Logan sat in a jail cell with his face in his hands, elbows on his knees. He had watched Jean get out of the car and walk into their apartment with another man. How could he have been so stupid, their divorcé had almost been finished when she turned up asking for them to try again. Now here he was sitting in a jail cell in queens.
"Logan?" A worried voice came throw the bars. He looked up to see Marie standing there in a pair of sleep pants and a tightly tied jacket. He stood up and walked over to the door as it slid open. Marie wrapped her arms around his neck tightly enough to chock him.
"Ok, Marie. I'm alive you can keep me that way by not chocking me," he pulled her arms off of his neck and held her hands, "Thanks for commin'."
"God, Logan. I was so scared. What happened?" Marie looked at him.
"Umm, can we talk about this later? We need to go get my truck." Marie nodded and they walked out of the prescient.Marie pulled in behind Logan's truck, "You don't have to tell me if you don't want. I understand."
"That's his car. That car belongs to man who is sleeping with my wife. I watched them pull in there, I watched her unlock the door there, go up the stairs there and watched the light come on there, which is our apartment. I then proceeded to get out of my truck and walk over to his car. Suddenly I was angry and I started kicking his car. Come're look at this," he got out of the jeep and walked over to the door of the car in question, Marie fallowing him, "Look at this not a scratch. I was arrested for vandalizing and disturbing the piece and what's to show for it nothing. Stupid dent resistant paneling," he started kicking the door again.
"Woo, woo, woo there buddy. You've already been arrested once tonight and I don't have the money to bail you out twice. Calm down," Marie grabbed his arm and pulled him off the car, "Logan, look at me. You can get through this. You were getting divorced before just finalize it. Everything will be fine lets just get back to Westchester, ok?" She stood in front of him looking him in the eyes.
"Yeah, you're right," he turned and looked at the building, "Well at least you got to see it."
"Yeah, sorry I couldn't come inside. Look Logan, I'm sorry about the other day. I know that it's not my place to be in all of you business but I relay on you so much it scared me to think of you being gone. I am so used to knowing that you will be there when I need you that I was afraid of it you not being there. Who am I gunna tell where the key is now?"
Logan looked down at Marie and then up at the building, "Well I don't think you have anything to worry about anymore. I don't think I'll be living here much longer. I am gunna need a place to stay tonight thought."
"You can crash at my house. I have plenty of room and lots of blankets." Logan smiled and they walked to their cars.
"Logan, are you ok? I would have come with Mom to get you but she was out the door faster then Clark Kent at top steeds." Kitty hugged Logan as he walked in the door.
"I wouldn't have wanted you there anyway, but thanks." Logan hugged her back.
"So, what are you doing here? I figured you would go to your apartment?" Kitty asked shyly.
"Well, I was gunna stay at the apartment in queens but stuff happened and now I'm here. My sister is in town and she's stayin' above the diner."
"Well you know you are always welcome here." Kitty went into her room and grabbed her pillow and blanket, "You can sleep in my room."
"Kitty I'm not kickin you out of your own bed. I slept on the couch before I can do it again," Logan said taking the pillow and blanket from her and throwing it back onto the bed in her room.
"No Logan it's cool. I have a big bed in my room so she can bunk with me and you can take her room or we could do it the other way but I promise you'll feel guilty sleeping in the big bed all by your lonesome knowing that Kitty and I are downstairs sharing the twin size," Marie said as she came into the room carrying an armload of blankets which Logan took from her.
"Ok, I'll sleep in Kitty's room," he said throwing the blankets onto the bed.
"Ok, but I hope you don't thrash when you sleep. I don't move much so there's a form in the bed that fits to my body and if you move to much it will mess that up," Kitty said looking at the bed.
"You're your mother's daughter," Logan said before pulling out the bottom of his shirt.
"Ok, I'm leaving before my image of you as surrogate father is ruined," Kitty said covering her eyes, "goodnight Logan. Sleep well."
"Night Kitty," He said watching her walk out the door.
"She's another reason I was upset about you leaving," Marie said as she watched Logan take off his flannel, "Her dad was never a constant in her life but for the last ten years you have been. You've feed her, cared for her when she was sick, you went to her graduation, you were in her graduation speech and you moved all her stuff into her dorm for collage. That's more then her father has done. I know that he would be here but he still wouldn't have done what you've done for her and I guess I was a little scared that she would loose that if you were gone. Everything that you have ever done for us has meant a lot and I know we don't say it often but thank you for everything and I hope you know anything you ever need we got you covered. Goodnight Logan." With that Marie walked out the door
It was five thirty when Logan woke up the next morning. He went into the kitchen and made breakfast for the girls before leaving. He knew that it would be another five hours before anyone found the breakfast but he also knew that girls and regardless of how long the breakfast had been sitting there he knew that they would eat it. After covering both the plates with paper towels he headed out the door.
The diner was packed, every table was full and there were a lot of people standing when Logan arrived. He went into the kitchen to find his sister getting food out of the freezer, "Sarah what are you doing? Are those steaks? Why are you taking food from my diner?"
"Calm down, Logan. I'm just taking a few things. I'm making lunch upstairs today," She walked out of the kitchen and grabbed a pie from the counter.
"Sarah, we can have lunch down here and you wouldn't be stealing food from my diner." Logan said trying to grab the food from her.
"Logan stop, I am making lunch upstairs for my guys and there is nothing you can do to stop me. Now, let me go upstairs so I can start lunch." Sarah tried to go up stairs but Logan stopped her.
"Guys? You mean there's a guy in my apartment and you left him there alone. I don't even know this guy and you left him in my apartment unsupervised?" Logan didn't even wait for an answer he bolted up the stairs.
"His name is T.J. He's a great guy Logan, calm down," Sarah fallowed him up the stairs trying to explain. Logan reached the door and throw it open to find a short man standing at his stove. He had a dishtowel thrown over his shoulder and an apron tied around his waist. The table was set for four people and there were flowers in a vice in the center. The man turned around and stuck out his hand for Logan to shake.
"You must be Logan. I'm T.J. Let me tell you Sarah never shuts up about you. She's always telling me about what a great brother you are," the man said with his hand still out for Logan to shake.
Logan looked him over and then shook his hand, "Well, I bet most of it's a lie," He looked around for anything out of place, "It's good to met you. I haven't really got a chance to see Sarah in the last couple of years."
"Logan can I borrow your truck I need to get some stuff," Sarah asked before taking the keys that Logan had in his hand, "Thanks bro, be back in a jiffy." With that she went out the door leaving Logan and T.J. in the apartment staring at each other.
"Beer?" T.J. asked before opening the fridge.
Marie saw Logan's truck in the street and ran after it, "Logan! Logan stop." The truck didn't stop until it hit the intersection and Marie ran up beside it out of breath, "Logan Oh my god did you not see me trying to get your attention?" She looked up to find a woman staring at her, "Oh you're not Logan."
"God I hope not. I'm Sarah his sister," The woman stuck her hand out the window to shake Marie's hand, "Are you the wife?"
Marie snapped up and then looked at the woman, "NO, I'm Marie Xavier. I'm just a friend and a costumer. I'm looking for Logan though do you know where he's at. I need him to fix a window at my house, he's like my handy man."
"That sounds like Logan. He's the greatest brother. He took in my kid, John. Did you know John? Logan has always been there for me he's the greatest brother. I'm thinking about moving back just to be near him," Sarah said.
"Yeah, I met John and Logan is really great. Sometimes I wish he were my brother just so I could call him on family loyalty," Marie said with a smile.
"He's really is great. The family loyalty thing isn't all its hacked up to be though. He's always there but if its something he really doesn't want to do he won't do it. He's at his apartment right now though. I brought my boyfriend for him to meet so they are there now. John is coming later and we're gunna have a family lunch."
"Johns in town? I haven't seen him."
"He's coming he's not here yet. I want him to meet my boyfriend too."
"That's good. Well, I need to get to work I won't bother Logan now but if you could have him call me or come by my house I would appreciate it."
"Yeah, I'll do that. It was nice talking to you." With that Marie backed away from the window and headed toward the inn. Only turning once to watch Sarah drive away in the truck.
Logan sat at his table next to John and Sarah. He hadn't expected to see John but it was ok because he made sure that he was leaving as soon as lunch was over. They sat talking and sipping beer until John looked at the clock and announced that he needed to leave, "I'll walk him down," Logan said standing up and walking to the door with John. As they walked into the hall Logan closed the door behind him and grabbed John by the arm, "John, what are we gunna do with this?"
"What do you mean what are we gunna do with this there's nothing to do," John said heading for the stairs.
Logan grabbed John by the arm, "What do you mean there's nothing to do. We need to talk to her, you know as well as I do that this guys not gunna stick around. She's just gunna come crying to us when he leaves just like the others."
"There's nothing we can do about that Logan. She's not gunna listen. You know this is your problem right here. You're always trying to fix everyone's problems even when it's none of your business. You tried to fix my grades by getting Kitty to totter me and then we got in a car crash and Marie was mad at you, you tried to fix the stove at the inn and it ended up being replaced. You try to fix stuff that's none of your business and it always ends up hurting someone, you know that's why you've never gotten married or anything you're too much of a problem. Leave it alone for once it might not work out but at least she won't hate you for being right." With that John turned around and headed down the stairs. Logan stood there for a few minutes drinking in everything John had just said and then he turned around and went back into his apartment.
