Chapter 3
Dana heard a knock on the door. "Go away Logan!" She screamed shrilly. "It's not Logan." Replied the voice of Chase.
"Who's with you?" Dana asked tearily. "Um…me?" Zoey said. "Fine. Just you two." Dana replied getting up and letting them in.
"Dana, honey, what's wrong?" asked Zoey, as she lightly touched her friends shoulder. "It's just…we were so close these past days, and he said such nice things, and I thought he was different…but he isn't. Still the same jerk he always was." Dana said crying.
Chase came over and hugged her, expecting her to push him away, but instead she held on to him as if clinging for life.
"Chase, why's he like this? You've known him longer." Dana cried.
"I don't know." He replied. Dana hugged him tighter and Zoey looked on feeling ten shades of sorry for her friend.
Dana quickly let go of Chase and smiled. "Sorry." She mumbled. "I'll just...take a nap then I'll go home tomorrow."
"No!" shouted Logan's voice from outside the door. "Go away!" Dana called. Logan finally burst through the door holding a bobby pin.
"Dana. We gotta talk. Just you and me." He said a pleading look in his eyes.
"Fine." She said, upset that she would give into him so easily.
"Hang on." Chase said. "Logan, can I have a word?" He asked, his voice sounding upset.
"Fine." Logan said, following Chase outside.
"Listen, I don't know what happened. All I know is that Dana, who is supposed to be this strong girl, was just crying on me. And I did not like it. So I swear to God if you make her cry again, I WILL beat the shit out of you." Chase threatned. The look in his eyes made Logan believe him.
"I know." Logan mumbled ashamed. "Listen, we just gotta sort out some things."
"Okay." Chase said, motioning for Zoey to come with him to his room.
"Dana? Um…we have to talk." Logan said. "Yeah, you already said that." Dana said, looking out the window.
"Dana, why'd you freak out like that?" Logan asked, knowing the answer as he sat by her feet.
"I thought you had changed Logan. But you haven't. You're still a playboy jerk and I will NOT be one of twenty girls in ANY guys life. No matter how much I care about them." Dana said, glaring at Logan hard in the eye.
"Dana, me and Cassie, we're not like that. She's like…a little sister to me. But you." He said Fingering her hair as he stood up. "You're so much more than that."
"Logan…" she muttered.
"Hmm?"
"Why are you so easy to hate, but even easier to love?" Dana asked, closing her eyes.
Logan froze. Did she say what he thought she said?
"You...lo…love me?" Logan asked breathless.
Dana jumped back and looked frightened. "Um…uh…well…" she stuttered.
"You do don't you?" Logan exclaimed smiling.
"Logan. I did also mention that your easy to hate." She said frowning.
"Dana, I love you too. Don't leave tomorrow, you were gone long enough." He whispered in her ear as he pressed his lips to her forehead and walked swiftly downstairs.