When Logan entered the apartment, Peggy was sitting on the couch, reading. She raised her head and looked at him with a smile. "Hey, how was the meeting with the guys?"
Logan sighed. "We need to talk."
She put her book aside and looked at him questioningly. "What's wrong?"
He considered how to start, then he said slowly, "Do you remember the day Jo wanted to meet me?"
Peggy nodded.
"Well ... it turned out that Jo wasn't alone."
"Was Kendall with her?"
He shook his head and took a deep breath. "It was ... Camille."
Nothing happened for a moment, then Peggy frowned. "Camille who? Not Camille Roberts, right?"
"Yes, Camille Roberts."
Peggy was silent for a moment, then she muttered, "I should have known."
"What do you mean?" Logan asked.
"Logan, that's not a coincidence. A few weeks ago, our engagement was in the newspaper and shortly thereafter Camile reappeared after five years. She wants you back."
Logan shook his head. "That's not true."
"How can you be so sure about that? What happened there?"
"Nothing happened. I saw Camille and left immediately. And at home I smashed the mirror out of frustration."
"Why didn't you tell me about it?"
"I… I wanted to find out why she's back before I wanted to tell you. So I didn't meet with the guys today, but with Camille. Anyway, she's not here to win me back."
"But if she really didn't come back because of you, why then?"
Logan pulled Mia's photo out of his pocket and handed it to Peggy. "That's why."
Peggy eyed the photo in confusion. "Who's that?"
"Mia. She's Camille's daughter."
"Daughter?" Peggy asked in surprise. Logan nodded. "And ... I'm the father."
Silence, then …
"You believe that?"
Logan was confused. "Why should she lie to me?"
Peggy sighed. "Oh, Logan. Can't you see what's going on here? The child is probably from some guy Camille met in France. He left her. And now she needs a father for the girl. After all, you have enough money to pay alimony."
"Camille doesn't need my money. And I know she didn't lie."
"What makes you so sure?"
"Camille told me how old Mia is. If you do the math, it is exactly the time when Camille and I had our last anniversary."
"She may have given you the wrong age."
"Camille wouldn't lie to me in a situation like this."
Peggy was out of patience. She got up from the couch and Mia's photo fell to the floor. "She left you! Maybe she has changed. You can't know that."
"I know she's telling the truth."
Instead of getting angry again, Peggy said slowly, "Well ... luckily, there is a simple solution to prove it."
"What do you mean by that?"
"Just take a paternity test."
"What?"
Peggy nodded. "That's the only possibility."
"I will not do that."
"Why not?"
"It's not necessary. She told me about Mia and there are many parallels. Mia is my daughter and I want to meet her."
"Then what will become of us?"
"How so?"
"Logan, if this story is really true, you and Camille have a child together. How is that supposed to work?"
"Peggy, a lot of children have parents who are no longer together. Where is the problem? Camille just wants Mia to meet her father. That's all."
Peggy shook her head. "Don't you notice? You've been acting strange since she's back. You lie to me and even defend her. As long as she is in your life, you will never be able to have a reasonable relationship with somebody else."
Logan was silent. Peggy looked him straight in the eye. "Tell me you don't feel anything for her."
Logan opened his mouth but said nothing. Even if it was hard to admit it to himself, but to tell Peggy that he no longer felt anything for Camille, that he didn't care about her, would be a lie. He looked down. Peggy nodded slowly. "Yes, I thought so." She sounded disappointed. Logan raised his head and looked at her imploringly. "Come on, Peggy, that's nonsense. It's a bit difficult at the moment, but once we get used to the situation, it gets easier. I promise."
Peggy sighed heavily. "I kept asking myself if Camile would ever show up again. I knew if this would happen, it would be over. I love you, Logan. But as long as Camille is there, you will never love anyone more than she."
"Peg ... please."
"Are you going to take a paternity test?"
Logan hesitated, then shook his head. Peggy nodded. She took her engagement ring off her finger and gave it to Logan. Then she went to the door. There she stopped and said, "If it doesn't work out with you and Camile again, do yourself and all the women of the world a favor and don't start a new relationship. Because sooner or later, the same thing will happen to them." With that, she left.
