Chapter 49

**Megan**

The sound of my phone vibrating on my bedside table woke me. I yawned and reached over to it feeling Logan’s arms tightly locked around my waist. I answered it without looking at the name.

“Hello,” I said sleepily in a croaked voice.

“You were sleeping,” the person stated. I yawned and mumbled under my breath. “It doesn’t matter,” they say.

“Who is this?” I ask and turn the clock on my table round to see it said 3:36am. A sigh escaped me and I turned a little.

“It’s me Brendan, I thought you wouldn’t be sleeping but it’s ok,” he says.

“What’s wrong?”

“Nothing, go back to sleep, I’ll explain more later on,” he said and the line went dead.

“Charming,” I said and dropped my phone on my bedside table.

“Who was it?” I hear Logan ask and move closer to me, his bare warm chest touching my back.

“Brendan,” I yawn and close my eyes.

“What did he want?”

“I don’t know he wouldn’t say, he said he’ll tell me in the morning or something,” I said and turned to look at him burying my head in his chest.

“Ok,” he said sleepily and we both drifted off back to sleep.

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“Megan,” I heard Logan say to me “I’m going ok, I’ll be home at about half three ok,” I heard him say. I opened my eyes to come face to face with his sky blue ones. He smiled and kissed my cheek “go back to sleep I just wanted to tell you, Carl’s going to be home all day so make sure you keep covered,” he said with a small chuckle. I smile and stretch, gaining a small smile from him.

“Can I have a kiss before you go?” I ask and he leans in, laying a hand on my cheek and I smile pulling him in closer by his shirt. He then pulls back and kisses my forehead.

“By babe,” he said and walked out of my bedroom. I sigh and close my eyes trying to drift off back to sleep but it wasn’t working. Not feeling his arms around me made me feel unsafe. I sat up and looked around and then sniffed. It smelt like soap. I looked at my bathroom door and from the mirror I could see it was steamed up.

“Charming has a shower in my bathroom and doesn’t let me see him half naked,” I said and lay back. I sigh and look at my phone and reach for it. Remembering the phone call last night, Brendan seemed a bit upset. I sighed and dialled his number and waited for an answer.

“Hello,”he said sleepily.

“Hey it’s Megan are you ok?” I ask .

“Yeah, yeah I got kicked out last night, my parents are insane,” he says.

“Why? What happened?” I ask .

“Oh it’s ok, I’ll sort it. What are you doing today?” he asks.

“I don’t know yet, you?” I ask .

“I don’t know either, do you want me to come round?”

“You can if you want, but later I need to get ready and sort some things out,” I explained. I didn’t need to sort anything out, I just wanted some time to myself.

“Ok, I’ll phone you before I come down,” he said “Cya later,” he said and the phone went dead. I sigh knowing Logan won’t be very happy; he seemed to get jealous pretty easily which was a little annoying.

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Carl looked at me, narrowing his eyes, I did the same and gripped the guitar in my hand. He did the same. “This is war,” he says.

“Right back at you,” I said and looked at the screen and we started to play.

“Oh my god you’re a girl you’re not supposed to be a pro at games,” and he started to strop. The reason for this strop was I had beaten him at guitar hero about five times in a row and we had only played six games.
We had also played COD which he had a great time playing as he was beating me at it. He then returned and folded his arms sulking like a little child.

“Do you want me to let you win?” I ask.

“No because then it won’t feel like a win,”

“Do you want to play COD?” I ask .

“You know if you weren’t going out with my best friend I’d be going out with you,” he states. “You’d be like the best girlfriend to a guy who is obsessed with COD,”he states.

“Hmm maybe,” I said and turned the PS5 off and walked towards the Xbox.

**Logan**

Walking into the house I could hear Carl playing in the games room. I looked at Melanie and Tyler. Tyler had asked me if he could come and see her and I couldn’t say no when I was taking Melanie with me to see her.

“The son of a bitch just fucking killed me,” I heard Megan say. I frowned and walked towards the games room with Melanie and Tyler behind me. I opened the door to see her sitting in one of the game chairs. I smirked watching her sat playing COD. “That was your fault,” she snapped at Carl and nudged him in his side. I looked at the screen and then Carl threw a grenade in her sight and then she was shot. “Carl,” she growled, standing up and yanking the remote out of his hands.

“I’m sorry I couldn’t resist,”

“Fuck you,” she said folding her arms and turning her back to him so she was now facing us. A smile went across her face as she got up from her seat. She walked towards Melanie and hugged her straight away.

“Ooo love you too,” Melanie said and Megan pulled back from her and then looked at Tyler and hugged him and then pulled back.

“Carl you can play by yourself,” she snapped “Cheater,” she said under her breath and grabbed Melanie and dragged her up the stairs with Tyler not far behind them.

I looked at Carl and he smiled cheekily at me. I sigh and walk over to him sitting in the chair Megan was in. “I’m going to kick your arse,” I state and held the joy pad in my hands

**Megan**

I flopped back on my bed and they both looked at me, I smiled at them and sat up. They smile back and tackle me down telling me how much they’ve missed me. I sigh and pat both their heads. Then after a few minutes we all just lay on my bed facing the bedroom ceiling. Not talking, just enjoying each other’s company and silence.

“It’s Valentine’s day next week,” Tyler said randomly.

“What?” I said sitting up. “Is it?” I ask. He nods and I sigh while flopping back down “that sucks, that means I’ll get pity roses off the teachers,” I said to myself. They laugh at me and Tyler looks at me with a small smile on his face.

“I’ll send you a rose,” Tyler stated.

“Urgh don’t you always send her one,” Melanie says to him looking at him and rolling her eyes.

“Yes but this will be the first time we won’t be together,” he states and for a brief moment sadness covered his eyes, I gave him a small smile and he soon smiled back.

“I’ll send you a rose,” I said, turning to look at Melanie.

“This Valentine’s day is going to suck,” I said quietly. They laugh at me and I start to laugh too.

“It might not,” Melanie said after we stopped laughing. Me and Tyler both look at her “This is the first year in four years we’ve all been single for Valentine’s Day because before you two decided to go out. Tyler had girlfriends and well you had one boyfriend before Tyler. So really this is the first time we’ve been together on Valentine’s Day single,” she explains.

“Hmm true,” I said and then I heard Logan shout for me, “I’ll be back in a few minutes, I think it’s time for my pills, he has that tone,” I said and sat up and walked out of my room shutting the door behind me.

Walking into the kitchen I saw Logan standing, opening up my medication and putting it at the side of a glass full of water. I sigh and walk towards him and stand next to him watching him pop another pill out of its plastic bubble. I fold my arms as a question comes to mind as I watch him.

“How many women have you slept with?” I ask. He stops and looks at me “I’m just wondering,” I state and he sighs while putting the tablets back in their box.

“I don’t know,” he states. I raise an eyebrow and reach for the glass of water, “Why are you wondering is that what you are talking about upstairs?”

“Nope I was just thinking while looking at you because you look like a man that could have any girl so...” I trail off and take a gulp of my water. “I’m guessing it’s a lot,” I state and reach for the big diamond shaped tablet and place it on the centre of my tongue and take a gulp of my water to flush it down my throat.

“Do you care?” he asks, I shake my head, he sighs “I don’t really keep count but it is a lot, I was a bit of a playboy I guess,” he states and looks down a little. I frowned at him. Why did it seem to make him sad?

“It doesn’t matter you know,” I said and take his hand in mine. “It isn’t like you’re one now. You’re not are you?” I ask quickly. He laughs and shakes his head at me and pulls me into a hug “good cos I don’t share,” I say,
he laughs more and hold’s me tighter.

“Neither do I,” he states and pulls away “now take your pills,” he says. I sigh and turn around while he moves both his arms around my waist. “So you’ve been in this good mood for a full day now,” he states. I smile

“Any reason?” he asks. I shake my head “You’re just happy?” I nod and turn to look at him and give him a peck on the lips.

“I guess these anti-depressants are just working,” I said, causing him to sigh and nuzzle into my neck. “Plus I have you and I haven’t had a nightmare for a few days which is a relief,” I state as I look away from him. He smiles and moves my head to look at him and kisses me on the lips. I smiled a little into the kiss and moved a hand through his hair, I then pulled back. “Have you eaten apples today?” I ask. He nods “Hmm,” I said and turned back to pick up my pills and take the rest. “Do you want me to take the sleeping pills?” I ask quietly.

“Not yet,” he said as he kissed my neck.

“I’m guessing I’m due one of those shakes,”

“Yes...you...are,”

“You’re clingy,” I said and he stopped kissing me and looked at me “I didn’t mean it as a bad thing I’m just not used to all this attention that you give me,” I state.

“I’m not always, I just haven’t seen you since this morning and well I like kissing you,”

“Are you sexually frustrated?” I ask.

“What? No!” he said quickly.

“You seem like it,” I said and then turned and wrapped my arms around his neck “When was the last time you had sex?”

“I’m not sexually frustrated, now can we change the subject?” he said “that phone call last night did you find out why he decided to wake you up at that time?”

“No, he said he’s going to come and see me later but I’m not sure he’s coming now. He would normally be here by now,” I paused. "He likes to get here before you, normally because he doesn’t like the look you give him,” I explained. He smirks and kisses my shoulder.

Well whatever I’m not really bothered to be honest, take that shake upstairs with you. I need to go out for a bit, me and Carl so be a good girl while I’m gone,” he said, taking his hands from around me and walking out of the kitchen. I walked to the fridge and opened it to take out a chocolate flavoured milkshake and walked out of the kitchen to the hallway to see Logan and Carl putting on their jackets. I give them both a small smile and walk up to my room.