Chapter 142: Family Time
It didn‘t take long for Logan to get settled into the new room. After the furniture was moved in and assembled, the twins came in and watched him as he put the bedcovers on and folded his clothes into the dresser. “Can we help?” Oliver asked,
“Okay.” Logan said with a nod. “Grab the corner of the quilt. Olivia, get the other corner on that side.” The twins did as they were told. Logan grabbed both corners on his side. The three of them pulled the comforter out, stretching away all the wrinkles. With the bed made, Logan started pulling his clothes out of his suitcase and folding them on the bed, sorting them out. “Are you going to live her all the time?” Olivia asked. Logan smiled at her. “Not all the time,” he said, “I‘ll be here as much as I can be, though. I want to be here as much as possible.‘ “We want you here too.” Olivia said with a nod. “Are you almost done?” Oliver asked. “I‘ll be done soon,” Logan promised.
The twins watched him while he folded and sorted his clothes. Then he tucked them away into the dresser. He had left a good portion of his clothing and belongings back at his house too, but he‘d brought enough with him to make the room feel cozy and personal.
“Come play with us, now,” Olivia demanded once Logan was done.
“Okay.” Logan said with a smile. Olivia took his hand and pulled him out into the living room.
The twins got some of their toys and started playing. Logan sat down on the couch and watched them with their toys and fantasy games. It was the first night he was going to be staying there. He‘d given Dana the night off completely because he wanted to full family experience with Serena and the twins.
on the couch while the twins played. “All settled in?” she asked with
cheeks reddening slightly. He loved when
“Where‘s Dana?” she asked.
night,” Logan said, “I
some interesting voices while they played. Logan threw together a quick meal. He didn‘t want to do anything too elaborate for their first night. He was supposed to be treating it like any old family night, not some special occasion. He served up the plates and called everyone into the kitchen. “I was thinking this morning how nice it would be for all four of us to be at the table
forward to it as well,” Logan admitted. The four of them sat down and Logan smiled at everyone. He watched them all eat for a moment, wanting to fully enjoy the first real family meal they were having together, a meal where he wasn‘t going to have to rush off at the end to get home. After dinner, Serena started washing the dishes. “I can do that,” Logan offered. Serena shook her head. “You cooked, I‘ll
in the tub,” he said. Olivia and
show you, and my blue
changed the dynamic significantly Serena was also trusting him to get it right. He was
twins soap themselves up and wash their hair. They had tons of floating bath toys that they played around with, making big splashes. “Woah, let‘s try to keep the water in the tub,” Logan said grabbing a towel to wipe some splashes off his face and
Olivia
to prune, he pulled the stopper out and
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