Peach.”
“I know,” she replied softly. “Kyle told me he found you at the beach. I still don’t understand what I saw yesterday though.”
He briefly explained the uncomfortable flirting and how it had come to a head.
“Why didn’t you tell me?” she asked. “We could have discussed how to address it together.” Great. She sounded hurt.
“Because I thought you’d believe I’d done something to encourage it. It’s not like I haven’t flirted with pretty much any woman in the past.”
“Oh, Logan.” She blew out her breath. “I like to think I’d at least have listened to you. Besides, it’s your bar, not mine. You have a right to feel safe from harassment there.”
His cheeks heated. “Hopefully she’s got the message now.”
“I think she has.” Corinne laughed. “She emailed me a resignation letter this morning and asked me to forward it to you. She was probably so embarrassed she couldn’t face you.”
Logan felt a twinge of pity for Peach. Even though she’d threatened his relationship, she’d done so because her ego was on the line. She was young and self-centered, and felt like his rejection meant she was less desirable than her friends. She wasn’t necessarily a bad person, but she had a lot of growing up to do.
