TWIN PASSIONS: (A Logan Brothers Novel) by L. A. Shorter Read Free Book Online Page B

“You fucking moron, how do you think she's gonna take
that. You always did have a sensitive side Cade.”
    “ Hey fuck you Zack, you're
meant to be helping me out here. You know I haven't had serious
girlfriends like you. This is all a bit new to me.”
    His laugh died down and his
voice went serious again, deflating suddenly. “So this
is...serious?”
    “ Well, if not it's as close as
I've ever got. Yeah, OK, I don't have a fucking pussy sensitive girly
side like you, but that doesn't mean I don't like the girl. I'm just
not that good at showing it.”
    “ Mate, look, it's really quite
simple. Talk. Talk to her and tell her what's going on. That's all
girls want really – for you to talk to them and tell them the
truth.”
    My cell suddenly began buzzing
in my pocket as he spoke and I reached in to pull it out.
    “ Oh shit, speak of the devil!”
    It was Gem.
    “ Fuck, what shall I do?” I
asked quickly, “I can't answer here.”
    “ Well go outside then.” He
sounded kinda annoyed.
    “ All right, I'll be back in a
minute.”
    I stood quickly and rushed
towards the exit as the phone buzzed in my hand for the third time.
The last thing I wanted to do was answer in a strip club. That would
kind of back up the things I'd been saying the other night. Foot
firmly in mouth.
    I rushed through the door and up
the stairs towards the door, picking up the phone and trying to calm
my breath as I answered.
    “ Gemma, how are you?” I said
as formally as possible, making sure I didn't sound out of breath
from my short burst to the door.
    “ I'm good Cade, yeah, I'm OK.
Are you at the gym or something?”
    “ Err, no, why?”
    “ You sound like you're panting
and I can hear music in the background.”
    Fuck it.
    “ Um, yeah, I'm just having a
drink with Zack.”
    “ Zack?”
    “ Yeah, Zack.” Was that so
hard to believe?
    “ OK, well I just wanted to
call about Friday. I'm sorry about all that, I shouldn't have reacted
like I did.”
    Fuck yeah, I win! “Yeah,
I'm sorry too. I was a total dick, I guess it was the adrenaline of
the fight and all that.”
    Be the bigger man. Good
advice Zack.
    “ So, we should get together
and talk I suppose? Dinner tomorrow?”
    I felt a huge sense of relief
surging through my body. Maybe she meant more to me than I realized.
    “ That'd be great babe. I'll
come pick you up from your apartment at 8ish. Does that work?”
    “ That's great, yeah. I'll see
you then.”
    “ OK baby, sweet dreams.”
    I hung up the phone and went
back down into the club to see Zack up at the bar ordering a drink.
    “ So it went well then?” he
said, noticing the beaming smile on my face.
    “ Well you could sound at least
a little happy for me bro! What, jealous that it's me with the proper
girlfriend for once!” I joked, gesturing to the waitress to fetch
me another whiskey.
    One more won't hurt.
    He didn't seem overly pleased by
the comment. Well screw him, he always seemed to be in a bad mood
these days.
    “ Right mate, time to
celebrate.”
    I raised my hand to usher over
the hottest stripper I could see. “You got time for a private
showing honey,” I said as she approached. Fuck she was hot.
    “ For Cade Logan, absolutely.”
    My smile widened further. It was
great to be me right now.
    “ You can do my brother next,”
I said, winking over at Zack.
    He was shaking his head, this
disapproving look in his eye.
    “ What about Gem?” he asked.
    I shrugged my shoulders. “What,
this is nothing. Just a dance, right?” I said, turning my attention
back to the stripper.
    “ For now,” she said, licking
her lips.
    “ See bro,” I said, turning
again to Zack, “look, but don't touch!”

Chapter 7 - Gemma
    Present Day
    Gemma

    I watched on nervously as Martha
Banks' eyes casually rolled over the page, an impassive look on her
face. She was frowning lightly, shaking her head in places as she
read.
    “ This isn't really what we're
looking for Gemma,” she said after several awkward