Soul Mates

'We need to talk...'

Monday, September 27, 1999

 *Carolina’s POV*

I didn't hear from Logan all weekend. Maybe it's for the best, it gave me time to recover from the kiss. Max invited me to the beach on Sunday but I used my upcoming calc test as an excuse not to go. If there's any chance that Logan feels something for me, I don't want to ruin it by dating Max.

I try not to get my hopes up, after all, Logan called the kiss a mistake, but I know what I felt when he kissed me. A little annoying voice in my head reminds me how territorial he gets when it comes to my friendship. Maybe he just lost it and didn't know how to react.

As I wait in line to pay for my lunch in the cafeteria, I realize how strange it is to be standing here alone. The few times I've bought my lunch, Logan has always waited in line with me. I look towards his table and find him making out with Cindy like he wants to devour her in front of everybody. I feel a blinding rage pulse through me, hijo de perra. Logan seems to feel the intensity of my gaze because he looks up straight into my eyes. It's like he's saying, look how much I don't care about our kiss.

He doesn't want to share me but he already has someone to be with. I'm all alone with no other friends, except for him. He's not territorial, he's selfish! I pay for my chicken wrap and run for the doors. Once outside, I head for my favorite tree and sit under it's calming shade. I close my eyes and feel tears streaming down my face. In spite of everything, I did let myself believe that the kiss meant something. Estupida! I should know better, he doesn't see me as a girl. 

I'm still sitting there, with my eyes closed and my lunch forgotten on my lap, when I feel somebody sit next to me. I don't open my eyes. There's no need. I recognize Logan's scent as soon as the breeze hits him. He smells like the beach and like fresh rain rolled into one. 

"Mia, we need to talk." I can hear the tension in his voice. "So talk." I reply without opening my eyes. If I let him see them, he'll see how much he affects me, how much I love him. "You're mad at me." It's not a question, so I keep quiet. "I'm sorry. I don't know what got into me. When I saw you with Max, I felt like I was going to lose you. You're friendship is the only thing in this world that is truly mine. I don't think I can live without you and I don't want what happened on Friday to come between us. I wish I could take it all back. Can we act like it never happened?" 

I don't reply and after a while he gets up and leaves. How can I explain to him that he wants to forget the same moment I want to freeze in time and relive forever? How can he not know how much his words hurt me? He must know how I feel about him after the way I reacted to his kiss. 

*Logan's POV*

My wolf hates me. 'Comfort. Protect.', he howls at me and I feel his anger. I try to remind Raegor that Mia is a human and not our true mate. "Mine. Ours.', he repeats. I need to put some distance between Mia and I or this wolf will take over.