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"Well, Finn, it turns out that we'll have a guys' night tonight. Rory sent me a message that she's having a girls' night with Lucy at your place. How about if I give Colin a call to come over to my place?" Logan suggested and looked at one of his best friends questioningly while he took a sip from his white wine.
"Yeah, that sounds like a good idea, mate. I haven't had a decent guys' night in a long time. The last few weeks were pretty packed with work, looking for new treatments for my latest patients, and getting used to the staff at the hospital. But anyway, how're you really doing?" Finn asked him.
"Well, a lot has happened in the last few days. On the one hand, I'm happy that Cami is my daughter. On the other hand, I'm sad that I missed almost three years of her life. However, I know for sure that Rory didn't intentionally keep me in the dark about Cami's existence," Logan paused for a moment. "But it still feels kind of weird, you know?"
"I'm so glad you finally found the two people in Rory and Cami that make you complete Logan. I do understand the despair and uncertainty. I could never have imagined that after Rosemary dumped me, I would ever fall in love again," he said. He smiled and continued, "Lucy came into my life like a hurricane, and I was swept away. I hate being apart from her. I don't want to miss her for one more minute. I want to have this situation permanently." Finn smiled again and looked at Logan. Logan looked surprised at his best friend. "Does that mean what I think it does?"
"Yeah, I want to ask her to marry me," Finn said to him with a big smile.
Logan was stunned and didn't know what to say right now. Finn suffered a lot after Rosemary dumped him because of another man. "Are you sure? I mean, how long have you known Lucy? About six months now?" Logan asked him carefully and hoped that he didn't overstep sensitive boundaries.
Logan was really very happy for his friend that he had finally found the woman in his life who loved him unconditionally. It had taken him a long time to get over the relationship with Rosemary. After all, they had been together for almost four years before she had left him heartbroken. Logan felt protective of his friend and didn't want Finn to get hurt again.
"Look, Logan, I know you're worried, but I'm so sure that Luce is the one who I want to spend the rest of my life with. She's my world. And even when she's driving me insane with her little quirks, I still can't imagine a better woman than her. I love her, mate. It still annoys me that I can't ask her father for his permission. I wish I could do this right and proper. But Lucy and her parents aren't on good terms, which I can understand." Finn interrupted Logan's thoughts.
"I understand. Rory told me a lot about Jamie's parents and how much she had suffered because they had never really accepted her," Logan nodded knowingly. "Did you know they actually wanted Rory to have an abortion if she didn't have a boy?" Logan shook his head.
"But Jamie stood up for Rory and made it clear that he didn't want anything more to do with his parents or his father's company."
"Wait...what? That's unreal. How could parents be so cruel? I can't even find the words to describe what I'm feeling now, mate," Finn said, trying to comprehend what Logan just said. As a pediatrician and a human, he was disgusted with Lucy's parents. He couldn't fathom the reasoning for such a horrid demand. He sighed and shook his head. "I think you should give Colin a call."
"Yeah...I felt the same way when I heard about it," Logan said, acknowledging Finn's discomfort with his revelation. "However, you're right I'm going to give Colin a call," Logan nodded in agreement, took his smartphone from the dining-table, and dialed Colin's phone number.
"Hey Col, how do you feel about a guys' night? Finn is at mine and Rory's place now. We could play poker or drink scotch. And I have to tell you some news. Don't worry, it's good news," Logan said and was glad that this night turned out for his favor. He felt guilty that Colin didn't know he was Cami's biological father yet. Normally he told his closest friends everything, but Finn was the primary contact in this case regarding the paternity test.
"Sounds great, Steph was just heading to Lucy's place too. See you in about half an hour, right, Logan?" Colin said.
"Great, see you, Colin," Logan said and disconnected the phone call.
