Leo was blessed with the kind of natural tan and darkly brooding eyes that would make any guy, young or old, swoon. Not only that, but his body was looking in extra-good shape having recently completed a bootcamp with his new personal trainer.
Eddie was lucky to be in possession of the kind of cheekbones that a 90s supermodel would kill for. But with his blue eyes, black hair, and rugged stubble he was definitely as masculine as you could get.
All in all, the three of them would definitely have ticked many a guy or girl’s fantasy checklist when it came to their looks. But it wasn’t just the superficial looks side of things that made the three of them so attractive. It was their swagger too.
As they began to drink and make merry, Eddie noticed that they were getting some attention from a bunch of cute girlsover on another booth…
‘Shall I call them over?’ Eddie said. ‘Oh, no. Wait. Logan’s taken now…’
Logan rolled his eyes.
This was merely a rouse from Eddie to get him talking about Stella.
Logan was wise to Eddie’s game but decided to play along anyhow.
‘Yeah, Iamtaken as a matter of fact,’ Logan said, proudly. ‘So if you guys want to go and flirt with those girls over there, you’re welcome to. But I’ll be parking my ass here and focusing on sinking these God damn phenomenal beers.’
Leo and Eddie laughed and the three men high-fived.
‘Bro, it’s so good to hear you say that,’ Leo said. ‘I’m actually kind of jealous. But in a good way. You deserve it. Seriously, bro.’
‘Thanks man,’ Logan replied, his heart warmed by Leo’s sincere words. ‘I know we haven’t hung out in a while. Life’s been…complicated. But it feels so good to be sitting here shooting the shit with you both.’
‘The feeling is mutual,’ Eddie said. ‘I think this is the first time all three of us have been together in… a year?’
‘Yup. Time flies,’ Leo replied, toasting his beer bottle. ‘To good friends. And cute, peach-butted babygirls!’
The three friends toasted and continued on discussing a variety of topics from the playoffs, to Stella, to Eddie’s plansfor his investment business, and back around to Stella again…
‘So you think it could last this time?’ Eddie said, arching his eyebrow. ‘I know how you’ve always felt about commitment.’
‘I think it could be my time to settle down and become a house cat,’ Logan said. ‘Or, House Daddy. Whatever. Well, I’m more of a dog guy anyhow but you know what I mean.’
‘I’ve been having similar thoughts about myself,’ Leo said, a wistfulness in his voice. ‘I guess I just haven’t met my Stella yet.’
‘Guys, can I just clear one thing up?’ Logan said, knowing that he just had to get something off his chest. ‘The only reason I didn’t call one of you up to stay with when I had my difficult moment recently was…’
‘It’s fine bro, I get it,’ Eddie said, attempting to spare Logan a difficult conversation. ‘No need to explain.’
‘No, I want to,’ Logan said. ‘I guess I just felt a real sting of pride. You know, both of you guys are doing so well. And we hadn’t been in touch for a minute either. I guess I just didn’t want you to see me on such a downer.’
‘Bro, it’s all good,’ Leo said, putting his hand on Logan’s shoulder. ‘We’d have been here for you one hundred percent. But you chose Stella, and that’s cool too. It’s all good.Seriously.’
Logan felt a huge sense of relief.
It felt good to have got that off his chest and as the three men sunk another premium imported beer, Logan realizedthat the person he owed his newfound happiness to was Stella.
It would soon be time to head on home and see what Stella had been up to with her friends.
But for now, there was still the question of who was going to be crowned the new pool champion between Logan, Eddie, and Leo.
Things were about to getseriouslycompetitive…
Logan paid the Uber driver and made sure to give him a decent tip too.
‘Have a great evening,’ Logan said as the Uber driver drove off into the night. ‘I think mine might be about to get even better.’
Having worked hard and hustled for many years, Logan always like to show his appreciation to service workers and cab drivers. Knowing how hard they worked, and how often they would have other dreams and hustles on the side made Logan want to give as generously as he could.
