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Chapter Two

"Any luck with Lucy?" Kendall asked Carlos as they drove to Camille's house.

"No," Carlos said with a pout. "She was busy making sure people didn't destroy the house and shit."

Camille giggled from the backseat. "At least one person in this car got laid tonight," she said proudly.

"Two people," Kendall corrected.

"WHAT?" his two friends screamed.

"Who?" Carlos asked.

"Your friend Logan," Kendall told him. "We, uh, went to his car..."

"Holy shit! That was you?" Carlos cried. "Some people went out to smoke and came back in talking about how this car out front was rocking like crazy."

Kendall felt himself bush. "People noticed?"

"It was the talk of the party!" Carlos told him.

"Oh god..."

"Don't be ashamed," Camille said to Kendall. "You got it on with a hot dude. Be proud."

Kendall pulled the car over in front of Camille's house. "I hear the guy you got with isn't so bad either."

"Oh, he's damn fine," Camille confirmed. She leaned to the front of the car and kissed both Kendall and Carlos on the cheek. "See you at work tomorrow, Carlos."

Kendall began to drive again once she was safely inside.

"So do you like Logan?" Carlos asked.

Kendall couldn't stop a smile from forming. "He's cool. Really easy to get along with. And so easy to talk to. Like, I can't believe some of the things I said to him."

"What things?"

"Like how my mom thinks me being bi is a phase. How I daydreamed about him."

"Wait. You've daydreamed about Logan? How?"

"He shops at Sherwoods," Kendall said. "We've noticed each other these past few years.

"And neither of you told me?" Carlos sounded offended. "I could've set you two up!"

"Sorry," Kendall said, not really meaning it. He probably wouldn't have wanted to get with Logan if Carlos had tried to set them up. He hated set ups. He liked finding people on his own.

"Did you tell him about Mattie?"

Kendall sighed. "No. How do you tell someone that when you first meet?"

"It should be something you say," Carlos insisted. He imitated Kendall's voice, "I'm Kendall Knight. I work at Sherwoods and have a five year old son."

"And scare him away?"

"Logan loves kids," Carlos said. "He's the one who suggested all those children's activities at the library. He thinks it's so cool that I work at a daycare."

"My mom's daycare. Where my child goes."

"Do you even plan on seeing Logan again?" Carlos asked.

"I want to. He gave me his number. I don't know why he didn't ask for mine, though."

"He probably sensed you have a complicated life," Carlos said with a shrug. "He's magical like that. So he's giving you the opportunity to start something at your convenience. Logan's very considerate."

Kendall pulled into the driveway of the house he and Carlos rented. "He did seem that way."

As they got out if the car, Carlos said, "You better not take too long to call him. Because he'll start spazzing out to James, and James will call me asking why my friend won't call Logan."

Kendall unlocked the front door and they went inside. He locked it again behind them. "I will call him. After I figure out how to tell him about Mattie." He sighed when he heard barking. "Fucking dog."

"Aw. You know you like him," Carlos said, following Kendall into the living room.

Kendall let the black pug out of the cage they kept him in whenever they went out. "I never wanted him. My mom went and got him for Mattie without consulting me."

Carlos kneeled down to pet the dog. "But Mattie loves him. Isn't that what matters?"

"Yeah. I guess." Kendall rubbed a hand over his face. "I'm going to bed."

"I'm showering!" Carlos dashed up the stairs.

Kendall chuckled a little and went upstairs himself, the dog following. Kendall stopped at his door when he heard scratching. "Fudge, he isn't home." The dog, Fudge, was scratching and whining at the sticker covered door. Fudge liked to sleep in Mattie's room every night. The puppy looked up at Kendall with sad eyes and Kendall sighed. He picked Fudge up. "You can sleep with me tonight."

…

While Kendall worked, he secretly kept hoping Logan would walk in. He knew it was a crazy thing to hope. Logan had come in on Wednesday to do his grocery shopping. It was highly unlikely he's show up three days later.

Kendall finally got off work at two. He got in his car and drove to Play Date Daycare, the daycare his mom ran with his aunts.

He walked inside and went to the front desk so he could sign Mattie out. He smiled when he saw his mother working at the desk. "Hi, Mom."

"Hi, honey."

"Mattie didn't have any problems falling asleep after you called last night, did he?"

"Not at all," his mom said. "Did you have fun at the party?"

"Yeah," Kendall said with a grin, thinking of Logan and the car.

"I know that smile. Did you meet a girl?" Her own smile fell when Kendall shook his head. "A guy?"

"Yup."

"Kendall, you know how I feel-"

"And it's not your life, Mom."

"It's not-"

"DADDY!"

Kendall grinned at the little boy running toward him. When Mattie reached him, Kendall picked him up and hugged him. "Hey! Did you have fun at Grandma's?"

"Yeah. Did you miss me?"

"Of course!" Kendall kissed his forehead. He looked ay his son. So many obvious traits from his mother—Kendall's long ago ex-girlfriend. Mattie got his light brown curly hair from her. He had her nose, mouth, cheekbones, and freckles. He got less from Kendall. He was shaping up to have Kendall's eyebrows. He had Kendall's green eyes, and dimples like Kendall. People had questioned whether or not Kendall was Mattie's father before. Bit seeing Mattie smile, in addition to his eyes, usually shut him up. "You ready to go home?"

"Yeah!"

Kendall put Mattie down. "Go get your things." He watched Mattie run off to the little cubby he was assigned. He turned to his mom. "I'd like to sign him out now."

His mom handed him the sign in/sign out sheet. "You should be looking for a mother for Mattie. Not another father."

"I'm not having this discussion now," Kendall said, passing the sheet back to his mom. "And I just met the guy, Mom. So calm down."

Mattie came back with his backpack, shark Pillowpet, and favorite teddy bear. "I'm ready," he announced.

Kendall picked him up again. "Let's go home then."

"Bye, Grandma!" Mattie said and waved as they walked out.

Kendall walked up to his car. He unlocked the car and put Mattie down. He took Mattie's backpack off him then put him in his car seat. Kendall got in himself then drove off.

He listened to Mattie talk about his day and the night before. Occasionally, he put in his two cents, and laughed when necessary.

When he was at a red light, he looked to his right, seeing the library. He found himself wondering if Logan was working.

"Daddy, who's Logan?" Mattie asked.

"Huh?" Kendall was sure he hadn't said the name out loud.

"Uncle Carlos and Aunt Camille talked about you and Logan. I don't know Logan."

"Logan's a friend I made at the party last night."

"A regular friend or a special friend?"

"What?"

"Is Logan a regular friend like Uncle Carlos? Or a special friend like Aunt Camille used to be?"

Damn that kid for being so smart, Kendall thought. "Um. I don't know what kind of friend he'll be."

"Is he nice?"

"Very nice."

"How come I don't know him?" Mattie asked.

"Because I just met him."

"Will I meet him?"

"Maybe," Kendall said, pulling into the driveway.

Mattie huffed. "I hate when you say that."

"Deal with it, kid." Kendall saw Mattie glaring at him in the rearview mirror, and held back a laugh. He was cute when he was trying to be mad.

When they got inside, Mattie dropped all his things on the floor, screamed, "Fudge!" and ran to the dog's cage.

"Matthew! Don't drop your stuff in front of the door. Come get it all and put them where they belong."

"But I wanna play with Fudge!"

"You can after you pick up your stuff."

Mattie stomped over to his things and picked them up. Then he stomped up the stairs to go to his room.

"Did you not sleep during nap time today?" Kendall called up the stairs.

"I did!"

"Well, you're not acting like it!" Kendall then added, "Don't forget to take off your shoes!"

"I did!"

"Don't get an attitude with me!"

Mattie appeared at the top of the stairs. He was frowning, holding his bear, and trying to cross his arms. "I just wanna play with Fudge."

"Did you put all your things where they belong?" Kendall asked.

"Yes."

"Then go let him out of his cage."

Mattie flew down the stairs and went to Fudge's cage. He let Fudge out, set his teddy bear on the floor, and got Fudge's dog toys out of a basket.

Kendall let out a breath and went over to the couch. He sat down and turned on the TV. All he wanted to do was nap. But he knew he couldn't until Mattie passed out.

A guy in a commercial caught Kendall's eye. He looked just like Logan. Kendall got his phone out of his pocket and went to his contact list. He started at Logan's number for awhile, debating whether or not to shoot Logan a text.

Mattie's giggle snapped him out of his thoughts. He looked over the back of the couch, and saw Mattie rolling around on the floor with Fudge. "Don't hurt him," Kendall warned. "Or yourself."

"Yeah, yeah," Mattie said, brushing Kendall off.

An hour later, Kendall realized things were quiet. He looked and saw Mattie asleep on the floor, using his bear as a pillow. Fudge was sleeping on Mattie's back. "Thank god," Kendall whispered. He laid down, and quickly drifted into sleep.

…

"Uncle Carlos!" Kendall opened his eyes and saw a commotion at the front door. Carlos was spinning Mattie around, and Fudge was yipping happily at Carlos' feet.

"The dog peed on the floor," Carlos said.

"Shit," Kendall mumbled. He sat up. "Take the dog outside," he told Carlos. "I'll clean it up."

"I wanna go too!" Mattie said.

"OK, OK." Carlos took Mattie and Fudge through the kitchen and outside.

Kendall sighed and went into the kitchen himself. He grabbed some paper towels and then cleaned up the pee. "Fucking dog." He knew he'd have to start punishing Fudge soon for being bad, but he also knew Mattie would throw a fit seeing it happen.

When everyone came back inside, Kendall said, "Mattie, fill Fudge's food bowl."

"OK." Mattie grabbed the food bowl and went over to the container where they kept the dog food. Mattie used a cup to fill the bowl then put the bowl back where it belonged. He laughed when Fudge started to eat.

Kendall refilled the water bowl and asked Carlos, "What's for dinner?"

"Look at the calender," Carlos said. "You're in charge of dinner tonight, man."

Kendall groaned. He looked at Mattie who was sitting on the kitchen floor, petting Fudge as he ate. "What do you want for dinner?"

"Mac 'n' cheese!"

"Besides that."

Mattie pouted. "But that's what I want."

"Well, that's not what me and Uncle Carlos want." Kendall gave Carlos a look, knowing he'd be fine with mac and cheese. But Kendall had no desire to eat it for the five millionth time. He looked back at Mattie. "There's gotta be something else you want."

"Um... Pizza bagels!"

"I second that," Carlos said.

Kendall nodded. "OK. I'll make some. You guys go watch TV or something."

Kendall turned on the oven as Carlos and Mattie exited the kitchen. Fudge stayed.

Kendall got the pizza bagels out of the freezer. He then placed them in the oven, Fudge watching his every move. "You're not getting any," he told the puppy. "You have your own food."

"Daddy, I want some apple juice!" Mattie called from the living room.

"And get me a Mountain Dew!" Carlos said.

"Alright!" Kendall said, then mumbled, "It's like I'm a fucking maid." He went to the fridge and got out a juice box and can of soda. He walked to the living room. "Your drinks," he said and handed them over.

"Thank you, Daddy."

"Thanks," Carlos said. "How was work today?" he asked Kendall.

"Boring," Kendall answered. "I just stocked shelves, gathered carts, and helped people find things. You?"

"A few temper tantrums," Carlos said. "One kid wet his pants, and a little girl puked soon after you picked Mattie up."

"Fun times. Was Mattie one of those temper tantrums?"

Mattie stopped sipping his juice to say, "Nope. I was good."

Kendall ruffled Mattie's hair. "That's my guy." He heard a ding. "Dinner's ready."

They ate at the kitchen table and talked about random things. Once they were finished, they put their plates in the kitchen sink. Carlos let the dog outside, and Kendall settled Mattie in front of the TV to watch the Nick Jr. channel.

"Daddy, can we go to Build-a-Bear? Professor Bear needs new clothes."

Kendall sighed. Mattie loved the stupid white bear he made at Build-a-Bear for his fourth birthday. He named him Professor Bear because he himself wanted to be a teacher after learning Carlos was going to be a teacher. "Maybe we can go next week," Kendall said.

"Or tomorrow."

"Not tomorrow."

"Why?"

"Just wait until I get paid on Friday."

"But I don't wanna wait."

"Professor Bear has enough clothes anyway," Kendall said.

"He does not! He needs pajamas and a bathing suit and sun glasses and a tie."

"It can wait," Kendall told him.
But-"

"No complaining," Kendall interrupted. "You get to go. Just not yet."

"Fine," Mattie mumbled.

At eight o'clock, Kendall was in the bathroom with Mattie, filling up the tub. Professor Bear was without clothes, sitting in the empty sink, having his own "bath." Fudge was sitting on the floor, tongue hanging out, watching both Kendall and Mattie.

"I don't wanna take a bath," Mattie complained.

"Well, you have to."

"Why?"

"Because you stink," Kendall said.

Mattie gasped. "I do not!" He frowned when Kendall laughed. "Can Fudge get in the tub with me?"

"No way."

"Why not?"

"He'll get his own puppy bath another day, OK?"

Mattie sighed. "OK."

Kendall turned off the faucet, undressed Mattie, and put him in the tub. He let Mattie play with his bath toys for a little bit before he got him all washed up. Once the bath was done, Kendall took Mattie to his bedroom, dried him off, and put him in his pajamas. Mattie then put some pajamas on Professor Bear. Next, Kendall had to go through the chore of making Mattie brush his teeth.

Finally, Mattie was settled in bed, holding Professor Bear, and Fudge laying next to him. "What movie do you want to watch?" Kendall asked. Every night, Mattie would watch a Disney movie on the small TV in his room. The songs helped lill him to sleep.

"Um... Cinderella."

Kendall smiled. "OK." He put the DVD in, loving that his son would gladly watch a princess movie. Mattie didn't care that it was something mostly girls watched.

Kendall turned on Mattie's Spider-Man nightlight and turned off the bedroom lights. Kendall kissed Mattie's forehead and said, "Good night. I love you."

"Love you too."

Kendall left Mattie's room, shutting the door behind him. He went downstairs and sat next to Carlos on the couch.

"Both James and Logan texted me a few times today," Carlos told Kendall.

"What did they want?" Kendall asked.

"James wants you to call Logan as soon as possible. Apparently, Logan hasn't shut up about you all day. And Logan asked me if you were planning on calling him."

"I do want to call Logan," Kendall told Carlos. "I'm just... afraid he'll freak, finding out I have a kid. And don't give me that shit about Logan liking kids. People can like kids and not want to date a person with a kid. Too much baggage."

"Logan wouldn't view it as baggage," Carlos said. "He'll accept that you have a kid. That's not gonna be something that'll make Logan run."

Kendall let out a breath. "I don't know. Do I say it when I call him? Do I wait to tell him until we're on the date? When's the right time to tell someone this?"

"I don't know. I'm not the one with a kid."

Kendall laughed. "You're a big help, Carlos."

Kendall watched TV for awhile before heading back upstairs. He went into Mattie's room, and turned off the TV and DVD player. He took a shower than brushed his teeth. Once in his room, he put on some sweatpants and crawled into bed.

Kendall thought a little bit about Logan as he laid there. He had a daily routine with Mattie, work, and everything. How would Logan change all that?

I know this was short, but I felt I should show a bit of Kendall's life with his son. So... yeah...