So here's the next chapter. I hope you guys aren't getting bored with the chapters in the present. I know that the meat of the story is in the chapters in the past. The chapters in the present are mostly for entertainment and for Kendall to realize his feelings. I planned it that way, but I worry sometimes that you guys aren't bored with these chapters.

Enjoy!

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You cannot hide from others
those things which you
refuse to see for yourself.
-unknown
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"Hey!" Camille turns and is surprised to find Katie running up towards her. "Where are you off to?"

Camille sighs, knowing there's little that anyone can hide from the thrifty twelve-year-old. "I'm going to talk to Logan."

"About?" The young girl raises an eyebrow, as if she already knows what the actress is going to say.

"About this whole crazy thing that's going on with him and Kendall. And I know I said I wouldn't get involved, but Lucy is actually really okay with it. And poor Logan looked so conflicted at the pool yesterday…I can't just let him sit there and panic. You know how Logan is…"

Katie nods. "I do. And I want to help you."

"You do?"

"Yeah. He's being an idiot and I want my big brother to be happy. Logan makes him happy and he would make Logan happy too if the genius would just stop being such an idiot!"

"So…we're on the same side?" Camille asks.

Katie nods again. "Yes. And I say we good cop-bad cop him. He needs some sense knocked into him."

Camille laughs, shaking her head. "I don't think all that is necessary. Logan will probably talk to me and he'll just have to talk to you too. Let's go." She smiles and the two girls make their way to the Palm Woods lobby. When they get there, there's no sign of the genius.

"Where is Logan anyways?"

Katie smacks her forehead. "Okay, now I'm the idiot. He's hiding out in the apartment since Kendall went with James and Carlos to the pool."

The actress shakes her head, laughing. "Come on. Let's go."

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They find Logan sitting on the couch, surrounded by textbooks. He looks up as they burst through the door. "Hey guys…" He trails off, eyebrows rising in confusion at their serious expressions. "Is everything okay?"

"Actually," Camille sits on his left while Katie sits on his right, "That's exactly what I wanted to ask you."

"What are you guys talking about?"

"Come on Logan," Camille gives him a pointed look. "I saw you at the pool yesterday-"

"And I see you everyday." Katie interjects.

"And it really looks like you could use someone to talk to."

"Don't try and deny it." Katie gives the genius a pointed look. "You're being an idiot, so you need to talk to us so we can un-idiot you as soon as possible."

Logan sighs and turns the page of the book sitting on his lap. "There's nothing to talk about."

"Yes," Camille says as she grabs the book from him, closing it and placing it on the coffee table, "there obviously is."

"Like why Kendall's handling this whole thing rather well and you're freaking out."

The brunette sighs again. "You're not going to leave me alone until I talk are you?"

Camille shakes her head. "You know me better than that. Besides, you're my friend. I want you to be happy."

"And I want my big brother to be happy." Katie adds, before smiling briefly at the boy. "Both of them."

"Okay, fine!" Logan throws up his hand in surrender. "You know how Kendall and I have always been really close?" Both girls nod. "Well we were fourteen and Kendall was on his first date with this girl and she…she ditched him."

"No way!" Katie grins like she's just been told the numbers to next week's lottery. "Kendall got ditched!"

"Yes." And now it's the genius' turn to give her a pointed look. "And you'll never speak of this again, got it? You wanted me to talk to you guys and I will, but you aren't allowed to use what I'm telling you against Kendall."

"Alright, alright. Fine." Katie huffs and crosses her arms over chest. "Continue."

"Well, I called him and when I found out he got ditched I had my mom take me to the movie theater. We went and hung out at the mall and grabbed some dinner." Logan shifts nervously in his seat, clearly uncomfortable talking about it. "I guess someone saw us and the next week at school…well the kids weren't exactly nice about it. Even our hockey coach said if there was any truth to the rumors that it could jeopardize his position as captain."

"What?" Camille shakes her head. "People really say things like that?"

"They do in Minnesota." Logan sighs, falling back on the couch. "And then two years ago we almost kissed or something but there was so much riding on the success of the band and I knew that if we became, well, whatever we were becoming it would just cause problems for everyone. Especially Kendall."

"I think Kendall's proven that he can handle any problem." Katie says.

The genius rubs a hand over his face. "It's not just that."

"What else is there?" Camille asks, turning to face the obviously depressed boy.

"It's just…my whole life I've felt like I didn't have a choice. I was Kendall's best friend. We were…closer than kids our age normally are. And that's just how it was supposed to be. And I know Kendall felt the same. I never had a problem with it, but everyone else around us did and I didn't want Kendall to have to deal with that. I still don't."

Logan sits up again. "But every time I try to pull away it feels like something is resisting. It feels like I'm fighting something. And, honestly, that terrifies me. It's like neither of us has a choice. And I want-no- Kendall deservers to have a choice."

"Oh come on," Camille places a comforting hand on the other brunette's shoulder. "I'm sure Kendall has a choice. I mean he chose to be with Jo and then he, eventually, chose to let her go."

"And now," Katie adds, "He's clearly choosing you. So what if it's fate or whatever. If it's what you both want, why are you fighting it?"

Instead of answering her question, Logan sits up, eyes wide and looking very unhappy. "No chance, no way I won't say I'm in love."

Katie and Camille both watch, trying not to laugh as Logan stands up, vehemently insisting, through a Disney song, that he isn't in love with Kendall. "It's too cliché. I won't say I'm in love."

And, like she'd done with Kendall several days ago, Camille grins and uses the music to egg him on. "You keep on denying who you are and how you're feeling."

Katie's eyes light up with mischief as she recognizes what the actress is doing. She giggles before joining in. "Logie we're not buying. Hon we saw you hit the ceiling." And just because Logan is the only who isn't having fun with the whole situation, both girls stand up, moving their hips and snapping their fingers in time with the music.

"Just think about it, Logan." Camille tells him after several seconds of silence.

"Yeah." Katie adds, both girls heading for the door, clearly able to tell from Logan's mortified expression that he'd rather be alone for the time being. "Kendall loves you. And you love Kendall."

And then they're gone before Logan can protest. He sighs, falling back onto the couch and throwing an arm over his eyes.

"At least out loud…I won't say I'm in love."

I Won't Say I'm in Love belongs to Disney and the movie Hercules. Or, well whoever the people who wrote those songs for them are.