Absolutely Not in Love (Sweater Weather, #7; Appies, #2)

by Jenny Proctor

“Nah, not tonight,” I say, finally answering Eli. “I’m, uh, meeting Ivy.” Not exactly a lie. Ivy is what I call my library. It’s my favorite part of my apartment. It deserves a name. Logan scoffs, and I look over to meet his eye. He’s the only guy on the team who knows who Ivy really is. Or what Ivy really is, I guess. He’s also the only one who knows anything about my anxiety. Which is weird, since he’s the newest member of the team. We connected pretty fast, though. Plus, he’s dating Parker, the team’s social media manager. The nature of her job required me to be honest with her about what I can and can’t handle when it comes to team promo stuff, so telling Logan felt like a natural extension of that. “Seriously, when are we gonna meet this woman?” Eli asks. “Yeah, Felix,” Logan echoes. “When are we going to meet her?” I drop down onto the bench and pull on my shoes. “Ivy likes her privacy.” Logan rolls his eyes, then claps Eli on the back, saying something to him that I can’t hear. Eli nods and heads out the door, and Logan moves toward me. “Seriously?” he says, dropping onto the bench beside me. “You have to meet Ivy?” I lift my hands. “I swear it isn’t personal.” “You don’t owe me any explanations, man. You can spend your time however you want.” Logan pauses. “Just…you okay?” His expression is serious, like he’s really asking and would sit here as long as it took for me to give him a real answer. “I’m good,” I say, meeting his gaze head-on. “Just want to get home.” Lo...