Logan was my best friend; we had been best friends since elementary school. I'm sure there were rumors about us dating, but we both had other relationships. We were just really great friends. He was good looking, tall, dark hair, dark blue eyes. The opposite of my short, brown eyed, strawberry blonde self. We parted ways in college, but we still kept in touch.
It was winter break, and I had recently broken up with my long time boyfriend. It wasn't pretty, and I was glad to be going home to have a change of scenery. I didn't have a car, so when I came home on breaks, I would take the train. When I got to the stop closest to my hometown, I searched the parking lot through the train windows for my parents minivan, but I couldn't see it. I figured maybe they couldn't get a good spot and parked further down the street or walked. There was snow on the ground, but it was in the mid 30s so still pretty nice. I gathered my luggage and headed off the train.
I was preoccupied with rolling my bag through the slush and not really paying attention to the people in the train station. I walked through the doors and heard a familiar voice yell, "Hey stranger, do I know you?"
I gasped, "Logan! What are you doing here?"
"I ran into your mom at the store, and she said you were on your way, so I asked if I could steal you for the afternoon."
"You're a life saver; I need some good old fashioned Logan/Elle time."
He grabbed my bag, and I followed him to his car. He drove to his parents house while we caught up on what had been happening since we last talked. He and his girlfriend had broken up around the time Sam and I had, and we laughed at our patheticness.
Logan's parents were out of town, so we had the house to ourselves. We settled down to watch a movie on the couch. The warmth of sitting close to Logan and the train ride made me sleepy, and I must have dosed off a bit, because I woke up to see Logan staring at me.
"What?"
"Sam's an idiot. You're beautiful inside and out."
This took me by surprise. I had never considered myself pretty, and I certainly didn't expect Logan to think so.
"You're not too bad yourself," I said as a chill went through me.
This was so strange yet familiar at the same time. Logan saw me shiver and motioned for me to scoot closer while he reached for a blanket. We started a new movie while he rubbed my back and neck. I could smell his cologne, spicy and woodsy, getting whiffs of it as he rubbed the knots out of my muscles.
"Ah that feels good," I sighed, looking up at him.
He cupped my face in his hands, and his lips brushed mine tentatively.
"Logan, are you sure about this? What if we end up hating each other?"
"I could never hate you, Elle. I want to give us a try. We've been so scared to give us a chance, but I know even if we don't end up married or stay together long term, I'll always be here for you. Will you go on a date with me tomorrow?"
"Of course"
We cuddled until the movie ended then Logan drove me home. He gave me a long, deep kiss goodnight before I got out of the car.