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‘This town does have a weird thing about you. Personally, I don’t see it.’
Logan huffed a laugh. ‘Yeah, well. I didn’t feel like having this Jeanie thing on everyone’s radar, but I think it’s starting to upset her. The whole secrecy thing. I don’t know.’ He ran a hand down his beard, feeling like a complete idiot.
Noah’s brow furrowed like he was thinking through a puzzle. ‘So, maybe you just need to go public.’ He must have seen the slightly queasy look on Logan’s face because he went on, ‘It doesn't have to be a big spectacle. Just, you know, date like regular people.’
Right. Date like regular people. That didn’t sound so bad.
But that wasn’t really all of it, was it?
‘What did you think of Lucy?’ Logan blurted out the question before he could think better of it.
Noah paused with his bottle poised at his lips, considering. ‘She was beautiful. Nice girl. But I got a real ‘eat, pray, love’ vibe from her.’
‘What the hell does that mean?’
Noah shrugged. ‘Like she was trying to escape real life by coming here. Like she thought she could find herself or something.’
Everything that Jeanie told him about wanting to start over here, for things to be perfect, played over in his head. She was ru
‘And what do you think of Jeanie?’ Logan asked, dreading the answer.
Noah’s smile grew. ‘Well, I’ve liked her since she kicked our butts at trivia. She’s fun. Seems game for anything.’
Memories of Jeanie ru
Would he ever stop comparing them?
He took another drink.
‘Look, man, if you’re worried about Jeanie ditching you, I don’t see it happening any time soon. And as someone who has made a habit of only dating women who are here for the summer, that is my expert opinion.’
Noah finished off his beer. ‘Anyway, this heart-to-heart has been fun! We should do it more often.’ He gri
‘Don’t count on it.’
Noah clapped him on the shoulder. ‘We’ll see.’
Logan sighed, and his friend’s laughter echoed down the hall as he showed himself out. ‘See you around,’ Noah yelled from the front door.
‘See ya.’
Logan stayed leaning against the counter thinking about their conversation long enough to watch the sun begin to dip in the sky. The sounds of the farm quieted; the distant hum of the tractor, the voices of his workers heading home, the bleating of disgruntled goats. He should get some di
By the time Logan moved, he’d come to only one conclusion. He had no idea what the hell he was doing, but he was pretty sure Jeanie was worth it.
He just hoped he hadn’t screwed things up completely.