Chapter Thirteen:

Logan was sound asleep in his bed at home. He had missed his own bed. He was forced though, to come home. His parents thought he spent too much time at Kendall's house. Logan began to toss in his sleep when he heard a strange noise. He shot up from his sleep and realized that it was the sound of banging against the outside brick wall that led up to his bedroom window. He gasped and slowly crawled over to the window, trying to stay low and quiet.

When he go to the window, he saw Kendall climbing up the side of his house; a very drunk Kendall. Logan sighed in laughter. Logan put on a shirt and opened the window. It was very chilly outside. Kendall struggled to climb straight up the ragged bricks. Logan crossed his arms and looked down at Kendall as he climbed. Kendall hadn't even noticed that Logan had gotten up and opened the window. Kendall was for sure that he was alone and no one could see him. He wore a determined facial expression. He was trying his hardest to concentrate. Logan tried to hold in his urge to laugh. He didn't want Kendall to notice him. Once he finally reached the top, he flinched when he saw Logan standing there. He let out a late screech, seconds after he screeched. Kendall fell forward into the window, gripping onto Logan's shoulders to keep his balance. Logan stumbled a bit.

"Logan!" Kendall cried; a bit too loudly. His expression held worry. Logan finally got a good look at Kendall's face and saw that he had a black eye. All jokes were aside.

"Kendall, oh, my gosh. What's wrong?" Logan asked, leading Kendall over to his bed to sit. Kendall seemed woozy. He was also out of breath from the climbing.

"My dad."

"What about him? What happened?"

"We got in a disagreement…"

"Kendall, this seems like more than just a disagreement. What was this all about?" Logan was cupping Kendall's face and trying to comfort him. Kendall was pulling away at every touch. He was fine. His face and his body did hurt a bit, but he believed that he was okay.

"Logan, I'm fine, really." Kendall said, pulling Logan's hands from his face.

"Okay, okay, I'm sorry. Now, tell me what happened."

"One thing just led to another. He came to my house and started yelling at my mom. Basically, he wants to stop paying child support because, he thinks she's keeping us away from him."

"He can't just stop paying child support. Katie's not even a legal adult yet."

"Exactly. He was all in my mom's face and that was really getting to me. I already wanted to beat his ass because of the way he was disrespecting her. Then, he put his hands on her. I lost it."

"He hit her?!"

"He pushed her into a wall."

"What the hell?"

"I know. I just went over there and started going crazy. I just wanted to take him down."

"He fought back?"

"Yeah, I was getting my ass beat too." Kendall admitted. He looked down into his lap.

"Oh. My God, Kendall."

"I'm okay though."

"He stopped though. That's good."

"Uh, he didn't actually stop. When his hands weren't on me, I grabbed my keys and left."

"What an ass!"

"He'll get what he deserves."

"How much have you been drinking?"

"Not that much."

"Are you lying to me, Kendall?"

"No, I'm fine. I just need to sleep it off."

"Is he still at your house?"

"No, my mom called the cops. They made him leave the premises."

"Is your mom and Katie okay?"

"Yeah, they're fine now."

"They know you're here, right?"

"Yes, I texted my mom."

"Are you okay?" Logan asked, staring deep into Kendall's eyes. Kendall sighed.

"Yes, I'm fine, Logan." Kendall assured.

Logan sighed. There was a moment of silence. Logan reached over to put his arm over Kendall's shoulder, but he hesitated. He was positive that Kendall wanted to go untouched for a bit. Kendall noticed Logan's hesitation and he grabbed Logan's arms and put them around his neck. Logan sighed happily and pulled Kendall closer. They hugged for moments before Logan broke the embrace.

"I wish things were different between you and your dad."

Kendall didn't respond. He would be lying if he were to say that he didn't also wish things were different. Kendall pulled Logan into another hug and kissed the top of his forehead.

"Can I sleep here tonight?" Kendall asked.

"Yeah, you know I don't mind." Kendall smiled and placed a sweet kiss to Logan's lips. Logan blushed and stood from the bed.

"I'll go get some more pillows." Kendall smiled as he watched Logan walk away. Logan tripped over a rug, still blushing. Kendall let out a puff of laughter.

"You're so cute."

"Shush."

Logan came back with a couple of pillows. Kendall had already made himself comfortable under Logan's covers. He wasn't actually sleepy though. He was beginning to sober up a bit. He pushed the covers from his body when he saw Logan. Kendall sat up in the bed and smiled cheekily.

"Why are you looking at me like that?" Logan asked.

"Will you tuck me in?" Kendall asked, with a child like smile. Logan let out a quiet laugh. He shook his head.

"Tuck yourself in."

"Really? You're gonna do me like that?" Kendall pouted and crossed his arms over his chest. Logan smiled and climbed into bed with Kendall. He leaned over and kissed Kendall's cheek before turning off his lamp.

"Goodnight, Kendall." Logan cuddled himself under the covers and closed his eyes.

"Fine, I didn't want you to tuck me in anyway." Kendall put himself under the covers as well.

"I love you." Logan said in a teasing tone. Kendall made a hissing sound to Logan, which made him laugh. Logan rolled over to where he was on top of Kendall. Kendall smiled and wrapped his arms around Logan. Logan rolled off of Kendall and turned to where he was facing him. They smiled at each other.

"I love you too." Kendall finally said.

"I know; even though I'm cheating on you with the football team." Logan teased. Kendall made a sound of fake shock and quickly pulled Logan into his chest as if he were going to wrestle him. Logan laughed.

xxxx

"James kissed me!" Camille said in a shriek.

"Finally." "I mean, oh, really?" Logan said in fake shock. Camille gasped.

"You've known about this, haven't you!?"

"Well, I didn't know he was gonna kiss you, but I've known other things."

"Things like what? You have to tell me what you know, Logan!"

"Well, isn't it obvious? James obviously really likes you and hates Calvin!" Logan, Kendall and Camille began walking towards the school building.

"Why didn't he just tell me?" Camille asked.

"Well, that's easier said than done." Kendall said.

"Well, what am I supposed to do?"

"Well, do you have feelings for James?" Logan asked.

"I don't know! I've never thought about James in that way before…"

"Well, you better start thinking quick, cause here he comes." Kendall said.

Camille looked up and saw James and Carlos approaching them from the other side of the parking lot. Camille was suddenly nervous. Her heart beat sped up. She didn't know what to say to James, especially after the last time they spoke to each other.

"Hey, guys." James said with a greeting smile. He said hello to Camille, but he acted as if the other day hadn't even happened. Camille became skeptical and curious.

"We still coming over your house this weekend?" James asked Kendall.

"Yeah, dude. Tell everyone to come. My mom and Katie are leaving Thursday and they won't be back until next Tuesday." Kendall assured.

"Where are they even going?" Carlos asked.

"My aunt wants to spend some girl time with them, along with her other sisters. Some lame stuff."

"Oh, sounds like fun." James said sarcastically. Kendall laughed.

"Y'all are gonna have to leave a bit early though. I have something special planned for my love." Kendall said, smiling towards Logan. Logan blushed.

"Really?"

"Yeah, so wear something sexy." Kendall said. Logan smirked.

"I'll wear a tuxedo vest." Logan joked.

"As long as that's all you wear." Kendall winked. Logan blushed harder. He pushed Kendall's shoulder.

"Ew, get a room." James said.

"Yeah, nobody wants to hear that." Carlos said, covering his ears.

Camille walked in silence as the boys joked around with each other. She didn't know what to say. She felt apprehensive. She found it weird that James wouldn't even look at her. What was he trying to do to her? Whatever it was, it was definitely working.

They continued to walk the halls. School hadn't started yet. The group of friends passed a janitor's closet. Camille grabbed James by his shirt and pulled him into the closet. He made a surprisingly high squealing noise. Camille quickly closed the door behind her. She met by a shocked and surprised James when she turned around. He watched her with wide eyes.

"Are you crazy?" James asked.

"Yes, but I don't see the relevance that has to this situation."

"Why are we in a closet?"

"Because I really need to talk to you." James crossed his arms and looked down to Camille.

"Okay, go on." Camille sighed and avoided eye contact as she began to talk.

"Should I break up with Calvin?" James squinted his eyes.

"Do you wanna break up with Calvin?"

"I don't know… Maybe. I might have feelings for another guy." James' eyes widened again.

"Really? Does this other guy know that you have feelings for him?"

"I'm not sure. I'm kind of scared to tell him myself though." James stepped closer to Camille. Her breath hitched. His muscular chest was almost touching her. She could feel his body heat radiating.

"I think you should tell him." He said, as he moved her hair from her face.

"I- I don't know if he feels the same way about me-"James placed his lips to Camille's. Camille hummed softly and pulled James closer by his shirt. James placed his hands firmly on either side of Camille's hips. The kiss unintentionally became heated. The door swung open, causing the two to jump in surprise. The kiss was broken. It was the janitor. He stared the two down with a dirty look.

"And, that's how you give CPR. Good thing I wasn't really dying." Camille said, quickly pulling James from the room.

"Thanks. That was very helpful." James said. The janitor angrily waved his mop towards them. James and Camille ran down the hall, heading to class.

xxxx

"So, you got invited to your dad and Kelly's marriage renewal?" Logan asked Kendall. Kendall only nodded, and continued playing video games. Logan picked up the invitation.

"Didn't they just get married?"

"Yeah, I don't know why they're doing this."

"Well, it's nice that Kelly invited you..."

"Nope, I'm not going."

"Is Katie going?"

"Yeah, probably."

"I love weddings."

"You wanna go?" Kendall said, skeptically rasing his eyebrows.

"Uhm, I like different people's weddings."

"That's what I thought."

Logan held the invitation in his hand and stared at it for a while. For reason, he had a feeling that Kendall would end up being at this wedding. Logan finally tossed the invitation aside and grabbed the second controller. He sat next to Kendall and began playing with him. The two boys always got so competitive when they played against each other. So far, Logan had won three times.

"You're a cheater!"

"How the hell am I supposed to cheat? You just suck!"

"Gimme my controller! You can't play anymore!"

"No, just take this ass beating like a man."

"Logan, I'm gonna fuck you up." Logan stuck out his tongue.

The two went back and forth as Logan continued winning. They even placed several bets on each other. This was going to be a long night for the two.