Before Louise could answer her phone started vibrating. She pulled her phone out of her back pocket. It was Tina.
"Louise are you headed back to the restaurant?" she asks.
"On my way" she lied.
"Just checking, dad thought you would forget or try to ditch".
"Alright bye" says Louise hanging up the phone. "I gotta go" says Louise standing up and starts walking down the beach.
"Bye" says Logan still sitting on the bench holding Rosie.
Louise spent the rest of the evening in a fog. It was after she messed up a third order Bob made her switch places with Tina in the kitchen.
"Is everything ok Louise?" asks Bob as he cooks burgers on the grill.
Louise knew that her father meant well but there was no way she was going to talk to her dad about this. It was weird enough talking to Tina and Gene about it.
"Don't worry about it Dad, I'm fine" reassures Louise.
"Louise, you've been acting weird all week. It's almost like you have a crush or something" continues Bob.
Louise's face heats up when he says the word crush.
"Oh my god you do have a crush" says Bob dropping his spatula.
"No I don't" squeaks Louise blushing even more.
"Who's the lucky guy?" asks Bob elbowing Louise in the ribs.
"Dad stop" begs Louise.
"Fine, but I will find out" promises Bob.
It isn't until that the restaurant finally starts to empty out around 10 that the Belchers start to close up.
"Louise" calls Bob.
"Huh?" asks Louise looking up.
Bob is at the front door of the restaurant, the rest of the family is already going upstairs. Louise quickly walks out the door. "You got it bad huh?" asks Bob with a laugh locking the restaurant door.
"Shut up Dad" says Louise walking to the front door of the apartment. She freezes when she sees him.
"Hey" says Logan softly.
"Hi" answers Louise.
"Oh my god it's Logan" says Bob stunned standing behind Louise.
"Daaad stop" says Louise angrily.
"Alright Louise, but I'll be upstairs waiting for you" says Bob threateningly staring at Logan the whole time.
Logan gives Bob a quick awkward smile to reassure him. Bob ignores it and narrows his eyes at Logan giving him the "I'm watching you" gesture with his index finger and middle finger. Finally Bob sighs and goes inside the apartment closing the door behind him.
"Sorry about that" apologizes Louise blushing like mad. Thank god for the darkness.
"Don't worry about it" says Logan.
The two stand outside the restaurant in awkward silence.
"Soooo…" says Logan uneasily.
Louise laughs about how uncomfortable the whole situation was.
"Did you just giggle?" asks Logan.
"No" denies Louise suddenly.
"You definitely giggled" argues Logan. "Don't worry though it was cute" he continues. Louise feels her face heat up again.
"So you got Rosie home ok?" asks Louise changing the subject.
"Yep. You should have seen Charlie's face when we got back" says Logan with a smile. Even in the dim streetlights his eyes sparkled when he smiled. Oh god her dad was right she did have it bad.
"Listen Louise, I'm going to cut to the chase here" says Logan earnestly. Louise's heart speeds up. "I really like you. Like a lot" admits Logan looking Louise straight in the eye.
"You like like me?" asks Louise playfully.
"Come on Babe I'm trying to be serious here" laughs Logan. Louise glares at him. "Psssshhh you love it when I call you babe" says Logan cockily.
"No" says Louise trying to keep a straight face.
"Admit it. You love it" says Logan poking Louise's shoulder.
"Nope" says Louise crossing her arms.
"Come on" persist Logan poking Louise relentlessly now. "Baaaabe" whines Logan.
"Fine" sighs Louise.
Logan bends down and gives Louise a quick kiss on the cheek. "Goodnight Louise" says Logan sweetly turning to go back to his apartment at Charlie's.
It takes Louise a few seconds to regain her composure before she goes inside. Bob is waiting at the top of the stairs. He wiggles his eyebrows at at Louise. She rolls her eyes and goes straight to her room.
