Chapter Thirty Five - "I Mean, Except For Yours..."
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Avery's P.O.V

"Where's mom and dad?" I ask Aunty Heather as she pours herself a coffee. I sip my mint hot chocolate and watch as my Aunty frowns.

"My father decided to take your mom somewhere last night to clear their mind. They told me they would be home late tonight so it's just Joshua, you and I for the night." Aunty Heather smiles and I nod, placing my empty cup on the bench.

"Okay, well, I have to go. I'm going to be late." I say and Aunty Heather nods. Before I could leave though, I hear Aunty Heather cough, making me turn back around to see her arms wide out in front of her.

"Don't I get a hug?" Aunty Heather asks and I chuckle, walking up to her and hugging her tight. Aunty Heather kisses my hair and pulls me away.

"Sort things out with Logan today. Life is too short to be holding any anger towards the person you love." Aunty Heather says and I sigh, shrugging. I walk out the door and notice a car parked behind mine.

I smile and walk towards Claire's car, opening the door and hopping in. Claire drives down the street and I notice that she seems happy today. I look at her, my eyebrows furrowing as I look at Claire's smile that spreads across her face.

"Why are you in such a good mood?" I ask Claire and she shrugs, turning left as we pulling out the school's parking lot. She cuts the engine and looks at me, the smile not wiping of her face.

"I was talking to Henry last night and he said he... he still likes me!" Claire says, a small and short squeal escaping her lips. I narrow my eyes at her and grab her hand.

"Claire, you just got out of a relationship. Don't you want to wait?" I ask Claire and she shrugs.

"I don't see the point of waiting. I do like him though." Claire says and I nod, letting go of her hand.

"Okay, Claire. As long as your happy, I'll be happy." I say and Claire smiles, pulling me into a quick hug. I smile and hug her back before letting go of her and getting out of the car.

We walk into the school building and notice Katie walking to us. "Practice today at lunch." Katie says, not bothering to make any eye contact with us as she just scurries past in a hurry. I nod to myself and open my locker, grabbing my books out for today.

"Hey, I heard that Jade got arrested yesterday." I hear a voice behind me say and I turn around to see Chance frowning at me. I narrow my eyes at him and lean against the lockers, crossing my arms across my chest.

"Whats it to you?" I ask, completely annoyed that Chance still bothers me even though Logan clearly said that I was off limits, especially to this guy.

"Look, Ava, I know I've caused you so much pain and misery but please let me explain after school. If you could meet me at the coffee shop downtown, I would gladly appreciate it." Chance says and before I could say a word, he turns around and walks down the hall. I frown at Claire who is looking between Chance and I with confusion clear on her face.

"Are you going to go? Because if you do, you know Logan will find out and there will be a lot of drama." Claire says and I nod, shutting my locker.

"There is already enough drama between us and besides, it's not up to him. It's my decision." I say and Claire raises an eyebrow at me.

"So your considering it?" Claire asks and I shrug.

"I want to hear what Chance has to say." I say and Claire sighs before nodding. We start to walk to our first class but suddenly, someone grabs my shoulder and turns me around. I look at the person in front of me and I gap at him.

"What happened to your face?" I ask, looking at Logan's face which is covered in bruises and small cuts. His eye is a dark shade of purple and his bottom lip has a cut through it, making me wince at his face. I also notice a bruise on his jaw and I reach out to touch it, only for it to be pushed away by Logan's hand.

"Can we talk?" Logan asks and I look at Claire to see her still walking, not paying attention to anything around her. I sigh and look back at Logan, nodding. Logan grabs my hand and starts dragging me out of the school building and towards his bike.

He hands me the helmet and I put in on before clipping it togther, raising my left leg over the bike and sit down, wrapping my arms around Logan's stomach. I let out a sigh when he speeds out of the parking lot, towards the direction of his house.

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"Tell me what happened." I mumble when Logan sits down on his bed. I sit in front of him, crossing my legs as I hold his hands.

"I was pissed off, Avery. When you asked about Ebony, I don't know what went through me. I knew you were worried when you first saw her because of how you were staring at her but she's only a friend." Logan starts off and I nod.

"Later that night, I decided to message you but decided against it just before I was about to press send. I don't like apologizing first because I'm not that type of guy to just forgive and forget. Ebony has had a rough life, Avery, and I was with her during everything even if I didn't want to be. Anyway, I went out for a ride and surprisingly, I met up with a few old friends and we had a few drinks. That's when I saw Patrick and his mates." Logan says and I bite my lip, trying to not look at the bruise on his jaw. It looks so painful.

"We got into a huge fight and since I was drunk, I couldn't think straight. My friends tried to help but there was too many guys that were grabbing onto me, punching and kicking me. I passed out and when I woke up this morning, I felt like a jerk. I decided to scratch the whole 'never apologize first' rule and come and find you." Logan sighs and he runs his hand through his hair with his spare hand.

"I'm sorry, Avery. I hate fighting with you. I don't like knowing that we aren't sure talking because it tears me apart." Logan says and I smile at him, kissing his lips softly. Logan groans and I pull away, remembering about his lip.

"Sorry." I say and Logan waves me off, pulling me closer to him.

"It hurts but I love the feeling." Logan says as his lips connect with mine again. I wrap my arms around his neck and he rests his hands on the side of my face, making me smile at the feel. I pull away and peck him one more time before hugging him.

"Thanks for telling me this, Logan." I say and Logan kisses my hair.

"Your welcome, sunshine but I'm not finished. I still have to answer your question from yesterday." Logan says and I look at him, waiting for him to answer the question about Ebony.

"The reason why Ebony was brought into picture so suddenly was because at last minute, she had called me saying how she said that she would like me to help her because she was enrolling into the school. Like I said before, Ebony has had a rough life not only with her parents but with her old school as well. You see... Ebony likes girls." Logan says and my mouth forms into the shape of an 'o' and Logan nods.

"Yeah and at her old school, she liked this girl and she liked her too but that's what Ebony thought. Later on, after three months of dating secretly, Ebony saw the girl with a guy in the janitors closet and thats when the girl confessed about everything, saying that she was only using her and all. Ebony was crushed and everyone gave her shit for it because she was lesbian." Logan explains and I shake my head.

"I never knew there are such cruel people in this world." I say, frowning at the fact that Ebony got played.

"Thats when she called me and decided to move here because I am the only person she can trust." Logan says and I nod.

"So how did you two meet?"

"Family friends." Logan says and I nod. After a few seconds of nothing but silence, Logan sighs.

"I'm sorry, Avery. I wanted to tell you all this at first but the fact that you just brought it on me like a ton of bricks made me angry. Ebony doesn't deserve to be hated just because she hangs out with me. I feel for Ebony not only because of everything she went through with the girl but because she reminds me of my cousin." Logan says and I raise my eyebrow.

"Your cousin?" I ask and Logan nods.

"Yeah, she was in the same situation as Ebony but instead of running away from all the drama, she kept it with her which made her commit suicide a year later because of everyone and how they tormented her. Some people said that everyone will just let go and tease someone else but years later, it still continued and thats what pissed me off. Some people are just so fucking judgemental." Logan grits his teeth and I hug him.

"I'm sorry you had to go through so much." I say and Logan hugs me back, resting his chin on the top of my head.

"You have nothing to be sorry for. This isn't your fault." Logan says and I pull back and frown at him.

"I know but I just feel like I should be here for you since I am your girlfriend and all." I say and Logan nods before hugging me again.

"Thank you, Avery."

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"Are you coming to mine this afternoon?" Logan asks as he walks beside me. I shake my head and sigh.

"Unfortunately no. I have to go somewhere this afternoon." I say, not going into the details.

My mind is officially going crazy with all this stuff with Chance. I want to hear what he has to say but my body is saying no and making me want to stay with Logan. It's like my body is addicted to Logan and I can't help it. My mind though speaks differently. It wants me to hear what Chance has to say and since I am a very curious person wasn't helping me at all. So I decided to go with my mind to put it at rest because all this thinking is starting to give me a headache.

I told Claire about how I am choosing to meet up with Chance and since Claire didn't like him at all, she gave me a whole lecture on how to act when he touches me or places his hands on mine. Claire had said that if he does do that, I have to punch him hard in the nose and to be honest, I had no problem with doing that. We just have to wait and see though if Chance makes a move on me or not. Hopefully not.

"Ugh but I want you." Logan says when he reaches his bike. I sigh and nod.

"I know but this is important, Logan." I say and he sighs, tucking a strand of hair behind me ear before pecking my lips.

"Your coming over tomorrow though. No buts. I mean, except for yours..." Logan winks and I roll my eyes, shoving him slightly. Logan chuckles and I peck his lips before walking towards Claire's car. What shocked me though was when I turned around to walk to Claire's car, I didn't expect Logan's hand to slap my ass which now is making me blush hard.

Pervert.

I walk to Claire and get in her car, doing my seat belt. I sigh when Claire starts to drive the the coffee shop downtown. "Do I really want to do this?" I ask and Claire shrugs.

"After the whole day of thinking about Chance's offer, I'm pretty sure you have made your decision by now." Claire says, changing the radio station.

"Yeah I know but I'm just starting to get worried. Like, what if Logan finds out? What if Chance tries something on me? What if he is leading me into some trap? I just have no idea what to expect." I say, fiddling with my fingers. The song Black Widow comes on and I close my eyes, trying to rest the thoughts that are circling around in my head.

Hopefully everything turns out fine.

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