“You still might be,” I tease.
He elbows me. “Rude.”
“I mean, they’d be loud as hell, always run late, love to drive me crazy.”
“Careful, Hayes,” Logan replies with a chuckle. “Almost sounds like you’re in love with me or something.”
I turn toward him, the corners of my mouth lifting and I reach up and cup his jaw, my thumb brushing along the stubble, a little scratchy against my skin.
“Guess I am.”
He doesn’t say anything at first, but his smile softens as he holds my gaze. “I’d want them with you.”
I let out a sharp breath, letting myself picture it, just for a second. Our house covered with toys on the floor. Saturday mornings that start way too early. Someone little and loud and ours.
“I’d want them with you too,” I murmur, keeping his gaze.
He nudges his nose against mine. “We’d probably have to start with a plant first.”
“Or a fish. Less emotional commitment.”
“You sure?” he asks, tilting his head. “I get attached easily.”
“Yeah, no shit,” I mutter, tugging at the hem of my hoodie. “You’ve had this thing for five years.”
Logan smirks and leans in, curling a hand around the back of my neck. “I was talking about you,” he says, voice low. “But just so we’re clear… it still looks better on me.”
I shake my head, laughing under my breath. “You’re lucky I love you.”
“I really am,” he says, his hand tightening slightly as he leans in and kisses me.
Five years ago, I wouldn’t have even let myself imagine this.
Drawing comics for a living. Waking up next to the guy I love. Thinking of adding to our family.
That guy was too scared to even look in the mirror too long, let alone imagine a life that felt this damngood.He thought playing it safe would protect him, thought if he followed the rules hard enough, maybe the confusion would go away. Maybe the fear would.
He didn’t know it yet, but he was wrong.
Because playing it safe never gave him peace. It just made him hate who he was.
And if that version of me could see me now, I think he’d be proud.
Because somehow, I ended up with everything I didn’t even know how to hope for.
And I’ve never been happier.
THE END