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“Logan, I know deep down you care about me the same way I care about you When my mother told me that you met someone, I felt my heart nearly rip out of my chest”

“That isn’t because you love ether, but we aren’t together any time I haveastrono this discussion”

Just when he was about to get up and leave, the waiter brought their order Rather than leave Heather sitting there all alone, he ed to remain seated and decided it would be best for both of them if they finished their meal and left this discussion a you’d like, with the exception of any type of reconciliation between us I have s work out with she and I, there isn’t anything that could bring you and I back together”

“I just wish things could have been different between us”

As he ate, he thought about how he could answer her For a long tis to be different, as well She had hurt hi compared to if he lost Sam in his life It was just different His relationship with Heather had been comfortable, but when he looked back, he knew there wasn’t much emotion involved It actually had been a sort of business transaction

Now, he knehat it felt to have his heart contribute to the relationship and the thought of losing Sam made his stomach turn

“It worked out the way it should I understand your reason for getting me to come out here and honestly, had the tables been turned, I can’t say I wouldn’t have done the saether If ere, ouldn’t have spent the last eight years apart”

Heather continued to pick at the food in front of her “I hear you, and I know you’re probably right, but it still hurts”

“The woh I’ here with you You have to understand where I’ from on this You’ll find someone that makes you feel the same way I don’t an pushed his half-finished plate away and looked at her “I’m flattered that you called me out here I’m a very lucky man if a woman like you believed she had to make one last play to try and win ht uy Until that day co less than you deserve”

“Thank you, Logan” She replied, placing her napkin on her plate and reaching for her purse

“I’ll take care of the bill” Logan declared as he watched Heather hold back tears

“I’ll make sure to let Jim knohat happened and that I had deliberately manipulated the situation Then, I’ll have hi”

“Let’s just leave this between us You can let Jier any issues to address I’ll advise Xavier that it has all been handled”

“Thank you, Logan I’ a fool out of myself I’m sorry that I lad we had this talk It is possibly the closure we both needed in order to an stood from his seat as Heather did

The two of theraceful exit When the waiter came back, he ordered one last drink and stared at his cell phone again It was definitely too late to call Sam, but at least he would be back in Texas tomorrow, and he could see her then

Chapter Twenty One

The office was oddly quiet when Logan walked in at ten on Monday ht he’d been able to catch had delivered him to DFW International Airport about an hour before and he had headed straight to the office

Xavier had already left awent on Sunday He didn’t want to go into detail about how Heather deceived hi out there, so he decided to wait until he arrived at the XTX campus before he talked to him He could easily bypass the conversation if he saw the man face to face

As he walked across the third floor toward his office, he noticed theHe glanced down at his watch and realized Sa He would have to catch up with her and hopefully convince her to let him take her to lunch