CHAPTER ONE
Logan Anders stared up at the giant of a man in front of him.He was truly a fairy tale giant.His hair was a soft golden color with streaks of silver that only served to highlight his blue eyes.His face was expressionless but not in a way that frightened the boy.
Beside the giant was a woman who could very well have been a giant as well.She was beautiful with short, curly brown hair and big brown eyes that seemed to laugh even when her mouth wasn’t laughing.Her hugs were legendary and she told the best stories about the bayou.
“Logan, do you want to stay with Nanny and Papa tonight?” asked his father.He nodded his head ever-so-slightly and the giant lifted him in his arms.It felt to Logan as if he’d been taken flying over the earth as he swung up into the embrace of his grandfather.
“Logan, are you scared of me?Are you scared of Papa?” asked Noah of his grandson.
“M-maybe a little.You’re a giant and the kids at school say giants eat children.”
Noah laughed, a deep laugh that was buried in his chest and seemed to roll out like thunder.His beautiful wife smiled at their sweet grandson, kissing his cheek.
“Logan, giants are not real,” she whispered softly.“We won’t tell the other boys, it will be just between us.Besides, your papa is the best of men.He’s honest and brave, handsome and kind.He saved me.”
“Really?” he asked raising his little eyebrows.He knew that his nanny wouldn’t lie to him.She always told the truth.In fact, her name was Tru.Logan thought that was a very cool name.
“Really, baby.Now, how about we let mama and daddy go enjoy adult time and we’ll go make some cookies?”
“Yes!” he yelled raising a fist in the air.
“But first,” smirked Noah, “we are going fishing.”
“Really, Papa?” he squealed.
“Really.It’s your favorite thing, isn’t it?”
“Yes, sir.”
“Alright, then let’s go.And in the future, Logan, should other boys tell you fables just come and talk to us.We’ll always tell you the truth.I am very tall and very big, I know that.So is your father.”
Logan stared at his father, Rush, and he smirked at his only son.He hadn’t really thought about how big his father was.In fact, he didn’t think about any of the other men when they mentioned giants.
Tailor, Alec, Rory, Max, and lots of other men would be giants too.But none of them acted like giants.They just acted like nice men.
His papa picked him up higher, placing him on his shoulders, and carried him toward the docks where they boarded one of the fishing boats.His hat, sunglasses, and sunscreen was already waiting for him.There was a cooler that he just knew had all his favorites inside.
To Logan, there was nothing better than a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.His papa liked them too.
“Papa?Will I be a giant, I mean, big like you and daddy?” he asked.Noah chuckled as he gently guided them through the bayou.
“Oh, I’m not sure.Do you eat all of your vegetables?”
“Wellllll, mostly,” he frowned.“I just can’t do aspragrass.”Noah nearly burst out laughing.Instead, he cleared his throat and nodded his head.
“Yes.Aspragrass can be distasteful at times.But I would bet that if you eat all your vegetables, except aspragrass, and finish your meals, drink your milk, you’ll grow to be a fine, big, strong man.”
“Were you like me when you were seven?” he asked inquisitively.
“I think I was,” he nodded with a smile.“I don’t remember when I was seven very well.It was a very long time ago.I know that later on, I was much bigger than the other boys.”
“I want to be bigger than the other boys, too.I want to be strong like you and daddy.”
“Give it time, Logan.You will get there,” he said softly.Then he had a horrible thought.“Logan?Is someone bothering you at school?”
“No,” he said innocently shaking his head.“I just want to be big like you so I can save people and maybe one day I’ll meet a pretty lady like Nanny.”
“I see,” smirked Noah.“Well, I feel certain that you will find a wonderful lady one day but you have plenty of time for that.For now, just worry about being Logan Anders.A sweet little boy with a big heart and a desire to be a giant.”
