Sorry, no update yesterday. My grandma is in town for the week. So updates may be like every other day for this first week. Oh well, at least it was pretty fast! Right?

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Chapter 2: News Unheard Of


December 28, 2012- Diamond-Knight House 10:30 am

The guests were all finally gone and the large mansion was much quieter now, than it had been since Christmas Eve. It was filled with only five people finally – which was significantly less than how many people had been in the house just two days ago. But the small family was enjoying their time of peace and quiet, actually thankfully to get the quiet atmosphere once again. Not that they minded their friends and other family, but still…peace and quiet were very nice to have.

Ryan Diamond was staying for an entire week after Christmas, meaning he would be here until the day after New Years. Giving him just enough time to get to know his new grandson and try to bond with the little six-year-old. It also gave Logan enough time to get to know Ryan and warm up to him. The family knew it would take Logan more than a week to be as comfortable with Ryan as he was with Jennifer and Katie. But Ryan was willing to wait as long as Logan needed.

Katie was also still over at her brother and brother-in-law's house, with Jennifer going back to work today. Besides, she wanted to also spend time with her nephew and brothers. Also, it was either go to Kendall's house or to do her chores all day long. Right. Like Katie Knight was going to choose to do her chores.

Logan was happy and satisfied with Katie and Ryan's company in addition to his fathers' company already. He'd grown rather fond of Katie over the year, and he was even already warming up to kind, old Ryan Diamond. He was the only grandfather Logan had ever known, especially now with Kendall's father not being in any of their lives. It was a good balance for Logan. Not too many people. He had one grandmother and one grandfather, each on different sides of the family.

As so to make it fair.

Currently, the five family members were lounging in the large living room; a roaring fire was blazing in the fireplace beside the tree. Toys and Christmas gifts were scattered in messy piles across the carpeted floor. Logan was seated in the center of the room, surrounded by toy cars, race tracks and plastic dinosaur toys. Katie was lying across her stomach right beside him, phone next to her and opened to a conversation with her still steady boyfriend, Tyler. Ryan was kneeling to Logan's left with two toy cars in his own hands as small car noises and sounds erupted from the inner child within Ryan. James and Kendall were both watching the three play in their game, smiling from the couch, cuddling and talking to each other.

James grinned softly at his father, whose car was now being chased by a plastic dinosaur in Logan's hand. He never had a doubt in his mind that he would have any issues with his father about Logan. And as time continued to pass, James knew the bond between grandson and grandfather would only get stronger and stronger. It was his mother he was worried about.

For a second, James' eyes darkened at the thought of his mother. The woman who had raised him and left him on his own when she found out what gender he was attracted to. The same woman who couldn't even be bothered to take off of work to finally meet her new grandson. Let alone, see her son and son-in-law. James' mood damped just a bit when his thoughts continued to centre on his mother.

Kendall was the only one who noticed the slight change in James' demur. The again, Kendall knew his husband like the back of his hand. Better than anyone else. Gently, Kendall slung an arm over the back of the couch and around James' shoulders. James looked up quietly at Kendall's action, before smiling gently though his smile did not reach his eyes. Kendall pulled James closer in a soothing manner.

"What's wrong James?" He asked softly, as to not disturb the other three in the room.

"Nothing really." James attempted a smile. When he received a blank stare, James sighed to himself. Kendall defiantly wasn't buying it. "Nothing…I was just thinking about my mom. And whether I want her near Logan. That is, if she ever even wanted to meet him." James grumbled bitterly, huffing into Kendall. There was a small sigh inside Kendall, as James spoke his mind to him. He knew Brooke was a rough topic for James, just like his father was for him.

"I'm sure she would one day." Kendall tried to comfort his lover. However, it was James' look of disbelief that caused Kendall to chuckle and grip James tighter. "Yeah. Right. But that's your choice baby. If you don't want her around then I'll support you one hundred percent. It's not like Logan is going to miss much without her. He still has your dad and my mom. Maybe you could invite your dad's new wife over sometime. She could be good for him." Kendall murmured softly. James sat back in thought, without answering Kendall.

Kendall had a valid point. James thought his stepmother was actually a pretty nice woman, especially if she made his father happy. Maybe he could give it a try and have her come out. For Logan.

"Okay. Maybe." And the conversation was left at that. Both men were content and willing to not bring up the topic anymore. They would decide later down in the road. Right now, it was just time to focus on being a family and helping Logan out.

"Vroom! Vroom!" Logan's high-pitched car noises broke James and Kendall out of their thoughts and two smiles graced their lips, upon sight of their new happy son. Even after almost a year with Logan, James and Kendall could never get used to how lucky they were and how much they loved their little boy. Logan may not have been their birth son but he might as well have been. Because James and Kendall loved Logan with all of their hearts, and then some.

Logan was racing one of his newest race cars across the carpet, while skillfully avoiding all of the dinosaurs laid out. Including the ones now in Ryan's hands. Beside him, Katie had her own toy car (phone long forgotten by now), and was carefully following close behind Logan. Ryan ran after the two with the dinosaurs, roaring mightily like a real dinosaur would.

"Oh no, Captain Logan! We have a T-Rex on our tail and he's big!" Katie cried dramatically, while Ryan attempted to cover his chuckle. He was a ferocious dinosaur after all, and dinosaurs did not chuckle.

Logan, however, giggled while still racing his car around. "Uh-oh. But he'll never catch us! We're too fast for him Auntie Katie." Logan announced, receiving a mischievous grin from his aunt. Ryan let out a small growl, earning a squeak and bubble of laughter from little Logan. Instantly he began to slightly pick up speed.

"Captain, it seems our engines are running low. The T-Rex is gaining on us! Whatever shall we do?" Katie cried. Logan gasped with wide eyes at the idea of the T-Rex actually catching up to them. He couldn't let that happen. Not now!

It had taken Logan a while to actually learn how to play with toys, considering the most toys Logan had before the orphanage was the stuffed pillow on the couch in his old house. Although, James and Kendall were relieved to say that despite the child abuse, Logan's imagination hadn't been affected one bit. Actually, Logan had more imagination than most kids his age and really got into the "adventures" he had when playing with toys. Unfortunately, Kendall and James had learned that Logan's over-active imagination was probably due to the abuse. And always wishing or imagining he was somewhere else, besides with his parents and the pain.

Logan stopped his car and stood up in his Christmas feet-y pajamas, before snatching the rubber sword to his left. "We have to stop the mean T-Rex!" Logan announced before breaking into a sprint towards Ryan. Immediately, Ryan dropped his toys and braced himself for his grandson's impact. Meanwhile, Katie remained laughing behind the two.

Logan collided with his grandpa with an 'oof!' before Ryan allowed himself to fall backwards onto the ground. Logan remained on top of Ryan in victory, bringing his rubber sword down once. Ryan gasped as radically as he could, flailing his arms and everything. It was an award winning death, if you asked Kendall.

"Oh, how the mighty have fallen. The great Captain Logan had defeated the big bad dinosaur!" Ryan cried before falling limp and dead underneath the mighty warrior. Logan clamped a hand over his mouth to suppress the giggles coming from within him. His chocolate eyes were shinning brightly with true happiness.

Ryan grinned up at his grandson, feeling beyond blessed to have met a boy such as Logan and even more blessed to be calling this child his grandson. He would make sure to always be there for the little boy and for his sons, for as long as he lived. Even if his ex-wife wouldn't be.

The sound of the sudden doorbell, made everyone in the house stop. James and Kendall shared a confused look while the other three looked to them. They weren't expecting anyone to come over today. None of them had any idea at who was at the door.

Kendall and James both stood up, signaling Logan, Ryan and Katie to continue with their game while they got the door. Kendall just prayed that it wasn't the press or any kind of paparazzi. He was in a good mood right now and did not need those scumbags to ruin that for him.

Once again, the two lovers were surprised by the visitor at the door.

Kelly Wainwright.

X.X.X.X

10:45 am

James blinked at the woman he knew so well before him. He hadn't seen Kelly in a couple of months now, though she was never far. After Logan's adoption, Kelly had actually gained a job at Roque Records with her music experience, as Gustavo's assistant producer. She had accepted the job in opts to be closer to Logan so check-ins could be frequent. Besides she had grown to also love Kendall and James and their family and didn't mind living and working closer to them. In the end, Kelly accepted the job for three reasons:

She was Logan's social worker officially now, so that required frequent check-ins. And being closer made that job easier.

The pay was significantly better at Roque Records.

Finally, she always had a passion for music and maybe this job would finally be her calling.

Kelly still volunteered at St. Anthony's orphanage in Minnesota from time to time. She could never abandon that orphanage and the children that she came to love there and that loved her back. So in her spare time on breaks, she would fly down to Minnesota to visit and volunteer at the orphanage.

Now, Kendall and James were actually greatly surprised to see Kelly at their door, and a little cautious. Kelly wasn't scheduled for a check-in for another two months and she wouldn't just pop in uninvited for no reason. Instantly, James and Kendall's guards were up and their nerves rose.

Honestly, the two were beyond nervous to see Kelly at their door unexpectedly. The last time she had show up on their door unexpectedly had been the worst day of their lives. It had been the day that Kendall and James thought they would never see Logan again. Logan was nearly gone forever from their grasps, the last time Kelly was here.

"Uh, Kelly? Hi, it's uh, nice to see you again." Kendall stammered quietly. Kelly was smiling again at the boys and she didn't look like she had bad news, but if there was one thing Kendall always knew was that people could hide anything with a smile.

"Yeah, what a surprise Kelly. Uh, how are you?" James continued cautiously, eyes narrowed slightly. Kelly only grinned again at James before giving both men a quick hug.

"Hello to you two, too! It's good to see you both again. Merry late Christmas! I hope you two had a good holiday and Logan too." Kelly chattered happily, as if nothing were odd or weird with her coming to their door. Kendall and James blinked in disbelief but slowly nodded.

"Uh, yes. We had a great holiday. Logan had a wonderful time." James smiled softly. "He's actually with my dad and Katie right now in the living room, if you would like to say hi." James offered. Once he let Kelly into the house, she would have to tell them what was up. There would be no hiding inside their house.

Kelly's eyes brightened for a second before she calmed herself. "Oh that would be just wonderful, but actually I was wondering if I could talk to you two first. Privately." Kelly emphasized the last word. Kendall swallowed before sharing a look with James whose face was an identical mask of worry and fear. This can't be good.

"Um, ah sure." James coughed hoarsely. "Come in. Come in." He motioned her inside the house, heart beating erratically in his chest. Oh god. Oh god. Oh god.

It was in that moment that Ryan walked in, smiling widely until she saw Kelly. He had learned who Kelly was through James, and with the looks on James' face, his own red flags went up. And the smile vanished.

"Mr. Diamond. It's a pleasure to meet you. I'm Kelly Wainwright." Kelly introduced herself with a brilliant smile, but still Ryan was unfazed. He shook her hand with hard eyes.

"Likewise. James and Kendall have told me all about you Mrs. Wainwright." He replied politely, and then turned to his son and son-in-law. "What's going on here?" He asked quietly.

"Um dad, Kelly wants to talk to Kendall and I about something privately." James explained in a soft whisper. Ryan could hear the worry and fear in his voice and his heart lurched for his son. He stared at Kelly long and hard before sighing.

"I'll take Logan and Katie to the park then. Logan's wanted to go." Ryan muttered. James breathed sighs of relief and nodded gratefully at his father. He walked out of the room while James, Kendall and Kelly got situated in the kitchen.

Ten minutes later and Ryan, Logan and Katie were dressed and headed out the door. "Goodbye James, Kendall. We'll be back in an hour." Ryan stressed, hoping the social worker understood her time limit here. James grinned at his father before grabbing Kendall's hand and squeezing it.

"Bye daddy! Bye papa! I love you!" Logan cried from outside the door. Kendall and James laughed quietly.

"Bye Logie, we love you two!" The two answered their son and the front door shut with a bang. Leaving Kendall and James alone with Kelly. A couple minutes ticked by without anyone speaking a word. Kendall and James stayed where they were, squeezing each other's hand nervously. Their hearts hammered heavily in their chests.

"Kendall, James," Kelly started quietly. James nearly choked with sudden fear and Kendall's eyes narrowed. "I assure you, this is not a negative visit. I know it's sudden and all, but I promise you I have good news for you both. Or at least I hope it's good news."

James felt like he could finally breathe again, as the fear and worry suddenly melted off him. His entire body relaxed and his grip on Kendall's hand loosened, with every easy breath. Kendall swallowed his fear and his eyes brightened like stars in the night sky. He had never felt more relieved than he did now, except for when James had agreed to marry him.

"Oh really? Awesome." Kendall grinned shakily and Kelly laughed. "What kind of news then?" Now, curiosity replaced the worry and fear within the two men. What on Earth, could Kelly possibly share that would be good news for them? Logan was theirs. They're adoption papers had been finalized months ago.

"Well, correct me if I am wrong, but I do believe you have mentioned in the past about having a bigger family. Or having a sibling for Logan when the time was right." Kelly began to explain softly. James glanced over at his husband for a brief moment to see what the other was thinking right now. Kendall was looking at Kelly intimately and yet James could see the slight spark of hope in his eyes.

"Well, yes. Once the time was right. And we would have to talk to Logan about this and everything. Right now, we are content with just Logan. We couldn't ask for more." Kendall murmured with a gentle smile. Beside him, James nodded in agreement. Kelly looked between the two men, still smiling and nodding at their words and decided to continue anyway.

"Well, I've come to you because we have just received a new baby boy at the orphanage that's up for adoption." Kelly said voice laced with concern and hope. James raised an eyebrow at her news in slight shock. A baby? James knew he and Kendall had talked about the idea of a new sibling in the past for Logan, but they never really agreed on the idea at all. They were only concerned with giving Logan the joyful life he truly deserved and spending every day with their new son.

"Kelly, that's wonderful news and all. But I'm not sure that Logan is quite ready for another child in the house just yet. I know it's a baby and they would be easier for someone like Logan, but it hasn't even been a full year yet. Almost." James interrupted quietly, wanting to make sure that his concerns were for Logan around Kelly. Kelly needed to understand if they were to adopt again, this had to revolve around Logan and what Logan wanted.

"James is right. We haven't ever even sat down with Logan to discuss having another child in the house. I don't think it would be good to have a new baby so soon, after we got Logan." Kendall agreed, gently squeezing his husbands hand in reassurance. Kelly nodded in understanding at the two and her smile weakened a bit.

"I understand you two. But at least, could I just talk to you about the baby. For the future maybe?" She asked. Behind her words, Kendall could see the small plea in her eyes – begging them to hear her out and listen. With a soft sigh he nodded.

"Alright. Go ahead."

Kelly beamed instantly. "Thank you so much." She gushed happily, snatching a manila envelope from her purse. James and Kendall couldn't see what was written across the folder in elegant handwriting, or the name of the child, and waited patiently for the information.

"He is four weeks old exactly today. Born on November 28, 2012." Kelly began. James gawked for a moment. Such a young baby to have no parents and orphaned already! Even Kendall looked to be slightly disbelieved. "Of course he is a boy, and due to…circumstances of an unfit home life he was sent to our orphanage right after his birth. His name is Zachariah Mitchell."

"Wait, wait, wait," James and Kendall had both caught that last name as soon as Kelly had said it. No matter how casually she had said it. The three knew that last name very well. Why, that used to be Logan's last name, before he was adopted by Kendall and James. "Mitchell? Did you say Mitchell?"

"Like, Logan Mitchell? Or is this just a coincidence?" Kendall asked quickly after James spoke. Kelly bit her lip and fiddled with the folder in her hands. Slowly, she nodded at the two.

"Yes. Mitchell, just like Logan. Logan's biological mother gave birth to another son. That being this little baby: Zachariah Mitchell." Kelly explained quietly, opening the folder herself. She pulled out papers and documents, before laying a birth certificate on the table in front of James and Kendall. Sure enough, there was Logan's mother's signature, the doctor's and Zachariah's name. With the last name of Mitchell. "This is Logan's little brother."

James was staring at the birth certificate unable to speak, let alone say anything to Kelly. Regardless of the millions of questions that were currently running through his mind. Thankfully, Kendall was able to actually speak out loud.

"B-But how? How is this even possible? I thought both of his parents were in jail. How could they even conceive a child?" Kendall blurted out questions rapidly. James swallowed, wondering the exact same things.

Kelly wore a look of sudden anger and disgust before speaking. "Well, Mrs. Mitchell is actually at the Minnesota Psychiatric Ward. She was sent there five and a half months after Logan was taken away and sent to St. Anthony's. She's been in the psych ward ever since then. But Mr. Mitchell is in jail."

"Good. He at least better rot there, if she won't." Kendall couldn't help but growl out. His temperamental and stubborn side was beginning to show, causing Kelly to smile weakly.

"I know. But Mrs. Mitchell is in the psych war under the claim of being guilty due to insanity and apparently a doctor agrees with the diagnostic. And I mean, she probably is insane after what she's done to Logan." Kelly mumbled harshly. She sighed deeply, suddenly feeling older than she really was. "Anyhow, around March she and another patient were fooling around unsupervised. Yada, yada, yada. And eight months later Zachariah was born. So technically, Zachariah is Logan's half-brother but still.

"We got rights of Zachariah due to Mrs. Mitchell being in the psych ward forever along with his 'father'," Kelly raised her hands to aid air-quotations around the words father. "And the fact that he was born a month premature. He was in the hospital for three weeks and was finally placed in our full care last week, when he was completely healthy. Obviously, with her past, regardless if she were in the psych ward, Mrs. Mitchell would always be deemed unsuitable to raise a child. Thank god." Kelly laughed lightly. Kendall and James found themselves nodding in agreement unconsciously.

"As soon as the baby arrived and I immediately put you two at the top of the list, considering you two have adopted his brother." Kelly explained in a soft voice, much like a child explaining what they did wrong to a scolding parent. "I figured, since you two had Logan, maybe the past home for Zachariah was with his half-brother. And I personally know what amazing fathers you two are, so I wasn't ever worried his home would be unfit. I just had to talk to you two first before I let anyone else adopt him. I'm sorry I just laid this all out on you both."

Once Kelly had finished talking, James and Kendall remained silent. Neither man was looking at anyone or anything, besides the birth certificate. All of this information was overwhelming to the couple and just so…sudden. They couldn't believe what they were hearing.

Logan has a brother? Well, actually a half-brother, but still! There's a baby out there just like Logan. James thought to himself quietly. His heart raced at the idea of another adoption. Honestly, I wouldn't mind another child. Heaven knows a bigger family would be wonderful. But what would Logan say?

Adopt another baby? Could we do that? Are we ready for another child and a baby none the less? Kendall thought, biting down on his thumb. Deep in his heart, Kendall knew they were ready for another child, especially if he was Logan's family. He knew James would be more than willing to adopt. But would Logan be ready?

Emotions flooded through the men.

Shock. Amazement. Wonder. Hope. Joy. Anger.

All of these emotions were just swimming behind their thoughts and eyes, at the idea of little Zachariah Mitchell and adoption. Kendall looked over at James, who raised his head also and once their eyes met, immediately the two knew they were both on the exact same page. Immediately, both knew what their decision was.

"C-Can we see pictures of him at all?" Kendall spoke up hesitantly. James nodded in agreement, squeezing Kendall's hand as tightly as he could. If this bothered his husband, Kendall never said a word of it.

Kelly nodded enthusiastically, digging through the folder quickly. She scrapped through papers and documents until she found another smaller, white envelope. She slid the envelope over to the couple, encouraging them to look in.

Inside the envelope were ten photographs

Pictures of Zachariah Mitchell.

And if anyone said that Kendall and James hadn't fallen in love like they had with Logan, that person would be lying. Because even with just ten pictures the two men could feel their hearts longing for this little baby. He looked nearly identical to Logan, just as a baby, with less hair and striking blue eyes. Other than that, there was no doubt that this was Logan's brother.

"Kelly," Kendall paused, trying to find the right words.

"Kendall and I…we would want to adopt Zachariah." James continued this time for his husband. Kendall smiled weakly, looking back at the photographs. "We really would, especially with him being Logan's brother. But that's it, see? We would have to talk to Logan first. This would be Logan's decision, not ours, whether he wants another child in the house or not. We would love to adopt…but if Logan does not want to then, I am sorry. But, Logan does come fist." James explained, hoping to not sound rude or like a terrible person.

"I completely understand you two. I wouldn't want Logan to ever feel uncomfortable in his home." Kelly nodded with a satisfied smile. "I won't tell anyone else about Zachariah until you two have made a full decision. Whether it is adopting Zachariah or not. I understand." Kelly promised gently. Kendall and James both nodded gratefully, still clutching one another's hand.

Now the only problem was, what would Logan say?


And end chapter there. So, how was that? Anyone expecting that at all? I sure hope not, it was supposed to be a surprise! Anyhow, I hope you all enjoyed that chapter. This is where the plot begins and will only thicken and get better from here!

What shall Logie say, about having a brother? Will Kendall and James adopt? Or will Zachariah just be a reminder in their mind? Why am I asking all these questions? I don't really know why…

Well, I hope you all liked this chapter. It was fun to write out! I'm going to really enjoy this sequel! Hehe ;)

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