Just Don't Fall (Sweater Weather, #1; Appies, #1)

by Emma St. Clair

“This is a huge mess,” I mumble. “It’s a terrible idea. Isn’t it?” Mia’s tone softens. “I honestly don’t know. I mean, part of me wants you to go for it. At the very least, it would help get Logan out of your system. Finally.” Do I want Logan out of my system? That’s the question. I somehow doubt spending an evening with him as my date would do anything to quell my feelings. If anything, I might get ideas. “But?” “But you could also get hurt,” Mia says. “Again. And it’s been forever since you’ve dated anyone. Is Logan really the best option for dipping your toe back in the dating pool?” She has a point. Dating has been difficult for years. And not just for the typical reasons dating can be hard when you’re single in your twenties. No, my reasons are … unique. And because our brains are that in sync, Mia steers the conversation right to those reasons. “What if Logan does say yes? And you go and have a great time together. And then at the end of the night, he wants to kiss you?” The mere idea of kissing Logan makes my entire body flush with heat. I keep my head pressed to the sticky table so Mia won’t see my red cheeks. “It’s not a real date,” I mumble. “There won’t be any kissing.” “Uh huh. But your feelings are real. It would be easy for the lines to get blurry.” I sure hope they will, I think. Blur away, lines! “They won’t,” I say out loud. “Logan dates actual models and people who look like models.” “You’re a hottie, Parker. And you two have history, which counts for som...