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with stuff and giving Logan his job back." I got emotional all of the sudden and my eyes teared up. "That was nice of you."
"Hey, it was purely self-serving. Logan is a tremendous asset to the office. He does the work of two or three techs. We need him here. We've missed him."
It was like Jason to downplay things. I nodded. "Well, if that's the only reason…" I laughed. "I'm still glad you did. He'll need your support now more than ever."
Jason knew how guilty I'd felt about coming between him and Logan. We didn't need to say more about it. He nodded. "That goes without saying. So you just came by to thank me?"
"Mostly." I was still hedging.
Jason cocked one eyebrow. "Mostly?"
"Before we get to the rest, I have more profuse thanks to offer."
"More?" He laughed. "What kind of a daughter did I raise? Wait, I didn't raise you. Someone else has instilled this extreme politeness in you."
I laughed back. "Hardly. I was raised by a she-wolf. This inconvenient polite streak has more to do with genetics, I fear. Since I have only one polite parent, you're to blame."
He grinned.
I didn't wait for him to say anything, just tumbled headlong with the news that made my heart sing. "Logan is going to schedule his graduate school admission interview today. Thanks to you."
Jason's grin froze on his face as he studied me in that intense, fatherly way. "Good. He should keep his options open." He hesitated. "Just don't get your hopes up that he's going to stay, Ellie. The trial is going to take its toll. It won't be easy on him."
"But I thought you wanted him to stay. Are you unhappy that we're back together?"
Jason took a deep breath, looking like he was trying to temper his words. "I want him to consider all of his options. I want you to be happy. But realistic. I still have my doubts. Logan is about to be tested in a trial by fire, the powerful fire of words and public opinion. After it's over, it may be best for him to escape this place and start fresh somewhere else. Away from all these memories.
"Only Logan can decide that. Don't pressure him to make a decision that's not in his best interests. It will burn you both in the end."
"Since when did you become the issuer of dire warnings?" I couldn't hold back my snark.
"Since I became the parent of a college student. I think it's part of the contract." Jason paused. "Ellie, you know I'm on your side?"
I nodded. "Yeah, I know." Then my guilt got the better of me. He was being so reasonable. He deserved my honesty. I bit my lip and just blurted my secret out. "I have something to confess—Mom has invited herself to Mom's Weekend. Blackmailed me into it, really. I wanted to tell you in private. Logan insisted I tell you today. He doesn't want anything to come between you and me."
I gave Logan all the credit, hoping to ease some of Jason's concerns. Logan wasn't going to go crazy again. He was tougher than that. I believed it, even if no one else, including Logan, believed it.
At the mention of Mom, Jason paled and somehow managed to look hopeful at the same time, an odd, extremely acrobatic emotional combo. They should probably teach it in acting school. If an actor could do a convincing "pale hopeful," they could win an Oscar.
Jason cleared his throat. "That's great, Ellie."
"Don't get your hopes up," I said, mimicking his earlier crap about Logan. "I haven't forgiven her. I'm only telling you so I can ask you to stay out of sight during the weekend."
"Ellie—"
"No, listen to me, please." I had spent some time working on how to approach Jason about this. "This is going to be a really tough weekend for me. There's so much between Mom and me already. So much to heal and work through. I'd kind of like to keep you a secret for a while longer. At least until we see how the weekend goes.
"She never told me about you for a reason. Whatever that reason is, it's important to her. Maybe she's horribly jealous of you and insecure she'll lose me to you. This could make things
"Hey, it was purely self-serving. Logan is a tremendous asset to the office. He does the work of two or three techs. We need him here. We've missed him."
It was like Jason to downplay things. I nodded. "Well, if that's the only reason…" I laughed. "I'm still glad you did. He'll need your support now more than ever."
Jason knew how guilty I'd felt about coming between him and Logan. We didn't need to say more about it. He nodded. "That goes without saying. So you just came by to thank me?"
"Mostly." I was still hedging.
Jason cocked one eyebrow. "Mostly?"
"Before we get to the rest, I have more profuse thanks to offer."
"More?" He laughed. "What kind of a daughter did I raise? Wait, I didn't raise you. Someone else has instilled this extreme politeness in you."
I laughed back. "Hardly. I was raised by a she-wolf. This inconvenient polite streak has more to do with genetics, I fear. Since I have only one polite parent, you're to blame."
He grinned.
I didn't wait for him to say anything, just tumbled headlong with the news that made my heart sing. "Logan is going to schedule his graduate school admission interview today. Thanks to you."
Jason's grin froze on his face as he studied me in that intense, fatherly way. "Good. He should keep his options open." He hesitated. "Just don't get your hopes up that he's going to stay, Ellie. The trial is going to take its toll. It won't be easy on him."
"But I thought you wanted him to stay. Are you unhappy that we're back together?"
Jason took a deep breath, looking like he was trying to temper his words. "I want him to consider all of his options. I want you to be happy. But realistic. I still have my doubts. Logan is about to be tested in a trial by fire, the powerful fire of words and public opinion. After it's over, it may be best for him to escape this place and start fresh somewhere else. Away from all these memories.
"Only Logan can decide that. Don't pressure him to make a decision that's not in his best interests. It will burn you both in the end."
"Since when did you become the issuer of dire warnings?" I couldn't hold back my snark.
"Since I became the parent of a college student. I think it's part of the contract." Jason paused. "Ellie, you know I'm on your side?"
I nodded. "Yeah, I know." Then my guilt got the better of me. He was being so reasonable. He deserved my honesty. I bit my lip and just blurted my secret out. "I have something to confess—Mom has invited herself to Mom's Weekend. Blackmailed me into it, really. I wanted to tell you in private. Logan insisted I tell you today. He doesn't want anything to come between you and me."
I gave Logan all the credit, hoping to ease some of Jason's concerns. Logan wasn't going to go crazy again. He was tougher than that. I believed it, even if no one else, including Logan, believed it.
At the mention of Mom, Jason paled and somehow managed to look hopeful at the same time, an odd, extremely acrobatic emotional combo. They should probably teach it in acting school. If an actor could do a convincing "pale hopeful," they could win an Oscar.
Jason cleared his throat. "That's great, Ellie."
"Don't get your hopes up," I said, mimicking his earlier crap about Logan. "I haven't forgiven her. I'm only telling you so I can ask you to stay out of sight during the weekend."
"Ellie—"
"No, listen to me, please." I had spent some time working on how to approach Jason about this. "This is going to be a really tough weekend for me. There's so much between Mom and me already. So much to heal and work through. I'd kind of like to keep you a secret for a while longer. At least until we see how the weekend goes.
"She never told me about you for a reason. Whatever that reason is, it's important to her. Maybe she's horribly jealous of you and insecure she'll lose me to you. This could make things
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