“He’s, ah, nice.”
“Is he?”
I shrug. “I think so.”
“You…think so?”
“He talks about Harvard a lot. Did he go there?”
Ivy rolls her eyes. “He literally did a weekend workshop there. And he always talks about it. He obscures the language so it seems like he actuallywentthere.”
“Oh. That’s a little weird. I mean, he seems…nice. Really nice. I’m glad to meet him.”
She tilts her head a little. “Doesn’t sound like a ‘hell yes’ to me.”
“I’m flattered but just getting over my ex still, you know? Not sure I’m ready for all that.”
She sighs. “You never think you’re ready. I never did. And then suddenly…boom. One day it just happens.”
Logan interrupts us, and Jackson comes over too.
“Hey, Ivy,” Logan says.
“Nice playing with those kids,” Ivy says. “I’ve never seen such an organized game at one of our barbecues. Usually they turn into little terrors and start whining.”
“Eh, they’re good kids. Just need a little rough-and-tumble, and someone who’s not afraid to give ‘em some structure, that’s all.”
I catch myself staring at all six-foot-whatever of the man. I flash back to him as the handsome cowboy.
Us making out in the rain without a care.
And thatdoessomething to me I can’t explain.
I catch Ivy whispering something to Jackson, and he nods thoughtfully.
“So how is, uh…Mr. Professor?”
“Oh, yeah…we’re networking about some marketing stuff.”
“Gotcha,” Logan grins.
“So, Logan,” Jackson says. “This is random but have you ever posted baseball stuff on your social media?”
He shakes his head. “I don’t even use it.”
“Don’t believe in it?”
“I’m a digital minimalist. Haven’t logged into Facebook in ages.”
“Interesting.”
“Uh…why? I’m just too busy hitting a bat with a stick and running around some bases. Me hit, me run.” He mimes hitting a ball and running. “Ooga booga!”
I crack up silently. “Very caveman of you.”
“Hey, I think the cavemen and cavewomen had it right. Go on a little hunt, chill by the fire, hang out. That’s what life’s really about, anyway.” He glances at me. “Not to diminish what you do, Cass. I get that social media is important. Just not my thing, personally.”
I find myself blushing again. Logan really just pretended he was a caveman and then used the word “diminish” properly in the same breath. I honestly don’t know what to make of this man.
