Chapter 6
Logan
I knock on the door, and when Rhett looks up, I walk into his office.
“I got the new documents signed last night, so that’s taken care of.”
He leans back in his chair. “For Mia?”
“Yeah.” I place the copies I made for him on his desk.
I take a deep breath, feeling exhausted from tossing and turning all night. I’ve been running different scenarios through my head, each one ending with Rhett beating the shit out of me for daring to look at his sister. This talk is inevitable though. I want Mia, and I’m ninety-nine percent sure she feels the same about me. I clear my throat and push through. It’s now or never.
“About Mia -”
“I’m worried about her,” Rhett interrupts me. “I don’t like that she’s living in Washington Heights and working at night.”
I let out the breath I was holding. “I spoke to her last night. I gave her some advice. She knows how we feel.”
“What do you think she’s going to do?” Rhett hasn’t stopped worrying since we first found out what had happened.
“I think she needs time to process it all, but she’ll make the right decision in the end.” I believe in Mia. She might be soft and caring, but she’s not someone who backs down.
“That friend of hers, whats-her-name, I don’t trust that chick.”
“Josie?” I agree with him there. I get crazy vibes from her. “I know what you mean. Last night, when she got home, she had a fit about Mia being late for work. I don’t think I’ve seen her be nice since we’ve met her.”
“What do we know about her?”
“Nothing … yet. I’ll ask the PI to dig a little.” That reminds me. “He let me know that he can’t trace the phone. Whoever had it got rid of it.”
“Fuck! That was our only good lead of finding whoever’s fucking with Mia.”
“He did mention something interesting though,” I say when I see how despondent Rhett looks. “Why would someone hi-jack Mia’s social accounts, email, and phone? He thinks whoever did it, could’ve done it to alienate Mia in some way. You know, cut her off from everyone. This person almost succeeded in doing just that. It worries me, Rhett. If that’s really their goal, then what won’t they do to succeed?”
Rhett gets up, the look of despondency quickly replaced with one of worry and anger.
“That’s it. She’s moving today. If she has a fucking stalker, she’s a sitting duck out there.”
I stand up, wishing I could go with him. “Just tell her why you’re moving her. Don’t go in there guns blazing like you always do.”
“If it means she’s safe at the end of the day, I’ll do what I have to.”
I know he will, but it eats away at me that I’m not the one protecting her. Fuck, I’m still trying to deal with the fact that we didn’t talk for three years. To me it feels like there has been no break in our communication, but I have to keep reminding myself that it’s different for Mia. I just want to make it up to her and show her how much she means to me. I want to be the one she turns to when she needs something. I know I’m an idiot for thinking it. Rhett will always be a huge part of Mia’s life, but I’m selfish enough to admit that I want to be the most important person in her life.
Walking back to my office, I want to kick myself. It drives me crazy having all these feelings for Mia and not being able to act on them. Every time I’ve tried to talk to Rhett about it, something happens, and we end up talking about everything but the fact that I want his blessing to be with Mia.
I respect and love Rhett, and fucking things up between us will break the whole group. The five of us have always done everything together. We’re so tight because we know we can trust each other. It’s not just about Mia and me. Breaking Rhett’s trust will destroy the one thing all the guys in the group holds dearest. Trust.
Last night we were playing with fire. It was reckless of me to throw caution to the wind, but whenever I’m with her, I can’t think clearly. I want to touch every part of her. I want to taste her. Fuck, I want to bury myself deep inside of her, so deep she’ll be able to get me out.
I love Mia. As a teenager, I knew she was the one for me. As a man, it’s time I make her mine.
That’s why I need to talk to Rhett as soon as possible before I cross that line with Mia.