The Man Cave Collection: Manservant, Man Flu, Man Handler, and Man Buns by Ryan Shari J

Author:Ryan, Shari J.
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-11-16T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 26

Dickle. What is a Dickle?

Logan is Dickle15. Dickle15 is Logan. That’s why he stopped talking to me. I’ve been sending him messages throughout the week, getting no response, and he’s been here all along. I’m not sure I’m capable of digesting this.

I’ve been sitting on the toilet seat cover for twenty-five minutes, staring at the speckles within the tiled floor. It’s creepy, right? I should be against this behavior. He joined a company to meet me. That’s borderline stalkerish—it’s something Brielle would do. I did tell him where I work, so that was my mistake. He never specified his career to me, and I never pushed the topic. I also did cancel our dates, but it was because I was scared of meeting any more creeps online, and now, here I am.

What would I be teaching Cora if I went along with this type of behavior? Granted, she may never find out, but I’m trying to teach her to avoid men like him.

Cora. It’s almost time to get her.

I step out of the bathroom and grab my clothes from the floor, finding Logan staring out the window from the bed. He hasn’t moved an inch since I went into the bathroom. “I’m sorry,” he says.

“I have to go get Cora off the bus.”

“Okay, I’ll get my stuff together and head out.”

“Just wait, okay. I need more time to think. I’ll be back in a few minutes.”

I dress quickly, avoiding eye contact with the perfect-looking man in my bed. That’s my problem. Perfect-looking men.

I run out of the bedroom and down the stairs, throwing my coat on and slipping into my snow boots, leaving the laces loose and hanging to the sides.

The winds are almost unbearable, and the snow is blowing sideways, directly into my face. It’s hard to see, it’s so bad. Why didn’t they close school earlier? There’s easily half a foot already.

I reach the bottom of the short hill and pull the hood of my jacket down over my face to block out some of the snow.

Somehow, by the grace of God, the bus is on time, and Cora jumps off the big step with her usual perky smile. I never should have let Logan in the house before I knew him well enough to let Cora get mixed up in this.

“How was school, kiddo?” I ask her, trying to hide the pain in my voice.

“It was boring. We couldn’t go out and play today.”

“You wouldn’t want to be outside in this for too long. Trust me,” I tell her.

As we walk closer to the house, she notices Logan’s truck in the driveway. “Logan is over?” she asks with excitement—excitement I’d rather not hear.

“He is. He had to help me with something for work,” I lie.

“So, he’s not staying again?”

“I’m not sure right now, sweetie.” This blows. I should have known something was up. Life doesn’t just happen the way it happened. He was so wrong to do what he did. It was deceitful, and I promised myself I’d never end up with someone like that again, not after what Rick did to me.

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