I know, I totally flaked out on everybody for like 2 weeks. My excuse is that I was abducted by aliens for a while. It's all good though because I'm back now! And I will go and review all the amazing stories that I haven't been, gosh you guys probably thought I died or something. Don't worry I'm back now for a while and will keep up with everything. I feel so out of the loop! I hope this chapter makes it up to you though, I feel it explores an element of the boys friendship that hasn't been completely over done before. I hope you agree.
Now to address the issue I know your all waiting for me to type about…..(dun, dun, dunnnn)
I would LOVE to thank EVERYBODY who nominated and voted for my stories (Big Time Sickness and Big Time Bullied) on 'ComeOnClapYourHands' 2011 big time rush story awards thing. I was totally blown out of the water that I was nominated! It was such an HONOR believe me. I was even more shocked to find people even bothered voting for me (yea, I totally looked at the reviews and counted all the people that voted for me, those people get extra special hugs!) but believe me, the competition was ruthless and amazing. I had NO intentions of winning anything (which if you haven't realized I didn't haha), it was such a major confident booster to even be considered for something like that. So I TOTES want to say THANK YOU to everybody and well done to all the winners. Because they're amazing.
I don't own Big Time Rush, because if I did all James would do on the show is smile. Gosh, the past few days I've just fallen head over heels in love with his smile. Not the one he does when his acting, the one when his in an interview and he smiles sort of shyly but gorgeous. You all know what I'm talking about.
That night the boys were basically forced to leave the hospital so Logan could get some peace and quiet.
"How are you feeling mate?" Lucas asked once all the boys had left.
Logan smiled and laid down on the hospital bed, "Alright,"
Lucas frowned and gently moved Logan's bangs from his face, "That doesn't sound good."
Logan shrugged, "I'll be fine."
"You will be now, I promise I'll look after you until you're 100 percent health. Until then you're not to leave my sight," Lucas smiled.
Logan rolled his eyes in mock annoyance, but truthfully couldn't be happier that his father was finally here. He didn't mind being looked after, as long as it was by his dad.
"Get some sleep Logie,"
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The next day Logan was finally released from hospital on strict orders to stay on bed rest until he was better. It was still just the normal flu, but if he didn't stop doing such stressful activities, such as having panic attacks and spending all of his time with three loud, annoying, crazy best friends he wouldn't get better.
So now here he was in his own bed, propped up on 5 pillows (yes, his dad was really making up for lost time), chicken noodle soup on his lap (who knew his dad could cook?), season 1 of entourage playing on his TV (His dad went out and bought all the seasons on DVD, talk about guilt) and couldn't remember being this content in his own home while being sick.
Lucas has officially called his work and asked not to work as many hours, and stop all business trips. He had bought a massive bunch of pink roses for Mrs. Knight to say thank you for looking after his son and was now making sure Logan was getting all the attention (and more) that he needed in order to get better.
Every 13 minutes (Logan had counted) Lucas was coming into Logan's room asking if he needed anything. At first Logan thought it was nice, his dad was finally caring. However due to the lack of time the two had actually spent together Logan didn't realize how, odd his father was.
Lucas Logan was neurotic. For the first time in his life he understood where his brains and anxiousness came from. Lucas was in fact a genius, he had a high paying job and is brilliant at what he does. But at the same time he was insane. Lucas worried constantly about everything. If Logan coughed, Lucas came running into his room with a new bottle of water. If Logan sneezed, Lucas came running in with a new box of tissues. Even if Logan's TV made a funny sound Lucas would come running in.
He couldn't help but wonder that maybe his dad was only trying to make up for all the times he had been a dead beat dad. But was proven wrong when he coughed (yes just one cough, no massive coughing fit) at 3:16am in the morning and Lucas had come running in and shook him awake frantically asking him if he was alright. Logan couldn't even remember coughing. Nobody was that dedicated.
So he'd come to the conclusion that his dad was just nuts. Of course, he loved him and he loved the fact that he cared.
But that didn't mean his dad wasn't insane.
"Hey Logie,"
Logan looked up from his soup, and then to his watch. 12 minutes since the last time he entered his room.
"Hey dad," He smiled.
"You good?" He asked.
"I'm fine," Logan said.
"You sure? Your throats not hurting as bad anymore?" Lucas asked.
Logan shook his head, "It's alright now."
"Okay," Lucas smiled, "Well you have some visitors."
Logan's smile grew to as big as it could get, "Let them in!" he playfully ordered.
"I donno," Lucas said unsure, "This isn't going to be too strenuous is it?"
Logan couldn't tell if his dad was messing with him or he was serious.
"Dad, seriously. Let them in," He smiled.
Lucas laughed, "Sure. I don't think I'd be able to stop them anyway. And I don't really appreciate being attacked by three 15 year olds."
Logan grinned as Lucas walked out of the room to get his three best friends.
"LOGAN!" Carlos yelled as he ran into the room first and landed on the bed.
Logan laughed at the helmet wearing boy who once landed on the best rolled on his side and fell off, landing with a THUMP on the ground.
"How are you Logan?" Kendall laughed as he and James walked in.
James held his hand out to Carlos and helped him up, all the boys then settled themselves on Logan's double bed taking up most of the room.
"I'm good." Logan said.
James eyed him suspiciously, "Really?"
"Well obviously I'm still sick, but I'm getting better. I reckon within a few days I'll be fine." He grinned.
"YES!" Carlos yelled, "HOCKEY!"
They all laughed, "As soon as your better Logan were down at the ice, hockey season starts in 2 weeks and those idiots from Minnesota Bayside are going down!" Kendall said enthusiastically.
"One of those guys made fun of my hair the other day, I swear once we get on the ice they will eat those words." James said outraged and ran his lucky comb through his hair once.
"Dude, I'm surprised you even put on a helmet. You're too worried about helmet hair," Carlos laughed earning a glare from the taller boy.
"Okay guys," Logan said slowly, "Chill."
He loved his friends, but boy were they loud. Who gave them lollies before they came here?
Kendall smiled, "So anyway how's your dad?" He asked.
Suddenly all the energy they had calmed down and they stared at Logan expectantly. "His good. Kind of insane though, he worries a lot."
"Like as much as my mum?" Kendall asked.
Logan grinned, "Just as bad, almost worse."
Carlos's mouth dropped, "Man I feel sorry for you."
Logan shrugged, "It's okay. I don't mind."
Kendall smiled, he was glad that his friend could finally smile while talking about his dad.
"Is that entourage?" James asked distracted by the TV.
"Yea, dad bought me the whole series." Logan said.
"Whoa, his making up for lost time isn't he." Kendall laughed.
Logan nodded. Kendall and James then took either side of Logan and lent down on the pillows, while Carlo made himself comfortable at the end. Within minutes the boys were contently watching entourage with Logan.
Before the end of the episode however Carlos, Logan and Kendall had fallen asleep. James stayed awake though because he really liked entourage.
Lucas walked past Logan's room to check in on the boy. He knew that he was in good hands with the three teenagers, but that didn't stop him from making sure.
He peeked in and saw the four boys cramped on Logan's bed asleep. When Logan had told him that he had three best friends, he had thought it was nice his son had made friends. Always worrying that Logan's small frame and brilliance might deprive him of that. But seeing how the boys interacted the past few days he knew that this friendship wasn't your average teenage relationship. These boys didn't just care for Logan. They would die for him. The way they looked at him making sure he wasn't harmed. Or the way they formed a protective circle around him when he was sick. These boys were more than just friends, their friendship runs as deep as blood.
It was a rare thing. Lucas didn't think he'd seen friendship like this at such a young age. But these boys were extraordinary. Logan could not have chosen three better friends.
Lucas watched as James stirred and he realized the brunette wasn't asleep. James looked up at the man and smiled shyly. He had never seen anyone of them besides Logan look shy.
"Sorry James, I thought you were all asleep," Lucas said sheepishly.
James smiled, "It's okay, those three are." He gestured towards the boys.
"You guys are close," Lucas stated randomly.
James nodded and went back to the TV, seeming unfazed by his comment, "Yea."
"I've never seen friends that close,"
James frowned, "If you're trying to imply something else, I can assure you were not. We're family, nothing else is going on."
Lucas blushed, he honestly hadn't meant it like that, "No sorry. I didn't mean it like that. I was just stating…I'm glad Logan has you guys who care about him."
James nodded, "Like I said his my brother, they're all my brothers… I'd die for them, kill for them if I had to."
"And they'd do the same?" Lucas asked.
"I'm positive they would."
Lucas nodded and James sighed, "Its just we're all different you know? That's why we get along so well, we're all people others don't really get and who have experienced loss. Logan's an outcast because of his brains and small frame. Carlos is just insane, way too energetic for most people to handle. Most people get annoyed by him quickly. Kendall is dominate, sometimes mistaken for arrogant and bossy, but really he just cares too much. And me, well people don't like me. Apparently I'm self absorbed." James smiled.
Lucas nodded in understanding, "What about loss?"
"What?" James asked uncomfortable.
"You said you were all people others don't get and have experienced loss?"
James hadn't realized he mentioned that, he shrugged, "Logan lost him mom, then he felt he lost you. Kendall's dad walked out on him when Katie was born. Carlos's parents are divorced and lives with his dad, his mom doesn't even try to see him."
When James didn't continue Lucas prodded, "And you?"
"My dad's in jail." James stated simply and quietly. Not willing to go into more detail.
Lucas just nodded, he had remembered something going on with James's family a few years ago. He didn't know the details because he hadn't bothered to ask.
"Why…?" Lucas asked.
"I don't want to talk about it… if that's okay?" James asked quietly.
Lucas nodded, not wishing to make the boy feel uncomfortable.
"Well, I'm glad you guys have each other." Lucas said.
"Me too," James said.
Lucas smiled, "You guys are going to get sick if you keep coming over."
"We've been from him from the beginning. We'll be there till the end," James said simply and Lucas smiled.
Lucas felt stupid at 40 years of age admitting this, but never before had he met such well adjusted, caring people in his life. He honestly wished like he could be more like these boys in front of him.
So it's not as good as I remember, but I hope everybody understood where I was going with this. If you don't it probably just sounds silly haha
Now dudes, I'm totally in a James fanatic mood at the moment. It would be mega awesome if someone requested an awesome James one-shot for me to attempt, or I'm thinking of making a James sequel to this story (or spin off type thing, whatever floats your boat) going into more depth about him and his family and how the boys deal with that. Except that's been down a hundred and one times before and I don't really have a plot line haha
So that's why I need you lovely, gorgeous people to help me! I'm not really siding with making another story, just because I'm horrible at updating and get really distracted. But if you guys don't mind…
Anyway, requests and suggestions are always 100 percent welcome! (at the current time, James related because like I said am in MEGA James world at the moment )
Thanks for reading!
P.s Will probably be one to two more chapters left in this story. Who knows I might stretch it, but probably not. *Sobs in the corner* I really don't want to part with this story….
Anyway please review!