"What?"

The word hung in the air for several seconds. Andy was looking at the ground guiltily as the others all watched him with varying expressions.

Andy brushed his gold hair out of his eyes and explained, "I've been lying about a few things. I'm not really staying at the Pythagoras Hotel. I didn't get into the conference because I missed the deadline. I wasn't lying about it being my dream to attend, though. I'm not really from Michigan; I'm from Maryland. I don't follow hockey. And contrary to popular opinion, the rain in Spain doesn't fall mostly on the plain. It mainly falls on the northern mountains."

Carlos wasn't amused by this comment, "Gustavo paid you to break up Logan and Camille?"

He nodded, "I feel really bad about it, but I needed the money. I can't find any jobs and I'm broke. I don't deserve it, but could you please forgive me anyway?"

"No, absolutely not"

"Kendall, I can speak for myself"

"I agree with Kendall"

"No one cares what you say, James"

"You should talk"

As James and Carlos got into a hissy fight, Logan broke off to talk to Andy, "What exactly did Gustavo pay you to do?"

"To break you up with your precious girlfriend and see if you were lying about the whole gay thing. It's not like I was supposed to go out with you", Andy did an excellent Gustavo impression.

"This isn't the first time this has happened"

Carlos seemed to have finished bickering with James, "I think this is worse than Sasha. Sasha was only supposed to be my girlfriend for a few hours and I didn't have a girlfriend at the time"

Logan sighed and pushed Carlos away. "You were completely oblivious and ended up asking her out after she told you the truth. Don't talk"

Carlos blushed and shuffled away. Andy watched the Latino with amusement, "This has happened before?"

Logan sighed remembering Sasha, "A few months ago, he hired an actress to make Carlos fall in love and then have her break his heart. You still can't sing that break-up song properly"

Carlos grinned sheepishly, "I don't let stuff get to me"

He walked away seeming to forget Andy. The two nerds watched him get distracted by a passing butterfly before continuing.

"So, what are you going to do now that your obligation to Gustavo is complete?"

Andy shrugged, "I guess collect my payment go search for a legitimate job somewhere else"

Logan grinned evilly, "I have a better idea. I want to get back at Gustavo, and you can help me"

Logan and Andy burst into Gustavo's office holding hands and flushed. Gustavo looked up first scared than alarmed then mildly surprised, "What are you doing bringing the dog along with you?"

Andy wrapped his arms around the "dog's" waist affectionately, "We just came to tell you thanks for hooking us up"

He blond brushed their faces together so that they weren't quite kissing, but their breath was mingling and cheeks touching. Logan blushed and shivered. Gustavo looked nervous, "What do you mean hooking you up?"

Logan regained some of his composure, "You did pay him to date me right? That is the best thing you've ever done for me"

Gustavo still looked slightly freaked out. The brunette smiled innocently, "You don't have a problem with this"

The manger shook his head defensively, "I could care less who you screw in your free time, but I wasn't expecting you to dump the drama queen so quickly"

Logan nodded, "Well, she did act like a total bitch. Plus, I have Andy now"

Gustavo fished a wad of bills out of his pocket, "This is technically a week's worth of pay, but it's all yours if you two just get out now. I can't stand this mushy drama crap"

Andy accepted it happily and they skipped (yes, skipped) out of the room. Once safely outside, they stopped to laugh.

"Did you see the look on his face?"

"The best thing ever"

"Can't wait until I go back tomorrow for practice"

"Are you still going to play uber gay?"

"I think it'll be funnier to play dumb. 'What do you mean I was all over that guy?'"

They laughed for awhile and Andy stood up, "I guess I should be leaving now. I might see you around"

Logan grabbed his arm quickly, "What are you talking about? This is one of the best days I've had all year. It's great to have a friend that doesn't think Venus is where they invented the cootie virus."

Andy blushed, "You mean like friends, or like?"

"Let's start with friends. Plus until the media craze is over, we can't act all chummy. No touching, hugging, skipping, and absolutely no holding hands"

Andy was grinning like an idiot. "What about kissing?"

Logan ignored the goofy kissing face, "Let's work up to that. Slowly work up to it"

Andy grinned devilishly, "I'll do everything I can to speed that up"

Back at the Palm Woods, the rest of the band was waiting. They explained their "friends" plan. The others didn't like it especially not Carlos. The Latino was nervous and annoyed, "You don't humor Gustavo. We crush his plans and annoy the heck out of him"

Logan grew annoyed with his friend, "Don't talk. You did the same exact thing a month ago. I like Andy and I want to hang out with him. Do you have a problem with that?"

Carlos glared at him icily, "I think you need to be reminded who you're friends are. You need to be careful with the media"

Logan didn't answer; his glare of death was enough. Carlos slouched away. Andy glanced after the Latino pursing his lips, "I really don't want to mess up your friendships..."

Logan cut him off, "Don't feel bad because Carlos is acting like a little kid. He'll completely forget we had this fight in two hours"

Andy nodded grinning, "I know what you mean."

Kendall was still unsure about this, "So, you aren't working for Gustavo anymore?"

Logan laughed, "If you had seen Gustavo's face when we came to get payment… "

They both laughed and Kendall let out a small grin. "So, you two get along really well?"

Andy laughed, "You could say that."

Kendall shrugged, "It's fine with me. Oh, one thing Andy. If you hurt Logan, or if it turns out you're lying to him, I will beat you senseless."

Logan hit Kendall lightly, "I can take care of myself. You don't have to be my big brother"

Kendall shrugged, "I'm not. I'm being a friend. I'd do the same for anyone at the Palm Woods. Except for Camille"

Logan shooed Kendall quickly, before he could threaten his friend some more. Andy was smiling, "I've never been considered a threat before. It makes me feel cool. Kind of powerful"

The brunette leaned back raising an eyebrow, "I wouldn't recommend testing Kendall. You didn't see what he did to the bully that was pushing around James freshman year"

Andy smiled sadly, "You're lucky to have friends that defend you like that. Friends like those are really rare"

Logan wanted to ask what the blonde meant by that, but then he saw the others face. Andy was looking at the ground with an expression of sadness. Several seconds later, the sadness had disappeared and he smiled warmly. It was enough to make Logan wonder what had happened to Andy.

AN: Reviewers get Logan as a Christmas gift.