A/N: Well, I couldn't find a good place to split this chapter up without messing up my plan for the next chapter. Luckily for you, that means you get more to read this time. I'm not too happy with the mass dialogues but they were kind of necessary for this one. I do know the endgame for this, I just don't know how I plan on getting there, but the next chapter (maybe the last) will hopefully be up within a month. Hope you enjoy this as much as the first chapter.
Disclaimer: The characters belong to Dalton and Cp Coulter. Any and all mentions of Glee and its characters are also not mine.
Just a Kiss Goodnight:
Green eyes locked on a pair of brown ones and for a minute everything froze.
To be honest, Logan was surprised when Julian walked into Derek's room in search of him. After he had spent the majority of the week avoiding Logan and then singing the way he was, Logan figured he had some time to think on everything.
After all, it is not every day that you see your best friend breaking down in your room. Despite pressuring the other two to let him in all week, now that he was faced with the impending truth, he wasn't sure he was ready to know.
Logan was broken away from his thoughts by the sound of Julian's voice filling the room.
"Hey D, you mind letting us talk?"
"No. It's about damn time. Just don't kill each other while I'm gone." And with a pointed look Derek left the two alone, closing the door behind him.
Logan watched as Julian walked further into the room before settling himself down on the bed, head in his hands.
With a deep sigh Julian finally looked up and began what was sure to be an emotionally draining conversation.
"Th-This is really hard for me to do. I'm scared and I-I don't know what to do anymore, so I need you to keep your mouth shut and just listen to me for once in your life. Please…" Julian trailed off waiting for the other's go ahead.
At the tone of his best friend's voice Logan gave in this once and quietly acquiesced, "Okay, I will."
With a sharp intake of breathe Julian began what he had been keeping secret for so long.
"You know that I've had stalkers in the past but recently there has been one that's making himself stand out. In the beginning it was just easier to keep it from you. This was my problem and you were obviously too busy living in Kurt-land to pay attention to anyone but yourself. But He knows I'm at Dalton. After the fair I was planning on leaving for another movie o-only I didn't make it past the front doors of Stuart."
Julian paused and chanced a look at the blonde prefect. His face was passive but there was a fire lit underneath the hazy green of his eyes, though he continued to remain silent. With a shuttering breathe to help try and calm him, Julian continued where he left off.
"H-he left me a message. God, I thought I was going to be sick. There were crushed flowers all over the steps and what looked like blood was splattered everywhere. Th-There was a mutilated picture of me too. I-I just froze and then next thing I knew D was rushing around and he brought me back to my room once everything was cleaned up. Derek wanted to tell you but I just shut down. I didn't know what to do anymore. I'm a coward so I chose to run instead. I holed myself up in my room because I was too scared to come out and I didn't want to face you. I knew that if you got me alone before I was ready to deal with you then I would cave and tell you everything. I'm sorry…"
Finished with the first part, Julian knew that the hardest part was still yet to come and so he took a second to assure himself that this needed to done. Logan however took the silence as the end of Julian's confession and was prepared to tear into his friend for keeping something like this to himself.
"What the hell Jul-"
"T-There's more…" Julian interrupted quickly wanting to avoid Logan's wrath for the time being.
"Oh that's just fantastic. As if keeping a deranged stalker secret from me wasn't enough, now there is more!"
"Logan! Shut. Up."
"Well by all means don't let me stop you any longer princess."
"You know you can be a real pain in the ass sometimes."
"You're stalling."
"Fine. You want to know so badly? Well here it is. I-I've never actually told anyone this…most people don't notice and those that do are easily dealt with. Until Derek that is. Growing up the way I did didn't exactly leave me with many options. People make assumptions about your life and sometimes it's easier to just go with them than reveal the truth and-"
"Look. As fascinating as your life story is, can you get to the point? You're beginning to not make sense."
"Right. I-I guess what I'm trying to tell you is that…I-I'm bi. And for the past three years I've been in love with this giant squid of ignorance. I've watched him chase one boy after another and it got to the point where I needed to leave Dalton to pull myself back together. I can't watch as another boy gets him while I'm left standing in the background again. I-I just can't do it anymore Lo," Julian's voice cracked as tears started streaming down his face.
Logan watched as his best friend's heart broke with every word and moved to sit by him on the bed. He grabbed his hand and patiently waited this time to see if more was to be said.
Julian looked at their joined hands and knew that there was no turning back. This was it. Gleaming brown eyes looked up and focused on green ones.
"For the past three years I've been in love with my best friend. I've been in love with you. It's always been you, Logan."
Julian held his breath as he watched Logan's face for a sign of something…anything that the other was thinking.
Logan sat still not knowing what to make of the confession. His supposedly straight best friend was in love with him, him, of all people. A million thoughts were racing through his head and not one of them was tangible enough for him to grasp and vocalize.
As time went on with still no word from Logan, Julian grew more dejected with each passing second. Finally he couldn't take it anymore and took the silence as Logan's way of rejecting him without saying anything that could cause trouble.
"Well, I guess th-that's it then. I-I guess I'll see you around," and with that Julian got up and attempted to head for his room before he completely broke down. Before he got too far, a hand shot forward and latched onto his wrist, turning the actor to face him.
"I-Look. This is a lot to take in. First you throw your stalker at me and now that you're bi and have been in love with me for the past three years. I just need time to process this all. You've had three years to figure all this out and I've had what, maybe five minutes. I'm not saying there has never been something there but I'm not saying I'm in love with you either. Just give me some time to figure this all out. When I'm ready and I know what I'm going to do, you'll be the first to know. I promise. But until then I'm asking for little more time."
"I've waited three years for you to notice Wright. I think I can give you a little more time. Just don't make me wait too long, okay?"
With his confidence returning, Julian stepped in closer to Logan before leaning up and placing a feather light kiss on his lips. Pulling away, he whispered a goodnight and walked out of the room, Logan frozen in place with wide eyes.
At this point, he would give Logan all the time he needed. He had not outright said no which gave Julian at least some hope. Hope that he could maybe one day have a future with Logan.
