Destination Us (Lolena)

Chapter 8

Logan and Selena managed to push and shove themselves to Logan's car after what seemed like an eternity of questions from the paparazzi. The fact that their hands were intertwined only added fuel to the fire- not that Selena minded. When Logan reached for her hand, his only thought was to get her out of the terrible situation as fast as possible. However, as they walked hand in hand, it all finally settled in. He was even more surprised at the fact that Selena did not untangle her hand from is, in fact, she actually held a firm grip on his hand as they walked. The feeling of each others touch caused their ears to tune out the voices and the sound of the camera flashes. 

It took a couple of minutes for the paparazzi to move away from the car to allow Logan to drive without the danger of running over one of them. "God, they're so annoying." Selena muttered when Logan was finally able to maneuver his way away from the paparazzi surrounding them. Logan nodded in agreement with one hand resting on the wheel and the other in the gear shift. Selena's eyes shifted to his hand on the gear shift and felt the butterflies in her stomach go wild again just as they had done when he grabbed her hand. She knew he probably didn't mean anything by it but she couldn't ignore the way her body reacted to his touch. 

From the corner of his eye Logan noticed that Selena's face was turned to the left. He quickly glanced at her and followed her gaze to his hand. In his mind he instantly made the connection and his entire body tensed. She probably was incredibly creeped out and annoyed by his gesture. There was no doubt in his mind that they were photographed holding hands and the pictures would only add more fuel to the already blazing fire. The internet would go crazy over the pictures, making their lives a living hell. Logan shifted in his seat uncomfortably caused by the thoughts swarming inside his head. 

"Hey listen, I'm sorry for grabbing your hand back there. I wasn't thinking.." Logan said, looking her way before facing the road ahead. Selena turned to face him and held her gaze for a couple second before smiling lightly at him. "You don't have to apologize, Logan. You were just trying to get me out of there as soon as possible and I appreciate that." To show she meant what she said, she placed her left hand on top of his hand that was on the gear shift. Logan's head snapped down to where her hand was in disbelief and up at her. Her smile was enough to relax his nerves and before she could take her hand away from his, he intertwined their his fingers with hers. For some reason it felt natural to him for their hands to be grasping each other. Logan couldn't help the smile on his lips when Selena showed no indication that she wanted him to let go of her hand. In fact, her thumb began to caress his hand a few minutes later. 

Selena tried to remember a time when Justin tried to safely get her away from the paparazzi. Whenever they were around all he would do is yell at them and just make a complete fool of himself. When the cameras were on him, it was as though she didn't exist. However, Justin never complained when pictures of them kissing surfaced. Now as she sat next to Logan, she could finally see that she was just an accessorize to Justin. Her only purpose to maintain him relevant in the media and god she felt so stupid. 

Logan noticed the silence but opted against saying anything in order not ruin the moment. After a couple of minutes of driving they finally reached where Selena was staying for her remaining time in L.A. Logan placed the car in park and turned to face Selena, a slight smile on his lips. "This is your stop." He said. Selena looked down at their lips and bit her bottom lip before looking up at him. "Do you want to come inside?" She asked in a hush voice as she looked deep into his incredibly blue eyes. Logan returned her gaze for only a couple of seconds before nodding his head. 

Selena pulled her hand away from his and instantly found herself missing his touch. God, what was she doing? Never in a million years did she think she would ever be friends with Logan, nonetheless hold his hand throughout an entire car ride. Maybe Taylor was right, she needed to move on. However, that didn't mean that she was going to jump on Logan's bones as soon as they stepped inside her place. No, she was just now simply opened to the possibility of actually something happening between them. Besides, there was still the chance that Logan didn't feel the same way about her. 

The pair got out of the car and Logan followed Selena closely behind. They both said hello to the woman at the front desk before stepping inside an elevator to take them up to Selena's room. Logan rested his back against the back wall of the elevator and watched as Selena leaned forward to press the button to her room. When she leaned back, her hand brushed against his and their eyes met. With their eyes locked on each other, Logan slowly brushed his fingertips against her own and Selena did the same. It wasn't till the doors opened that they looked away and retreated their hands. By now, both their hearts were racing and neither of them knew exactly what that meant.

Selena cleared her throat before stepping out of the elevator. Taking a deep breath she started walking towards her room, knowing Logan was following closely behind. The brunette searched for her key card in her bag before sliding it to open the door. She glanced behind her to see Logan with his hands stuffed inside his front pockets. She noticed the boy smile at her before she turned around to fully open the door and allow them to step inside. 

Logan stepped inside and his eyes instantly looked around admiring the place. "It's nice." He said. Selena chuckled as she placed her bag on a small table next to the door. "It's okay. There's nothing like home. It's constant, u'know?" She said as she walked towards her refrigerator to get some water. "You want something to drink?" Selena asked as she turned around to face Logan. However, he was way closer than she had anticipated. There he was, only inches away from her. Her lips slightly parted from the shock of having him so close, she couldn't even breath. The look Logan was giving her caused a lot of emotions to surge through her body. It didn't help the fact that his eyes kept lowering down to her lips and soon enough she caught herself doing the same. 

Logan began to lean forward slightly and her heart stopped from the proximity. She didn't even notice that his hand was reaching inside the refrigerator with his eyes remaining on her. The corner of Logan's lips twitched up slightly, you probably would not have noticed but considering how close they were, it was hard to miss. Just as their lips were about to touch causing Selena to close her eyes, Logan leaned back. Selena opened her eyes to see him taking a step back with a water bottle on his hand. "Thanks." He whispered as he took away the cap and walked away from her.