Logan was sitting on the couch, staring at a blank T.V. His eyes were red, and his cheeks were stained with tears. He buried his face in his hands and started sobbing. Soon, a happy Carlos bounded into the room. He jumped onto the couch next to Logan and smiled.
"Hey man, what's on T.V.?" Carlos grabbed the remote and flipped through the channels. "Hey! It's Jo's old show!" A rerun of New Town High was on; Jo's cute friend Megan was in this episode. He turned to a silent Logan. "I miss Jo. But I bet Kendall misses her more." At this, Logan erupted with fresh tears. Carlos was startled, but that didn't stop him from comforting his friend. He gathered Logan in his arms, resting his chin on his head. "Logie, what's wrong?"
"K-Kendall..a-and..J-J-James..!" Logan shook violently, and Carlos cuddled him closer.
"Logie, talk."
"Well, J-James he, h-he..."
"Yes?"
"Well, he and K-Kendall...w-well, they..."
"Hortense Logan Mitchell, please just tell me." He stared into his eyes, which blinked and squeezed out tears.
"He," Logan paused to wipe his nose on his arm, "rejected me."
Carlos made an 'o' with his mouth. "Oh no, oh no, no, no, no, no!" Logan had only told Carlos when he had first developed feelings for James. The two boys had talked for hours on end, devising plans to get Logan and James closer. Their plans had seemed to work, because it looked like James had been returning the feelings. So when Logan had finally gotten the guts to ask him out, he was devastated when James shook his head 'no'. He was even more devastated when he witnessed James and Kendall's ice cream date later that afternoon. That was when he ran home to bawl.
Logan explained the last half of the story to Carlos, who clucked his tongue and shook his head. He held him closer to his chest, running a hand through his dark hair. Logan cried into Carlos' chest, gripping onto his purple sweatshirt. Carlos let him cry for a good seven minutes, which was all he needed. Logan lifted his head and smiled softly at Carlos. He smiled back, wiping the last of Logan's tears away with his thumb. He kissed his forehead, then his nose, then both of his cheeks.
"Logan, just know I'll always be here for you." He pulled Logan in for a short, sweet kiss. "I love you, bro."
Logan hugged him, whispering, "I love you, too." He got up, smiling at his best friend, then walked out the door. Outside of apartment 2J, Logan touched his lips gingerly. He then sat down in front of the door, contemplating, until Katie came back from whereever she was. She sat down next to him and they talked quietly, deciphering his mangled, confusing thoughts. Logan spilled dark secrets to her, and Carlos, too. For, unknown to the two in the hallway, Carlos was listening through the door.
He smiled. "I love you, Logan."