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Then the door opens, and it’s not Logan I see, but Tommy Sullivan--like I’ve never seen hi haphazardly off his hips and a cigarette between his lips

Toman is, but still a fine-looking boy

"Ellie!" He sly happy to see arette fro all right?"

"Yeah, no, everything’s fine Is Logan ho, but doesn’t ask Instead he turns his head toward the interior of the apartment and shouts, "Lo!"

He leans out the door "I’d invite you in, but it’s no place for a girl like you We’re all indecent here"

And doesn’t that just getthe doorway, looking surprised

But I barely notice his expression

Because Logan is shirtless too And in the immortal words of Joey Lawrencewhoa

Smooth, taut skin covers his shoulders and chest--bronze, except for the stunning swirl of colorful tattoos that spread across one shoulder and all the way down one arht He has abs--lots and lots of abs--rock hard and rippling, with a slight dusting of hair low on his stomach, that makes the happiest of all trails into his jeans It’s a beautiful body A ?"

"No, I--"

"You’re here by yourself?"

He sounds annoyed and I start to think maybe this wasn’t just a stupid idea, but possibly the stupidest idea I’ve ever had And through the years, I’ve had some doozies

"Yes, I--"

"Where’s Cory?"

Even if Cory had been awake, he’s not the one I wanted to sharewith an--alone

"He’s back at the coffee shop"

"You snuck past hian asks, like he doesn’t believe it

"Not exactly"

His sexy et here without hiood excuse for Cory’s sakebut lying has never been row hot and intense

"He seean"

He pushes a hand through his dark hair, and for a ht up in how soft and thick it looks Hoould feel between ers

And then a voice calls fro to one of the guys

"Let’s go, Logan It’s your turn to deal"

She comes into view and she’s not just "buxo, shiny red hair, flawless skin, legs as long as ht-be-painted-on jeans, a teeny waist and big boobs covered by an even teenier black tank-top

She looks like the head reen eyes slide froain "Oh, sorry--I didn’t realize you had a visitor" She smiles "Is this your little sister?"

You know the sound a balloon ht now

He puts his hand on her bare arm and the weirdest combination of sadness and violence consumes ed chimpanzee

"Go back in Tell To strip poker?! Kill me, kill me, die, die, die