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A/N: So here is the next chapter, kind of the talk it out with the friends and admit what you really feel sort of thing. I kind of like it, not one of my favorite chapters ever. Thanks to all those who reviewed last chapter, I am glad I got so much positive feedback. Glad to hear it made people sad, which was what it was suppose to do. Also I would like to thank all the readers for the story alerts and author alerts, I love those, makes opening my email so much fun, and makes me want to keep writing all the more. Thanks!!

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Chapter 10

Both Chase and Michael steeled themselves for a very hard and ugly scene. They expected to find Logan sitting hunched over crying, or laying in his bed silent but upset, or pacing the room destroying everything in his path. What they didn't expect was to find him relaxing, headphones on, flipping through a book. Both boys gave each other very quizzical looks. They had seen Quinn, heard her sobs, everyone probably had. Why was Logan just sitting there so calmly?

Logan didn't even look up when the boys entered the room, he figured if he pretended not to see or hear them, they would go away and leave him alone. The last thing he wanted right now was to "explore" his feeling with his roommates.

Chase and Michael gave each other another look, now they knew exactly what was going on. Only took a second to figure it out. It really didn't take a genius to figure it out actually, just about five seconds. They both walked over and took a seat on either side of Logan, they just watched him, figuring sooner or later he would feel it, get annoyed, ask what they wanted and the uncomfortable talk would begin.

Logan could feel their eyes on him; he knew what they were doing. They were trying to break him, well it wouldn't work. He just turned the page of his book and cranked his music a little louder. He could do this all day.

Five minutes later:

"What!?" Logan shouted, tearing off his headphones and throwing his book to the side. Okay, maybe the staring thing was a lot more annoying then he thought. He couldn't take the eyes piercing him, prying, trying to figure out what he was feeling and how he was.

"Nothing," Chase replied simply, sitting back. Michael reclined too, picking up the remote and switching on the TV.

"Then why were you staring at me?" Logan asked.

"Wanted to see how long till it annoyed you," Michael replied, flipping. "Five minutes, if you were wondering."



"Oh, okay," Logan relaxed, maybe they didn't see. Maybe they didn't know. Maybe they could care less about how he was or what he was feeling. He picked his book back up and began scanning it again.

Michael and Chase remained silent for a few more minutes, hoping to lull Logan into a false sense of security. They didn't want him to think they were ganging up on him. So they waited.

Finally Chase casually said, "Saw Quinn when we were heading back. She seemed really upset."

Logan looked up from his book, or not he thought. "Oh, really?" he wanted to act like he had no idea of what they were talking about. Pretend like he didn't just have his heart ripped out.

"Yeah," Michael answered, setting down the remote and looking at Logan. "You know why?"

Logan shook his head, play dumb, he thought, play dumb. "No, why would I know?"

"Oh, I don't know, cause she's your girlfriend and –"

"Ex," Logan yelled, it slipped out. He didn't mean to say it, he didn't want to say it, and he didn't even know if he meant it.

"Ex?" Chase asked again casually, just roommates chatting. "What happened? Everything seemed great earlier."

"Nothing," Logan answered, standing up and walking over to his dresser.

"Nothing? Well it had to be something." Michael replied sitting up and giving Chase a knowing look. Logan was up, which meant he could easily try to bolt. Chase took the look and stood to, going over to the door and leaning against it.

Logan registered the movement; he knew what they were doing. It was the same thing he and Michael did to Chase, to get him to admit to missing and loving Zoey. He hoped he wouldn't have to do this. He went back to his drawers and searched for a shirt to wear to bed. He then began searching for a pair of shorts.

Michael and Chase watched him search. They knew he was avoiding answering. Well they weren't going to let that happen. "Logan." Michael sign songed.

Logan continued to search, blocking it all , making it all stop. "Logan?" Michael asked again. NO! he thought, no he just did this, he wasn't going to do it again.

Lola and Zoey guided Quinn back to their room, using Zoey's key they entered and maneuvered Quinn to the couch, sitting her down. She wasn't crying anymore, she was more like a zombie, not talking, not moving, as if she had cut herself off to the world.



Quinn felt herself sit down, she registered the fact that she was in her own room. She registered the fact that it was Lola and Zoey looking back at her, eyes full of heartfelt concern. But she didn't register much else. She couldn't feel her heart beat; she wouldn't have been surprised if it had stopped all together. She couldn't feel her arms or legs, everything was numb. She was numb, numb to pain and hurt and despair. Numb to the world around her, the world that had hurt her so much.

Lola and Zoey watched Quinn, not saying a word. They both hoped that she would start talking on her own, begin the healing herself. But after ten minutes of nothing, no words, no movement, they decided to take matters into their own hands. Zoey grasped her hand and looked her in the face. "Honey, talk to us, please?"

"Dude, talk to us," Chase finally said, after ten minutes of Logan's silence. He had been going through his drawers, looking for what, Chase had no idea.

Logan shook his head, he didn't want to talk, didn't they see that? He opened his underwear drawer and found the place where he had hidden Quinn's zap watch. He placed his hand on the spot and his memory shot into overdrive.

Flashback

"Hey, where's Quinn?" Logan was in the girl's room. Zoey and Lola were both watching TV, laughing at something.

"Uh… science lab I think, working on some new experiment," Lola said popping pretzels into her mouth.

"Again?" Logan whined, it always seemed like she was working on something.

"Of course, it's Quinn," Zoey answered, taking a sip of Blix. She caught the look in Logan's eyes. "You knew that about her when you started dating her."
"I know, but I thought having a boyfriend would make experiments seem less fun," Logan answered angrily.

"Never did with Mark," Lola said, looking up at him.

"Well, I'm better then Mark," Logan retorted. He wasn't being egotistical or arrogant, he was better than Mark, he cared about Quinn a lot more than Mark ever did, which was why her constant absences bugged him.

"Well, then go get her Romeo," Zoey joked.

Logan nodded, she was right he would get his girl, "I will," and he left the room to shouts of "Yeah, Logan!" and "Go get her!"



He walked over to the science lab, opened the door, found Quinn's usual room and barged right in. Quinn was just measuring one of her test substance when she saw Logan enter. She smiled, she loved seeing him, "Hey baby, what's up?" she asked picking up a beaker and began pouring it in her flask. Logan's hand shot out and held it down, "Hey!" she shouted.

"We need talk, now!" Logan said, Quinn gave him a look before removing her goggles and placing them on the bench, "About what?" she asked.

"About you and how much time you spend in here. I rarely get to see you and when I do you always are wondering about some stupid experiment or running off to check on one," Logan said, hardening his look.

Quinn replied, with a slight scoff, "What! You want me to stop? Stop being a scientist? Stop being me?"

"No, no," Logan quickly replied, "That's not what I meant at all. I just want you to spend as much time with me as you do with your experiments in here," He pouted.

Quinn laughed, he looked so cute when he pouted, "Hm…" she pretended to think really hard, she wanted to make him sweat a little, But truth be told she'd rather spend time with him over these chemicals and test tubes any day. "That I think I can do," she giggled, placing her hands around his neck and kissing him.

Logan grinned against the kiss, that was a lot easier then he thought. "Well, there is one more thing," he replied pulling out of the kiss.

"What?" Quinn asked, taken aback. What else did he want?

"Give me the zap watch," he stated.

"What?" she could believe her ears. "Why?"

"As collateral, when we are spending enough time together and you aren't disappearing all the time, you can have it back," he smirked.

Quinn laughed, "Oh, fine," truth be told she didn't care, plus she would have it back in a week, she knew that for a fact. She took it off and Logan pocketed it, "Now, I believe you wanted more attention," Quinn said, pulling Logan into a long kiss.

End flashback

Logan's hand rested on that spot. They had solved that issue so easily. He thought there was going to be this huge fight, but she wanted him as badly as he wanted her. What happened? Where had they gone wrong?



"Logan? Earth to Logan?" Michael voice snapped him out his revere.

"It was Mark, not all Mark, but mostly Mark," Logan said, still staring at that spot.

Both Michael and Chase grinned at each other. Now they were getting somewhere.

"I have nothing to say," Quinn whispered. It was true she had poured her heart out to that door, to Logan already. She had nothing left to say, to give.

"Honey, yes you do," Zoey grasped her hand, and held it. "I know you do, we were there, we heard."
"I said it all, and… and…" the sobs returned, she didn't want to do this anymore. "And he didn't…. he didn't…." She couldn't continue, not right now.

"Oh honey, he heard you, he listened. I know he did. He's just hurting and upset, once he's had time to calm down. You two can talk." Zoey continued.

"You do want to talk to him, right?" Lola said, earning an angry glare from Zoey. Lola shrugged. "What? She said she kissed back, there had to be a reason."

Zoey gave Lola another glare, hoping to silence her. Quinn didn't need to hear that, she was hurting as it was; she didn't need to be reminded that it might be her fault.

"No, she's right," Quinn said, she had again stopped crying. "I kissed back," she said simply. Her tears were done; she had nothing left to cry. She did though have thoughts. Feeling she needed to explore. And she was going to do it with the two people who would be completely honest with her.

Logan spun around and stared at his two roommates. "Mark kissed her," he screamed

"We got that part," Chase said, they needed to get past what happened and get to where Logan said how he felt.

"And she kissed back," Logan's voice cracked, He didn't want to cry. He was Logan Reese, he didn't cry.

"So?" Michael replied, "How do you know it meant anything?"

"How could it not?" Logan yelled back.

"Did you ask her? Let her explain?" Michael was on his feet, he had seen Quinn, seen her crying and sobbing and clawing at the door. If the kiss with Mark had meant anything, she wouldn't have been there. And Logan, prideful Logan, wouldn't even listen to her.



"Why? So I can hear her tell me she loves Mark? For her to tell me that our relationship has been fun but meaningless?" Logan was getting worked up now. He started pacing the room. "So I can have her rip my heart out?"

Chase grinned, they were almost there. "So it would hurt?" he said, again simply, casually.

"What?" Logan rounded on him, what did he mean by that? Of course it would hurt; he didn't think his heart could take it.

"So it would break your heart, right? You would fall and sob and not know what to do?" Michael stated, taking off where Chase left off. He advanced on Logan. They were going to do this the good cop, bad cop way, and he got to be the bad cop. "Like Quinn was?' He spat out at Logan.

Logan spun on him. Now, what did he mean? "What are you saying?" He was so confused and lost and those words hurt, they hurt badly. "Are you trying to say I don't care for her?" He advanced on Michael, he did care about her, and how dare Michael say he didn't.

"You were the one who left her on our doorstep, sobbing her heart out pleading for you. Begging you to let her in, and let her talk to you," Michael barked.

"I care about her, more than you ever can know," Logan screamed, now nose to nose with Michael, he so wanted to hit him. "I Lo-," he stopped

"You?" Michael prompted, "You love her? Is that is? You love her so much, you left her to wallow in pity, cry hysterically, and embarrass herself? That's how you show your love? Seriously?"

Logan glared at Michael, he glanced and Chase who had his arms crossed, with a look of disappointment etched in his face. How could they accuse him of not loving her? He loved her more than anything. "I do love her!" he yelled

"Then show her! Show that mistake happen but it's how well you guys work it out and are together that matters," Chase said, he knew that holding back love, not showing it, earned you nothing but a hole in your heart.

"But…"Logan stuttered, how could he seriously fix this?

"But nothing, if you love her, truly love her, go talk to her. Let her explain. Show her that no matter what you care about her and will always be there to listen, even if it rips your heart into pieces," Michael shouted, he was moving Logan towards the door.

Logan allowed himself to be moved; he watched both Chase and Michael. They were right, if he truly loved her, he would give her a chance to explain. Maybe he was wrong, but he wouldn't know if he didn't let her explain. With one last glance at both Chase and Michael, he turned, opened the door and left. Both boys watched him leave, turned and gave each other curt nods. Mission accomplished.

"So there is still some feeling for Mark there?' Lola asked her hands on Quinn's knees.

Quinn looked up. She looked up at both Lola and Zoey, finally she said, "I don't know."

Lola laughed, Zoey glared at her again. "Oh you know, you have to know," Lola stood up and sat on the couch's arm. "The problem is, that you need to let your brain in on what you heart already knows."

"What do you mean?" Quinn looked up at her, Lola was a bit odd sometimes, but right now she might actually be being smart.

"Close your eyes," Lola commanded.

"Lola, what are you-"Lola slashed her finger across Zoey silencing her. "Quinn close your eyes."

After one hesitant look at Zoey, Quinn did as she was told. "Good, now I want you to picture both Logan and Mark."

Quinn screwed up her eyes; a picture of Mark swam before her, big and demanding. Next to him stood Logan, small but sweet, with his signature cocky grin. "Okay."

"Alright, now I want you to think about how each makes you feel. Which one makes you smile, makes you grin in a girly way, makes you believe you can fly, can do anything."

Quinn grinned this would be easy. She first brought up Mark's image. He was big, imposing, his shadow made everything dark; he kept growing, getting larger and larger. The surrounding got darker and darker, till all she could see was a black outline. Quinn barely kept herself from crying out; she shook herself and then brought up Logan's image.

Logan's face was smiling, his smile. The surroundings around him were bright, cheery. His arms were open, inviting her to come to him. She wanted to get up, run to him and be held. She could feel her face spread in a huge grin, and she giggled, unable to stop herself.

Zoey laughed and grinned. "I think we have our answer."

"Logan right?" Lola asked. Quinn opened her eyes and playfully smacked Lola's knees. "Yes."

"Alright, one more thing. Close your eyes again." Lola instructed.

"Why?' Quinn had come to the realization she wanted Logan, what else was there?

"Just do it!" Lola yelled, Quinn jumped and listened. "Now, tell him you love him."



Quinn screwed up her eyes. She wanted to say it but she knew she had to mean it. Logan's image came back to her, his smile, his arms, his warm look and that wonderful, fizzing bubbly feeling that chorused through her. She started to move toward him, his image getting closer and closer. At that moment she knew it, she knew what those feeling meant. She did love him, more than anything. She opened her eyes, to find herself standing, though with no memory of actually getting up. "I do, I love him, more than anything."

Lola and Zoey screeched, and hugged her. "We knew it." And they spun and cheered till they were interrupted by a knock on the door. "Quinn? Logan's voice came through the door.

Both Lola and Zoey gave Quinn knowing looks, time to tell him. Time to heal her heart and make that smile permanent.

A/N: Whoa, long chapter. That is my longest chapter of any story I have ever written to date. Hope it wasn't too long and drawn out, but I just kept thinking and I didn't want it to be fast, I mean I wanted to explore their feeling a little. Now I have the next chapter written, where they talk but I don't really like it, it's incredibly short. I think I am going to rewrite it, if I can think up something good. Though I am back at school now, so updates will be slower, but I think next chapter will be the last chapter, but I want to write a squeal where they graduate and get married and all that jazz, we'll see. Alright I think you have read enough, review and let me know if It was alright or just too drawn out and boring.