Big Time Whale Watching
A/N: Hi guys. We're currently travelling through California and this idea just popped into my head while being on a boat for a very long time. Hope you guys will enjoy this
"Logie!" Camille exclaimed while nearly running through the door.
"Gosh, girl. You're in a hurry." James said. He was sitting at the kitchen table having breakfast together with Carlos and Kendall.
"Where is he?" She yelled excitedly.
"Taking a shower and getting ready for school. Why?" Kendall asked getting curious.
"I've got a great date planned for us tomorrow," she started to explain. "It really is super cool and I'm just so excited."
"So we notice," James said.
"Are you going to a play hall with arcade games?" Carlos said bouncing on his chair.
Kendall and James both rolled their eyes.
"No, but that's kind of exciting too," Camille answered him. She really didn't want to hurt the boy's feelings.
"So, what else is so exciting?" Kendall responded.
"I have booked us on a boat trip in Monterey to go whale watching on the ocean for like 4 hours," Camille explained. "We're gonna gave so much fun!"
"You're taking Logan on a boat trip for 4 hours?" James asked trying to suppress his laughter.
She nodded her head.
"I bet this will come as a total surprise to him," Kendall answered winking at both of is band mates.
Right at that moment, Logan excited the bathroom. He was already dressed in burgundy skinny jeans, a white button down shirt and a striped burgundy cardigan. His hair was gelled up perfectly as usual.
"Logie, there you are," Camille exclaimed while running towards her boyfriend and jumping into his arms.
Logan almost lost his balance, but managed to get a grip and a firm hold on his girlfriend. He gently pressed a kiss on her cheek.
"Hey, Cami," he said softly. "What's up?"
"I've booked the perfect date for us tomorrow," she started. "You'll have to drive us all the way up to Monterey and then we'll hop onto a boat and go whale watching for 4 hours. Isn't that great?"
Logan visibly paled. Sitting on a boat on the ocean for that long seemed to be pure horror to him. The idea simply stressed him out already, but he didn't want to spoil his girlfriend's surprise.
"But, baby," he said softly. "Isn't it about a 5 hour drive to Monterey?"
"Yeah, but I've arranged for us to leave this afternoon after school and stay at my uncle's," Camille said.
"Are you sure Mama Knight is going to let us drive up there?" Logan asked silently praying she would say no so he wouldn't have too. "I mean, I've only had my driver's license for a short period of time. I don't know if she will let me drive that long."
"Oh, don't worry," Camille said smiling. "I've already asked her what she thought about that and she's willing to let you drive since you're such a responsible driver."
"Oh, okay." Logan responded.
He absolute didn't dare to tell Camille he didn't want to go. She obviously had done so much already to set up this date. There was no way of getting out of this one now. He would just have to face his fear. Camille told him to pack at least some layers and something comfortable to wear as well as shoes for the trip.
"I just can't wait," she said happily.
"Me neither," he answered managing a weak smile.
His band members had a hard time trying to conceal their laughter. Camille wrapped her arms around Logan's neck and pressed her lips on his in a loving kiss.
"See you in a bit," she said smiling once again.
Logan sighed and a grabbed a bowl from the kitchen table. He absentmindedly poured some cereal into the bowl and some juice into a glass and sat down at the counter with his band mates.
"Hey, buddy, are you okay?" Kendall asked him worry obvious in his voice.
"Oh, yeah. Sure! Why wouldn't I be." Logan lied playing around with the cereal in his bowl.
" 'Cause you're looking all pale and you haven't touched your food yet," Kendall answered.
"Nothing's wrong, okay," Logan answered a bit snappy. "Just get off my case."
"Look, dude. Just tell are that you don't like being on a boat," James said. "She'll totally understand. She's completely got the hots for you. It doesn't matter."
"I can't do that to her," Logan confessed sighing. "She has this all planned. I can't ruin her perfect date. I guess I'll just have to suck it up."
"It might not be all that bad," Kendall said trying to comfort his best friend. "Maybe there's no need for you to get stressed out already."
"You do know I have a weak stomach, right?" Logan said.
"Look on the bright side," Carlos chimed in. "At least you have a girlfriend and she has organized this perfect date for you. Why don't you just sit back and chillax for once."
" 'Cause I might not have a girlfriend after this weekend anymore," Logan sighed.
"Hey, don't think that way, Loges." Kendall said. "Cami really loves you. I'm sure she'll understand should you even get sick on this trip."
"You really think so?" Logan asked.
The other boys all nodded their heads.
"Hey, why don't you ask my mom to get you some pills for motion sickness just in case," Kendall suddenly said. "Would that solve your problem?"
"Great idea, Kendall. Thanks!" Logan answered.
A few minutes later, Mama Knight entered the apartment carrying her laundry basket. She had been busy doing the laundry as usual.
"Good morning, boys," she greeted the band members.
"Good morning," they all answered her cheerfully.
"Uhm … Mrs. Knight. Could I ask you for a favor?" Logan asked her shyly.
"Sure, Logan. What can I do for you," she answered him immediately putting down her laundry basket to listen to the smart boy of the group.
"Well, you know, Camille is taking me on this date," he started nervously.
"Yes, isn't that great?" Mrs. Knight exclaimed. "I guess I'm just a bit jealous of you now, Logan."
Logan nervously bit his lip and Mrs. Knight immediately noticed something was wrong.
"You're not excited to go on this date?" She asked him.
"Oh, I am. It's an amazing date. She really is the coolest girl ever," Logan started.
"But?" Mrs. Knight asked.
"I have a weak stomach," Logan said softly.
"You're afraid you might get sick on that boat trip," she finished for him.
He nodded his head blushing.
"Oh, sweetie. That's alright! Lots of people suffer from motion sickness," she told him. "Would you like me to get you some pills just in case?"
"Yes, please," he answered her shyly. "Thanks, Mrs. Knight."
"No problem," she answered him. "Now just finish your breakfast and go off to school and I'll make sure I'll have your pills here before you leave."
School seemed to last forever and although Logan was a genius and absolutely loved school, he couldn't seem to be focusing all morning. Maybe that was because Camille was sitting right next to him and she kept on writing him little love notes. It was the very first time in his entire school career that he was unable to answer one of his teacher's calculus questions and that he got a remark on his behavior. Luckily, a remark was all he got because of his great academic skills and his politeness at all times.
"What's wrong with you?" Kendall whispered to him.
"I can't focus," he whispered back to his best friend. "I'm way too nervous and Camille keeps on distracting me with her love notes."
"You're one lucky guy," Kendall whispered back.
"Logan Mitchell. That's the second time you're not paying attention," the teacher suddenly yelled out loud. "Care to explain to the class what is going on?"
"Logan isn't feeling to well today, Miss Collins," Kendall jumped in. "His stomach has been upset all night. Can we please be excused for a minute?"
"Sure, you can," Miss Collins answered him worriedly looking at the raven haired boy. "Logan, you should have said something before. Please take your time and if you don't feel up to it, you're excused for today."
"Thanks," Logan stammered.
Kendall grabbed him by the arm and quickly pulled him outside of the classroom. He winked at Camille as he passed her, so she wouldn't start to worry. Logan didn't even dare to look at his girlfriend. Once outside the classroom, he visibly started to relax once again.
"Thanks, man," he said to Kendall. "I really had no idea how to get out of this one. My mom would go all crazy if she found out I wasn't paying enough attention in class. I don't even know what came over me."
Kendall merely laughed at his shy best friend.
"Logie, you need to stop over thinking everything," he said smiling. "You'll be way less stressed if you do that. No, what notes did Camille write to you?"
Logan blushed once again.
"Oh come on, Logie. Don't be a spoil sport! We're best friends, right?" Kendall teased him some more.
"Okay," Logan answered hesitatingly as he pulled the notes out of his pants pockets.
He still blushed as Kendall read the notes Camille wrote to him.
You're so hot! I could drown in your dark brown orbs. I so badly want to run my fingers through your raven hair. You're so sexy when you bite your lip! I can't wait to spend some time alone with you … You know what, I wish so badly that I would be lying in those strong arms of yours right now and that we would be making out."
"As I said before," Kendall giggled. "You're one lucky guy. You have a beautiful girlfriend who's obviously crazy about you."
"Yeah, I know," Logan answered. "I think I'm ready to go back in now. Thanks!"
Both boys bro hugged before heading back to school. Miss Collins was still worried about Logan, but he convinced her that he was feeling better again. He quickly wrote Camille a note saying that he was crazy about her, was looking forward to their date, but needed to concentrate for now. She read the note, nodded and smiled brightly at him.
Finally school was over. Logan held hands with Camille while exiting the classroom. He dropped her off at her apartment and shared a sweet kiss with her. They decided to go packing and meet back at 2J an hour later. Logan had a quick lunch with his friends, Katie and Mama Knight and hurriedly started to pack. As he was a very organized person, he didn't need much time to pack his stuff. He couldn't help but feel happy about spending some alone time with his girlfriend. Exactly one hour later, Camille knocked on their door packed with her pink suitcase.
"Ready to go?" She asked her boyfriend.
"Absolutely," he said while grabbing the keys to his white car.
"Have fun you guys," his bandmates, Katie and Mama Knight all said in unison.
"And drive carefully," Mama Knight added.
"I will," Logan replied.
Logan once again grabbed a hold of Camille's hand as they walked towards his car. He didn't have a care in the world …
Later that evening when everyone in 2J went to bed and Kendall entered the bathroom he shared with Logan to get dressed for the night, he noticed a white box of pills still lying on the sink.
"Poor, Loges," he chuckled. "He'll have a hell of a date for sure."
Logan and Camille had arrived at her uncle's house and had spent the night there. They got to share the spare room, but had two separate beds. They were also supposed to share the bathroom. Logan got up first as usual that morning when his alarm went off and immediately decided to get ready for his boat date with his girlfriend. Camille was still sleeping peacefully. Logan couldn't help but take a picture of her sleeping like that with his Iphone.
When he returned from the bathroom fully dressed in blue skinny jeans, a white v-neck underneath his navy sweatshirt and white converse on his feet, she was still sound asleep.
"Hey, sleeping beauty," he whispered in her ear when he sat down on her bed. "It's time to rise and shine."
"Go away," she mumbled still half asleep. She suffered from a bad mood in the mornings.
"Baby, it's me," Logan whispered softly. "I love you." He gently rubbed circles on her back.
Camille's eyes now fluttered open and she wore a big smile on her face.
"Hey, Logie Bear," she said smiling. "What a sweet way to wake me up."
"You're very welcome," he said pressing his lips upon hers.
Camille got up and disappeared for a short while in the bathroom. She came back out clad in blue skinny jeans, a simple blue top, an orange sweatshirt and she wore a pair of red Vans. They went down to eat some breakfast and her uncle suggested he'd give the couple a lift to the harbor. Logan went back to the bathroom real quickly only to discover that the pills Mama Knight had bought for him were not any ware to be found … He had forgotten them on the sink in their apartment.
"Don't panic," he told himself. "You'll be fine. You're gonna pull this one off." Or so he hoped …
Camille's uncle dropped the couple of at the harbor and she grabbed Logan's hand and practically dragged him all the way to the ticketing office. Logan knew there was no way back now! Camille got into the boat at first and Logan followed closely behind her. They sat outside on one of the benches. It didn't take long for the boat to embark on its journey. Logan swallowed nervously. Lucky for him they started off very slowly. A marine biologist present on the boat started to explain what they were going to do. One of the crew members also explained some safety rules to the people on the boat. The man also said that if someone was to become drowsy or dizzy or light headed, that he or she was probably sea sick. He or she could change positions and take a seat at the back of the boat or even go inside and lay down for a while. The crew member also explained that if someone had to throw up, he couldn't do it in the restrooms at the boat. He or she would have to double over at the side of the boat in order to throw up into the sea. Camille started to giggle softly and Logan could only hope this wouldn't happen to him.
As soon as they had ended the explanation, the boat started to gain speed. Logan tried to focus on the horizon instead as on the water when the boat encountered some heavier waves. He desperately tried to control his breathing and silently prayed that his girlfriend didn't notice any of this. He had to go to the restroom about three times before the spotting started. Logan hadn't been feeling sick at all until now and he started to relax a little. The marine biologist explained that they saw a group of whales in the neighborhood. When they were close to the actual animals, they shut down the engine of the boat and now it just floated on the waves of the ocean. Everyone on board rushed to the star board side as soon as the biologist spotted the animals. Camille was super excited by now and dragged Logan with her. The boat now moved heavily. The side they were standing on nearly touched the ocean's water and swept up in the air minutes later. They had to hold on to the steel bars on the boat in order to keep standing upright while spotting the beautiful creatures. Logan's cheeks started to look a little greenish by now. He tried to focus on the animals tossing and turning and showing their tales in the water, but it didn't matter. He closed his eyes for a brief moment before opening them again a second later as he felt his stomach getting more and more upset. At that time, Camille looked at him.
"Logie, baby. Are you alright?" She asked worriedly.
Logan nodded his head and held his stomach.
"Oh poor baby," she said. "Are you going to be sick?"
Logan merely nodded before he hunched over and started to throw up the contents of his stomach. While everyone else on the boat was cheering at the marvels, he felt sick like never before in his entire life. Camille soothingly rubbed circles on his back to calm him down.
"I'm sorry," he panted in between emptying his stomach some more. "I didn't want to ruin your perfect date."
"Don't worry about that," she said softly.
The entire time the boat stopped for whale watching, Logan doubled over and threw up. He had lost all of his strength by now. Camille noticed this and tried to support her boyfriend's weight.
"Is your boyfriend still throwing up?" One of the crew members asked her.
"Yes," Camille answered as she watched Logan cling onto the steel bars to help support his weight some more.
"He looks about ready to faint," the man said. "Let's get him inside into the shade and lay him down for a bit."
He held onto Logan's lower back and put one arm underneath his knees to carry the slim boy inside bridal style. Logan's eyes fluttered shut for a brief moment. He lay the boy down on the bed inside the boat and quickly gave Camille a bucket in case he had to throw up some more.
"Just close your eyes and rest for a minute," the man said to Logan. "You'll start to feel a bit better soon. What's his name?" He asked Camille.
"Logan," she said still keeping an eye on her boyfriend.
"Don't worry, sweetie. Let him rest here for a while and I'll keep a close eye on him," he said. "He'll be okay."
Camille sat by his side and softly ran a hand through Logan's raven black hair. He fell asleep real soon and was still sound asleep when the boat arrived back at the harbor. Camille had gone back to spotting some whales.
"Logie bear," she softly whispered in his ear. "Time to rise and shine again. We're at the harbor."
Logan tiredly rubbed his eyes. He still felt awful.
"Hey, buddy," the crew member said. "Are you doing okay?"
"I guess," he whispered shyly.
"You're still too weak to get out of the boat yourself," he said to Logan. "I'll carry you and should rest a little while longer at the cabin to make sure you're doing okay. Your girlfriend can keep you company."
He nodded. The man lifted him up once again and carried him off board. He brought the boy over to the cabin as said and laid him down on the couch. He brought a blanket and Camille tucked her boyfriend in.
"I blew the whole date," he said. "I'm so sorry, Cami."
"Don't be," she said. "I love taking care of you. You're so cute even when your cheeks are tinted a little greenish! Just remind me never to take you on a boat ever again on a date!"
Logan flushed a dark red.