Dinner was awkward to say the least. Kendall kept his eyes on his plate and pushed the food around absentmindedly, and Logan sat next to Kendall trying to make eye contact with a puffy-eyed James who sniffled ever now and then and wouldn't look up from his untouched plate. Carlos sat next to James and chatted quietly with Katie about the new Halo game that had just come out.
Finally, Mrs. Knight couldn't take the silence anymore and sighed loudly, before placing her fork down and folding her arms over her chest, "Alright," she announced, pulling everyone's attention to her, "What happened?" she leaned back in her seat and waited for a response from someone.
They all glanced at each other awkwardly, before looking back down at their barely eaten food, "Nothing." they all muttered as Katie heaved a sigh.
"UGH! You guys are so stubborn!" and with that, she threw her plate into the sink and made her way to the front door, "I'll be at Camille's." she said loudly and slammed the door behind her.
Mrs. Knight sighed again, softer this time and raised from the table, "Though I would normally yell at Katie for something like that, I have to say I agree with her." All four boys whipped their heads around to stare at her as she carried her plate to the sink and gently placed it in the basin. She then turned around and grabbed her purse from the counter, before she left she turned to look at her boys, "All four of you need to sit down and talk about everything that is going on between you right now. I'll be back in a few hours. And remember, no matter the outcome, I will still love all of you."
The boys stared dumbfounded at Mrs. Knight as she exited the apartment. And then they were alone. The silence was deafening as none of them spoke. Some time later, Logan took the leap and opened his mouth to speak.
"James-" he started, but was quickly cut short when James whipped his head in the shorter boy's direction and threw daggers at him.
"Don't even." he growled across the table at the stunned boy, "You knew. You knew how I felt! How could you!" James sprung to his feet and sprinted to the room he shared with Kendall and slammed the door shut behind him. Logan cringed when he heard the small sound of a whimper from behind the door that almost broke his heart.
Logan sighed as Kendall looked down at him confused, "What does he mean?" Kendall's voice sounded raw as he spoke for the first time since James ran out on him earlier.
Suddenly, Carlos jumped to his feet and threw his arms in the air, "Are you kidding me!" he yelled, startling both boys ho were still seated at the dinner table. the furious Latino stuck an accusing finger in Kendall's face and yelled, "You broke his heart, you dumbass!"
Kendall furrowed his brow and made to speak, but Carlos cut him off, "He loves you! Loves you! And you went and told him and Logan that you Like Logan! When you don't! Come on, Kendall, this isn't rocket science!"
Logan's eyes widened as he looked between two of his best friends, "What-?" his voice came out sounding weaker than he expected, he cleared his throat and started over, "What the hell is going on?"
"Yes, Kendall. What the hell is going on?" Carlos crossed his arms and stared the blonde, leader down. Carlos could be very threatening when he wanted to be.
Kendall sighed and looked at Logan, then at Carlos, before dropping his head into his hands, "I'm sorry." came his muffled response.
Carlos lightly smacked the blonde on the back of the head, to which Kendall glared at him annoyingly for. "Dude, Logan may be whiz at school, but not at this kind of stuff. You need to elaborate." Carlos urged as Logan sent him a death glare, but his attention was pulled back to Kendall when he sighed.
Kendall turned to look at Logan, "I love you. But not like that." Logan let out a breathe he didn't know he was holding and Kendall chuckled a little. "I'm sorry, dude. What I did earlier, I-I didn't mean to mess with your head or anything, I was just-I still am-really nervous. I guess I was just using you for a practice run."
"A practice run for what?" Logan looked at Carlos confused, and the Latino smirked at the blonde.
"Your finally going to tell him." Carlos stated matter-of-factly.
"Well, I was going to. But not if he acts like Logan did." Kendall shook his head and dropped it back into his hands.
Suddenly, everything clicked in place for Logan. Kendall wanted to know what his reaction would be to him telling one of his best friends that he liked him, before he told the actual person. Kendall was afraid of being rejected by James. James.
A huge grin spread over Logan's face and Carlos chuckled, "So your finally catching up, huh?"
Logan nodded and tapped Kendall on the shoulder, but only got a muffled 'what?' in response. "He's not going to react like me."
Kendall looked up at Logan doubtfully, "Oh, yeah? And how exactly would you know?"
Logan rolled his eyes and smacked the blonde over the head, "Why is he in your room crying right now? Why did he freak out earlier when you told him you liked me? Why did he yell at me, saying that I knew how he felt?"
Kendall's face nearly split in two as he grinned and jumped to his feet, "He loves me, too." he stated and did a happy dance when Logan nodded. Kendall pulled Logan to his feet and pulled him in to a hug, "Thanks." he said into Logan's ear, "And sorry, again."
Logan smiled and pushed Kendall away, "Hey, no harm, no foul. Now go talk to him, before he decides his plan of action to kill me." Logan pointed in the direction of Kendall and James' room.
The blonde smiled and nodded before pulling Carlos into a hug as well. Logan heard a soft whisper exchange between Kendall and Carlos, but it was to quiet for him to hear, so he just shrugged it off and began to clean up the dinner table.
As he made his way to the sink with the plates he heard Kendall knock on the bedroom door and call out to James softly, before opening the door and dissappearing into the room. The short boy was rinsing off the dishes when a sudden rush of hot air ghosted over his neck making him shiver.
Then Carlos' voice made him jump, "So, when do I get to find out this little secret of yours that James apparently knows and I don't?" Carlos stood behind Logan and placed his chin on Logan's shoulder.
Logan took a deep breath as he tried to slow his heart rate. He willed himself to relax and let go of the plate that he had a death grip on, but with Carlos standing so close he was sure if he didn't have something to occupy his hands, they would end up on Carlos instead. So he clung to the plaster dish and scrubbed it furiously. "I don't have a seret." he cursed himself when his voice cracked.
He felt Carlos' chest rumble against his back as the Latino laughed, "Yeah, right." he said then pressed his lips to Logan's earlobe, "You know your going to tell me."
Logan lost it. He dropped the dish into the sink with a clatter and spun himself around to face the smirking Latino. Without a second thought, Logan wrapped his arms around Carlos' neck and pulled closer, making the gap between them dissappear and Logan's lips found Carlos'.
Logan's mind completely shut down when his lips touched Carlos'. They were so soft, so plush, so...not moving. Logan pulled away quickly as if Carlos' lips were on fire and dropped his gaze to the floor instantly to avoid the disgusted look that was sure to be present on the other's face.
"I am so sorry." he whimpered brokenly and broke out into a run, that landed him in his and Carlos' room. He shut the door quickly and banged his forehead against it, before turning to face the room. Tears streaked down his face as he banged the back of his head against the door and slide to the ground, pulling his knees into himself and sobbing. What has he done?