Loving Logan (2 page)

“What? What? SHELBY! What happened?” Lance
screamed on the phone “SHELBY?”

“Lance I will call you back” Shelby said
hitting end. Staring at her father outside the window. She hit the
automatic locks on her car to let him in. Shelby was in total shock
to see him here, as he got into her car Shelby was trying to figure
out what was wrong that would make him come to her.

“Hello Shelby! You do not have a greeting and
a hug for your daddy?” he said to her.

“I..I… Hello Daddy!” Shelby stammered leaning
in to kiss his cheek, as she sat back into her seat she stared at
him again waiting for him to explain why he was here. “Daddy, Daddy
what are you doing here?” she said to him.

“I am your father and I have not seen or
spoken to you in weeks. As a matter of fact the only thing that I
have heard about you is the about of money you have been spending
on that low-life’s defense in court” He father said in his usual
southern stately manner.

Getting irritated Shelby turned away from her
father. “Daddy of that is what you came here for then” Shelby
started to say but her father cut her off.

“It’s not, it’s not!” He father said waiving
off her attempts to get upset. “No need to get your ruffles
feathered darling we all have to learn some things the hard way” he
finished.

“Right like I learned that you were unfaithful
to mother and made her raise me, and treat me like crap my whole
life. Without me understanding why?” Shelby said sarcastically “Is
that what you mean daddy?” Shelby said sarcastically to her father.
Looking at him Shelby realized that she had always put her father
on a pedestal, because unlike her mother he had shown her as much
love as he or her mother would allow. Taking a deep breath her
father said. “Shelby I accept your anger, with everything that has
gone on with our family and the way things are now. But I cannot
and will not condone your disrespect and your high and mighty
behavior young lady.”

“Daddy, I do now and always will respect you.”
Reaching across the car she took his hand. “Until I take my dying
breath I will love you and be grateful for the daddy that you have
been to me.” she said smiling a said smile as she looked him in the
eye. “But I cannot sit here and let you bash Logan because of the
things that his life have thrown at him. Regardless of Logan’s
financial status daddy, he is a good man and a good father.”
Tapping her hand and looking down Jackson said “My baby is a woman,
I guess I doubted it until this moment but now I know. You are a
strong beautiful woman Shelby and I am so so proud of you.” he
finished smiling at his daughter. Reaching across the seat with
tears streaming down her face Shelby hugged her father as tight as
she could in the constraints of the car. “Thank you Daddy! You have
never said you are proud of me. You don’t know what that means to
me” she said tearfully

Pushing her back Jackson said. “Shelby
Beasley! That is a lie from the pits of hell! I have told you I am
proud of you!” he said looking ad her in surprise that she would
say that.

Smiling slightly Shelby shook her head saying
“No daddy, if you think about it. You haven’t” Looking around
Jackson ruffled his brown trying to think of a for instance to give
her a realized he couldn’t. Shaking his head he said “Well I
thought it was implied baby girl”

“I understand daddy. But it is certainly nice
to hear!” She said smiling at his daughter.

“Well I will make sure I do it more from now
on baby girl.” He said smiling as he stroked her cheek. Leaning her
cheek into his hand she smiled and said “That is all I can ask
for.”

Shelby and her father talked a little longer
and just as her father was about to leave he said “Baby girl, its
time you come and have a sit down with your momma a sister. I will
have not have the separation of the family.”

“I am not ready for that yet daddy” Shelby
said solemnly looking out the window. Her father opened the door to
get out the car. “Shelby I will give you more time. But not much
more. Are we clear?” Jackson said firmly.

“Yes daddy” Shelby said looking at the
steering wheel. Before he closed the door he said “Your daddy loves
you girl”

CHAPTER 2

“Just a minute” Shelby was saying as she was
walking to her front door. She had first heard the doorbell when
she was getting out of her bubble bath. But figured it was the kids
down the street playing at the door. So had taken her time, then
she heard it again and this time it was more instant.

Ding Dong, Ding Dong. “What in heaven’s name!
Ok, I am coming!” Shelby said as she was running down her stairs
when she go to the door without even thinking she pulled the door
open. Logan was standing there leaning against the glass window on
the right side of her door. He looked good enough to eat. He was
wearing a navy blue button down shirt with white pinstripes and
white buttons a navy blue fedora with a white a ban around it, and
a pair of dark colored jeans and white loafers. He smiled at her
from under the hat. Logan had one dimple on the right cheek and
whenever he smiled genuinely smiled made his crystal blue eyes
shine.

“You should not open your door unless you know
who is on the other side” he said to her smiling with a white rose
in his hand

“Ok!” Shelby said in her sweet southern bell
voice as she slammed the door in his face. Knock Knock
Knock..

“Shelby! Shelby! Please open the door” Logan
said on the other side. Shelby opened the door again. When they
stood there staring at each other for twenty seconds Shelby waiting
for Logan to say something and Logan trying to think of what to
say. When he did not say anything Shelby went to slam the door in
his face again and Logan put his hand up to stop the door from
Closing.

“Shelby?” Logan said as he stepped into her
house and closed the door behind him. Turning and walking toward
her living room, pulling her robe tighter closed Shelby turned back
to him.

“WHAT?” she said crossing her arms across her
chest she knew her nipple could clearly be seen through her silk
robe. “You came to my home to call me names Logan?” she said
staring at him.

Taking a deep breath and hanging his head and
sliding his hands into his pockets. “No, that is not why I came”
Logan said. They were both thinking of the last day she had seen
him. He had been charged with everything from attempted murder to
destruction of property. The attorney that Shelby had hired for him
and told him to spare no expense and do all he had to, to get Logan
out of all those charges had managed to get them all thrown out
with one motion or another except the assault of a police officer
charge. Which the lawyer had been able to get Logan an Alfred Plea.
So he did not have to admit any guilt, but plead no contest. The
judge had offered to allow Logan to serve his sentence on at home
confinement as long as he had a $500,000 bail, and pay for the
program. Shelby had stood up and whispered to the attorney that she
would pay the money so that Logan could go home to Gia.

“Your honor my client has the money to post
the bail and…” the attorney started before Logan cut him off
looking at Shelby out of the corner of his eye.

“No your honor, I do not. I will serve out the
three week sentence incarcerated” he said. Looking over at Shelby
mouthing. “I don’t want your money! Leave” to Shelby. Once the
hearing was over and court was dismissed Shelby had immediately
wanted to get out of there as soon as she could. She had heard
Lance and his mother calling her name but she kept going not
wanting anyone to see her tears. Standing here now in the silence
waiting to find out what Logan wanted, tears came to her eyes
again.

“Shelby I am so sorry about the way I treated
you. I don’t even have an excuse for my behavior other than just
being a grade An ass.” Logan said to her in that sexy southern
drawl.

After 60 second of silence Shelby said “Is
that it? Is that what you came here to say?” looking at Logan with
disgust. Logan had never seen Shelby this cold and indifferent
toward anyone let alone him. It just hit him how much he must have
hurt her. He felt even worse that he already did. “Well, Yeah! I
wanted to apologize and explain. To see why you were not coming to
momma party?” He was trying to get her to look at him. But she
wouldn’t, she was looking past him.

Starting back toward her front door to open it
for him to leave. “Thank you for the apology Logan goodnight!” But
before she could get past him. Logan grabbed her arm and turned her
toward him. “Why are you acting like this Shelby?” Logan said
frustrated. Where was that sweet passionate woman that he knew?
Snatching her arm away and stepping back from him Shelby
said

“Doing what Logan?” Shelby said.

“Acting so cold, and distant?”

“I don’t know what you are talking about
Logan!” Shelby said adjusting her robe again. “You came to
apologize I accepted your apology. What more is there to say?”
Shelby said looking at her feet.

“Ok, so you forgive me?” Logan said walking
toward her. Logan slide his arms around her and started to pull her
closer to him. Pushing at his arms Shelby said “Logan
STOP!”

“See you are mad! Baby talk to me, I am so
sorry.” Logan said placing his hand under her chin to force her to
look at him. Pushing him away Shelby started to walk to the living
room.

“Logan! I was there for you! I got you a
lawyer, I worried about you. You treated me like trash, like I was
some nuisance hanger on. You don’t get to talk to me like that and
then come in here and say Oh, baby I am sorry and I just fall in
your arms!” Shelby yelled at him. She is pissed! Logan was thinking
he really had fucked up now. He was unsure what to do.. He did not
think he had ever seen her angry. Ever.

“Shelby I..” Logan started to say. Then he saw
the tears in her eyes. “Oh baby! Don’t cry!” he said walking toward
her. Shelby backed away from him with her arm out.

“Logan don’t! Don’t even bother. One thing
that I can say I have learned is people that care about you. NEVER
treat you that way.”

“SHELBY! That’s not true, I care about you!
More than you can know!” Logan said running his hand through his
hair in frustration. He had never seen her like this, Shelby was
the most forgiving loving woman he had ever known, this woman that
he saw in front of him. This was not Shelby.

“Shelby, baby I am sorry. I wish I knew a
better word to express to you how sorry I am but I don’t. Please
talk to me! Logan said starting to step toward her
again.

“I am talking to you Logan” she said looking
past him still with her guard up.

“No you’re not! You are talking AT me!” Logan
said.

“What does that even mean Logan?” Shelby said
looking at him like he had lost his mind

“It means that you” he said placing his finger
against her chest over her heart. “You are NOT talking to me, the
real you!” he finished looking into her eyes.

Taking a deep breath Shelby took a step around
Logan to get distance between them. She could not think with his
standing that close. He was standing there in smelling so good and
looking so sexy in his burnt orange button down shirt and dark blue
jeans. Logan could be wearing a potato sack and be almost
irresistible.

“Logan, you hurt me! This..” Shelby said
motioning her arms up and down her body. “This is me hurt, and
humiliated for no reason. So I am not going to give you sweetness
and light. If you don’t like it there is the door!” she finished
pointing to her front door. “I…” Before she knew it she was wrapped
in Logan’s arms Logan kissed her squarely on the lips. Initially he
was expecting rejection, he was pleasantly surprised when she
returned his kiss. The kiss was tentative on Shelby’s part at
first; then, with experience she began to kiss him back in Ernest.
As they kissed and played for a minute Logan felt a surge of desire
and growing intimacy developing between then. Then, just like that
it was over as Shelby pushed back from him looking at him in
confusion. Shelby then surprised Logan and stepped forward and
kissed him again. her lips parted and her tongue slipped into his
mouth and there oral dance of passion began. Pulling away from her
this time. Logan said “Shelby baby I am so sorry for the way I
treated you. You deserve to be adored. To be loved to be respected,
I have demons, demons that I think will keep me from treating you
the way you deserve to be treated.” He finished.

Logan walked to Shelby’s front door, before
walking out the door he turned and said. “Thank You! I will never
be able to repay you for what you did for me and my family this
past month.” Shelby looked up at him with tears streaming down her
eyes and whispered

“Goodbye Logan!” Logan nodded and walked out
closing the door behind him. Shelby walked to the door locking it
and leaning up against the door and sliding to the floor in
tears.

CHAPTER 3

It had been two weeks sense Logan had come to
Shelby’s house to say thank you and to apologize and break up with
her if that is what you would call it. She had been devastated the
first few days, but realized she needed to pull herself together.
So what they had, had mind blowing sex and laughed and talked for
hours. She could find that in someone else. Right? The next day she
had been walking to the campus library in a pair of the excessively
high heels that Cassidy had bought for her and thrown out her
flats. She had to admit that she was getting used to them, but they
were killer in her feet. When she heard some calling her name from
behind her. When she turned around she saw who was calling her name
and stumbled a bit because it was Professor Zachary Walker.
Professor Walker was the college hottie, all the women professors
and students swooned over him and some of the men. Professor Walker
did not look like a typical professor, he was 6’4 with chocolate
brown eyes and a voice that was deep and sexual and could melt
butter. He was a former Marine so he had broad shoulders and big
arms and a very authoritative stance. He had a full short cut beard
and a bald head, being in the Marines he had gotten used to a low
military haircut. He also had tattoos on his arms, she had heard
some of the students saying he had them on his legs and chest too.
Which was something that Shelby would not mind seeing for herself.
He was very smart, he was teaching a History of the Western
Civilization for a special summer course. The students loved his
lectures and the way he taught the class, Shelby had heard nothing
but rave reviews and now with him standing directly in from of her
she could not think of one thing that would be bad about
him.