More Than A Favor (Elaine and Logan)

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Nora seemed to read my thoughts. "Where to? I'll go with you, or—"

"You could help me tidy up my house," I interrupted.

She looked at me in surprise. "You... Did you already have everything planned?".

"Yes, but only two days ago." I poked the backseat with my finger, pointing to some bedding I hadn't unpacked yet.

"I bought it with Selene yesterday," I added.

Nora's horrified expression showed her curiosity.

On the way to my place, I told Nora the whole story. She nodded vigorously, anger evident on her face. "It's right not to marry him. Logan is a whole other level of scumbag who wants to have it all." "Scumbags are scumbags. There's no 'levels' to it," I replied with a small smile.

Nora glanced at me. "Elaine, you don't have to force a smile if you're sad."

"I'm not sad, really," I said, focusing on the road. "Maybe my feelings for him were like his for me. We're so familiar with each other that there's just no spark anymore."

That was how I truly felt. But later, I realized that those supposedly dull, familiar feelings were like aged wine-the aftereffects were much stronger than I'd thought. That was how it was for me, and even more so for Logan.

Nora didn't know about this house-it had belonged to my parents. We met after I moved into the Mercer estate and started school.

"This house is nice, though it's a bit far and old," Nora said, always honest with me.

"Yes. This is where my parents and I lived together: I don't want to change

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it," I said, placing the bedding on the couch. Then, I took out a new kettle,

washed it, and boiled water.

Nora wandered around, eventually leaning against the door frame and watching me. "It's nice-old but cozy. I can tell your family was very happy here."

"Yes." If it weren't for that car accident... Even now, it felt like a nightmare.

My parents had dropped me off at school in the morning, saying they were going to discuss a contract. My dad even promised that if the deal went through, he'd build me an amusement park. But they never came back. "Elaine, Elaine," Nora called, snapping me out of my thoughts. "Why are you so quiet?"

I looked up at her. "What should I say?"

Nora studied me carefully. "Are you okay?"

"I'm fine. I just miss my parents." My throat tightened as sorrow welled up inside me.

I had known Logan would be my future boyfriend after moving into the Mercer estate. But it wasn't until three years ago that our relationship

became official.

That was on my parents' death anniversary. I had been crying at their gra ves when Logan hugged me, saying I still had him. He even promised, in front of their tombstones, that he'd love me on their behalf. At the time, I was naive. I really thought I had found someone I could rely on, someone like my parents.

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