See? Told you all I wouldn't be abandoning this fic. Sorry it's been so long. I hope you're all OK with this chapter.

Chapter Eight

Kendall was nervous. He finally managed to get his mom to agree to dinner with Logan—after two weeks of Kendall begging her. So finally, he, Mattie, Logan, Carlos, Katie, and his mom were all having dinner together. At his house.

Kendall was currently in the kitchen with Carlos. "I've never made a for real meal before," Kendall said to Carlos.

Carlos chuckled. "I know. I've lived with you for years. Luckily, you have me to help. So. Meatloaf and mashed potatoes."

"Plus mac and cheese," Kendall added. "For Mattie. But Logan will be making that per Mattie's request. Apparently, he makes the best mac and cheese ever."

"Which offends me," Carlos said. "I make that kid mac and cheese all the time. Then Logan comes waltzing in like he's hot shit."

Kendall chuckled a little. "I think Mattie loves him."

Carlos started to get out what they needed to make the meal. "But do you love him?"

"We haven't been together two months. It's too early to determine that."

Carlos rolled his eyes. "Keep telling yourself that. If you aren't already in love, you're on the way."

The doorbell rang. From the living room Mattie yelled, "I'll get it!"

"Start the food," Kendall told Carlos before leaving the kitchen. In the living room, Fudge was barking happily at Logan, and Logan was spinning Mattie around. "Alright, Mattie, give Logan a break."

Logan laughed and put Mattie down. He handed Mattie a bag. "Can you bring the mac and cheese stuff into the kitchen for me?"

Mattie smiled and nodded. "OK!" He took the bag and ran off to the kitchen, Fudge following.

Logan looked at Kendall. "You seem tense."

"Shit. It's that obvious?"

Logan put a hand on Kendall's shoulder. "A little."

"I'm just afraid my mom's gonna be a huge bitch to you. She keeps trying to convince me to 'go find a nice girl.' I'm hoping this dinner will change her mind. But I don't know."

"I'm not gonna dump you for having a rude mom. If that's what you're afraid of. I'm a gay man; I'm used to rude people. No one's gonna make me leave you. OK?"

Kendall took a deep breath. "OK."

"And, hey, Carlos, Mattie, and Katie are on our side, right?"

Kendall smiled. "They are."

"Logan! Come make the mac 'n' cheese!" Mattie called from the kitchen.

"Coming, Big Guy!" Logan took Kendall's hand and they went into the kitchen.

Mattie watched everyone carefully as they made their individual piece of the meal. Logan: mac and cheese, Carlos: mashed potatoes, Kendall: meatloaf. Of course Kendall got some help from Logan and Carlos. As they were setting the table, the doorbell rang.

"That's Grandma and Aunt Katie," Kendall said. "Mattie, let's go answer the door." He and Mattie went to the door and opened it. "Hi, Mom. Hey, Baby Sister."

"Hey," Katie said and stepped inside. She went up to Mattie and picked him up for a hug.

Kendall looked at his mom. "Please be nice tonight."

His mom didn't say anything, just stepped inside. Kendall sighed. "I really like Logan, Mom."

Carlos and Logan walked into the living room. Mattie squirmed out of Katie's grip and ran to Logan.

"Is dinner ready?" Mattie asked Logan.

Logan smiled at him. "Yes it is, Big Guy."

"I want all the mac 'n' cheese."

Logan chuckled. "You gotta share with everyone."

"Aw!"

"I'll let you have my share."

"Yay!" Mattie gave Logan's neck a squeeze. "Let's eat."

"You're not gonna say hi to your grandma?" Kendall's mom asked.

Mattie looked at her and waved. "Hi."

"Go give her a hug," Logan said.

Mattie did as Logan told him to do. Kendall didn't miss the glare his mom shot at Logan.

"Now can we eat?" Mattie asked.

"Sure," Kendall said with a smile.

They all went into the kitchen and sat at the table. Mattie announced that he wanted to sit between Kendall and Logan. Kendall noted that his mom didn't look too pleased about that.

"I want you to have at least a little meatloaf and mashed potatoes," Kendall told Mattie.

Mattie huffed. "But I don't want any of that stuff."

"Don't care," Kendall said. "Just eat a little bit. OK?"

Mattie looked at Logan, hoping to have someone defend him. "Just eat a little to make your daddy happy," Logan said.

Mattie frowned. "Fine."

Kendall looked at Logan and mouthed, "Thank you." Logan responded with a smile.

Logan made easy conversation with Katie. He asked her about school and work. She happily responded, giving him all the juicy gossip. Logan tried on several occasions to start a conversation with Kendall's mom, but she only gave one word answers or a cold look.

"Daddy, can Logan spend the night?" Mattie asked as the meal was reaching its end.

"Has Logan spent the night before?" Kendall's mom asked Mattie.

Mattie shook his head. "Nope. But we spent the night at his."

"What?"

"We slept in Logan's bed. It was fun. Oh! Daddy, can we camp out in the living room? Can we?"

Kendall sighed. "Mattie. Logan has to work tomorrow."

Mattie looked at Logan and pouted. "Logan?"

"If I spend the night, I have to leave super early in the morning."

"I don't mind," Mattie said. "Daddy?"

"If Logan doesn't mind, it's fine," Kendall said.

"Do you really think that's a good idea?" Kendall's mom asked. "Having your boy toy sleep over?"

"Mom," Katie hissed.

"And you two already slept in the same bed as him?" Mrs. Knight went on. "How wrong is that?"

"All we did was sleep, Mom," Kendall said. "Would you have a problem if I did the same with a girlfriend?"

"Why are Daddy and Grandma mad?" Mattie asked worriedly.

Logan stood and picked Mattie up. "Let's take Fudge outside."

"I'll go too," Carlos said, getting up from the table. He went outside with Logan, Mattie, and the dog.

"You feel good about yourself, Mom?" Kendall asked. "You've upset Mattie. And Logan."

"Can you blame me for being upset?"

"Mom, Logan's been nothing but nice," Katie said. "I don't see why you have to be so rude."

"You know why I have a problem with Kendall dating another guy."

"Which makes absolutely no sense," Katie went on. "Do you realize how bad you're looking right now? I'm embarrassed to be your child."

"Katie!"

"What? Logan's a nice guy. But you're being cruel to him because he's gay."

"That's... ridiculous."

"It's not, Mom," Kendall said. "You'd have no problem with all this if I were with a girl. You raised us differently than they way you're acting." Kendall sighed. "I think you should leave."

"Excuse me?"

"I want you to leave. Unless you can get a better attitude." He waited a minute, and when she said nothing he got up and opened the back door. "Mattie! Come say good-bye to Grandma and Aunt Katie!"

Mattie came running in. "You're leaving?" he asked the women.

"I guess so," Kendall's mom said. She gave Mattie a hug and kiss.

Logan and Carlos walked in, Logan holding the dog. "What's going on?" Carlos asked as he shut the door and Logan put Fudge down.

"My mom and sister are leaving," Kendall said. He walked them to the door.

"What happened?" Logan asked quietly once Carlos had Mattie distracted.

"I made my mom leave," Kendall told him. "I didn't like how she was acting, so... I kicked her out."

"Wow." Logan looked surprised. And a bit impressed. "Maybe that'll make her see that she was kind of out of line."

Kendall sighed. "I hope so. I'll, um, talk to her tomorrow when I pick Mattie up from daycare."

"I'm sorry it happened like that," Logan said. "I know you were hoping it'd go well."

"Can't always get what we wish for, can we?"

Logan gave Kendall's cheek a kiss. "It'll get better."

"Maybe. Wanna help put away the leftovers?"

"Sure."

After they did that, they set up the living room for their little camp out. Logan and Carlos moved the couch and coffee table—trying not to kill Fudge while they did so. Mattie and Kendall brought down sleeping bags, blankets, and pillows. Once that was done, Kendall showed Logan their bedtime routine. Mattie enjoyed having another person to talk to while he took his bath. After his pajamas were on, Mattie showed Logan what a good job he did at brushing his teeth.

Logan and Kendall took a quick shower together before they both put on some of Kendall's pajamas. Then they sat on the living room floor playing Go Fish with Mattie while they waited for Carlos. When Carlos was ready, they put on a movie—Mulan-and they all fell asleep on the make-shift bed on the floor.

…

Kendall was woken by the sound of a phone buzzing. He heard some movement and the buzzing stopped. Kendall opened his eyes. Logan was sitting up and rubbing his eyes. "You have to leave?" Kendall whispered.

Logan nodded. "Yeah. Um. I can go change th-"

"Just keep the pajamas. It's not like Im never gonna see you again."

Logan smiled. He leaned over Mattie—who was between him and Kendall—to give Kendall a kiss. "Text later?"

"Yeah."

Next, Logan did something that made Kendall's heart melt. He moved some of Mattie's hair out of his face—Kendall really needed to get it cut—and kissed Mattie's forehead. He said a good-bye to Kendall and left.

Kendall didn't realize he had fallen asleep again until his own phone alarm went off two hours later. He sighed and sat up.

Carlos stood and cracked his back. "I'll go make us some coffee."

"I knew there was a reason I kept you around."

Carlos laughed and headed to the kitchen.

Kendall nudged Mattie. "Time to get up, kid."

"No," Mattie mumbled.

Kendall chuckled a little and stood. "We gotta get you ready for daycare."

"Ten more minutes."

"Nope." Kendall picked Mattie up and set him on his feet. It was like this every morning. Mattie would want to sleep longer, then he'd move like a zombie as he got ready. It was worse when Mattie had school. "Let's go pee and brush our teeth."

"Fine." Mattie shuffled up the stairs, holding Professor Bear by one of his arms. Once Mattie's bladder was empty and his teeth were brushed, Kendall let Mattie pick out his clothes for the day. Kendall used that opportunity to get dressed himself. He knew he had to do it quickly, or Mattie would fall asleep again after choosing his clothes. Once he was changed, Kendall went back to Mattie's room. Mattie had managed to change his shirt before he crawled back into bed. Kendall woke him up again. As Mattie finished dressing, Kendall had to put Professor Bear in his outfit for the day. While Mattie put his shoes on, Kendall put the emergency clothes into Mattie's backpack for daycare.

They went back downstairs into the kitchen and let Fudge outside. Kendall poured Mattie some cereal and got him a juice box. As Mattie ate, Kendall poured himself some coffee. As Carlos left to get dressed, Kendall made himself some toast. Then he made Mattie's lunch and snack for the day. His toast had finished after that was done. He put some butter on it and sat. When they were both done eating, Mattie let Fudge inside. Kendall put their dishes in the sink and quickly made his own lunch.

Kendall put Mattie's lunchbox in his backpack. Then Mattie helped put Fudge in his cage. Carlos came downstairs just as they finished that.

Since Mattie's only car seat was in Kendall's car, and the daycare was on the way to Sherwoods, Kendall followed Carlos to daycare. Once at the daycare, Carlos grabbed Mattie and his things, and took him inside. Sometimes Kendall did it, but he wasn't ready to see his mom yet.

Kendall had cashier duty at work. So at least the day was entertaining. He talked to Logan on the phone during his lunch break. Logan urged him to talk to his mom when he went to pick mattie up. Kendall reluctantly agreed.

Ar around 3:15, Kendall stepped into the daycare. His mom was working the front desk. He went up to her. "Mom."

"Kendall, honey." She appeared relieved. "I-"

"Mom. You need to accept that Logan isn't going anywhere. So stop being so ride when it comes to him."

"Ken-"

"You raised me to be accepting and not to judge. So can you try to act like you practice what you preach? I really like Logan. You don't have to approve. Just... tolerate."

His mom sighed. "I can try."

"That's all I ask."

Damn. This is short. Oh well. Since it's been awhile, it'll take me a bit to get back in the groove of this story. I'll do my best to have a quick update. :D