Page 9 of Hypothetical Heart
“We never really planned to have you all together, but I think some small part of us knew what we were doing, and I’m glad we did. Seeing the five of you become the best of friends as you grew older was one of the best things that could have happened to us.”
I lock eyes with Logan, seeing emotion clogging his eyes just like it is mine.
“So good you felt the need to do it again,” Logan jokes,referencing Gwen and Mae, him and Genevieve’s younger sisters. They’re thirteen and mere months apart.
“That time was certainly not intentional.” Wren laughs, finally breaking our embrace.
“Okay, let’s eat before I start crying,” Logan says, pulling me by the arm towards the dining room table.
He pulls out the chair I usually sit in, motioning for me to sit down and then pushing me in.
After dinner, we all sat in the Callaghan’s living room for a little longer before Wren had to take Mae to basketball practice, and Logan’s dad, Kai, stepped out to take a work call. Jameson was also here for dinner but left to go over to Genevieve’s house afterward.
Logan has been quiet since everyone left, almost as if he’s holding something back.
“What’s wrong?” I ask from where I sit on the ottoman in the center of the room. He’s burrowed in the corner of the sectional.
“I have something to admit,” he says, sounding partially regretful.
“What is it?”
“I may have stolen something of yours.”
“Stolen?”How would he have stolen something from me?“What did you take?”
“A package of yours got delivered here by accident.”
“Okay…” So he didn’treallysteal anything. I rack my brain, trying to remember what I’ve ordered recently.
“I shouldn’t have even opened it. It was an invasion of privacy, and I’m sorry.”
“Logan, I’m not even sure what package you—” The realization hits me and instantly causes my cheeks to flame. “Oh my God.”
I wouldn’t have thought anything of it if it wasn’t for the embarrassment Logan is trying to protect me from.
A few months ago, I preordered a book, and when I got the notification that it was delivered while I was at ballet, I didn’t think anything of it. I figured my dad would leave the package up in my room.
I completely forgot about it until now.
“I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have even read it.”
My eyes nearly bulge out of my head. “You read it!?”
That’s when Logan’s apologetic front breaks, and the laugh he’s been holding in echoes through the room. “Well, now I’m going to.” He’s completely buckled over in laughter.
A shimmer of relief rushes through me, but I’m still completely mortified.
“I’m going to be honest, Win,Billionaire Baby Daddyisn’t exactly what I expected you to be reading.”
“Stop it!” I cover my hands with my face, leaning over so that my elbows are resting on my knees.
“Seriously though, I have to read it now.”
“Don’t you dare.” I point a finger at him. “I’m so embarrassed right now I can’t even think straight, but if you read the book, I think I might keel over and die.”
“It’s nothing to be ashamed about,” Logan replies. “If it’s what you want to read, then go ahead. I’m just shocked because it’s never what I imagined when I saw you reading.”
I smother a smile. Of course, Logan Callaghan would never judge a girl for reading romance books. It’s just not the type of guy he is.
