Chapter Thirty-Nine - The Comfort in Each Other

One afternoon, as Deonna was heading to a meeting, she overheard Vanessa's voice drifting from Logan's office. "Come on, darling. You can't tell me you're happy playing this corporate drone. Remember all the fun we used to have? The parties, the travel, the excitement?" Deonna paused, her hand on the doorknob of the conference room, straining to hear Logan's response. "That was a different time, Vanessa. I've changed. My priorities have changed." Vanessa's laugh was like tinkling crystal. "Oh please. You're still the same Logan underneath all this responsible adult nonsense. I know you, remember? Better than anyone." Deonna's chest tightened at those words. She forced herself to enter the conference room, trying to push the conversation out of her mind. Later that evening, as she was packing up to leave, Logan appeared in her office doorway. "Can we talk?" he asked, his expression serious. Deonna nodded, steeling herself for whatever was coming. Logan closed the door behind hi