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"Oh no…" Logan groaned as the limo pulled up to LAX and he saw the photographers camped out. "I should never have tweeted that I was dropping you off. I knew it was a mistake as soon as I did it. Sorry, Mom."
Joanna smiled kindly at her son as the other three guys peeked out the tinted windows at the photographers while the driver came around to open the door. Freight Train was making the photographers clear a path but he couldn't do anything to make them leave—they were allowed to be there.
"It's fine, Logie Bear," Joanna assured him. "I'm just glad that Gustavo let you take the morning off to come with me to the airport!"
"Yeah, that was pretty great of him," Logan agreed, peering out the window to see that Freight Train had managed to create a pathway. The driver opened the door and Logan stepped out first, shielding his face from the flashes as he reached back in the limo to help his mother out.
"Logan! Logan! Is that your mom?"
"Can we get a shot of you and Mama?"
"Let's get a farewell hug!"
"It's the other guys! They're all with him!"
"Hey, BTR, come on out! Let's get a shot!"
The guys all blinked spots from their eyes and slid on sunglasses to combat both the bright LA sun and the flashbulbs from the paps' cameras. Kendall handed Joanna her overnight bag that she had brought with her. Each of the other three guys gave her a goodbye hug before she turned to Logan.
"All right sweetie," she said in a semi-quiet voice, so as not to be overheard by the still-shouting paparazzi. "I'll miss you. See if you can manage a trip home sometime, okay? Even if it's just for a few days."
"I will, Mom," Logan promised, smiling.
Joanna smiled through her teary eyes. She turned to the other three. "That goes for all of you!" she told them. "James, Carlos, your parents miss you too, and Kendall, I know that Coach was asking when his superstar team captain would be back for a visit." The other guys chuckled and mumbled promises to visit as well.
"Logan! Hey, Logan, can we get a shot of you and your mother?" God, those paps were still yelling. Logan rolled his eyes. You're already getting a million shots of me standing here with her, he thought bitterly.
"Bye, Mom," he murmured quietly, ashamed that he was feeling a little teary himself. He pulled his mother in for a tight hug. "See you soon."
His mom hugged him back tightly and planted a kiss on his cheek. "I'll call you when my plane lands in Minnesota, sweetheart." A final squeeze and she released her boy. With a wave to the others, she headed inside.
Logan sadly looked after her for a few seconds. Kendall threw an arm around his shoulder in a comforting way, and Logan gave a weak smile and nod—somehow, as best friends, they didn't need words to communicate.
The guys posed for a quick picture for the photographers and then piled back in the limo to head to work.
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"So then it goes into the chorus again, but like this." Kendall played a few chords on his guitar to demonstrate. "You like?"
"Yeah, sounds cool," Carlos agreed.
"Definitely," James nodded, writing it down on their pages of notes. "It breaks it up and keeps it interesting. I like it."
Logan nodded along, quietly playing the chords himself on his guitar that he had on his lap. Their songwriting session was really productive so far this morning—everyone was really on their game.
Someone knocked on the door of the studio the guys were working in. "Come in," Kendall called over his shoulder while Logan and Carlos murmured about some lyrics. A harassed-looking Kelly came into the room, iPad in hand.
"Hey, Kelly, what's up?" James greeted. He pointed at their papers. "We're working on the song, really. You can tell Gustavo that—we don't need anyone babysitting us or anything." It had taken forever to convince Gustavo to let them have band-only writing sessions. He always wanted to sit in to "make sure they didn't screw up the entire thing." Meaning, he wanted to write the songs all himself and so he'd force them to turn over to him.
"That's not why I'm here," Kelly said, sounding just as harried as she looked. She turned to Logan and held out her iPad. "This just showed up on Hollywood Private Eyes."
Logan took it and read the headline. "DADDY DEAREST." And then the subheading: "Boy band member, Logan Mitchell, reunites with estranged dad just in time for Father's Day." Logan felt his heart sinking.
"How did they find out about Chris?" he wondered.
"Did he talk to the press?" James immediately asked, rushing to Logan's side. Logan sighed—despite all James said, he clearly still had his doubts about Chris.
"Read it," Kelly said, sitting in a chair in the corner. Carlos and Kendall came around back of the couch and read over Logan's shoulder while James and Logan read from their spot on the couch.
DADDY DEAREST
Boy band member, Logan Mitchell, reunites with estranged dad just in time for Father's Day.
Big Time Rush (Kendall Knight, James Diamond, Carlos Garcia, and Logan Mitchell) is known for their fun, catchy songs that have teens everywhere dancing. They're also known for being best friends—so close they're "like brothers," as they themselves have described it many times. We know that the boys currently all live under one roof with Kendall's mother and sister. And in the past, the guys have talked about their families back home. But you know who we haven't heard much about?
Logan's dad.
In fact, in our digging, we've found only one quote ever given by Logan on his dad—a Father's Day exclusive from last year's Tiger Beat where he tells reporters "My dad left when I was little and have never known him. I've been lucky enough to have three great friends who have shared their own dads with me. I wouldn't have it any other way."
Sad story, right? BUT, maybe there's a happy ending in sight? Recently, Logan has been seen around LA with an unidentified older gentleman. Many assumed it was probably a publicist or agent of the band, but after a dramatic onstage swoon at the Rock Radio Music Fest earlier this month (Read that story HERE), photographers caught the same man being allowed access to the ambulance where Logan was taken. Gustavo Roque, band producer, and other band officials were not allowed. So what was different about this man—who, according to witnesses, seemed distraught at Logan's fainting spell?
He's not a band official. He's Logan's long-lost father!
An inside source speaks to us on Logan's dad. "Logan's father came to LA to find Logan a few weeks ago and they've been spending time together ever since," the source says. "He and Logan seem to be getting pretty close."
Christopher Mitchell, as our source has informed us that Daddy Dearest is named, has not confirmed anything. Photographers have caught sight of him several times, visiting Logan at the Palm Woods Hotel or Roque Records. He's refused to speak to reporters, however.
The story gets even more juicy folks! Just yesterday, we posted THESE photos of Logan bidding his mother a tearful farewell after a surprise overnight visit. We wonder, with this new information about Logan's dad…could this visit have been connected? Perhaps there's a little popstar parent trap going on?
All calls to Big Time Rush reps have not yet been returned. However, as soon as we know more, you'll be the first we tell, readers!
What do you think about Logan's dad coming back in his life? Tell us in the comments below!
Logan lifted his eyes from the screen slowly and exchanged looks with his friends. "Well," Carlos broke the silence. "At least it wasn't Chris who talked to anyone. It says he refused to speak to reporters."
"It says that," James pointed out. "Tabloids can lie, Carlos, you know that."
"Chris didn't talk to the press," Logan snapped. He sighed. "Sorry, James."
"It's cool," James shrugged. "You're right. I'm sorry."
"Kelly, who's this informant?" Kendall demanded. "Don't all of the people who work with us sign confidentiality agreements?"
"I've been working on it, but it's too isolated of an incident—one quote is all they give in the article," Kelly said tiredly. "I don't think we'll ever know exactly who talked to the press, but I'm doing my best."
"I guess we'll have to make a statement," Logan sighed.
Kelly grimaced and nodded. "I've got a call in to Jess and she's going to be conference calling with us any second to prepare a statement to release." Jess was the band's publicist. "Sorry, Logan. I know you wanted to keep your dad out of the press."
"Yeah, well, it was a pipe dream," Logan murmured, scrolling up the page and looking at the photos of him and his dad that photographers had somehow gotten. Him and Chris walking out of a restaurant after having lunch together, and a shot of the two of them plus James and Kendall outside the Palm Woods. Logan clicked one of the links in the article, which took him to a short piece on his goodbye with his Mom outside LAX. He smiled at the picture of him hugging his mom goodbye and sighed.
James bumped his shoulder. "Hey, it's cool man," he assured Logan. "Our families have learned that sometimes personal things get made impersonal. It's part of the business."
"Yeah, yeah, I know," Logan muttered, handing the iPad back to Kelly. "I just wish sometimes that it didn't have to be like that."
The guys all nodded and sat in an agreed silence for a few seconds. "Well," Kendall said, going back to his chair and picking up his guitar. "While we're waiting on Jess, we might as well keep working." The others agreed and they got back to work.