"What was that all about?" I confronted my mother after Daniel left.Mom tilts her eyebrow. "What are you talking about?""You were all over Daniel. Asking him a million questions. Who hired you to be my wing woman?""A wing woman!" mom exclaims. "I don't know what you are talking about.""You were asking Daniel if he is single, and then you told him I am single. So you were clearly trying to play Cupid," I say irritably."Oh sweetheart, why do you always make things about yourself? I was doing no such thing. I was only asking Daniel questions to make him feel more comfortable with us. You know, getting him to talk about himself more.""Why do you care?" I demand to know."He just seems like a very nice, quiet kid. I felt bad." mom shrugs."I think you made him more uncomfortable by all those questions," I said."You don't know that. Besides, I was asking him if he was seeing anybody, and that could mean a girl too, so I was basically asking him if he had a girlfriend. Pretty standard
DanielI wish I could stop thinking about that kiss with Logan, but I can't. I can still feel it lingering on my lips. No matter how hard I try, I can't seem to erase the memory.What is wrong with me?That moron...why did he have to steal my first kiss?The more I think about it, the angrier I get.God, this is annoying.I'll get over it eventually, I think to myself, even though deep down, I don't really believe it. Logan has already gotten under my skin.I hurried home after I left Logan's house. It was almost ten on a school night, and Abuela would have my head if she found out I was out late. She doesn't live with us anymore, but she somehow always knows when I don't get enough sleep."Danny! You are home!"My heart warms when I see Trisha running toward me with a big smile on her face.I feel a twinge of guilt for coming home so late. Because I knew she was waiting for me.I usually come home right after school when I don't have to go to my part-time job, so she knows when to ex
Logan Daniel heaves when he sees me walking toward his table. I guess he didn't expect this to happen daily. I wasn't planning on sitting with him at lunch every day either, as I usually sat with my own group of classmates. But I liked hanging out with Daniel last time. The faces he makes when he is annoyed at me are entertaining. Too bad, so sad, tough guy. I decided we are friends now. "What do you want now?" he snarls at me like a wild beast, making me laugh. "Want? Nothing. I am just here to eat my lunch with you," I give him an innocent look. "What for? I don't need a lunch buddy. I've been eating alone since middle school, and I prefer it that way," Daniel grumbles. I shook my head. "No, you don't, Danny. You look absolutely miserable eating alone every day." "That's just my face." He scowls. I drop my tray at the table and sit down. "Listen, I am not hurting you by eating with you, so just let me..." "You are hurting my brain by making me look at your face," Daniel inte
DanielIt's the day of the party, and I am standing in front of Logan's house.My throat feels dry, and my heart is beating loudly against my chest: thump, thump, thump.I don't know why I am so nervous. It's just a party with just people.Was it because everyone I've known my whole life would be there? Everyone who never liked me? Maybe.I agreed to meet him at his house because I didn't want him to see the state my house was in. I try to keep it clean as much as possible, but my sister doesn't bother picking up after her. She is still a child, after all.I take a deep breath, count from one to ten, and then ring the bell. I've been to his before, but it still amazes me how huge it is. Calling it a house would be an insult. This is a mansion I only saw in movies.A woman I didn't recognize opened the door this time."Yes?""I...um...is Logan here?" I ask."Yes. You must be Mr. Ortega. Please come in." She steps aside to let me."Tha...thanks. Just Daniel is fine," I say awkwardly. No
Logan I watch Natasha drag Daniel away to the dance floor. He doesn't particularly look thrilled about it, but I don't try to help. Daniel is a big boy, so he can take care of himself, can't he? I see Felix flirting with some girl, so I walk toward him instead. "Hey, you made it!" Felix waves at me with a big smile. "Where is Daniel? Did you bring him?" He asks. "Yep, he's flirting with Natasha." "No shit." Felix laughs. "That's not funny, Felix. Once Natasha put her claws into somebody, there's no going back for that poor sap. She will drain all of his energy until there's nothing left," I declare. "Oh, you're being dramatic, Logan. Natasha is not that bad. And Daniel seems like he's strong enough to handle it." Felix has no clue, I think to myself. But I couldn't let Daniel mess around for too long. Francis could be here any second now. And when he does, I need Daniel to corner him and scare the living shit out of him. That's what I hired him for! I hung out with Felix for
Logan"Where are you going?" I call after Daniel as he storms out the door. I wonder if he is mad at me for making him swing at Francis. I'll admit, it made me happy to see that asshole in pain, but Daniel doesn't look like he enjoyed hitting Francis at all."I am going home," he announced."What do you mean you are going home? The party had just started!" I exclaim."I don't care about the dumb party. I can't believe you made me hit that guy. I've never been into violence," he mumbled.Is this guy for real?"I didn't make you do it. You saw how he was treating me? That guy is a tool," I said. "He deserved the punch. He is lucky you didn't do worse.""But why did Francis say you deserved to be treated like that? What did you do to him?" Daniel demands to know.I don't look him in the eyes. Francis and I do have a history together, and I might've done something wrong in the past, but I didn't want to talk about it with Daniel."It's nothing. He was just bullshitting," I said.Daniel lo
LoganI look for Danny in the cafeteria, but he's not there. I don't see him in gym class either. I wonder what happened since I left him last night. Is he feeling sick? But I didn't see him drink or anything."Hey, have you seen Danny?" I asked a guy named Sean at the gym because I know that he has a class with him."Who?" he squinted his eyes at me."Danny, I mean Daniel Ortega. Have you seen him around today? Did he not show up to school?" I ask irritably."Oh, that guy? Why are you looking for him? You are not friends with him, are you? I heard he's violent," Sean said.I scoff. "That's just a stupid rumor. He is not violent," I tell him. I felt no need to lie about Daniel anymore. It's pretty ridiculous that people think of him as some kind of a monster when he is nothing but a kind person.If anything, I am the one who is the monster.If only everyone knew who I really am. They would all feel stupid for judging Danny based on his looks.They'll be real sorry."No, he really is v
Two weeks later, it was the day of my 18th birthday.I wake up feeling anxious because I don't know what will come. What exactly is my grandfather trying to put me through? The way he was acting that day, it didn't seem like it was going to be anything good.I take a quick shower, then go downstairs. I find my mom waiting for me at the table with a cake lit with candles, and she is smiling brightly.I'm sure her smile will be wiped away after she finds out that I agreed to go on the trip with grandpa."Happy birthday, Logan!" she chirps."Happy birthday!" my father and my sister Mia chime in.I look at their smiling face and, yet again think about how I will break the news. This is not going to be a good day if mom is angry."Thank you, everyone. You didn't have to get me a cake," I said."You are finally an adult now," mom remarks."Yes, I am. Does that mean you will now let me make my own decisions?"Mom narrows her eyes. "Yes, that's correct, but why don't I like the way you're ask
Logan I wait until Daniel finishes talking to Trisha and lecturing about eating cookies at the kidnapper's house. After Trisha marches upstairs and shuts the door to her bedroom, I turn to Daniel. "Listen...I'm really sorry about what happened today. I involved you in my life only to put your lives in danger," I look down, ashamed of who I am for the first time in my life. Daniel grabs my shoulders. "Shut up, Logan." "No, just let me apologize. I've been selfish. I only thought about myself when I wanted you back in my life. If I wasn't a piece of shit human, I would've let you live your life in peace instead of dragging you down with me," I said. It's time I let him go. Trisha was lucky that Gideon Rice was only after a dumb painting. Things could've been much much worse. "Logan. I already knew about the danger and chose to get involved with you," Daniel protests. Is he not mad at me? I don't understand how he is not! "I think we should break up, Danny. I know technically we on
DanielI'm confused. All this because of some dumb painting?"Logan? Care to explain it to me? Why is some criminal threatening my sister's life for a painting? Does it cost that much?" I ask him."Um...as far as I know, it's valuable but not that valuable," Logan says, looking as confused as me."Where is it?" I demand to know. If they wanted the painting, why didn't they just steal it when they were here?"I don't have it. It's in my parent's bedroom. I don't know why Gideon thinks I have it and why he wants it in the first place! It's just a girly painting of a mermaid. My grandfather apparently gave it to her as a wedding present.I vaguely remember seeing a painting like that at Serena's house. It just looks like a normal painting. Other than the girl sort of resembling Serena, I didn't see anything special about it. "So what are you waiting for? Let's go to your parent's house and get that painting!"Logan nodded in agreement, so soon, we were on our way there.~-~"My Mermaid p
DanielEverything happened so fast.After Logan left, Trisha came down and started asking me questions I couldn't answer."I heard something about a fire. Is everything okay?" she asked me."There is a fire in Logan's company building, so he went there to help," I told her."Oh my god, that's horrible. Wait, you work there too. Does that mean you will be jobless?" Trisha gasps.I didn't even think about that. Surely Logan has enough money to recover from the damages today. And he probably has insurance.I don't get the chance to think more as the door suddenly bursts open, and four men come barging in. I look at their faces and don't recognize them from the office.One of them glares at me, then his facial expression changes when he sees Trisha. "There she is, that's the girl.""What is this supposed to mean? Who are you?" I growl, but he ignores me and walks straight toward Trisha and grabs her arm."Hey! Don't touch her!" I cry out and go to attach him, but one of the other men grab
LoganHe loves me."Does that mean you forgive me?" My voice shakes.My heart pounds in my chest as I process Daniel's confession. I stare at him for a moment, trying to collect my thoughts."I love you too, Danny," I finally manage.Daniel takes a deep breath. "As for forgiveness, I don't think that's something I can grant so easily. What you did hurt me deeply, and it's going to take time for me to heal from that. I don't want to make any promises right now. I just know that I love you, and I want us to work."He shifts uncomfortably under me, suddenly aware of how awkward the timing is. "Can we talk about this another time, maybe when we're not in the middle of something else?"I kiss him in response and thrust into him again.He loves me, and he wants us to work despite me being the kind of person I am. I'm so happy I could die right now!"Ahh, Logan, I can't take it anymore." Daniel groans again.I feel his steely cock against my naval and smile. "You want me to touch you there t
DanielI am a nervous wreck. My heart is racing, and my palms are sweating. What is going on in that devious little brain of his?I tug at the handcuffs again helplessly, but they are locked in pretty tightly. Fucking bastard.Logan is reaching for the zipper of my jeans, so I wiggle my body. "Are we just going to ignore that I didn't give you my consent or what?"Logan pauses. "Hmm...are you saying no?""Yes, knucklehead. I'm saying no.""Alright. Then I will stop," Logan flops down next to me.Huh? He agreed so quickly?I breathe a sigh of relief as Logan backs off, but I can't shake the feeling of unease. Something about this situation still doesn't sit right with me.I shoot him a suspicious look. "What's going on in that devious little brain of yours?" I ask, half-jokingly.Logan chuckles. "Just trying to have a little fun, that's all. You know I wouldn't do anything to make you uncomfortable."I nod, but I'm not entirely convinced. Logan has always been a bit unpredictable, and
LoganDaniel reluctantly closes his eyes and allows me to lead him up the stairs to my bedroom. I can tell he is a little nervous and anxious about what I might have in store for him.As we enter the room, I tell Daniel to keep his eyes closed and to wait just a moment."What's going on?" Daniel asks me impatiently."Just wait!" I bark."Okay, Danny, you can open your eyes now," I say when I'm done.I stare at his face as it displays a range of different emotions. From shock to happiness and then surprise again."What the heck is all this?" he says after he gets over the initial shock.I respond with a grin, "Surprise! Happy Birthday, Danny!"Daniel's expression turns from confusion to a bright smile as he realizes what's going on. "Wow, I can't believe you did all this for me," he says, looking around at the decorations and presents."When did you have time?""I have people who can help me," I said, feeling pleased with myself. "I wanted to make sure your birthday was extra special t
Daniel"I'm over here!"Both Logan and I sigh in relief as we see Trisha waving her arms at us. She is sitting at a table by the window, safe and sound."I was so worried! What happened?" I stride over to her."A man wearing a black coat was following me! When I came out of the house, I saw him standing by a pole, staring at me. At first, I didn't think too much of it. But then he came up to me and started talking to me.""Whoa," I interrupt her. "You were talking to a stranger? What did I tell you about that?""Yeah, but I'm not a kid anymore, so I responded to him. I didn't want to be rude!" Trisha exclaimed."You are sixteen, Trish. You are a kid!" I growl."I'm not! I'm practically an adult. And I'm seventeen, not sixteen!" Trisha screeched."Alright, alright, we can talk about that later." Logan quickly stops us from arguing some more. "What happened? What did the man ask you?""He was asking me all kinds of weird questions, like, what's my name? And where do I live? Who do I liv
DanielI can hear Logan in the kitchen. How can I not, as it sounds like a storm passing through there?A loud clunking sound gets me curious. I thought he was supposed to cook lunch for me and not build a house.It sounds like something he dropped. I quickly got up from the couch and walked toward the kitchen to investigate.I see Logan standing amidst a big mess. Rice is scattered all over the countertop and floor, and a whole chicken is lying on the ground instead of the countertop.I can't help but let out a small chuckle as I see Logan's exasperated expression. "Looks like you've made quite a mess," I said, trying to hold back my laughter.Logan turns to face me, looking slightly embarrassed. "Yeah...I dropped the chicken.""And rice. Let me guess, you are attempting to make chicken and rice?""Yeah. Your grandma once told me it was your favorite."I wince. It's been a while since my Abuela passed away, but the memory of her death still lingers in my mind. Whenever I think about
LoganHe is not resisting me.Every nerve in my body is alive with the intensity of the moment, and I feel like I could kiss him forever. But as the kiss draws to a close, I pull back, feeling breathless and alive with the intensity of our connection. I want to kiss him again."Can I touch you?" I whisper.Danny looks at me as if he is surprised about me asking for permission. "Yeah. Please touch me more."I kiss him again and reach inside his pajamas. I'm pleased to find his cock stiff and ready for me.Smiling against his lips, I stroke his cock slowly, almost teasing it."Ohh...Logan, it feels good," he groans, so I keep going."You like this? I bet this will make you sleep faster than reading about two men fucking eh?" I chuckle."Sto...stop talking. Fuck, this feels so good," he growled."I know, you said that already."I feel his hips arching upward now, and I loosen my grip just enough to let him thrust deeper into my fist with each stroke."I love your beautiful cock, Daniel.