A/N: This chapter is dedicated to Miss Fenway because she asked for a Cargan bromance chapter/Cargan reunion.

Disclaimer: I don't own anything.

Big Time Sick

Officer Garcia had just finished helping Carlos into a wheelchair. He was going to take Carlos to go see Logan. Sylvia was adamantly against the idea, and it was starting to cause friction between the husband and wife.

"Carlos wants to see Logan, and Logan wants to see Carlos," Officer Garcia reasoned.

"Yeah, Mama. Can I go? Please?" Carlos asked, turning towards his mother and giving her a puppy dog look.

As soon as she saw the look her son was giving her, her resolve started to weaken. Carlos was her baby boy, and all it took was him giving her a look like that, and he would get whatever it was that he wanted.

"Fine, but I'm not coming. I have no desire to see Logan," Mrs. Garcia stated.

Carlos frowned. He still didn't understand why his mother didn't like Logan anymore. She acted like he had done something unforgivable or something. Carlos thought the idea was pretty ridiculous.

Officer Garcia rolled Carlos out of his hospital room without saying anything to his wife. He didn't even kiss her like he normally does when the two of them are about to be separated from one another. He always believed adults should lead by example. Having said that, he felt like his wife was setting a horrible example for Carlos.

Officer Garcia may not have said anything to his wife while they were leaving, but Carlos did.

"Bye, Mama. I'll see you later, okay? Love you," Carlos said.

Sylvia Garcia sighed. "I love you too, Carlos," she responded.

She was starting to wonder if maybe she should just forgive Logan like everyone wanted her to do. No one wanted to be her friend anymore; not Brooke, Joanna, or Jennifer. It was starting to cause problems in her marriage. The only thing it didn't affect was her relationship with Carlos and that's only because Carlos didn't even remember what happened. He didn't understand why she wasn't exactly Logan's biggest fan right about now.

XXXXX

As soon as Logan saw Carlos being wheeled into his room, a huge smile spread across his face. Dr. Summers had removed the restraints for his visit with Carlos. She was worried what Carlos might think if he saw his best friend strapped down to his hospital bed. She got Logan to promise her that he was going to take it easy so that he wouldn't reopen his incision.

"Carlos…you're okay! It's so good to see you! I've missed you!" Logan exclaimed, tears in his eyes.

Officer Garcia helped his son stand up, and then walked him over to Logan's bedside. Carlos then practically fell on top of Logan, hugging his best friend.

"I missed you too! Thanks for saving my life, Logie!" Carlos said as he rested his head on Logan's chest.

Logan's cheeks turned beet red.

"I'll give the two of you some privacy," Officer Garcia said, quietly excusing himself.

Logan sighed contently. "It was nothing. I'm just glad that it worked."

Carlos lifted his head up from Logan's chest, standing upright. He looked Logan up and down, surveying him for damage. He seemed to be fine. He didn't see any casts, slings, or neck braces on him like James and Kendall had been wearing.

"They say you saved my life twice," Carlos said.

Logan frowned. He shifted his position in his hospital bed, sitting up a little bit straighter. He had a worried look on his face.

"You mean you don't remember?" Logan asked.

"No, but I believe them," Carlos answered, quick to reassure Logan with his words and an appreciative smile.

Logan was overcome by a fresh bout of grief that clawed at his heart. Tears leaked from his eyes. Carlos had suffered brain damage alright. His memory had been seriously compromised.

"Hey, it's all right. Don't cry, Logie," Carlos said.

Carlos hated seeing Logan cry. He had always been sensitive and emotional, but Logan seemed particularly sensitive and emotional right now for some reason that Carlos didn't quite understand. He placed his hand on Logan's shoulder, and started rubbing it, not knowing what else to do.

Logan noticed a change in Carlos. It was kind of hard to describe, but if Logan had to, he would say it was like Carlos was seeing him for the first time in a really long time. His eyes lit up, and he had an enormous grin on his face.

"I'm so happy they finally let me see you! I've missed you! Thanks for saving my life, Logie!" Carlos exclaimed, hugging Logan.

Logan choked back his sobs. He was glad that Carlos couldn't see his face now that he was hugging him. Had Carlos seen Logan's face, he would see how utterly devastated Logan was by this turn of events.

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James saw Officer Garcia join the rest of them in the waiting room. He knew that Carlos was in visiting Logan right now, and James was green with envy. Logan was essentially his boyfriend even though they hadn't brought up the topic of them getting back together. He didn't like how close Logan and Carlos were. It made James kind of feel like he was being forgotten about.

"James, sweetie, what's wrong?" Brooke Diamond asked out of concern for her son.

"Not here," James replied before grabbing his mom's hand and dragging her down the hallway, away from the others.

Once they were around the corner, James let go of his mother's hand. She had a confused look on her face. James sighed deeply.

"How come the only thing Logan can think about is seeing Carlos? Last I checked, Logan's memory wasn't messed up!" James remarked bitterly.

James' mother gave him a sympathetic look.

"Honey, put yourself in Logan's position for a sec. If you just donated your liver to Carlos, wouldn't you be worried about his well-being?" Brooke Diamond asked.

"I guess so," James answered begrudgingly.

"Well see? There you go. I'm sure that's all it is."

"But what if it's not?"

James had just put out one fire. He used to think that Kendall was so opposed to James and Logan dating because Kendall wanted Logan for himself. Kendall had said that he would back off since then, but now it was Carlos that was trying to steal Logan from him. What didn't they understand about Logan being his?

James narrowed his eyes at his mother when she started laughing.

"What's so funny?" James asked on edge.

"Nothing. I just think it's sweet how jealous you're getting. People only get jealous when they really care about someone," his mother answered.

"I am not jealous!"

"James!"

"Okay, so maybe I'm a little jealous, but I can't help myself!"

"Do you trust Logan?"

"Yeah."

"Do you trust Carlos?"

"No."

His mom started smirking again, and James absolutely hated it. There was nothing even remotely funny about any of this! How could she possibly be amused or happy or whatever positive emotion she was?

"Honey, has Carlos ever expressed interest in Logan, you know, in that way?" Brooke inquired.

"Well, no. But neither did I until one day. What if today is the day Carlos suddenly starts seeing Logan like I see Logan?" James replied.

"James, I really think you're overreacting. Carlos and Logan are just two friends worried about one another having both come out of surgery."

James hoped his mother was right, but he also still had his doubts.

XXXXX

"Carlos, do you remember why you had to have surgery in the first place?" Logan asked.

"Because my liver stopped working?" Carlos said as more of a question than an answer.

"Yeah, but do you know why it stopped working?"

"No. Should I?"

It was just as Logan feared; Carlos had no recollection of the stage collapsing during their concert. In a weird sort of way though, Logan was actually kind of glad. Living through something like that was likely to give you nightmares, and at least Logan didn't have to worry about Carlos losing any sleep over it.

"It's okay, Carlos. Can I ask you something?" Logan asked.

"Of course," Carlos responded.

"Why don't you hate me?"

Carlos couldn't believe his ears. He actually thought maybe he had just heard Logan wrong or something. Surely he couldn't have just asked him why he didn't hate him. That would be just plain ridiculous.

"I could never hate you, Logie," Carlos said, taking Logan's hand in his own, and giving it a gentle squeeze.

"Yeah, well you should!" Logan remarked, turning his head away from Carlos so he wouldn't have to look at him.

"I don't understand. Why would I hate you? You saved my life twice! Or so I've been told."

"See? You just don't remember! I'm sure if you remembered, you would hate me!"

"Remember what?"

"I left Los Angeles, Carlos. I didn't say goodbye to anyone; not Kendall, not James, not you."

Carlos shook his head repeatedly. Tears sprang to his eyes. His mother had said something about Logan having left, but he didn't believe her. Now Logan was saying the same thing.

"Why would you leave us?" Carlos asked, hurt in his voice.

"I found you and James laying in a hospital bed together, and I thought something was going on between you two. I felt so betrayed, so I left because I didn't want to be around either of you," Logan explained.

Carlos was confused. The way Logan was talking, it kind of sounded like he and James were an item. That couldn't be it, could it? Wasn't Logan still dating Camille? Carlos also had no memory of him and James laying in a hospital bed together. It wasn't that he thought Logan was lying to him. It was probably just one of those things that he had forgotten all about.

"Logie, are you saying that you're…gay?" Carlos questioned.

Logan nodded his head. Carlos let go of Logan's hand, causing Logan to frown. He was pleasantly surprised when Carlos leaned over and embraced him in a hug.

"I don't care. You're still Logan to me," Carlos commented, smiling.

"Aren't you mad at me?" Logan asked, hoping Carlos wasn't.

"For being gay?"

"No. For leaving you."

"You left?"

Logan tried not to get frustrated by Carlos. It wasn't his fault his short term memory was practically nonexistent. He felt like Carlos' faulty memory was both a blessing and a curse. It was a blessing because he had no memory of Logan ever causing him such emotional pain. It was a curse because it was tremendously difficult to see Carlos not remember things that he should; things that happened mere seconds ago.

"I'm so sorry, Carlos. Like you don't even know how sorry I am. I was such an awful friend to you, and I don't even deserve your forgiveness. I should have believed you and James when you said that nothing happened between you two, but I didn't. I shouldn't have left without saying goodbye to you guys. I shouldn't have even left at all. If I hadn't, I would have been up on stage with you guys at that concert when the stage collapsed. Then maybe I would have been killed because it's what I deserve for all the pain I caused you all," Logan rambled, sobbing uncontrollably upon finishing.

Carlos pulled back from Logan.

"Stop it! Quit talking about yourself like that!" Carlos exclaimed.

"I…can't…help…it…though…" Logan said, his sentence fragmented by sobs.

"Oh, Logie. Come here."

Carlos gathered Logan in his arms. Logan buried his face in Carlos' chest and cried. Carlos gently shushed Logan, rubbing small circles in his back the whole time. He absolutely hated seeing Logan so sad. He should never have any reason to be this sad! He also couldn't believe that Logan wished he had died. Didn't he know how many people loved him? Didn't he know how sad that would make them?

"That's the funny thing about forgiveness, Logie. Even if you think you don't deserve it, people give it to you anyways," Carlos said.

Logan thought that sounded awfully familiar. In fact, it sounded almost word for word what Carlos' father had said to Logan during their heart-to-heart.

"I forgive you, Logan. Not that there's really anything to forgive though. I mean I don't even remember any of that happening," Carlos said, only making Logan cry even harder.

This only made Carlos hold Logan even tighter though. Carlos was actually glad that Logan wasn't on stage with them when it collapsed. He couldn't stand the thought of Logan being injured like he, James, and Kendall were. Carlos shuddered. He definitely couldn't stand the thought of Logan dying from the stage collapse like Logan apparently thought he deserved.

"Besides, you saved my life, Logie. Twice. I think that makes you the best friend in the whole wide world," Carlos remarked.

"Two good things doesn't make up for the one really bad thing I did, Carlos," Logan said somberly.

"Well, if you think about it, it's actually four good things. You saved my life twice, but you also saved James' life and Kendall's life. Four good for one bad. I think that gets you off the hook."

Logan clung tightly to Carlos as if his life depended on it. He couldn't get over how amazingly sweet Carlos was being to him. It wasn't that he was surprised though. Carlos was such a sweetheart. Maybe he should just quit while he was ahead. He had Carlos' forgiveness even if Logan felt like he didn't deserve it, but he had it, and that's all that mattered.

"We're best friends, Logan, and we'll always be best friends," Carlos said, earning a smile from Logan.

To Be Continued…

A/N: I hope this was to your liking, Miss Fenway.