Hello my lovely readers. I know, I know, it's been almost 2 months again. *smh at myself* One moment I updated and I blink with my eyes and the next moment nearly 2 months have passed. :/ I didn't mean for it to take this long. :( But I love each and every one of you who continue to stick by me. :)
Shoutouts to LoganLuvr - Here's another update. :) Doesn't every parent embarrass their kids at one point? *hints at you for football practice* :P Kidding. Thank you for helping me with some parts. :D I loved ending with the interruption of the kiss, leave everyone wondering. :D Now as far as twitter & tumblr distracting me, I think tumblr has the biggest part in that, before I made mine in December I wasn't as distracted and only checked a few tumblr pages every day, since I made mine, my life changed. xD But speak for yourself when tumblr distracts you. I made you a twitter & tumblr addict. :P Paula - Yes they finally kissed. Stay tuned for what else happens. :D GlambertLovesBTR Thank you so much! :D I'm sorry it took a while, but I hope you like it. :D Melanie - I'm back! :D Aww thank you so much! :D Enjoy this chapter! Hope you like it! :D FatimaPinho - Bahaha, loved your reaction. They finally kissed! :D Read on to find out what happens. :D Love you too! xoxo :D LuvBTR35 - Thank you! :D I hope you like this next chapter. :D Ashley - Thank you! :D I'm sorry it took a while, but I hope you like it. :D Boysboysboys love em - They finally kissed! :D Bahahaha, I always love your reviews! Miss talking to you on twitter! :( Hope you're doing good! :) I still love the ship name Laley. xD You gotta read on to find out if the makeup sex happens or not. :P Hope you like this chapter. :D And as for Kendall, I haven't really decided what to do with him yet. :P What ya gonna do about it? :P FangedCutie - Hey girly, miss talking to you on twitter! Hope you're doing good. :) Spending time with her grandparents is important for Chloe, hopefully they'll get to do it more often. :) The kiss was perfect, who knows what would have happened if Chloe didn't interrupt them? ;) Logan with kids is just perfect! He'll be an amazing dad one day! :'D And don't we all hope to have that one day? Your day will come. :) Maybe with James. ;) 3 heartofgoldd - Thank you for your reviews to the first few chapters. :D I hope you got to catch up and I hope you'll like this next chapter. :D 3 gleElodyBTR - I missed you! Aww thank you! :') I'm just doing my best, I'm not the best out there. You rock as well. Hope to meet you one day too! :') The guys just have to get to Holland already and we'll be able to see them in concert and we get to meet! And get our M&G picture with the guys! :'D Hope you'll enjoy this next chapter! :D And Thank you to everyone who put me on their favourite author list and who put this story on their favourite story list and story alert list! It means a lot to me. Those things and the reviews keep me going! :'D
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Haley waited for a few minutes before heading into the living room. She still couldn't believe what just happened. One minute they were talking and the next Logan was hugging her and then even kissing her, which she let him do and to her surprise even kissed him back. If Chloe hadn't interrupted them, who knows what would have happened, who knows how far it would have gone. She couldn't figure out if she was happy or sad about the fact that Chloe had interrupted them. Logan apologized for kissing her, so it must have been a mistake, they were just caught up in the moment.
Haley smoothed down her skirt and tanktop and headed into the living room. Logan was sitting on the couch with Chloe cuddled up against him, hugging her new favorite stuffed animal Bam-Bam, completely smitten by the story Logan was telling her. Haley kept herself busy with putting away some of the toys that were lying on the floor.
"I think she's sleeping." Logan softly called after a little bit.
Haley walked over to the couch and carefully picked Chloe up, letting Logan give her a kiss on her cheek.
"Night daddy. Love you." she mumbled as she held on to Haley.
"Goodnight pumpkin. I love you too." Logan answered softly.
Haley carefully took her upstairs while Logan went to the bathroom and changed into a t-shirt and sweatpants. Normally Haley would help him, but he did it on his own this time. It took him a lot of effort and pain, but he managed after a while. Once he was done he headed back into the living room and laid back into bed.
Not long after that Haley walked back down who was surprised to see Logan got changed by himself and already in bed.
"I uhm... I'm pretty tired from today, so I changed my clothes and I'm just gonna go to sleep." Logan said a bit nervous.
"Yeah, that's okay. I uhh... I'm gonna get some water and head to bed myself. It's been a long day." Haley answered as she turned off the lights and the tv.
"Do you need anything?" she added.
"No, I'm okay."
"Okay." Haley answered before heading into the kitchen.
As she was standing in the kitchen grabbing a glass of water she was thinking of talking to Logan. They couldn't let this come between them, could they?
She stayed in the kitchen for a few minutes to collect herself again before she grabbed her glass of water and walked back into the living room and noticed Logan was already sleeping. She turned off the last light and walked up the stairs carefully so she wouldn't wake up Logan.
"Hales?" Logan softly asked.
"Yeah?" she answered as she stopped and turned around.
It was dark, so she couldn't see him, but he kept silent for a while.
"Goodnight." Logan said softly.
"Goodnight." Haley answered as she turned back around and continued to walk up the stairs.
Logan let out a big sigh. He wanted to talk about it, but what was there to talk about? He had kissed her, in the heat of the moment. He didn't want to jeopardize the normal relationship they just started to build up.
A floor above Haley had gotten ready for bed. She crawled into bed and turned on the tv, but quickly turned it off again, because all there was on tv were couples acting all in love and kissing, the last thing she needed right now. But she couldn't stop thinking about what had happened in the kitchen. Did she mind it? She did kiss him back. But what if it could ruin their whole relationship? What would happen with Chloe?
It would be a long sleepless night for both Logan and Haley.
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The next morning Logan woke up early. He didn't get much sleep. He decided to avoid any awkward situations in the bathroom, so he got up, got his clothes and headed to the bathroom to get himself cleaned up. It took him a lot of effort and pain and a few curses here and there, but he managed to do it by himself. He saved the shower for another time, he didn't quite trust himself alone in the shower just yet and he couldn't get cast protector, to keep the cast on his arm dry, on himself either. Getting himself cleaned up was already hard enough to do, luckily there was a bathroom downstairs as well as upstairs. Once he was done he headed back into the living room, turned on the tv and sat down on the couch.
Not long after that Haley came downstairs holding Chloe in her arm. She was surprised to see Logan all dressed.
"Hi daddy." Chloe said rubbing her eyes as Haley put her down on the couch next to Logan.
"Good morning princess." Logan answered smiling making Chloe cuddle up against him.
"You're already dressed?" Haley asked surprised.
"Yeah, I uhh... I woke up early and thought I'd do it myself. Gotta learn how to get myself cleaned up at some point." Logan answered with a nervous chuckle.
"Yeah. Okay. I uhh... I'm gonna go start breakfast. You both want pancakes?" Haley asked a bit nervous.
"Sure."
"Yay!" Chloe answered at the same time.
"Wanna watch some tv with me?" Logan asked Chloe as Haley headed into the kitchen.
"Uh uh." she smiled and cuddled up against Logan.
A little while later Haley came in the living room telling them breakfast was ready. Logan and Chloe followed her and Haley helped Chloe in her seat before sitting down on her own chair. Breakfast went by fairly quiet. Logan and Haley barely looked at each other or spoke a word, only when Chloe would ask them something.
"You like your pancakes?" Haley asked looking at Chloe.
"Uh uh. Do you like them too, daddy?" she asked looking over at Logan.
"Yes, I do." he smiled as he took a sip of his coffee.
The rest of the breakfast went by just as quietly.
"Come on Chloe, let's get you cleaned up and dressed." Haley said as she picked up Chloe from her chair.
Logan got up and headed into the living room as Haley took Chloe to the bathroom. About thirty minutes later she returned with Chloe who was now completely dressed.
"You'll be okay with watching her while I go take a shower?" Haley asked.
"Yeah, we'll be fine." Logan answered.
Haley headed back to the bathroom as Logan watched tv and Chloe went to play with her toys.
"Daddy, look at my doll!" Chloe called after a few minutes as she came running from her play area towards the couch, holding her doll in her hand.
Even before Logan could look to the side, Chloe tripped over a small toy, causing her to fall face forward and hitting her head lightly on the side table next to the couch, with the doll flying through the air and landing in front of the couch.
Chloe looked up at Logan, her bottom lip starting to quiver right before she started crying.
"Daddy!" she cried.
Logan nearly jumped off the couch, ignoring the pain coming from his shoulder and ribs, as he rushed over to Chloe. He leaned down on one leg and helped her up.
"It's okay, baby girl. It's okay." he quickly said to try and get her to stop crying.
"Daddy!" Chloe cried again as she wrapped her arms around Logan's neck, held on tightly and continued to cry.
"Where does it hurt?" Logan asked worried.
"Ow." Chloe sniffled.
"Let me see where it hurts." Logan asked as he tried to break the hug, resulting in a grunting disapproval noise from Chloe who refused to let go.
"Sweetie, you gotta let me go for a second so that I can see where it hurts." Logan softly spoke.
Finally Chloe let him go, her big brown eyes filled with tears, looking back at him.
"Now where does it hurt?" Logan asks as he inspects her arms, hands and knees, letting out a sigh of relief as he finds no injuries there.
"Here." Chloe whimpered as she pointed towards her forehead.
Logan pushed some hairs back and carefully moved his thumb over the spot that she had pointed out, making her flinch a little.
"There's no bump or bruise there, so that's good. I think it was mostly the shock that got to you." Logan said as he let out another sigh of relief knowing his daughter wasn't actually hurt badly as he leaned forward and placed a soft kiss on the same spot.
"Better?" he asked with a smile.
Chloe made another grunting noise as she wrapped her arms around Logan's neck again and placed her head the crook of his neck.
"Sshhhh. It's okay, baby girl. It's okay." Logan coed as he wrapped his arms around her back and gently rubbed circles on her back with his hand and placed a kiss on the side of her head.
"I want Bam-Bam!" Chloe whimpered.
"Where did you leave him?"
"In my bed." Chloe answered.
"Then we have to wait till mommy gets out of the shower so she can go get it for you." Logan answered.
"I want Bam-Bam!" Chloe whimpered again.
"Chloe..." Logan answered as he broke the hug.
"Pwease daddy?" Chloe pleaded, her bottom lip nearly starting to quiver again and her big brown eyes, still watery from the tears, looking at him.
"Okay, okay, we'll go get him." Logan sighed making Chloe flash her big smile in return causing her dimples identical to her dads appear.
Yeah, she was definitely his daughter, knowing how to use her adorableness to get things done.
"But no more crying, okay?" Logan added as he used his thumb to wipe away the remaining tears on her cheeks and placed a kiss on her forehead.
"There's my little princess." Logan smiled as Chloe nodded and gave him another big smile.
It took him some effort and a lot of pain to get up from the ground, but he managed to do so. He took Chloe her hand and led her to the stairs.
"I want you to hold the banister with your left hand and hold my hand with your other hand." Logan instructed.
"Okay daddy." Chloe smiled and did as he told her.
It took them a few minutes to reach the top of the stairs, and it didn't go completely pain free, but they managed to do it.
"Come see my woom, daddy!" Chloe said excited as she nearly dragged Logan off to her room.
"Slow down sweetie." Logan answered with a chuckle.
They passed the old guest bedroom, which now seemed used, which didn't make much sense to Logan, since it's not Chloe her room. As they moved further down the hallway Logan noticed they were heading to his and Haley's old bedroom, but he looked really surprised when he saw it was now Chloe her bedroom and suddenly it made sense as to why the old guest bedroom was now used.
"You like my woom, daddy?" Chloe asked as they walked in.
"Yes, it's pretty." he answered as he sat down on her bed to rest a bit and noticed the Winnie The Pooh themed wall paper on the walls and the princess bedding set on her bed.
Chloe climbed into her bed and grabbed her stuffed animal Bam-Bam, who was snuggled up under her blanket, and hugged it tightly.
Haley finished her shower and walked back into the living room only to find it empty. She thought Logan and Chloe might be in the kitchen so she went to check there, only to find no one in there either.
"Chloe! Logan!" Haley yelled, panic striking in as she hurried back into the living room.
"CHLOE! LOGAN!" she yelled again, but louder this time.
"We're up here, mommy." she heard Chloe call from upstairs.
As quickly as her legs could carry her she ran upstairs and checked her bedroom before she ran into Chloe her room.
"Mommy!" Chloe smiled as she let herself slip from her bed and ran towards Haley who lifted her up in her arms and hugged her tightly.
"What are you doing up here?!" she asked concerned as she looked at Logan waiting for an answer.
"I fell." Chloe answered.
"What?!"
"She wanted to show me her doll & ran towards me, but fell over a toy that was on the floor and she hit her head on the side table..." Logan explained making Haley check Chloe her head right away.
"She's fine, no bump or bruise or any other injuries. I checked right away and when I comforted her she asked for Bam-Bam. She said it was upstairs and..." he continued.
"Why didn't you call me or wait till I was done?!" Haley interrupted him.
"You were in the shower and nothing bad happened. She didn't get hurt, it was mostly the shock that got to her."
"But still! You're..."
"I'm her dad. She called for me when she fell. My heart was in my throat and I nearly jumped off the couch and ignored my own pain to get to her when I saw her fall and heard her cry for me! I was hit by a car, I have a few injuries but I'm not disabled!" Logan answered as he got up with some effort.
"I know how to take care of my daughter! But apparently I'm not allowed to in this house!" he added trying to remain calm because Chloe was with them as he looked at Haley, the pain from her reaction evidently showing in his eyes, before he walked passed her and left the room and headed for the stairs.
"Logan, I..." Haley said as she followed him but he didn't stop to hear her out.
"Do you need help?" she asked as Logan started to make his way downstairs.
"I'm fine!" Logan snapped and continued to slowly walk downstairs.
Haley, who was still holding Chloe in her arms, sighed and followed Logan downstairs, mentally kicking herself for reacting the way she did and hurting Logan that way. Chloe held on tight to her and to her beloved Bam-Bam too. As Logan reached downstairs he walked to the bed and laid down for a while. He was still tired from not having much sleep and getting on the ground and walking up and down the stairs didn't help much for the pain he already had. Haley put Chloe back on the ground who then went over to her toys to play.
"Logan, I..." Haley started but was interrupted by the doorbell.
She sighed before headed to the door to open it, revealing her friends Valeria and Lucy.
"Hey girls, come on in." Haley smiled as she stepped aside and hugged them both as they walked in.
"Lucy and Vali!" Chloe cheered as she ran up to them.
"Hi sweetie! How are you?" Valeria asked.
"Good. Look what I got from gwampy Jeff and gwammy Pam! It was daddy's!" she smiled proudly as she showed them Bam-Bam.
Haley explained that Chloe had spent a few hours at Logan's parents the day before and that they gave her the stuff panda and that it used to be Logan's.
Haley offered them something to drink which they both refused. They talked a bit with each other, but Logan didn't say very much.
"We were just in the neighborhood and checked if you needed anything." Lucy said after a while.
"I actually do need some groceries from the store. It's time for lunch and for Chloe her nap in a while and I might not be back in time, so I can't go." Haley answered.
"We can go do it for you. That way you don't need to worry about it." Valeria offered.
"Thank you! I'll go make a list of things that I need." Haley answered.
Lucy sat down on the floor with Chloe and played with her a bit while Logan continued to watch tv.
"I'll go help you with that list." Valeria offered as she wanted to follow Haley to the kitchen.
"You sure you want to leave her alone here with me? Who knows what might happen and I can't do anything, right?" Logan asked sarcastically.
Haley shook her head and left to the kitchen and Valeria followed her.
"What was that about? I thought things were going better between you." Valeria asked confused as Haley sighed deeply and got out a notepad and a pen.
"I was in the shower earlier when Chloe fell and hit her head, she's fine, Logan was there and took care of her. But then she wanted the stuffed animal and Logan took her upstairs and I kinda freaked out when I got out of the shower and found them upstairs and got scared when Logan told me she fell and I overreacted a bit and said some things that came out the wrong way that hurt his feelings. And I haven't been able to apologize because that's when you both arrived." Haley explained.
"Well when we're grocery shopping you can talk to him." Valeria answered.
"Yeah, I'll wait till Chloe is taking her nap and then apologize." Haley sighed as she started working on the list.
She decided to leave the part about the kiss out, because she hadn't even talked to Logan about it yet and Logan had made it like it was a mistake, so why stir things up unnecessary? A little while later they were all finished with the list and headed back into the living room where Logan was still watching tv and Lucy was still playing with Chloe.
"Oh wait, I don't have any money here right now." Haley remembered.
"Oh that's fine. We'll deal with the money another time. We'll be back later." Valeria smiled before she and Lucy headed out.
"I'll go start lunch." Haley said as she walked back into the living room.
"Okay mommy." Chloe answered as she continued playing with her toys.
Logan didn't say anything in return.
Once she was done preparing lunch she came to get Logan and Chloe. Lunch went by fairly qiuet. Chloe talking to the both of them was pretty much the only time Logan and Haley both talked. Haley could see Logan was still hurt, even though he was trying to hide it. After lunch Chloe and Logan headed back into the living room where Chloe continued to play with her toys and Logan laid back on the bed to watch tv as Haley cleaned the table and did the dishes. Once she was done she headed into the living room.
"I'm gonna go do laundry really quick." she said before leaving the room.
Not long after Haley left the room Chloe walked up to the bed.
"Daddy?" she asked softly.
"Yeah, sweetie?"
"Can I sit with you and watch tv?" she asked shyly.
"Sure princess." Logan smiled and got off the bed.
He grabbed the remote to lower the bed so Chloe could climb on it and walked to the other side of the bed to pull up the rails so Chloe wouldn't fall off the bed. He then laid back on the bed and Chloe snuggled up against him on his left side.
"Daddy?" she asked softly.
"Yeah, sweetie?"
"Are you mad at mommy? Cause I fell?" she asked with a soft voice.
"No of course not. I'm not mad at mommy. Mommy isn't mad at me either." Logan answered.
"You pwomise?"
"I promise." Logan smiled before leaning down and giving Chloe a kiss on the top of her head who snuggled up closer against his side while holding on to Bam-Bam as they continued to watch tv.
A little while later Haley walked back into the living room, only to find Logan and Chloe both sleeping. She smiled at the sight before turning off the tv and grabbing a blanket from the back of the couch and carefully laid it over them before heading to the kitchen to read a book. She texted Valeria to text her when they were back and not ring the doorbell so they wouldn't wake up Logan and Chloe.
A while later Valeria and Lucy had returned and texted Haley first to let her know. They quietly brought all the groceries inside and helped Haley putting everything away before heading home again. Shortly after they left Chloe woke up from her nap and with her waking up Logan woke up as well and he helped her off the bed.
The rest of the day went by quietly. Logan wasn't speaking to Haley and Haley didn't speak to him. Only did they talk to each other if Chloe asked them something at the same time. Dinner went by just as quiet.
A while after dinner it was bedtime for Chloe. Haley picked her up and walked to the bed so she could say goodnight to Logan.
"Night daddy. Love you." Chloe smiled as she kissed Logan's cheek.
"Goodnight princess. Sweet dreams. I love you too." he smiled as he kissed her cheek.
She waves at him as Haley takes her upstairs. As soon as she is upstairs Logan gets up and heads to the bathroom to get ready for bed. Again it takes him a lot of effort and pain, but he manages to do so. Once he's done he heads back into the living room, turns off the tv and some of the light and gets back into bed and tries to fall asleep. He has no desire in talking to Haley about the kiss from the night before and everything that had happened today and he hopes with these things she will take notice.
Once Haley gets back downstairs she notices half the lights and the tv are turned off and that Logan is asleep.
"Logan?" she calls softly in the hopes he's still awake.
When she gets no answer she sighs and turns off the rest of the lights and heads back upstairs. As soon as she's gone Logan lets out a sigh of his own. It's gonna be another sleepless night for the both of them.
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The next day they aren't many changes. Logan still tries to ignore Haley as much as he can. He got himself cleaned and dressed again and lays in bed watching tv or playing with Chloe the rest of the time. Breakfast and lunch went by fairly quiet, just like the day before.
Right after lunch Haley her parents dropped by. They got to spend a little bit of time with Chloe before it was time for her nap. The rest of the time they were there it was the same thing all over again, Logan and Haley hardly talking to each other, only when her parents asked them something to the both of them.
Shortly after they left Logan's parents and Presley came to visit. They got to spend time with Chloe as well after her nap was over. Logan talked a bit more with his parents and Presley, but still not as much when it came to Haley. Presley got to play with Chloe in the backyard, because they all decided to sit outside because it was really nice and sunny outside.
After Logan's parents and Presley left Haley started dinner as Logan stayed outside for a while to enjoy the sun and watch Chloe play before they both headed inside for dinner.
Dinner went by pretty quietly again. After Haley finished cleaning the table and doing the dishes she brought Chloe to bed and again as soon as she was upstairs Logan headed into the bathroom, got ready for bed, turned off the tv and several lights and got into bed and pretended to be asleep. Haley again turned off the rest of the lights and headed back upstairs.
It was just like when Logan just came to live with them two weeks ago and they hardly talked to each other. Then they finally started going somewhere and now it's all ruined again.
...
The next morning the same ritual went down, Logan woke up early and managed to get himself cleaned and dressed before Haley and Chloe came downstairs. Breakfast went by usually quiet again. And after breakfast Haley took Chloe to get her cleaned up and dressed before she left Chloe in the living room again to take a quick shower herself. Just as she returned to the living room the phone rang.
"Hey Mary, what's up." she spoke in the phone.
"I know it's a lot to ask right now but I am going to try. Is it possible for you to take over the 4pm zumba class? Erica can't make it. She has a doctor's appointment. She will be doing the 8pm class though and Jim will be in the fitness and I'll run the desk." Mary asked.
"Oh wow, uhm... I'm not sure." Haley answered.
"It's a busy class and it's a bit hard to call everyone and otherwise we are forced to cancel that class."
"Is it okay if I call you back in like ten or fifteen minutes? I need to see if I can arrange something." Haley asked.
"Okay, sure. Talk to you in a bit. Bye."
"Bye." Haley said as she hung up.
"Logan, do you know if your parents would mind it to watch Chloe for a bit? They need me to cover for the 4pm zumba class. My parents can't do it and I'm not sure about Kendall or Valeria or Lucy. Your physio appointment is at 3pm and it's right across the street from the gym. So we could drop off Chloe at your parents house and I could drop you off at the physio and head into the gym and you could wait for me and after that we could pick Chloe up from your parents and then head back home." Haley explained.
"Can I come too, mommy?" Chloe asked.
"No sweetie, another time." Haley answered.
"Pwease mommy? Daddy can I come too?" she tried again as she looked at Logan.
"Chloe..." Haley started.
"Pwease daddy? I wanna go to zumba too." she pleaded.
"Chloe has been with you during class before, right?" Logan asked.
"Yeah."
"Well we could bring her, I go to the physio when I'm done I'll stay with Chloe while you do your zumba class. And then we come back here." Logan answered.
"You sure?"
Logan nodded in return.
"Yay!" Chloe cheered while she was clapping.
Haley picked up the phone and called Mary back to tell her the news.
'Maybe things will start to get better again between me and Logan.' Haley thought to herself as she hung up the phone.
Okay, this didn't turn out exactly the way I wanted. I have another piece already written. A part I was excited about, but I have been struggling the longest time to write the last part of this chapter and I decided to take the other part out and add it to the next chapter. The ending feels kind of rushed now. I don't really like it, but it will pick up in the next chapter, I promise. I am excited for the whole next chapter. And since I have already written a part of it, I will work really hard for the rest of the week and update in the upcoming weekend. :) I am also aiming to update my other story Our Little Miracle. If you haven't read that one, go check it out. So hopefully you will be getting 3 updates this week. I hope you all liked this chapter. I am excited for the next one! :)
Love Eve xoxo