Freedom in Chains

*Ding!*
Janie grabbed her phone thinking it was Suri but it was Logan. "Oh no."
She opened the message. "Yeah, I see those kids as much as I can."
"He doesn't even say anything that's reply-able."
"Good night." She texted.
He only read it and didn't reply.
"Jerk. You were nice for a second."
***
That weekend Brian texted Janie. "Hey! It's Brian. I got your number from Hunter since Logan wouldn't give it to me. You free today? Let's do something."
"Sorry, I got plans with Logan. Maybe next weekend I'll be free."
"It's okay. Text me when we could do something."
"Okay."
Janie wanted to do something with Brian instead of Logan. Janie had to go to a shareholder meeting with Logan that day and Hunter stressed that Janie had to make a good impression on them. Meaning be quiet and smile.
***
A month passed by and Janie had to go to several boring events with Logan. She went golfing, fishing, dinner parties with old people, etc. She was getting tired. Her friends couldn't even do anything with her because she was booked every weekend and weekday. It was the same routine over and over again. Logan would talk to those people. Janie would sit there and smile. When they went home Logan would drop Janie home and he would go to Jessica's. Hunter didn't have a say in Jessica, so Janie had to bare with it. Sometimes they would make Janie take a taxi home because Logan wanted to pick Jessica up for dinner. And sometimes Janie would text Logan at night telling him she had fun. But there would be no reply.
"You free yet?" Brian texted one day.
"I think this weekend for sure."
"Great! Wear something comfy."