Alpha Logan

NINE: single

"Oh, you know..." I trailed off, trying to shrug off the conversation.

"Uh uh, you have to tell me! Come on, don't hold out on me now." Madison groaned, and turned the radio down to focus the attention on me. "Did you guys kiss?"

My whole face broke out in a warm blush at the question, feeling like I was caught in the act. "No! We just hung out, and talked." I sighed, trying to calm my nerves down. "And anyway, I doubt he sees me like that. I think he must have a girlfriend."

I watched as Madison rolled her eyes and gave me a look. "Well, did you ask him?"

I couldn't help but scrunch my nose at the question, "Ask him what?"

"If Logan had a girlfriend?" Madison questioned as she pulled into the parking lot of Mcdonald's.

I fiddled with my thumbs for a second as I thought back to Logan. He never indicated that he had a girlfriend, much less even talked about his personal life at all. A lot of the conversations we had were based on books and random facts about our day. It was just hard for me to imagine a man like Logan single and not having a model attached to his hip.

Logan captivated everyone's attention once he walked into a room. There was something about his dark presence, height, and stature that made it difficult to look away. He was gorgeous, and when he walked into a room it seemed like everyone else was aware.

I shook my head in response to Madison, "No I haven't asked him, but it's never come up in our conversations."

Madison rolled down her window in the drive-thru and started spitting out her and my order for our Mcdonald's breakfast. Madison and I knew each other well enough to know our coffee orders, food orders, and our usual staples at the grocery stores, it was like she was part of my hip. Once she was finished ordering, Madison glanced over at me and gave me a small smile.

"I don't think any girlfriend would just let their boyfriend hang out with another girl randomly, so he has to be single!! Just ask, or text him." Madison laughed, and I pulled out my wallet to hand her some change for my food.

I shook my head no, "I can't do that. It's way too forward, he'll think I'm hitting on him or something."

"Isn't that what you want though?" Madison joked, and I couldn't help but smack her arm.

Madison pulled up to the pickup window and grabbed our food. Once we had everything we needed, Madison pulled into an empty parking spot so we could feast, it was like a tradition every time we went shopping.

"I just don't want to scare him away... Especially with the fact that I've never even had my first kiss." I mumbled as I took a bit of the warm, greasy hash brown.

"Girl, with how he looked at you at the party..." Madison raised her eyebrows and gave me a look. "It looked like he wanted to eat you right up!"

My pulse jumped at her comment because I knew the look she was talking about all too well. It was a dark taunting look in his eyes that night like he was a predator. It was a look that sent chills down my spine, a look that created a fire of curiosity.

Madison continued, "Just subtly text him and be like 'oh does your girlfriend like mac and cheese?' or something like that."

"But what if he actually has one?" I couldn't help but feel a little sad at the thought of him being close to another girl like that. I was getting too comfortable with the idea that we could be things, and I'm not sure it was a good idea.

"Then, you'll show him what he's missing! Here, give me your phone." Madison held out her hand to grab my phone.

"I can't double text him, he never even responded to my last text yet." I quickly refused to pass my phone over that fast to her.

Madison rolled her eyes and let out a groan, "Oh who cares? It's 2022, we don't have time to wait for responses."

I hesitantly reached into my pocket and grabbed my almost ancient iPhone. It was due for an upgrade at least eight years ago. I handed her the beat-up phone and watched as she began to press a few buttons on the screen.

Madison gave me a satisfied look and handed me back the phone once she was finished, "All set."

I glanced back down to the phone screen and felt my breath catch in my throat when I saw what she sent.

Logan and my previous texts consisted of discussing our tastes in music. I quickly glanced back up at the texts we were exchanging.

Logan: Do you like country music?

Bella: Does old-school Taylor Swift count?

Logan: I don't think so.

Bella: Then no, I don't :P

Bella: Does your girlfriend like Taylor Swift?

My eyes widened and I turned my head to look over at Madison. "He's going to think I'm crazy!" I whined, taking another bite of my hashbrown.

"Oh come on, it's pretty subtle!! I doubt he'll even notice." Madison shrugged, taking a sip of her black iced coffee. "Anyways, you have to tell me everything between you two so far anyways. It's not fair, I need a catch-up session." Madison stuck out her bottom lip and pouted.

"Fine..." I sighed and turned to face her to give her the full details. "I really like him, I think. I don't know, it's probably too soon to get attached, right?" I tilted my head in question.

"The heart wants what the heart wants." Madison gave me a wink, "Have you guys held hands? Has he kissed you on the cheek? Have you shown him your tit yet?"

My eyes nearly popped out of my head at her question, "My tit?! I haven't kissed him yet, and you think I'd show him my tit??"

Madison let out a hearty laugh, "Hey, I just thought I'd ask!"

As if on cue, my phone pinged with a new message from Logan.

Logan: I don't have a girlfriend, love.

With that text, I felt all my worries melt away.

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