| Daisy |

It took me some time to actually process what he said.

I turned my head at him—eyes widening—he was staring ahead, "You-you want to talk to Logan? Logan my brother?" I said incredulously.

He merely nodded.

I laughed in a you - must - be -joking way but then the laugh died right on my tongue when his face didn't change or say gotcha!

But then again Dean was never the gotcha kinda of guy.

He was a straight to the point kind of person.

All I said was. ."You must be insane."

That made him look at me, one of his inky eyebrow raised in mild amusement. "Why? I think accepting what I feel for you is liberating."

I shook my head in disbelief. . looking up at the branches of the tree and praying the big fat crow occupying the branch don't poop on me.

"So what you mean is you wanna talk to Logan and tell him you love his sister? You want Logan to bless you? Or. ...kill you." I whispered the last word.

He didn't say anything.

In fact he let go of my hand and then his arm went around my shoulders in a light manner. . pulling me slightly close..like a half hug.

Unconsciously, I slipped my fingers in his.

Locking us.

"I'm not seeking anyone's blessing. I'm doing what I know is right. Hiding makes you coward and . .I can be anything but a coward , Daisy." He said softly .

But. .

I had to address the big elephant in the room.

"And what if he— Logan don't like it? Don't like the idea of us?" My heart dropped at the thought of it.

Dean shrugged.

"Then I'll try harder."

The casual determination on his face. . .

It made me smile.

I smiled at his words because it made me realize what kind of a person he was. Resilient and determined for us.For me.

"We will try hard." I corrected him and his lips lifted up in a smile.

"We. . .sounds good to me. " Dean grinned blinding me for a moment. And then the grin turned into a smile as he stared at me . .eyes searching my face. .as if he was looking right through my soul. "I was the one who send you the text messages." He said it suddenly.

And I jerked back .

Because it shocked me to the core. Shocked me but not that much. .

All those texts? It was him? All this time it was him making me stay up all night. .I would think and think until I couldn't think anymore.

"Why did you—i can't believe this." I said shaking my head . "I cannot believe this!"

"What's there not to believe?" He asked in an easy breezy way . "I can show you the texts if you want to see them." He offered.

And then I had no idea why but what he said warmed my heart . I was not mad at the fact that he was the sender.

I was . . flattered.

Floored.

"Well there goes my secret admirer." I slumped down still smiling at him.

"I can be anything you want me to be. I don't know why girls get excited over a secret admirer. He can't be a man enough if he can't talk to you ."

"So you're the man huh?" I asked teasing him and he freaking rolled those green orbs!

"Yeah. Your man." He added earning a full blown grin from me.

"I'll talk to Logan tomorrow. I want to get over with it. " He said now looking sombre again.

"Do we have to?" I said dully.

And he nodded . . glancing at me with a thoughtful look.

"I read somewhere . .I can't remember it exactly but it said to honor the girl you love and there is no honor in hiding . There never can be."

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"No. Way."

"Yes way."

Gloria had that look on her face. The one where  the wheels of her head starts to churn into brainstorming.

Delicately, she chewed on her bottom lip. . jutting it out.

And I had a feeling she looked. .kind of sad. Let down.

"Did you guys fight?" I asked slowly, pulling her out of her thoughts.

"Did I fight who?" She asked seemingly lost.

Leaning against the wall, I tried not to laugh at her obvious absent mind.

"Logan. Did you two fight or something because you seem kind of down?" I asked in an unsure voice.

And then as if a bulb went off on her face.

"Oh! Oh! No silly! We don't fight." She waves her hand in dismissal. " I'm just sad because I thought you and Dean would have that kind of story. You know, the one where the girl go behind her brother's back and get his bestie? A complete fantasy! " She clapped her hands startling me." I read a book In Love With The BFF and oh my gosh! " She placed a hand on her heart. " It was epic! A story similar to yours. I was totally rooting for that kind of plot but I guess no. ." She trailed off.

"So it's not a good thing ? Him talking to Logan?" I mused .

"What? No way! I mean yes yes it's completely dreamy of him to want to talk to Logan . I mean that's guts right there! How many brave men have we met lately? Everyone wants to go behind the back . I mean if you like your friend's sister, nothing wrong with that. But own it. It's pretty toxic to ask a girl to keep her mouth shut about the whole relationship. Such petty men and such petty books. ." She pffft.

I loved how she would dive in straight in the sea and get out with a pearl of a thought.

She had to be the most deep thinker I had ever met till now.

Everything she said made sense.

"Dean— he said he wants to honor me. Not exploit me in the name of love. He wants our relationship to be out in the open and it's so strange that not once did I see him being unsure about us. I was unsure but never him." I said it from my heart.

Gloria smiled her stunning smile.

"That's one badass man right there!"

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A/N

Sorry , guys. Was away on a holiday.

I wrote a piece called She, Her, Girl, woman. It's a dark slice of my life. Check it out on my profile and vote I guess? 😳