Logan

28. Ups And Downs

*Logan's POV*

The night I had seen her playing with Damien, I lost it.

Of course, he would do something like this, but not to my girlfriend.

When she had mentioned she was going to sing with someone else that night, I figured it would be AB or Alex, not him. The way they had locked eyes during the song, I had been livid. Leaving without giving her a proper explanation had been an asshole move on my part, sure.

Scarlet and I never told anyone about Damien, it felt like we could never explain anything about him without mentioning the trouble he's put my mom and dad through.

It was his fault that they got divorced, it was his fault that Dad had to move away. It was his fault that now he's trying to steal my girlfriend.

But in that, I hurt Natalie too. I ignored all of her calls, texts, and voicemails. Scarlet had told me to just talk to her, just let her explain the situation... but I had already made up my mind.

When I came home, his stuff was in the basement room. Her stuff was gone, the faint smell of her perfume still on my pillow.

I tried calling her. It only rang once, before it went to voicemail. I tried calling again, voicemail. I tried texting, no answer. My only thought was to go to her house, she had to be there. Where else could she be? When I opened the door, I heard Alex and Damien talking. Why the fuck was Damien here?

"Where's Natalie, and why the fuck are you here?"

Alex immediately put distance between him and Damien before saying "She's sleeping Logan. You should've called before coming over."

"You've never cared before." I looked between him and Damien, searching for answers "Why the fuck is he here?"

Alex's glare at me was alarming... I'd only seen him mad a handful of times. "I think you should go, Logan." His words were short, like they left a bad taste in his mouth. I hadn't heard him sound like this since... since the night I broke his sister's heart.

I was confused. I pointed at Damien."Are you sleeping with him?"

Alex shook his head. "What?! No, why would you even think that?"

Damien walked toward me, and I shook my head. "Are you sleeping with my girlfriend?" A quick look between the two of them made me nervous "ARE YOU SLEEPING WITH MY GIRLFRIEND?!" I yelled, my anger taking hold of me. Before he could answer I surged toward Damien, slamming him against the wall.

He pulled back for a moment before muttering "Don't do something you're going to regret, brother."

I grabbed his shirt again, my fist rounding to hit his face, but then I heard Natalie shouting "Stop! Logan, stop!" I felt her grabbing my arm, but in wrenching myself free I heard her gasp as she fell backwards to the floor with a hard thud.

Alex's strength was tenfold as he pulled me away from Damien... he was even yelling at me "GET THE FUCK OUT OF MY HOUSE, LOGAN!"

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*Natalie's POV*

I was in my bed when I heard the yelling. I came down the stairs to see Logan about to punch Damien, and I'd only ever seen him that angry once... It scared me, and I didn't want to see this, so I screamed at him to stop. I tried to grab his arm, tried to stop him from hurting Damien, but he pushed me backward, and I fell to the floor. I felt my arm immediately twist under my body and it was excruciating.

Alex yelling at him to get out... it made my breath catch in my throat. Alex never raised his voice.

Logan made an attempt to talk to me, but before I could answer him, Alex had pushed him out of the house and slammed the door behind him.