I cannot begin to tell you all how much fun I had with this chapter. I was working it all out while I was mowing the lawn yesterday, and every time I thought of Logan holding Spencer I got this big, goofy grin on my face. I'm a lost cause, I tell you.

Now that being said, re-reading over this, you guys might be bored with this chapter. It's kind of light...

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Watch Over Me

Chapter Three

"Miss Lulu," Alfred greeted her, and nodded politely at Logan, "And you, sir. I will go announce your presence to Mr. Cassadine."

"Wow," Logan looked around the room, in awe. "Your brother certainly has done well for himself."

Lulu smiled. "Yeah, isn't it beautiful? I love coming here. I don't know if I could ever live someplace like this, but it's incredible to visit. Every room is like this too--and there are a lot of them. I've actually gotten lost here before."

"I can see how," Logan muttered.

"Mr. Cassadine," Alfred announced.

"Is he always like that?" Logan whispered. Lulu giggled. "Pretty much. He's very proper."

Nikolas came in at that moment. He hugged his sister quickly. "Now here's a surprise!" He turned to Logan, and glanced him over. "And you are--?" he said, politely extending his hand.

Logan shook it firmly. "Logan Hayes," he introduced himself.

Nikolas' eyes took on a new light. "Oh, yes, Sonny called to inform me that you were working for him to protect my sister. " He patted Lulu's shoulder. "It's a very serious responsibility, are you sure you are capable?"

Lulu playfully smacked her brother's arm away. "Oh, Nik," she said gaily. "Don't worry about me, Logan's got it covered."

Nikolas glanced back at Logan, who nodded reassuringly. "Absolutely."

"Anyway," Lulu continued, "I can't stay long, because Carly called--it's Latisha's day off, and Sonny's got something going on. She and Jax have some kind of meeting, and I'm taking the boys for the afternoon. I have to go get them soon, but I wanted to see if I could take Spencer too. He never gets to see Michael and Morgan, and they love him so much. Plus, I haven't spent time with him in forever!"

Nikolas sighed. "I don't know..."

"Oh, come on, Nik." Lulu pleaded. "You can't blame the boys for what Jax and Carly did."

"Well...fine, where are you planning on going?"

"The zoo has a new baby elephant, and I know the kids really want to see it." Lulu said. Logan smiled at her. She really was adorable sometimes; it amazed him how different she could be around her family when her guard was let down. This wasn't the angry, defensive Lulu he had seen before, or even the tired, depressed Lulu he had a glimpse of. This was a happy, fun-loving Lulu who wanted to go see elephants with three kids. It suddenly struck him that this was the real Lulu.

"The zoo?!" Nikolas looked a little alarmed.

Lulu rolled her eyes. "It's not like he's going to wander into a cage and have elephants trample on him, Nik. He's a fifteen months old, he needs to do things like this occasionally, you know."

"I think it's a great idea," Emily said from the doorway. She had an amused look on her face. Everyone in the family knew Nik was just a tad bit too protective of his son, but not without good reason--Spencer had been through a lot for as young a kid that he was.

Nikolas threw up his hands. "I guess I am outnumbered--okay, then. Just don't keep him out in the sun too long, and don't let him pet any of the animals in the petting zoo--you never know what kind of germs--"

"All right, Nikolas, I've got him." Lulu interrupted, shaking her head. "You've got to let him be a kid sometimes, you know. So he can be a regular American kid like Lucky and me...and not end up like you!" she laughed.

Logan followed Lulu up to the nursery. Spencer was in his crib, and Lulu opened the door softly. Spencer let out a gurgling laugh when he saw his aunt.

"Hey, you!" Lulu sang out. She picked him up and kissed his cheek. "How's my baby--you are going to go out with Aunt Lulu today, and we're going to have a lot of fun. We're going to see an elephant, and a lion, and a tiger. You know what a tiger says, Spencer?"

The little boy let out a tiny "raaaarrrrr". "That's right!" Lulu then turned the baby to face Logan and pointed to him. "Spencer, this is Logan. Can you say hi, and wave? Yeah, that's a good boy!"

Spencer's wide eyes were on Logan as he waved. Logan waved back."Hey, there." he said.

It wasn't too long before the three had arrived at Carly and Jax's to get Michael and Morgan. Carly greeted Lulu and Logan, and ushered them in.

"The boys are upstairs, if you want to go get them. Thanks so much, Lulu. I know it's a lot to handle, but they'll be good for you, I'm sure."

"Look who I got!" Lulu said, walking into Michael's bedroom. Michael was reading to Morgan, but both boys sprang up when they saw Lulu. The book fell off his lap onto the floor, unnoticed.

"Spencer!" Michael cried. "He's coming, too?"

"He sure is. We're going to have a great time, right Morgan?" Morgan nodded enthusiastically at his cousin .

"Boys," Lulu said. "This is Logan, he's going to be hanging around us today. Is that okay with you all?"

Logan squatted down so he was at eye level with Michael and Morgan. "Yeah," he said seriously, "I have to keep an eye on all of you, and make sure Lulu doesn't spoil you too much!" He then lowered his voice to a whisper. "But I don't think I'm going to be able to stop her!"

Morgan erupted into a fit of giggles at that. But Michael eyed him suspiciously.

"Are you Lulu's boyfriend?" he asked.

The smile stayed on Logan's face as he tried to think of something to say. Lulu, however, buried her red face into Spencer's hair, trying not to laugh. She almost felt sorry for Logan. He really didn't expect this when he wanted to work for Sonny. He had no idea what he was in for.

"You better not get to close to the cage, Morgan--that bear might just gobble you up!" Logan grabbed the four year old from behind and let out a fake growl, then hoisted the child up onto his shoulders. Morgan waved down at Michael. "Haha, I'm taller than you now!" he exclaimed."Come on, Lulu!"

"We're coming, guys!" Lulu lagged a bit behind, letting Spencer hold onto her fingers as he walked. He hobbled along slowly, stopping occasionally to look at the animals with wide eyes, or to mimic their sounds if he knew them.

Now she scooped the child up, and quickened her pace to catch up with the other three. Morgan playfully yanked at her hair from above.

"Having fun?" she asked of Logan.

He laughed. "Yes," he admitted. "In fact, I don't think I've had this much fun in a while."

Lulu nodded. "The kids kind of have a way of making you forget about everything else. It's great to be around them."

Logan's eyes grew serious as he looked into hers. "The company is pretty good." he answered honestly.

Lulu's heart quickened, and it annoyed her. He could care less about you, she told herself. And you can't stand him.

Michael then decide to interrupt them to drag them to the gorilla exhibit. He then proceeded to teach his brother and Logan exactly how to imitate the animals. Lulu giggled while watching them. Logan really was trying with the kids. Maybe he had some good in him after all.

"Logan," Michael said after they had exited the zoo, heading towards the Metro Court to drop the boys off with Carly, "I like you, and I think you should know, that if you want to date Lulu, I'm fine with it."

"Me too!" chimed in Morgan.

"Hey, I thought I told you that's not what is going on," Logan replied.

"Well, then, what is going on?" Michael asked. Lulu shook her head at Logan over the boys' own. There was no easy way to answer that without telling the boys everything, which couldn't happen.

Logan searched for his words carefully. "Have you ever gotten into a tough spot--not where it was really your fault--just where you accidentally might have seen something you shouldn't have, or something like that?"

The boys nodded.

"Well, that's kind of what happened to Lulu. And she needs someone to keep her from being around that kind of trouble any more."

"But don't worry," Lulu said. "It's nothing too bad."

In her heart she knew it was a lie. A big, horrible lie. Of course, she couldn't tell the kids the truth. But both Logan and she herself knew--it was bad. It was really bad. And it had the potential to get a lot worse.

"I think," Michael began, turning to Logan, "That if Lulu is in any trouble, my dad and Jason should help her."

Lulu's head shot up. But Logan replied evasively, "Oh, you think so, huh?"

"Yeah!" Michael boasted. "Because my dad can protect anybody from anything. "

"Can he, now?"

"Oh, yes. But sometimes it gets kind of scary. Like when Dad gets mad when people don't do their jobs the way he wants them to."

Logan pressed his lips together. Lulu wasn't certain if he was suppressing a laugh, or if Michael's words had sobered him up.

"Guys," she said quickly, "Your mom should be here soon. You want to go inside and wait?"

Carly soon came to gather up her boys. She stood with Lulu and watched Logan high-five her sons goodbye.

Carly nudged Lulu. "He's cute," she whispered.

Lulu tried to look horrified. "You are just saying that because he likes your kids!"

Carly shrugged. "Maybe the kids aren't the only ones he likes."

Lulu shook her head and rolled her eyes. Carly couldn't be further from the truth. Logan was only doing this to get in with Sonny. Once Jerry was gone, or Sonny decided to move Logan up, he would be gone from her life.

Logan walked over to her, his hand in his pockets, as Carly left with the boys.

"You read to go?" he said.

"Yeah." Lulu shifted Spencer on her hip. "Em's going to meet us at Kelly's to pick this little fellow up."

"Okay." he paused. "You gonna let me buy you dinner there?" he asked with a charming grin.

But Lulu didn't seem to hear him. She was looking beyond him, and suddenly she froze, and a look of horror crossed her face.