"I never knew picking up an outfit would be so hard when you actually like the guy."

"I get it. Been through done that."

She glanced at him, her eyes screwed up. "Excuse me? Since when do guys face the outfit dilemma like girls? All you do is wash your face and go out."

"Wash my face. Set my hair. Throw on some clothes." He replied counting. .he wasn't counting. .he was trying to get a rise out of her because he knew her so well.

Gloria was staring down at her screen , swiping with her finger.

"Okay!," She lifted her hand, " I got three outfits!"

He was leaning against his car , really not interested in her freak out session.

She freaked out on everything regarding her.

She must have noted his little to no interest.

"Dennis!" She cried out making him wince. "You better help me out like how i helped you out!"

"You helped me out and I'm not even aware of it?" He asked raising a brow.

She rolled her eyes.

"I gave you the autonomy of a women's mind and also showed you the path to her heart. Now, check these out and rate them with a guy's head. You can do it right?" She asked sounding hopeful.

"Do I have a choice?"

"Of course not."

Looking down at her cell once again, she tapped on the image.

"Here!" She literally shoved the screen down his nose.

Looking at the screen for a few seconds, he shook her head. .Gloria looked crest fallen.

"What?! It's cute!" She snatched back her cell and her eyes digging the screen of her cell.

"Nope. It's corny. " He sighed.

Gloria bit her lower lip.

"I thought it was-never mind." She swiped on the screen again.

"How about this one?"

"Woah! Overkill! That's too much." He chuckled.

"Too much? How can a classic black outfit be too much? Your fashion sense offends me , Dennis." She turned the screen of her cell back to herself as she tried to pick apart the outfit, trying to look for the wrongs. It was all black.

Nothing can ever go wrong with black right? It was a safe color for everyone.

"It's too much because you're going on a date . Not on a runaway. Also this isn't even a date." He reminded her.

"Thanks for the constant reminder." Her sarcasm went on deaf ears.

He shrugged.

"I'm just saying you shouldn't think about any outfit . Shouldn't even think about impressing him because. .well . .you guys aren't even dating so. ." He trailed off.

Now that actually put a damper on her mood because what he said was true and it hit home. Not once did Logan say it was a date. He called it a hang out in the city . .

But how come everything he did send little sparks of joy to her heart? How could sparks and vibes ever lie?

There was superwoman, wonder woman and then there was her, vibey- woman. She went on vibes. She could easily detect bad vibes and good vibes .

Sometimes she felt like he was dropping hints for her to pick up. But she had kept this thought deep down locked in her heart , it was just an assumption. An assumption that shouldn't ever make it's way to reality .

Should not take roots in her heart because if it did. . She was dead meat.

Didn't she read enough novels to get the idea of how girls transpired fantasies and according to her. .there was a thin line between fantasies and reality.

It takes no times to cross the border . .and ruin yourself.

God! She was being so careful with her heart. Carefully tip toeing around . .but then again she couldn't just dive into something so uncertain. .

"Did you ever feel uncertain about you and Allie?" She asked , looking at nothing particular.

"Love is always uncertain , Glow. You can never be certain about what's gonna happen the next second? The thing is you gotta take a chance . The leap of faith."

"Even if it ruins you?"

This time he glanced at his friend, her golden locks flying lazily with the wind , her eyes set on the sun. .rays hitting her beautiful face.

"You're scared of love . Scared of falling. " He said gently.

Sighing with dejection , she moved . .her head laying on his shoulder. .her hand going around his bicep.

"If there's a prize for rotten judgement, I guess I would already won that, no man is worth the aggravation, that's ancient history, been there done that."

"Don't tell me you're quoting Disney again?" His voice was dry.

"I'm ! Why can't you guys let me live and just be? I just want to go in the jungle and sing and watch squirrels and birds come for me. Snow White was one lucky bitch."

"You're trying to cover up. You're scared of love. Admit it."

"Okay I'm. So? Who isn't? Who doesn't want to be sure about the person they lo-like? I don't want to be with a boy. I want to be with a man." She said disgruntled.

"What's the difference between a boy and a man?" He asked just so he could keep her talking and not get dresses shoved up his nose again.

"It's simple. A boy will give you tears and you gotta pick up pieces of your heart all alone while a man will be there picking up pieces of your heart with you . " She said , her voice sure.

"That's a. ..good one." He admitted.

"I'm not scared of love. I'm just scared of him trampling on my heart. I will never admit my feelings to him unless he admits to it first. "

"You know. . i kept confessing to Allie . Everyday . .and here I'm now. " He smiled .

"Yeah well you have no self respect. So don't even match me with yourself . Also how's this one?"

"Yeah. This one makes sense."

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She had to admit this Marc Jacobs outfit looked really . .laid back but not too much.

It still made her stand out in a crowd.

It was a street fashion statement.

He had messaged her vehemently about him picking her up but really she denied because this wasn't a date.

If it was a proper date , she would have let him pick her up but it wasn't a date.

She was going to be platonic about this. Treat it like as he said.

Friends.

It was a hang out.

Standing in front of the Cafe Crunch building, she was waiting for him. She arrived may be four minutes ago?. . slipping her cellphone out of her bag , she dialed his number.

He didn't even let it ring .

Logan picked her call instantly.

"Where are you? " Gloria asked , trying not to sound desperate.

"Look around." His amused voice said and puzzled at his reply, she turned around. .her cell stuck to her ear-

And sure enough he was coming towards her, his cellphone too stuck to his ear, a wide grin on his face.

Wearing khaki pants and a plain T shirt, he looked so. . effortless. How come he always looked so effortless and striking at the same time?

She didn't fail to notice eyes following him as he moved towards her, tucking his cellphone in the pocket of his pants.

Just as he got near, smiling. .she was about to say hi when he closed the distance even more further and-

Her emerald eyes bugged out when his scent invaded her, his arms went around her waist . . pulling her gently towards his hard chest. .into a hug.

Dumfounded and the hi stuck in her throat. .she didn't know how to react to this.

Hug him back?

Or not?

Her hands just fell on his shoulders, not sure what to do.

Pulling back a little, his gaze fell upon a dazed Gloria, his arms loosely around her waist

"Hello to you too."

She nodded mutely.

"Yeah . . .hello."

So mechanical.

Those grey eyes were stirring her heart , making it wish again.

"You look. . beautiful. I have yet to come across a day where you look opposite of beautiful." He leaned in , his mouth a breath away . .her eyes trying to focus .

"You should see me at night then." She blurted out and then realized what she just said.

Logan laughed, a throaty laugh. .

And then his eyes dipped down her pink mouth, grey eyes darkening one shade. .

"I would kill for seeing you like that."

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