Harper was about to get ready to go over to her parent's house, which was unusual but she barely got to spend time with them.
She went with something casual, skinny jeans and an E=MC *hammer* black and white top. And was about to head out when she got a text from Logan.
"Hey, what are ya up to today? I was thinking we could go eat lunch or something"
"Sorry, but I'm about to head out to go see my parents. Maybe tomorrow?"
"Yeah, sure." He texted back.
~Logan~
"Shit, shit, shit!" Logan said knowing what her dad will say to her. He thought about calling his King but decided not to until later, and see how it all plays out.
~Back to Harper~
She pulled up to her parent's two-story house with a fancy garden. She got out of her car, walked up, and rang the doorbell.
Her mother got to the door and unlocked it.
"Hey, sweetie how have you been?" She asks while hugging me.
"Good, how about you?" Harper asks.
"I'm doing good too." Harper's mom, Helen, said with her sweet smile that always made Harper smile too.
"Alright come on in. Do you want some tea or soda? I have some snacks too."
"I'd love some tea. And some snacks." Harper says as they walk into the kitchen. And Harper takes a seat at the bar counter, which separates the kitchen from the dining room.
"Chamomile?"
"Yes, please. And where's dad?" Harper asks.
"He went running some errands but he should be back soon," Helen says as she puts two mugs into the microwave.
"Okay, cool," Harper says while petting her parents Doberman, Diamond, who has a very pretty, diamond-like shine, thick collar.
Then the mugs with the hot water are done.
"Do you want sugar in yours?"
"Sure, only a little though," Harper says as she hears the door open.
She sees her father come in and sit next to her.
"Hey, dad," Harper says while her mom hands her a cup of tea. And Harper's mom, Helen, took a seat right across from Harper on the other side of the counter. Everyone was there, including Diamond, who was wanting more pets.
"Hey, sweetie there is something we've been meaning to tell you." Harper's dad says
"Well, what would that be?" Harper asked, and then took a sip of her tea.
"You need to take this seriously, this isn't a joke, okay?" Helen says
"Okay…"
"You know how there are gangs... like the Wildebeests."
"Yeah, why?"
"Well, your father, is um... apart of that gang." Her mother struggled to say.
"Wait, what? No, no way." Harper said while looking confused and slightly terrified.
"And he's, um, the King." Her mother finished.
"Why the hell are you just telling me now, your the "King" of some gang?!"
"First off, language. And it was my fault, I wanted to protect you. And it's time for you to know how to tell if someone is a part of our rival gang. We have reason to believe they might be after you." Tobias, Harper's father, said.
"Well, I guess it would be essential after all."
"If you see anyone with a showing snake tattoo, especially one that twines with their arm, keep clear of them. When you see one quickly go somewhere safe, okay?" Tobias finished. And as Harper's heart sank, she tried to keep a neutral face.
"Okay," Harper says while getting her purse.
"Bye, mom and dad," Harper said while getting up to leave.
"Bye." They both said.
Then Harper was out the door, going to her car.
"Hey, Siri," Harper said as driving back to her house.
*Siri listen sound*
"Text 'Griffin,' When you read this come right over to my house, we need to talk."
"Okay," Siri said.
Harper knew that it might be a risk seeing 'Griffin' but she wanted to know if he loved her.
She got to her house and fed her cat, then heard a knock on her door.
She opened the door and there was Logan, with his snake arm tattoo.
Harper shook her head, "You son of a bitch."
Logan opened his mouth but Harper held up one finger to finish.
"Do you love me? Or were you just trying to get close and capture me to hurt my father?!" She asked.
"Yes, I love you. But I was assigned to do that. And my name's not Griffin, it's Logan." Logan said while looking caring and guilty.
She just broke into tears, and let him hold her. "Why did you put me in this position? And now it makes sense you look more like a Logan anyways." She told him.
"I wasn't supposed to become more than friends with you, Harper. But I fell in love with you."
"But you knew what could happen."
"Then I guess you know how much I love you. But your mother knows-"
"What?!" She said and backed up a little staring at him.
"She hasn't told your father…yet"
"Well do you think she'll tell him soon?"
"I don't know… but I love you, Harper."
"I love you, too, Logan. But what are we going to do? My father will find out eventually."
"I know... but I do know we are in a sticky situation." They both chuckled a little.
"Yep."
*Ring*
"One second," Logan said while answering his phone.
"Hey, what's up?"
*muffled talking on the phone* But Harper was able to make out what they were saying.
man on the phone, "Someone is following Harper, and it's a Wildebeest."
"How far away are they?" Logan asked.
"They headed towards Harper's apartment, where you're at, hurry and get inside and make sure every curtain is closed. There is a black van, three streets away."
"Okay, thanks bye, and I'll wring your neck later for tracking me!" Logan yelled into the phone and hurried inside with Harper.
Harper had a little bit of a scared expression on face, due to Logan's last words to the guy on the phone. Logan seemed to noticed her slightly scared expression and said, "Don't worry, I did't mean it literally."
She gave him a raised eyebrow and helped him make sure all the curtains were closed.
"So let me get this straight, my father's henchmen are basically spying on me to make sure you don't come and capture me?"
"Yep..."
"Well they're doing a pretty lousy job, your already here."
"Yeah, but not here to capture you."
"Ha. Hey, it's about dinner time, anything in particular you want?" Harper asked.
"Hmm, what if we made pasta puttanesca?"
"Yeah, sure." Logan said while assisting Harper in the kitchen. Harper thought, finally we're becoming a real couples thing without worry, well except for the guys in the van.
"What other lies are you keeping? Like the snake tattoo?" Harper asked while getting some pots from the cabinet.
"Alright here, my name's Logan, I was forced into a gang as you know, had to get this stupid tattoo. Well that's kinda it."
"What do you mean by forced into it?" Harper asked while looking for the noodles.
"I was the one they landed on to kidnap into the gang."
"Like throwing a dart at a phone book..." Harper said slowly while finding the noodles.
"Yep."
"I'm sorry, Logan."
"It's okay, I just learned to behave."
"How long have you been in the gang?" Harper asked.
"Seven years."
"That must've been a fun seven years..." Harper muttered.
*Ding-Dong*
Harper motioned Logan to go hide.
He gave an understanding nod and hid in a spare closest. While Harper looked through her door hole (it has no name often called a peephole though). As she suspected, it was her father's guys, two of them to be exact. There was one a tall black guy, probably in his mid 20s, and tall white one who looked to he in his mid 20s, too.
She opened the door but kept the door chain on.
"Hello." Harper said dryly.
"We thought we heard some loud noises, everything alright?" One of them asked.
"Yeah, it was probably just the pots and pans, I'm cooking."
"Okay… have a good night, then."
"Mmhm." Harper said. She closed the door, then locked it.
Once she heard them walk away she let out a relieving sigh. Logan came out of the spare closet.
"Oh my god, I hated that." Harper said while walking back to the kitchen.
"Same here."
"Well it wasn't as bad for you, I had to actually speak to them, gosh I hope they don't come back."
"They could've found me if you didn't keep the door chain on they probably would've searched the apartment and found me, then, I'd be dead meat."
"You make a fair point then." Harper said and kissed him on his cheek, which caused him to blush. Then he turned to get something trying hide it.
*Finally finished with dinner*
"Wow, this is actually terrible." Logan said and then took a big sip of water.
"No, it's not..." Harper said and then ate a bit. "Oh shit, this is terrible."
"How did we screw up on pasta, it's just so watery. Watery pasta…" Logan said.
"Take out?" Harper asked.
"Yep."
"So, what are we going to order?" Harper asked.
"Pizza?" Logan suggested.
"Yeah, sure. Plain cheese or the new Joonies pizza swamp thing?"
"Do you want to try the swamp pizza?"
"Yeah, I guess."
"Well let's order it, maybe it'll be better than the pasta."
"Maybe." Harper said and took the two plates of the pasta and put them into containers along with the extra pasta.
"Why are you saving it?" Logan asked.
"So I can give it to my 'guards,' make them act like they like it." Harper said a smirked and put the containers in a plastic bag.
"You are too evil."
"Well, I'm going to go give them the pasta, try not to break anything." Harper said teasing him.
"Wait you're actually going to give them that?"
"Uh, yeah." Harper said and opened the door and left.
~the guys in the van~
"Oh here she comes." One of them said.
"Looks like she has something in that plastic bag."
Harper approached the van and knocked on the vans window. And one of them opened it.
"Here." Harper said and handed the bag to them.
"Thank you."
"No problem." Harper said and walked back to her apartment.
"What is it?"
"It's pasta. And there's two forks."
"How nice."
Then they both took a bite…
~Back to Harper~
"I still can't believe you gave them that." Logan said and shook his head.
"Oh wait until they see the pizza guy's car pull up." And they both laughed.
~Few minutes later~
*Ding-Dong*
"Finally the pizza." Logan said and looked through the door hole, and it was the pizza guy. So he opened the door and payed the guy and left him a generous tip.
"Have a good night." Logan said and closed the door.
"Oh good the pizza." Harper said and put down her cat on the floor.
(Narrator: Did I forget to tell you she has a cat? Well she does)
Harper got two plates from the cabinet while Logan put the pizza on the counter. And they both got their slices.
"Now we have some edible food." Said Harper.
"Yep. And it's not half bad." Logan said after taking a bite of the pizza.
"Yeah, but there is so much on one slice, it's like each slice is 2 pounds." Harper said after doing the same.
"That's what makes it good."
"Hmm."
Logan was acutely aware of the slight tension in the air.
Harper was oblivious to Logan's staring at her, and was happily eating her pizza.
"Do you wanna listen to some music?" Logan asked.
"Sure."
Logan turned to a music channel on the tv, and it just so happened that slow music started playing.
"Um, well, this is awkward." Harper acknowledged.
"Well then, care to dance?" Logan bowed and offered her his hand.
"It would be my pleasure." Harper took his hand and he pulled her into his embrace.
With his hands around her waist and her arms on his shoulders, they danced to the slow music.
Then before each other knew it they were kissing, (Narrator: We all saw that coming;) and they both felt a nervous joy.
Then, of course, her cat, Willow, went right in between both of their legs, making both of them break apart and stumble.
"Seriously Willow?" Harper said while catching her balance.
"That cat." Logan said while shaking his head.
"She didn't mean no harm…" Harper said while picking up Willow like a baby.
"So where are you going to be sleeping or you can stay up until like 3 am and sneak out?" Harper said while turning off the tv, with Willow still in her hands.
"Sofa?"
"Yeah, sure just have to move the coffee table and pull out the bed." Harper said and put down Willow to go help Logan put away the pizza.
*A Few Minutes Later*
Harper was lying in her bed trying to sleep, but it felt weird to her knowing that Logan was just in the other room trying to sleep too. And when I (the narrator) say weird more of a lonely weird.
Logan was just there on the sofa with no blankets on him. He was just there with his arms crossed, staring at the leaking ceiling trying to sleep. Willow decided that Logan was the perfect pillow and curled up right on top of his stomach. Logan tried to actually go to sleep even though the annoying cat was right on top of him.
~Morning~