Mia
I got into Logan's car without his permission, he joined me thereafter.
I was quiet, I didn't know how I wanted to proceed to ask the question.
"Are you ok?" he asked me. It looks like he noticed I wasn't okay after all.
"What do you think?" I asked him back, but he didn't respond.
"Nothing until you tell me" he answered
"What do you want from me, Logan?" I asked him again instead and he looked confused.
"What do you mean Mia?" he asked me
"Connor told me you paid for mum's surgery and asked him to lie to me about it" I told him
"No, I didn't ask him to lie. I just told him to tell you the money came from him" He said, sounding like a child because what he just said was the same as what I said.
"It's the same thing" I said
"You already gave me money, I had the money to pay for her surgery. I'm not a charity case but you just treated me like one. You invaded my privacy. Maybe you wanted me to be indebted to you for the rest of my life" I yelled
"Now that's rude. I was only trying to help you, the money you had wasn't enough and you didn't tell me about the surgery and its cost" he said
"Exactly!" I wailed
"I didn't tell you about it nor did I ask for your help, but you couldn't let it be. You went around poking your nose in my personal life, we are not friends, we are certainly not even that close" I said
Logan didn't say anything, he didn't even look at me. He focused his eyes on the road.
"I know that you are mad, but you are saying mean things to me right now. My offense wasn't even that big" he said after some minutes
"Unbelievable, that's what you are" I screamed and looked out the window without saying a word
Soon we arrived at my place.
"Wait here, don't go anywhere" I instructed him
I went inside and took the little money I had left.
"Here, this is money. It's not much but I'll pay back everything" I said
"Mia you don't need to do this" he tried talking
"Stop talking. I don't want to get involved with you, did you check the internet?, so many people are saying awful things about me. Things that aren't true and it's all because of you" I burst into tears
"How is that my fault? What happened at the hotel wasn't my fault but I don't regret it. You are not that bad" he said shamelessly
"Well, I regret it. You are old like some old grandpa remember?, you are like six years older than me and people will think I'm a gold digger" I said
"You are very upset, I'll come back some other time" he said
"No, don't come back" I yelled
"You need to report at the office tomorrow else I won't write a good report about your work at the company to your school" he said
"Are you threatening me?" I asked him
"I'm still your boss and you will address me accordingly from now on" he said
"You are malicious" I said but he just smiled
This man is crazy.
"See you tomorrow Mia" he said and with that, he got into his car and drove off.
"Ahhhh" I yelled in anger when he was out of sight.
***
Logan
"She said I was an old grandpa, that she didn't want to be seen with me and I'm six years older. Age is just a number right?" I narrated my story to Lorenzo who came to see me at the office the next day. He wouldn't stop laughing at me.
"What's funny about all of this?" I asked Lorenzo
"I'm just watching all your reactions at the moment" he said
"What does that even mean?" I asked him
"You like this girl, it's written all over you" Lorenzo said
"No, I don't. Sometimes she's sweet, but she's rude and sometimes too proud for her age. What she said hurt my feelings so bad, but I don't want to be mad at her because she's going through so much right now " I told Lorenzo.
I complained
"Since when did you start caring so much about women?" Lorenzo asked me but I didn't respond.
"You said she mentioned stuff on the internet, did you see it?" He asked me
"I saw it. She was practically being painted black there" I said
"That must be why she got so mad" he suggested
"Maybe and her mother's condition too but I was already thinking of ways to deal with it" I told him
"Does she know you're trying to fix it?" Lorenzo asked me again
"I didn't tell her" I said
"There's something else"I told Lorenzo
"What?" he asked me
"I slept with Mia at the hotel" I said
"Yes, we all know. That's why there's a rumor that she seduced you" Lorenzo said
"I was her first guy dude" I said
"As in she was a virgin?" he asked me and I nodded
"Blood of Christ, you better start thinking of winning her heart if you love her" Lorenzo said
"She's difficult to handle"I confessed
"Who is difficult to handle?" a female-voiced asked
Lorenzo and I swiped our heads toward the direction where the voice came from.
"Selena?" Lorenzo was shocked
"I know, it's been a while" she smiled
"It's been five years actually, what brings you here?" Lorenzo asked her
"Oh come on, you know the only thing that can bring me here" she said to Lorenzo
"You literally have no shame. How can you come here after all you did?, who let you in?'' Lorenzo asked her
"She didn't do anything wrong" another voice spoke
"Mother" I exclaimed
"What are you doing with this woman?" I asked her
"She is your girlfriend and she did nothing wrong. She did everything for you" my mum said
"She said you guys already talked but you weren't ready to forgive her, I had to intervene" mum said
I had to move over and touch her forehead to check her body temperature.
"She looks normal to me or did she have a brain transplant and we weren't aware?" Lorenzo asked
"Stop this nonsense. You were miserable without Selena for years, now she's here, what more do you want?" my mother asked me
"Mum you can't possibly be the one saying this" Lorenzo said on my behalf because I couldn't understand what was going on before my very own eyes. I was rendered speechless.
"I explained things to your mother. I didn't mean to do any of those things and she understands that. I still love you, I know you still love me too Logan" she said
"You are more pathetic than I thought. I don't want to have anything to do with a heinous woman like yourself" I said
I dragged mum by the arm to the corner of the room.
"You have to stop this sick game you are playing with Selena, mother. What did she do to you?, is she blackmailing you?" I asked my mother but she didn't say anything, she just kept denying.
Just then there was a knock on the door, getting everyone's attention.
"Who's there?" I asked
We got no response, I was on my way to check out who it was when the door suddenly opened.
"4Hola bebé, it's me" Mia said in a low-pitched tone, taking me off-guard and planting a soft kiss on my lips.
I was dumbstruck for a moment but regained my composure. What was with the accent anyway, it sounded perfect to me.
"Babe, why did you come?" I stuttered while trying to play along
"Good afternoon Mrs. Adams, hi Renzo and you must be Selena" she greeted everyone
Mia took up our words, no one was able to speak. I was surprised that mum wasn't talking anymore, it looked like I saw a smile on her face but it died before I could look properly.
"It's almost lunchtime, did you forget?" Mia asked me
"No babe, no..no I didn't, let's go now" I stammered
"I hope you guys don't mind" she said
"Not at all, he's all yours" Lorenzo chipped in
"Stop right there, where do you think you are taking him to?" Selena asked when we were almost at the door
"What does it look like?. I came to pick up my man for lunch, do you have a problem with that ex-girlfriend?" Mia asked her
Her man, I didn't wish to be any lady's man right now except Mia's.
"I'm his woman so get your hands off him" Selena's voice echoed in the whole room.
"Did you start cheating on me Tesoro?" Mia asked me but I shook my head in denial.
"See, he's a good boy. Anyways Mia Montoya Delgado doesn't like sharing so if you had eyes for him, take them off or you won't have any in the end" Mia said
I knew she was a tomboy but this bad ass side of hers was intriguing.
"How dare you speak to me in that manner?" Selena charged forwards to attack Mia but I stood in between them.
"That's enough Selena. I don't want you in my office when I get back, Lorenzo take mother home" I ordered
"Yes Logan" Lorenzo said
"This isn't over, you are mine and you belong to me and only me alone" Selena yelled
I took Mia by the hands and let her outside. She held onto my hand but she suddenly let go just before we reached the area where other employees were stationed.
I just followed her outside. Mia already went over to my car and sat there.
I received a message from Lorenzo just before getting into the car.
"She's such a badass man, I love her for you" I read it and smiled.
"What was that about?" I asked when I joined her in the car
"I just officially resumed duty sir" she said with a deadpan face.
"You want a girlfriend Logan, hope you are ready for a bumpy ride. You'll see me everywhere" Mia said
I wanted to ask a question but she signaled for me to jeep quiet and let her finish.
"After you left yesterday I did a lot of thinking. You didn't take back your money. I gave you my word, I signed the papers so I ought to do this and we are really going for this lunch sir, bills on you" Mia said
"Sure, lunch it is. But don't you think you owe me an apology?" I asked her
"What am I apologising for? you need to apologise for what you did as well" she said
"Okay I did something wrong, I shouldn't have done that without your concern so I'm sorry but you called me a grandpa. You said you didn't want to be seen with me like I'm some kind of disease, you said many awful things to me that hurt my feelings" I said and she chuckled
She just stared at me.
"What are you looking at?" I asked her
"You are 28 but complaining like a 10 year old, it's cute to watch" she smiled
What he said completely took me off guard. It made me feel like the mighty Logan Adams has lost himself in the presence of a girl.
"But you are a grandpa" she said
"I'm serious Mia" I said
"I'm sorry that I said those hurtful words to you and I called you something you are not" she said
"I forgive you"I told her
"I forgive you too" she said
"We are getting good at this" she smiled and I returned it
The atmosphere in the car suddenly changed to a light one.
"How's your mother doing?" I asked her
"She's okay" she replied
"We can bring her lunch as well after eating" I suggested
"You have work sir, I won't let you slack off because of me. I'm sure mum will understand" she said and I smiled
"I loved the Spanish accent in there today" I complimented her
"Just thought to do something different, hope I didn't overdo it" she laughed
It was perfect" I said and continued to drive