Chapter 21

Saturday, April 13th

11:00PM

Logan and Raven arrive back at the Tower after their trip to Oregon. They grab their bags out of the car and go up to their rooms. Logan puts his suitcase in his room then walks to Raven's room. He knocks twice then walks inside. Raven turns from her open suitcase to face him.

"Are you really unpacking now?" Logan asks.

"I was just going to take out essential items," Raven says. "Everything else can wait until tomorrow."

"Figures you wouldn't be a part of the 'pack in 5 minutes, unpack in 5 weeks' club."

"I hope it doesn't take you 5 weeks to unpack."

"Probably not 5 weeks but also probably not in the next few days." Raven shakes her head and turns back to her suitcase. Logan walks over to her and wraps his arms around her waist from behind. He puts his head on her shoulder. "Have you thought any about telling our friends about our relationship?"

"I've thought about it."

"And? Have you come to a decision?"

Raven puts down the toiletries she had grabbed from her suitcase and turns her head toward Logan. "I think I have." Logan removes his arms from around her waist so she can turn around to face him. He puts his arms around her again and looks down at her.

"What did you decide?"

"I decided that I don't really want to tell them but I don't want to hide our relationship from them either."

"So what are we going to do?"

"Exactly as I said: we're not going to hide our relationship anymore but we're also not going to outright tell them we're dating. They can figure that out themselves."

"So I can hug you and kiss you around them?"

"Yes."

"Sweet!"

"Nothing excessive though. No making out in front of them."

"Even though they do it in front of us?"

"Yes. I don't want to see them making out and I don't want them to see us doing that either."

"I'll just have to take advantage of our time alone then." Logan smirks and pulls Raven closer to kiss her. She briefly kisses him then moves out of his arms, smirking at his disappointed look.

"Don't get ahead of yourself." Logan falls back on her bed.

"You're mean."

"You should be used to it by now." Logan puts his arms behind his head and looks at Raven, who continues to unpack her suitcase.

"Aren't you tired? Don't you just want to leave your suitcase at least until tomorrow and just sleep?"

"You can sleep if you're tired. We do have separate rooms here."

"I know. I've just gotten used to sleeping with you all week. I don't know if I want to stop that yet."

Raven looks up and looks at him silently for a few moments. "Give me 5 minutes to put some stuff away and get changed. That will give you time to change out of your jeans too. I'm sure you don't want to sleep in them." Logan smiles and gets off her bed. He leaves her room to change out of his jeans. While he is gone, Raven puts away some toiletries then changes into pajama pants and a tank top. She is turning on her bedside lamp when Logan returns in shorts and a t-shirt. Logan closes the door and shuts off the overhead light then walks over to the bed. He lays down next to Raven. After they are both under the blankets, Raven turns off the lamp and lays her head on Logan's shoulder with her arm across his chest.

"Thanks again for planning this whole week, Rae. It was amazing. Going to Oregon to see my parents' graves, going to the RAW after WrestleMania and meeting some of the superstars, it was incredible."

"You deserved it. You've done so much for me so I wanted to do something special for you."

"You definitely did that. Do you know what the best part of the week was for me?"

"What?"

"Being able to spend it with you. It wouldn't have been as special if you weren't there."

"You're welcome." Logan puts one hand along her cheek and kisses her softly but passionately. When they break apart, Raven lays her head back on Logan's shoulder and he wraps an arm around her waist.

As she is drifting off to sleep, Logan whispers, "Volim te, Raven." He falls asleep soon after.

The next afternoon, Raven is sitting on the couch in the living room reading. Vic and Bee are sitting on the other end of the couch watching TV. Dick and Kori are in the kitchen. Logan walks in after a few minutes, having taken a shower after finishing his workout. He goes over to the couch and sits next to Raven.

"Hey guys," Logan says. "What're you watching?"

"Man vs. Food," Vic replies.

"Oh cool. What challenge is he facing?"

"He has to eat twelve fully loaded hot dogs in 30 minutes."

"There's some strange toppings too," Bee says. "One is a s'mores dog, one has Fruity Pebbles on it, one has mac & cheese. Some are pretty normal with just chili and cheese, but there's some strange combinations."

"It's interesting to see what people come up with for food," Logan says. They watch the show and food wins, as the hot dogs are not finished within the time limit. As another episode comes on, Raven changes her position on the couch so she is leaning against the arm rest and her legs are across Logan's lap. Absentmindedly, Logan starts to massage Raven's feet. After ten minutes, Vic looks over and sees Logan rubbing Raven's feet.

"Um, Logan," Vic says. "What are you doing?"

"Huh?" Logan says, turning to Vic. Vic nods toward him and Logan looks down to see that he is massaging Raven's feet. He immediately stops. "Oh, I didn't realize I was doing that. Sorry Rae."

"It's Raven," she says without looking up from her book.

"You were okay with him touching you?" Vic asks. Raven looks up and raises an eyebrow.

"If he wants to give me a foot massage, why should I stop him?" Raven asks. Vic doesn't have an answer and Raven goes back to reading, still with her legs across Logan's lap.

"So how was your trip to Oregon, Logan?" Bee asks.

"It was good," Logan says. "We explored Portland and Astoria, visited my parents' graves, did some hiking, went to the zoo. It was fun. I'm glad Raven planned the trip."

"How did you like it Raven?" Bee asks.

Without looking up, Raven replies, "It was nice to go somewhere I've never been before."

"Did you go to any of those hot springs Jenny suggested?" Bee asks, smirking.

Raven looks up and glares at her. "No we did not. That was never going to be an option of something we would do."

"Did you guys have separate rooms?" Vic asks.

"No, we just had one room," Logan replies. "It didn't really make sense for us to pay extra for separate rooms. We all live together here. We could spend a week sharing a room."

"One bed in that one room?" Bee asks.

"Even rooms with one bed have a couch," Raven says.

"But was the couch used?" Bee counters. "They usually aren't too comfortable to sleep on."

"What does it matter what our sleeping arrangements were?" Raven asks.

"Just innocent questions, Raven," Bee says.

"Yes, we shared a bed," Logan says. Both Bee and Raven look at him. "We put pillows between us to divide the bed. I was going to sleep on the couch but it wasn't big enough to comfortably sleep on."

"Why didn't you get a room that had two beds?" Vic asks.

"They didn't have any available," Logan replies. Before they can be asked another question, Kori walks in with a plate of cookies.

"Friends!" Kori exclaims. "The cookies are ready. Please enjoy." She holds out the plate for them to take a cookie. Vic and Logan discreetly look at Dick behind Kori and he gives them a thumbs up, indicating that the cookies are good. They each take one and the girls follow suit. They all take a bite and indicate that they like them. Kori squeals in happiness and sets the plate on the coffee table. She and Dick join the group in the living room as they all talk and watch TV.

A few hours later, after eating dinner, they all decide to watch some movies. The first movie they watch is National Treasure 2. While Vic is changing the movies, the others refill their drinks or use the time for a bathroom break. After they are all back in the living room, Vic starts Water for Elephants. Raven cuddles into Logan and he puts a blanket over both of them and his arm around her shoulders. About halfway through the movie, Raven falls asleep against Logan. When the movie is over, Vic gets up to take the movie out. Kori notices that Raven is sleeping on Logan.

"Friend Raven has fallen asleep on you again, Friend Logan," Kori says.

"Seems like it," Logan says.

"I saw her cuddle into you," Bee says.

"She was cold," Logan replies. "That's why I put the blanket over us."

"She didn't move away once you did that."

"Well you don't warm up instantly, and if she moved away, that would've taken the blanket from me too." Logan moves the blanket off of them and puts his free arm under Raven's knees so he can pick her up. He adjusts his other arm so it is around the middle of her back instead of her shoulders. "I'm going to take Raven up to her room then I'm going to bed too."

"Why don't you just wake her up instead of carrying her?" Dick asks.

"Why should I wake her up just for her to go back asleep when she gets to her room?" He starts walking to the door.

"Did you guys start dating while you were on your trip?" Bee asks.

"No," Logan replies, as he keeps walking. He gets in the elevator and goes to their floor. He carries Raven to her room and puts her down on her bed. He covers her with her blankets, and she grabs his shirt when he stands up.

"Stay," Raven says sleepily. Logan leans down and kisses her head.

"Let me go shut the door," Logan says softly. She releases his shirt and he shuts her door. He then comes back to her bed and gets in beside her. He spoons her from behind and puts his arm across her waist. He kisses her cheek. "Good night Rae." He quickly falls asleep.