Work Wife

Boyfriend

"This place was cool, right?" Logan asks as he settles up the bill. He filled me in on his last day in Mexico over a couple of pots of tea and I'm glad I ran away from the drama when I did. My eyes glide toward the colorful pillows on the floor that customers are drinking tea on and the green leafy plants that almost reach the ceiling as I reply, "It's crazy this is in Boulder. I feel like I am in another country." 

"I took my mom here for afternoon tea once and she hated it," Logan says with a laugh. 

Shocked, I reply, "What? Why?" 

"They put us at one of those floor tables, so we sat on those pillows on the ground. They also served sandwiches with fancy cheese and her tea apparently had too much spice in it. She would have felt more at home at the Cracker Barrel," he says with a shrug. Logan bringing up his mother reminds me of the five questions Mina asks and I decide to play the game with him. 

"This is a random segway, but you'll understand how I got here in a minute," I mutter and he looks at me lost, which I don't blame him. "My friend Mina revealed to me the five questions she always asks on a first date to see if she wants to move forward with a second." 

"Oh, hit me," Logan jokes with a grin and he leans back into his wooden chair as he finishes off his tea. 

"Okay, well the first question is... what is your relationship like with your mother?" I ask and he nearly chokes. He sets the glass down and after another cough asks, "That's what she starts with? Does she ever make it to second dates?" 

I smile, "She said she wants to know if her date is a mama's boy. Actually to her, I don't know which is worse, not having a relationship with his mother or being a mama's boy."

"What's more important to you?" He asks and I shrug, "It would be nice to have a good relationship with my in-laws, but also to have a respectful distance when it comes to decision making." 

"Your in-laws huh?" Logan says and I feel heat on my face.

"No, no... I am not saying like your parents specifically or that I already see them as my future in-laws," I rapidly reply but Logan waves his hand out as he grins. 

"I'm joking Stella. Actually, my mother saw the picture I posted of us and called me yesterday to discuss."

"Really?" I ask after taking a sip of my now lukewarm peach tea. "What did you say?" 

"I told her you were Chase's co-worker which is how you ended up in the bridal party and that you ran my launch party last year," he admits. 

"Ah, so just the facts," I joke and he smirks, "This was when we were in limbo, I didn't want to say we were dating only to find out you wanted nothing to do with me." 

I bite my lip as I shift in my seat. The waiter comes to clear our dishes and the line at the front has me thinking they want us to leave so they can turn our table. I look back at Logan and he notices the same thing. 

"Wanna head out?" He asks and then we snake around the other tables to get back to the front of the teahouse. There is now some cloud coverage so it's not so hot when we start striding down the sidewalk towards his office. I get the urge to reach for his hand again which makes me continue our conversation from the tea room. 

"So... what would you tell your mom if she asked today? Are we dating? Am I your girlfriend?" I ask bluntly as we slowly walk in step, no rush to be anywhere. 

I am normally not so forward, but Logan is showing me it's best to just put it all out there. He has been straightforward with his feelings for me since the beginning and I want to know where we stand.