Hey! Movies and popcorn sounds superb to me, I’m IN! But… I call first choice in the movie? Oh, and how about we double down and order food in? There’s a brilliant new plant-based taco place I want to try. Lilah xxx
100%. Let’s do it. Movies, food, talking trash and having a great time. My kind of night in. We could each choose one movie each? Really make a night of it. Nicki XoXo
Stella smiled. It was great to see that her friends were so enthusiastic to come over and hang out. Stella was glad thatLogan was finally connecting with his friends again too, but at the same time Stella knew that she would probably feel a bit lonely alone in the apartment for the first time in a little while.
Having Lilah and Nicki over would be the perfect antidote to any feelings that Stella might have. She trusted Logan, and knew that his friends would look after him, but the memory of Logan’s wild, partying ways was still on Stella’s mind a little bit.
I shouldn’t worry.
I should trust Logan.
He’s changing… isn’t he?
With Logan having left to go and party with his friends, Stella had settled in to having a nice wholesome night in with her own friends.
With Lilah and Nicki having arrived, all three were now getting cozy in their colorful hoodies and shorts – a classic Blue Rock combination. Each one of them had a big bowl of popcorn to devour and in between movies the gossip and banter was certainly flowing back and forth at quite the pace…
‘I so donothave a crush on Jamal!’ Lilah said, rocking her head back in laughter as she attempted to deny her blatant crush on Jamal, the barista at Bean Scene.
‘Come on! You sodohave a crush on him,’ Stella laughed, playfully throwing a piece of popcorn in Lilah’s direction. ‘I mean it’s so obvious, why deny it?’
The three friends laughed. Lilah nodded her head in acknowledgement of her crush. Stella loved how the three of them could always be honest with one another. They might be shy about revealing their crushes sometimes, but when it came to the important stuff, they were always ready to be open and honest.
‘So… what about Logan?’ Nicki said, her dark brown eyes looking as deep and soul-searching as ever. ‘You think he’s going to be sticking around this time?’
‘I think so,’ Stella said. ‘I mean… I hope so.’
‘We don’t want to see you hurt again,’ Nicki said. ‘We both love Logan. And we love how happy he makes you. It’s just…’
‘It’s just we know that he’s got a history,’ Lilah said, clearly wanting to have her own input into the conversation. ‘And that’s cool, everyone has a history. It’s just… Logan is Logan. You know?’
Stella took a moment. She could see how much her friends cared for her and were just trying to make sure that everything was good between her and Logan.
‘I know guys, and I appreciate you both looking out for me,’ Stella replied, a smile on her face. ‘But I know what I’m doing. I’m a big Little now.’
‘I bet that’s what Logan thinks too!’ Lilah said, laughing.
The three friends all laughed together. It was time to put on another movie and let the evening continue as planned. Stella felt happy that her friends were rooting for her, but Stella also felt a sense of satisfaction that she was able to answer their concerns over Logan with a good degree of confidence.
Stella knew that she had been hurt by Logan in the past. On the one hand, it wasn’t a great feeling to be reminded of that. But on the other hand, Stella felt mature enough to be able to accept that aspects of her and Logan’s past relationship had been tricky to deal with, sometimes even very painful to handle in fact.
But the past was the past.
As far as Stella was concerned, there was only one way that her and Logan’s relationship was developing, and that was towards commitment, fun, and plenty of kink-based experiences together. It felt good to finally be able to relax into a steady and trusting relationship with Logan, and the more Stella thought about it, the more confident that she became.
‘Guys, let’s watch an action movie!’ Stella declared. ‘It’s my choice, and I want something full of hunky guys, big explosions, and cheesy one-liners.’
‘Sounds perfect!’ Lilah agreed.
‘Count me in,’ Nicki added.
With that, Stella put on the movie and the three friends continued with their night in. Life was looking good. In fact, Stella might even have said that everything was pretty much perfect.
Chapter 10
Sinkerswas well and truly rocking.
With its dark, seductive interior and full-loaded jukebox full of rock classics, it was a rarity in Blue Rock.
