Chapter 12

Logan Reese had never been the one to have been left speechless. But, there's a first time for everything. Even though days had passed by, and it was already Tuesday, Zoey's words still stung and he couldn't possibly forget the hurt in her eyes.

Over the passed few days, Logan had tried everything to get Zoey to speak to him. He sent her flowers, passed her notes in class, and even tried to knock on her door every chance he had. Nothing. And today was no exception.

In math Tuesday morning, Zoey sat in front of Logan. He stared longingly at her and was completely oblivious to the teacher calling his name.

"Mr. Reese, pay attention! Have you not been hearing a word I've said? What happened to you? The last two tests we've had you've failed miserably. One more failure and next year you're going to have to repeat Algebra 1." And with that, Mr. Ward slammed Logan's test down. A 54.

Logan held the test up to his eyes and the crumbled it up into a ball and threw it on the ground. He couldn't pass a test with Zoey mad at him and without her tutoring. He had to much on his mind for math. Zoey looked back after she heard the conversation and he looked at her sympathetically. She quickly turned her head, pretending to ignore him.

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After class, Zoey walked over and sat on a bench. She desperately wanted to get back with Logan, but he had to prove to her that she could be trusted. And Logan could prove that to her tonight at the dance if he really wanted her back.

Zoey sighed, she knew she had been the cause of Logan's failure. This only depressed her even more. Without notice, Chase came and sat down next to her.

"Hey buddy," he said, nudging her.

She half smiled, "Hey Chase."

It was quiet for a few moments until Chase spoke up again, "Not having a good day?"

"Not at all. I feel horrible. I know I should forgive Logan, but he just hasn't proven to me that he could trust me. He's also been failing, he probably hates me. I just want to get back together with him." Zoey put her head in her hands.

Chase gently put his arm around her, comforting her, "Logan could never hate you." No one could ever hate you.

Chase always knew the right words to say, and Zoey loved him for that. But she just really wanted to be held by Logan, she really wanted everything to be okay. Zoey hugged him, and Chase knew that he was in the right place. He knew he'd have to settle for being her best friend and nothing more. And for this moment, that was just perfect for him.

And part of being a best friend was to help get his two best friends back together, right?

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Logan lay on his bed, throwing a basketball up in the air and catching it. He didn't even want to go to the stupid dance tonight after what had happened today. Not wanting to see her dance with other guys, he couldn't bare to watch that.

"Logan, I think you would like to know that I was just talking to Zoey," Chase smiled as he walked through the door and put his book bag down. Logan eyed him curiously as he sauntered over to his bed. Logan propped himself up on his elbows. "And?"

"And… she wants you. Bad," Chase nudged him.

Logan rolled his eyes, "If she wanted me that bad, she wouldn't be ignoring me like she has been. She would actually talk to me when I go up to her."

Chase shook his head, "Dude, that's because you haven't proven that you trust her yet. And those words are coming straight from Zoey's mouth."

Logan thought for a moment, "Yeah, well, how am I supposed to do that?"

Chase had it all figured out, "Go to the dance tonight and let her dance with other guys. Show her that you can handle it. I know it's a big step, but after a while, I know she'll forgive you."

"There's no way I can watch other guys dance with her. She's mine," Logan pointed a finger at himself.

"Buuut… it's the only way. And if you want her back…" Chase paused.

"I'll do it," Logan stated firmly. But it's not going to be easy.

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Later that night, Zoey was on her way to the dance, anxiously waiting the night. As she walked with linked arms with Lola, Zoey and her starting talking.

"So, ready for the night now that your flying solo?" Lola asked.

Zoey sighed, "Not really. I still like Logan. He's going to be really angry at me if he sees me dancing with other guys."

Lola smiled knowingly after talking to Chase, "If he really cared, he'd let you. He'd trust you."

Zoey thought for a moment, and nodded her head, "I guess you're right." Zoey smiled as she pushed open the doors to the dance. The floor was already crowded with people talking and dancing.

Her eyes went directly to Logan however, who was standing by the punch bowl talking to Michael. She desperately wanted to go over to him, but she had to test him.

"Come on, lets dance," Lola persuaded, "Make him want you."

Zoey smiled mischievously and allowed Lola to lead her in the middle of the dance floor, but of course not away from Logan's view. Once they were in the middle, Zoey started to dance to 'Miss New Booty" with Lola and the other kids around her. She grinded against Lola while another girl came up behind her. It was all fun.

Meanwhile, Logan stared at Zoey. Maybe this wouldn't be so hard, she's only dancing with girls. He chuckled. The smirk was soon wiped off his face when he noticed that the boys were starting to dance, too. He stared with fury as one started moving towards Zoey. I'm officially jinxed.

Zoey felt someone new come behind her. And as she turned her head back, she came face to face with another boy, who obviously heard she and Logan were on the outs. She smiled at him and he smirked at her. Zoey glanced over at Logan and quickly turned away. He was staring straight at them. Zoey smirked one more time as she turned around and started grinding on his leg. The boy was getting into this and grinded back. He put his hands on her hips and pulled her closer.

Logan was not happy. But he had to keep his cool if he wanted Zoey back. Logan watched them for a couple more songs and noticed the boy's hand traveling down her back, coming close to dangerous places. Logan had enough, she was his.

He stood up and pushed his way through the people dancing he finally came to where Zoey and the boy were dancing. Noticing no one was behind her, he came and grinded into her. Zoey was oblivious to Logan behind her, but then she looked back and saw his face, glaring at the other guy. The guy quickly danced away to another girl.

You got, you got, you got
What it takes to make me leave my man

Zoey then turned to face Logan, not know quite what to down except dance back. She grinded into him and Logan put a hand on her back pulling her closure. Logan surprised her when he placed his lips on her neck and traveled them up her jaw line, giving her the lightest of kisses. Zoey naturally just placed her arms around his neck and held onto him. He continued moving his lips up to her earlobe and bit down, eliciting a gasp from her mouth. He moved his head toward her and whispered, "I hope you know I can trust you, but I can't bare the sight of some guy's hands all over you where only my hands can be. I want you to be mine."

Zoey smiled at Logan for what seemed to be the first time in ages, "You have me." Logan smiled back and finally moved his lips to hers. The familiar touch of his lips made Zoey smile into the kiss. Things started getting heated when Logan's tongue slipped into her mouth. They starting making out in the middle of the dance floor, not caring who watched them.

It's hard for me to control myself and to

Hold myself, back from

Jumping on ya like I wanna

Like I wanna, wanna

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Song credit to LL Cool J, 'Control Myself'. Hope you enjoyed. Please review, it'll make me want to update faster if you like the chapter. Much Love -- Delaney.