Chapter 10: Blinded With Love

Rocky POV

Over a month has passed since Logan and I started dating. I've enjoyed every minute that we're together. Keeping us a secret is extremely difficult and we will continue to do so, for as long as we can. I have never been happier with him.

"You ready for our date tonight?" Logan asked.

"Well, of course I am. Where are you taking me?" I asked.

"That is a surprise. Plus, I wouldn't tell you because that would ruin everything."

"Poo, you suck," I groaned

Logan laughed, "I rather suck, than to ruin our plans for tonight."

"How are our plans going to be ruined? that's just silly talk."

"It won't be silly, once you see where we're going," he said, parking his car.

"Do you want me to go into Starbucks with you?" I asked him.

"No, Rocky, I can handle this," he replied.

"Don't forget, I want a Hazelnut Frappuccino with lots of whipped cream and caramel."

"I know that. You tell me that every time we come here. I think I've registered it in my head by now."

"Okay, gosh, just hurry up, okay?"

Logan smiled, "Don't worry, I will."

Logan POV

"Let me get a Caramel Hazelnut Frappuccino with lots a whipped cream, and an ice coffee with coconut," I told the cashier.

"That will be $8.65," the cashier replied.

I took out a ten dollar bill and passed it over to her.

"Logan, it's that you?" a voice asked from behind me.

I recognized that voice anywhere. I turned around and saw my ex-girlfriend standing there. "Cindy?" I called.

Cindy smiled, "Yes, it's me," she said, pulling me into a warm embrace.

My eyes widened and I felt completely awkward. "It's nice to see you again too."

Cindy gazed up at me. "Oh, I'm so sorry, Logan," she said, pulling away. "I'm just really happy to see you."

"Oh yeah?" I replied, looking down.

"You don't seem happy to see me," she said.

I glared, "What do you expect Cindy? You cheated on me multiple times and now you expect me to be over it?"

"I understand that you're still hurt about what I did."

"Hurt…you think I'm still hurting over you?" I asked with a snort.

"That's what it seems like," she replied.

I shook my head. "I swear you are demented. Someone "obviously" must've hit you upside the head."

"Logan, I'm going to act like I didn't hear that," she said.

"Excuse me, sir, here are your drinks," the cashier spoke.

"Thank you," I said, taking the drinks.

"Logan," Cindy called.

I sighed, "What is it?"

"I just want us to be friends,"

I chuckled, "We can't even be that."

"And why not?" she asked, loudly.

"I'm going to go now." I said, walking out of Starbucks.

Cindy followed after me. "Logan, I wasn't done talking to you.

I glared at her. "Well, I'm done talking to you!"

"I swear that mouth of yours will be the death of you someday."

"Great, looking forward to it," I said.

"Really, Logan!" She yells.

"Cindy, go away," I said, walking away from her.

"Hey," Rocky spoke. "I was just about to come get you. What was taking so long?"

"Ah…I ran into someone," I replied.

"Who… do we know this person?" Rocky asked.

"There you are, Logan," Cindy started. "I wasn't done talking to you," she said, looking over at Rocky.

Rocky scrolled at her before looking at me. "Who is this, Logan?" Rocky asked.

"Nobody," I replied.

"Hi, I'm Cindy," she greeted, shaking Rocky's hand.

"I'm Rocky," she greeted back, while staring at me.

"Oh my zam," I mumbled to myself.

"Nice to meet you," Cindy said, with a smile. "Logan, you didn't tell me you had a girlfriend."

"I'm not his girlfriend," Rocky told her. "Logan and I are just friends."

"Oh... so you're still a single guy, I see?" Cindy asked, wrapping her arm around mine.

Rocky threw a death glare at Cindy, so I quickly moved away and walked towards her. "We have to go Cindy," I started. "It was nice seeing you again."

"Nice seeing you again too, Logan," she said, walking away with a smirk.

"Grr…I don't like that girl," Rocky groaned, getting inside the car and slamming the door.

I chuckled, "Can you believe I dated her for three years?"

Rocky's eyes lit up and she glanced at me. "That was your ex?"

"Yeah, three crazy years together, and everything went down the drain."

"She cheated on you multiple times."

"Zam right, it broke my heart and I will never forgive her for that."

"I don't understand that, because you're a great guy," she tells me.

"You don't get it Rocky. Once temptation takes over you, than it's hard to get away," I explained.

Rocky snorted, "I would never let any guy take me away from you. And do you want to know why?"

"Why?"

It's because you're my one true love."

I smirked, "And you're my one true love, too."

"Awww…Logan," she said.

We made out in the car all morning, which made me forget that I had to meet up with the guys within that next hour.

Rocky POV

"So where is he taking you tonight?" Dina asked, helping me dress.

"I have no idea. He wouldn't say," I replied.

"Well, it must be some really big surprise," Dina said.

"I guess it is," I agreed. "I'm not going to front Dina. I am really nervous."

"Why? It's not like this is your first date with him."

"Every date feels like a first date when I'm with Logan."

Dina giggled and shook her head. "You got a great guy, Rocky. I don't know why you and Logan want to keep your relationship private from everybody."

"Because he promised Ty that he wouldn't get any closer to me than friendship."

"What?!" Dina shouted. "Why in the heck would he promise him that?"

I shrugged my shoulders. "How the heck would I know?"

"Logan is digging his own grave. He'll be six feet under before his 20th birthday," Dina explained.

I looked at her. "Why would you say that?"

"You don't make promise with best friends, especially ones like that. Do you think once Ty finds out about you guys, he will give Logan is blessings?"

"It's worth the try, I guess," I replied.

"No, Rocky. Ty will never forgive Logan, especially because he was dishonest with him."

"Wow, I got Logan into a huge mess."

"He made his choice, Rocky. Love blinds everything."

As I sat there and listened to Dina speak, I came to realize that she was right. Logan and I might be in love, but love can also hurt other people.

"Zam, you look...wow," Logan said, kissing me on the cheek.

I grinned, "Thank you, Logan."

"Shall we go?" he asked, holding the door open for me.

"Yes, we shall," I replied, sitting down in the passenger seat.

Logan got inside his car with a pleased expression on his face. "This will be a blast."

"Well, I hope so," I said, smiling at him.

"Don't get cute, Rocky," he said starting the car and drove off.

Over 20 minutes later, we arrived at the Navy Pier. I didn't know why we were here, but he must be taking me some place really exciting.

"What are we doing at the Navy Pier?" I asked.

"You'll see," he replied and parked the car.

"Must be some place really nice," I smiled.

Logan smirked, "Maybe…"

He led me towards the shore, where a boat was there waiting for us. I looked over at him in shock, "that's the surprise? We're going on a boat ride?"

Logan looked at me with a sneaky smile on his face, "Zam…you're good at this game."

"Well, it's quite obvious. The boat is right there," I said.

Logan took my hand as we got inside the boat. I looked around and notice people dressed in cocktail attire. "Logan, this isn't the surprise, is it?"

"Zam! You caught me, you're getting really good at this game," he replied.

I pouted, "No, I suck at this."

He shrugged his shoulders. "Maybe you do suck at this game."

I hit him playfully, "Don't agree with me. Now where are we really going?"

"I told you that I wasn't telling you."

I turned away and crossed my arms.

Logan sighed, "Awww baby, don't be like that."

"Why shouldn't I?"

He wrapped his arms around me. "Because once you see where I'm taking you, then you'll be happy that I kept it a secret."

I looked at him and blushed. "You are truly the best guy ever."

"Why, thank you," he said, kissing me passionately.

We arrive to the other side of Chicago, at a place called Zingarelle. It was really fancy. I have been to fancy places before, but nothing like this.

"This is the surprise?" I gazed at him and asked.

"Well…part of it," he replied, stepping off the boat.

My eyes widened. "What do you mean part of it? There's more?"

He narrowed his eyes at me. "I haven't got a clue about what you're talking about."

"You are so full of it, Logan," I smiled. "We will play this little game though."

"Good," he said intertwining his fingers with mine.

Logan pulled out the chair for me at the table we were assigned to. This place looked really expensive, how he could afford a place like this at he's only nineteen?

I smiled politely. "Logan?"

"Yes, babe?"

"I don't mean to be in your business, but how could you afford all of this?" I asked, point around the restaurant.

Logan smirked, "Can't a guy take his girlfriend to a fancy place without being questioned?"

"Ah…of course you can," I giggled. "Sorry I asked."

"It was nothing, babe," he said.

"There you are, nephew," a guy spoke.

Logan's eyes widened in surprise. "Hey, Uncle Jared."

"This must be your lovely date that you've been telling me about, Little Scooter."

A big smirk appeared on my face.

"Uncle Jared, I told you not to call me that," he whined. "You make me sound like a kid and I hate that."

Uncle Jared laughed, "Sorry Logan, I keep forgetting that you're not that little boy anymore."

"Well, I think Little Scooter is a cute name," I spoke.

Logan narrowed his eyes at me. "You do?"

"Yeah," I smiled. "On a five-year old,"

Uncle Jared laughed again. "Boy, Logan, your date has a funny sense of humor."

"Thanks, Uncle Jared," Logan said, rolling his eyes.

"By the way, I'm Jared," he said shaking my hand.

"And I'm Raquel but everybody calls me Rocky."

"Well, you're a beautiful girl, Rocky. Just make sure you take care of my nephew."

I nodded, "I will try to do my best."

"Anyways, I have to go, you guys enjoy you meal," he said, waving goodbye.

"We will," Logan said.

"So this is your uncle's restaurant?" I asked.

"Well…part of it. He has a partner that helps him run this place."

"Oh, I see," I started. "I have one more tiny winy thing to ask you."

"Sure…ask away."

"Are you loony nutty? Isn't he going to run back and tell your mom and dad? I can't deal with people finding out about us now. It's almost the end of the school year, I have to study hard for the SATs, and the last thing I need is to deal wit Ty and CeCe's mouths."

Logan sighed, "Rocky, calm down. My uncle already knows our situation."

"Is he planning to keep us a secret?"

"Yes…because…like us, my uncle also fell in love with a beautiful young woman, when he was in college."

"Let me guess, the girl that your uncle fell in love with was in high school?"

"My point, exactly," he replied.

"So what happen to them?"

"Her name was Candice. And after Candice's brother almost nearly try to kill Jared, the brother learned to accept that there was no way he was going to break Jared and Candice apart. So they got married and they still are happily married to this day."

"So this girl–well, woman-is your aunt now?"

"She would have still been my aunt even if she didn't marry him."

"Wait…your aunt's brother is your father, Jeremy?"

"You are correct. My father and my uncle were best friends since they were little. Jared and Candice always had strong feelings for each other, so basically they knew that they would end up together."

"They reminded you of us…don't they?" I asked while searching for the truth in his eyes.

"Yes, they do," he replied. Logan took my hand and intertwined his fingers with mine. I smiled at him and he smiled back. I knew from this day forward that we were inseparable.

After we finished eating dinner at his uncle's restaurant, he quickly led me outside and told me to close my eyes.

"Close your eyes, Rocky," he murmured.

I closed my eyes. "Let me guess, this is the second part of the surprise?"

"And once again, you are correct. Now follow me," he said grabbing me hand.

"Are we there yet?" I asked.

"Yes, we are," he replied.

I smiled in excitement. "Can I open my eyes now?"

"Only on one condition."

"What is that?" I asked him.

"Promise me that you'll always love me no matter what we go through."

I giggled, "That's a big promise that you want me to keep, but for you, I will do anything. So yes, I promise."

"Good, you may open your eyes now."

"Okay," I said, slowly opening my eyes. We were at a jazz concert, outdoors at the Navy Pier. "Wow, Logan, this is beautiful."

"Zam, I knew you would like it, that's why I decided to bring you here."

"Are we going to dance here?" I asked with a smile on my face.

"Of course, I didn't get dance lessons from CeCe for my health."

"Oh, that's right, you didn't know how to dance before."

Logan snorted, "Well now...your man knows a little something, something."

"And that's all thanks to CeCe," I added. "Wow, that must've taking a lot of willpower, huh?"

"I had to kiss CeCe's butt that morning, so I say hell yeah it did,"

"You must really love me." I bite my lip. "Come on let's dance." This time, I took Logan hand and led him to the dance floor. "Now I think it's time for your dance lessons, Mr. Hunter."

Logan grinned, "Dance lessons from my girlfriend…I must be dreaming." he said, slow dancing with me.

I shook my head and giggled, "No, this is definitely not a dream."

"Then allow me to show you my new dance moves," he said, spinning me and dipping me.

"Oh my," I said in surprise. "I guess you don't need dance lessons after all."

"I still need a little work on it and I was hoping that you would teach me?" He asked, holding me in his arms.

"Oh I see…what for may I ask?"

"Well there is your birthday this summer, and our wedding in the future."

"Logan, we only been dating for a month and already, you're thinking about marriage?"

"Well zam! It can happen."

I chuckled, "Let's try to get through the first yeah together."

"We will, because I'm never leaving you. Unless, of course we get separated and I have no choice but to be away from you."

"You really do love me, don't you?"

Logan seriously stared at me. "Yes, I do. I would do anything thing for you, Rocky and if that means giving up my life for you, than I would do it no least than a heartbeat."

Tears fell from my eyes. "I love you too, Logan."

"I know you do," he said, smashing his lips on mine. I wrapped my arms around his neck as we continued to kiss. He deepened the kiss by gripping my head closer to his. I started to add tongue to the action and Logan moaned. Suddenly, his phone started to ring.

"It's Ty, I need to take this real quick." he said, answering his phone. "Hello Ty…what's up man...Gunther got into a fight and he's drunk? Okay, I'm on my way man." He hung up the phone.

"Are they alright?" I asked in worry.

"I need to go to the emergency room," Logan replied. "Apparently, Gunther got into a fight over some girl."

My eyes widened. "That doesn't sound like Gunther."

"I know it doesn't, he's been my best friend forever now. It must be some girl he really likes."

"But he broke up with Danielle over a month ago and we haven't seen any signs of him liking any other girls."

"That's the confusing part and I need to find out why," Logan explained.

"Well, let's get out of here. You can drop me home and tend to your friends."

"I'm really sorry about this beautiful."

"There no need to be sorry Logan. I had the best time with you and I will never forget this. Plus, we'll have plenty of more great dates, from years to come."

Logan grinned, "I like the sound of that. Now, let's get you out of here."

We arrived back to our neighborhood thirty-eight minutes later. Logan parked in front of our building complex and lazed at me. "I had a wonderful time, Logan," I told him.

"So did I. Call you in the morning, okay?" he asked.

I nod before kissing him on the cheek. "I love you Logan."

"And I love you too, Rocky."

I got out of the car and waved good-bye to him as he drove off. This was the best night anybody could ever ask for. And I owe it all to my fantastic boyfriend, Logan Hunter.

A/N: That's it for this chapter. I hope you guys enjoyed and please don't rush me to update. I'm doing the best I can and I haven't had access to a laptop lately. See you guys soon with the next chapter and Selfish will be up tomorrow.