Chase glanced over. “Alright.”
“What are you actually looking for here?”
No accusation.
Just clarity.
Chase didn’t answer right away. He took a drink and set the bottle down.
“I’m not trying to date around you,” he said.
Logan crossed his arms loosely.
“Good start.”
A faint smile tugged at Chase’s mouth.
“I’m not interested in replacing you,” he continued. “And I’m not pretending this is casual either.”
That landed cleanly.
“So what is it?” Logan asked.
Chase exhaled slowly.
“I liked how you two felt together,” he said. “There was structure there. Trust.”
He met Logan’s gaze.
“I don’t want to mess with that. But I’d be lying if I said I didn’t want to be part of it.”
Logan studied him for a moment.
No bravado.
Just honesty.
“Yeah,” Logan said quietly. “That tracks.”
Gym noise filled the space around them.
Then Logan spoke again.
“Watching you with him didn’t bother me.”
Chase’s brow lifted slightly.
“It worked for me,” Logan said.
He rubbed the back of his neck.
“I like seeing him let go a little.”
Recognition flickered across Chase’s face.
“I get that.”
Logan eyed him sideways. “You do?”
