A/N: Hey guys, wow, this is late, I know but I did a million things this weekend and...well...I've barely had time to myself just now so, anyways, I hope you guys like the chapter and, as always, let me know what you think!

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Ch.36: Action and Reaction

In no time at all, the guys, Gustavo, Kelly, Mama Knight and Katie were arriving at the hospital and, after being told Logan's room number, rushing to see the smart boy.

Upon entering the room, the guys' hearts shattered when they got a proper look at Logan.

The smart boy was wearing a neck brace, his left arm was heavily bandaged and on a sling.

His head showed several cuts and bruises as did his right arm.

One of his eyes was puffy and swollen shut and his nose was nasty shade of purple and was also bandaged.

When he saw them, Logan tried to smile at them apologetically.

None of the guys smiled back.

"Logan, what did you do?" Carlos whispered, tears brimming in his eyes.

"I-I'm sorry," Logan said quietly.

"Oh you're sorry?" Carlos said with a pained laugh and he couldn't hold back his tears anymore "You think you can say you're sorry and then that will fix everything you did? All the pain and worry you've put me through?"

"I didn't mean-" Logan began, his expression pained.

Carlos wheeled on him.

"You didn't mean what, Logan?" he cried "You didn't mean to drink? You didn't mean to take the car and drive while drunk and almost get yourself KILLED-"

"Yes," Logan interrupted "I'm sorry, Carlos, for all that..."

"That's not enough," Carlos said firmly "Logan I-I can't go through this every time you-you can't help it...I can't, I won't be married to a drunk, I won't!"

Logan gasped in pain.

"No Carlos," he begged "No baby, please, please, I can change, I swear I can change!"

Carlos sighed but he stared directly at Logan's desperate eyes.

"I won't tolerate this any more, you know better than this," Carlos said firmly "I forgive you, Logan, and I'll give you one last chance but I'm warning you beforehand...I won't marry you if this ever happens again..."

"Dog you're in big, BIG trouble!" Gustavo boomed as he and the other adults made their way inside the hospital room.

"I know," Logan said miserably before adding in a rather small voice "Did I hurt anyone else when I-" he broke off, not being able to bear the thought.

"Thankfully no," Kelly said dryly "That doesn't mean that you didn't endanger others with your actions, Logan, and you caused a lot of damage when you crashed into that tree and lamppost...the judge is seriously angry at you..."

"Judge?" Logan asked disoriented.

The guys looked at each other briefly before Kendall sighed.

"The police confirmed that you were driving drunk at the time of the accident. You're being charged with DUI...and, by the looks of it, you might be facing jail time..." he said.

"What!" Logan exclaimed sitting up bolt-right.

"It's true," said Gustavo "We've hired you a really good lawyer, Logan, but even then...nothing's certain right now...oh and Griffin wants to murder you for making us waste money on legal issues instead of on the album. I managed to convince him not to fire you but...he's cutting down our budget. There will be no BTR album this year..."

The other three guys seemed dispirited by this.

"Guys," Logan said, feeling guilty as he looked at their sad faces "I'm sorry...I really am...after all our hard work..."

"It doesn't matter," James said immediately "We just want you to be okay, Logan, and for God's sake, stop drinking!"

The other two nodded somberly.

"Baby, what brought this on?" Carlos said, taking Logan's hand in his own "You'd been doing so well..."

"I-I really can't tell you," Logan said, his mind flashing back to Camille and the baby and his eyes filling up with tears at that.

"And why not?" Carlos asked, frowning as he crossed his arms "Logan, are you hiding something from me? What have you done?"

"Nothing!"Logan insisted.

The guys all crossed their arms, staring at Logan incredulously.

"Logan, honey, you need to tell us the truth about what happened, otherwise we can't help you, and this is a serious problem, young man. What will your mother say when she finds out her son might go to jail because of DUI?" Mama Knight said firmly.

Logan grew pale.

He knew he shouldn't hide it anymore but he just couldn't bring himself to burden Carlos with Camille's terrible news.

"Nothing happened," Logan said, not quite meeting anyone's eyes "I just- I wanted to drink again and...I-I got carried away..."

"Logan, what will Camille say? This is NOT how you should be behaving...especially with the baby coming in less than two months..." Carlos said.

"I don't really think Camille cares much about the baby, or me," Logan said icily.

Carlos' eyes narrowed.

"What are you talking about, Logan?" he asked.

"Camille's moving to Australia," Logan finally confessed, his eyes brimming with tears.

Everyone in the room froze and there was a collective gasp of surprise.

"Oh," Carlos said in a small voice "She-she is?"

Logan nodded miserably.

"When?" Kendall asked immediately.

"'Bout a month from now...3 weeks from today..." Logan said.

"But the baby won't have been born yet!" Carlos said, alarmed.

"I know... she said she wants to give it up for adoption...in Australia," Logan said "Carlos, I'm sorry,"

"She can't do that, can she?" James exclaimed angrily.

"Yes she can, she's the baby's mother," Carlos said quietly "Which is exactly why I told you I didn't want to get attached to this baby, Logan! I knew this would happen! I knew it!"

"I'm sorry, okay!" Logan cried "You think I wanted this to happen? I-I never meant for you to get hurt and...I just wanted you to have the baby you'd always wanted...you know I never wanted this child either...I probably would've been okay with Camille giving it up for adoption but...just looking at you, how your face glowed with pride and anticipation...I couldn't shatter that dream, Carlos, I just couldn't..."

"Oh Logie..." Carlos said, his eyes brimming with tears "Baby, if you didn't want a baby you should've just told me...I would've understood. I wouldn't have been happy about it...but I would've understood..."

"Trouble is," said Logan "It's true I didn't want this baby at first but...now I do, Carlos. I-call me crazy but...I've grown fond of that little person..I've fallen in love with the idea that she's my daughter, my little princess...and now Camille wants to take her away from us..."

Carlos bit his lower lip, worried.

He would be lying if he said he didn't feel exactly the same way as Logan towards that little baby that Camille carried.

He'd have to figure out a way, then, to convince her to stay...at least until they could figure out how the baby might fit in into their lives.

"Don't worry about that now, Logan," he said finally "I'll figure something out...meanwhile, you worry about your trial..."

Logan turned pale again.

Everyone in the room sighed worriedly.

Things had gotten out of hand incredibly fast...

A/N: Yep, so now, what do you guys think will happen? Will Logan go to jail? What exactly is Carlos going to do now that he found out Camille's intentions? How is Kames bearing with all this?

The answers to these and more questions coming up so stay tuned!

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