The Billionaire's Kiss(49)

“Hopefully I’ll be able to call her my fiancée soon enough,” Luke said. “And I’ll keep my mouth shut about the ring if you do one thing for me.”

“I’m already doing you a favor,” Logan said. Give someone an inch, he thought.

“Fine, let me rephrase that. I want you to do something for yourself,” Luke said.

“Believe it or not, I happen to be quite good at doing things for myself.”

“Then you’ll have no problem telling Ms. Haven how you feel.”

“What?” Logan said. “I think you have the wrong idea, buddy. We’re just friends.”

“Yeah, right. And Erin is just my teacher,” Luke said. “Trust me, I saw how you looked at her. I’ve been looking at Erin that way for months. If you were serious about anything you said to me, you’ll do the same for yourself.”

“How about I promise to figure it out?” Logan said.

“Suit yourself, man. I’ve got enough problems of my own,” Luke replied.

Logan opened the door and stepped out of the car. “You’ll figure them out. Remember, you’ve already got the most important part.”

“Love?”

“I was going to say a trust fund, but sure, love works too. Grab the envelope in the glove compartment, and let’s go reunite you with your age-inappropriate choice of a mate.”

Luke did as he was told and caught up to Logan as they walked toward the house. “What’s in the envelope?” he asked. “Contracts?”

“I carry cash in case I need it. There’s a thousand dollars in there and my card. Use the cash and lay low for a little while. Call me if you need anything. Callie will call if you need anything official. Anything else, you call me and mention it to no one, ok? Now put it away before they notice.”

“Sounds good to me,” Luke said. “Oh, and if you ever need to give anyone a ride, maybe pick a car with more than two seats?”

Logan laughed. It had taken some creative arranging to fit Luke into the convertible.

“Something funny?” Callie called down from the steps.

“Oh, just calling up a news crew,” Logan joked.

Callie shook her head. “Not funny,” she said. “Come on. Let’s go.”

The rest of the arrangements only took around an hour or so. Logan stood off in the corner as Luke and Erin hugged and kissed, and Luke revealed his plans to propose and make everything work. It was heartwarming, really, but Logan just wanted to get on the road. He felt a deep need to get back to Newport. He was happy that Luke and Erin seemed to have a happy ending ahead of them, but he wanted to get back to his life.

After Callie gave the obligatory instructions for avoiding political enemies and the press, she and Logan headed back to the car. As soon as they were in the car and out of earshot of Luke and Erin, Callie turned to Logan and said, “What you did back there was incredible, all of it. I think you know I didn’t want you to tag along for this, and now I’m just grateful that you did. Thank you.”

“It was nothing,” Logan replied. “I just thought it would end things sooner.” He wasn’t about to let on that he had a heart. Really, he just had done what anyone else would do if they were in his place. Sure, he could be a bit of an ass sometimes, but his heart was still in the right place.

Logan turned the key in the ignition and started the car. The engine started slowly, with a sputter.

“This thing is going to get us home, isn’t it?” Callie asked.#p#分页标题#e#

Logan smirked and nodded as they drove down the winding driveway. As he pulled up to the street, Callie reached over and placed her hand over his. She stared into his eyes, and said, “You changed both their lives,” She said. Then she reached over and turned off the car.

Logan could hear his blood pounding in his ears as Callie parted her lips slightly and cocked her head. He knew this look well. Logan swallowed hard. He wanted more than anything to lean in and kiss Callie hard. He wanted to press his lips against hers and mess up her hair and grab her hips and pull her against himself. The more he thought about it, the stronger his desire grew, but he didn’t want her to kiss him just because he was nice to someone. “It was nothing, Callie. Look, don’t tell anyone about it. I have a reputation to uphold. I wouldn’t want anyone to know that Logan Harris has a soft spot.”

“Why not?”

“Because it changes things. Look at you. Now you think I’m some kind of saint.”

“No,” Callie said, “I still think you’re plenty bad.”