One Night Together

Alternate Ending 1

Kendall stared deeply at the photograph in his hand. The smiling face of him and his best friend stared back at him. When the photograph had been taken Kendall had just found out he made the varsity hockey team at his old high school. He ran to Logan and told him the news right away. The celebrated the victory together.

"Did you like me then? Were you gay then? Huh?" Kendall asked calmly. His anger, mostly distaste for himself rather than Logan, started to broil. "Were you a fag then? Huh?!" He crumbled the photograph in his palm and tossed it aside.

Due to an extreme mixture of emotions, Kendall began to breakdown. Tears rolled out of his eyes and streamed down his cheeks. Small quivering noises escaped from his lips. His chest tightened and his stomach heaved. His heart started to twist and conform.

The consequences of his actions and words were catching up to him. Logan's pain was transferring over into his body. He saw for the first time what he had caused. "What did I do? What did I do!"

Logan stared at the text Carlos had just sent him. His heart sank into his stomach. How could he possibly know? I never told anyone. Was my affection really that apparent?

Logan clenched his fists and took a deep breath. "Nothing you or I do will change anything, Carlos. Kendall doesn't feel the same way. He never will," Logan said his text message out loud as he typed.

He stood up and started walking back towards Gustavo's mansion. When he had ran out of the house he went straight for the park he usually ran during his routine morning jog. He stayed there all day; wandering around the park, looking at kids play and couples walk by. It was heart wrenching, but it helped him cope and begin the moving on process.

Logan walked up the driveway of Gustavo's mansion and headed for the front door. As he was going to open the door it swung open. Logan expected it to be Carlos, since it was his turn to housesit with James, Kendall surely would be back at the apartments. But to his surprise it was Kendall. His eyes were bloodshot and swelled, as if he had been crying. He stared at Logan with those painful eyes until the older boy finally broke.

"Is Carlos here?" Logan asked. He peered over Kendall's shoulder to see if Carlos was in the main living room. Kendall moved in his way, blocking the brunette's view.

"We need to talk," Kendall croaked. His voice was groggy and soft. It sounded like he was in pain, too.

Logan huffed and rolled his eyes. He had enough of Kendall drama for one day. "I need to speak with Carlos. It's urgent."

"What I need to talk about is more important Logan," Kendall urged. His voice was starting to sound more pleading. His eyes matched his tone.

Logan tore his gaze from Kendall's eyes and fixed them on Gustavo's doorbell. "Whatever you want to yell at me for, I don't want to hear it. Now if you please I need to speak with Carlos."

"Let me talk to you first, please."

"Stop it Kendall," Logan snapped. "Do you know what you put me through? Do you know the pain I've been going through? Do you realize anything you did?"

"Logan I-" Kendall tried to object, but Logan beat him to it again.

"Save it for someone who cares. Tell Carlos I'll be at the apartment," Logan said and started to turn around.

"I was so confused," Kendall sputtered out. "I didn't know what was going on. First we had sex then you told me you loved me. It all hit me so fast. I didn't think it was real, like everything was just a strange dream. But when you told me you loved me, my heart started to tingle and I knew it was reality. But I still didn't know what was going on."

Logan turned back around and stared into Kendall's eyes. They were swimming with tears. A sharp pain attacked Logan's ill heart. "Kendall," Logan whispered calmly.

"I couldn't understand why I felt so happy. You, my best friend, told me, another guy, you loved me. I wanted to smile and rejoice. I wanted to tell you I loved you back and I wanted to kiss you again and hold you in my arms and say 'I love you' over and over. But I got so mad at myself for it. I wasn't gay. I liked girls. I knew that for a fact. But last night you opened my eyes and showed me that maybe I am and I don't like girls. But I still got so angry and I took my anger out on you."

Logan felt his eyes sting with tears. He sniffed his nose and batted his eyes in an attempt to rid himself of the tears. But it backfired and the exact opposite occurred. He started to cry big alligator tears. "Kendall," he choked out and sniffed his nose.

"I'm so sorry Logan. I didn't mean anything I said. I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry," Kendall repeated over and over. He reached out and grabbed Logan, pulling him close. Logan dug his face in Kendall's chest and cried. "I didn't want to hurt you. But I didn't know how to react to your feelings, or even mine. I understand if you don't forgive me. What I said is truly unforgivable. But just know one thing, I love you Logan Mitchell. With all my heart, I love you."

Logan looked up at Kendall with wide eyes. A smile appeared on his tear soaked face. "What you said and did to me is something I don't think I could ever forgive you for."

Kendall's heart dropped. Part of him didn't think Logan would forgive him. The other part desperately wished he would. "I underst-"

"But," Logan interrupted, "how could I not forgive my best friend and the love of my life?"

Kendall's face lit up. "Logan!"

Logan smiled again and pecked Kendall on the lips. "I understand what you were going through. I went through it when I started liking you. But it's alright now."

Kendall smiled brightly and kissed Logan. After he pulled back he smirked and asked, "Do you still need to talk to Carlos?"

"Well I guess we need to talk to him," Logan replied with a cute wink.

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