Chapter 113: Coming Clean
Logan waited in the bathroom while Serena was in the shower. When heâd offered to be in the
bathroom with her, heâd expected her to protest, but Serena had just nodded and closed the door long
enough to take her clothes off and get into the tub.
She was more shaken by her kidnapping than she was letting on.
âYou said we had some things to talk about,â Serena said over the sound of pattering water. âI was
hoping to have that conversation face to face,â Logan said with a chuckle. Serena sighed. âIt feels very
awkward. Knowing youâre sitting out there in silence,â she admitted. âRight,â Logan said. He crossed his
legs and leaned back. Heâd made himself comfortable on the toilet, closing the lid. It was the best seat
he could find in the bathroom.
âSo, are you going to talk to me about that or are you going to talk to me about
something else?â she asked. âOkay, weâll talk,â Logan said. âYou asked if I would be telling Holly that I
was staying with you to⦠keep an eye on things.â âWell, she should know.â Serena said. âShe already
has problems with me and my kids.â
âOur kids,â Logan corrected quickly. He almost missed Serenaâs sigh through the cascading shower
water. âYes, our kids,â she said. âAfter we talked about Holly and the lab work, I decided to have her
take a home pregnancy test, like you suggested. It came back negative,â Logan explained. âNegative?â
Serena asked, turning the shower water off. Logan stood up and grabbed a towel off the back of her
door. He slipped it through the shower curtains so he couldnât see Serena. She took the towel. He saw
a bath robe on the back of the door too, and he grabbed that, throwing it over the shower curtain rod for
Serena when she was ready for it.
âYup. It appears that Holly wasnât pregnant at all,â Logan explained. âI guess she swapped her blood
sample for another that belonged to a pregnant wolf.â âThatâsâ¦sad,â Serena said with a humorless
chuckle. She pulled the shower curtain back, revealing herself in a robe with her hair wrapped up in the
towel.
Logan smirked at her. She glared, tightening her robe around her and crossing her arms over her
chest.
âI confronted her about it and she had all kids of excuses,â he went on. âThe one she
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used most was in regards to being jealous of you and wanting to make sure I never had a reason to
leave her.â
âAgain, I say thatâs sadâ Serena muttered.
Logan opened the bathroom door. Serena went out ahead of him, going for her bedroom. Logan
followed. She didnât tell him to leave or give him any dirty looks. âWhat do you mean?â Logan asked.
Serena was pulling pajamas out of her dresser, tossing the pants and shirt on her bed.
âI mean she was so insecure in her relationship with you that she had to lie and try and trap you into
staying with her,â Serena said. âCan you turn around or go into the hall for a minute or something?â
Logan nodded and backed out of her room. He closed the door almost all the way, but didnât let the
latch click closed âI mean, did she think you wouldnât find out?â Serena asked. âShe went off birth
control after telling me she was pregnant, thinking sheâd get pregnant fast enoughâ¦â Logan trailed off.
It was a pretty personal topic to share with Serena, but he wanted to share it with her. He wanted to
come clean with her entirely. âAnyway, I broke up with her,â he continued. âWhat else was I supposed to
do?â
Serena opened the bedroom door. She nodded for Logan to come in. He raised an eyebrow at her.
âIâm going to lie down and hopefully get some rest,â she said. âIf youâre okay with it, there is a comfy
chair in my room. Or you can sleep in the guest room downstairs.â
Her voice dropped off slightly when she spoke of the guest room. Logan understood that to mean she
didnât want him that far away. âThe comfy chair is fine,â Logan said. He entered her room again and
went straight for the chair. âI told you I wasnât going to let you out of my sight.â Serena smiled weakly
and nodded. âThanks,â she said. She got under the covers while Logan made himself comfortable in
the chair. âSo, you broke up with her.â âAnd my mother was not pleased with her follow up tantrum.
Holly has since relocated;â Logan explained. âI wondered why Flo was being extra maternal to me at
the relief hospital,â Serena said with a chuckle. âShe didnât mention anything?â Logan asked settling
into the chair. The lamp on the bedside table beside Serenaâs bed was still on, casting a warm, soft
light around the room. With her hair still damp and her eyes still worried, she looked
absolutely stunning against her pillows. âShe told me she was excited to have grandchildren,â Serena
said. âIâm sorry I didnât tell you sooner,â Logan said. âEverything with Moonshine was pretty distracting.â
âYeah,â Serena agreed. âYou donât need to keep me updated on your personal life.â âI know butâ¦â
Logan trailed off. He wasnât sure how he was going to approach this subject. âBut what?â Serena
asked. She turned on her side, propping herself up on her elbow to look at him.
âIf youâre tired, we can talk tomorrow,â Logan offered. Serena shook her head. âYou have me intrigued,â
she said with a smile. Logan chuckled. âNow that I know the kind of woman Holly is, and I know she
isnât pregnant, it has opened up some new potential opportunities,â he said. âYou make it sound like a
business proposition,â Serena said with a laugh. Logan shook his head. âIâm sorry, talking about this
sort of thing isnât really one of my strengths,â he admitted. âYeah, tell me something I donât know,â
Serena teased. Logan smiled. He liked having her joke with him, after everything theyâd been through.
Not to mention her recent kidnapping. She was going to be okay, even though she was still a little
shaken.
âSerena, we are mates,â Logan said. âWe have children together. Finding out about the twins so close
to when Hollyâs deception was revealed. It makes me think that we are supposed to give this a shot.â
âGive what a shot?â Serena asked. Her tone changed slightly. âYou and me,â Logan said. âUs, together,
like as a couple and as parents.â Serena sighed. Logan watched her to see if he could read her
feelings or understand what she was thinking. Her face was expressionless. âYou said you werenât
ready to be a parent,â she reminded him. âMaybe I just wasnât ready to be a parent to a child I didnât
want,â Logan said honestly. âI couldnât see Holly as a mother and I didnât want to have a kid with her.
The twins, though, I love them and they love me. They are great kids.â
âThey are,â Serena agreed.
âI know how I feelâ Logan said. âI feel like I want us to give this a shot, and I care about you a lot more
than I thought I would. What are your thoughts or feelings?â Logan braced himself for some kind of
rejection. He was being forward with her, something he didnât always do.
âYou were kidnapped,â he added. âI almost lost my mind when I realized that. I was ready to do
anything to get you back. I was ready to fight my way through an army if I had to. I knew then what my
feelings were.â âLogan, I like you a lot too,â Serena said with a sigh. âI donât know if I am ready to try
anything like that. Olivia and Oliver are my focus, along with my career. I donât know if I want to split my
attention a third way.â âI understand,â Logan said with a nod. He was pleased she cared about him, but
it wasnât what he had wanted to hear from her.
Serena lay back on her pillows. âRest now,â Logan said as more of an order. âYouâve had a long day.â
Serena nodded, turning the lamp out and closing her eyes. Logan could still see her in the dark. He
could tell when she went to sleep, but he was planning on staying up and watching her. She needed to
feel safe.
Alone with his own thoughts, Logan was glad heâd told Serena how he felt. Even if she didnât want the
same thing, the truth was out in the open now. She knew where he stood, and he knew where she did.
It was possible things would change for her once she became a licensed doctor, or if they spent more
time together parenting the twins. Now that Holly was out of the picture, he would have all the time in
the world for the twins! Logan told himself that he would get Serena to give him a chance.
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