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Chapter 10: Crush

Dak groaned as he heard someone knocking at his door. He got out of bed as the knocking came again. He looked at his alarm clock and saw it was only six in the morning. He groaned and walked to out his apartment door. He opened it and came face to face with his older sister Danielle and her daughter Amy who was resting on her hip.

"Dani," Dak said straightening up. He wasn't expect her this early. She had said she would be here in the afternoon not the morning.

"Hey," Dani said smiling. "You gonna let us in?" she asked. Dak nodded his head and he stepped aside for them.

"Da," Amy said holding her arms out to Dak.

"I wasn't expecting you until later," Dak said smiling at Amy. He held his hands out to Amy and she reached for him. Dani allowed Dak to take his niece. He smiled at her and kissed her on the cheek.

"I drove down here," Dani said, "I left my bags in the car since I wasn't sure if you wanted me to stay here," she said.

"Of course you can stay here," Dak said. Dani smiled and hugged Dak with her with his free arm.

"You're a great little brother," Dani said smiling.

"So why take the six hour drive here?" Dak asked as he situated Amy in his arms.

"I got in a fight with Spencer and we broke up," Dani said.

"What?" Dak asked shocked. Spencer was Amy's father and he and Dani had been dating for over a two years now.

"What happened," Dak asked.

"He got mad that I wanted to come see you, so I took Amy and packed and we left," Dani said.

"Oh Dani I'm sorry," Dak said he moved to hug Dani again and Amy squirmed. Dani took her back from Dak and they both walked over to the couch to sit down. Dani set Amy down on the couch next to her.

"TB," the one year old said pointing to the TV.

"Is there a kids channel she can watch," Dani asked. Dak nodded his head and turned the TV on and to a kids channel. Amy turned her attention to the TV and sat there.

"So what happen," Dak asked, "I mean why did he get mad that you wanted to come see me?" he asked.

"He was upset that I was dropping everything for you, but you sounded distressed and I wanted to come make sure you were ok," Dani said.

"Oh Dani, you didn't have to drop everything for me," Dak said.

"You sounded distressed and Spence and I have been on the rocks for awhile now," Dani said waving her hand.

"Oh," Dak said.

"So what happened why did you need me to come down here so soon?" Dani asked.

"I-I just, it's not important," Dak said looking away from Dani.

"Dak," Dani said sternly.

"Guy problems," Dak said looking down at his hands in his lap.

"Jett again?" Dani asked.

"Kind of," Dak said not looking up at Dani. He wasn't sure how to tell her all about the whole James fiasco.

"What do you mean kind of?" Dani asked.

"There's another guy," Dak admitted.

"Who?" Dani asked.

"No one, he's not important," Dak said shaking his head. "I called because I wasn't sure if I should give Jett another chance," he said. He had decided not to tell her about James just yet.

"Well he did leave you high and dry for months when he was working on his movie," Dani said.

"I know, but he's back now and that's not really why we broke up though," Dak said looking away from her.

"What was it then?" Dani asked confused.

"He told me he loved me and I wasn't ready for that kind of thing yet so I ran," Dak said looking down at his hands.

"Dak," Dani said.

"I know I freaked and I tried to move on but there was always Jett in the back of my mind and then there was this other guy, but he doesn't like me like that," Dak said.

"I say listen to you're heart, little brother," Dani said.

"That surprisingly doesn't help me," Dak said.

"Sorry," Dani said.

-Better than I Know Myself-

Logan yawned as he got out of bed. He made his way down to the kitchen. He heard the laughter of James and Dak. He should've know they would be here. They were always here, even before Logan woke up. He had given up on getting mad at them for coming over unannounced. Logan then heard a third voice. A female voice he recognized.

Logan walked into the kitchen and saw Dak, James, and Dak's older sister; Dani and her daughter; Amy.

"Dani," Logan said.

"Hey Logan," Dani said smiling.

"And Amy," Logan said smiling at the little girl. "She gets bigger every time I see her," he said.

"I hear you're gonna have one of your own soon," Dani said smiling.

"Yeah," Logan said nodding his head. He looked at Dak and James who were looking at them. He hoped they had not told Dani every detail about his baby.

"We were just talking about Amy's birthday which is in two months," Dak said.

"Yeah she'll be one," Dani said.

"Anyways James and I were thinking it would a great chance for you and Kendall to get some exposure to kids," Dak said.

"What?" Logan asked.

"Yeah Logan, you're going to have to get used to kids sooner or later," James said nodding his head.

"Yeah, but I'll have to talk to Kendall," Logan said.

"Congrats on the kid by the way," Dani said. Logan nodded his head. He wasn't going to tell Dani of his plans for Kendall and the kid. From what he knew she only knew he was dating Kendall and got him pregnant.

"Kendall will probably say yes though, and thanks Dani," Logan said. Dani smiled and nodded her head. He knew Kendall would. He had watched the blonde watch kids pass them on their walk the other day. He knew it was only a matter of time before Kendall went baby crazy.

"What makes you say that?" James asked.

"Well the other day when we were on our little walk Kendall got this dreamy look in his eyes when ever we passed someone with kids," Logan said.

"So where will the party be Dani?" Dak asked turning to his sister.

"Probably here at mom and dad's, but there won't be much of a guest list," Dani said.

"Why not?" Dak asked.

"All my friends are up in Sacramento," Dani said.

"Send invites to them and whoever comes, comes, and I can get a few of my friends to show up too," Dak said.

"Steph's sister has kids," James said.

"Yeah and I think Jett has a nephew he could bring," Dak said smiling at Dani.

"Really?" James and Logan asked.

"He's not that bad of a person," Dak said, "we're together again and you two are going to have to deal with it," he said.

"Dak you could do so much better than Jett Stetson," James said.

"I agree," Logan said nodding his head.

"He's not that bad. I mean once you get past his Hollywood persona and get to know him he's really a nice guy," Dak said.

"Right and I'm a purple cow," James said sarcastically.

"Look I get it you guys don't like him, but too bad it's my choice and we're dating again," Dak said.

-Better than I Know Myself-

Kendall sighed as he flipped through channels on TV. He was laying on the couch bored out of his mind. Carlos had gotten a job at the café with Camille and Kendall was bored. At least Carlos was trying to get money for rent until his movie started. Kendall hadn't gotten a job in weeks. He was still waiting, but no one had called him.

His cell phone rang and Kendall sat up and grabbed his phone from the coffee table and looked at the called ID. It was Logan. He answered it and pressed his phone to his ear as he laid down again.

"Hello," he said.

"Hey Kendall it's Logan," Logan said.

"Hey," Kendall said a small smile appearing on his lips.

"I need to ask you something," Logan said.

"Ask away," Kendall said.

"Well Dak's sister is having a party for her daughter for her birthday in two months and I was wondering if you wanted to go," Logan said slowly.

"How old is she?" Kendall asked.

"She'll be one," Logan said.

"Oh she's just a baby," Kendall said sitting up, "I would love to go," he said quickly without even thinking. He heard Logan chuckle on the other end of the line.

"It's not for two months but she's in town now if you'd like to meet her," Logan said.

"Dak's sister?" Kendall asked.

"Yeah, her name is Dani and her daughter's name is Amy," Logan said.

"Oh, that name is so cute," Kendall said smiling. He didn't know why, but lately he was starting to get a little baby crazy. Maybe it was because he was an expecting father. He just knew he was finding things a bit cuter than normal and he was happy when ever he saw a kid.

"Yeah, so I can set up a time to meet her and you two can talk," Logan said.

"That sounds like fun, but can you do it soon. I am not working at the moment since the party season is mostly over and I am dying of boredom," Kendall said.

"I'll see what I can do," Logan said laughing.

-Better than I Know Myself-

Carlos sighed as he watched Camille work the latte machine. She was still teaching him how to work the machine. He had decided to get a part time job until he started shooting for his movie in a few months. He had been talking to Stephanie and shooting was being moved back a bit due to the lead actor's schedule. Carlos needed to pay rent and he hated relying on his parents. He had decided to get a job and he jumped when Damien said there was an opening.

"Carlos are you even listening to me?" Camille asked turning to face him with he hands on her hips.

"Huh?" Carlos asked looking up at Camille.

"Carlos," Camille sighed.

"Sorry, I was thinking about something," Carlos said, "you have my undivided attention," he said. Camille sighed and started over again. Carlos listened to her as she explained how to work the latte machine and how to clean it. Once she was done she taught him how to make a few of the café's signature drinks and then tried him on specialty drinks by giving him orders.

"There," Carlos said handing Camille a drink. Camille took a sip and nodded her head.

"Not bad," Camille said.

"How's the new guy doing," Damien asked as he walked up to them.

"Not bad," Camille said, "he's getting it a lot faster than I thought he would," she said.

"Really?" Damien asked. Camille nodded her head.

"I have to pick it up quick I am only here until my acting career takes off," Carlos said.

"Which will be in a few months when you work with Stephanie King," Camille said.

"You will be too," Carlos reminded her.

"I am the first survivor that gets turned into a zombie I have like two scenes," Camille said.

"Three, remember you reappear at the end showing you weren't killed," Carlos said. Camille nodded her head.

"Ok I have three scenes," Camille said laughing.

"It's a start," Carlos said. Camille nodded her head.

"So how are things with James?" Camille asked.

"Yeah how are things with lover boy," Damien asked.

"Great," Carlos said smiling dreamily. He and James were getting along just great.

"So have you two…" Camille asked.

"Not yet," Carlos said blushing slightly. "We don't want to rush things," he said.

"He suggested it?" Damien asked. Carlos nodded his head. "That usually means he's already getting some," he added.

"What?" Carlos asked his smile falling off his face.

"Damien," Camille said smacking his arm. Damien turned to Camille confused. He then saw the look on Carlos' face.

"I did not mean that," Damien said quickly trying to cover up his blunder.

"Oh my god what if he's seeing someone else," Carlos said his eyes wide.

"He's not," Camille said, "you told me he asked you to be his boyfriend officially," she said.

"I know, but before," Carlos said his eyes wide.

"See what you do?" Camille asked glaring at Damien.

"I didn't mean it, I mean I don't know the guy," Damien said.

"Go before you make things worse," Camille said glaring at Damien. Damien put his hands up in surrender and walked away. The bell above the door rang and Carlos looked to the door as James walked in.

"I'm on break," Carlos said quickly.

"No," Camille said putting her hand on the part of the counter that lifted.

"Camille just five minutes I need to talk to James," Carlos said ducking under the counter. He walked over to James who was walking over to him.

"I was coming to talk to you, Kendall told me you would be here," James said.

"I'm on break right now so we can talk," Carlos said leading James over to an empty table. They sat down. "I'm actually glad you came I want to talk to you too," Carlos said.

"I wanted to tell you about that song that I gave to our producer that I told you he hated," James said. Carlos nodded his head in understanding. "Well I arranged some music for it and I made him like it like you said," James said smiling.

"Did it make the album then?" Carlos asked smiling as well. He was glad that he had helped James in a small way.

"Well we have a few songs that are on the album for sure but it's a top contender," James said smiling.

"That is so cool," Carlos said smiling.

"It's all thanks to you though, I was ready to give up on the song. You are so amazing and you were right I had to make him like it," James said. Carlos blushed at that.

-Better than I Know Myself-

Kendall was sitting in Logan's car. Logan had set up a time for Kendall to meet Dak's sister Dani at his house. This would be Kendall's first time at Logan's mansion, well it would be his first time seeing the place for that matter.

"You're being awfully quiet," Logan said.

"I've been thinking, what if I am no good with kids?" Kendall asked.

"You'll be fine, they say the paternal instinct helps you and it just comes with the baby," Logan said laughing.

"What if I don't have the paternal instinct," Kendall asked. He had been thinking about that for the last few days. He wasn't sure about how he was with interacting with kids. He had never really interacted with kids since he was younger. He had babysat his little sister but that was about it.

"You're going to be a great father Kendall," Logan said.

"How do you know? I could be horrible with kids," Kendall said.

"You won't be," Logan said laughing, "besides you can take parenting classes or talk to other parents like Dani for example today," he said. Kendall sighed and sat back in his seat. He knew Logan wasn't going to listen to him.

Over the last few weeks the two had gotten to know each other a bit. Kendall had learned Logan was pretty much a normal guy, at least so far. He knew once he really got to know Logan his Hollywood side might pop out. He was waiting for Logan's inner diva, as James called it, to come out.

They pulled up to the mansion and Kendall's eyes went wide as saucers. The house was huge for just one person. He could not believe Logan lived here alone.

"You live here," he said as Logan parked the car out front.

"Yeah," Logan said nodding his head, "my parents bought it for me," he said.

"Wow," Kendall said.

"I know it's big but they said it was for when I decided to settle down and start a family," Logan said, "I guess I'm doing half of that," he said.

"Yeah," Kendall said smiling slightly.

"Soon I'll have a daughter to spoil rotten," Logan joked.

"Son," Kendall said.

"Daughter," Logan said.

"It's gonna be a boy I just know it," Kendall said.

"It's gonna be a girl," Logan said as they walked into the house.

"Boy."

"Girl."

"Boy."

"Girl."

"Logan it's gonna be a boy now drop it," Kendall said.

"I think this is the first time I've heard you guys argue," Dak said as he walked out of the living room with a little girl balancing on his hip.

"Well he thinks we're having a girl and I know we're having a boy," Kendall said.

"You're only two months along you can't possibly know and I thought you said you wanted to wait to know the gender of the baby," Logan said.

"I do but I know it's gonna be a boy," Kendall said.

"I'd trust him Logan," a girl said walking out of the living room. She looked a lot like Dak with her dark brown hair and green eyes.

"Why would I do that, Dani?" Logan asked.

"I knew Amy here was a girl before she was born, I can't explain how but I just knew," Dani said looking at her daughter on Dak's hip.

"See," Kendall said sticking his tongue out at Logan. Logan just laughed and shook his head.

"Kendall this is Dani and her daughter Amy," Logan said. Kendall turned to Dani with a smile.

"It's nice to meet you," Kendall said smiling.

"It's nice to meet you too Kendall," Dani said. She gestured for Kendall to follow her into the living room. He followed her while Logan talked to Dak.

"So is this your first time?" Dani asked. Kendall nodded his head. "Scared?" she asked.

"A little," Kendall admitted.

"Don't be, you've got Logan and your friends, and it's gonna be alright," Dani said.

"I know I have support and everything, but that's not the scary part. I'm afraid I'll mess the kid up," Kendall said.

"You won't, parenting is a job where you learn on the spot. You can prepare all you want, but at the end of the day you just gotta wing it and learn from your mistakes," Dani said.

"The first time I brought Amy home I was so scared of messing up but it was like I just knew what to do," Dani said.

"What if I don't?" Kendall asked.

"You will trust me," Dani said smiling. Dak and Logan walked into the room. Logan was holding Amy now. "If you don't Logan is great with kids," she added smiling.

"Only kids I like," Logan said smiling at Amy who was hitting his shoulder.

"Lo," she said. Logan smiled at Amy. Kendall watched Logan play with her a bit.

"You are great with kids," Kendall said. Logan looked up at Kendall and smiled.

"I should be I babysat kids for a long time to get enough money to move here to L.A. with James," Logan said.

"Really?" Kendall asked. Logan nodded his head. Kendall had never really babysat anyone except his littler sister who was four years younger than him. He had never had to deal with young kids.

"Yeah, had to make money somehow," Logan said.

-Better than I Know Myself-

Logan was sitting alone in his room. He was thinking about his visit with Dani and Amy earlier. Kendall had been so quiet at first but once he relaxed he had fun and played with Amy a bit. He talked to Dani about his worries and all that too.

Logan thought it was cute that Kendall already knew what he wanted. Logan had said he wanted a girl, but he wasn't sure. A son would be great too. He was undecided at the moment really. He would love the kid no matter what though.

Logan's thoughts turned to the blonde and a smile graced his lips. Kendall had been entering his mind more and more often as the days passed. Logan had to admit he was developing a crush on the blonde. Every time he saw the blonde he would smile and his heart beat would quicken. He knew this was just a crush though. Kendall would never love him back, would he?

Logan had no idea how the blonde felt about him. They hadn't talked about it and Logan wasn't sure he wanted to. This little crush would go away in time. He would get over it.

So yeah there you go. I am still undecided about how the Jarlos/Dames/Jak things will work out. Review and let me know what you think.

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