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“Well, you always look good,” I remind her. “But I’m going to need you to change. I’m taking you somewhere.”
“What? It’s after ten already.”
“Yeah, and your first class got canceled tomorrow. Marc already told me. So, I know you don’t have to be on campus until noon.”
She eyes me for a moment. “You’re such a stalker that you know my schedule.”
“You love it,” I remind her, brushing her off. Because I know that she loves it— she loves my attention to her details.
She tries to hold her smile back, but her dimples are far too noticeable. “Where are you taking me?”
“You’ll know when we get there.” A sly smirk slides across my lips.
“You love keeping things from me, don’t you?”
“Only because you get all cute and flustered when you don’t know what’s going on.”
She playfully rolls her eyes at me. “What should I wear?”
“Just put on some workout clothes.”
“Eli, I am not working out at ten o’clock at night.” She crosses her arms in front of her chest, being her naturally stubborn self.
“We aren’t. I promise. Just change, and I’ll meet you outside.” I kiss her forehead and leave her alone in her room. Closing the door behind me, I wait patiently in the hallway for her.
When Logan comes out of her room, fully suited up for winter in her wool coat, scarf, and beanie, I can’t help but laugh. She’s fucking adorable, and I find it hilarious that my California girl can’t handle the cold.
“I don’t want to hear it,” she says. “When you don’t tell me where we are going, I have to prepare for anything.”
“How cold do you think it is outside? It’s only October, baby.” I laugh at her annoyance, leaning down to kiss her scowling lips as I continue to chuckle against her.
When we leave the dorms, and Logan realizes that she overestimated the chill, she peels off the scarf and unbuttons her coat. I try to hold back my knowing smile, but I can’t.
“I hate you,” she laughs as I intertwine my fingers with hers. I bring her hand to my lips and pepper it with kisses as I try to contain my amusement.
We start walking towards the center of campus, and Logan surprisingly doesn’t ask too many questions about where I’m taking her.
“Did you have a good time yesterday?”
“I had a great time,” she tells me. “I loved getting to see you play. You’re so good, and you have so many fans.”
“Yeah, but I only care about one fan.” Logan smiles to herself, resting her head against my shoulder as we continue to walk hand in hand.
“And what about last night? With my family.”
“They’re great. I had so much fun with them. It was nice to have a family dinner again.”
“They loved you. I mean, I had no doubt. I knew Mary was going to be in love with you, but my dad,” I give her an impressed glance, “he can be a little harder to crack, and I think he likes you more than he likes Marc or me.”
“I doubt that.” She laughs.
“I don’t know. He has a major soft spot for you already. The fact that he invited you to Thanksgiving; he never asked Marc’s ex to come to a family function.”
“Is it okay that I said yes? If it’s too much too soon, I can maybe go home with Ali or something that weekend?” She looks to me with concern.
I stop us in our tracks as I turn to face her. “Are you kidding me? I can’t wait to take you home with me.”
Her worried expression softens at my words. “Me too. And I’m excited to see Indiana. I can add another state to my list,” she adds as we continue to walk deeper into campus.
