protective | s.w.

t w e n t y - e i g h t

Sam's POV:

"What's wrong?" I panicked, rubbing up and down the top of Logan's thigh, trying to calm while paying attention to the road.

"I hate this." She cried. She was full on sobbing. I watched as the rain started to sprinkle on the windshield.

"What do you hate?" I asked. She got into the glovebox and got a tissue out.

"Everything. I hate that Rocco got shot. I hate that I'm putting you through all this. I hate that I'm basically making you help me take care of Savannah. I hate that I'm a terrible girlfriend." She wept as I pulled into the parking lot of my building.

I took her hand in mine as I parked my car. I kissed her knuckles.

"Log, look at me." I said but, she didn't oblige.

"Logan." I said sternly, she looked over at me.

"You, my love, are so beyond perfect. Nothing can change the fact that Rocco was shot, and I'm sorry. You know for a fact that I love Savannah with my whole being and her being here is just making life that much better. Above all, you are an amazing girlfriend. One day, you'll be an amazing wife and an even more amazing mother." I spilled.

"Really?" She sniffed, wiping under her eyes with the tissue. By this point, her eye makeup had came off and she looked mesmerizing.

"Yes, and I plan to help you with all that. I want to have a life with you, Logan. You were made for me, as I was made for you. You were put into my life because, I needed someone to hold me down and nobody could have done it better than you. As for Savannah, you are an amazing aunt. You are the mother figure in her life. You took that role in her life, that you didn't even ask for, and made it your own. You are a badass aunt, an amazing friend, and a perfect girlfriend. Logan Pederson, you are my absolute best friend." I said, watching as a few silent tears fell from her eyes.

"I love you." She said, kissing me passionately.

"You'll never know just how much I love you." I said to her.

"I think I have a pretty good idea." She smiled and got out of the car.

We walked into the building, hand-in-hand. The sound of thunder cracked and she squeezed my hand tightly. I rubbed my thumb over hers to try to soothe her worries.

"Do you think Savannah's okay?" She asked, seeming nervous.

"I think she is perfectly fine. The guys are taking good care of her." I nodded and we finally reached my place.

"I'm just worried." She sighed.

"Why? You know you can trust them." I said, locking the door.

I watched as she walked over to the window, looking out as the rain fell.

"I worry about a lot of thing. Hell, I worry about you while I'm only a room away from you." She chuckled.

I walked into the bedroom, changing from my clothes into just a pair of grey sweatpants. Logan followed behind, wearing her panties and dodger's jersey. Typical.

She sat on my bed, actually, our bed, as I shut the blind on the windows and balcony door.

I laid down on my stomach, letting out a sigh. I missed this bed.

I felt Logan climb on top of me, sitting on lower back, her finger tips tracing over my skin.

This. Is. Heaven.

It seems like it was just yesterday her and I were in Skate's house, staying up until five in the morning talking about everything. Little did I know that she was the girl I would fall madly in love with.

I'll always remember the day I first saw her. There was something about her. I still think it's so funny that before seeing her, I thought she was a dude.

Never did I think I would fall in love with a girl who never smokes or drinks. I never thought the woman of my dreams lived in such a rough neighborhood.

The nights of holding her in my arms as she shook with fear of storms are nights I'll always be thankful for because, it brought us together.

The first time I saw her wearing that Dodger's jersey, I couldn't believe my eyes. She was a goddess.

I'll never forget the first time we made love. I'm not talking about the first time we had sex. The first time we really showed our emotions through sex.

From getting my ass kicked by Swazz for hurting her to flying out to Omaha just to apologize.

I will forever be in debt to Skate and Swazz for introducing me to the love of my life. Even if they hated it at first.

"What are you thinking about?" She asked, laying down next to me.

"Nothing." I said, a smile plastered to my face. My smile is now permanent because of her.

"I love you, Samuel." She said, kissing me.

"I love you, Logan Jade Pederson." I said, turning the light off, pulling her in closer to me, the rain trickling against the windows.

I don't know a lot in life but, I do know that I love this woman with my entire mind, soul and body. I know that I will spend my entire life with her. I know that she will be the mother of my children. I know that I will protect her from anything. I know that if it came to it, I'd sacrifice myself for her, and I'd gladly do it over and over.

Logan Jade Pederson, the girl from the trailer in Southwest Omaha, will own my heart for as long as I live.

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last chapter :-(

i am so beyond sad :-(

epilogue up soon

i love you guys forever and thank you for everything

-s.k.