who could stay?

“Yeah, I’ll let her know.” He nodded at her request. “Yeah? You still getting treatment and everything?” He asked wondering what, if anything had changed “I’m glad that happened. But you were never alone.” He said with a small smile at her. “And I’m glad you’re well though, and you look really well too.” He said with another small smile at her.

Logan poured a drink for himself taking the stool off next to her as he contemplated her question, it had been a year after all a lot had happened. “Well Han and I kind of stopped talking for a while but we’re cool now.” He nodded giving her the short version of that particular story. “I got a new book deal so I’ve pretty much thrown myself into that for most of this year. My twin Sasha got married and is now pregnant which is nice because she deserves that. Err- not much else really. Same old me otherwise.” He finished flashing her a smile at the realisation of how boring it must have sounded for her and that he himself thought it was quite amusing how little her actually done. “What about you? How have you been?”

“Aye, there is that. But you know, what’s done is done right? It’s all coulda-shoulda-woulda right?” He tutted, “or at least that’s how I’m trying to think of it. I’m just going to try and be as boring as possible. Then hopefully they won’t call me back right? Or I hope, then I can get on with my life.” He finished with an exasperated sigh. “Ah. Now you see that would make so much more sense right? Like it’s weird that nobody saw it. You’d think one of us would have noticed. Like there’s a lot of us who missed it.”

“Busy too, man. Just literally burying myself in work but I like that.” He said with a small smile. “You been working too?”

“I know exactly what you mean.” Logan nodded at the other, “I mean, I’d rather be plenty of places than here.” He said incase his words would be twisted. “Correct. Unfortunately.” He nodded at him, “I can think of worse things than living with your mates though, so I guess there’s that.”

“I guess they’re hoping they’ll toon in for curiosity or something and hopefully stay? I have to say I’ll be surprised if they’ll call us back again.” He shrugged a little though in truth he wasn’t sure how the show would be received at all. “I’ve also been very busy” he nodded with his reply, “are you still teaching?” He asked trying to remember if he’d heard differently or even if he got things mixed up, but he was pretty sure he was right. “Aw, bro I’m happy about that. He must be in school now, yeah?”

“Oh yeah it did, bro.” He scoffed a laugh, “never again though, literally never again.” He vowed shaking his head at the other with a sigh. “Im just glad I’m not the only one though. Didn’t want to be all on my own in this house. Could you even imagine? I think I’d actually go stark mad.” He said raising a brow at the other, “how are you anyway? Anything happened since I last saw you?” He asked genuinely inquisitive, “also do you think it’s too early to hit the spirits or? Like I don’t know I want to be the first. I know not normal for me but you know, I’m trying to be mature and shit.”

“Nah that sounds like the dream, nothing to do but work right?” He teased himself a little with a chuckle, “nah I make myself take weekends otherwise I burn out pretty bad.” He added for information, “well I plan to negotiate that bedroom with whoever is in there, I’m very persuasive, and whiny.” He smirked a little at her calling back to their inside joke. “Well no, but the experience can be not terrible, depending on the ex, obviously.” He shrugged just a little continuing to have a look around. “Maybe you’re right.” He nodded, “it would be nice actually to see some really old faces and see what’s going on and how they’ve done.”

“That’s absolute bullshit. You seek it and you love it.” Logan laughed along with her. “It’s like you’re food, you need it. You hate being bored and you know it.” He pointed out with a smirk at her. “I reckon if I’m boring enough they’d have to though right? Like otherwise I’d be being paid to do literally fuck all, you know instead of just figuratively.” He pointed out with a little teasig in his tone. “What? MILFs exist. I’m not limiting who I’m attracted to from if they’re a mum or not.” He said pulling an amused face at the other, “well better make sure they’re not found dead then haven’t you? You can be their guard dog when they turn up.” He teased her about it. He just nodded at her reply not wanting to say anything to ruin the atmosphere by saying that she should probably try and see her more. “I’m glad she’s well.” He said with a small smile, “I bet she loves preschool as well. She’s such a chatterbox she’ll be great.”

Logan laughed shaking his head back at her. “I’m sorry, but you are definitely wrong about that. I don’t think anything I’ve ever done hasn’t turned into a disaster at some point.” He said still laughing at himself a little watching closely as she walked closer to him, clenching his muscles a little as an attempt to keep himself still. How she was making him feel almost opposite to how she did before. Opposed to feeling the calm and almost tranquil and easy atmosphere between them, now it was raging adrenaline and need to keep control to stop all the old emotions from before bursting out of him. “Err-” he said turning his head to look down the hall at his room. “I actually don’t know yet. I’ve tried to claim a room but who knows what’s going to happen.” He shrugged a little, “want to go down for a drink? And like have a little catch up?”

“Yeah well, I am a disaster so it must just be part of my aesthetic.” He joked a little a small lip on his lips. He nodded at her words, his family had missed him too and he always hated leaving London so he could relate a lot to that. Well it probably doesn’t mean much, but I’m glad you’re here.” He replied with a soft laugh at her. Stopping himself there not wanting to go on and admit how much he missed her. Not when things between them has fallen apart so simply just a year ago. They were both to blame for that one, but he had never been fourth coming with his feelings about anything. So he couldn’t help both wonder if she would have stayed if he had asked. “It’s really good to see you too, Blue.” He smirked softly, “I did wonder if you had somehow managed to wiggle out of the contract or something.”

Logan teeth dig lightly into his bottom lip as she turned to face him. Suddenly feeling conscious about his ‘not done’ hair and stance. Straightening a little he nodded “well yeah but I tend to just unpack as I go. I find it less time consuming like that, I guess.” He shrugged, “I don’t know. I don’t think I ever unpacked at first after the second season.” He said laughing nervously before biting down harder on his bottom lip to stop himself. “Hey Blue.” He replied his face mimicking hers. “So how was home?” He asked as a way of making conversation.

“I heard you were here.” Logan spoke as if it were some sort of excuse as to why he was there. Leaning lazily in the doorframe and not quite coming in. “Yeah, right? I can’t say I ever thought I’d end up here again. Thought I’d out run this place and I was done with it. Apparently not.” He shrugged a little, “I can’t believe you actually unpack. I never do that anymore.” He said with a small smirk at her.

“That’s a thousand percent true, and don’t you forget it. Can you believe people think I try to get into all the stuff that I do?” He huffed, “people online actually think that.” He visibly turned to the camera in the room and said “see even Hannah said so. I don’t ever mean to get myself in the shit that I do.” Logan rolled his eyes at her, “can you not? I really just can’t be bothered with drama at all.” He scoffed with a deep sigh. “I plan to do nothing for this whole season so they don’t call me back.” He pointed out his tongue skimming his bottom lip. Logan stayed silent as Hannah went on and on about her post childbirth body. “You know what, I was talking about sleeping with girls post childbirth but to be fair, I’m not going to argue with you about the- the other effects afterwards.” He pointed out with a chuckle. Logan snorted a laugh shaking his head, “I mean I’m sure there’s a producer knocking about you can have a chat too. But otherwise you’ll just have to hope it gets cut out in the edit or something.” He finished with a chuckle. “How’s Lucie, have you seen her lately?”

“You know what? Maybe I am. I swear I feel about sixty-five most of the time. I think it’s time to except it. I think I should retire and go and live in the country or something.” He replied in a sarcastic tone. “Though to be fair I think I’d proper enjoy that.” He finished with a small laugh. “I want this one.” He said finding the biggest one and throwing his backpack on the bed as if to signal his spot with a little smile. “Honestly, I don’t know. In some ways yes because I guess this is fun when things are happening. But also things were going well as they were, you know?” He said wondering if he was making sense. “I wonder what fresh he’ll awaits for us then? What do you reckon? Any surprise arrivals?”

“Yo yo.” The other mimicked as a greeting with a smile at the other. “Back in hell then? At least you’ve got a friendly face with you.” He joked gesturing to himself. “Bet you can’t imagine anything better right?”