I always feel like these chapters are boring. I hope you guys are at least a little entertained...

Chapter Ten

Kendall sighed and checked the time. He'd have to be leaving soon with Mattie to go to Logan's parents' house. He looked back down at the notebook he had been writing in. He had a list of all the things he needed to get Mattie for school, and how much it all would cost. He was definitely going to have to cut back on groceries and things. Maybe pay some bills late... Who knew having a kid in Kindergarten could cause such a dent? And the kid had grown out of a lot of clothes. Kendall knew this because they had tried on all Mattie's clothes and put all the things that didn't fit into bags to be donated. Kendall knew they'd have to do another shopping spree around winter. Mattie would need a new coat and snow boots.

Kendall's phone went off. A text from Logan, saying that he was leaving. Kendall texted back that he had to get Mattie ready, then they'd leave too.

Kendall got off the couch and walked over to where Mattie was playing. "Go get your shoes on, kid."

Mattie continued to stack Leggos. "Why?"

"We're going to have dinner with Logan and his parents. Uncle James will be there too."

"Yay! I wanna see Uncle James."

"Then go put your shoes on."

Mattie got up and ran off to his room, Fudge galloping after him.

Kendall started to clean up Mattie's toys, and Carlos walked into the room. "Does Mattie like James more than me?" Carlos asked.

Kendall laughed. "Don't like having competition for favorite uncle?"

"No. I'm supposed to be the favorite uncle. I'm gonna have to buy him an awesome birthday gift."

Birthday, Kendall thought. Gotta start planning that. "You can't buy his love."

"I can try," Carlos said.

Mattie came back into the room. "I'm ready. Is Uncle Carlos coming?"

"No," Kendall told him. "He's gonna stay home and keep Fudge company."

Mattie nodded. "Fudge likes having people around."

"He sure does." Kendall picked Mattie up. "Let's get going."

"Professor Bear!"

Kendall grabbed the bear off the couch and handed him to Mattie. They said good-bye to Carlos and left the house. Kendall put Mattie in his car seat, then got in the car himself. As he drove, he thought that he maybe should've brought some food over. Like dessert or something. He didn't want the Mitchells to think he was a rude guest.

He pulled up outside the Mitchells' house. He saw both Logan's and James' cars and smiled. That meant Logan would be spending the night at his place.

He and Mattie got out of the car and went to the front door. Before Kendall could knock, Logan opened the door. "Sorry we're late," Kendall said.

Logan smiled. "By, like, two minutes. It's no big deal." He took Mattie out of Kendall's arms. "Guess what I made for you?"

Mattie tilted his head. "What?"

"Mac and cheese."

"Yes! You're the best!" Mattie wrapped his arms around Logan.

Kendall followed Logan inside. "You didn't have to do that."

Logan looked over his shoulder at Kendall as they made their way to the kitchen. "We weren't sure if he'd want the stew."

"Good point. I'm gonna make him eat a little bit, though."

They entered the kitchen. Mattie got out of Logan's hold and ran over to Logan's dad. Mr. Mitchell picked Mattie up and said, "Hello, you."

Mattie laughed. "Hi. Can I ask you a question?"

"Sure," Mr. Mitchell said.

"Am I gonna see you and Logan's mommy a lot?"

Mr. Mitchell smiled. "You are."

Mattie bit his lip for a second. "Um. What do I call you guys?"

"What do you mean?" Mrs. Mitchell asked, turning away from the stew.

Mattie had everyone's attention. The Mitchells, Logan, James, and Kendall. Kendall could tell Mattie felt bashful. He looked down at Professor Bear and played with his fur. "Well. Other kids have four grandparents. I only have one."

"Do you want us to be your other grandparents?" Mr. Mitchell asked.

Kendall saw Mrs. Mitchell put a hand over her heart, and he wanted to do the same. He didn't know something like that had been bothering Mattie. What other things could be on his mind?

"Maybe," Mattie admitted quietly. "If you wanna be."

Mrs. Mitchell walked up to Mattie, grabbed his face, and kissed his forehead. "We'd like that, Mattie."

Mattie's smile was so wide. "OK! What do you want me to call you?"

"Whatever you want to call us," Mr. Mitchell told Mattie.

Mattie's smile got even wider as he pointed to Mrs. Mitchell. "Granny." Then he pointed to Mr. Mitchell. "Grampy."

God. He's put thought into this. Kendall really wished he had known.

Mr. Mitchell ruffled Mattie's hair. "Perfect. Wanna go play with the dogs until dinner's ready?"

"Yeah!"

"I'll go too," James said and went outside with them.

Kendall sat at the kitchen table. He felt Logan's hands go to his shoulders. "You OK?" Logan asked.

"He didn't like being different from the other kids," Kendall said.

"Are you afraid he wasn't happy?"

"Well, he looked a hell of a lot happier after your parents said they were OK with it."

Mrs. Mitchell sat across from Kendall. She grabbed Kendall's hand. "When I first met Mattie, I knew he was a happy kid. You haven't done anything wrong, Kendall. He's just happy that we like him as much as he likes us."

Kendall let out a breath. "I think he loves you guys."

Mrs. Mitchell smiled. "Well, I'm pretty damn sure we love him too."

Kendall shut his eyes and felt Logan kiss the top of his head. Three months. He'd only been with Logan three months, and his family already loved his son. Kendall had no doubts Logan did too. He opened his eyes. "Thanks. For letting us into your family."

"You two fit well," Mrs. Mitchell told him. She got up and went to finish dinner.

Kendall looked up at Logan. "Damn. You and your family are great."

Logan smiled. "We are." He kissed Kendall. "So are you."

Kendall chuckled. "So, um, you're sleeping over?"

Logan nodded. "Yup. Want me to join you on your back to school shopping trip tomorrow?"

"Yes, please." He looked at Mrs. Mitchell. "Do you need help with anything?"

"Yes. Could you boys set the table? Logan knows where everything is."

Kendall and Logan set the table. As Mrs. Mitchell brought the food in, Logan called the others inside.

The dinner was wonderful. A lot less tension than the one with Kendall's family the week before. Kendall wondered what would happen if they all met. After dinner, they sat in the living room and ate ice cream. When it was time to leave, Mattie hugged Logan's parents.

"Bye, Grampy. Bye, Granny." He smiled, as if he liked the sound of it coming from his mouth. When they walked outside he said, "Bye, Uncle James! Bye, Logan!"

Logan paused at his car. "Bot bye to me. I'm spending the night at your house."

Mattie jumped up and down happily. "Yay!"

It took Kendall a few minutes to get Mattie into his car seat—the kid just could not keep still when he was excited. They got back to the house and Logan pulled in the driveway behind him. Logan followed them inside, carrying his overnight bag.

"You can put that upstairs," Kendall told Logan.

"Will you play with me in my room?" Mattie asked Logan.

Logan looked at Kendall and Kendall nodded. "Sure, Big Guy." Logan picked up Fudge and followed Mattie upstairs.

Kendall walked over to the couch and sat next to Carlos. "It was an interesting dinner."

"How so?"

Kendall told Carlos about the whole grandparents thing. "Has Mattie ever seemed upset about his life situation?"

"Not at all," Carlos said. "He's a happy kid. He loves his family how it is. But I'm sure he's glad to have more family. He likes people, you know."

"Yeah. I know. It's all kind of happening so fast. We're already considered a part of Logan's family."

"Well, that's good. You wanna be with Logan for awhile."

"Maybe forever."

"Then what's the problem?"

"There's no problem," Kendall said. "It's just unbelievable. Like a good dream that I might wake up from one day."

Carlos smiled. "This is no dream, buddy. Good stuff is allowed to happen to you, you know."

Kendall laughed. "Yeah."

After they settled Mattie into bed, Logan and Kendall sat in the living room. Carlos went upstairs to his own room, so they were alone.

Logan placed his head on Kendall's shoulder. "Sorry Mattie didn't want to go to bed because I'm here."

Kendall grabbed Logan's hand. "It's OK. He needs to get used to that." He kissed Logan's hand.

Logan hummed happily. "That should be my lips."

"I agree."

Logan straightened himself and quickly pulled Kendall in for a kiss. Kendall let out a groan at the contact. It seemed like it had been a long time since they'd kissed like that. And he realized that it had been some time since they'd last had sex too. That needed to change.

"Bedroom," Kendall said. "But we have to be quiet."

"I can do that."

They quietly snuck upstairs. They both began to remove their clothes once in Kendall's room. Logan locked the door.

"Um. I never lock that," Kendall said.

Logan raised his eyebrows. "Do you want Mattie walk in on us going at it?"

"Shit. No. Bu-"

"We'll unlock it when we're done. OK?" He walked up to Kendall. Logan ran a hand down Kendall's torso until he reached Kendall's erection. He began to slowly stroke Kendall.

"Fuck. OK."

Logan chuckled and pushed Kendall onto the bed. He straddled Kendall and gave him a kiss. "Do you wanna top?"

Kendall ran a hand up and down Logan's back. He knew he might regret it in the morning... "You can." He wanted to feel Logan inside him.

Logan smiled and kissed at Kendall's neck. They readjusted themselves on the bed, then Logan went about preparing Kendall. "Condoms?" Logan asked when Kendall was ready.

"In the drawer." Kendall pointed to his bedside table.

Logan grabbed one. He looked at the wrapper and grinned. "Lubed? Were you inspired by me?"

"Maybe," Kendall admitted.

Logan laughed. He opened it then slipped it on. He kissed Kendall as he entered him. "Shit. You feel good."

Kendall let out a soft moan as Logan began to move. "You too." He brought Logan's lips back to his own. It really had been too long in Kendall's mind. He didn't get enough moments like this with Logan. He loved feeling this closeness with Logan.

Logan ended the kiss and placed his forehead against Kendall's, looking into his eyes. "You're beautiful, you know."

Kendall put a hand on the back of Logan's head. "If I'm beautiful, you're fucking gorgeous."

Logan touched Kendall's face. "Learn to take a compliment, dear."

Kendall smiled. Logan had just called his dear. It was the first time either of them had ever used a pet name or something. "OK." He pulled Logan in for another kiss, and from that moment they both lost themselves in the act of lovemaking.

When it was over, Logan discarded the condom and laid back down on the bed on his stomach. He put an arm around Kendall, and his head on Kendall's chest. "It feels like it's been awhile since we've done that."

Kendall kissed the top of Logan's head. "Because it has been. We haven't had a no kid date in a long time. Which we really need to do soon."

Logan chuckled. "You need a break from being a dad?"

"Just for one night. Maybe I can spend the night at your place for once."

"I'd like that," Logan said.

"You know, most people would be pissed or annoyed that we don't get to have sex regularly."

"I barely notice. I like spending time with you as much as I like having sex with you. We don't need to be constantly fucking."

Kendall laughed. "God, you're amazing."

"I try."

"No, you don't. I'm pretty sure you were born that way. No one could try to be so prefect and succeed."

Logan lifted his head, a smile on his face. He kissed Kendall's chin and said, "You're pretty perfect yourslef."

Kendall felt a little flutter in his stomach. "Thanks, I guess." He laughed at Logan's eye roll. "Wanna take a shower?"

"Sure."

After their shower, they put on their pajamas and checked on Mattie. Kendall shut off Mattie's TV and DVD player. He gave Fudge's head a scratch before returning to Logan who was leaning in the doorway.

"He looks like a little angel when he's asleep," Logan said as they stepped back into the hall.

Kendall chuckled softly as he shut Mattie's door. "Too bad his half devil side comes out when he's awake."

They went back into Kendall's room, and Logan laid on the bed. "He's not so bad."

Kendall shut the door and joined Logan. "You haven't seen his mean side yet. Once you're not so shiny and new to him, he'll let it show."

"Should I be scared?"

"Not yet." He gave Logan a kiss. "Try not to worry about it."

"I'll do my best."

…

Kendall's alarm went off the next morning. He shut it off and smiled when Logan's arms tightened around him. "You have work, right?"

"Unfortunately."

Kendall chuckled and sat up, ignoring Logan's whine of protest. "We gotta get dressed and stuff before Carlos wakes up."

"OK." Logan sat up.

They brushed their teeth and got dressed. Kendall watched with fascination as Logan quickly did his hair.

Logan turned to look at Kendall once he was done. "So, what's next?" He went to his overnight bag and put his stuff away.

"Well, Carlos is going to stir soon, and I need to wake Mattie up. It can take that kid awhile to get ready."

"Is there anything you want me to do?"

Kendall thought it over. It would make his morning easier with Logan's help. "OK. Um. Listen carefully."

"Alright."

"Go to the kitchen and start a pot of coffee. Feel free to make yourself some. If fudge comes into the kitchen, let him outside. Then, uh, could you make me and Mattie lunch?"

"Sure."

"OK. Both of our lunch boxes are on the counter by the fridge. It's obvious which is mine, and which is his. Mattie's gonna have a ham and cheese sandwich with mustard. Put on two slices of ham, once slice of cheese, and put the mustard on the top bread. Cut the sandwich diagonally. Um. The little plastic bags are in the drawer closest to the fridge. Grab two. One for his sandwich and one for some Cheez-Its. The Cheez-Its are in the pantry. You got it?"

Logan nodded. "Yeah."

"OK. You don't mind making my lunch too?"

"No."

"OK. OK. Um. You can make me a turkey sandwich with lettuce, tomato, and a bit of mayo."

"Would you like that cut diagonally too?"

Kendall smiled. "If that's not too much. Um. You'll find little bags of pretzels in the pantry. I'll have one of those."

"OK. Drinks?"

"Shit. A juice box for mattie, a can of soda for me."

"OK." Logan gave him a kiss. "I'll go do that." He left the room.

Kendall took a deep breath and went off to Mattie's room. He shook Mattie's shoulder lightly. "Time to wake up, kid."

"No."

Kendall laughed. "Come on. Logan's downstairs waiting for us."

Mattie sat up. Fudge hopped off the bed and ran downstairs. "He's having breakfast with us?"

Kendall started to get out Mattie's clothes for the day. "Yup. And he's going to come with us to Target later."

"Cool." Mattie got out of bed.

Kendall walked Mattie to the bathroom. He peed and brushed his teeth. Then he actually managed to get dressed pretty quickly. Kendall grabbed Mattie's backpack and Professor Bear, and they went downstairs. In the kitchen, Logan was drinking coffee and looking at the calender.

"Hey," Kendall said as he set down Mattie's bag. He walked over to pour some coffee for himself as Mattie sat at the table.

"Pretty full calender," Logan commented.

"Yeah." They had one of those bog ones so they could fit everything. "It's color coded too."

"I noticed."

"We may have to start including some of your stuff on there."

Logan smiled. "OK. So, um, breakfast?"

"Yeah. While I make my toast, you can get Mattie some cereal. And some for yourself. But only cereal marked with a K. Carlos is protective of his cereal."

"OK. What cereal do you want, Mattie?"

Mattie looked up at the ceiling and thought. "Um. Trix."

"Sweet. I'll have some of that too."

Carlos joined them as they ate. He let Fudge inside. "Wow. You guys are ready before me."

After breakfast, they all got ready to leave. As they headed outside, Kendall asked Logan, "What time do you get off work?"

"Four."

Kendall nodded. "OK. I get off at three. Um. Just come here after and then we'll go to Target?"

"Alright. Maybe I'll treat you guys to dinner after."

"You don't have to."

Logan kissed him. "But I want to. See you later."

…

Once Kendall got a text saying that Logan was on his way, he started to get Mattie ready. As Kendall grabbed his list, Mattie asked, "What kind of stuff are we buying?"

"School supplies and clothes."

Mattie sighed. "Do I have to go to school?"

Kendall laughed. "Yes. It'll be fun."

"But I don't go to the same school as Emmy."

Because Emmy's grandparents pay for her to go to Catholic school. "Maybe one day you will." The doorbell rang. "Logan's here. Let's go."

The back to school section at Target was already crowded. But Kendall knew it was worse later in the month.

"When does Mattie start school?" Logan asked as they made their way toward the clothes.

"The twenty-ninth," Kendall answered.

Logan laughed. "Small world. Me too."

"Logan, how come you go to school and Daddy doesn't?" Mattie asked.

"Because I wanted to go to more school and Daddy didn't." Logan looked at Kendall to make sure the answer was OK. Kendall nodded.

"Why'd you still want to go to school?"

Logan smiled at Mattie. "Because I'm crazy." That made Mattie giggle.

"Here we are," Kendall said. "After this, we're done."

"Can I pick out whatever I want?" Mattie asked.

"I'll tell you where you can pick things out from."

At one point, Mattie wanted a shirt from one of the sections that wasn't on sale. It would have put them over the amount of money Kendall allowed for the shopping trip, so Kendall said Mattie couldn't get it. Then Mattie got all pouty and looked like he wanted to cry.

"Let me get him the shirt," Logan said.

Kendall looked at him. "You don't have to."

"But I want to."

"You always say that," Kendall said, feeling a little mad. He was tired and ready to get the fuck out of Target. "I can buy my kid food and clothes, you know. I don't need your help."

Logan raised his eyebrows. "I know that, Kendall. This has nothing to do with money or your ability to provide."

Kendall let out a breath and pinched the bridge of his nose. "Sorry. Sorry. I don't know where that came from."

"I don't feel bad for you or anything, if that's what you were thinking," Logan told him. "I just like doing stuff for you guys."

Kendall studied Logan's face. It didn't seem like he was lying. "I don't know what I was thinking. Um. You can get him the shirt if you want."

Logan picked Mattie up and they went to get in line to pay. "Are you mad at me?" Logan asked.

Kendall turned to face Logan. "No! I'm sorry I snapped. Just... I'm exhausted and I can be a... jerk when I'm tired. I... I..."

Logan grabbed Kendall and kissed his forehead. "It's fine. How about instead of going out to dinner, we order a pizza."

Kendall smiled. "Sounds awesome."

I hope this was an OK chapter.