Blarg. This is a short chapter. But I hope you all like it anyway. :/

Chapter Six: Date

"I wish we were swimming naked," James said. "I've always wanted to skinny dip."

Logan laughed as he joined James in the pool. "Someone might see."

"But we didn't turn on the Christmas lights."

"We still have the lights over the door on," Logan reminded him. It was about one in the morning and Logan had been forced to go for a swim with James. James claimed he had a sudden urge to swim, and Logan couldn't find the will to turn him down.

"None of our neighbors are around," James said. "And it's not like Kendall will see us if he gets up. His room faces the front yard."

"What about Carlos?" Logan asked.

"He'd come to us first if he saw. And if we asked him to not tell Kendall, he wouldn't."

"We're not swimming naked, James."

James responded by splashing Logan. Logan laughed and splashed back.

The past week with James had been wonderful for Logan. James would sneak into his room every night, and they would cuddle until the fell asleep. They would sometimes mess around before cuddling, which was really nice. James seemed to know what Logan liked without being told, and that was just awesome. Logan liked that James could read him so well. It was like they had a special connection. Not that Logan doubted their connection before. It was clear that they had one, but now it was more obvious. And Longan loved it. He loved being so close to someone. He didn't know it was even possible to feel that close to a person. It didn't surprise him that James would be that person, though. James was special. Logan was pretty sure he realized it way back when he first saw James. They must've been meant to be.

Logan went underwater so he could adjust to the coolness of the water. When he surfaced again, he noticed James staring. "What?"

"I just like looking at you is all." James swam over to him. He ran a hand through Logan's wet hair and gave him a kiss. "I like doing that too."

Logan smiled and put his hands behind James' neck. "I like that as well." He kissed James again. It was kind of fun for Logan, sneaking in kisses throughout the day. No one knowing about them added some excitement to it. But he still wanted people to know about him and James. He wanted to take James on a proper date. He didn't want James to feel like he was a dirty secret.

James kissed at Logan's jaw. "Can I ask you something?"

"Sure," Logan said, placing a kiss to James' nose.

"When are we gonna have sex?"

Logan sighed. "I was thinking that we should try and take things slow."

James' eyebrows scrunched together. "Take things slow? It's taken us five years to get to where we are now. Is it gonna be another five before we finally have sex?"

Logan let go of James and swam back a bit. "You're mad."

James let out a breath. "I'm not mad. Just... sex is supposed to be about physically expressing your emotional feelings for someone, right?"

"Yeah..."

"I liked Dak well enough, so sex with him was OK. But I feel like it'll be so much better with you."

Logan smiled. He had been hoping sex with James would be better than with Kendall. He actually felt something for James. "I want it to be better with you."

"Are you afraid it's gonna suck?"

"Well... my first experience with sex was such a disappointment. I don't want it to be bad with you. And if it is... what if there's something wrong with me?"

James swam over to Logan and put his hands on Logan's face. "I'm sure there's absolutely nothing wrong with you. You're perfect. You and Kendall just weren't a good match. When you're with someone who goes well with you, and someone you genuinely have feelings for, it'll be amazing." He ran his thumb along Logan's bottom lip. "I'm hoping that person is me."

Logan kissed James. "I'm pretty damn sure you are."

"Then we should try it out."

Logan laughed. "Our first time together is not going to be in the pool. Especially when it's my week to clean the pool."

"You're the one who made the chore schedule."

"There will be no jizz in this pool."

"You're no fun," James said before giving Logan another kiss. "I've really liked this week."

"Me too. Something about this feels so right."

James nodded. "Yeah. I've been waiting a long time for this, you know."

"How long?"

"Since the moment I saw you."

Logan ran his fingertips down James' cheek. "I thought you were so beautiful. Still do. And you were sitting on your lawn all sweaty. It was kinda sexy."

James grinned. "After your showers every night, I watched you through the window. You'd walk in wearing only a towel. I prayed that towel would fall every night."

Logan cackled. "Oh my god! You're such a creeper!"

James moved back from Logan and splashed him. "Jackass!"

Logan continued to laugh. "I'm sorry! It's sweet in a weird way."

"How?"

"You liked me so much, but you could only watch."

James moved so he was in front of Logan. "But now I get to touch," he whispered.

"Wanna do some touching in your room?"

James smirked. "Fuck yeah."

…

Logan had set up the chore schedule. One person would be in charge of yard care and the pool for a week. Another person would be on kitchen and bathroom duty—since James had his own bathroom, he only had to clean the downstairs one. Someone else would have to clean the front room, dinning room, living room, and upstairs hallway. The lucky fourth person got the week off.

James was currently vacuuming the living room in a good mood. The past week had been the best of his life. He was finally with the person he loved. It sucked that they had to keep it a secret, but that was only for one more week. Then everyone would know about them. James was half tempted to take out an add in the newspaper or some shit. It would announce that Logan was his boyfriend, and no one else could have him. And it would feature a picture of him and Logan kissing.

Carlos sat on the couch as James was finishing up. "You seem to be in a good mood."

"I do?"

"Yeah. You have been for awhile. Does it have something to do with Logan and Kendall breaking up?"

James smiled at Carlos. "Maybe." He put the vacuum in the hall closet. Then he sat next to Carlos on the couch.

Carlos looked at James. "I saw you guys in the pool last night."

"Uh... doing what?"

"Kissing."

James sighed. "Shit."

"Don't you think it's a little too soon for Logan to be moving on?" Carlos asked.

"It's so complicated, Carlos. You have no idea." James turned so he was facing Carlos. "We were gonna wait awhile. But it just happened. We can't stay away from each other."

"It's not-"

"I love him, Carlos. Please don't make me feel even more guilty for being in love with him."

Carlos inhaled. "Does Logan know you love him?"

"No." James was kind of afraid it'd freak Logan out. He'd probably go on about how it's too soon and shit. "Please don't tell Kendall. We've been keeping it a secret for his sake."

"How long has this been going on?"

"Since our party."

"You guys have to tell Kendall," Carlos said.

"We're planning on it. After this week."

"He's gonna flip."

James sighed. "I know. Logan really doesn't want him to hate us. I'm afraid he probably will for awhile. It's gonna kill Logan."

Carlos nodded. "He'll get over it eventually." Logan walked it then, heading to the kitchen. Carlos smiled. "Ah. He surfaces."

Logan chuckled, rubbing his eyes. "That raid took a little longer than expected." He went into the kitchen.

"Raid?" Carlos asked James.

"He was playing World of Warcraft."

"Ah."

Logan came back in with a drink and sat next to James. "So what's up?"

This should be fun, James thought. "Carlos knows about us. Last night-"

Logan smacked James' arm. "I told you someone would see!" He put his drink on the coffee table and got off the couch. He sat on the floor in front of Carlos and put his hands on Carlos' knees. "Please don't tell Kendall. And please don't hate us. Please, please. It's not like we planned it. We just can't stay away from each other. It's-"

Carlos put a hand over Logan's mouth. "Oh my god. Calm down, Logan. I don't hate you. I know you didn't do it on purpose. And I won't tell Kendall."

In a flash, Logan was on his feet and hugging Carlos. "Thank you."

"But if you guys don't tell Kendall soon, I will."

Logan smiled. "No worries. We plan on telling him very soon." He sat back on the couch next to James. He kissed James' cheek. "Huh."

"What?" James asked.

"It's nice being able to do that in front of someone."

James couldn't stop his smile, even if he wanted to. Logan just being his little nerd self was so sweet and cute. God, I love you. James was about to say something, but Kendall walked in.

"We need to get out of this house," Kendall said. "I'm getting restless here."

"What do you suggest we do?" Logan asked.

"See a movie? I looked up some movie times."

"I'm cool with that," James said.

They discussed, decided on a movie, then piled into Kendall's car. James was happy that Carlos called shotgun. Now he got to sit next to Logan in the car.

In the dark theater, James wondered what he and Logan would be doing if it was a date. Then again, their first date wouldn't be to a movie, he decided. They'd go out to dinner. A fancy ass restaurant. Then they'd get dessert to go. They'd find a park or a field, spread out a blanket, eat their dessert while watching the sunset, then watch the stars for a bit. Maybe Logan would give him a lesson about the stars. Sometimes James loved that nerd shit. Hearing Logan talk was somewhat of a comfort to James. And Logan could get so passionate about the things he talked about. James just hoped that Logan could be passionate about him.

Since he knew no one would see, James grabbed Logan's hand. He smiled when Logan didn't pull away.

After the movie, they spent some time in the arcade. James played against Kendall in air hockey. And lost. But he took solace in that fact that it was a close game.

That night, it was Logan who snuck into James' room. Not the other way around as it usually was.

…

Logan was trying to read a book, but felt James staring at him instead of watching TV. He sighed. "What do you want, James?"

"Carlos is out with Stephanie. And Kendall went to see his mom and sister," James said. "We have the house to ourselves. We could have some fun times right here in the living room."

"James, that is not a good idea."

James got off the couch and stood in front of Logan. He took off his shirt. "It's a very good idea."

Logan put down his book. "Well, that's a very nice view."

James smirked. "I know. I'm a hottie."

"My hottie." Logan took hold of one of James' belt loops and pulled him closer. James was back on the couch, straddling Logan. Logan grabbed James' face and pulled him in for a kiss.

As the intensity of the kiss increased, James tugged at Logan's shirt. Logan broke the kiss for several seconds to remove his shirt. Then his lips were on James' again.

It was so amazing to Logan. No one was able to distract him from a book, a really good book. Only James. James was like magic. He could draw Logan in with just a blink. And when James got all flirty, Logan wanted to ravage him. Bite at his lips and neck. Which Logan was currently doing. Logan used a hand to cup James, finding he was hard, and made James moan. Logan's mouth roamed across James' chest and down his stomach. He began to undo James' pants.

"WHAT. THE. FUCK."

Logan pulled back from James and stared at him with wide eyes. Then they both turned their heads to look at Kendall.

Kendall looked furious, confused, hurt. "What in the actual fuck is going on here?"

Logan and James both stood.

"K-Kendall," Logan said. "We... we, um, were gonna tell you."

"Tell me what?" Kendall asked. "That as soon as we broke up, you hopped on James' dick?"

"That's not how it was!" Logan cried.

"How was it then? Huh? Why keep it a secret? How the fuck long has this been going on?"

"Only, like, two weeks," Logan said. "We didn't tell you because we didn't want to hurt you."

Kendall let out a sarcastic laugh. "Yeah right. You know, good luck to you, James. Logan will just dump you and move on to the next guy as soon as possible."

That hit Logan. And it hurt.

"I don't like what you're insinuating," James said.

"Obviously Logan only cares about getting his cock sucked," Kendall went on. "When one person isn't doing it anymore, he'll find someone new. Once he gets tired of you, he'll move on."

Logan could feel the tears coming on. He expected Kendall to be mad. He didn't think Kendall would be so cruel, though. "Kendall, I-"

"Shut the fuck up, whore."

James stepped between Logan and Kendall. "Hey! I get that you're pissed, Kendall, but there's no need to be an asshole."

Kendall rolled his eyes. "Oh please. You're just happy because you've always wanted Logan. What are you gonna do when you realize he's nothing special? That he's not worth the time and effort?"

"I am this close to punching you in the face," James warned. "All Logan's been worried about is hurting your feelings. And you just keep throwing insults at him. What's wrong with you?"

"God, you're pathetic." Kendall stormed off.

Logan sat down, buried his face in his hands, and let the tears fall. "This is not how I wanted this to go."

He felt James it and put an arm around him. "I know, darling, I know." James kissed his head. "He's gonna regret all the shit he said."

Logan sniffled and hugged James. "I'm not a whore."

"I know. Kendall was feeling hurt and betrayed. So he tried to hurt you."

"It worked."

James grabbed Logan's chin and made Logan look at him. "I know nothing Kendall said was true, OK? You are worth it."

"You're too kind to me," Logan said.

James shook his head. "I'm just as kind as I need to be. And I speak the truth. Kendall will get over it."

"What if he hates us forever?"

James gave Logan a kiss. "He won't. Just give him time."

…

James felt bad that Logan was hurting. All because of douche bag Kendall. So James came up with a slight plan. He walked into Logan's room. "We're going on a date tonight."

Logan turned away from his laptop. "Huh?"

"Kendall knows about us." James sat on Logan's bed. "So we can have our first date."

Logan sighed as he logged out of World of Warcraft. "I don't know if that's a good idea."

"Logan, Kendall has to get used to the fact that you and I are a couple now. Maybe when he realizes we're not just fucking around, he'll stop being an ass. Plus, it'll take your mind off things."

"Well... what did you have in mind?"

James smiled. "You'll see. Now change out of those sweats."

Logan laughed. "OK. OK." He got up and went to his closet. "Did you have an outfit in mind?"

"Black jeans, white dress shirt."

Logan chuckled. "OK. I'll be ready soon."

James stood and kissed Logan's temple. "I'll be waiting downstairs."

James was almost at the door when Logan asked, "Does Carlos hate us too?"

James turned around. "No. I told him what Kendall said, and he thought Kendall was out of line. Carlos isn't gonna pick sides, though. He's still gonna be friends with all three of us."

"OK." Logan nodded. "OK."

James gave him a smile and headed downstairs. He heard Kendall and Carlos talking in the living room. He sighed to himself. He had been avoiding Kendall since he got caught with Logan a few days before. He didn't feel like dealing with the hateful stares and judging looks. He wanted to give Kendall a chance to calm down. But he needed to tell Carlos he was leaving soon.

James took a deep breath and stepped into the living room. Kendall immediately stopped talking to glare at James. James addressed Carlos only, "I'll be leaving in a bit with Logan."

Carlos nodded and smiled. "OK. Your first date?"

"Yeah. And he needs the distraction."

Logan walked in then looking gorgeous as usual. But uncomfortable. The guy barely left his room the past few days. He, too, was avoiding Kendall. "Im ready," he said to James.

James smiled at him. "OK." He took Logan's hand and they quickly left.

"So where are we going?" Logan asked as James drove.

"That semi-fancy Chinese place."

Logan smiled a little. "You need comfort food."

"Yeah. God. Kendall was shooting daggers at me in the living room."

"I could feel it too," Logan said. "But Carlos looked happy."

"He is. He, um, knows I've been waiting awhile for this."

"Kendall will get over it, right?" Logan asked.

"He will. Probably when he finds someone new."

"How long will that take?"

"Who knows."

Logan sighed and James took his hand. "It'll all be OK," James said.

Logan nodded. "OK."

They arrived at the restaurant. James was pleased that Logan relaxed as the meal went on. Logan had obviously needed to get out of the house and away from Kendall.

"This is nice," Logan said as they waited for their entrées.

"Yeah?"

"I don't feel like I have to impress you," Logan elaborated. "You already know me and have seen me at my worst. You already like me. You accept me for who I am. Is that weird?"

James shook his head. "No. It was nerve-wracking on my first date with Dak. Even all the girls I went on only one date with. There's always the worry that you'll embarrass yourself. Or you'll do something that they think is odd or creepy. You and I already know all the weird shit about each other."

"I love that you understand what's going on in my mind."

James grinned. "I'm amazing, I know."

Logan laughed as their food came. "So is dinner all there is to this date?"

"No way. How could it be the best first date ever if we just go to dinner?"

Logan smiled a little shyly. "It's already been the best date ever, and we haven't finished eating."

James had to resist the urge to jump up and down. "Really?"

Logan laughed. "You look like you're about to puke rainbows or something."

"I feel like I'm about to."

"I would pay to see something like that."

They joked around for the rest of the meal. They got their dessert to go and James didn't let Logan pay.

"Where are we going now?" Logan asked once they were back in the car.

"You'll see," James told him.

James drove them to a park nearby their house. There were swings, a play set, and picnic tables there.

"Are we gonna eat our dessert here?" Logan asked excitedly.

"Yup," James said as he popped the trunk. "Go pick a spot to sit and I'll join you in a bit."

"OK!" Logan hurried off with their dessert in hand.

James got the blanket he put in the trunk earlier out. He walked over to where Logan was standing and spread the blanket out. Logan smiled at James before taking off his shoes and sitting on the blanket. James did the the same.

They ate their chocolate cake as they watched the sun set. After they finished eating, they laid down to look at the sky.

Logan grabbed James' hand as he said, "The sky is so pretty at sunset."

"You're prettier."

Logan laughed loudly. "What a cheesy line."

"Did it work at least?" James asked.

"A little."

James turned his head to look at Logan just as Logan did the same. "Hi."

"Hey," Logan said back.

"Wanna kiss?"

"Hell yeah."

James loved that jolt of electricity he felt whenever he kissed Logan. It was one of the best feelings in the world.

Eventually, Logan ended up on top of James. His hands traveled up James' shirt, making James shiver. James ran his hands through Logan's hair. James nibbled at Logan's lower lip, and was very pleased when Logan moaned. Unfortunately, though, Logan ended the kiss.

"We are not having sexy times here in the park," Logan said. He poked James' nose and said, "Sorry." The he rolled off James.

"That's fine, I guess." James snuggled against Logan. "Sex outside would be awesome, though."

"No sex just yet, James. I want to wait a little." Logan ran a hand up and down James' back. "It'll be more special when it finally happens."

"It'll be the best sex ever whenever we do it."

"I'm glad you have faith in us." James could hear the smile in Logan's voice.

James gave Logan's neck a quick kiss. "I've always imagined it would be amazing."

"How often have you imagined it?"

"After a few days of watching you post-shower."

"Perv," Logan said with a chuckle. "I started to imagine it after we got to know each other better Freshman year. Well. That's when I let myself."

James hugged Logan. "We're both dirty minded, perverted fuckers. Made for each other."

"Yeah," Logan agreed. "A match made in gay heaven." They were silent for a moment then Logan said, "This really has been the best first date ever."

So yeah. Short. I'm sorry the past two chapters have been that way. I'll try to do better with the next one.