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He laughed. “Alright, fine, you go first.”
“Truth or dare?” I asked.
“Truth seems safer,” he said.
“Why did you try so hard to make things work with my sister?” I asked, a question I’d been wondering for
some time.
“Truthfully?” He asked.
“That is the name of the game,” I said.
1 wanted my parents off my back,” he said. “They hounded me for so long about finding someone and settling down and having kids so the Hatfield legacy could continue. So since a marriage seemed to fall into my lap, I thought it was the perfect time to try and make them happy.”
“But what about your happiness?” I blurted out before I could stop myself. I grimaced immediately after.
“I think that is a question for the next truth round,” he said. “Now you, truth or dare?”
“Dare seems safer,” I said.
“Yeah?” He raised an eyebrow and laughed. “Alright. I dare you to tell me why you married that ex- boyfriend of yours.”
I narrowed my eyes at him. “This feels like cheating somehow.”
He shrugged and smiled. Ooh, he was good.
“Fine,” I said. “The truth is…” I thought for a moment. I could lie, he would never know. But something in me wanted to tell him the real truth. I felt like he would find out eventually anyway. “I’m not actually married. Well, not to him at least.”
Logan looked taken aback. “What?”
“I’m somehow legally married, but I don’t know to who? It’s some sort of paperwork mix up I’m sure. I did not marry my ex, that guy can rot for all I’m concerned
Logan leaned back against the elevator wall, taking it all in. “Why did you tell me you were?”
I shrugged then looked down at my hands. I picked at my fingernails. “I felt like it was the only way to get over our kiss, to push you away.”
Logan sighed and rubbed the back of his neck. “I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to make things so hard between us that you felt like you had to push me away.”
I shook my head. If I said any words, I would’ve started crying.
“I’ll answer your other question,” Logan said, seeming to notice I needed to change the subject. “I have never felt like happiness was a priority in my family. We were mostly taught that we need to work hard to make sure the family legacy lives on.”
I looked up at him, my heart breaking for him. “Your happiness is important. What good is all that work if
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you’re just miserable?”
“Well it did get me a pretty bitchin‘ house,” he smiled. “But you’re right. Life feels pretty pointless without love and happiness. Your turn. Truth or dare?”
“Does it matter?” I said,
He shrugged. “Not really.”
“Truth.”
“What’s your deepest, darkest fear?” He asked.
“That I’ll never find anyone that will love me,” I said way too fast and immediately regretted it. “Ugh. I’m sorry. That sounds super whiny.”
He looked at me, confused. “Why would you think that?”
I shrugged. “I’m sure it stems from childhood trauma. And adult trauma. Everyone seems to love my sister but not me. She’s stolen basically every man I’ve ever dated. It just really seems like I’m doomed to spend my life alone.”
Logan frowned. “Hazel. How do you not see how amazing you are?”
A tear streamed down my cheek, and he reached up to wipe it away. I lowered my head, trying desperately to not cry in front of him. He reached out, took my chin in his hand, and gently turned my head towards him. He looked into my eyes, first my left, then my right, then moved his gaze down to my lips. I shivered in anticipation as he started leaning in closer to me.
