A/N hey guys I decided not to update another story before this one. I guess I'm a little excited at updating this next chapter so bear with me.
Chapter 27
"Logan?"
Logan looked up, releasing a breath he had no idea he was holding. Carlos clenched his jaw, holding onto Kendall. Kendall looked nervously between Logan and his father. The whole room filled with a silence so thick and intense, you could cut it.
"Y-yes?" Logan answered. He walked over to his father quickly, sitting on a chair beside the bed. His father reached a trembling arm toward him pulled Logan to his chest. Tears filled the old man's eyes and his started to wheeze and cough and cry all at once.
"Logan…. I don't know how much time I have left….and I couldn't die, knowing all the pain I caused you. I don't care who you love, I care about whether they make you happy or not. I'm so sorry…I don't know whether you'll forgive me but you're my only son and I know I don't tell you this enough but…I love you." He breathed heavily and Logan's tears fell onto his chest.
"Its okay daddy…I forgive you." Logan said inhaling sharply. He started to cry again. Kendall whimpered.
"Logie…" he said reaching out to him. Logan's father looked at Kendall and faintly smiled. Logan looked up.
"Its okay, baby." Logan said although Kendall couldn't hear him. Kendall frowned and nodded, wrapping his arms around his body uncomfortably.
"That's my boyfriend," Logan said standing up and wrapping Kendall into a hug, "and he makes me very happy. I love him." Logan said finishing, biting his lip. His father nodded smiling.
"Logan, I've come to terms with this many years ago but I've never had the guts to tell you." His father said. Logan kissed Kendall's forehead just as the doctor came in. He shook Logan's hand and Carlos' and Kendall's hands.
"Hello, I'm Doctor Smith. I've been the doctor assigned to your father." He started smoothly.
"How's he doing?" Logan inquired curiously.
"Well so far, pretty good his vital signs are solid, and he has a nice steady heart beat. But this was a major heart attack and even though the signs are good there are still chances of an aftershock. He has a sixty over forty chance of making a full recovery." The doctor nodded at his chart. "Well I just came here to check in; I'll be back in a few." Logan nodded.
Logan sighed in relief. The tension dispersed and he smiled for the first time of relief. Carlos squeezed his shoulders and Logan nodded to him. Suddenly they heard a giggle and they turned around to Logan's father doing sign language to Kendall. Kendall giggled again, falling back in his chair.
"Dad you know sign language?" Logan asked, impressed.
"Why, yes I do." Logan's father said instantly lighting up when Logan referred to him as 'dad.' Kendall smiled at him.
'I like you.' He signed to Logan's father. Logan's father signed the same thing back grinning. Carlos smiled.
"He's so…pure and innocent, like snow." Logan's father said to Logan. Logan smiled and nodded.
"That's what I love about him. I found him in an alley, he was horribly treated by men who raped him and beat him and…yet he is so loving and trusting and naïve." Logan yawned.
"Son, you should go home. You look very tired; I know you've been worrying." Logan's father said.
"But dad…" Logan said ready to protest.
"No ifs ands or buts, you look like a rag doll, go get some rest, I'll be home before you know it." Logan's father said dismissing them with a wink. Logan nodded motioning for Kendall to come along.
"Bye, Logie's father, see you soon!" Kendall said.
"Bye Mr. Mitchell." Carlos said smiling. Logan's father waved and Logan went over and hugged his father one last time before leaving with the other two.
They walked down the halls of the hospital without making a sound and when they were into the fresh air, Logan sighed loudly before letting a tear roll down his cheek.
"I'm so…free." He whispered, hugging Carlos and Kendall.
"You sure are bud." Carlos said kissing Logan's temple; in a friendly/brotherly matter of course.
Logan sat in the back with Kendall. Carlos drove silently for the first time. Logan knew he was probably thinking hard.
Logan looked at the sky, the clouds were rolling in and he urged Carlos silently to go faster. When Carlos turned onto their street, Logan smiled, he wanted to rest badly.
Carlos parked in front of their house and Logan and Kendall got out, bidding their farewell.
"Drive safe, amigo." Logan said. Carlos laughed.
"Logie…you suck at Spanish, get a dictionary." Carlos giggled before driving off. Logan opened the door to their house and dropped his jacket and keys wherever.
He went into the bedroom and plopped into the bed. Kendall followed, laughing when he practically threw Logan off the bed.
"Logie…I want milk." Kendall said sighing into Logan's chest. Logan rubbed his back softly and gently.
"Do you need it now? I feel lazy." Logan signed to Kendall. Kendall giggled.
"Logie, you don't have to. I just wanted some and it doesn't have to be hot." Kendall said. Logan nodded getting up.
He went into the kitchen and grabbed a glass and poured some milk into it. He gave it to Kendall and gave him three Oreos. Kendall grinned.
"Milk's favorite cookie." He recited from the commercials. Logan smiled helping himself to some too. He sat on the table with Kendall and watched as Kendall devoured the cookies.
"Hey, Kendall did you ever go to school?" Logan asked. Kendall paused and nodded.
"Up to the end of first grade. I was in the special Ed group…people didn't really like me though." Kendall said shrugging. Logan frowned.
"Why not?" he signed.
"I don't know they said I was stupid and called me horrible names." Kendall said again. Logan took Kendall's hand.
"You know I love you right?" he looked Kendall dead in the eye while signing.
"Of course I know Logie loves me!" Kendall shrieked in disbelief. He stuffed a cookie in his mouth, and Logan allowed Kendall to steal one of his.
Logan didn't like the thought of sending Kendall to school so he wasn't even going to go there. Logan knew school was an awful experience for him personally.
Kendall finished his cookies and tapped Logan who seemed very far.
"I don't care if I never get new hearing aids as long as I don't lose you." He got up and hugged Logan. "And I promise to be a good boy and eat my veggies." Kendall said pulling away as if that solved all the problems in the world. Logan smiled, kissing him.
"Maybe in a month or two you'll get new ones." Logan said as thunder boomed and lightning flashed.
"Come on, baby it's gonna rain and I know the lightning keeps you up." Logan signed standing while grabbing the glasses.
Kendall nodded sliding into the room on his socks after Logan had gently reprimanded him not to because the floors would get them dirty.
Kendall already had his sweat pants on and he climbed into bed and took off his shirt.
"I don't like clothes." Kendall admitted. Logan arched an eyebrow.
"Why not?" he signed curious as to why somebody wouldn't like clothes.
"They're hot, sweaty, and clingy and it's more fun to stay naked!" Kendall said as if it were the most obvious thing on earth.
Logan shook his head as he undressed. "Well you have to stay with clothes on. That's our rule." He signed. Kendall nodded.
Logan got into bed turning off the lights. He pulled Kendall to his chest. Kendall yawned.
"Logie, I'm too tired to say our evening prayers." Kendall said. Logan nodded.
"God will understand." He signed as best as he could because of the dark. Kendall traced patterns on Logan's chest as Logan sighed in content. He was so happy and he felt like a weight had been lifted. Maybe his father's situation was the thing causing Logan stress.
Logan's thoughts were interrupted when Kendall suddenly sat up and turned the lights on.
"Logie?" he asked with a confused look.
"Yes?" Logan said checking his main area to make sure he didn't have a…you know the rest.
"Are you sure I can't be naked all the time?" Kendall asked. Logan rolled his eyes playfully laughing. He attacked Kendall with tickles and kisses while Kendall laughed.
"Okay! Okay! I know now!" Kendall shrieked while Logan climbed off of him. Logan sighed still giggling.
"Okay…now go to sleep alright Kendall?" he signed shutting off the lights. Kendall nodded.
After a few moments in the darkness with Kendall breathing softly Logan heard a soft question.
"Logie?" Kendall asked. Logan squeezed him to let him know he was listening.
"Are you positive? Are you absolutely sure?" Kendall said giggling.
"Yes…now go to sleep." Logan signed. They lay for a few more moments until Logan heard it again.
"Yes Kendall." He asked his patience waning.
"I love you." He said. Logan smiled feeling bad for getting irate.
"I love you more." He signed kissing Kendall in the dark. Kendall sighed before settling into sleep.
"Okay, Logie I'm sleepy now." He said tucking his head into Logan's collarbone. Logan smiled.
Somehow after all of the drama in the past couple of months…he felt happy and…complete.
And Kendall was the cause of it.
A/N wow I'm late. Not surprised huh? I got pissed off and decided to skip it. Tsk, tsk when will I learn? Please review. I'm eating cookies and your reviews are my milk!
