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"I’m so excited for you to come and meet my friends and family" I couldn’t keep the excitement out of an mumbled sleepily and I knew that he wasn’t as excited as I was But I didn’tI was still pretty giddy inside at how much he had done to make me comfortable in his hoone to showto open up to me as much as possible I truly loved both of his brothers and I felt like I had been welcoh I knew Jared didn’t particularly care for me

"Aren’t you excited?" I pressed on with the conversation "And didn’t you just love the invitations?"

"The invitations?" Logan’s voice sounded even drowsier, and I wished that I was in bed with hi his sleepy face and tousled hair, while snuggled into his waret fancy invitations for my end-of-su ht with happiness and I snuggled into an’s chest I hadn’t seen hiht I was at his house and we played cards, but we had spoken on the phone every night before bed

"Sounds good"

"Are you even paying attention to me?"

"Sorry, Maddie I’?" I had been trying to keep an hadn’t told me what had kept hi some new skills"

"What skills?"

"Don’t worry about it"

"Did you ask Vincent if he can make it to the party? I know Jared said no, but Vincent said he would check Did he let you know if he can come?"

"I think one Martelli at the party is fine, Maddie"

"So he’s not co?" I was disappointed I had hoped to spend more time with Vincent I had hoped that he could come to look at ht, but I had to keep reht

"I’ht tih, ith ine that’s going to go down super well"

"Well" I bit my lip, not sure of what to say "Just read the invite properly, okay? Maybe Vincent ant to cohtly "I et to see you?" I pouted into the phone "Before the party I hope"

"Once again, unlikely"

"No fair" I took a deep breath and pulled the covers up over an’s voice sounded weary

"What we’re going to do when I go back to school" I waited for hi to tell my parents"

"I don’t knoe should tell your parents That’s up to you" His voice trailed off and silence filled the air as I waited for hie and answer the first part of ?"

"I just said you can decide"

"I mean about us"

"Maddie, can we take it one day at a tiht now Let’s get past the next teeks and then we can see where we stand"

"Fine" I bit ue I didn’t want to push the issue, but I orried What if he wanted to break up at the end of the su tian was so new to relationships Yes, it was a feat that he and I were even in this space, but I neededsomewhere But I kne crazy I would sound if I pushed the issue Logan didn’t want to hear about my silly dreams and hopes for the future I knew he still didn’t even think he was good enough for me I knew that he would never move forith me unless he felt that he could provide for er his house had been I’d expected it to be a lot different More opulent, and full of cool gadgets But it had been pretty barebones, and I hadn’t seen anything of real value The Martellis didn’t have any money, of that I was sure I wished I understood why they were the crime family of the tohen they didn’t really seem to be criminals

"I’ll talk to you toan"

"Sweet dreams, beautiful"

"Sweet dreams, handsome," I whispered into the phone

"Of course, they’ll be of you" And with that we hung up I stared at the phone for a fewon with Logan and hoas spending his days I thought about pushing the issue like I had ain so soon It had been a very long week ignoring hi to lose him When he had called and invitedin relief I didn’t want to put either of us through the hell of that week again And I kneas trying, and I knew that he liked ht that I stayed over He had made love to me so sweetly and tenderly that I had alainst the wall in Victoria’s Secret Just thinking about that day was enough to turn me on I closed my eyes and tried to fall asleep I didn’t want to push anything I was just happy that he was co to my party and would finally be able to meet my parents My mom was so excited to meet him; I had been so surprised at how supportive she had been when I had told her I was dating hi hian Martelli wasmyself I couldn’t believe it But still, I wanted ht hesitation and worry, and I was scared that he was going to talk hiood enough fortrouble or drama into my life I didn’t kno to tell him that none of thatto have a conversation with hi out in the open and I could see exactly where this relationship was going