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Chapter 8: Double-Date
The night air was crisp and cool and it tickled Carlos' face as a slight breeze blew by. His hand rested safely in James' as the two lovers strolled through their favorite park in LA. The sounds of the city were drowned out by the peaceful setting and the romantic mood. Not another soul was in the area; they had the park all to themselves...which was a fact they planned to take advantage of. They were leisurely making their way across the park, trying to look as inconspicuous as possible. They'd been sitting in the apartment, bored and horny, so they decided to be a little adventurous and try a little something in the wooded area across the park.
"You have no idea how excited I am." James said in a low whisper into Carlos ear.
Carlos smiled and shuddered when James' warm breath tickled his skin.
"What are you gonna to do me when we get over there?" Carlos playfully asked.
"Mmmm...I'm gonna bend you over against one of those trees and shove my cock so hard up into you that you can't help but scream, even though I know you're trying to stay quiet." James replied, making Carlos pick up the pace of their walking.
An excited smile was on both their faces as they neared the wooded area, but all that soon changed when the baliring sound of a car horn stopped them dead in their tracks. All Carlos saw were a pair of bright headlights before a blinding pain tore through his whole body and the sound of shattering glass filled his ears...
"NOOOO!"
Carlos shot up in bed with a cry, his heart racing a million miles an hour. It felt as if a vice were tightened around his chest as he gasped for air and his eyes darted around the room. James, too, was up in a second, startled by Carlos' sudden cry. The second he looked at Carlos, he knew what was wrong; Carlos had had another one of his nightmares, which he'd been having ever since his accident almost five months ago. He hated to see Carlos like this; he always looked so terrified and afterward, he always fell to pieces crying.
"Carlos! Hey, I'm here. I'm here." James whispered comfortingly as he scooted over and took the scared Latino gently into his arms.
"I-it happened again!" Carlos cried, "I had this stupid nightmare again!"
"Shhh, shhh, it's okay." James whispered, rubbing Carlos' back soothingly.
Carlos broke down into tears and buried his face in James' shoulder. All James could do was hold Carlos as he cried, which he knew helped alot. He'd lost count the number of times they'd gone through this same process night after night. The accident had had more of an effect on Carlos than they thought it would have; even Carlos was surprised by it. He just wanted these nightmares to stop!
"You wanna talk about it?" James asked once Carlos' tears were tapering off.
Carlos sniffled and pulled away as James tenderly wiped away his tears.
"It was the same one again." he said, "We're walking in the park and it happens. At first, it's so romantic but then the accident happens all over again. I can still feel that truck pinning me to the tree."
As he said the last part, Carlos placed his hand to his stomach as if to make sure it was still there.
"It's all over, Carlos." James said, placing his hand gently over Carlos' on his stomach, "It's all over, and the truck is gone."
"I know that, but sometimes I can still feel it. Whenever I hear a car horn, it makes me want to jump out of my skin because I think I'm gonna be hit again." Carlos explained.
"No one's gonna hurt you as long as I'm here." James said, squeezing Carlos' shoulders gently.
Carlos gave a weak smile and lay his head against James' shoulder.
"I'm just so glad I have you here with me. It just seems to make everything easier." he said.
James placed a sweet kiss atop Carlos' head and rubbed his shoulder. A couple minutes passed before James thought of something that was sure to cheer Carlos up.
"Hey, how does a late-night bowl of ice cream sound?" he asked.
"Cookies-n-cream?" Carlos asked, his usual cute tone returning.
"Your favorite." James said.
"Sounds great." Carlos smiled, wiping away a few stray tears.
They both crawled off the bed and tip-toed their way to the living room where Carlos sat down on the couch. James was about to go to the kitchen to fix their ice cream when Carlos stopped him.
"Wait." Carlos said, reaching out and holding James' hand, "Will you sit with me? Just for a little bit?"
James smiled softly and seated himself beside his boyfriend. By looking at Carlos' face, he could tell that some of the fear from the nightmare had returned.
"You okay?" he asked, placing a gentle hand to Carlos' back.
Carlos stayed silent for a moment before he sniffled and said, "When are these nightmares gonna go away?"
James was about to answer when they heard two sets of footsteps approach and stop in the doorway.
"What's going on?" a voice said.
They looked up and saw Kendall and Logan standing there in their pajamas, looking kind of tired.
"Yeah; he heard someone crying." Kendall said.
"That was me." Carlos said, looking downward.
"He had another nightmare." James said.
At the mention of Carlos having another nightmare, Kendall and Logan seemed to become more alert than before.
"How are you?" Kendall asked, walking over and seating himself on the arm of the couch.
"I'm okay now," Carlos said, ",thanks to James."
"You know, when you told us that you were having these nightmares, I went online and looked it up." Logan said, walking over and sitting down beside Carlos, "It said that nightmares can be the result of a traumatic incident, and they typically last up to a year or so."
"A year?" Carlos gasped, looking as if he were about to freak out.
"Okay, bad example, but my point is: they won't last forever." Logan said.
"Hey, guys, I think I have an idea!" Kendall piped in.
His three friends looked at him, waiting for him to continue.
"You guys remember when we were little and our moms used to take us to that state park not far away. What was the name...Oak Mountain." he said.
The three of them nodded.
"Why don't the four of us pack a picnic tomorrow and drive up there and spend the day? It could be kinda like a double-date, and it would give us all a chance to get out of the house and it might cheer Carlos up." he explained.
"That sounds great. What do you guys think?" James said.
"Do they still have the petting zoo?" Carlos asked excitedly.
"More than likely." Kendall said.
"Count me in!" Carlos said happily.
The other three guys couldn't help but smile at his enthusiasm.
"What about you, Logie? What do you think?" Kendall asked.
"I think it sounds awesome; we haven't been there since we were little." Logan answered.
"Then, I guess it's settled." Kendall said.
"Whataya say, we celebrate with a bowl of ice cream?" James suggested, remembering why he and Carlos had come in here in the first place.
"Did you even need to ask?" Kendall said.
The next morning, the guys got up and packed themselves a picnic and(with Mrs. Knight's permission) piled in the car and drove the fifty miles to Oak Mountain. Logan, of course, drove because he was the only one who had a licence. Kendall made sure to pack his camera to capture any interesting moments. Most of the drive was occupied by Kendall and Logan talking a little, and James and Carlos listening to their iPods. Finally, an hour later, they pulled up to the front gate of the park and were greeted by the kind older lady who worked there.
"Good afternoon, boys." she said, "How many people are in the car?"
"Four." Logan answered.
"Then, that'll be...sixteen dollars." the lady said.
James, Carlos, and Kendall all handed Logan the money for their admission, which Logan added with his and handed it to the lady.
"Thank you. Have a nice day." the lady said, motioning for them to drive on.
Logan gave her a smile and rolled the window back up and drove on. They drove a short distance down the road to a small parking lot in front of a large open field-like clearing. A white fence boardered the field, and a huge red barn was situated in the middle of it. Dotted across the field were a few small animals such as a miniature pony, a could miniature donkeys, and several goats. This was the petting zoo that Carlos loved. Once Logan parked the car, they all got out and headed for the gate to the fence. The instant they stepped inside, the adorable little animals gathered around them, each wanting to be petted. Kendall, who had got his camera out with him, got some great shots of them petting the animals. The way Carlos was smiling and having such a good time made all of them laugh. Another thing that made them laugh was when the littlest goat ran after James and butted him with its stubby little horns.
After spending about an hour at the petting zoo, they left and drove down the road and up a steep hill to the small nature museum. Logan spent a good amount of time carefully reading each exhibit's label and all the brochures in the foyer. James and Carlos got bored after a while and they sat down in the nice-sized observation room, which had a great view of the surrounding woods. Kendall sneaked a cute picture of them sitting on one of the benches, cuddled together and enjoying the view.
Once Logan finished reading the brochures(and Carlos had almost fallen asleep from boredom), they all got back in the car and drove down a small series of roads to the picnic area. They parked, and Kendall retrieved the picnic basket from the back of the car. Logan spread out a tablecloth over the nearest picnic table and they all seated themselves around it, unpacking the contents of the picnic basket. They'd each fixed themselves a sandwich, a drink, and they each had a small bag of their favorite chips. They thoroughly enjoyed their picnic whilst they talked over a variety of subjects. When everyone was nearly done with their sandwiches, Logan decided to bring up an idea he'd came up with last night.
"Hey, guys, whataya say we play a little game?" he asked.
"What kind of game?" James asked, swallowing a chip.
"Last night, I wrote down some romantic quotes onto paper and cut them out kinda like cards, and I thought we could take turns pulling one out of a hat or something and read it to our boyfriend." Logan explained, giving Kendall a cute glance and placing a hand on his thigh under the table.
"Sounds fun." Carlos said, taking the last bite of his sandwich.
"Great." Logan said, taking the folded pieces of paper out of his pocket.
Once everyone was finished eating, he got an empty bowl out of the picnic basket and they all sat down on the ground. Kendall and Logan sat side-by-side, and James and Carlos sat facing them. Logan jumbled up the pieces of paper in the bowl and motioned for James to go first. Reaching out, James picked a random piece of paper from the bowl and read it out loud to Carlos.
"If you ever start to feel lonely, just look at the spaces between your fingers and remember that that's where mine fit perfectly." he read.
"Aw." Carlos smiled, leaning in to give James a sweet kiss.
Carlos went next, taking a piece of paper of his own out of the bowl.
"They say that when penguins mate, they stay together for the rest of their lives. Will you be my penguin?" he read.
"Of course I will." James said as he kissed Carlos.
They looked at Kendall and Logan and saw them smiling at them. Logan handed Kendall the bowl next, and he took a piece of paper out of it.
"I was looking up at the stars and giving them each a reason why I love you. I was doing great until I ran out of stars." he said.
Logan smiled and saw by the look in Kendall's eyes that he really meant it. Kendall leaned over and kissed Logan tenderly before handing him back the bowl so he could take his turn. Logan picked a piece of paper out of the bowl and read it.
"Without you, tomorrow wouldn't be worth the wait and yesterday wouldn't be worth remembering." he read.
"Same here." Kendall replied, fighting a stray tear that threatened to slip forward.
They shared another brief kiss.
"How did you come up with these?" Carlos asked, referring to the heartfelt quotes.
"I just sat down and thought of things I felt for Kendall, and wrote it down." Logan answered.
"Aw. You're the greatest boyfriend ever." Kendall said, wrapping an arm around Logan's shoulders.
The four of them spent a good while sitting there telling each other the sweet lines written on the pieces of paper, which ended in James and Carlos getting into a fierce tickle-fight. Don't ask.
After the tickle-fight was over, they packed up what was left of their picnic and drove onward up the small mountain. There was a road that lead all the way up to the top as well as a walking-trail that lead down to a small waterfall, which was where the guys planned on going. The drive up the mountain was a long one along the ever-winding-and-turning road. As they neared the top, Carlos broke the silence(as usual).
"Logan, could you pull over? I gotta pee." he said.
"Why didn't you go at the picnic area?" Logan asked, glancing at him in the rear-view mirror.
"I didn't have to then." Carlos replied.
The classic line. Rolling his eyes, Logan proceeded down the road a small ways until they came to a small clearing beside the road to pull over at.
"Don't take forever." Logan said as the Latino jumped out of the car.
"You wanna stretch your legs?" Kendall asked, placing a hand over on Logan's thigh.
"Sure. You wanna come, too, James?" Logan said.
"Na; I'm good." James said.
With that, Kendall and Logan got out of the car and walked around for a couple minutes.
"What could be taking Carlos so long?" Logan asked irritatedly when the raven-haired boy hadn't returned.
"He probably just got distracted by a bug or something." Kendall said, climbing atop some rocks over by the edge of the mountainside.
"Kendall, be careful up there!" Logan called.
"I'll be fine; there's a railing over here anyway." Kendall said.
Standing near the edge, Kendall swept his eyes over the scenery before him. The view from here was absolutely amazing. The sweeping landscape was painted with various colors as the leaves were just beginning to change for autumn. The landscape seemed to stretch on forever, and he could just barely make out a small town a good distance away. He had to share this with Logan.
"Logan, come here." he said, holding out his hand.
Smiling, Logan walked over and took his hand and was helped up onto the uneven rock.
"Do you trust me?" Kendall asked, still holding onto Logan's hand.
"Of course I do." Logan said, wondering what Kendall was up to.
"Close your eyes." Kendall said, giving Logan's hand a little squeeze.
Logan cast him a questioning glance before closing his eyes.
"Come over here." Kendall said, coaxing Logan over in front of him.
Logan's heart fluttered when he felt a cool breeze blow across his face and Kendall's warm chest press against his back. He then felt Kendall place his hands gently about his waist.
"Step up onto the railing." Kendall whispered into his ear.
Logan nervously picked up his foot, easing it out until he found the bottom rail of the metal fence in front of him. Kendall held him gently but securely as he stood on the railing. Once Logan got his balance, Kendall held onto his wrists and coaxed his arms out so they were spread out like wings.
"Open your eyes." Kendall instructed softly.
Smiling, Logan opened his eyes and was taken aback by the breathtaking view. Being so near the edge and feeling the wind blowing by made him feel like he was flying! And feeling Kendall's hands gently caressing his sides so he couldn't fall made it all the more special. It was so romantic; he could almost hear that sweet, beautiful vocalizing from that scene in Titanic. Smiling from ear to ear, Logan carefully turned around on the railing and pulled Kendall into a passionate kiss. Being on the railing, Logan was a few inches taller than Kendall, so he had to stoop slightly to kiss him. A moan left Kendall's mouth as he coaxed his tongue into Logan's mouth and lifted him up off the railing. Logan smiled into the kiss as Kendall spun them around.
Parting the kiss, Kendall set Logan down on his feet and hugged him close.
"I love you, Logie." he said.
"I love you, too." Logan said, resting his head on Kendall's shoulder.
"Are you guys gonna stand there all day or are we gonna go see the waterfall?" a voice called, breaking them out of their thoughts.
They looked over and saw Carlos standing over by the car.
"We're coming." Kendall called back.
He and Logan shared one more quick kiss before walking hand-in-hand back to the car.
A/N: Hope you enjoyed it!
