Logan stumbled as Derek clapped him in the back and headed in the opposite direction, back to his girlfriendâs house where the party was in full swing. Derek was laughing loudly as he yelled over his shoulder.
Derek always was a happy and loud drunk.
Logan shook his head, enjoying the cool night air against his flushed skin.
He fished for his keys as he approached his car and blinked.
A slender brunette was leaning against the hood and was taking a long drag from a cigarette, letting it dangle from his fingers as he turned to face Logan.
Logan raised his eyebrows. âGet off my car.â
He looked him up and down, a smirk on his lips as he flicked the ashes at Loganâs feet. His dark eyes glinted mischievously as he cocked an eyebrow. âOr what?â
Logan impatiently tapped his keys against his jeans, wanting to get away from the party and back to Dalton. âDo you really want to go there?â
Logan easily towered over him and their eyes locked as something passed over the strangerâs face as he threw the cigarette onto the ground and slid his boot over it. He shoved his hands into his tight, dark jeansâ pockets and sneered.
âIâve taken worse, you shouldnât be a problem.â
He set his mouth in a grim line, instantly looking regretful, in a way that actually made Logan wish he could take back what he said.
There was something about the boy in front of Logan, the way he met Loganâs gaze, not at all fazed by the devastating pair of bright green eyes, which made LoganâŚinterested.
And very few people caught his attention.
âWhat are you staring at?â
Logan snapped out of his thoughts and the boy was glaring at Logan. Logan eyed him with a curious look in his eyes, he seemed so familiar, why couldnât he put a finger on it?
His glare changed back to bright, smiling eyes as he smirked knowingly, getting off of Loganâs car. With a terribly amused look on his face he brushed past Logan, his leather jacket ruffling his white button down.
He winked. âWhoever you want me to be.â
With a lazy saunter he disappeared down the dark road, his smirk still etched in Loganâs mind.
Logan nearly jumped as Mr. Oâ Nealy yelled his name, storming down the aisle between the desks.
âYes?â Logan asked with a bored glance at his fingernails.
âWould you like to explain to the class about how a person can develop depression?â
Loganâs eyes flicked to the front of the room, the slideshow about clinical depression just wrapped up.
âNo.â Logan slid out of his seat and calmly brushed his impeccably smooth Dalton blazer of nonexistent lint. He repressed a laugh as Mr. Oâ Nealyâs face turned purple.
âI take a single step out that door I will be neutered with a rusty scalpel.â He opened the door, his books in his hands as he rolled his eyes. âYeah, I know.â
He walked down the hall as the door swung shut, a loud yell of aggravation from his teacher echoing into the hall.
Psychology was useless to him.
Logan flipped through his Calculus book, sipping his coffee as Derek slammed his lunch tray on the table in front of him.
âYou stormed out of Psychology?â Derek groaned as Logan gave him an almost imperceptible nod. âAgain?!â
Logan raised his eyebrows.
âWhat are they going to do? Expel the Senatorâs on for leaving a class that technically isnât even required?â
Derek grumbled as he ran a hand through his light brown hair. He set a small plastic bottle directly in front of Logan.
âJust take your meds.â
Logan moved to unscrew the top just as a group of Windsors blundered into the cafeteria. Kurt was grinning and talking to Blaine, their hands linked together.
Like the happy couple they were.
Logan could never bring that kind of happiness to Kurt.
Logan closed his eyes and tried to clear his head of the sudden influx of blurred thoughts.
He had said he would try to leave him alone.
He just needed to start by getting his mind off of him, damn it.
Logan opened his eyes; he looked pained as he set the bottle back on the table.
They wouldnât do him any good.
âI need to get out of here.â
Logan muttered and he stood up.
âGet my essay to Murdoch, will you?â
He didnât even wait for Derek to answer as he all but ran out of the cafeteria.
Mindlessly driving down random roads and winding through empty parking lots.
As if he could possibly get those bright blue eyes out of his head.
Everything he did was for Kurt.
Even trying to forget his feelings for him.
He would never see him like he saw Blaine.
He absentmindedly pulled into an empty gas station.
It was better than feeling nothing, right?
âShit.â He pulled off his loose tie and threw it on the passenger seat along with his blazer. âIâm in the middle of fucking no where.â
He slowly got out of his car, searching for a familiar street sign.
He sighed and reached for his wallet in his empty pocket.
âŚYouâve got to be kidding.
âHey, dude, you lost?â
Logan looked over his shoulder as a group of guys walked over, scowls on their faces. Logan warily spun around.
âWhat does it matter to you?
Suddenly a motorcycle sped from the road right up next to Logan. The rider wore boots, skin tight jeans and a leather jacket over a white v-neck. They flipped up the visor on the helmet and a pair of gold-brown eyes pierced Loganâs.
âTheyâre just trying to help, you know.â
A smile tugged at the corners of Loganâs lips as he recognized their voice.
He pulled off his helmet and winked at Logan. âHey, you.â
âWhoever you want me to beâŚâ
âHey yourself, what are you doing here?â
He held up an empty box of cigarettes and nodded towards the car garage and ramshackle store. âIâm out.â He took in the sight of Loganâs Ferrari Spyder and asked. âWhat are you doing here?â
âWhat does it look like?â Logan scoffed, gesturing towards the gas pump.
ââŚIt looks like youâre lost.â
âYeah, thatâs what we thought.â
A sculpted guy in a white tank with oil stained hands stepped forward, gloves stuck out of his jean pockets. He gave Logan a wolfish grin and shook out his thick black curls.
Logan smiled just as coldly. âThanks.â
The brunette rolled his eyes and held up a twenty dollar bill as the curly haired mechanic threw him a paper bag.
Logan crossed his arms just as he felt water hit his neck. He hadnât even realized it was so cloudy.
âBy the way,â Ramirez flashed Logan a smile. âThe gas pumps are empty; itâs all behind the garage.â
âGreat.â He wiped water out of his eyes. It wasnât raining buckets, just a nice downpour. It felt fantastic.
He pulled out his phone and cursed. There were twenty one new texts from Derek. His train of thought was interrupted as a cry of joy rang out over the rhythmic downfall of the light rain.
That motorcyclist had his arms thrown open wide, laughing as the fresh rain ran down his skin.
âCome on guys, join me!â
Ramirez snorted and shook his head. âIâm not going to prance around in the rain with you!â
âYour loss!â He shrugged and pointed towards Logan. âYou there, guy I donât know,â He ran towards them and grinned like a mad man, âYouâre prancing around in the rain with me.â He flipped Ramirez off and Ramirez laughed as he suddenly pulled Logan away from his car.
He slipped his hand into Loganâs and spun him around, his delighted laughter ringing in Loganâs ears.
Logan could only stare as the stranger turned to face him, water running down from his hair onto his neck and onto his chest where his thin white shirt clung to him like a second skin.
Who the hell is this guy?
âHey!â Ramirez waved his arms and called out. âGas costs money!â
Logan quickly looked over his shoulder at Ramirez and then back to the boy in front of him, who gave him a challenging look, his brown eyes flicking towards his motorcycle and back to Logan.
âYou know what,â Logan held up his keys and threw them to a stunned Ramirez. âYou like my car, right?â
He dumbly nodded and Logan grinned. âItâs yours now, man.â
âGiving away your Ferrari? Are you insane?â
âI donât have my wallet and itâs just a car, besides,â He grinned. âIt pisses my Dad off.â
âSo, the Wright family isnât as peaceful as it seems.â
He smirked as surprise crossed Loganâs handsome features.
âLooks like youâre stuck here then.â
âNot if I can help it!â Logan felt a tug on his hand and a helmet was shoved on his head by the boy, whose name he still didnât know. âIâm not going to stand around when thereâs a damsel in need of my help!â
Logan sputtered as he caught a leather jacket from a laughing Ramirez.
Jesus, do these people ever stop laughing or smiling?
âSo, your majesty,â He had a helmet on now and gave Logan a flourishing bow, his eyes had crinkles at the edge from smiling as he spoke. âWhere to?â
âI canât believe Iâm not driving.â
âFirst of all, nobody drives this but me. And besides pretty boy, do you even know how to drive a motorcycle?â
Logan grumbled and begrudgingly wrapped his arms around his waist, his back pressed against his chest.
âThatâs what I thought.â
Logan could feel him smirking as they sped down the road, it was no longer raining, but their clothes were sticking to them and he could feel his warm skin as his hands were pressed against his hips.
âYou know, I didnât take the senatorâs son to be the type to jump on the back of a motorcycle with a stranger.â
âYouâd be surprised at what the senatorâs son has done.â
âOh really?â His tone playful and teasing as they gained speed and the trees were almost a blur.
Logan smiled and allowed himself to relax as the wind whipped against his skin.
It had been a while since he felt thisâŚfree.
âThis is your school?â
Logan reluctantly pulled away from him and sat back, staring at the iron wrought gates. The buildings obscured by the dark evening.
âYeah-what?-scared of prep school boys, princess?â
He shook his hair as he pulled off his helmet and gave Logan an annoyed look.
âHardly, why the hell were you all the way in Lima? Were you trying to drive yourself off a cliff?â
âThere arenât cliffs in Ohio.â Logan rolled his eyes and shoved his hands in his pockets, ignoring his question.
âWill I ever see you again?â
Logan blurted out, cutting him off and his eyebrows shot up in surprise. He laughed as he extended a hand and took Loganâs chin in his hand. Making Loganâs heart jump to his throat.
âFor your sake, I hope not.â
He dropped his hand and smirked, immediately taking off, leaving the sound of the revving engine echoing in Loganâs ears as he stared at his retreating figure.
MaybeâŚMaybe he could stop thinking about Kurt.