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it’s not him. I met a really sweet guy last night who took me by complete surprise.” He chewed nervously on the inside of his cheek, debating whether or not to say any more. “I can’t stop thinking about him. Is that crazy being as I just met him?” He was never good at keeping secrets and hoped the older woman could give him some grandmotherly advice.
    Mrs. Parks laid money on the counter for her bill then reached across and patted his hand. “No, sweetie, you’re not crazy. Sometimes
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    love has a way of sneaking up on you and biting you right on the ass.”
    Logan giggled at her curse. “No matter how you find it, don’t let it slip away.”
    He watched her walk out the door and across the street to her dog-grooming business. Nice old bird if a little quirky at times, but today she did have a point. Finn did seem like a good guy. Yeah, the way they met wasn’t ideal, but it didn’t mean they couldn’t build a relationship that would last.
    Logan started to get excited about seeing Finn again. But just as that happy-go-lucky energy filled his body, a black cloud of dread hung over his head. He hadn’t heard any voices coming from Finn the previous night, but that didn’t mean he wouldn’t hear something tonight.
    More customers filed through the door, and he became too preoccupied with filling orders and neighborly small talk to worry about anything else. As the rush died down, he went around wiping off the table tops. Whenever he had any extra time on his hands, his mind often wandered back to that fateful day five months ago.
    He had been sitting in his office when he heard Leo shouting at a customer for being a rude prick. He left his office to go assist with the situation but when he walked into the front area, Leo was handing the man his change and telling him to have a good day. Logan thought the scene seemed odd since he had just heard Leo yelling at the man.
    Logan came around the counter and asked if Leo needed help with anything. Leo gave him the strangest look and said he was fine.
    Logan soon found out after the customer left that he was in fact an asshole. He was hitting on Leo and wouldn’t take no for an answer.
    Not until Logan came out front did the guy take the hint and leave.
    Leo said he was screaming internally for the jerk to go away.
    It was as if a light had been switched on. He had heard every word his friend had thought without him ever uttering a single word aloud.
    Logan could hear Leo’s thoughts. And he came to find out it wasn’t just Leo’s, it was everyone’s. It didn’t happen all the time, but when
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    the voices broke through they just wouldn’t stop. He heard wives complaining about their husbands. He heard husbands complaining about their wives. How the manager of the grocery store in town was sleeping with his neighbor’s wife. He heard all types of shit that he would have rather not. It made being around the people in town kind of hard when he knew all their dirty little secrets they kept hidden behind their fake smiles.
    Once he figured out he wasn’t going crazy, he confided in Leo.
    Leo said he must be telepathic. Logan accepted that. It only happened on occasion, so he could live with being a mind reader every so often, but it didn’t mean he had to like it.
    The whole telepathy thing put his dating life on hold. He had tried going out with a few guys since his odd gift flared to life, but any hopes of a relationship died a quick death when the guy’s true nature came to the surface. It seemed he attracted the fuck ’em and leave ’em type. He hated to admit it, but he would rather not know their true motives for asking him out. At least that way he could get laid every now and again.
    When Rhett walked into his life, he could have thanked the heavens. Rhett came into the coffee shop, and they started chatting like old friends. The next thing he knew he was having dinner with the man. He was a little on the snobby