Undying Love

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Recap:

"Wait," James hugged him back. "You guys aren't pissed at me for attempting suicide?"

"Oh, no, I'm pissed as hell," Kendall admitted. "I want to break your face in, but I'm too happy that you're conscious again for me to do anything…yet…" Kendall smirked deviously.

"Logan!" James called Logan over. "Thanks you guys for coming and being here for me though."

The door opened and closed, and all three boys peered to see who it was that had entered the premises.

James' mouth dropped. "Carlos?"

Chapter 15 – One Big Happy

James was utterly speechless. He didn't expect to ever wake up from what he had put himself through, and he definitely didn't expect to see Carlos of all people in his hospital room. Perhaps he had moved on, and this was some far away world?

Kendall repeated what James had blurted, "Carlos?"

Carlos didn't sport the vengeful look he had been carrying on his face recently. In fact, the boys could see the old Carlos breaking his way back into Carlos' facial expressions. He looked straight at James, not even glancing towards his own boyfriend in that he looked so focused.

While Kendall and James were ultimately speechless, Logan leaped out of his seat into Carlos' face. He started jamming his index finger straight into Carlos' chest. He was pissed as HELL.

"What the hell are you doing here, Carlos? I thought you didn't care. I thought this meant nothing to you. What the hell made you come here?"

"Logan, I'm sorry, but shut up," Carlos ordered, causing Logan's expression to change dramatically. "Can you and Kendall please leave for a sec? I have something important to talk with James about."

Kendall hopped up instantly. "You're not going to kill him, are you?"

Carlos gave him a "Really?" look and nudged his head towards the door. He did the same motion to Logan, and despite receiving a glare, Logan obediently headed out the door, dragging Kendall with him and closing the door behind them.

Now only Carlos and James, formerly the best of friends now turned sour, remained in the room. The silence was only barely broken by the sound of James' heart monitor. Carlos finally took a seat at the end of James' bed and held his hands together, twiddling his thumbs.

"Carlos, I'm really sorry-,"

"No."

James looked at him shockingly. Why was he cutting him off? Did he have even more harsh words to slap James in the face with?

"I'm sorry," Carlos lifted his head up and stared James straight in the eye, giving the other boy a sense of genuineness.

"You're…sorry?" James asked, confused. "But…"

"While I don't like what you did," Carlos gave a quick glare, "but the way I acted towards you was no better. We've been friends since who knows when, you know our story…"

"When I protected you from that bastardly bully," James intruded, his words coming out slowly and clearly.

"Mmhmm," continued Carlos. "So, for me to just cut it off when I agreed to such a stupid bet in the first place is, well, stupid."

James didn't say a word, but Carlos' words were making him a little bit happier with every syllable.

"So I guess what I'm trying to say is…" started Carlos, who by then had walked up to the side of James' bed, "…friends?"

"The best," James smiled his signature smile, and extended a hand. Carlos slapped the hand away, which startled James for a second, but Carlos then gave him a gigantic signature Carlos Garcia hug.

James was happy, happier than he'd been in a long time. He finally was able to see Carlos Garcia have a smile on his face again.

[ ONE WEEK LATER ]

It only took one week, and things were already piecing back together. James had been discharged out the hospital and moved back in Kendall and the others, and things were starting to seem like the little bet incident had never happened. Kendall and Logan managed to talk the doctors out of recommending James for therapy for his suicide stunt, which he was extremely grateful though. Ms. Knight, though, was still a bit weary and locked all of the medicine up in her and Katie's room, just in case, which James had expressed was a perfectly sane and ideal thing to do.

To apologize to Logan for his behavior, Carlos had taken Logan out for just a night between the two of them. They were currently eating at Fellows Fish & Fries, a casual little spot in the center of town.

"No one makes fish better than Fellows'," Logan sliced another piece of his fish and took a bite of it. "I could eat nothing but this place for the next several days and nights."

"And the fries," Carlos shoved several French fries in his mouth, getting ketchup all over his face. "Words really can't describe them!"

"Carlos, can I ask you a question?" Logan locked his hands together and took a deep breath. "It's pretty personal, so I can understand if you don't want to answer it."

Carlos almost said no, but he sighed and nodded his head yes, not wanting to keep Logan from knowing anything.

"What made you come to the hospital?" Logan asked. He braced himself for anger, confusion, all of which might spew from his boyfriend's mouth.

"I realized you were right," Carlos wiped the ketchup off his mouth. "I don't know why, but I didn't want to forgive James. Like, deep down I did, but something kept me from it."

Logan didn't say anything, but he hoped Carlos would share more. This was the most honest he'd seen Carlos in a while without some kind of anger mixed in.

"Not forgiving isn't me," Carlos added. "Once I realized that I hadn't been myself for a while because of that, I finally realized what I jerk I was being."

Logan smiled. "Well I'm glad that you made that decision."

"Logan, I am honestly sorry for the way I've acted the last few weeks. Will you forgive me?"

"Of course, Carlos," Logan replied, a compassionate look on his face. "We all have moments in our life where we need to realize mistakes we've made."

Carlos replied with his signature grin, but then his phone buzzed beside him. He glanced at it quickly, gave it an instantaneous scowl, and then returned his grin to Logan.

"Everything alright?" Logan asked.

"Yep, just fine," Carlos replied happily, even though internally he was dying.

The text read: Be in LA tomorrow to see you! - Mama

To be continued.

Preview for next chapter:

"Mamacita!" exclaimed Carlos, giving his mother a tight, crushing hug. "I'm muy excited to see you, Mama!"

"I'm so happy to see you, too!" she added.

Carlos' father stepped in after his mother and slapped his son on the back. "Son, how have you been? You're looking so much older now!"

Carlos laughed, hugging his father as well.

His father ruffled Carlos' hair. "Now, let's see that beautiful girlfriend of yours I know you've been hiding from me! Where is she, son?"