Perilous Liaison

mily, Logan had received a message from Cami

h time for her and so little for me. I h

r weeks, but each attempt was immediately dashed by his unrealistic expectations.

illa was palpable, but he had also begun to develop more nuanced feelings

ite her for coffee. It was an attempt to get closer to her, to bet

with me? he asked, h

, surprised, but en

many opportunities to h

he aromas of freshly brewed coffee filled the air. Logan felt light, fa

ere? he asked, watchin

no

to sit here and watch the people go by.

pressed by he

's your st

oment, playing with t

just an ordinary girl, with

to share more, but he also knew that each question could be a s

potential than you thin

his connection that was growing between them. It was as if, in this café, they

eminding him that his life had become a dangerous game. A wo

men, two lives, and every smile he exchanged with E

d, especially the way Camilla had glowed under the twinkling lights, but all of that was clouded by the lingering thought of Emily.

of him looked forward to meeting Emily. When she finally appeared at the gym, a shadow of hesitation crossed her face. She was dr

shyly, her gaze falling o

a warmth wa

How are you

oulders, a discreet

A little nerv

ged her wi

re. We'll t

t he gave her seemed to resonate more within her. But at the same time, there was a melancholy in her eyes that tro

n a bench, out of breath but happy. Logan t

progress, Emily. You are ge

look in her eyes bet

. But I... I think I n

per. This caught Logan's attention,

you mean

looking at the gr

od. Sometimes I feel like I

en. He never imagined she

t it if you don't want to, he

and he saw a glimmer of

out it, actually. Maybe thi

ed, ready

ahe

k a dee

n, and it affected my entire family. I often felt like I had to take care

y, every word she said

for you, wasn't it

ginning to form the

ldn't give it to him, and it left me feeling empty. I.

ards her, but towards the world that ha

your fault. You

, tears now visi

make peace with that. This is why I

comfort her pushing him to reac

u. Talking about

rate inside him. It was then that he realized how attracted he was to her, but it wasn't just a physi

vulnerability she had shared with hi

ening, Logan. You

n't just his coach. They shared something more,

at you're going through, he said

slightly, losing himself in her eyes, losing track of time and the world around them. Emily was a light i

Emily, he felt guilty towards Camilla, towards this woman who had taken care

e to go, Emily whisper

t of him hoping she wou

little longer? he asked, his voice tinge

im a melan

ve to

s he watched her disappear into the gym, he realized that the

charm, of her strength, of their physical connection. Then he thought of Emily, of her fragility, of her c

d him. How could he develop such intense affection for someone when he was involved with another woman? This only made his life

oy. But each meeting with Camilla also reminded him of what he had to lose. This inner struggle was becoming more and

ation was flowing, but Logan couldn't get the image of Emily out of his mind. Camilla talked about he

uriously, her piercing

ttle distant tonight

ut something inside him

about a lot of thing

, her expression

putting too muc

ok his

t. I like what

ped, he

e wanted to express

one encouraging, but her look b

eeling a little

them, and he saw Camilla's expression chang

between w

ew he had to be honest, but he

u and... ano

ding. Camilla seemed to consider his words, then straig

o is

t his hea

t to talk abo

l take i

arms, her post

ted to me, Logan. Why does thi

f the situation, and what he had with Camilla

compl