I know I left y'all on a cliffhanger last chapter and didn't post for quite long so sorry for that.  Thank you guys for all the reads and encouragement.  4.9k guys! Thank you so much for that!

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After he said those words I gape at him. "You know what, scratch that, I know I love you." Logan waits for my answer, face filled with uncertainty, the first time I bet this bad boy had felt unsure of himself.
I start to answer  "I...I'm sorry I made the mistake of saying all of those things to you...but..."
He seemed to catch onto what I was going to say.
"Clara...I love all of you, your shy side is just a part of you and I've seen it before too. I fell for the girl who encompasses both, the girl who pushes past her fears and her walls to be someone that she wanted and was meant to be. I don't care that the other person was brave and feisty and hilarious, that shy person...the byproduct of everything that has happened to you is also something that I love."
"And the shy girl was just a facade for me to stop everyone from hurting me again, a living embodiment of negative what ifs, I know Logan, and I've messed up." I finished for him. I'd thought a lot about it ever since that fateful day and came to that conclusion.

Logan smiles at me and I know almost at once that this guy would be my wall for me, that I didn't have to fight the anxiety alone again.   I hug him before he says that he has to go before his parents catch him out and about.  He kisses me quickly and disappears downstairs.  I walk back to my room, sit myself down on my bed and breathe in.  I hear a soft knock on my door and Troy enters. 

"Hey." I can't stop smiling. 

Troy quirks an eyebrow. 

"What's up with you?" I ask.  His face looks pale and he looks so desperately like he just wants to climb into bed and burrow under the covers. 

"I need your advice." He says, sitting down in my study chair.

"Well, that's new.  What about?"

"Krista."

"Ah, your girlfriend."

"She's not my girlfriend."

"Oh, who are you kidding? Of course she is."

"Well not now..." His eyes looks stormy.  I've never seen him like this before so I shake my head at him. 

"Oh god, Troy, You're 15.  It's not like it's the end of the world is it?"

"Well what if you broke up with Logan? Huh? I could hear the sobs from your room you know? Imagine that." Troy crosses his arms and glares at me.  I sigh.

"Okay...Okay...So, what's the problem?"

"She...um...She wants me to wait.  Until she's older or something." Troy grumbles under his breath.  I reach over and ruffle his hair.

"Well then, If you really like her...wait.  Simple." I laugh at his reaction and get off of my bed, pulling his arm so he gets up as well.   "Or else, I can show you all the spots that girls like and give you tips.  Consider it a gift for not beating Logan up."

Troy nods, kind of sullenly and gets off of the bed.

My phone vibrates and I reach for it.

Troy peers over my shoulder and makes a gagging noise.  I punch him on the shoulder.  We reach the driveway in front of our house and I throw the car keys at him, which he catches with one hand.  I hear a light clicking on from the house next to us and Logan appears on the front porch.  He waves at me and I wave back, smiling as wide as I can without my cheeks breaking before climbing into the passenger seat. 

"So...where to first?" Troy asks.

"Well first of all...when you're in a car you want to turn on some soft music, depending on the girl.  Something to make her feel relaxed." I advise, leaning forwards and turning on the music dial.  Suddenly footsteps are heard and the back door is yanked open.  Troy jumps and turns back. 

"Logan.  What are you doing here?" At his name I instantly turn around to look at Logan.

"I heard that Clara has some sister duties.  I suppose it involves a girl?" He slides into the backseat and buckles on his seatbelt.

Troy sits, silent.

"Yeah." I answer for him, grinning.  But then my forehead wrinkles up and I twist around further in my chair to look at him.  "Didn't you have to do something?"

"It can wait.  I miss you too much." He smiles softly at me and then turns to Troy.

" I'm the bad boy.  I get all the girls I want so I can help you with that." Logan winks at me and I shake my head at him.   "My last chance at showing my inner bad boy before becoming the perfect boyfriend." He says in defense, putting up his hands and grinning.  I laugh and tell Troy to pull out of the neighbourhood.

"First stop: Shopping!" I yell out, happily.  Seems like the inner Zoe crept into me.

"Shopping?" Both of the boys echo at the same time.

"But it's like, late, Clara." Logan checks the dashboard clock.

"But, there's always this mall open.  Zoe and I go there all the time when we need to get something before the next morning." I pull out my phone and put in the name of the shopping centre in the GPS app, placing it in between Troy and I.

"And...off we go!"