Chapter 8: Breakdown

Logan's P.O.V

"Hey guys!" Jo said as we entered.

"Hey Jo!" I replied.

"Hey sweetie." Kendall said as he gave her a kiss.

"Kendall & Katie, may I have a few moments alone to talk to Logan?" Jo asked.

"Are you sure?" Kendall replied.

Jo nodded her head yes.

"We'll be outside if you need us." Katie said. And they left.

"What do you wanna talk about?" I asked.

"If anything happens to..." She started to say. Then she looked at me, a concerned look on her face, "Logan, are you OK?"

Without knowing it, I was crying.

"It was just beautiful, the wedding of course." I replied.

"Awwwww, Logan! Thank you. But seriously, if anything happens to me, I want you to make sure Kendall learns to love again."

What she said made me cry harder.

"If something happens. Jo, nothing else is going to happen to you."

"Just promise me, please?"

"I promise."

Just then I noticed that something was wrong with Jo.

"Jo, what's wrong?"

"Lo...gan...I...can't...brea..." Then Jo passed out.

"NURSE! NURSE!" I screamed at the top of my lungs.

Three men, a woman, & Kendall ran into the room.

"JO! Baby, please wake up! Please, please, please!" Kendall screamed with tears flowing down his face.

By now, I too was crying even harder.

"You, get your friend out of here!" One of the men ordered me.

"NO! I WILL NOT LEAVE MY WIFE!" Kendall screamed.

"Kendall, we need to let them work." I said, Kendall still refusing to leave.

I motioned for Katie's help.

"Listen to me big brother! Jo is going to survive! We just need to let them work." Katie said.

"NO!" Kendall kept screaming.

I was crying, too, but I eventually got him out of the room. Katie walked out, and then walked off. I assume she went to cry alone. I was starting to calm down a little bit, but I knew now was the time to tell Kendall what Jo had told me.

"Kendall, we need to talk."

"NO! NO, NO, NO!" he was sobbing.

I decided to give him a few minutes.

"It's time to listen," I calmly announced to Kendall when I came back.

He was still just sitting there with his head in his hands, tears coming down his cheeks softly. But, on the bright side, he wasn't screaming anymore. I was upset too, but I couldn't compare to his pain. He was watching the love of his life die. It was incredibly sad.

"There's no need, no words, no nothing can help me. Or help her. It's not fair!" Kendall was trying hard to hold in the hysteria.

"I know. I know. You don't have to feel OK. In fact, you shouldn't feel OK. You're watching your true loves health go downhill. That's not an easy thing to do. At least, you know and she knows, that you love her." I told him.

He looked up at me fiercely.

"I've always loved her and I always will. I don't care what the doctors say, I will NOT LET HER DIE!" Kendall said.

"Listen to me," I was surprised to fell a tiny tear roll down my face. "You want to control it. I understand. You want power over what happens to her. But it's just not possible."

"Logan, please shut up!"

"I'm so sorry," I replied as I sat next to Kendall.

We sat in silence for a while.

"She was just so beautiful. In her dress. She was so perfect. I always want her that way. No sickness should be in her. She doesn't deserve it." Kendall finally spoke and I looked at him in surprise.

It seemed to have forever since either of us spoke.

"I can't pretend how you feel. I don't love her like you do. But she's my friend and you're not alone in this. But Jo told me she wants you to be able to move on." Kendall started bawling at this.

"I don't want to move on. I want to love her forever and only her."

Just then the doctor appeared. Kendall jumped out of his seat like a leapfrog.

"I'm afraid it doesn't look good. She may not survive the night."