by Katy Kaylee
Jordan laughed. “Hey, man, you never know unless you try. Besides, Dad wants me to get the ropes down early. You know there’s a place there for you, in a heartbeat. Dad thinks of you like a son.”
Logan nodded. “I know. I just really don’t want to do the whole movie thing; it’s not me. I’ve got real ideas and plans, and I want to see those through.”
Jordan looked over his shoulder. “That’s great, man, but uh, right now I am about to see Alexa through. She just came in with a cute friend. Why don’t you come over with me? They are sure things.”
Logan glanced over at the girls. “Nah, thanks though. I’m seeing double. I think I’m actually gonna grab a cab and head home. It’s almost two, anyway.”
Jordan sighed. “Alright man, your loss. I’ve got the tab, just don’t be too loud when you go in. Don’t want to wake up Amber. She just got done with all the graduation celebrations and I’m sure she crashed already.”
Logan finished his drink and patted his friend on the shoulder. “You got it, buddy. Don’t knock anyone up and don’t piss anyone off too bad.”
Jordan smirked. “I’ll do my best on the pissing people off thing, and there will be no babies for this guy. Got the ultra-heavy duty made of reinforced steel condoms.”
Logan grimaced. “That sounds absolutely miserable, but hey, whatever floats your boat, right?”
Jordan laughed as he walked off toward the girls, putting his arms up and draping them over the two of them. Logan just shook his head with a grin and pulled out his phone. He dialed up the app for Uber and ordered a car, taking a seat on one of the benches outside of the bar in the meantime. He was a bit more plastered than he had thought he was. He gripped the handle of the arm rest and attempted to make himself look sober as people passed by on the street. The bars were closing soon, so there would be an onslaught of drunk people trying to get a cab. It would probably take a hot moment.
Logan stared over at a group of people leaving the bar across the street. There were two very hot girls with their very handsome significant others. He had planned to be one of those guys; had watched all the videos and how to’s, attracted them right and left, but for some reason never fully followed through with it. After his parents deaths, he had buckled down, trying to make a future for himself because though the Stark family had taken him in and treated him like one of their own, he knew eventually it would just be him. He had to create stability for himself. Right then, however, he just wanted his Uber to show up so he could try to put some food in his stomach.
“Are you Logan?” he heard a voice call out.
He opened one eye and saw the Uber driver with the back-passenger door open. Logan nodded and groaned as he got up, trying to walk in a straight line to the car. The driver just chuckled. He was a thin, middle-aged man with a bowler hat. Logan was pretty sure that in any other situation, he would have shied away from a driver like that, but weird was the name of the night, so he went with it.
As the driver climbed in and put the address in his GPS he chuckled again, looking in the rearview mirror. “Going home alone on a beautiful night like this?”
Logan scoffed drunkenly. “My best friend will make up for it, trust me. Besides, I’m way too drunk to not make a fool of myself.”
The driver headed down the block and up to the gates of the house, letting him off there. He leaned in and gave him a cash tip. The driver held it up and smiled. “Sometimes all it takes is being a bit of fool. You remember that, in the future.”
Logan put the security key in and stumbled across the courtyard to the front door. He held the doorknob tightly, straightening himself up, even though he figured at three in the morning everyone would be in bed. He crept into the house and across the marble entrée way floor, deciding food was the best option. As he rounded the corner, he ran straight into Amber, Logan’s little sister. Well, not so little anymore. She slammed into his chest and backed up, looking at him strangely.
Logan put out his hands and touched her shoulders. “Oh man, I’m sorry Amber. Shit. I was just… food I think.”
Amber giggled rubbing her forehead, her bright blue eyes shimmering even in the dark of the hallway. “Are you… are you drunk?”
Logan held his fingers up. “Just a tad. I thought everyone would be asleep.”
His knees shook and he stumbled to the side, catching himself on the wall. Amber put both eyebrows up and one hand on his side to steady him. “I was up studying for my placement exams at Yale. Why don’t you come into the kitchen and sit down? You could probably use some food and water.”
Logan got his footing, feeling the warm tingle of her hand on his side. He pushed the feeling to the background and rubbed his face. “But you just graduated, like, yesterday from high school. You don’t take those exams for weeks.”
Amber shrugged, turning him toward the kitchen. “I know, but I want to be ready. I don’t want to end up in some remedial math class with a bunch of idiots.”
Logan walked with her. “Do they even have those at Yale?”
Amber pursed her lips. “They have those everywhere.”
She flipped the light on in the large kitchen and motioned to one of the chairs at the breakfast bar. Logan watched as she walked over to the fridge, noticing the tiny shorts and slinky tank top she was wearing. The sight of her standing there barefoot, with her long, dark hair cascading down her back sent a shiver to all the right places. He diverted his eyes as she turned around, carrying a loaf of bread, some mustard, cheese, and lunch meat.
Logan tried to think of what to say, but his mind was foggy from the whiskey. “So, tell me again what you want to study there?” he said, struggling.
Amber tilted her head back and forth as she started making him a sandwich. “History is my first choice, but dad thinks I need to go for something like business. I don’t know, they said I can choose after my first year, so I can get in the swing of things and do some research for the future. All my attention up to this point was just getting into Yale.”
She finished up his sandwich and put it in front of him, filling a glass with water. He touched his finger to the bread, lots of different thoughts running through his mind, but mostly how he could see the curve of her perfect breasts through her tank top. He picked up the sandwich and took a bite, glad that he was getting something into his stomach.
He looked up at her and saw her watching him eat. Her cheeks turned red. “Anyway, that should help soak up some of the alcohol. Let me guess, my brother is going home with yet another girl.”
Logan grinned. “You know him oh so well.”
Amber shook her head and started putting things back into the fridge. “Unfortunately, I do, and all of his nasty habits. I can only imagine what will happen when he falls in love with one of them one day. Poor girl.”
They both laughed, knowing how much Amber adored her brother, but how much of a hot mess Jordan was most of the time. Logan eyed Amber again, this time feeling the strength of the liquid courage coursing through him. He stood up, a bit wobbly, and walked over behind Amber, sliding his hands around her waist from behind and leaning down, whispering into her ear. “I figured it would be a good time to tell you how fucking sexy I think you are. I’ve always thought it, and my dreams about you at night are too hot to handle sometimes. I can’t hold it back any longer.”
Amber turned around and faced him, looking into his big green eyes. She put her hand on his chest and gently pushed him back with a smile. “Go eat your sandwich; you are drunk and confused. Trust me, we will laugh about this in the morning.”
Logan sat back down sheepishly, knowing there wouldn’t be any laughter on his side.
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