Title: And So It Goes
Author: SLynn
Rating: T
Pairings: Logan/Camille and Kendall/Jo
Spoilers: None
Disclaimer: Does anyone actually read this? If so, these characters and settings are not mine. I'm only borrowing.

Notes: This is a short chapter, so I might post another later today. My plan is to get at least one chapter out each day and I'm nearly finished with the entire things, and it does look like it will be 20 chapters. Thanks again for reading and reviewing! Thanks again, Tripp3235! Enjoy!

Summary: Katie has a plan, but it's Kelly that ends up needing one.

Chapter 6

"You awake?"

Logan lifted his head off of his pillow and peered across the room as Carlos, taking any sign of movement as an automatic 'yes', stepped into the darkened room and carefully shut the door behind him.

"I've been recruited," he said with a small laugh, as he climbed up Logan's bunk and sat down near his feet.

"What are you talking about?" Logan asked as he propped himself up on his elbows and shook the remaining sleep from his head.

He'd spent most of that morning cleaning and arranging, and then rearranging drawers, rooms, closets, anything and everything he could to keep his mind off of his problems. But, by mid-afternoon, Logan had become so exhausted that he had to take a nap, or risk passing out somewhere in the apartment.

Carlos didn't answer, just passed him an envelope that had been sealed, and folded in half, so as to be as discreet and small as possible.

"Where'd you get this?" Logan asked as he tore it open.

"The Jennifers," Carlos answered, purposefully looking at the ceiling to give Logan time to read his letter. "They got it from Jo, who, of course..."

"Got it from Camille," Logan finished for him, his eyes never leaving the papers in his hands.

After a long pause, in which time Logan had read through the letter at least twice, his face growing longer the more time passed, Carlos said, "How bad?"

"About as bad as I figured," Logan said with a sigh, still refusing to look up at his friend. "She's grounded, probably for life, or at least until summer. And, um... yeah, she's breaking up with me. Which, I get. Her dad won't let her see me, so... it'd be kind of hard to date like that, right?"

"Right," Carlos echoed.

"And so goes my first girlfriend," Logan said, finally putting the letter down while still unable to meet Carlos' gaze.

"You really liked her a lot, didn't you?" Carlos asked.

"I did," Logan admitted. "I really did."

"Sometimes I wasn't so sure."

"Because of what James said."

"You know about that?"

"Yes," Logan answered. "Do you think he was right? That I only liked Camille because she liked me?"

"Doesn't hurt, does it?" Carlos said, trying to make it into a joke.

"No, but..."

"I can't tell you what you feel," Carlos said quickly. "That's all you. But... I could see how that could happen. I mean, if a girl ever liked me enough to want to be my girlfriend, I'd have a hard time saying no, because, you know... otherwise, I might never get a girlfriend. We're not all lucky enough to have the girl we like, like us back."

"So basically, I should stop whining about girls liking me."

"Yes," Carlos said with a smile. "More or less. I was trying to be sensitive about it, on the count of you just getting dumped and all."

"Thanks," Logan said, laughing for the first time all day.

"I'm here for you," Carlos countered, slugging him lightly in the shoulder.

Logan laughed again, this time longer and louder than before, and only stopped when he realized the door had opened again.

Katie, standing on Kendall's bunk below, appeared at the edge of the bed.

"Mom wants to know if you want dinner," she asked.

"Yeah, sure," Logan answered.

"Mom!" Katie yelled over her shoulder. "He says yes!"

"Thank you, Katie," came the, not nearly as loud, reply.

"So," Katie said, obviously intent on not going anywhere anytime soon. "How's your face?"

"It's killing me," Carlos cracked, and then stopped mid-laugh. "Wait. I did that wrong."

Logan and Katie both broke into fresh peals of laughter.

"Okay, stop," Logan said, in-between fits. "For real now. It is starting to hurt."

"We know, Carlos," Katie said quickly, before he had the chance, as she hopped back down and made her way back out of the room. "It's killing you."

Carlos watched Logan's smile fade as he folded up the letter and, without the slightest hint of embarrassment, placed it under his pillow.

"What are you going to do now?" Carlos asked.

"Don't know," Logan admitted. "I guess I can start by apologizing to her parents. That might help."

"I'd wait a few days before trying that one," Carlos advised.

"Yeah," Logan agreed. "At least until my face stops resembling ground beef."

"Definitely."

"And then..." Logan shrugged. "I don't know. By the time they do forgive me, it may be too late. Camille could have another boyfriend; she's not shy. I may not even be here, so it might not matter."

"Boys," Mrs. Knight called, just in time. "Dinner."

The two of them headed into the dining room for dinner without saying any more. The meal itself was much more subdued than usual. It wasn't until after the meal was over, when they were all busy clearing plates, that everyone livened up again.

"So, Carlos," James said, drying the dishes and handing them off to his friend to put away, "where exactly did you disappear to all day?"

"Oh," he said quickly, shaking his head, "I had... some errands to run. Things to retrieve. Deliver. You know."

Logan looked up, mildly surprised. Curious as to how much trouble Carlos had actually gone through for him.

"And it took all day?" James persisted.

"Yes."

It was James' turn to look surprised. He wasn't used to Carlos shutting him down so quickly, but assumed, whatever he'd been up to, he just hadn't wanted to talk about it in front of the other guys and Mrs. Knight.

"What did you do today, Katie?" Mrs. Knight asked.

"Not much, just hung out at the apartment."

"All day?" Kendall asked.

"Yes."

"Okay," Mrs. Knight said as they finished up. "Looks good, boys. Katie," she added with a smile. "Now, Logan, I'd like to finish the talk we started this morning, so, why don't the rest of you clear out for awhile."

"Good luck," Kendall muttered under his breath as he passed him by, slapping him on the back.

Carlos and James made as little eye contact as possible as they exited the apartment. Only Katie lingered a bit in the doorway, frowning at her mother for a moment, before ultimately shutting the door and heading out with the rest.

"This sucks," Carlos commented, as they made themselves comfortable in the lobby sofas.

"She can't tell his parents," James said for what might have been the four hundredth time that day. "She can't. Normal parents would understand. Not his Stepford parents."

"They're not that bad," Kendall tried, an admittedly weak defense.

"Yes, they are," James countered. "I'm still not allowed into his house because the one time I stayed the night, I snuck in candy, which was, apparently, against the house rules."

"That was like in seventh grade," Kendall said.

"I know," James said, nodding fervently, as if this proved his point.

"Let's not talk about this," Carlos said, drawing his legs up into his chair. "It's depressing."

"Fine," James said, letting it drop. "Tell me where you were today."

"No."

"Gustavo is going to go nuclear if Logan's parents make him go home," Kendall said, unable to stop himself.

"Maybe he can talk them out of it," Carlos said, hopefully.

"He talked them into letting Logan be a part of this in the first place," James added.

"No," Kendall said, shaking his head. "My mom did. On the condition that he not get into any trouble."

"Any trouble?" Carlos asked, eyebrow raised because they'd all gotten into trouble during their time in Los Angles.

"My mom translated that into 'serious' trouble," Kendall amended. "And, this looks serious."

"Hey, guys," Jo said as she joined them, sliding in next to Kendall who threw an arm over her shoulder. "How's it going?"

The all muttered and mumbled their replies, thoroughly dejected.

"How's Camille?" Kendall asked.

"Okay," Jo shrugged. "Upset, of course. She didn't want to break up with Logan, but her dad made her, so..."

"Camille broke up with Logan?" Kendall, James and Katie all said at the same time, then turned immediately to Carlos who had remained silent.

"Camille broke up with Logan?" he tried, too late to feign surprise. "Okay, yes. I knew. I took the letter to him."

"Why didn't you tell us?" James asked.

"Because, it's not my business," Carlos answered, as if it was obvious.

"Later," Kendall said, putting an end to the fight before it could start.

"She's really sad," Jo continued. "And sorry. She feels like it's all her fault and Logan's getting all the blame. Is he in a lot of trouble?"

"Don't know," Kendall answered. "Camille?"

"Grounded for life."

"Or at least until summer," Carlos added, and then began to shake his head. "Forget I said that. I know nothing."