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Small Update: I changed the title of this because I thought it'd be fun to write some stories where it's in Mama Knight's POV!
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"But mom!" 7-year-old Kendall whined, "I don't want Logan to come over."
"Sweetie; you barely even know him…you two could become good friends." I tried to convince my son that it'd be fun to make some new friends, but it didn't seem to work out too well. I met Joanna at the last "Parent/Teacher Conference" and thought it'd be a good idea to set up a play date with her son and mine. Kendall had been friends with the same two boys for the longest time ever…yes, they were nice, but I didn't want my son to become "cliquey" as he grew up.
"All I'm saying is that he better like hockey." Kendall declared.
I laughed a little bit, "You never know…he might play too."
Kendall nodded, "I really hope so."
I told Kendall to sit on the couch and watch TV until the Mitchell's got here. While waiting, I straightened up a little bit and then joined my son. I was hoping that the thought of Logan possibly liking hockey would make Kendall a little bit more excited about meeting the new boy, but it didn't go as planned. Instead, he sat with his arms crossed and a pout formed on his lips as the doorbell rang.
"Why we go and get the door?" I suggested.
Kendall shrugged, "Okay."
The blonde dashed over to the door and twisted the knob so it'd open up. Standing in the doorway was a lanky looking woman. She wore business-y looking clothes and was holding a briefcase in her hand. Kendall read her name tag that spelt out "Joanna Mitchell: Oakland Real-Estate". She must've just come from work. Hiding behind her was a much smaller looking boy. If he was Logan, there was no way that he was 7…he looked so much younger.
"Hi Jen." Mrs. Mitchell grinned.
"Hey…come in!" I greeted.
Logan remained hidden behind his mother. Logan was recently diagnosed with social anxiety; on top of that, he was constantly bullied by his classmates. Mrs. Mitchell was just crossing her fingers and hoping that he'd 'hit it off' with Kendall and finally make some friends. She nudged her son's shoulder and whispered for him to introduce himself. The tiny child peeked out from behind his mom and mumbled something under his breath. I kneeled down to his level and smiled.
"Hi, I'm Mrs. Knight…I'm Kendall's mommy."
Logan just looked a little bit more put off than before. When I noticed that I wasn't making much progress, I stood back up and glanced at Mrs. Mitchell who looked embarrassed.
"I'm sorry about that…" She sighed.
"It's no big deal." I beamed to assure that everything was fine. I then turned to Kendall, "Kendall, why don't you show Logan the playroom and some of your toys."
Kendall's loud and outgoing persona finally blossomed, "Come on!" He cheered, "It's this way."
Logan looked up at his mom as if he were waiting for her approval. Mrs. Mitchell laughed and then said "go ahead, have some fun."
Logan meekly followed behind Kendall. I watched the two kids walk down to the basement and then lead Joanna to the kitchen so we could have coffee and chat.
"So...what kinda stuff do you like?" Kendall asked.
Logan tried to work up the courage to respond, "I like math."
"Just math? You've gotta like other stuff too!" Kendall replied, "How bout hockey? Do you like that?"
Logan just shook his head.
"How?!" Kendall gasped.
The raven haired boy shrugged.
"I bet you've never even tried it out!" Kendall laughed.
"Yeah...but I don't want to." Logan whispered.
"Why don't you even want to try it?" Kendall inquired.
"...'cause I'll probably not be able to do it. I can't skate and I know nothing about hockey."
Kendall's green orbs lit up with an idea, "How about I teach you! I bet my mommy will take us to the pond down the street."
"I don't have skates."
"A star hockey player, like me, always has extra pairs!" Kendall giggled.
I could hear my son coming up the stairs so I met him halfway at the staircase. His eyes were big and round with excitement. I could see Logan was standing right by his side, so I smiled, hoping the excitement was due to their new friendship.
"Mommy!" Kendall beamed, "Can we all go down to the pond?"
"I don't see why not...is that okay with you?" I asked Joanna.
"I'm okay with it." She grinned.
"Yay!" Kendall cheered.
After bundling up, the four of us headed down to the local pond. Kendall gave Logan some of his old skates and brought his hockey sticks and pucks along with him as well. Joanna seemed happy that her son was forming a friendship with Kendall. I was always proud that my son gave Logan a chance and wasn't being judgemental about anything.
"It's really easy...it's just like walking." Kendall explained as he flung himself onto the ice and swerved around on the skates as if he had been doing this all of his life, "Come on! It's fun!"
Logan sighed, "It looked hard."
"But it's not...please!" Kendall pleaded.
"I don't wanna fall." Logan said under his breath.
"I can hold your hand if you want." Kendall offered as he skated back up to the brunette.
Logan nodded and reached out for Kendall hand. The blonde pulled him onto the ice. Logan nearly tripped over his feet, but Kendall caught him just in time. The smaller boy looked up at the emerald eyed child and let a small grin play on his face.
"I'm not gonna let you fall...don't worry." Kendall laughed.
"T-thanks." Logan smiled.
Kendall grinned widely, "Do you want to try to skate next to me by yourself."
Fear filled Logan's eyes, "Not by myself yet."
"Okay...we can skate together now until you get a hang of it."
Logan nodded and hugged onto Kendall's arm as the two circled around the freshly frozen water. I couldn't help but smile at how adorable they looked. I felt glad that they were friends and I could tell that Joanna was thrilled that her son could have a friend for once. We both looked at the new brothers and giggled as Logan slipped out of Kendall's reach and fell flat on the ice. The blonde boy instantly scooped him up and Logan chuckled.
"You're getting a little better!" Kendall cheered.
"But I just fell!" Logan laughed.
"Yeah, but...until then, you were really good!" Kendall beamed.
Logan's eyes twinkled from the bright sun that shone in the sky as he looked over to Kendall and hugged him tightly, "Thanks for being my friend, Kendall."
"You're welcome, Logie!" Kendall chuckled and then mentally patted himself on the back for coming up with such an 'awesome-sauce' nickname right on the spot like that.
I could tell this was the start of a beautiful friendship...
Awwh! I thought this came out really cute :)
xoxo
~EMiLY
