I have not abandoned this story! I promise I haven't. I just got some major inspiration for a couple other fandoms (well, Big Time Rush and Austin & Ally to be exact). I will be finishing this story. There are only a few chapters left after all, and while there's not a plot, per se, I will not leave the few of you who are with me hanging.
So here's the next chapter.
Logan's first night with Quinn is just before they leave for summer break their senior year. Zoey and Chase have already left for Hawaii and Lola's mother picked her up earlier in the day so that she could start tutoring kids as soon as possible. Logan could have gone home as soon as he was done with exams, but he had elected to stay on campus as long as possible so that he and Quinn could be with each other a little longer before parting ways for the summer.
So Logan is spending his last night on campus in room 101 with Quinn wrapped in his arms as they lay on her bed, talking about anything and everything accept the fact that tomorrow she will be going back to Seattle and they won't see each other for nearly two months (it's hard to ignore though, because her room is bare except for a few boxes and Logan hates it).
"I can't believe I aced my history exam." Logan confesses. "You must be a miracle worker."
Quinn laughs and leans in to kiss him. "I don't know about that. I think I'm just more patient than most of your teachers."
He grins against her kiss, gripping her hips tighter and trying to pull her closer. This is his first night alone with her and even though he knows they aren't going to have sex, he's going to take advantage of being able to make-out with her with no possible chance of interruption. Both of them have agreed that they're ready, but neither of them are thrilled about the prospect of it happening in a tiny single bed, especially since Quinn has the bottom bunk (besides, Quinn is, in her heart, a bit of a girl-y girl and wants their first time to be romantic. Logan just wants her to have what she wants). He's still going to enjoy this time they have to be alone though.
They're make-out session gets a little more intense than either of them had planned and when Logan forces himself to pull away from her he realizes that she's underneath him (he's not sure when she got there to be honest), her hair a mess and her face flushed. He's positive her eyes aren't the only ones that are dark with desire either. They haven't done anything they might regret, but Logan knows they should probably stop because he's getting dangerously close to the point where he may not be able to stop (and judging by Quinn's heavy breathing, so is she).
Logan is about to suggest that they do something else, like watch Spongebob (he hates that show and so does Quinn, but it's the least sexy thing he can think of and right now it's just what he needs) when Quinn's breathing suddenly changes and Logan realizes that she's trying not to cry.
He sits up quickly, nearly smacking his head against the top bunk as he does so. "Hey," he offers her his hand and gently pulls her into a sitting position, "please don't cry Quinn." Her crying has effectively taken care of his small (well, really, there's nothing small about it thank you very much), problem and he pulls her to him in a hug. "Quinn, what's wrong?"
She takes a shuddering breath (oh god, what if he's done something horrible, like push her too far?) and wraps her arms around his neck, pulling him even closer. (okay, so it's probably not something he did wrong.)
"Quinn?" He pulls her into his lap and strokes her hair, trying to get her to talk to him because her tears make his heart ache and he wants to do whatever he can to make them stop. "Baby, what's wrong?"
She pulls back and smiles weakly at him, wiping away the few tears that have actually managed to fall. "I'm sorry," she tells him laughing lightly, "I'm just being an idiot."
He looks confused (he has never heard Quinn call her self an idiot and he can't imagine what she must be thinking in order to say so now). "What?"
"It's just," she sighs, "I know it's only for a like two months, but I'm just really going to miss you. A lot."
Logan smirks at her (attempting to make her laugh). "Well I am a lot to miss."
He succeeds. She laughs lightly and hits him on the chest gently. "You big jerk." She's mock glaring at him (the truth is, they hardly actually fight anymore). "I'm trying to be sentimental here!"
Logan smirks again. "And I'm just being honest babe."
She whacks him with her pillow and he laughs as he grabs her waist and begins to tickle her. She shrieks in laughter, continuing to beat him with her pillow, trying to escape (but he's stronger than her and they both know her efforts are futile.) They spend a few minutes tussling before they end up laying back down, facing each other and smiling. Logan tucks some stray hair behind her ear.
"I'm going to miss you too." He confesses softly (he hasn't gone more than a day without seeing Quinn and this really sucks.)
She's looking up at him with big, brown, sad eyes and Logan can't take it anymore. It's clearly time to give Quinn her surprise. He reaches behind him and gropes for his backpack. He hauls it up onto the bed and he and Quinn both sit up, Quinn looking at him with confusion.
"So," Logan tells her as he searches through his backpack, "since I'm awesome (she glares halfheartedly at him) and since you're awesome too (she smiles at him as he says this) I figured neither of our awesome should be separated for long periods of time."
He holds up a plain white envelope and hands it to her. "So I thought maybe this would be cool."
She opens the envelope and gasps as she pulls out a plane ticket. "Logan!"
He grins at her shocked expression. "My dad is shooting a movie in the Caribbean and I'm supposed to fly out there in a few days. I thought maybe, after you had some time with your family, you might want to join me."
Quinn's eyes light up and she throws her arms around Logan again. "This is going to be amazing!"
Logan grins, glad that she's as excited about this as he is. "Yeah it is." He waggles his eyebrows. "Want to make-out to celebrate?"
She pretends to be exasperated (it last for about five seconds because, face it, he's pretty irresistible.) "Okay!"
He grins and pulls her close to him again. "I'm really glad we don't have to go two whole months without this either." He whispers huskily, before pressing his lips to hers.
His first time with Quinn (like really with her, in that way) is three weeks later in a large private hotel room in the Caribbean. The bed is huge, the sunset bleeds in through the window, casting a warm orange and red glow around everything, and a large bouquet of tulips sits on the table.
It's everything he wants it to be and he knows (because she tells him afterwards, when she's curled up against him and he's stroking her bare shoulder) that it's everything she wanted it to be too.
His last coherent thought before drifting off (into what will be the best sleep of his life) is that this thing they have together is absolutely perfect.
(he'll never admit it, but it's not the first time he's thought that, and it won't be the last)
So ends chapter eight. I'm pretty sure there's only four or five chapters left so hopefully you guys will enjoy them!
Drop me a review and let me know what you think!