Forever Logan by Elena Matthews (animal farm read .txt) 📕

only way we can interact at the moment. It’s sad that things had to turn sour between us, but I’m guessing not all love stories have a happy ending like Nate and Remi’s.

I have to say, I’m glad she didn’t bring a date with her. I don’t think I’d have been able to stomach her being with anyone else right now, if ever. I mean, when she was with Eddie, I wanted to punch him square in the face for being in the same vicinity as Ally, but now that I’ve been with her, now that I know what she feels like naked and sweaty beneath me, how she sounds when I bring her to climax, how she feels in my arms…well, I’d probably be arrested for murder. I contemplated bringing someone with me, but just the thought of being in another woman’s company just bugged me out, especially a woman who wasn’t Ally. Plus, I’m just not that cruel.

After the dessert has been served, the wedding planner approaches us to let us know it’s time for the best man and maid of honor speeches, and she hands me and Ally a microphone each. Ally was supposed to go first, but she insisted she wanted to follow after me. Standing from my seat, I clink my fork against my champagne flute to begin my toast. I forego needing my speech because, frankly, I forgot it in my hotel room…so here’s where the high school improv comes into practice. Thank God I have charisma up my sleeve.

“It’s become that time of the day where I finally get to toast the groom, and let me tell you, as his twin, I have more intel on him than anybody else in our family.”

Everybody laughs, and I breathe out a sigh of relief.

“I’m just kidding, of course. This is the best day of his life after all. I’ll wait to tell the embarrassing stories later tonight after I’ve had tequila shots,” I say, earning me more laughter.

“I know, traditionally, the maid of honor is supposed to speak first,” I say, glancing over at Ally. “But she assured me she wanted to go second. She probably knew how much my speech would suck and that she could follow on with something way better. So, I can only apologize now. The real speech will be along in just a few minutes.”

She throws her head back with a laugh, and for just a moment, seeing her laugh at something I said takes my breath away.

Forcing my focus on my brother, Remi, and the guests around us, I continue, “When my brother told me he’d fallen in love, I almost fell off my chair, laughing. I thought he was kidding. Until this past year, we’d enjoyed being single, just like any bachelor, but it wasn’t until I met Remi and got to know how sweet, kind, and beautiful she was that I realized that Remi was his perfect match. As a twin, we’ve known each other our entire lives—hell, even before we were born.”

“But I’m three minutes older than you,” he hollers, making laughter fill the ballroom.

“Yeah, and you never let me forget it either,” I tell him pointedly, chuckling.

“I don’t know if any of you know how they met, but Nate saved Remi’s life in a house fire. It almost sounds cliché that a gorgeous woman would fall in love with her hero. It only happens in fairy tales, right? Well, sometimes, fairy tales do come true, and Remi and Nate are proof of that. And do you know what? They deserve to have a happily ever after. Both of them have been through so much, especially in a short amount of time. They haven’t known each other as long as some couples do before they get married, but in Remi and Nate’s case, time wasn’t needed to measure their love for one another. They knew the moment they met that they had found their soul mates, so what was the point of waiting around? If you know, you know. And today, seeing them commit themselves to one another for the rest of their lives has not only made me proud that my brother has found the woman he wants to spend the rest of his life with, but it also inspires me to want what they have.” Instinctively, I look at Ally for my next words, unable to resist. “A wife, a best friend, a soul mate…I want that, and though, I might not have found that yet, when I do find my soul mate, I’m going to marry her the first chance I get.”

Her eyes gloss over, but I force myself to look away and slide my gaze across to Nate and Remi.

“You only have one life, so why delay the inevitable? I love you both, and I’m so excited that I’m gaining another sister. I think Kaelyn is even more excited than me. Growing up with four boys in the house—five, if you include my dad—was no picnic for her, and now, she finally gets the sister she’s always wanted and less testosterone to fight against.”

“Hell yes, more girl power!” Kaelyn shouts from the table nearest to us, causing everyone around us to burst out laughing. She lifts her champagne glass, looking all pretty in her bridesmaid dress.

Looking down at Remi and Nate one last time, I conclude my speech. “You are both so lucky to have found each other, and I wish you a lifetime of happiness.”

Nate pulls Remi into his arms. He smiles at me while Remi dabs at her eyes with a tissue.

Raising my glass, I look out to all the guests. “So, if you could, please raise your glasses for my brother and new sister-in-law and congratulate them on the first day of the rest of their lives as Mr. and Mrs. Jensen. Congratulations,” I tell them as everyone raises their glasses and hollers their congrats for them both before clapping at my stellar performance.

And nobody has to know that