Michael POV
I open my eyes and automatically close them again. I blink a few times trying to adjust my eyes to the bright light. I look around and I don’t recognise the place I am at.
What the hell. I look at my side and I see Logan sitting on a chair and he’s asleep.
His hair is up on a man bun.
I try to move but I flinch with the pain that comes from my side. Shit. That’s when I remember. River.
I look around trying to find her but I can’t. Is she okay?
“Logan” - I say but my voice barely comes out of how dry my throat and mouth are.
I clear my throat and Logan opens his eyes.
“Thank god” - he says sitting a little foreword.
“Hey, is river okay?” - I ask
“She’s fine, she’s with your brother” - Logan says.
“Where are we?” - I ask
“In the hospital “ - he tells me
“No shit” - I let out
“You’re in New York you dick” - Logan says and I smile at the sight of my best friend being mouthy.
“You could’ve gotten yourself killed” - Logan says
“But I didn’t” - I let out
“I’ll go get the doctor” - Logan says and I nod my head.
I see him walking out of the room and I feel my chest tightened. I can’t imagine not seeing him ever again. His ass is perfection on those jeans. And his body looks absolutely perfect with the tight t-shirts he always wears.
I take a deep breath and close my eyes.
Not long after the door opens and Logan walks in with the doctor.
“How are you feeling Mr Lockwood?” - The doctor asks
“I’m okay, when can I go home?” - I ask
“You were very lucky that none of your vital organs got damaged. I will need to keep you here for another couple of days just until we make sure that you are well enough to go home” - he says
“I understand”
“Take your time” - Logan says and I give him a reprimanding look.
He shrugs his shoulders and sits again.
Once the doctor leaves the room after doing all the examinations he needs Logan stands up near the bed and I can see a tear forming in his eyes.
“Hey? What’s with the waterfall?” - I ask
“You could’ve gotten yourself killed” - he says
“I know, but I didn’t, I couldn’t let my brother go in and get killed on sight” - I let out
“Yeah, but you were okay with you getting killed” - He lets out
“No, that would never happen, I’m okay see” - I say opening my arms and flinching on the process.
“I don’t know what I would’ve done if anything worse has happened to you” - Logan says
“What?” - I say not really believing what I am hearing.
“Mike, you are my best friend” - Logan says and I feel my heart crashing and burning.
I’ve always had a big crush on Logan, ever since I met him in college. He always treated me normally and not like everyone else. He always treated me like a normal person and not like a Lockwood. It felt good and refreshing. I ended up falling in love with him in the process.
“Yeah” - I reply turning my head to the other side so he wouldn’t see my face. He can read me like a book.
“Mike” - he says - “Look at me”
I shake my head and I feel his calloused hands touch my face forcing me to look at him.
I look deep into those beautiful ocean blue eyes and he smiles. My heart starts beating fast and he can heart it because of the machine monitoring me. My stomach is filled with butterflies and I close my eyes enjoying his touch when I feel his breath on my face. His minty breath near my mouth and then he kisses me.
Our lips touch and my body reacts automatically to his touch.
His kiss is soft and passionate. He breaks the kiss but I keep my eyes closed not wanting the dream to end. Because this is the best dream ever.
“Mike, don’t you ever scare me like that ever again” - Logan says and I open my eyes and I can see the sadness in his eyes.
I lift my hand and he grabs it tangling his fingers on mine.
“I’ll try” - I say
“That’s not enough” - Logan tells me and placing a soft kiss on my forehead.
**** Three days later ***
I’m finally going home from the hospital. Gabe and River have been over to see me every day in the hospital. She is feeling extremely guilty and even though I told her I am okay and it was just a scratch (it wasn’t but for all purposes, we say it was) but she really doesn’t believe me.
I guess saving her life comes with the territory of having her worry about me constantly.
“Are you ready?” - Gabe asks and I nod my head.
“Can’t wait” - I say while I sit on the wheelchair so he can get me out of here. I can walk but for security reasons, the hospital doesn’t let me walk out on my own two feet. Ridiculous I know.
Once we get to the door I stand up still flinching but I start walking to the black SUV waiting for me. Gabe is carrying my small bag with my belongings.
I slide in the back seat and Gabe sits next to me.
“Why so much security?” - I ask
“There are still some people on the loose and I need to be careful “ - he says.
River was kidnapped and almost got married to one of his rivals and I decided to be a hero and help save her so they wouldn’t kill my older brother. I ended up getting stabbed in the process.
River is a strong woman and she makes my brother kiss the floor that she walks. It’s quite funny really, the big bad Gabriel Lockwood tamed by a woman. I find it amusing.
The SUV stops in front of the building where I live. Gabe gets out with me and my bag. Once we get inside I take a deep breath and I smile. I like my house.
It’s quiet and clean. Everything organised the way I like it.
I have a housekeeper, Mrs Lovegood. She’s the sweetest. She treats me like a son and I like that. I rarely see mom lately. She’s got in her head that I need to get a girlfriend. I scoff at the idea.
“Thank goodness” - Mrs Lovegood says walking to me and wrapping me into her arms.
“Hello” - I say hugging her back
“Are you staying for lunch dear?” - she asks Gabe
“Oh no, thank you, I have things to do. I just came to drop the big baby off” - he says and I cross my arms in front of my chest.
“I’ll see myself out, if you need anything call me” - Gabe says and I nod my head.
“Logan was here getting everything ready for you, he said he will come around later on” - she says with a smile.
I bet he told her. That bastard. He can’t keep his mouth shut even if his life depended on it.
But I will need him to stay quiet about us. I can’t let anyone know. Especially my father. I am not ready for him to know that I am gay.
Logan POV“Hey dickhead” - Stacey says walking into my office.“Leave and start again” - I say not lifting my eyes from the papers I am reading.“How’s Mike?” - she asks taking a seat in front of me. “He’s better, what do you want Stace?” - I ask“I’m going out clubbing with Beth today, do you wanna come?” - she asks me and I lift my head and cross my arms sitting back on my chair.“Where?” - I ask herThey are going to one of the Lockwood clubs. I know they will be safe there. Gabe always has his security keeping an eye on Stacey. She can be a troublem
Elisabeth POVI finish class and I go to the teacher’s lounge to get my stuff from my locker. I work at a private school and we have a teacher’s lounge where we have access to everything you can imagine. We have all the resources. I grab my stuff and check my phone to see that Stacey called me.I call her back and she answers on the second ring. “Hey, let’s go out today” - she says“I’m tired. I wanna go home” - I say“Don’t be like that. I’ll ask my brother to come with us” - she says“Fine, coming to get ready at my hou
Elisabeth POV“Are you okay?” - I ask Michael when I see blood all over his knuckles. It looks painful...“Fine” - he says. But I don’t believe it for a second. Logan is talking to Stacey and I think she is feeling a little better. I pull Michael by his other hand to the bar and I lean over it to ask for some ice for his hand. I can feel my ass exposed and I know my panties are for show. But I honestly don’t care at this point. Maybe that will give Michael a little insight into what he could have. What am I doing? He would never look at me like that. He’s only dated models and a really beautiful woman. I shake my head and I ask for the ice. After a little charm and sweet talk, I g
Logan POV Mike licks his lips as I plant kisses around his jawline. I am so turned on that I can’t even believe this is possible. I have been with men before but none of them has left me with a hard-on like this.I press my lips against his and run my bulging erection against his and he moans in my mouth. His fingers tangling on my hair as he pulls my mouth to his again. His lips are soft and his tongue skillfully. Mike breaks the kiss pushing me to the bed. As I lay flat on my back Mike pulls my boxer shorts off and I see his eyes widen once they meet my cock. Mike gulps and I chuckle at his reaction. His eyes shining with lust as his tongue licks his lips. I pull Mike to the bed and he falls on his back. Butt nak
Michael POV It’s been a couple of weeks since I finally had sex with Logan and now we can’t stop. It’s like we are some horny insatiable teenagers that just discovered sex for the first time. We can’t keep our hands to ourselves. To be fair I just discovered how good it is to have sex with a man. And I absolutely love it. Logan knows exactly what to do and where to touch to set me off. When he fucked me for the first time I thought I wasn’t going to like it. It I’ve never felt that kind of pleasure before. Even knowing I was gay since a young age I never stimulated my ass before. And I have to admit I was kissing out. Logan takes me everywhere in my house. He doesn’t care what time it is or what we are doing. H
Elisabeth POVIt’s time to get ready for this ridiculous dinner. Mom called me early in the morning saying dad has hired a catering company and that more than forty people are attending the dinner.I have a terrible feeling about this. I look in the mirror while I do my soft makeup and hair. I leave my hair natural with curls and I just leave it cascading down my back. I put on the long black dress that is backless and hugs my curves making me feel more desirable. I put my high heels on and look at myself in the mirror one last time. I have a town car waiting for me to drive me to my parent's house. Just great.I grab my phone and house keys and I
Logan POVLast night was a fire. I couldn’t stay away from Mike. Couldn’t keep my hands to myself. We fucked for hours. I am sore today. I hope he is okay. He left around three in the afternoon to go home rest a little and get ready for the dreadful dinner. He promised he would get out of this mess. I don’t want him to do something he might regret later and I have to admit that I definitely don’t want him married to anyone else but me. I know that won’t happen. He is afraid of coming out to his father. And I understand that. Hell, I would be afraid of coming out to Raphael Lockwood. I shake my head as I start cooking dinner and I turn the tv on. I put on one of the gossip channels to see if there’s anything on the dinner. And here we go. They are covering the dinner par
Elisabeth POV Michael opens the door, and I wrap my arm around him, and we walk out of the library. Everyone is looking at us. We both offer them a smile. I feel my body shaking. I don’t like how uncomfortable I am feeling right now. Dad walks to us with a smile plastered on his face. Asshole. “I see you changed your mind. I knew you would,” - he says, and for a moment, I don’t know if he’s saying that to Michael or to me. “Congratulations”, - I hear my cousin say behind me. He gives me the creeps. I take one step closer to Mike, and he wraps his arm around my waist, pulling me close to his body, feeling my discomfort. “Thank you”, - Micheal says, shaking his hand.
Michael POV Today I am meeting my son, I can’t believe this is actually happening. Elisabeth has been in bed rest for three months and now Elisabeth is being taken to the operating room where she will be having a c-section for the baby’s to be born. Elisabeth had a complication during the pregnancy as she developed diabetes and that put the baby’s at risk. Her food was monitored and she definitely wasn’t happy about it but she knew it was for the best for the twins. We are having a boy and a girl. We decided that the kids will know who their biological father is but we will make no distinctions between them. We love them both equally. “This way”, Logan says running down the corridor with me following him. Elisabeth has been in the hospital for the last two days and today is the day, thing is we were home when she started to go into labour.
Michael POV It’s been three days since the wedding and I couldn’t be happier, the press is making a spectacle out of everything, they are making me look like a dick, being with Beth and Logan, luckily a lot of people support me and them. It’s not the end of the world to love two people unconditionally, I am just lucky that I have found two people to love instead of just one. Some people might not even find one in their lifetime and I have two, two people that I love unconditionally and that love me more than I ever thought possible. Today we will be finding out the results of the DNA test and I can’t help but feel a little nervous. I am quite anxious and so is Logan, I can tell. I haven’t been able to sleep properly last night. I even left the room while Logan and Beth had a steamy make out session. I just couldn’t focus as I am worried, what if the kids are not mine? What if they are Logan’s? I know that I will love them the same as if they were min
Logan POV The ceremony has ended and now it’s time for the party, Mel, Olivia, my mom and Beth went all in on this, I stayed out of it and so did Mike. None of us has a death wish, messing with wedding arrangements seems wrong and I know that whatever I suggested would’ve been denied, so I stayed away. Besides Beth is extremely hormonal and everything makes her cry, so I would always end up doing whatever she wanted just so she wouldn’t cry. Elisabeth wanted to be married to us before the babies were born, we will be finding out the DNA of the twins, we decided to do it before the wedding and find our after, like that it doesn’t matter who’s who, we are all married, we all share responsibilities and we will all love those kids. I can’t help but think that I would love the twins to be mine but I know how broken Mike would be if they are not his. After all twins run in his family and not in mine, so the probability of them being his are higher than min
Michael POV “Are you ready?”, Mel asks as she opens the door, I am sitting in the corner of the room finishing up the laces of my shoes. “Almost”, I say and she smiles as she sits in the end of the bed. “Have you seen her?”, I ask and Mel nods her head in excitement. “She looks absolutely beautiful”, Mel says and I smile at the same time Gabe walks in without knocking. “Are you ready?”, he asks me and I nod my head standing up in front of the mirror looking at my reflection. “Your father would be so proud”, Mom says as she approaches me from behind. I turn around and pull her into a tight hug. I see tears rolling down her eyes and Mel tells her she needs to stop or she will ruin her makeup. I look at the mirror and think about dad, I never looked like him or had anything in common with the man but he was my dad, he was the most important man in my life, he was th
Elisabeth POV As soon as Michael and Logan leave the house, I walk back into the bedroom, picking up the white dress Michael got me from the back of the closet and placing it in the bed. I have a quick shower and do some light makeup, and I leave my hair down, cascading down my back. I put the dress on, and it hugs my figure perfectly. I smile at the mirror, looking at myself. I look like a bride. The dress is long, covering the length of my legs, it doesn’t have a back, and the small straps fall on the side of my shoulders. I pick up the little box Michael left for me in the dresser. I see my beautiful ring in it, and I put it on; I am not expecting Michael to propose to me again, we talked about it, and I know how committed he is to propose to Logan, and I don’t want to put more pressure on him. He already proposed once, and I am okay with it. I walk out of the room, and as soon as I open the
Logan POV Michael is taking me out on a date today. It’s our first official date as a couple out in the open. I can’t lie, I am really nervous. Beth is helping me to get ready as she chooses a grey suit to match my eyes apparently. It makes no sense as I have blue eyes but I agree with her. She has been extremely hormonal this past week and I decide to say yes to everything, she is ruthless. “Come, put this on”, she says offering me a blue tie. I look at her shaking my head, I put a limit on tie, I will wear the suit but a tie? Really? Where is he taking me? To the freaking opera? “Do I really have to? It’s just not me”, I say and she looks at me dead serious. I think that at any point smoke will start to appear from her ears, she looks that upset. “If you are not going to wear what I give you, why did you ask me to help you?”, she asks throwing the tie at the bed and walking out of the
Michael POV After a long soak in the bath with me and Logan Elisabeth is having a nap all wrapped up around him, I kiss the top of her head and he smiles at me. He is reading the newspaper on his phone, I get out of bed and walk out of the room typing on my phone. I put my shoes on as I get ready to leave the house. I need to share the news with my family. I think this kind of good news will do them good. I will tell mom later, she is in a spiritual retreat somewhere, basically she is getting drunk and eating her weight in ice cream and carbs in a expensive hotel somewhere. You know what? Good for her. She needs to rest and she needs to grieve. Gabe and Mel are meeting me in my apartment, I don’t know why I still own an apartment, I am basically living with Logan and Elisabeth in Logan’s apartment, but we will have to move to somewhere bigger, we need more space with the twins and I will have m
Michael POV “Are you sure you’re okay with this?” I ask Elisabeth as we walk into the private room in the back of the jewellery owned by Gabe. She offers me her hand, and I take it without hesitation. The manager takes us to a small closed room right at the back, it has perfect light and privacy, that’s exactly what I need. The room is elegant and well decorated, providing the privacy I need to choose this ring. He offers us coffee, and we kindly accept as he puts some cushioned displayers in front of me, all of them with wedding bands and engagement rings. How am I supposed to choose? I look at Elisabeth that is looking carefully at each one of them until her eyes stop and they shine. She offers me a smile, and she sees a thick gold band with a small, almost invisible diamond in the middle, her eyes shine, and I know what she’s thinking. “This is the one”, she says, and I smile at her, grabbing the ring with my left hand. “Are you sure?”. I
Logan POV Elisabeth and I have been keeping to ourselves, I don’t want to interfere with the ceremony and Beth is feeling a little under the weather, after all her father got killed the same day. Although she had no emotional connection to the guy she still cried after he dies, it was her father after all. Mike has been with his family this entire time and he always looks deep in thought, I haven’t seen him shed a tear, in fact the only person I’ve seen crying was Olivia, while Gabe, Mike and Mel haven’t showed their emotions today. I don’t think that is healthy but who am I to say anything, they feel how they feel and one thing I know is that they are all messed up in some way or another. River is standing in the end of the room talking to some people and she gives me a small wave. I wave back and all of a sudden Mike stands up and walks towards us. “Hey, how are you feeling?”, I ask M