Chapter Eleven - "I Saw You Kissing Logan."
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Avery's P.O.V

Logan: You ready?

Me: Yeah. I guess I'll see you there in about ten minutes. River keeps taking her shirt off.

Logan: Hmm, sounds like you ;)

Me: Shut up before I decide not to go.

Logan: Okay, chill. I'll see you soon.

I place my phone on the desk and stand up, walking out of my room to go find River who is probably running around the house with no shirt on again.

"River, you better get here before I burn all your teddy bears." I call and almost immediately, I see River run into the living room with her t-shirt stuck to her head.

"Her head is way too big so I just left it like that." I hear Joshua say and I glare at him.

"Her head is big because she just happens to have a bigger brain than you so shut up, yeah?" I snap, looking back at my daughter who has her hands out in front of her to stop her from bumping her head into the walls. I walk to River and help her take off her shirt.

"I hate you, Uncle Joshua!" River screams at Joshua and I watch as Joshua just nods.

"You love me, River, I know you do." Joshua says as he walks into the kitchen. River continues to glare at him and I grab River's hand, pulling her to me.

"Come on, we have to go soon." I say and River smiles at me.

"I saw you kissing Logan." River whispers and my eyes widen. River pats my cheek and places a finger on her lips.

"Our secret." River whispers and I nod slowly. As I put River's shirt on, I can't help but wonder if River heard the conversation between Logan and I yesterday when Logan was carrying River up to her room. The few words that Logan had said to me though appear in my mind.

"Do you mind if I put her to bed? I mean, I am the parent too." Logan says and I roll my eyes again, walking behind Logan who is walking up the stairs with a sleeping River in his arms.

Oh god, I hope she didn't hear that.

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"Hello princess." Logan says to River who runs up to Logan. I walk away from my car and walk up to Logan.

"Hey." I say and Logan smiles.

"Good morning. You look stressed." Logan says, a small frown on his lips and I shrug.

"Somewhat." I reply and Logan nods, wrapping his arms around my shoulder as we walk inside Logan's house. I notice birthday streamers and balloons cover the place which makes River squeal. Logan puts River down and let's her explore the house and play with the balloons that are scattered everywhere.

"Whats wrong?" Logan asks and I shrug.

"Nothing."

"A minute ago, you just told me you were stressing about something. Go on, spit it out." Logan says and I sit on the stool, watching River as she chases after the balloon that she is kicking.

"I'm worried that River is going to figure out about everything." I mumble and Logan frowns.

"I don't see how that is bad." Logan says and I sigh, running my hands down my face.

"Of course you don't. You don't see it from my point of view which is the problem. You just think that if River finds out about how you are her father, nothing will be complicated but if you actually think about it from my perspective, everything will be complicated." I explain and Logan sighs, tucking a strand of hair behind my ear.

"You want to know what I think, Avery? I think your overreacting because of how I have a son with Katie and how I have a daughter with you. You feel like if River finds out, everything will be complicated because your scared that River's life will change from this point and you don't want it to. You want everything to be perfect for yourself and River but you know that it's not going to be happy families." Logan says and I look up at him, completely shocked.

To be honest, he is right. I never thought he would be saying the thoughts that have been clouding my mind ever since Logan and River met each other.

"How did you-"

"Trust me Avery, I know what it feels like." Logan says and before the conversation could continue, a squeal is heard from the stairs.

"Avery!" I hear a certain girl squeal and I look to see Elena with a big grin as she runs towards me, hugging me.

"Hey Elena, how are you?" I ask and Elena pulls away with and small frown.

"I want to see Drew but Katie is taking too long to get here." Elena complains and Logan rolls his eyes.

"They will be here soon. Look, why don't you go say hello to River?" Logan asks and a flash of confusion passes on Elena's face.

Oh that's right, she doesn't know River.

"River, come here!" I shout so she can hear me where ever she is and two seconds later, River comes running into the kitchen and she stops when she sees Elena.

"Mommy..." River calls and I chuckle.

"Yes?" I ask and River quickly runs to me, hiding behind the stool.

"Who's that?" River whispers and I pick her up, sitting her on my lap.

"This is Elena. She is Logan's sister." I introduce River to Elena and River sends me a look which basically says 'don't you dare leave me'. I smile at her and put her down, ignoring my daughter's pleading looks.

"Oh come on, she doesn't bite." I chuckle and River sighs, turning to Elena.

"Want to play dolls?" Elena asks and I can tell River is smiling because that is all River does; play with dolls.

"Yes!" River squeals and Elena grins, grabbing River's hand and leading her upstairs. I smile and turn to Logan.

"Should I find it weird that a nine year old plays with dolls still?" I say, mocking him because of how Logan questioned how River has a weird obsession with teddy bears. Logan rolls his eyes and smiles at me.

"Well aren't you quite the comedian." Logan says, humor in his tone and I shrug.

"Its a talent." I say and Logan nods.

"Of course. Just like your other talents such as-" Logan stops his sentence when he notices Sarah come down the stairs with a man by her side. I have a feeling that the guy is the one who was with Sarah at the club.

"Hello you two." Sarah smiles and I look between Logan and the man who are currently staring at each other.

"Who the fuck is this?" Logan snaps after a few seconds, directing his attention to his mom. Sarah narrows her eyes at Logan.

"Logan, be nice." Sarah warns and I frown. Logan crosses his arms over his chest and looks the guy over.

"Care to introduce yourself?" Logan asks and the man grins at Logan and holds out his hand.

"I'm Jared."

"I'm Jared." Logan mocks, rolling his eyes. I tap his arm and he looks at me. I raise my eyebrow at him and Logan sighs, turning his attention back to Jared.

"So, you two dating now?" Logan asks, pointing at Sarah and Jared. Sarah smiles and nods. Logan licks his teeth in annoyance but nods slowly, taking it all in.

I guess boys will always be protective over their mother when it comes to new boyfriends.

I guess it runs in the family, my brain comments and I remember the day that I had first met Sarah.

Yep, definitely runs in the family.

"Anyway, we must go-"

"Where?" Logan asks and Sarah sighs, running her hand through her hair.

"Logan, you need to calm down. We are going out for a few hours but I promise, I will be back for Drew's birthday cake." Sarah says like she is the child in this situation and Logan is the father. Logan sends Jared a threatening look before looking back at his mom.

"You better keep that promise." Logan says and Sarah nods, ruffling her son's hair as she walks past him. As they walk out the door, I frown at Logan.

"Protective much?" I say and Logan sighs, running his hand through his hair.

"Its not my fault that this is the first guy that my mom has actually started seeing ever since my father died." Logan says and my eyes widen a little at the mention of Logan's father.

How can he be so blunt about that?

"Oh." Is the only thing that manages to escape my mouth and Logan nods. He grabs my hand and pulls me off the stool.

"Can you do me a favor and go get Jake, Jack and Asher, please." Logan asks and I nod, my hand slipping out of his as I make my way up the stairs.

I look at the doors that have the names Jake, Jack and Asher and I sigh, running my hand through my hair. "Here we go." I mumble as I open Jake's door first.

"Avery?" Jake asks and I nod, smiling at him. I send him a wave and Jake stands up, walking towards me.

I notice that Jake hasn't changed at all from the last time I saw him. His dark brown hair is still the same and his chocolate brown eyes are still as amazing as ever. The only thing that has changed about Jake though is his height and the fact that his skin is a little darker.

"You and my brother back together again?" Jake asks and I shake my head. Jake frowns in confusion.

"Then why are you here?" Jake asks and I shrug.

"I was told to come here with my daughter so yeah. I actually have no idea to be honest so I can't answer that." I reply and Jake raises an eyebrow.

"Daughter?" Jake asks and I nod.

"She's with Elena right now." I say and Jake furrows his eyebrows as he walks down the hall to Elena's room. I sigh and walk out of Jake's room and move onto Jack's room.

I push the door open and see Jack sitting on his bed, glaring at the television as he presses multiple buttons on the controller in his hands. I cough to grab his attention and Jack groans, throwing the controller behind him in frustration.

"Stupid fu-" Jack stops his sentence as he looks at me, shock and confusion clear on his face. I wave at him and Jack stands up, looking me up and down.

Did he just check me out?

"You haven't changed at all." Jack says and I grin.

"Neither have you." I say as I look at his brown hair and chocolate brown eyes. Jack rolls his eyes and crosses his arms over his chest.

"You and Logan togther or are you two just sleeping together?" Jack asks and I narrow my eyes at him.

"We aren't sleeping together nor are we in a relationship." I explain and Jack smirks.

"So, why are you here? Sabotage Drew's birthday party? Have a fight with Katie? Win my brother back?" Jack guesses and I roll my eyes.

"Actually, none of those. I came here with my daughter because Logan wanted me to." I say and Jack raises his eyebrow.

"You have a daughter?" Jack asks and I nod.

"Your brother and sister is with her now." I say and Jack nods, walking past me and down the hall. I roll my eyes and go to Asher's room.

If I have to explain why I am here one more time, I am literally going to lose it and go crazy on everyone's ass.

"Asher?" I ask, opening the door slowly.

When I push the door open fully, Asher looks over at me, his ocean blue eyes piercing into my brown ones. I watch as Asher looks at the screen of his television before turning it off.

"Hello Avery." Asher says as he stands up, giving me a short hug. I am suprised by the gesture but don't think too much of it. Asher pulls away and sends me a smile.

"River looks so much like Logan, you know?" Asher says and I frown in confusion.

"How do you know about River?" I ask and Asher smiles.

"I saw her when you walked in and my mom told me about how you have a daughter. She didn't tell me who the father is but now when I saw her ten minutes ago, I know that Logan is the father." Asher explains and my eyes go wide as Asher's words.

Sarah told Asher about River? Oh thank God, I'm not going to have to explain myself again.

Since I am still speechless, Asher grabs my wrist and pulls me out of his room. "Come on, we have a party to attend."

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Hello people, what do you think is going to happen now? What do you think of Logan's attitude towards Jared? What will happen between Katie and Avery when they see each other?

Lofd - "Tonight, I'm going to have myself a real good time. I feel alive and the world turning inside out and floating around..."

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