The Encounter

Chapter 6

Logans POV:

Okay, so I know I told Kendall that I would go with him to where ever it was that he wanted me to go, but I'm seriously having second thoughts. I got home that night and sat down to really think about it.

I could go or stay. Let's weigh the pros and cons. If I decide to go long, I leave work and Sargent for a good couple of weeks or however long it takes to finish a movie. I could possibly end up getting fired from work and end up poor and on the streets. Sargent could get seriously sick from being left unattended and I wouldn't be able to deal with that.

Now, lets say I don't go. If I decide not to go I could work and get money to be able to make rent for the month, have a happy and healthy pet and live happily. Then again, I'll be taking a step back in my life. I would miss an opportunity to see the behind the scenes of a movie first hand and to hang out with the coolest guy I've yet to meet. It's very hard but I think I know what I have to do. Just in case, I talked to Ashley about it. Of course, leaving the part where Kendall Knight invited me to film a movie out.

After work one day, I met with Ashley and we talked.

"Hey Ash, can I ask you something?"

"Does it itch?" She asked.

"What... no. What are you talking about?" I was really confused.

"...nothing. What do you want to ask me?"

"Okay, what if you were invited by someone out somewhere but you weren't sure if it was the best thing to do..."

"First of all, who invited you and where are you going?" She asked.

"That's not the point. Point is I'm not sure if I should go or not. I really don't want to miss work because I shit to pay like rent. Plus I don't want to leave Sargent all alone."

"I say go."

"Go?" I said.

"Yes, you didn't come out here to play it safe did you? I mean, you came to L.A. to do something different and experience different things, right?"

"Well yeah."

"Then there you go. I can tell Mr. Shingle that you got in an accident or something so you could have time off and I'll take care of Sargent for you."

"You'll do that?" I was very amazed that Ashley was willing to actually go with it. This proves how good a friend she is.

"Yes. Tell whoever it is that wants you to go that you'll be packed and ready by the time you have to go."

"Thank you so much. I appreciate it. Shit, I have to go but I'll call you, okay?" I said while I started to walk to my car.

"Okay, drive safely!" Ashley yelled out.

It was settled, I was going. I knew talking to Ashley would help. I drove home and couldn't wait to get out of my uniform.

[Two weeks later]

I sat around the house bored as hell. I didn't have anything to do besides lay around because the restaurant I worked at was closed for remodeling. I decided to watch some television to waste away the time and rot my brain. Flipping through the channels I could find nothing that interested me.

After going around the entire channel options twice I went and took Sargent for a walk. I grabbed his leash and we left.

I got back thirty minutes later to find myself bored again. Have you ever had one of those days where you were so bored that you actually thought about doing something productive like going out and picking up trash? Well that's how I felt. Pathetic.

Just to kill more time, I took a quick shower and got ready to watch T.V. movie. I found a small folded up paper on my dresser while I looked for some clean clothes. After unfolding the paper and realizing it was Carlos' phone number. I had a great idea, maybe he was up for doing something. I picked up the phone and dialed the numbers scribbled down on the paper then waited for an answer.

"Hello?" I heard a familiar voice say.

"Hey, is this Carlos?"

"Yes it is, who's this?" He said.

"This is Logan. We met a while ago in front of the theater. I was with my friend Ashley."

"Oh yeah, hi. I was wondering when you were going to call."

"Yeah?" I asked while smiling like an idiot.

"Yeah, its been awhile since we talked, I was getting a little worried." He was very sly.

"Well I was wondering if you were doing anything. Maybe we could grab a bite to eat or something."

"Okay, that sounds cool."

"Are you up for it?" I asked.

"Yeah."

"Okay, great."

"Just give me a couple of minutes and I'll call you back to set everything up." He said.

"Cool. Do you need my number?"

"No, I still have it from last time."

"Okay, then i'll talk to you soon."

"Alright, bye."

YES! YES! YES! My first date in a loooong time. No wait, second date. Did that one time Kendall and I went for dinner count? No, no I don't think so. We were just hanging out and plus he's straight.

Yes, this was my first official date and I was so excited. Like said, Carlos called a couple minutes later and we decided to meet at a local coffee place. From there we went to a place called the "Hop Li Seafood Restaurant" near Broadway and N Hill St. He had gotten there first because I walked in and he flagged me over. He stood up politely and shook my hand.

"How are you?" He asked sitting back down.

"Good, thanks. You?"

"Great now that you called." I smiled shyly.

"Do you want to order now or later?"

"Are you hungry? If you're hungry then we can order now."

"No, let's wait and work up our appetites." He said smiling.

"Okay. So how are things? What have you been doing?" I asked trying to make conversation.

"I've been sorta busy with work and life."

"Oh yeah? A lot of people been going to see movies?"

"Yeah, there's a new movie out so a lot of people are going for that."

"That's good though, a lot of business." I said.

"Only thing is that I have to work early in the morning and later at night."

"Damn, I don't go to work till the afternoon so I get a good amount of time to sleep so I get to work energized."

"What do you work in?" He asked.

"In a restaurant. The Ivy."

"You're kidding! I heard that place was stuck up." He said with a big smile.

"The people can be assholes. Even some of the people I work with are pretty cruel but it's a great place to go if you're interested in celebrity gossip."

"I'm sure you must get pretty huge tips, huh?" I laughed. "Sometimes. Other times I barely get paid enough to pay the months rent."

"Really?" He asked.

"Yeah."

"Well I don't know about you but I'm getting hungry so we should order now."

We ordered and made some more small talk. So far everything was going great. Carlos was really sweet and nice plus I hadn't said anything embarrassing yet but it was still pretty early.

We split the bill and after eating we went to watch a movie where he worked.

The day was starting to wear down so when the film ended and we came out, we saw that the sky was beginning to darken. Carlos and I made our way to his house to call it a night.

"Did you have fun?" He asked while we stood face to face on his front door.

"Yeah, it was a good time. Thanks for making time."

"Thanks for calling." He smiled. "I'm glad you did."

There was a brief moment of silence between us.

"So, uh, would it make me easy if I were to kiss you?"

I giggled. "I think that would make me easy."

"Well then we can be easy together."

Then, Carlos leaned in and touched my lips with his. It was all very nice and gentle, like a first kiss should be. It must have lasted no more than 2 minutes but it felt like 2 days. His hand rose up to my hip while mine rested comfortably against his firm chest. We separated and took a breath, looked into each others eyes and smiled once again.

After letting go, I got in my car and drove to my apartment. Sargent was there to meet me at the door, he was panting and jumping up on his back legs. I went and laid down on my bed and went
over the days events. The kiss that had just happened kept replaying in my head. I was so happy.

Ok I know I suck for leaving the story alone for a couple of months but I'm back~ I have a couple of chapters done so expect them very soon. Thanks for reading and don't forget to review! xx