Logan
When we’re all back at Rhett’s place, I try to calm myself down. I want to hold her so badly it’s making me feel restless - as if I’ve had too many energy drinks. Rhett’s not letting go of Mia, so I’ll just have to be patient.
Marcus pours us all drinks, and I thankfully take one, needing to get the edge off.
“Tell me everything,” Mia says, her voice now filled with excitement. “How have you all been?”
It’s hard to tear my eyes away from her. She’s fucking beautiful. My memory seriously didn’t do her justice. Hell, she’s lost so much weight, I almost didn’t recognize her. Her hair’s longer, too. She used to be tanned, being out in the sun a lot, but now she looks pale. The top she’s wearing shows every perfect curve of her breasts, which makes my cock stir to live. My eyes burn a hot path over her body, all the way to the sexy boots she’s wearing.
When I bring my eyes back up to her face, she glances at me, but quickly looks away again.
Still the same green eyes I fell in love with.
Still the same smile I would do anything to see every day.
“Not much has changed,” Rhett answers her, yanking me out of my thoughts. “We’ve mostly been working our asses off. The only huge change is Carter recently found out he has a daughter.”
“Seriously?” Mia exclaims. “That must have been a shock.”
“That’s an understatement,” Carter says, but then he smiles.
We all fell in love with Danny the second we met her. She’s clever, beautiful and just the sweetest little girl. I’m happy that Carter and Della are working through their problems.
“She’s perfect,” Carter whispers, his voice filled with awe. “Her name is Danny and she’s three, well almost four.” His smile widens until all you can see is the love he has for his little girl. “She’s amazing, Mia.”
“I hope I’ll get to meet her.”
“You will. We’re just settling in. Her birthday is coming up, and I want to give her a huge party.”
I notice that Mia won’t look at me and it frustrates the hell out of me. Instead, she looks at Jaxson and Marcus. “What about the two of you?”
Marcus swallows the sip he’s just taken and places the glass on the table. “Nothing new on my side. Just working my ass off.” He walks over to where Mia is and presses a kiss to her forehead. “I have a meeting in LA tomorrow and have to catch an early flight. We’ll catch up soon.”
Carter also gets up and hugs Mia. “Yeah, I need to get home.”
While they leave, I glance at Josie. She’s been surprisingly quiet. I frown when I notice how she’s glaring at Rhett. You’d think she’d be happy for Mia.
I walk over to her and smile when she looks at me. She’s Mia’s friend, so I try to be friendly. “How long have you known Mia?”
“We met the first week of college.”
She doesn’t say anything else, and I have to admit, something about her makes me feel uncomfortable. I tell myself she’s just being defensive because she doesn’t know any of us.
“We need to get going, Mia,” Josie says, standing up.
I’m just about to protest when Rhett says, “Mia’s staying here tonight.”
“I can take you home,” Jaxson quickly offers. He hugs Mia goodbye, then looks to Josie.
“I’ll get a cab,” she refuses his offer, then looks at Mia again. “Are you coming or staying?”
“I’m going to stay,” Mia answers. She walks Josie to the door. “I want to catch up with Rhett. I’ll see you tomorrow.”
“Whatever,” Josie bites out, and without another word, she storms out of the apartment. Damn, she’s cold.
Mia frowns at Josie’s retreating back before she steps aside so Jaxson can leave. I follow Mia back to the couch. She sits down next to Rhett again, and I take the seat across from her.
Now that it’s just the three of us it’s pretty clear that she’s doing her best to avoid looking at me.