Chapter 6: Starting Over

October 24, 2010

It had been a week since Logan finally apologized to Kendall. Logan was still avoiding Kendall at the Palm Woods, but assured his friends it was only so he could think. To enforce that, he always made a point of being next to Kendall during recording. Eventually, Logan was able to clear his head enough to see what he wanted. He knew that James and Carlos would want to hear how all of this would turn out, but he knew that Kendall had to hear it first and by himself. The perfect opportunity presented itself after a recording mishap.

"Dogs!" Gustavo screamed. As much as the boys were used to their boss yelling at them like this, they still flinched whenever he did. "Your recording for Stuck is messed up. James and Carlos," he turned to the two boys on his right, "you need to re-record the first verse. NOW!"

James and Carlos all but ran to the booth, Gustavo trailing slightly. He turned to Logan and Kendall. "The boys will be a while. Head home and relax. I need you dogs as awake as possible tomorrow morning."

Logan nodded before dragging Kendall to the limo. After they got in, Kendall glared at Logan.

"What?" the shorter boy asked, slightly confused as to why Kendall would be mad.

"What is it with you guys and thinking you need to help me get places? I have feet. I can walk."

Logan chuckled. "Oh, you know you love it."

It was obvious Logan was teasing, so Kendall threw a pillow at him. "Oh, shut up."

Logan and Kendall laughed the entire limo ride, and were almost out of breath when they arrived at the Palm Woods. They slowly dragged themselves to 2J, then all but fell onto the couch, catching their breaths. When they had, they sat up. They looked at each other for a moment before starting to laugh again. Kendall was the first to calm down. He cleared his throat to indicate that he wanted to say something. Logan quickly regained his composure then nodded, signaling to Kendall to continue.

"So, did you make your decision yet?" he said, nothing but seriousness on his face.

Logan faltered. He didn't expect Kendall to ask, since he had made a point of not asking until now. After a moment, he nodded.

"And?" Kendall asked.

Logan looked up at Kendall and saw that he was hoping for the best. He sighed. "Kendall…"

"Aw, Logan…"

"Let me finish, Kendall," he said, half laughing, half serious. Kendall made a zipping motion over his mouth, and Logan couldn't help but laugh. "Alright, so I thought about it, and I realized…I…I can't stand not being with you. I…I need to be with you."

Kendall smiled widely before launching himself at Logan. He crashed their lips together, and his smile grew impossibly wider when Logan returned the kiss almost immediately. His smile faded when Logan suddenly pulled away. "What…what was that for, Logie?" he asked, sadness overflowing in his voice.

"I'm giving you another chance, but I need you to be completely honest with me. As in, no more drug parties," Kendall nodded, "no ditching me," another nod, "and what the hell are you hiding in our medicine cabinet?"

Kendall was shocked. "You…you knew about that?"

"Yeah, Kendall. I saw it the day before I broke up with you. What's in there?"

Kendall sighed. "Heroin," he replied, looking at his feet instead of Logan.

"Kendall, you can look at me." He looked up. "Look, I'm not mad…well, I'm not going to make a big deal about it. Just…"

"I'll get rid of it."

Logan smiled. Although he wouldn't admit it, he loved when Kendall knew exactly what he was thinking. "Thanks, Kendall."

"Anything for my boyfriend," Kendall said, smiling at the word.

Logan laughed. Kendall stood up and walked to his and Logan's bedroom. Logan stayed on the couch, but jumped up and ran to the bathroom attached to his room when he heard the sound of glass shattering. He smiled at the sight of the top cabinet, the false bottom removed and all its contents broken and in the trash. Kendall turned back and smiled at Logan before pulling the brunette to him and wrapping his arms around his waist. Logan wrapped his arms around Kendall's neck, bringing their lips together in a soft kiss. Kendall started to deepen the kiss, but was abruptly cut off by the front door slamming loudly.

"We're hooooooooome!" Carlos screamed loudly.

Logan and Kendall remembered the morning they had confessed their feelings to each other four months ago. Their first kiss had been interrupted in the same way, and they laughed at the irony. They walked to the living room to find James and Carlos watching TV. They plopped down on the couch next to their friends, Logan keeping a small distance between him and Kendall.

As soon as the two sat down, James turned off the TV and turned to them, Carlos doing the same. "So, how was your guys' day?" James asked, smirking.

Logan and Kendall looked at each other, then turned back to their friend. "Fine," they said together.

"What happened? Did you two make up? Did you two finally get back together? Did you—"

"Carlos!" the other three boys yelled, causing Carlos to snap his mouth shut.

James looked at them. "Well?"

Logan spoke up. "You guys already know I forgave Kendall last week."

"Yeah, but you said you'd have to think about your relationship," James replied, trying to see if Logan made the right decision.

"Yes, James, I did. And I thought about it, and I decided to tell Kendall what my decision was." Logan smiled when James groaned and banged his head against the back of the couch.

"Enough with the suspense already! Did you get back together or not?"

Logan smiled, and Kendall tried his hardest to remain expressionless. They were both enjoying James and Carlos' clear annoyance. "I don't know," Logan said, chuckling slightly as Carlos mimicked what James had done a minute ago. "Maybe I did, maybe I didn't. I really can't say for sure, though…"

James and Carlos had had enough. "OH MY GOD, WOULD YOU JUST FUCKING TELL US ALREADY!"

Logan laughed. "Alright, fine," he said, standing as he did so. "Kendall and I are back together."

James and Carlos jumped up and captured the two in a group hug. The four laughed and sat back down on the couch, Logan smiling before snuggling into Kendall's side. James turned the TV on again, and the four sat in silence, Logan and Kendall focusing more on each other than on the TV.