Inevitable by Angela Graham Read Free Book Online

should get together sometime’—and found myself whistling on the short walk to my own back porch.
    Julia was lovely. Just the type of girl I would want to have living next door to me. Although she would be living in a dorm, she planned to be around and I looked forward to getting to know her better.
    Grabbing the warm glass covered condensation from the heat, I felt a strange tingle flutter through my stomach. I looked up across the yard, and there standing beside the house, feet away from where Julia and I had just been talking was Logan.
    I swallowed loudly, my eyes locked with his. I couldn’t smile or look away. I was frozen, unsure if he heard any of our conversation.
    He blinked, looked down at the ground, and then slowly back up at me. His expression was heavy in thought and I knew he had heard us.
    A deep breath helped soothe away some of my nerves and I was finally able to pull my lips up into a kind smile.
    He continued staring, his brows pulled in and slowly that sexy smirk appeared and he was back to the man I met earlier.
    I laughed to myself and shook my head as I walked inside; ignoring the growing attraction and flurry of emotions, I knew I could never act upon, growing inside me.
     
     

Chapter Four
    The Muffin Man
     
    T he next day I awoke early and watched out my kitchen window, waiting for Logan to appear for his morning jog. By seven thirty, he walked out his front door, shirtless and gorgeous, and stared over at my house.
    I dropped the curtain in my front room, startled. I didn’t want him to see me gawking. I really wasn’t. Maybe a little.
    He seemed to be waiting, taking his time to stretch. I peeked out again as subtle as possible and caught his occasional glance back at my house. Every time he bent down to stretch another part of his toned body, I felt the image etch itself into my brain. Damn him.
     Finally, after what felt like forever considering I was flushed with lust, he took off down the road.
    I planned on becoming a night runner but waking up this morning I needed my morning jog more than my mother needed her coffee.
    Grabbing the small duffle I stuffed with clean clothes for later, I snuck out, and hopped into my car.
    If I couldn’t run here I’d find somewhere else. There were lots of great trails in the area. My biggest concern was getting out of the house after Logan left. Not only because I didn’t want to get talked into jogging with him but because I knew if he challenged me I’d have went with him. I sometimes hated my competitive side.
    Also, because I wanted to see his face when I did… HONK!
    Logan abruptly stopped, turning slightly to face my car, but if the horn startled him, he didn’t show it in his expression. Damn!
    I still drove past smirking. That’s right chicks can smirk too.

    By the time I finished jogging around the riverbed, which was located just inside city limits and less than two miles from my house, I felt not only satisfied but also proud.
    Instead of driving back to my house and running the risk of seeing Logan again this early, I headed to Hilary’s apartment.
    “Thanks for letting me shower here,” I said, sauntering out of the bathroom, hair wrapped up in towel on the top of my head.
    “Anytime, but I still don’t understand what the big deal is?” She handed me a glass of orange juice and sat down with her coffee. “Maybe his sister was exaggerating?”
    I gave a skeptical look and took a sip of the cool juice.
    “You never know?” She shrugged.
    With an unconvinced eye roll, I set down my glass. “She seemed pretty sincere to me. But it doesn’t really matter anyway. I won’t take a chance and have it turn sour and then be stuck living next to him. Besides, Oliver’s a good kid and with school starting soon I’ll have a class of students to keep me busy.”
    “All right,” she said.
    That was way too easy.
    “If you think you can stay away from him then, good for you.” She scrolled through her phone, looking semi