It was now July 19th, three days after James turned 22 years old.
On that day, Logan, Kendall, and Carlos took James(and Zane, also) to an unforgettable birthday dinner at a seafood restaurant called the Boiling Crab in Koreatown.
After that, James and Kendall went to Kendall and Carlos' house where they spent the rest of the night, while Carlos spent the night at Logan and James' place.
However, now this day was also a big day for Carlos and Logan. Why? It's their two month anniversary.
Just the week before, their parents met each other when both men insisted on dinner at a Tokyo Lobby, a Japanese restaurant in Northridge.
Their parents got along well, especially Logan and Carlos' fathers who seemed to talk a lot about their work.
Since Logan's dad is a heart surgeon, and Carlos' dad is a cop, they told stories about how their families are lucky to have each other.
But now, Carlos was waking up, on his and Logan's two month anniversary, excited. Because he had three consecutive days off from work.
Logan also had three days off from work.
It just meant one thing for them.
It was something they talked about occasionally after becoming a couple.
So what were they doing that they were so excited about?
They were going to Six Flags and bringing Zane with them.
Carlos woke up and called Logan right away.
"Hello?" Logan answered.
"Hey, what time do you want to leave?"
"In about one hour. I still have to wake up Zane. Don't tell him when we leave. I want him to be surprised."
"Okay, see you in an hour."
"Love you."
"I love you more, Logie"
Logan then took the liberty of waking up Zane who he knew was going to be the most excited.
"Zane, wake up."
"Daddy, it's early" Zane said as he opened his eyes and looked at the clock on his wall.
"I know. But you need to wake up. I have a surprise for you."
"WHAT KIND?!" Zane asked, clearly awake now.
"It wouldn't be a surprise if I told you."
Just then, James came in the room saying "Logan, your coffee's ready."
"Okay."
"Uncle James! Daddy has a surprise for me!"
"He does?"
"Uh-huh."
"Oh yeah, that surprise. I know you'll like it."
"You know what my surprise is?!"
"Of course. But I'm not telling you."
"Please?" Zane said using his puppy dog eyes.
"Don't worry, Zane. You'll love your surprise." James said as Logan was downstairs drinking coffee.
After their breakfast, which consisted of bacon, eggs, and hash browns, James went to the studio while Logan and Zane got ready.
Just then, Carlos came at the front door and rang the door bell to an excited Zane and Logan.
"Ready to go?" He asked after kissing Logan.
"Where?" Zane asked.
"You'll see."
Carlos had managed to have his employee ID around his neck the whole time without Zane noticing.
After about twenty minutes of driving, Zane asked surprisingly "Are we going to Six Flags?!"
"We are!" Carlos said.
"Thank you, Carlos! Thank you daddy!"
"You're welcome." Both men said.
When they got to the park, Zane was fascinated with all the food places, and rides that they saw.
He then asked Carlos "Carlos, how come all the people who work here don't wear the same clothes?" noting the several different kinds of uniforms the employees had.
There were some wearing yellow polo shirts with the words 'Six Flags photographer' on the back, some had red polo shirts due to selling an item called a Flash Pass(it reduces the time you wait in line for certain rides), and some food service employees didn't even have the same uniform as Carlos.
Some employees in the department had Johnny Rockets uniforms(yes, there is an actual Johnny Rockets in the park), and some had a beige button up shirt with the words "Mooseburger Lodge" on it.
"Because the people in charge have them wear it." Carlos told Zane.
They first decided to go on several rides given the fact they just had breakfast, and it was still early, which meant the lines were short.
As they passed a small area in the park called Bugs Bunny World, Zane saw a ride based on Tweety Bird and Sylvester.
"Daddy! Carlos! Can I go on this spinning ride?" Zane asked.
The ride was called Tweety's high-flying adventure, and had several bird cages that spun around while children stood in the cages.
"Sure!" Logan said.
Zane got in line with several other kids his age and went on.
During the entire ride, he smiled and waved at Logan and Carlos who were taking pictures.
When he got off, he went up to them and said "that was so much fun!"
"Good. Because there's a lot more rides!" Carlos said.
A few minutes later, they saw a boat ride called the Buccaneer which has a pirate ship swing back and forth.
"Can we go on this one?" Zane asked.
"Are you sure you wanna go on that one?" Logan said.
"Uh-huh. It looks fun."
"Okay, let's go then."
After about five minutes of waiting in line, they went on the ride sitting next to each other.
Once again, Zane cheered the entire time, just like his father and Carlos.
After getting off the ride, Zane noticed something he would like again.
It was one of those stands where people take pictures with the walk-around characters.
And on it, was Bugs Bunny.
"Carlos! Daddy! Bugs Bunny!" Zane cheered.
"Oh yeah, why don't you go stand next to him, so we can take a picture?" Logan said.
"Okay!"
When the toddler stood next to Bugs, he smiled with so much enthusiasm, while Logan and Carlos took pictures commenting on how today was a good day to start off a three day mini-vacation from work.
When Zane was done taking pictures with Bugs Bunny, he asked Carlos "Carlos, why do I know that one place?"
He was pointing to Food, etc, to which Carlos just smiled.
"Look, Logan. It's Food, etc. Where we first saw each other."
"Aww, I remember it so well." Logan said smiling.
"That's where I first saw your daddy, Zane. That's why you know that place."
"Do you work there still or somewhere else?" Logan asked.
"I work at another food place called the Waterfront. That's where most of my co-workers you met work too. Except Dak, he works with Kendall in the Games."
"Will we see the Waterfront later?" Logan asked interested.
"Sure, we can get lunch there later, plus I can get a discount with my ID." Carlos smiled.
"Don't you already get a discount on everything?"
"Mostly. There's a few exceptions to the employee discounts."
"So where are we headed to next?" Logan asked noting that they were passing by the games section where Kendall works.
They didn't see Kendall there, which meant that he had today off or wasn't working there at the time.
"There's a few more rides here. After that, we could either play some games or get lunch."
"That sounds fun!" Zane said.
They came to another stop to get on another ride called the Scrambler, which has cars that spin the entire time.
After that, it was a small roller coaster called Gold Rusher.
After a few more rides, they decided to go eat lunch at the Waterfront.
When they got there, they heard a familiar voice.
"Hi, welcome to the Waterfront, would you like to buy a souvenir bottle?"
"No, thanks, Jessica." Carlos said.
"Hi Carlos!" I didn't know you were here."
"Good job upselling by the way."
"Thanks."
"You remember Logan, my boyfriend. This is his son, Zane."
"Hello" Zane said waving.
"Hi, are you enjoying the park?"
"Uh-huh!"
"That's good. So what would you like?"
"Three cheeseburgers with fries"
"Okay, and what would you like to drink?"
"I'll have a sprite. What do you want, Logan?"
"A coke please. Zane, what do you want to drink?"
"Can I have lemonade?"
"Sure."
After Jessica totaled their order, Carlos gave her his ID to can which lowered their total by 35 percent.
After paying, Jessica got them their food, and they sat down to eat.
While eating, Carlos couldn't help but notice his co-workers inside greeting him.
"Carlos, do you work here? Because those people inside are waving at you." Zane asked looking at the employees inside the building.
"I do. Those are my friends." Carlos said.
"You have a lot of friends here." Zane said going back to his food.
"I know."
After lunch, it was already late in the afternoon, and they decided to go play games.
"Carlos, do you play games here?"
"No. I'm not allowed."
"How come?"
"People who work here can't play games unless there's a party for only employees."
"That's a weird rule." Logan commented.
"Yeah it is."
When they made their way back to the games section, they were greeted by a familiar face.
" Hi Kendall!" Zane said as they got to the ring toss.
"Hi Zane. You finally came back here!"
"Uh-huh. Carlos and my daddy didn't have work today!"
"That's good. Did you wanna play?"
"Yeah."
"Okay, it's 1 dollar for five throws."
"Here" Carlos said putting a dollar on the counter. He couldn't play, but he could at least pay so the other two could.
"Okay, so throw the rings at the bottles one by one. If you get a ring on a bronze bottle, you get a small prize, a silver bottle gets you a medium, and a gold bottle gets you a large prize."
"Okay, here I go!"
Zane threw the first ring, and it missed.
The second at third missed, too.
Zane was looking like his aim was getting better each ring he threw.
Then on the fourth throw, it happened.
The ring landed on a gold bottle.
"You win!"
"I WON! I WON!" Zane cheered.
"Congratulations. Did you want Porky Pig, Wile E. Coyote, or the Roadrunner?"
"The Roadrunner!"
"Okay, here you go." Kendall smiled as he gave Zane his prize.
"See, I told you you would love your surprise!" Logan told his son.
The next game was basketball. Specifically, a game called the three point challenge.
"Zane, watch me play. I'm gonna win you something!"
"Hey, Logan, would you like to play?" Dak said smiling.
"Hello, Dak. And yes, I do."
"Sure. All you have to do is get as many baskets as you can. When you run out on one side, go to the next. The last shot on each side is worth two points."
Logan then looked over at the chart for scores and prizes.
"Daddy! Win the Lakers Jersey!" Zane shouted.
Logan just smiled.
He was good at basketball, and according to the chart, he only needed 12 points to win a Lakers jersey.
And so he began, and had great luck, making most of his shots throughout the time limit.
And since he had three shots left, and he wasn't going to waste them.
With just 10 seconds left, he already scored 10 points, and just needed two points to win.
He threw the last three basketballs and made them. And since the last shot went in, he got a total of 14 points.
"Congratulations you won! And you got the highest score today so far!" Dak said.
"Here's your Lakers jersey" Dak smiled as he gave it to Logan who was greeted with a hug by his son.
"Daddy! You won!"
"You like the Lakers, Zane?" Carlos asked.
"Yeah. They're the best!"
A few more hours later, they had several more prizes from other games, such as a stuffed Daffy Duck, Taz, Tweety, Marvin the Martian, and Foghorn Leghorn.
They also took pictures with Tweety, Porky Pig, Sylvester, and several superheroes such as Batman, Superman, Aquaman, and the Green Lantern.
When it was almost time to leave, Zane surprised Carlos and Logan by doing something unexpected.
"Here you go, Carlos!" Zane said giving him the stuffed Daffy.
"You're giving me your Daffy Duck?"
"Uh-huh. It made me sad when you said you not allowed to play, so you can have my Daffy Duck!"
"Thank you Zane!"
"You're welcome!"
"There's just one more thing we have to get before we leave." Carlos said.
"What's that?" Logan asked.
"Funnel Cake."
"I funnel cakes." Logan said.
"What's a funnel cake?" Zane asked confused.
"You'll see."
Near the main gate was a place called Suzette's Bakery.
It was the only place in the park that had funnel cakes.
Logan looked at the front door and saw the different kinds they had.
"Seasonal funnel cake, funnel cake sundae, oreo overload?" Logan recited as he sounded fascinated with each of the options.
"I think we should share one." Carlos suggested.
"We should, but you have to help me decide." Logan said smiling.
"Well, the seasonal funnel cake is just with caramel, or chocolate syrup. The funnel cake sundae has soft serve, with chocolate or caramel syrup, and the oreo overload has vanilla soft serve with oreo crumbs."
"Hmm, I guess I'll take the Oreo overload then. What do you think Zane?"
"I think the oreo one is good!"
"Well then, we're getting the oreo overload."
When they got it, they couldn't believe what it looked like.
They almost didn't want to eat it after they got it. That's how good it looked.
Before they did eat, Logan and Carlos managed to take a picture of it, before the three of them dug in.
About five minutes later, they were done with the funnel cake, and were going back home.
During the entire ride back, Zane was asleep.
When Carlos dropped off Logan and Zane, Logan gently shook his son's shoulder "Zane, wake up. We're home."
"Bye-bye Carlos. Thank you for bringing us to Six Flags." Zane said hugging Carlos.
"You're Welcome. Thank you for the Daffy Duck."
"Bye." Logan asked as he kissed his boyfriend.
Carlos then drove off home, happy with how he spent the day.
It was the perfect way to spend his two month anniversary with his boyfriend, even if they didn't have sex.