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Chapter 3
Logan sighed and sat down on the couch, he knew she wasn't going to let this go "What do you wanna know first?" he asked quietly
"Okay" she said sitting down at the other end of the couch, making sure there was distance between them "That night…why did you freak out like that? It was like you were a completely different person"
"Lulu" he started, he wasn't sure how he was going to tell her "For starters…I got help"
Lulu looked at him confused "Got help for what?"
"I don't remember why I went after Maxie and you like that, I guess I just snapped and when I realized what I was doing…" he started "After I left Johnny's place that night…I just packed my stuff and ran, once I got out of Port Charles I called Scott and told him all I could remember, I could only remember pieces. I uh…told him that I was leaving and…" He trailed off and looked up at Lulu, the look in her eyes gave him the courage to continue "I didn't tell him where" he sighed "I ended up back in Texas, my Ma sure was glad to see me" he smiled small and sighed "I told her about everything, and she took me to some doctor right away…"
"What did they say?" she asked, he could hear the concern in her voice
"Well the doc…he diagnosed me with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and he gave me medication to help with it" he looked down, he didn't know what to say next. He felt her hand on his shoulder, urging him to continue "Lulu, the stuff that happens over there, no one comes back from war the same person. Believe it or not before I enlisted I wanted to be a doctor…but instead I went to Port Charles and was so damn determined to join the mob"
He chuckled "A lot of good that did eh? I got fired twice"
"Logan, that was a good thing" she said "You're lucky you go out when you did"
"Yeah…I know" he said still not looking at her "Lu, it makes you do things that you wouldn't normally do, all those outbursts of anger…I didn't even know what I was doing that night"
"I know" she said quietly
"You do?" he asked finally looking up at her
"Logan, I could tell something was wrong…I know you'd never hurt me" she said softly
Logan looked down, he knew if she ever found out why the cops were after him it would hurt her in more ways than one
"Lu, I should go" he said getting up and heading for the door but she stopped him
"Logan wait" she said putting her hand on his arm "What's wrong?"
"Nothing" he said quietly shrugging her hand off his arm
"Did I say something wrong?" she asked and he looked at her and shook his head
"Lulu you didn't do anything wrong, I promise" he said "but I really have to go"
"And where are you going to go, eh?" she asked "The cops are probably still at your place…you know Logan you can stay here, it would be safer"
"Why do you care?" he asked turning towards her "I scared you, I hurt you and it's a waste of time… you deserve better"
"You know, back then I said I didn't want better, now isn't any different" she said softly and he gave her a weird look
"What about you're boytoy?" he said
Lulu rolled her eyes, she knew exactly who he was talking about "I dumped Johnny a long time ago"
Logan looked at her confused "I thought he made you happy though"
"I guess I was wrong" Lulu said with a small smile "So will you stay?"
"You won't take no for an answer will you?" he asked
Lulu just shook her head "You take the bed"
"No, the couch is fine" Logan said
"I don't take no for an answer remember" she said pushing him towards her bedroom
Logan sat on the bed "Where are you going to sleep?"
"The couch" she said
"Lulu…" he started
"No Logan, really you take the bed" she said "You need sleep and you look like hell"
"Gee thanks" he said
"When was the last time you slept?" she asked
Logan sighed "I don't remember…I couldn't really afford to sleep"
"Because the cops are after you?" she asked and he nodded "Logan, why won't you tell me why they're after you?"
Logan put his head down on the pillow "Lu, it's too dangerous…you're better off not knowing" he said "Can we please not talk about this?"
"Okay" she said "for now"
Logan just rolled his eyes and only then did he realize just how tired he was so he closed his eyes
"How is it that I've been here a year, and I never saw you" she said mostly to herself
"I didn't let you see me" he mumbled
"What do you mean? Logan, did you know I was here all this time?" she asked confused and shocked
When he didn't answer back she realized he fell asleep. She sighed and left the room, closing the door behind her. Lulu made herself comfortable on the couch and drifted off to sleep with a lot on her mind, but one thing stood out the most…did he know I was here all this time?
to be continued...