Party 4 U - John Logan
Pairings: John Logan x Reader (no use of y/n)
Genre/Warning: Reader Pining for John, Hurt, & Implied Smut
Summary: She's so down bad for John Logan she throws a whole birthday party just to hopefully see him again.
Words: 1.5k
It's funny how she could convince herself of the reasons for wanting something.
It all started with an idea on her actual birthday. The middle of June, surrounded by her hometown friends and family. It was honestly a pretty good birthday. Her parents made her favorite meal, and her Nana made her famous red velvet cake, which was her favorite. Her two nieces sat in her lap while everyone sang "Happy Birthday," and she so graciously let them blow out her candles. Her best friends stayed until way past midnight while they all drank wine on the back porch and beat all of their dead horses. It was great, but she couldn't shake the lingering thought of wanting her college friends there too. Maybe it also wouldn't have hurt if a certain right wing hockey hunk had been there.
So here she was. It was late August, and she had convinced her best friends, Allie and Hannah, that she wanted to celebrate turning twenty one in her college town. She was lucky because she had the most amazing and supportive girls in her circle, and they immediately loved the idea.
"Oh my gosh, this idea is amazing! I wish we would've come up with it so you didn't have to!" Allie exclaimed excitedly, with Hannah nodding beside her.
"Yes, yes, yes! This is going to be so fun! Let's get to planning."
But if she were being one hundred percent honest with herself, this party wasn't really for her.
No. This was all about him. Embarrassingly so.
She and John Logan had shared an undeniable, unspoken attraction ever since they met. Ironically, it had been at a party. She spotted him first, and immediately she felt chills run up her spine. He had a softness about him. He exuded confidence and charm, but it was also obvious he wasn't cocky. He was nonchalant in a way that didn't make him an asshole, either.
To her surprise, he looked up and made eye contact with her. Her breath hitched, and she didn't dare look away. She slowly sipped her drink while holding his intense gaze. He smirked at her before casually turning back to his friends to continue their conversation.
She desperately wanted to walk up to him, but she held herself back. He didn't need to know just yet how badly she wanted him. Instead, she wanted to give him a reason to approach her.
She made her way to the dance floor with Allie, who was as carefree as ever. She wasn't surprised when she glanced his way and caught him staring at her. He swallowed hard when he realized she'd caught him looking. She bit her lip, trying to hide the smile threatening to grow too wide. Then she went back to looking completely unbothered, soaking in the moment with Allie while feeling the adrenaline rush through her veins.
After a while of dancing, she was in need of another drink and made her way over for a refill.
Wouldn't you know it, her brown-eyed hottie was in need of another drink too.
She smirked as her heart started beating faster in her chest.
"I'm Logan, and you mystery girl are?"
She shook her head, laughing.
"Wouldn't you love to know."
He looked at her, stunned into silence, then agonizingly slowly made his way over to her.
"Well, that's not very fair, is it?" he whispered in her ear.
"You'll live."
His lips found hers with a fiery passion she had never felt before. She breathlessly kissed him back with so much want and need that she couldn't even imagine what it might have looked like to everyone else.After that fateful night, her midnight party rendezvous with John Logan only intensified in frequency, along with the things they would do together.
Now here she was, surrounded by what seemed like a thousand pink balloons, a million people, and enough alcohol for everyone at Briar University to get drunk off of. She had even made a playlist of songs she knew he would enjoy, or songs that simply made her think of him.
Yet he was nowhere in sight.
She felt crazy. She should've been enjoying her night with her friends and all the people who had made Briar feel like home. But all she could think about was why he wasn't there.
Literally the only damn reason she'd thrown this stupid party was for him. For him to show up, and for them to have another moment together. She kept drinking to calm her nerves. Someone poured champagne straight into her mouth. She downed Jell-O shot after Jell-O shot while also chugging vodka sodas like water. She searched every room, trying to meet his gaze somewhere. She could always feel when his eyes were on her. It was magnetic, and her body felt like it was on fire every time he so much as looked at her. She grew so desperate that she even called him a couple of times, but every call went straight to voicemail.
She wished she knew what he was thinking. Why, out of all nights, had he chosen this one not to go to a party?
She distracted herself by hitting the dance floor, but it was just another painful reminder that he wasn't there. She had made that goddamn playlist practically dedicated to Logan. She might as well have worn a shirt that said, "I <3 #22." God, it was pathetic at this point, and she hoped more than anything that people weren't aware of the all-consuming crush she had on Logan.
She couldn't help but think about how crazy all of this was. She had thrown a party just for him. A party that was supposed to be about her had really become all about wanting him.
She stumbled into the bathroom, thinking she was going to be sick.
Allie knocked on the door.
"Are you okay, babe? Can I come in?"
She opened the door and sat down on the bathroom floor. Allie followed suit and patiently waited for her to explain what was wrong.
"Allie... I only threw this party for him."
At first, Allie looked confused, but then she realized she was talking about the hockey player who had had her heart since last year.
"Oh, babe, forget him. This is your night! Please celebrate, you deserve it! C'mon."
Allie helped her stand and wiped the stray tears falling down her face.
"Let's go get you another drink or maybe some water. Yeah, let's do that."
Allie led her to the kitchen and handed her a bottle of water and, like the amazing friend Allie was, another Jell-O shot.
She laughed, downed the shot, and started sipping on the water.
"You are so much more important than a guy, especially one who only seems interested in you at parties. Please promise me you'll enjoy your night."
She nodded and gave Allie a hug, reassuring her that she would be okay and that she could stop worrying. Allie looked at her one last time before giving her some space.
But, of course, the thoughts of Logan only intensified. She thought about how, if he were there, he would've already had her alone by now. If he walked in and saw her crying, would he kiss her and confess his feelings? Would he tell her he was sorry? Did he even care? Why was he treating her like someone he didn't care about?
All of those thoughts swirled through her head, and she had the urgent need to get out of her own mind.
So she made her way back to where everyone was dancing, found Allie and Hannah, and pulled them into dancing with her. It was really starting to work, and she thought maybe the night didn't have to be about him. This should be about her, her friends, and having a good fucking time.
The thoughts lingered.
"You only threw this party for him."
But she successfully pushed every single one of them down.
Just when she started letting loose and forgetting about the brown-eyed hockey player, all hell broke loose.
He walked into her party with someone else.
She froze in shock and disbelief.
He came to her party with another girl.
Her head immediately started to ache, and the room began to spin. She rushed back to the bathroom, desperate for some sort of relief. She tried splashing water on her face, she tried counting to ten, she even tried the five senses method. But nothing worked to soothe the racing thoughts in her head. It was like a symphony of disappointment and regret, and all she could do was sit there in silence until she could get her bearings. But still, all she could think about was him, hoping he would come knock on the door.
All that nervous energy bubbled up inside her, and somehow her heart beat even faster. She thought, If only he would come in here and kiss me. But instead, he was with another girl, doing God knows what. She wondered if he realized this was all for him that she desperately wanted to be more than whatever the hell the two of them were.
Why would he do this? At her party?
Eventually, she picked herself up with the little courage she could muster and opened the door.
Standing in front of her was John Logan himself.








