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Logan sat opposite Carlos in the restaurant, listening intently as Carlos spoke animatedly about the bakery and how well it was doing. Logan loved the look of excitement on Carlos' face as he talked about all the orders he was doing and he could tell that Carlos really loved his job.

Carlos finally asked how Logan was doing at the ice rink and Logan nodded with a smile, telling him that it was going well and that Kendall was a great boss.

"I used to go skating all the time. I was on my high school's ice hockey team," Carlos admitted. "But I haven't been skating in ages."

"We should go sometime," Logan suggested, making Carlos grin.

"I'd love that. Can Nate skate?"

Logan smiled, "A little bit, yes. Kendall and I have taken him a few times."

"I bet he's so cute on the ice. He should come too."

"You sure? He can't stay on the ice for long, he gets bored."

Carlos chuckled softly, "I don't mind. I think it'd be fun…and I know that you worry about him when you're away from him."

Logan sighed, "I know, I can't help it. But I haven't thought about him too much tonight. You've helped with that."

Carlos smiled as Logan held his hand across the table, "Kendall will be fine looking after him."

"Yeah, but James is there. I don't want them getting too distracted and ignoring Nate. Or getting too carried away…I don't want Nate seeing that."

Carlos laughed in surprise, "I'm sure everything will be fine."

Logan looked hesitant but he nodded and agreed with him.

They decided to skip on the dessert, Carlos telling Logan that he had a couple of iced cherry buns at home that he'd taken from the bakery. Logan happily agreed to walk back to Carlos' apartment with him.

Carlos shyly took Logan's hand as they walked through the park and Logan shuffled closer, pressing their shoulders together with a content smile.

Carlos was thankful that Jett was out somewhere tonight – he vaguely remembered him mentioning a party – so they had the apartment to themselves. He led Logan over to the couch and let him sit down before he hurried into the kitchen, returning with two plates that each held a cherry bun.

"Thank you," Logan smiled, accepting the plate as Carlos sat next to him. "Would you like the cherry?"

"Do you not like them?" Carlos panicked. "I can get you something else."

Logan shook his head and grabbed Carlos' wrist to stop him from getting up, "No. I love iced buns. I just don't eat glacé cherries. I usually give them to Kendall. So, do you want it?"

Logan picked the cherry off the top of his bun and held it out to Carlos. Carlos smiled and leant forward, opening his mouth and letting Logan pop the cherry in. Logan gasped lightly as he felt Carlos' lips brush against his fingers and he dropped his hand with a blush.

They quietly ate their iced buns and shared small smiles when they caught each other's eye. Logan waited patiently on the couch while Carlos took their plates back into the kitchen, then he returned and joined Logan again, sitting close to his side.

"I'm glad you could come out tonight."

"Me too," Logan smiled. "We'll have to do it again sometime."

"I'd like that."

Their eyes met again and they both smiled shyly at each other. Logan's eyes flickered down to Carlos' lips and he remembered how they felt against his fingers, now desperately wishing that he could feel them against his own lips again.

Slowly, Logan leant forward and Carlos grinned when he clicked what was happening. He cupped Logan's cheeks and quickly closed the gap between them, pressing their lips together and sighing with satisfaction. Logan eagerly kissed back and let himself be pulled forward as Carlos laid back on the sofa.

They broke for air and Carlos beamed up at Logan, gently caressing his cheek. Logan leaned down to peck Carlos' lips and then he yelped when Carlos suddenly flipped their positions. Logan stared up at him in surprise and let out a small whimper when Carlos started to press kisses to his neck. Logan's eyes fluttered closed and he bit on his bottom lip, his hand gripping onto Carlos' arm. He whined when he felt Carlos pull his lips away and he slowly opened his eyes again.

"Logan," Carlos started quietly, his fingers playing with the collar of Logan's shirt. "Do you want stay tonight?"

Logan eyes widened slightly, "Umm…really?"

Carlos nodded nervously, "Yeah. But you don't have to if you don't want to…"

"No, I—I, uh, I want to. But Kendall's at work in the morning, so I'll need to get back to look after Nate."

"I'm working tomorrow as well," Carlos told him. "I can drop you home before heading to the bakery."

"Are you sure?"

Carlos nodded again, "Of course."

Logan's cheeks turned a light pink as he nodded, "Okay. Okay, I'll stay."

Carlos grinned before leaning down to kiss him again, "Thank you."

They stayed on the couch for a little bit longer until Logan remembered he needed to text Kendall to tell him that he wouldn't be home tonight. Carlos took the opportunity to go and lock the apartment door while Logan sent his text.

Logan's cheeks went bright red when Kendall's response was simply; 'Play safe ;) x'

Logan nervously let Carlos take his hand and lead him to his bedroom. His heart rate increased as they walked over to the bed and suddenly he was on his back, Carlos straddling him and kissing him deeply. His breathing hitched but he calmed down and kissed back, running his hands up Carlos' back and holding him close. Logan gasped when he felt one of Carlos' hands slip up his shirt and could feel his cool hand against his stomach.

"Carlos," he whimpered.

But when Carlos' hand started to move downwards instead of up, Logan started to panic. He quickly grabbed the other man's wrist and stared up at him while Carlos looked at him in confusion.

"Logan, are you okay?"

Logan hesitated for a moment and then he shook his head, "I-I don't know if I can do this."

He didn't miss the way that Carlos' face fell and he immediately felt terrible.

"Oh. Is…Is there something wrong with me?"

"No! No, definitely not," he said, lightly running his hand along Carlos' arm. "I want to do this. I do. You're so hot," Logan admitted, blushing deeply. "B-But I'm scared."

Carlos rolled off Logan to lie beside him, placing a hand on his cheek and turning the other man's head to look at him, "Why are you scared?"

Logan took a deep breath and focused his eyes on Carlos' chest instead of his face. "I've only ever had sex with one person; Nate's mother."

"Oh, well, I know it will be different being with me…But I can help you."

Logan shook his head, "It's not that I'm scared of. Well, I guess I am a bit nervous about being with a man, but it's something else."

"Logan, you can talk to me. I won't judge you or anything."

Logan bit on his lip and tried to find the words to say, "I…It's been a long time since I've enjoyed having sex. C-Camille, she…I told you how she used to treat me…"

Carlos nodded, grabbing onto Logan's hand to comfort him.

"She used to f-force me into it," he turned his head away to wipe at his eyes as tears threatened to fall.

Carlos' grip on Logan's hand tightened and he let out a sigh, "Logan, I'm sorry. I'd never force you into anything. We can wait until you're ready."

Logan finally looked at Carlos again, "Are you sure?"

"Totally. Logan, I'm not your ex-girlfriend. I care about you and I want you to be comfortable with everything. I want you to trust me."

Logan smiled thankfully and hugged Carlos, "Thank you. I do trust you and I swear, I do want to have sex with you, I just-"

"I know," Carlos smiled, cutting Logan off with a kiss. "We'll wait."

"Can I…Can I still stay tonight?"

Carlos' smile grew, "Of course you can. I-I didn't just ask you to stay so that we could have sex. I just wanted to spend some more time with you."

They both blushed lightly and Logan kissed him once more. Carlos then got out of bed, going to get some clothes for Logan to wear. He handed him a pair of sweatpants and a baggy t-shirt before sending him down the hall to the bathroom, telling him that there was a couple of spare toothbrushes that hadn't been used in the cabinet if he needed one.

Carlos quickly changed in his room and then went down the hall to join Logan in the bathroom. They brushed their teeth in a comfortable silence, sharing shy smiles with each other whenever they caught the other's eye.

"I'll just finish up in here and then I'll meet you back in my room, okay?" Carlos smiled, quickly pecking Logan on the lips.

"Okay," Logan nodded with a matching smile.

Carlos kept smiling as he watched Logan leave the room, excited that he was spending the night. Carlos would be lying if he said he hadn't been hoping they'd have sex tonight, but Logan wasn't ready yet and Carlos was willing to wait.

When Carlos returned to his bedroom, Logan was curled up under the covers, his eyes darting around the room and taking everything in. Carlos smiled and just watched him for a moment. Then Logan noticed him and a smile immediately spread across his face. He pulled back the sheets slightly and Carlos took the hint and made his way over.

Logan rolled onto his side and smiled at Carlos, wrapping his arms around the other man's middle and shuffling closer, their legs tangling together.

"Thanks for staying tonight."

Logan brushed his nose up against Carlos', "Thanks for having me."

Carlos sighed as Logan softly pressed his lips against his and Carlos' hands slipped up to cup Logan's cheeks as he deepened the kiss. He whined when he felt Logan's lips disappear moments later and when he opened his eyes, Carlos saw Logan smiling affectionately at him.

"As much as I love kissing you, we should get some sleep."

"Fine," Carlos pouted. "One last kiss?"

Logan rolled his eyes in amusement and leant in once more, letting Carlos close the distance and lovingly kiss his lips. He then watched Carlos lean over to turn off the bedside lamp and snuggled up to his side when he laid back down, resting his head on Carlos' chest. Carlos happily wrapped his arms around Logan.

"Good night," he whispered.

"Night, Carlos," Logan responded, smiling as the sound of Carlos' heartbeat soothed him to sleep.

Carlos woke up the next morning to the sound of his alarm going off. He groaned and reached out his arm, hitting the snooze button. He felt the weight on his chest and when his eyes blinked open, he grinned widely when he saw that Logan was still curled around him. The alarm hadn't woken Logan up and he was still sleeping peacefully, his fingers gently gripping at Carlos' t-shirt and his mouth hanging open slightly. Carlos took the opportunity to admire the sleeping man and he found himself wishing that he could wake up to Logan every morning.

Logan's nose wrinkled and he fidgeted against Carlos' side, his fingers gripping tighter onto the fabric of Carlos' shirt as Logan's eyes fluttered open before they closed again as he yawned. He was surprised when he saw Carlos looking at him but he soon replaced his surprise with a small smile.

"Good morning."

"Morning, Logie," Carlos grinned, sighing happily when Logan quickly pecked his lips.

Carlos placed his hand on the back of Logan's neck to stop him from pulling away. He brought their lips together again and kissed him eagerly. Logan started to squirm in his arms, trying to hold back his soft laughter as he lightly hit Carlos on the chest.

"Carlos, stop. I have morning breath."

Carlos rolled his eyes, "So? I like kissing you."

Logan smiled and gave in as Carlos leant over to kiss him again. Logan sighed and melted against Carlos' chest, letting the other man take control of the kiss.

"I wish you didn't have to go to work," he admitted when they parted.

Carlos nuzzled his nose against Logan's, "Me too. I'm sorry. You should stay the night again soon."

Logan nodded and pecked his lips, "Yeah, I'd like that."

"Do you want some breakfast? I could make you some pancakes?"

"Oh, I don't want you to go to any trouble."

Carlos shook his head with a smile, "It's no trouble. I make good pancakes. Come on."

Carlos grabbed Logan's hand and led him out of the bedroom and into the kitchen. He sat Logan down at the table and told him to relax while he got to work in the kitchen. Logan turned in his chair, an affectionate smile on his face as he watched Carlos.

Logan wasn't surprised at how good the pancakes were; Carlos was very talented at baking and everything he did seemed to turn out delicious. But Carlos' face would still light up every time someone complimented him, as if he'd never heard it before.

They were almost finished when the other bedroom door in the apartment opened and Carlos' roommate came shuffling out, rubbing his tired eyes. He immediately smirked when he saw Carlos and Logan sitting at the table.

"Hey Jett," Carlos greeted him and Logan gave him a shy nod. "You, uh, you remember Logan?"

"Oh, the boyfriend. Yeah. We met briefly the other week?"

Logan nodded again, "Hi."

"You're hotter than I remember," Jett admitted, making Logan blush. "Good on ya, Carlos. I approve. Bet you two had fun last night," he winked and made his way to the kitchen.

Logan's eyes went wide and Carlos glared at Jett. He turned back to Logan and rested his hand on the other man's knee.

"He takes some getting used to, I'm sorry."

"It's okay," Logan smiled shyly.

"Come on, let's go get dressed."

Carlos drove Logan home and Logan gave him a long kiss goodbye, promising that they would do this again sometime. Carlos was beaming as he waved to Logan from the car and he waited until Logan disappeared through the entrance of the apartment block before he headed to work.

Logan was grinning happily as he rode the elevator up to his floor and he had a small skip in his step as he walked to Kendall's apartment.

"Daddy!"

As soon as Logan stepped inside the apartment, Nate came running over to him and Logan swept him up into his arms.

"Hey, Little Man," he smiled, kissing his cheek.

"Where you go?"

Logan shut the front door and carried Nate over to the couch, spotting Kendall in the kitchen and giving him a wave.

"Daddy had a sleepover with his friend," Logan explained.

Nate frowned, "Who?"

"With Carlos. Do you remember him?"

Nate nodded with a pout, "Carlos my friend too! Why I not go?"

Logan heard Kendall laugh as he came to join them. He turned back to his son with a smile.

"I'm sorry, Nate. It was a grown up sleepover. But we'll all have one soon, how about that?"

Nate nodded excitedly, "Yeah!"

Nate climbed off Logan's lap and went to play with his toys on the rug. Kendall shuffled closer to Logan and wrapped an arm around his shoulders.

"So?"

"Yes?"

Kendall rolled his eyes, "How was it?"

Logan bit back a smile, "I-I had a great night."

"So, you two…?" Kendall wiggled his eyebrows, suggestively.

Logan blushed bright red, "No."

"What?" Kendall exclaimed. "Why not?"

Logan awkwardly scratched the back of his neck, "I got scared. I chickened out."

"Logan," Kendall sighed.

"I'm not ready."

"Logan, Carlos isn't Camille. He cares about you. Don't let what Camille did to you ruin this."

"I won't. We…We almost did…I wanted to…but I couldn't."

Kendall kissed the side of his head, "You'll be fine. I just want you to be happy."

"I am happy," Logan replied with a smile. "I-I'm falling for him."

Kendall grinned at him, "I know. It's cute."

Kendall soon had to go to work, so Logan and Nate said their goodbyes to him. Logan then settled on the rug with his son, looking forward to spending the day together again.

Nate bounced up and down on the couch in excitement, watching as Kendall and Logan hung balloons up around the apartment. They were getting ready for the small party they had organised for Nate's birthday. Logan started to carry the plates of food from the kitchen and put them on the table and Kendall raised his eyebrows when he saw how much food he had bought.

"Um, Logan, how many people are coming?"

Logan paused and looked at Kendall, shrugging his shoulders, "Um, I'm not sure."

"What does that mean?"

"Uh, well, there's James and Carlos, your mom and Katie, and then a couple of Nate's friends from the park and their moms…and I told my parents…"

"Your parents?" Kendall asked in surprise.

Logan nodded nervously, "Yeah. They probably won't come; I haven't seen them in ages. But they've never missed Nate's birthday, so I still sent them an invite…and I sent one to Camille."

"What? Logan, are you mad?"

Logan sighed, "How could I not? She knows it's his birthday and what if she turned up anyway and saw that we were having a party? She'd freak! And anyway, it'll make Nate happy to see her."

Kendall took a deep breath, about to tell Logan that it was probably a bad idea but then there was a knock at the door, so he went to answer it instead. He was glad to see James standing there, slightly surprised that he was the first one to arrive.

"Hey," Kendall grinned, leaning in for a kiss.

James wrapped an arm around Kendall's waist and pulled him close, eagerly kissing his boyfriend.

"God, I missed you," he mumbled against the blonde's lips.

Kendall smiled and led him into the apartment, "I missed you too. How was your shoot?"

James kept his arm wrapped around Kendall's waist as they walked over to Logan, "It was great. We got some pretty awesome shots, can't wait for you to see them…Hey Logan."

"Hey," Logan smiled. "Glad you could make it."

"Where's the birthday boy?"

Nate leaped off the couch and bounded over to James in excitement.

"Oh, there you are!" James grinned, crouching down to his level. "Happy Birthday."

"Thanks," Nate replied, hugging the tall brunette.

James glanced up at Logan and gestured to the bag that he held, "Can I give him his present?"

Nate's face lit up and he made grabby hands at James, "Present!"

Logan smiled in surprise, "You didn't have to get him anything."

"I wanted to," James shrugged. "I, uh, I didn't really know what to get him though."

"Present!" Nate spoke up again and grinned when James handed him the bag after Logan had given him a nod.

Nate sat crossed-legged on the floor and tipped the wrapped present out of the bag, quickly tearing off the paper and pulling out the material in confusion.

Kendall let out a surprised laugh and rolled his eyes at James, "You bought a four year old a shirt?"

"I didn't know what to get," James panicked. "I can return it if he doesn't want it though."

Logan quickly shook his head, "No, don't. It's great. Thanks James."

Logan bent down to take the shirt from Nate's hand and he held it up so that the toddler could see it properly, "Look what James got you. Aren't you gonna look smart?"

Nate smiled and reached his hand out to touch the soft, red material.

"What do you say?" Logan prompted him.

"Thank you, James!"

"How about we go and put it on before everyone else gets here?"

Nate grinned and nodded his head, "'Kay."

Logan grabbed his son's hand and took him into the bedroom to get changed. Kendall turned to James once the door was shut and kissed him again.

"That was very sweet of you, buying something for Nate."

"It was just a shirt."

"I know, but still, you didn't have to."

"So, uh, is Carlos coming?" James asked. "I sort of thought he'd already be here."

Kendall nodded, "Yeah, he should be. He's bringing the cake…and my mom and sister are coming."

James nodded, taking a breath, "Yeah."

"You sure you're alright meeting them? Because you don't have to stay…"

"Kendall," James smiled, cutting him off. "I want to meet them. I'm just nervous that they won't like me."

"Why wouldn't they like you? You're funny and lovely and gorgeous…"

James grinned at the compliments and kissed Kendall to shut him up, making him laugh against his lips.

"They're gonna love you, James. Don't worry."

Nate came running out of the bedroom and over to them, stretching his arms out to proudly show off his new shirt.

"Wow, Nate!" Kendall exclaimed. "Don't you look handsome?"

James nodded with a smile, "Very nice!"

Nate giggled and looked down at his shirt happily before running off to play with some of his new toys.

Logan thanked James again for the gift before he continued to do last minute things for the party.

Carlos soon arrived and Logan visibly relaxed when he saw the Latino's smiling face. They kissed quickly, careful of the large box in Carlos' hands and then Logan helped him to put it on the table.

"Nate, come and look at your cake!" Logan called, and the child came running.

Logan sat him on his hip so that he could see it once Carlos carefully took it out of the box. Nate gasped when he saw the bright red, racing car cake and clapped his hands happily.

"You like it?" Logan asked.

Nate nodded, "Uh-huh! So cool!"

"Carlos made it for you."

"Wow!"

Logan tightly held onto Nate as he leant over to Carlos and kissed him on the cheek. Carlos smiled and ruffled the little boy's hair.

"Happy Birthday, Munchkin."

Logan placed him back on the floor, telling him to go and play for a bit and then he turned back to his boyfriend.

"I have him a present too," Carlos told him, grabbing another box from the bag that had been hanging around his wrist. "When should I give it to him?"

Logan put the present on the table and grabbed Carlos' wrists, pulling him close, "Later. I want to kiss you properly now."

Carlos grinned and didn't object. He held onto Logan's hips and let Logan wrap his arms around his neck, kissing him enthusiastically.

"Hi," he breathed when they parted.

Carlos was beaming and he pecked Logan's lips again, "Hey."

Nate was ecstatic when he saw the new equipment Carlos had bought him for his play kitchen. He dragged the man over to it, telling him that he had to play with him and help to make everyone some cookies. Logan was soon called over to be the taste tester.

Kendall and James were cuddled up on the sofa talking when then door went next. Kendall glanced over to Logan and saw that he was too busy having pretend cookies pushed into his mouth, so he went to answer the door instead.

"Oh," he responded when he opened the door. "Mr and Mrs Mitchell…hi."

"Hello Kendall," Mr Mitchell nodded.

"Uh, come in."

Mr Mitchell placed a hand on his wife's back and urged her into the apartment, keeping close.

"Logan," Kendall called, watching as his best friend looked over and his eyes widen.

"Mom, Dad, you came!"

Carlos looked up in surprise and glanced between Logan and his parents. Logan bit on his bottom lip and stood up; he shot Carlos an apologetic look and patted him on the shoulder.

"Just…uh, you could go and sit with James for a minute, if you want? I'm sorry, I didn't think they'd actually come."

Carlos nodded and watched as Logan picked Nate up and took him to see his parents. Then he went and sat beside James, his eyes still watching Logan.

"We were surprised when we got your letter," Mrs Mitchell said, she couldn't help smiling when he eyes landed on Nate. "Wow, he's grown."

Logan nodded, "It's been a while since you've since him."

"We know," his mother sighed. "And we're sorry. But we made our reasons very clear."

Mr Mitchell grabbed Nate's hand and gave it a small shake, trying to break the awkward atmosphere, "Hey, little fella, we have a present for you."

"Yay!" Nate cheered, grinning at the present that was put in his arms.

"How about Kendall helps you open it while we talk to Daddy?"

Kendall quickly gave a nod and took Nate from Logan's arms, carrying him over to the couch to join James and Carlos.

"So, you're no longer with Camille?" Mrs Mitchell questioned.

Logan sighed, "Mom, do we have to talk about this now? I just want to celebrate Nate's birthday."

"And we want to make sure that our grandson is being looked after properly. You know, it's really not good to raise him on your own."

"I've been fine looking after him and I have help from my friends, so I'm not alone. Also…I-I'm seeing somebody."

"Already?" his father asked.

"I didn't plan on it. It just happened."

"Well, is she good for Nate?" Mrs Mitchell asked, crossing her arms over her chest.

Logan glanced over his shoulder and smiled at Carlos, who was concentrating on the arm wrestle he was having with Nate.

"Yes. They're wonderful with Nate and Nate loves them…and I'm sure you would too. I, uh, I don't want you to freak out, okay? But, um, you see the man playing over there with Nate? Well, um, his name's Carlos…and we've been seeing each other for a couple of weeks now."

"What?" Mrs Mitchell exclaimed and her husband let out a sigh.

"Mom, please…"

"You are not dating a man. Don't be so ridiculous."

Logan sighed heavily and ran a hand over his face in frustration, "I'm sorry, but I am."

He jumped when he felt a hand on his shoulder and he looked up to find his father staring at him. The older man's face softened as he looked over to where Carlos and Nate where sitting.

"Does he make you happy?"

Logan gave him a small smile and nodded his head, "Yeah, Dad. He makes me really happy."

"Then I guess that's all that matters."

"You can't be serious?" Mrs Mitchell gasped.

"Joanna, please. Logan's had a tough couple of years, I just want him to be happy…and so should you."

"Are you sure you don't want to try and work things out with Camille?" Logan's mother asked, although it almost sounded like pleading. "For Nate's sake."

Logan groaned, "I am never going back to her and anyway, you hated Camille."

"It's better for him to live with his mommy and daddy than his daddy and…whatever he is," She gestured over at Carlos with a disgusted look on her face.

"He's my boyfriend and if you're going to stand there and insult us, then I'm going to have to ask you to leave."

"Don't worry, we're going."

She turned to leave but her husband grabbed her hand, "Joanna, wait." He turned to Logan again and gave his son a small smile, "Will you introduce us to him?"

Logan's eyebrows rose, "Y-Yes, of course."

"I don't want to meet him," Joanna complained.

"Then you can go and wait in the car," her husband replied, letting go of her hand and following Logan as he walked over to the couch.

Joanna rolled her eyes and reluctantly followed them.

Carlos and Nate had just started another arm wrestling match. Their hands were clasped and Carlos was staring at them, his tongue sticking out in concentration. Nate sat opposite him, giggling at the expression on Carlos' face and bouncing up and down as he tried to push Carlos' hand down onto the table.

Carlos saw Logan coming over out of the corner of his eye and he turned to smile at his boyfriend, letting his arm go slack and then Nate slammed it to the table, cheering as he won.

"No!" Carlos exclaimed, turning to pout at the little boy. "That's not fair," he complained, even though he was going to let him win anyway. "Your daddy distracted me!"

"Nu-uh!" Nate shook his head. "I stronger than you!"

Carlos gave a small sigh, "You are. You're a lot stronger than me."

"He's almost as strong as his Grandpa, aren't you?" Mr Mitchell smirked, crouching down next to his grandson and patting him on the back.

Nate smiled up at him and nodded his head. Carlos quickly jumped to his feet and straightened his shirt, nervously. Mr Mitchell stood up straight again and then took a good look at Carlos. The Latino shuffled closer to Logan's side and relaxed slightly when he felt his boyfriend's hand slide into his.

"Dad, this is Carlos."

"It's nice to meet you, Mr Mitchell," Carlos said, quickly sticking out his hand.

Mr Mitchell gave him a friendly smile and firmly shook his hand, "You too."

"And this is my mom."

Carlos smiled shyly at Mrs Mitchell and stuck out his hand again, "Hello Mrs Mitchell."

She glared at his hand for a moment and then just gave him a nod. Carlos' smile disappeared and he dropped his hand.

"Don't mind her," Mr Mitchell told him. "She's just a bit shocked. We, uh, we weren't expecting to meet you today."

Carlos nodded with a small laugh, "Yeah…I wasn't expecting it either."

"I'm sorry," Logan mumbled, his cheeks blushing.

Carlos squeezed his hand, "Don't worry. I'm fine. Just means you have to come and meet my parents soon."

Logan smiled at Carlos' smirking face and he nodded his head, "Sure."

"You seem like a nice guy, Carlos," Mr Mitchell admitted. "I just want to make sure that you'll look after my boys."

Carlos quickly nodded, "Oh yeah, totally! I'd do anything for them."

Mr Mitchell smiled, "Good."

Logan was actually slightly disappointed when his father said that they had to leave; they hadn't planned on staying long anyway, but Mrs Mitchell was getting more uncomfortable by the second and Logan could tell that she really didn't approve of his relationship with Carlos. He was just thankful that she was keeping her mouth shut about it.

They said their goodbyes and then Logan showed them to the door. Mrs Mitchell walked down the hall without saying a word to her son and then she groaned when she looked back and saw that her husband had stopped to talk to him.

"I'm sorry for everything that's happened, Logan. I'm sorry that we weren't there for you. I really regret what happened. But Carlos seems nice, I hope things work out for you this time."

Logan suddenly hugged his father, burying his face in his chest, "Thanks Dad. T-That means a lot. I've missed you."

"I've missed you too, son. Please, call me anytime you want to talk…about anything."

Logan pulled back with a smile, "I will."

"Okay, well, I must be off now. It was good to see you."

"You too. Thanks for coming."

Mr Mitchell gave him a soft pat on the shoulder and a smile before he caught up with his wife and they headed home.

Logan returned to the apartment and shut the door, leaning back against it with a sigh. Carlos nervously came over and Logan immediately wrapped his arms around him, enveloping him in a hug.

"I'm sorry, Carlos. I'm sorry for just springing that on you. I really didn't think they'd come…"

"Logan, don't worry about it. It wasn't too bad, was it?"

Logan pulled away and smiled at Carlos, "No. My dad likes you…and he actually wants to keep in contact."

"That's great!"

Logan had a huge grin on his face as he greeted his other guests when they arrived and they all happily watched as Nate opened more birthday presents.

Nate sat on the rug, playing with his friends, while Logan made sure that all the guests had drinks and told them to help themselves to food.

Kendall jumped when he heard his name being called and he panicked when he saw that his mom had arrived.

"James, my mom's here."

"Oh crap," James mumbled nervously.

"At least you had warning," Carlos chuckled.

James laughed with him, "Very true."

"Come on," Kendall told him, grabbing his hand and leading him across the room.

Mrs Knight greeted them both with big hugs, while Katie just gave them a quick smile and a wave before heading over to the food.

"Well now, he's even more handsome in person."

James chuckled at the compliment, "It's lovely to meet you, Mrs Knight."

"You too, honey. I've heard lots of wonderful things about you."

James turned to Kendall with a questioning smile causing the blonde to blush lightly.

Mrs Knight constantly complimented James throughout the afternoon and even gushed about him to the other moms, who also seemed to be in awe over James, having seen him in many of the fashion magazines they had read.

When the door went again, Logan froze. There was only one other person who he'd invited that wasn't here yet. He looked to Carlos and the Latino gave him a quick kiss, telling his that everything will be okay and that he'd be talking to James if he needed him.

Logan nodded and forced a smile on his face before walking to the door and greeting his ex-girlfriend. He was surprised when she hugged him tightly and then entered the apartment.

"I've missed you so much, honey."

Logan sighed, "Camille, I just invited you here for Nate. It's his birthday and I thought that he'd want you here. I didn't invite you, intending to get back together with you. It isn't going to happen."

Camille's expression turned hard but then Nate came running over to her and she had to force a grin onto her face as she hugged him.

Logan was actually surprised at how well Camille behaved. She mingled with everyone and was actually pleasant to them; but Camille had always been a good actress and Logan couldn't trust anything she was saying.

"You alright, man?" Kendall asked Carlos, seeing him staring across the room at Camille.

Carlos shrugged, "I-I guess so. But she's so pretty."

Kendall wrapped an arm around his shoulders in comfort, "You know Logan doesn't love her anymore, right? He's not going back to her."

Carlos nodded, "I know…but how could he go from being with someone who looks like that, to someone who looks like me?"

"Dude, what are you talking about? You're hot!"

Carlos frowned, "I'm ordinary."

James shook his head at him, "No, you're not. You're really good-looking and you have a great personality."

Kendall nodded in agreement, "Yeah, she may be hot and everything, but she is a horrible person. You are way better than her and Logan likes you a lot more than he ever liked her."

"B-But we haven't known each other very long."

"I know, but the way he gets when he talks about you…He really likes you."

Carlos' face lit up, "Really?"

Kendall smiled, "Really."

Carlos sighed in relief and watched Logan with a smile as he entertained guests.

It came time to sing Happy Birthday and cut the cake, so Logan gathered everyone around the table while he sat Nate down on a seat in front of his cake. Logan handed the lighter to Carlos, asking if he wanted to light the candles. Carlos grinned in excitement and happily lit them for him, then joined in with singing to the birthday boy. Everyone cheered when Nate finished blowing out the candles, looking proud of himself and then he helped his father share out the cake, taking plates to everyone.

Logan started to clear up some of the empty plates and he carried them into the kitchen to put them in the sink. He jumped when he turned around and Camille was standing at the door, watching him. She walked into the kitchen with a smile and rested her hand on Logan's arm.

"It's been nice seeing you again."

Logan nodded, "Yeah, uh, thanks for coming. It made Nate happy. I know he's missed you."

"Have you not missed me?"

"Camille, you know how I feel…We're better off apart."

"But we belong together. You need me."

"I don't," Logan groaned. "I never have. You just forced me believe that I did."

Camille rolled her eyes, "But who else is going to love you like I do?"

"Carlos," Logan blurted out.

"What?"

Logan nervously cleared his throat, "Um…Camille, I have a boyfriend."

"What?" Camille repeated, louder this time.

"Please, don't get mad. I really like him and he likes me."

"But we're meant to be together!"

Carlos was sitting on the couch with Kendall and James when they heard the raised voices coming from the kitchen. Carlos immediately got to his feet when he noticed that Logan wasn't in the room and he rushed over, James and Kendall following close behind. They entered the kitchen just in time to see Camille slap Logan harshly across the face. Carlos gasped and quickly put himself between Camille and Logan, not allowing her to touch him again.

"You leave him alone," he growled.

"Carlos, don't," Logan grabbed onto Carlos' arm for protection and tried to pull him back from Camille, not wanting her to lash out at him now.

"This is him?" Camille spat. "You're cheating on me with him?"

"I am not cheating on you!"

James and Kendall appeared either side of Camille and grabbed her arms.

"I think it's time you left," Kendall told her.

She struggled against their hold, "Let go of me. I'm not finished."

"Yes, you are," James rolled his eyes, helping Kendall to escort her out of the apartment.

As soon as she was out of sight, Logan collapsed in Carlos' arms, his face pressed against the crook of Carlos' neck.

"I'm so sorry, Carlos."

"Hey, you have nothing to apologise for."

"I didn't want you to see that."

Carlos pulled back and held Logan's face in his hands, "I wanted to make sure you were okay. Did she hurt you?"

Logan slowly shook his head, "No…I'm used to it."

Carlos sighed, "That shouldn't be something you're used to."

Logan just shrugged his shoulders but a small smile appeared on his face when Carlos softly kissed his red cheek. The Latino then placed his lips on Logan's and gave him a loving kiss.

Logan was thankful when the party was over. He was exhausted and it was only three o'clock. Carlos told him to relax on the sofa, while he helped Kendall, James and Mrs Knight tidy up. Katie had been able to avoid being roped into helping by claiming that she was playing with Nate.

Logan was able to close his eyes and relax for a few minutes but then he felt the couch dip beside him and his son sat close to his side.

"Hey, Nate," he said with a tired smile. "Did you have fun?"

Nate nodded, "Uh-huh."

Logan wrapped an arm around him in a hug and kissed the top of his head.

"Daddy…Jack says that you're weird," Nate told him, remembering what his friend had said to him.

Logan raised an eyebrow, "He did? And why did he say that?"

"He said boys don't kiss boys."

Logan sighed, "Nate, sometimes boys do kiss other boys and it's okay for them to do that."

"But he said only mommies and daddies kiss, like you and mommy, 'cuz you and mommy love each other."

Logan was speechless for a moment and he took a deep breath, not really knowing how to explain to Nate that his parents weren't together anymore. But he was going to try.

"Nate, sweetheart. Your mommy and I, we did love each other…but sometimes it doesn't work out. I like Carlos now…so I kiss him instead."

Nate frowned in confusion, "Huh? So, Carlos is my mommy now?"

Logan let out a small laugh, "No. Your mommy will always be your mommy. Carlos is Daddy's boyfriend."

Nate gave a small nod, still looking really confused and Logan knew it would take him a while to fully understand what was happening. Nate continued to stare at Logan when Carlos came to join them and rested his head on Logan's shoulder, obviously still trying to understand what his father had told him.

"My mom wants me and James to go to dinner with her tonight," Kendall complained as he sat on the other side of Logan.

Logan smirked, "Oh, well that will be fun."

Kendall rolled his eyes, "It won't be. Hey, maybe you and Carlos can come as well…Katie will look after Nate."

"I'm not leaving him on his birthday…and anyway, I promised that I'd take him swimming this afternoon, remember?"

Nate had returned to play on the rug with his toys but he heard Logan mention swimming and he looked over in excitement.

"Swimming! We going now?"

"In a bit, Little Man."

Nate nodded and his attention fell back on his toys.

"You sure you're not too tired?" Carlos questioned him with a worried expression.

"I'll be fine…but, uh, you could come, if you want to?"

"Really?" Carlos asked, a hopeful grin spreading across his face.

Logan nodded, "Yeah. Nate likes playing with you…and I'd like you there."

"Okay! Shall I go and get my things?"

"Sure, I'll get our things together and then we'll leave when you get back."

Carlos nodded excitedly and got off the couch. Logan walked with him to the door and kissed him before he left, saying that he'd see him soon.

James had joined Kendall by the time Logan came back over and they were laughing to each other. They quickly stopped when Logan sat down and he raised an eyebrow.

"You sure you're ready, Logie?" Kendall smirked.

"For what? Swimming?"

James grinned, "For swimming with Carlos."

"Mm," Kendall nodded. "Half-naked, wet Carlos."

Logan's eyes went wide, "Oh."

That little bit of information had not even crossed Logan's mind. He nervously licked his lips and bit down on his bottom lip as the image popped into his head. He groaned and lightly punched Kendall on the arm.

"I hate you."

"Hey, don't blame me!" Kendall laughed. "You invited him."

"Just remember, there are little kids around," James whispered to him with a smirk.

Logan groaned again and fell back against the couch, no longer looking forward to his relaxing swim.

So...thoughts?

I had fun writing this chapter, as you could probably tell by how long it is! So I hope you enjoyed reading it.

Oh...and the next chapter's going to be fun too ;) ahem.