Gloria loved airports.

Well, she get to see different looks being put together hence called the airport look. She had always tried to look her best when coming to airports but today it was a toned down look because she didn't want to rub his sister the wrong way.

Also she didn't even know her so dressing up over the top for a stranger wasn't what she looked forward too.

Logan had come up to pick her up. The Ray-Ban avatars hiding his eyes from her as she stepped in his black SUV. Gloria couldn't help but admire his easy breezy look of the day. Nothing too much. A plain white T-shirt and some black pants on and yet he looked more of a snack then her.

He glanced up at her when she slipped in, taking off his avatars and placing them on the dashboard.

She was glad he did because now she could see his eyes.

The smile on his face was instant. Lit.

"Well, hello there." Gloria mused as she put her seat belt on.

"Ahoy!" He grinned looking at her side profile like he wouldn't look away.

Done with her seat belt, she turned her delicate neck towards him . .yes he was staring at her. .like there was something stuck in his throat and he wanted it out .

She snapped her fingers in his face.

Forcing him to blink.

"Just so you know, I put people in trance." She smirked feeling bold all of a sudden.

His hand on the steering wheel, other on his thigh. .he smiled at her . .as if the bulb of flashlight went off on her. .she blinked rapidly.

"Trance? Nope. I would say you're . .Medusa." he said still smiling as he stared ahead. . revving the engine .

"Medusa? The snake women?" She put her hand on her heart in mock horror." I thought i was Cinderella."

"What I mean is," he put his arm on the back of her seat as he took a look at the back checking if backing out was safe ," that when you look at Medusa she turns you into a stone. That's what you do to me."

But really Gloria wasn't hearing anything because he was so close, sure he wasn't looking at her, but his side profile was so damn close she could smell the cologne on him. .his arm on the back of her seat gave her gut a feeling so indestructible, she didn't know how to describe it. .

Absently, he glanced at her and seeing the expression on her face. .his grey eyes smouldered. .her breathing slowing down as his full attention fell on her . .

Oh hell. .she was losing control.

Hyperventilating, she blurted out.

"I-i like Medusa."

So close to her , his eyes roamed on her face.

"Yeah. .I like her too. Probably more than I should."

She had a feeling he wasn't talking about Medusa .

A loud horn broke the moment and both of them suddenly pulled apart as if they just woke up.

The next minute a very somber Logan backed out his car as a blushing Gloria tried to grappled the situation. .she looked out of the windshield. .

Well, it was her only escape to hide the heat from her face.

The car got on the road as Gloria let her locks fall over and shadow half of her face as if it would hide her heart yammering against her chest . .or her clammy hands.

Just when she was about to grasp her emotions-she jumped .

Her hand was laying on her bare knee and his hand covered it. The act was sudden .His pinky brushing her knee by accident. . blistering her skin.

She glanced at him and no. .he wasn't looking her. In fact he was staring ahead at the traffic.

Slowly, his fingers entwined with hers and he lifted their joined hands. . placing them on his thigh. So casually.

"The last time I dropped Daisy at this airport was one year ago. Where the fuck did time go? " He sounded bewildered.

"Didn't you hear, time waits for no one." She said her voice tight with something.

He was holding her hand!

He really need to define this-this hand holding thing!

"Does she knows? "

"About what?"

And then as if a light bulb went off in his head , he nodded.

"Yeah, she knows. The whole town knew . Why wouldn't she?" He said dryly.

"You know. .I have to say this. I like that you're owning up to your. .mistake. I like that you didn't try to cover up anything. You have been upfront and honest from the start " she said from her heart.

"I know. I'm the prime example of lesson learned." He glanced at her . "Say, are you really this prim and proper on everything in your life? Did you never make any mistake?" He asked curiously.

"I'm just clear about what I want in life-"

"So no reckless decisions huh?" He grinned.

"Define reckless." She smiled looking at how he held her hand like a prized possession.

"Reckless is when you don't give zero fucks about anything."

"It's kinda nice and liberating to feel like that. .reckless. a rebel without a cause but really. . consequences are always waiting at the end of the road and honestly I got one life. I don't want it to be a reckless mess. " She said without sugar coating.

"And mistake?"

"Everybody makes mistakes. Everybody have those days. My mistakes revolve around my dresses. Not men. . luckily." She chuckled softly.

She thought she heard him say "Glad to hear that" but maybe her ears weren't working properly. .

"Your sister. .Daisy? What is she like?" Gloria asked with mild interest.

"You'll know when you see her."

Now that really made the curious cat in her get out.

She really wondered how his sister was like. .

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Just as they stepped out of the car, Gloria tried to slap her skirt down . The breeze really wanted to play with it. Logan came towards her, his hair messy. Guess the breeze was after his hair .

"Listen, you stay here. I'll get that tool okay?" He said , the sun adding a glint to his brown hair.

Gloria nodded. "Sure. "

He smiled instantly. "Good girl."

Turning around he walked towards the airport lounge . .he was barely five feet away when . .he halted and then turn his neck around at Gloria . .again with that unreadable look.

It all happened in a moment . .

His gaze on her .

Her eyes on him.

A few moments of staring contest and then he snapped back his neck to the front. .like he just caught himself. .and went on his way.

A breathless Gloria was thankful to the car for supporting her weight. God, may be this was the hottest moment she had ever felt . .it was hot because his eyes seared her soul. There was just something in his eyes that . .lit up her insides on fire.

You're batshit crazy about him. .

You're so falling for him. .

She sighed because she knew she was failing for him.

Miserably.

Helplessly.

It was all there written on the wall, really.

She was in love.

She was no fool nor in any denial. Long gone she had accepted it. .and if it didn't make her feel afraid she didn't know what will?

Because. .was it one sided love? Will it end as one sided? She so wasn't the person to keep in touch with the guy she loved while he didn't even love her? Or maybe he did-

Gloria stood up straight as she saw a laughing Logan coming her way and right beside him a delicate , doll like girl looking with a . .sour face.

Indeed she looked alike. An oversized T-shirt on and some white shorts. Brown hair. Pale skin . Pale pink lips. And blue eyes. She really looked like a living doll.

Gloria wished she had a mirror on her so she could see how she was looking like. Quickly, she turned her face at the sun so her highlighter could pop in the sunlight.

"-yeah since you are always a crybaby." Logan's voice floated.

"Can you try not to insult me in front of her?" She said , a little pissed.

Just as they reached her, the doll's eyes fell on Gloria and she did a double take . Blinked and then her pink mouth formed an o.

Logan had reached her with the doll right beside him. .she was staring at Gloria like she fell from the sky.

"Gloria meet the tool. " He grinned as his sister glared at him." Tool meet the Gloria."

"Nice to meet you." Gloria said smiling generously at her.

Daisy stuck out a delicate hand in her direction.

"You too." Daisy said , a light blush dusting her cheeks.

Gloria slipped her hand in hers , shaking it warmly.

"Ladies, now if you'll excuse me I will get some refreshments." Logan said already taking out us wallet.

Gloria could see Daisy was a little awkward around her.

Watching her brother walk away from her made the poor girl's face loose color. Like she just lost her mom at the superstore.

"Hey! Don't worry. He will be right back and I promise I won't bore you out." Gloria said gaining her attention immediately.

"Yeah. .thanks." Daisy said slinging her backpack up on her shoulder .

"How was the boarding school? How did you survive not seeing your family?" Gloria asked widening her eyes for a dramatic affect.

Gloria could see a dark cloud on her pretty face but it vanished the next moment.

"Immersing myself in books I guess. It was the only escape route for me." Daisy shrugged her delicate shoulders.

"I get it. I do that too. All the time. It's kinda sad how I'm more obsessed with book characters than real life people."

A spark of something appeared in her blue eyes.

"You. .read? Sorry if I sounded judgmental." Daisy mumbled , embarrassed.

Gloria waved her hand .

"It's alright. I know I look like a ditz but I'm not. "

"No. You're actually . .really beautiful. I have never seen this shade of hair ." Daisy said eyeing her golden locks with envy.

Gloria was about to answer when someone rapped the roof of the car.

Both of them look towards the person.

"Come on guys. We gotta go. Chop chop." Logan said , with a bag of drinks and chips as he unlocked the car.

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All the way Daisy snored softly in the back seat.

Gloria could see she was a mouse. Daisy seemed like a gentle soul. . a gazelle . .that's the vibes she got from her.

"I like her." Gloria declared eyeing her sleeping form.

"She likes you too. Quite a lot. We talk a lot about you." He said suddenly and then as if just realizing what he said. .he cleared his throat.

"So you talked about me to your sister?" Gloria asked slyly.

"I really want to lie right now but it's not worth it with a girl like you so. .yes I did talk . "

"What did you tell her about me?"

"That there's this girl I keep bumping in the bathroom and then she turned out to be a beautiful human being and I'm glad she's with me. I'm glad she's my friend. That is it ." He said softly.

He kept winning her heart.

The rest of the way she wore a brilliant smile on her face . .it was enchanting what a man's compliment could do to a girl's face.

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The poor girl went straight to her room because she couldn't wait for her parents and her big brother to arrive .

They were stuck in the traffic.

So now it was just Logan and Gloria.

Gloria felt like Logan seemed a little unrest. He had that look on his face. .like he wasn't sure.

But about what.?

Just as Daisy vanished in her room, shutting the door close. .Logan reached out and held her hand , as usual, as he moved towards his room .

Slipping in his room, he let her in and then shut the door . .hastily.

Something was definitely odd about him.

She was going to ask but he didn't let her because his hands went up on the door, either side of her head. .grey eyes smouldering at her. . surprising her.

It really was something seeing his eyes smoking up. .

"Logan?" She took his name unsteadily in order to pull him out of the stupor.

He leaned in, stopping her breath momentarily, the tip of his nose brushing hers . . his eyes not leaving her beautiful face for a second.

"You're making me mad , Gloria. Mad with want. .your hair," one of his hand lifted off of the door and touched her golden locks , "your skin . .," His fingers grazed the side of her neck . .branding her skin with hot iron ," Every time you smile at me . .I feel like a mad man. Every fucking night I keep thinking about what would it feel like to taste you?" His eyes dipped down towards her lips ," what would it be like to make you mine in everyway ? The more I think. .the more I want you. The more it gets difficult for me not to touch you in someway. ." His whispers were brushing at her skin like never before . .

His eyes were raw with everything he just said.

"I-i don't know what to say-"

"You always know what to say Gloria and now you don't know what to say? " He mused darkly and-placed his cheek against her soft one. .his slight shave grazing her soft skin. . "You're everything a man can ever want. But I'm not a regular man . .I want your soul too. Everything that makes you. .i want all of it. "

"Go ahead. Get all of it. Every single ounce of me." Her breathless whisper made his hand go from her waist to the back of her neck, cupping it. .

And- he bent down.

Covering her mouth with his.

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