"Ummmm, Carls?" Logan closed the door to his room and looked at his partner shyly. He put his hands on Carlos's shoulders and said, "Could ya take the helmet off?"

Carlos widened his eyes and clapped his hands to the top of his head. He groped the helmet and looked desperate. "M-my helmet? Are you kidding?"

Logan flashed puppy dog eyes. He stuck out his lower lip.

"It's just not very…erm…sexy."

"Ugghh okay, fine," Carlos reluctantly said. He took off the helmet and placed it on the floor. Logan wrapped his arms around his waist and gave him a little kiss.

"Much better," Logan purred. "But…"

"What's up?" Carlos asked. He put Logan's cheek in his palm. "You actually prefer the helmet?"

"No, not that," Logan let out a little laugh, but then looked a little dismayed. "Y'know, I'm worried about James. He's usually happier than this."

"Eh. Not my problem," said Carlos. He tried to kiss Logan again, but he didn't let him.

"He's our friend. We should all share problems," Logan explained. Carlos nodded in agreement. "Plus, he can't really go to anybody else with this one."

"You're right," said Carlos. He looked off into space with dignity. "We must aid our friend. Oh, uh, but I'm not really, you know…"

"Intelligent?" Logan interrupted. Carlos shrugged and giggled. Logan pecked him on the cheek. "I love you for your body and personality. Not brain."

"So what do we do?" Carlos asked.

"Well, we're all good friends, right?"

"Yeah."

"Maybe we should just be upfront with Kendall. I think we should tell him how James feels. He should be nice enough to work something out, if nothing more than politely telling James to drop it."

"Yaaay!" Carlos cheered quietly. He hugged Logan close and kissed him quickly. "I love you for your body, personality AND brain!"

The boys locked their lips for a few moments. Nothing but the quiet smacking could be heard. Logan moaned a little against the other mouth. His hands wandered around Carlos's waist, slowly creeping to the fly of his pants. He gently popped out the top button and unzipped the whole thing. Their kiss separated, and Logan smiled devilishly. He got down on his knees and took out the throbbing boner that begged for his mouth.

"James can wait a little bit," Logan said.

He looked up at smiled at Carlos, just as his dick slipped inside his mouth. Carlos suppressed a groan and closed his eyes in pleasure. Logan's tongue flicked over the tip quickly, then he took the entirety of its length into his mouth. A couple muffled moans went around the Latin cock.

Carlos didn't last long today. Pretty soon, he busted his load a little too quickly into Logan's mouth. But Logan didn't mind. He swallowed it instantaneously, then got to his feet and wiped his mouth like it was nothing.

"You're a little firecracker," Carlos said, his face lit up light a Christmas tree. He plopped down onto the bed and tried to regain some strength. "I wouldn't expect that from someone like you."

"Like me?" Logan asked, taking a seat beside him. "Whaddya mean?"

"Uh. You know." Carlos tried not to sound hurtful. "You're very…"

"Prudish?"

"A little."

"It's okay. People's bedroom personalities are often quite different. You, too."

"Huh? What do you mean?" Carlos asked. He put his head on Logan's shoulder and closed his eyes.

"You're much more focused and mature acting when we fuck."

"Never really thought about it." Carlos stopped and thought about it. "Hey, wait! You think I'm immature and unfocused?"

He teasingly punched Logan in the shoulder a couple times.

"Ow ow! Stop!" Logan protested cutely. They both laughed.

"I'll show YOU immature!" Carlos griped. He stuck out his tongue and made a "mleeeh" noise. Logan rolled his eyes.

"Yeah. You will show me." He put his index finger over Carlos's mouth and shook his head. "That's enough."

Carlos frowned and gave in. He hugged Logan tightly and swayed back and forth, ever so gently, together. Logan hummed and smiled.

"So we ought to find Kendall," he said. Carlos nodded. "Are you ready?"

"Yeah."

The boys got up and left the bedroom. So where was Kendall? Carlos thought it would be fine to look all over for him, but Logan had a more practical approach.

"I'll just text him," he said as he took out his phone. He typed out a quick message and waited a moment. "Says he's at the pool, and in a bad mood."

"Think now's a good time?" Carlos asked.

"Why not?"

"Oh, okay." Carlos frowned and followed Logan to the elevators.

They rode down to the first floor, and when the doors slid open, there was Jo. She looked real grumpy and scary.

"Hello, Jo," Carlos said cheerily. She glared at him.

"Guys, I don't want to talk," she barked. The boys ran out of the elevator and let her go on.

"Sure not?" Logan asked desperately. Jo ignored him as the doors closed again. They turned to each other and shrugged.

"Why are things so complicated around here lately?" Carlos asked.

"Girls are complex," Logan stated confidently, and then he whispered, "Not really worth the effort."

Carlos giggled. Logan giggled. They went outside to the pool deck and instantly spotted Kendall sitting pretty far away. He looked real grumpy and scary.

"Think now's a good time?" Carlos asked again. Logan sighed and told him yes.

They trudged over to Kendall, who ignored them.

"Hey, uh, buddy," Carlos said timidly. Kendall didn't notice them. He was fixated on his phone. Carlos whistled and Kendall looked up.

"What," he snapped. Logan jumped back and pushed Carlos forward.

"How uh, how ya doin'?" Carlos asked.

"How am I doing?"

"Yeaaah," the couple said together.

"I'm doing bad. I told you. What do you guys want?"

"We uh, wanted to uh," Carlos stuttered.

"We wanted to know what's wrong, or if we could at least help," Logan finished. He grinned, but Kendall wasn't amused.

"Maybe I don't want to talk about it? And maybe I don't want your help?"

Carlos and Logan sat down on either side of the tall boy. They made sympathetic faces.

"You can tell us," Logan said, sticking out his lower lip. "We won't judge."

"Really? Puppy dog face?" Kendall asked, laughing a little.

"Made you smile!" Carlos announced.

"Okay, I guess." Kendall looked around, then leaned them all together, in order to block out any unwanted listeners.

"What happened? It's Jo, right?" Logan asked.

"Yeah," Kendall said apprehensively. "See, ugh…jeez…I guess somebody told her that I've been interested in James."

"You're interested in James?" Carlos asked, a little too loud. Kendall and Logan shushed him immediately.

"Urgh. Maybe," Kendall winced. "Like, we hooked up sort of by accident, but I guess…I don't know."

"James kind of fell in love with you after that," Logan admitted suddenly. He widened his eyes at Kendall, waiting for the response that might be dangerous.

"I know," Kendall said. "I know he did. And I've been an asshole to him."

"Well, why?" Logan asked.

"'Cause I want to be with Jo. I like James, as a friend and as a dude, but I love Jo. Maybe I have a hard time being upfront with people."

"You've been giving James a really hard time," Carlos said, sounding oddly mature. See? He can be mature.

"I know," Kendall said pathetically. He looked sad. "But now, Jo says she knows that I have a thing for him. And she's pissed. And she basically dumped me."

"Awwww," Carlos and Logan cooed simultaneously. They patted Kendall's back and hugged him.

"So now what, guys?" Kendall asked. "Now everyone is mad at me, and I don't even know how Jo found out about this."

"You know what to do," Logan said. He looked at Carlos and smiled.

"No, I don't. Huh?" Kendall asked. He didn't understand at all.

"See, Carlos and I have realized that it's best to just be upfront and honest. That's why we're dating now."

"Huh?" Kendall would have done a spit take if he was drinking something. His mouth dropped open and he kept looking back and forth between the two boys. "You're dating?"

"Yeah but don't tell nobody!" Carlos hissed.

"Oh yeah, real upfront and honest, right?" Kendall snipped.

"Errrr," Logan and Carlos groaned.

"We don't want out reputations tarnished," Carlos said, feeling proud of his big words. He stuck his chest out with pride. Logan rolled his eyes.

"We're working on it," he said. "But there's something you need to work on."

Kendall looked at Logan. Then at Carlos. They were smiling and nodding to each other.

"What? What do I do?" Kendall asked. Carlos and Logan grinned and spoke at the same time.

"Run to him."