Chapter 282 Joyride

Ella

“Wait! What about that ride?” I slowly turned around, my eyes wide, my heart hammering in my chest. My eyes were met with Logan’s smirking face, his expression dancing with mischief.

“Well?” Logan asked, pushing himself off of the hood of one of the cars and coming over to meet me by the door. “Just one joyride? I’m itching for a good drive. Being stuck in the basement all day really made me crave seeing the sunset. I swallowed. “I really shouldn’t,” I said, glancing at my watch. “I’ve got work…”

“Work, shmork,” Logan interrupted with a grin.

“Pick a car. Any car.” “But… I’ve never been on a really fast ride,” I stammered, my mind a whirl of confusion and excitement. “I mean, growing up in such a dense city, we barely drove at all except to go to our mountain estate in the summers.”

Logan’s eyebrows shot up, and he let out a chuckle, his eyes twinkling with amusement and making them stand out against his dirt- stained skin. “So that must be why you always want to walk everywhere.”

made me blush, and I looked away feeling self-conscious. How had he noticed something

his hand gesturing at the row of sleek, gleaming cars. “Pick one, and I’ll take you for a joyride. We can check out the scenery, and I promise

take the plunge, to let loose and have some

mean, it’s very generous of

interrupted, his voice gentle but firm. He grabbed my shoulders and guided me away from the door and back. toward the cars. If this was a trap, then I really was just a helpless little mouse. “Don’t overthink it. Just choose a

agenda. All I saw was sincerity and a

barely above a whisper. “Okay, let’s

he clapped his hands together, “Fantastic!

the cream-colored leather interior. There was something about it that called

voice full of wonder. “It looks really

I knew you had a soft spot for my first one. Everyone does,” he said, his voice filled with pride.

my senses, I couldn’t help but feel a bit nervous. My father was always

seat, trying to calm myself.

my eyes wide, and nodded. “Ready,” I whispered, feeling

winding road. At first, I held my breath, my body tense as we accelerated, the

relaxing, the fear giving way to excitement. He drove fast, but it was a controlled kind

wind as he put the convertible

my hair, loosening it from its tight ponytail. As my blonde hair whipped

met, at shared understanding passing between us. He grinned, and I grinned back, feeling a connection that was new

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