As Louise sat there remembering that day she got a rare pang of guilt, even though she had apologized to Linda and they had long since moved passed the incident she still regretted it. She wasn't one to make a habit out of feeling bad for her attitude or her angry outbursts but this was special circumstance. None of them were handling Bob's illness very well and they were all doing their best to make the situation easier for each other, Linda finally got her wish of working together as a big family unit. She still felt like this left her and Linda with unresolved issues. Brushing off the guilt again Louise tried to move her thoughts back onto their webpage; when she set up the site it turned out to be a little too hard for the more technologically challenged customers so she was trying to dumb it down a bit. She rolled her eyes and chuckled through herself as she imagined Teddy trying to fumble his way through the site.

She was pulled out of her thoughts by the sound of the bell chiming above the door signaling that a customer had walked in.

"Have a seat I'll be right with you." Louise called nonchalantly over her shoulder only to be met with silence.

She didn't think much about it as she assumed that whoever had walked in was one of her regulars that knew she didn't want to chitchat and that they would strike up a conversation with her when she served them, instead of going and sitting at the counter where most of the regulars stayed seated whoever was in the restaurant walked towards her, she assumed it was for the bathroom but instead they stopped right behind her. She was starting the feel uneasy and was about to turn around and gut punch whoever it was when all of a sudden the new-ish pink ears she had gotten to replace her childhood had were ripped off of her head.

"What the hell?!" She exclaimed as she whipped around furious.

As she locked eyes with the thief she smirked at the familiar face. She was taken aback for a minute no matter where they were in life those blue eyes always took her breath away. She smiled at the man in front of her, punched him in the arm, and sat back down at the laptop without a word. She had heard Logan was coming back to town and honestly had been wondering when he would finally stop in and see her. Logan smiled at Louise's back as she worked on the laptop and he secured her hat back on her head. He knew he was the only person that could take it off and put it back on her and walk away still intact.

"It's been what, two years? This is how you treat me four-ears, I'm hurt." He continued smiling as she turned around and hugged him.

They had buried their feud as teenagers and they turned from each other's worst enemies into the best friends you could ever find. She was glad that he was back in town because it seemed like now she finally had someone there for her, even if he had just gotten there it was still an enormous relief to her because he wasn't just anybody, he was the person that knew her best in the entire world. It had been far too long since they had had a decent sparring match, you just couldn't convey it well over text or calls, and she was thoroughly looking forward to it.

"Thanks for the ears Berry Bush." Louise adjusted the ears on her head to a more comfortable position as she stuck her tongue out at him.

"Hey now keep that tongue in your mouth or I may just have to take them back, maybe it's time these beauties finally met the dumpster at Pancho's Taco's." He started reaching for her hat again as she swiftly punched him in the gut.

"And keep your hands off my hat or you'll get another one of those, don't forget my mom and I still babysit for Mudflap and Critter, you're never too young to lose your ears dickhead."

He straightened himself up, he had forgotten how hard of a punch she was packing. They stood there for a moment smiling at each other, it seemed like no matter how much time passed Louise couldn't get taller than Logan's shoulder so she always ended up having to look up as far as she could to meet eyes with him. They were staring at each other smiling when he surprised her by pulling her in for another hug she stayed stoic at first, she always wanted to seem strong, she knew she didn't have to with him though so she let herself melt into his chest and wrapped her arms around him it had been quite a while since she had felt comforted. It always took her off guard how close they had managed to get to each other, a decade earlier they had hated each other but now he was the only person that she could be herself around and not have to put on a mask.

He buried his nose into her hat, he wouldn't admit it but he had always loved the way she smelled, once they had gotten past their childish antics against each other he realized that he loved everything about her, they had been so close to finally being together before his life turned upside down. Everything went downhill once his mother got involved and he hated himself for how he let things turn out. He didn't want to think about that though, he had heard about what the Belcher's were going through so all he wanted was to be there for Louise.

"I'm so sorry about everything Lou, everything that happened between us and everything going on with your dad, I'm—" he was cut off quickly as Louise put her hand over his mouth and a finger over hers.

"Have a seat Logan, I'll make you the usual." She immediately turned and started towards the kitchen signaling him towards the counter.

"It's pretty dead in here why don't you make two and join me we can catch up a bit." He settled in the booth as she poked her head through the kitchen window and nodded smiling.

She was so happy he was home, she couldn't keep her mind off of it as she made them barbeque bacon burgers, Logan's favorite and hers to. Little did she know that Logan was thinking the same thing even if it was usually the case, they almost always were on the same train of thought. He had been to college but like Louise he dropped out, the difference was he just didn't want to do the work, he got a halfway decent job, saved up money, and now he was back. He had been waiting on the day he could see her again ever since the day he left, like her though he was too stubborn to admit it. Neither of them ever wanted to confess the way they were feeling to anyone and Logan sure as hell wasn't going to admit to her how good he thought she looked, the years had been kind to her, even with all the added stress.

When they reconnected as teenagers he realized that underneath the bratty little kid she portrayed herself as – and that she partially was – she was someone that was really down to earth that he could get along with, and that was rare. The problem was he didn't just get along with her, he like her, the age difference was just too big to ignore though so he buried his feelings. Now though even though she was going through some major issues he thought they may actually be able to start some form of relationship.

With all the thoughts running through his head he didn't realize he had completely spaced out until he felt something hot hit his cheek and heard Louise talking to him. "Hey man get your head out of the clouds you can't think of bitches 24/7."

She sat down with a chuckle and heard him mutter his breath, "if you only knew four-ears."

She decided to leave the comment alone as she sat down their plates and two beers. Logan picked up the fry she had thrown at him and dropped it on his plate. "You sure you're old enough for beer LouLou?"

He was so busy laughing at his own joke that he barely dodged the fork that came flying at his head.

"Mind your own business Logan." He laughed even harder at her scowl, he wouldn't admit how fucking adorable he thought it was.

"You're aim's getting worse and that barely hurt, you're getting soft." He winked at her as he popped a fry in his mouth.

It was always nearly impossible to tell if Louise was genuinely upset, plotting revenge, or fucking with you it was frequently a mix of all three though. He knew she was the only person running the restaurant and that she was stressed more than she would ever admit so what he really wanted to do was get a few jokes running, maybe help out in the business a bit if she would let him. Louise was unpredictable though, he sat there watching her never-ending scowl wondering if she was going to toss his ass out on the street before he finally watch the mischievous glint appear in her eyes.

"You'll eat those words eventually Logan, now eat your damn burger." She started in on her food as they chatted back and forth catching up.

She filled him in on Bob's attempted recovery and how the restaurant was holding up as well as her sibling's goings-on's and he outlined the events in his life. It had been decided that he would go across the country to go to school but he didn't last long before deciding to drop out, once he was out he got a job at a coffee shop and rented a small apartment but even an efficiency apartment in Washington proved to be too much for him so he gathered his savings and moved back home.

"So are you staying with your parents?" Louise asked in between bites, she knew that Logan had always had issues with his parents, they weren't exactly the closest family.

"Well," Logan replied, "I was planning on it but things didn't work out that way. They told me over the phone that they were doing better, they were "happier" as they put it, as soon as I walked in though I knew they were full of shit. They may be fooling themselves but I can see that they're no different and couple's therapy isn't helping them at all, it won't be long now before they finally call it quits and divorce." Logan shrugged as he finished and nonchalantly went back to his food.

Louise wasn't sure what to say, she understood that Logan had a way different childhood than she did so he was probably better prepared for his parents to separate than she would be but she knew he was still hurting. Louise reached over and put her hand on Logan's arm, "It'll be okay Logan." She said sympathetically.

He appreciated her concern, it was so rare for her to show compassion that you really had to treasure it when she did but he didn't want her to put her energy into being there for him though, this time he was going to be there for her not wrap her up in his family drama once again.

"It's okay four-ears I'm a big boy I'll make it," he chuckled at her "anyway it's not like I'm gonna you know, end up in jail or anything." He winked at her and burst out laughing, Louise couldn't believe he was brining that up, but still couldn't contain her laughter. +