Needless to say, this approach to life came with many benefits. However it also came with downsides too. And it seemed like recently, the downsides were beginning to very much outweigh the upsides.
Still, Logan was enjoying being with Stella again.
Logan just had to find out what was suddenly bugging her…
‘It’s okay. If you’re regretting allowing me to stay, then I can haul my ass out of your place. No problems at all,’ Logan said, wanting to show Stella that he wasn’t some down and out freeloader. ‘You know me, Ineveroutstay my welcome.’
Logan stopped talking and cast his eyes over Stella.
Stella still looked so young. Stella may have been well on the way to developing an impressive career, and she was alsoclearly putting the time in at the gym too, but to Logan she still had the same fresh-faced look she always did back at college.
Logan felt nervous as he waited for Stella to reply.
It was certainly possible that Stella might tell Logan that he had to leave. After all, Logan had hurt Stella in the past and Logan wouldn’t have blamed Stella for holding a grudge.
Fortunately though, whatever it was that was on Stella’s mind wasn’t enough to make her rescind her offer…
‘No, no, you can stay,’ Stella said, smiling a little nervously. ‘It’s just… work stuff on my mind. Nothing to do with you, Logan. It will be a pleasure to have you around. It’s beenwaytoo long, right?’
Logan smiled.
Stella may have been trying to act all mature and self-assured, but Logan knew that there certainly was something going on that Stella wasn’t revealing. What that thing was, Logan didn’t know. But right now all that mattered was that Stella seemed happy enough for Logan to stay at her place.
‘So how about I get us a couple more juices?’ Stella said, standing up from the chair. ‘We can get them to go, then head back to mine?’
Logan nodded in approval.
There was a moment as Stella smiled back at him that Logan felt a surge of electricity between them. It was the same feeling as earlier. Some things would never change, no matter what life threw at Logan and Stella.
But Logan knew that right now he was in no place to be putting the moves on anyone, he was simply grateful to have such a good girl as a friend.
Stellas’s got love in her heart.
She always did.
I’m lucky to have her in my life…
Back at Stella’s place, Logan was enjoying the feeling of spending the evening relaxing on a supremely comfortable couch rather than the cramped confines of his car.
That wasn’t to say that everything was perfect…
‘This movie… sucks ass!’ Logan laughed, rolling his eyes as the predictable superhero movie took yet another totally predictable turn. ‘Please don’t tell me that you’re loving it?’
Stella rolled her eyes and took a big, crunchy bite out of her apple.
Logan watched Stella as she munched on the apple. Wearing a tight white t-shirt and a pair of denim shorts, Stella looked good. Stella had always been slender, but she had been working out and her body looked strong too.
Logan had to work very hard to stop his mind from wondering as to how Stella’s body might look like naked these days…
Nope. Do not think about her naked.
Just don’t do it.
Going there would be a baaaad idea.
Fortunately for Logan and his wandering mind, Stella finished crunching on her apple and was able to get involved in the conversation again.
‘It’s… okay,’ Stella said, hastily swallowing the chunk of apple in her mouth. ‘I’ve seen better, I’ll give you that.’
