Soo I've skipped forward right to when he has the baby, just to move things on so I can go to bigger and better things, I guess :P this is the second last chapter.

The day had finally arrived.

A couple of weeks back, Kendall had chosen to schedule a c section for the birth of the baby. They'd picked the Saturday three weeks later, and today it was finally happening. Kendall was terrified, though he wouldn't admit it. Carlos and Logan were terrified. Jett was worried for them all, and still had that little flicker of hope inside of him that things would change one Kendall had been operated on.

They left at about ten that morning, the four of them going to the hospital together in Jett's car, Kendall carrying his overnight bag on his lap. Carlos and Logan had arranged with James and Katie that they could come in and visit the next day, or later that same day if they were allowed to. When they arrived at the hospital, they were immediately directed to a room where Kendall had to change into a hospital gown and be checked over and given his IV. "I'm starving," Kendall whined as he was wheeled into another room. "I haven't eaten in hours."

"I'll get you whatever you want when the surgery's over," Jett promised him, holding his hand. "It'll be okay."

Kendall nodded, giving a little sigh and smiling at him. A bubbly nurse suddenly walked into the room, already kitted in scrubs, her hair tied back from her face. "Hi sweetie!" she chirped. "My name's Mel, I'll be in charge of your surgery today. We'll be ready to start in about forty minutes or so, before we finish preparing I'm gonna need you to sign these consent forms."

"Okay," Kendall nodded, taking the forms and the pen and getting to work.

"So." Mel beamed at the three boys. "Three bystanders, not very common. Who's the father?"

Carlos and Logan both raised their hands.

"Oh." Mel looked slightly puzzled, but decided not to question it. "Well, I suppose I can allow the three of you to accompany him in the birthing room. But you'll have to give us space, understood?"

They all nodded. "Excellent! All done with those forms, sweetie?" She took the forms from Kendall and held them under her arm. "I'll be back when it's time to take you to the birthing room. Don't worry, you'll do fine!" And off she went.

Kendall clutched Jett's hand, letting out a deep breath. "Okay . . . the sooner this is over, the better."

Forty minutes later and Mel returned, giving Jett, Carlos and Logan hospital scrubs to wear. They all put them on immediately and Kendall was taken into the birthing room. They set everything up, tugging a curtain over his chest and giving him the regional anaesthetic. "You might feel a bit of pressure during the operation," Mel said to him as she put on her gloves. "Don't worry about that. You should feel comfortable enough for the procedure, and aware of your surroundings."

"Okay," Kendall nodded nervously, hands clasped on his chest. "Thank you."

And they begun.

Throughout the process, Logan, Carlos and Jett stood at the back of the hospital room dressed in matching scrubs, trembling from head to toe. It was gross and nasty and they really didn't want to watch Kendall being cut open. Across the room, Kendall was lying on the bed, the screen pulled over his chest so he couldn't see Mel and the other nurses cutting him open. Lucky him. "This is gross, I can't look," Logan whined, covering his eyes. "When I hear the baby cry I'll open my eyes, I promise."

"Ditto on that one," Carlos replied, covering his eyes too. Kendall laughed weakly, though Jett could clearly see that he was a bit nervous about the whole procedure. Then Jett glanced at the nurses' bloody gloves and winced, covering his eyes too.

"You're all such babies," Kendall called to them. "Then again, I'm happy I can't see . . ."

"Almost done," Mel said cheerily, working away with the other nurses. "Shouldn't be too much longer!"

Then suddenly, the room was filled with the unmistakable sound of a baby crying. Logan and Carlos squealed, uncovering their eyes. Jett did the same, to see the other nurses cleaning up and surrounding Kendall, while Mel stood aside, cleaning the baby up. She turned around at last when the nurses were finishing up and tugging Kendall's gown back over him, before leaving the room. Mel held a blue bundle in her arms. "It's a boy," she announced, grinning at them. Logan let out a sob, Carlos grabbing hold of him and hugging him tightly. Jett looked on as Mel moved the screen aside with one hand. Kendall was sitting up a little, face scrunching up in pain.

Mel stepped over to him, holding the blue bundle in her arms. "Here's your baby boy, sweetie," she beamed at him. "Hold out your arms."

Kendall swallowed nervously, looking over at Carlos and Logan and Jett. Jett nodded encouragingly at him. Carlos and Logan both had tears in their eyes. Kendall held out his arms. It terrified him knowing what he'd been carrying around inside of him for nine months was about to be put in his arms. What would it look like? Images of underdeveloped bodies and sonogram alien-like figures swam through his head and he felt sick.

Then Mel placed the bundle into his arms, taking the end of the blanket and lightly tugging it back. A tiny tiny hand reached out towards him. Kendall gasped.

The baby lay in the blanket, wearing a hospital assigned diaper. His eyes were closed, his mouth in a little pout. His feet kicked slightly, the way they had against his belly. He stared down at him, hands trembling slightly. At that moment, the baby let out a little whimper and opened his newborn green eyes. He has my eyes. But he has Logan's nose . . .

The baby's hand curled around his little finger, and Kendall began to cry.

So much more than just a bump . . . hands and feet, such tiny hands and feet, and eyes and a nose and mouth and a little tuft of dark hair, he was looking up at him and Kendall could hear him cooing and he couldn't stop crying . . .

"He's just a bit emotional," Mel said to the three astounded boys, smiling. "Isn't that sweet?"

Jett stepped over to where Kendall lay, Carlos and Logan following him. "Kendall?" he said at last. "Babe?"

Kendall looked up at him, drying his eyes and smiling weakly. "Hi, Jett."

Jett bit his lip, glancing back at Carlos and Logan before turning back to Kendall and saying, "Um, y-you should let Carlos and Logan hold the baby now . . . He's theirs."

Kendall stared up at him. "What?"

"You don't remember?" Jett placed his hand on Kendall's shoulder. "Carlos and Logan want full custody. And you said it was okay."

Kendall gawked at him in horror, gaze darting between him and Carlos and Logan and the baby and back again. "N-no!" he protested, holding the baby closer to his chest. "No!"

"Kendall, you made a deal—"

"NO!" Kendall roared at Jett, who quickly stumbled back. "He's my baby, he's mine! They can't have him, I won't let them, I won't—"

Kendall's shouts set the baby off and he began to wail at the top of his voice. Mel was covering her ears, stricken at the dramatic scene before her. Carlos and Logan could only stare in amazement. "Shh, it's okay baby, don't cry," Kendall whispered to the baby, rocking him and cooing and kissing him all over. Tears trickled down his cheeks. "It's okay baby, I won't let them take you, you're okay . . ."

Jett turned to glance at Carlos and Logan awkwardly. Logan looked at Carlos. "Carli . . . look at him."

Carlos was. "I didn't see that one coming." He bit his lip, taking Logan's hand. "Logie, I know this was my idea . . ."

"I know what you're going to say. It's okay." Logan looked at the hysterical Kendall. "I couldn't do that to anybody either. I'm not that cruel."

Carlos looked at Jett, raising his eyebrows. "You knew he'd react that way?"

Jett shook his head quickly. "I had no idea. I mean, if I'm honest, I kind of hoped he would . . . by it was just an inkling. I just couldn't bring myself to believe he wouldn't love the baby once it was born."

"He really does love him," Logan said softly, eying the two on the bed.

"Listen, Kendall." Carlos strolled over to Kendall, hand on the headboard as he looked down at him sternly. "We need to have a talk."

Kendall blinked up at him with scared eyes, gulping and clutching the baby to his chest. He cooed softly. Carlos diverted his gaze from him before he lost his way and started getting too emotional. This needed to be said. "Since Logan and I were discussing full custody plans, we discussed baby names, and decided that if it was a boy we'd name him Josh."

Kendall stared up at him.

"So," Carlos continued. "If you wanna be part of this, I assume you'll be okay with that. I know you saved Katie from the whole Apple thing but no offence, otherwise your naming ability sucks."

Kendall let out a whimper, diving forward and hugging Carlos with one arm, holding Josh in the other. "Thank you," he wept. "I'm sorry I've caused so much trouble and I love the name Josh and I wanna raise him with all of you. On your terms."

"Thank you." Carlos held out his arms, smiling nervously. "So, can I hold him now?"

Kendall handed Josh over immediately, and Carlos cradled him in his arms, a tear sliding down his cheek. "Oh god, he's beautiful. Isn't he?"

Kendall nodded as Logan and Jett quickly walked over to look. "He is," Logan sniffled, holding Carlos' shoulder. "He's wonderful."

"You're wonderful," Carlos retorted, pecking him on the lips.

Kendall grinned up at Jett, leaning up and wrapping his arms around him. Jett held him close, kissing him on the head. "So, today turned out good," Jett chuckled.

"I love you."

Jett squeaked, withdrawing and staring at Kendall with wide eyes. Kendall bit his lip, cheeks turning red. His eyes fell onto the bed where he began to twiddle his thumbs. "So, um . . . yeah," he mumbled at last.

Jett felt his heart swell. But it also ached. "I love you too." Before Kendall could dive towards him and kiss him, like they both desperately wanted, Jett interrupted him. "But listen, Kendork. There's something I wanna say."

"Okay," Kendall said, sitting back and waiting, hand on his flat tummy.

"I feel like you should move back in with Carlos and Logan," Jett said quietly. "So you can raise the baby together. I'm only in the way."

Kendall was stricken. "But I want to be with you," he protested. "We're not that far away from each other."

"Yeha, but wouldn't moving the baby between different homes just confuse him? It's not fair . . ."

Kendall looked at Carlos and Logan, a pleading look in his eyes. Logan's brow furrowed and he thought for a moment. "Well . . . I might have a solution."

"Let's hear it," Carlos said immediately.

"Kendall, where do you sleep?"

Kendall looked puzzled by the question, but said, "In Jett's room. Or else he sleeps in mine but we always share."

"Okay." Logan looked at Carlos. "Now I have a question for you . . . do you think James would mind terribly if he was the only guy left in 2J?"

Carlos raised his eyes brows. "Logan . . .?"

"Well, I'm only fantasising here but what if you and me take Kendall's old room in Jett's place, he and Kendall share, then there's a room left for Josh? We'd all be together in one apartment, it'd be a lot easier. But obviously we have to see if certain people are—"

"I'm okay with it," Jett cut in. "Totally okay with it."

Logan looked satisfied. "Carlos and I can tackle the 2J residents, explain the situation to them."

"This seemed like such a mess before," Kendall said softly, smiling at all of them. "Now it's all falling into place."

"Yeah." Carlos couldn't help grinning and ruffled Kendall's blond hair. "It is."

The following day, Logan and Carlos managed to finalise their moving plans and they and Jett spent the day moving their things into the apartment upstairs. In the evening, they popped in to see Kendall and Josh again before visiting hours ended. The next day they could bring Josh home, but Kendall had to stay in for another three. The baby's room wasn't perfect, but it had the right furniture and they would paint and decorate when they had time. The day Kendall came home, he was much more bubbly and full of energy since he'd had time to recover. He was still more or less confined to the apartment, but he moved around with gusto and carried Josh back and forth, keeping him happy and feeding him and changing him and kissing him every other minute. They all took turns with him, even Jett, who found it overwhelming, but wonderful.

In the middle of Kendall's first afternoon home, James and Katie popped up to visit them. They were cooing in awe at little Josh and talks to him in squeaky baby voices when Kendall heard a knock on the door. "I've got it," he said to the others, getting off the couch and walking to the door.

Kendall opened the door, raising his eyebrows when he saw his mom standing there. She held a paper carrier bag in her hand, dangling it as she folded her arms. "Hi sweetie . . ."

Kendall stared down at her, unimpressed. "Hello."

"Um . . ." She swallowed. "I came up to see how the baby is . . . to say congratulations, and things. And I brought something for him." She raised the bag towards him. "I just . . . I thought you might like it."

Kendall didn't even look at what was inside the bag. He glanced over his shoulder back into the living room, where the others were all sitting on the couch cooing over Josh, curled up in James' arms. Then he looked back at his mother. He swallowed. Then he nodded, stepping back to let her in. "Yeah. You can come in and see him. I don't know if you heard, his name's Josh."

"I didn't . . . that's a lovely name." There were tears in her eyes, and she smiled wide at him. Kendall had a feeling she was going to try and hug him, but she thought better of it and stepped towards the couch, sitting down beside Logan.

"Say hi to baby Joshie," Carlos grinned, taking him from James and showing him to Mrs Knight. She let out a little gasp, gazing down at him in wonder just as the others had.

"Oh, he's so sweet . . ." She tickled him lightly under the chin. "And isn't it amazing, he looks like all three of you."

"It is amazing," Logan agreed, grinning at his son. "He's perfect."

"I got something for him." Mrs Knight reached into the carrier bag. "I had to order online to get one, but it came quickly . . . I hope you all like it." And she held up a tiny Minnesota Wild jersey, maroon and gold, just like the ones the boys had worn at home, and still did.

"Mom?" Kendall stared at it, eyes wide. "You got that for him?"

She nodded slighly nervously. "I just thought it would—"

She was cut off when Kendall threw his arms around her, hugging her tight and sniffling. She hugged him back instantly, clutching him close to her. "I'm sorry, Kendall," she whimpered. "I love you so much. You're my baby."

"I"m not offended," Katie joked, James ruffling her hair in response.

"I love you too, mama," Kendall sniffed, face buried in her neck. "I'm sorry."

"No, I'm sorry."

"Okay, you're both sorry." Jett walked over, setting down the tray of cookies. "Now help yourself to these before Carlos eats them all."

"I am not that bad!" Carlos argued, outraged as he reached for one the second the tray hit the coffee table. "Watch it, Stetson."

Jett laughed, sitting down beside Kendall and wrapping his arm around his shoulders. "If you say so."

Carlos just rolled his eyes, reaching for another cookie immediately.

Now guys. One thing I gotta ask you. I know some of you didn't like the kett in this story and some did. Some of you think don't ship it anyway and other didn't like the situation :P but if I was to write more kett stories, with different situations, would you read them? It'd mean a lot to me if you guys answer. And I'll be putting this note up again next chapter to remind you, hehe ;)