Minds Collide - Logicality

Part 1

Logan sat in his favorite spot in the back of his local library. It was quiet, he loved the quiet. He spent most of his days in this spot. He sat in a comfortable chair and read his books, helping the librarians put away returned books when they needed it. He spent most days in his spot in the library while his dad was at work and his other dad took care of things at home. He worked on his online college work on his laptop, then read his books or enjoyed his lunch. It was a simple routine, but one he enjoyed nonetheless.

Today was different, however. He noticed that there was a chair set up near the children's books that wasn't usually there, and a sign that read, "Papa Patton's Storytime Hour." Logan furrowed his brow in confusion before making his way over to the librarian. "Hello, Jess."

Jess smiled at him, "Hey Logan, how are ya today?"

"I am content today, thank you. May I inquire as to the events in the children's section today?"

Jess smiled at his formality. "Yeah, of course! So we have a gentleman coming today at 2 o'clock to read to some homeschooled kiddos. We thought it would be fun and so we called and set up an event on Facebook so that we could see how many people would be coming to be prepared."

Logan frowned, not a huge fan of children. "May I ask how long the event will be taking place?"

"Um.. we're not sure? A while. I mean I know it's not really your scene, you're more than welcome to sit in the back office if it becomes too much."

Logan nodded, "I appreciate the offer, Jess." He made his way back to his spot, dreading the inevitable group of loud children. He put his headphones on and scrolled through his phone, only looking up when a cupcake was placed in front of him on a small place with a napkin. The cupcake was decorated to look like a puppy, with fondant ears and paws. Smiling brightly at him was a pale man wearing a blue polo shirt with a cat cardigan wrapped around his shoulders. He was simply adorable in every way, although he looked like the stereotypical image of a white dad.

"Hi, I'm Patton!" he extended a hand out to Logan to shake, still sporting the bright smile on his face. Logan hesitated for a moment, analyzing Patton's face and wondering how is he so expressively cheerful? He shook Patton's hand, "Hello, I am Logan." Patton nodded, "Well it's nice to meet you Logan, I hope you like cupcakes!" Patton took a seat, speaking excitedly. "Jess told me you are in here every day so I figured I'd introduce myself since I'll be coming in to read to my kiddos a few times a week... we're reading puppy-themed books today so I made the cupcakes puppy-themed!" He giggled, pointing at the ears on his cupcakes.

Logan nodded, pushing his glasses up. "I'm not one for baking but I do enjoy the occasional treat, so thank you." Logan noted how bright Patton's smile was, a dimple present on either side and freckles delicately scattered across his nose and over his cheeks. "You're welcome! I LOVE baking! It's so much more fun than buying sweets from the store." He giggled, his gaze falling upon Logan's novel and laptop on the table. "So is this what you do every day? You like reading?" Patton was looking at him intensely, curiosity and intrigue evident on his face although Logan didn't quite notice.

"Yes, reading is an enjoyable pass-time for me. I read and learn something new every day, and the library is a good place for such objectives. It is... quiet."

Patton nodded, resting his chin on his hands as he listened to Logan speak, his smile still plastered on his face. He's barely just met Logan and he's unlike anyone he's ever met before. He's never met someone, especially not someone his age, who sounds so smart (to put it simply.) It fascinated him that someone just had all these big words in their brain all the time and knew what they meant and when to use them. Patton's not stupid, but his intelligence lies elsewhere. "It is quiet, I bet the quiet's nice. I don't get a ton of quiet every day since I work with kids but it's nice when I do."