It was now February 1, 2013, and James and Logan were now working on their new album.
And by working, I mean pitching new songwriting ideas to Gustavo and Griffin.
Meanwhile, Kendall and Carlos didn't have work that much because Six Flags was still open on weekends and school holidays due to most of their employees being students.
Carlos went inside the employee cafeteria to get breakfast, and to kill some time before his shift since Logan was at the studio.
He bought a breakfast burrito with cheese, egg, and sausage with a hot chocolate since he forgot to eat at home.
After paying for his breakfast burrito, and hot chocolate, he sat down and casually let himself be entertained by the tv showing Boy Meets World, one of his and Logan's favorite shows.
When the episode went on a commercial break, he got a text from Logan.
Logan: Do you think you'll be able to come to Zane's birthday next week?
Carlos: I am. I have that day off.
Logan: Good. He'll be so surprised at what we got him. Are you sure your parents don't mind watching it until then?
Carlos: Of course.
Logan: Okay, I have to get back to work, I'll talk to you later.
Carlos: Okay.
As Carlos got to the Waterfront after breakfast, he noticed a significant lower number of people working.
"Wow, a lot of people here are at school?" He asked Randy by the front desk.
"Yup. It looks like we'll be sending people home early and maybe closing early tonight. Maybe"
A few seconds later, Jo came in.
"Good morning….oh god, this place is empty" she said in observation.
"Yup. Only twelve people here today, not including Leads and Supervisors. We'll be more busy near the end of March. That's when our busy season starts." Carlos said looking at the list of people scheduled for the day.
Meanwhile, at Rocque Records, James asked Logan "So? Is Carlos coming next week to Zane's birthday?"
"He is. Is Kendall coming?"
"Yup."
"Dogs! Your first break is over. Get back and help us write The Yeah Song!" Gustavo said from across the hall.
As James and Logan sang several lines of The Yeah Song, Logan noticed Zane in the next room coloring his Looney Tunes coloring book.
A few hours later, it was only 2:00pm and time to go home, and Logan went straight to his room and knocked out.
Or at least he tried to.
Ten minutes after he laid down, he felt Zane poking his arm, and heard him laughing quietly.
"Zane?"
"Yes, Daddy?"
"Why are you poking my arm?" Logan asked with a sleepy tone.
"Uncle James wants to know if you want pizza. He said he's gonna pay for it."
"What kind of pizza?"
"He said pepperoni and sausage, and Hawaii."
"Okay. Tell Uncle James I want some pizza" Logan said getting up out of his bed.
"Uncle James! Daddy said he wants pizza!" He said walking down the stairs.
As Logan got downstairs, he guessed that Zane's extra hyperness was probably due to his birthday in 8 days.
Not that he could blame him, Logan was just as hyper when his birthday came around as a kid.
After the Hawaiian and half pepperoni half sausage pizzas arrived, Kendall and Carlos soon arrived.
"Hi, Zane." Carlos said hugging him as he entered the door.
"Hi Carlos! Guess what?"
"What?"
"It's my birthday next week!"
"I know. You're gonna be four years old!"
"Are you gonna come to my birthday party?"
"Of course I will" Carlos smiled.
"He seems excited" Carlos said as he kissed Logan.
"He gets that from me." Logan said.
"Like all his other good qualities." Carlos said before kissing his boyfriend again.
"Hey lovebirds, are we gonna watch the movie, or do me and Kendall have to go to his house?" James said with false-annoyance.
"Yeah, yeah, go play it."
James then played the movie The Hunger Games since all the guys were fans and read all the books, and slowly one by one, after the movie ended, all but Logan were asleep.
Logan then noticed how Carlos was still smiling as he slept, so he decided to carry Carlos and le thim sleep on his bed.
Carlos was surprisingly light for someone that muscular.
Thank god he did not have to carry James or Kendall, carrying one of them would hurt his arms beyond.
As soon as Carlos was put on his bed, Logan took Carlos shoes and socks off, and went downstairs to turn the tv off.
When he got there, he found that James and Kendall were taking a nap in James' room.
He knew they were actually sleeping, because they were loud during sex.
He then went to check on Zane, who was also taking a nap in his room.
Logan figured he'd go back to his room and join Carlos for a nap since everyone else easn't awake and he didn't have anything else better to do.
As he climbed in bed with Carlos, he heard Carlos ask "who's there?"
"It's me, Carlos." Logan replied.
"How did I get here?"
"I carried you."
"You did?"
"Yup."
"Where's everyone else?"
"They're sleeping. So I put you here, so I can join you."
"Thanks." Carlos said, before going to sleep.
"You're Welcome" Logan said before laying down next to him.
The week after that was February 9, Zane's birthday.
Logan woke up that morning, and made his way to the kitchen.
On his way, he couldn't help but smile at a picture of Zane on a shelf.
It was picture of Zane after he was born.
Logan's smile grew wider as he remembered that day.
***FLASHBACK***
Camille was trying to take a nap on the couch, but it seemed impossible.
She felt as if the baby was kicking constantly.
"Logan!" She called.
"I can't sleep. It feels like the baby is kicking a lot harder! I THINK IT'S TIME!"
"Mom! Camille's in labor!" Logan called to his mom in the other room.
After they help get her in the car, they drove straight to the hospital.
"Can I help you?" A nurse asked.
"My girlfriend is having a baby!"
"Okay, let me get a wheelchair, then I'll take you to a delivery room"
"Nurse, page Dr. Raymond Mitchell. Tell him his grandchild is about to be born!" Logan said.
On the other side of the hospital, Logan's dad was in the cafeteria eating spaghetti when his pager went off.
He then went to the other side of the hospital where he found his wife and son.
"How is she?" Mr. Mitchell asked.
"Other than complaining of stomach pain, she's good." Logan said.
"Okay. I'll go in and help the OB, I'll come out and update you as soon as possible."
Just then, James arrived, too.
"I'm here." James said.
"Thanks."
"How is she?"
"Everything's good so far."
"So when is James Jr. or Jamie gonna be born?" James asked with a smile.
"James, I told you we're not naming our baby after you regardless of gender." Logan said rolling his eyes.
"But you know, there's a chance that baby could just look like a James or Jamie" James replied.
At that moment, Logan's dad came out of the delivery room.
"Well?" Logan asked. James and his mom all had the same look on their faces.
"They're good. Everything went perfect. You can see them."
Logan felt a rush of happiness as they went in the room.
There they were.
His girlfriend was holding his child.
"Hey" Logan said to them.
"Say hi to daddy" Camille said slowly rocking her newborn child.
"Well? Is it…?" Logan asked.
"We have a son" Camille said smiling.
"We have a son?" Logan repeated in a slow happy voice.
"Want to hold him?"
"Yes."
Logan couldn't believe his son was looking right at him, and smiling.
Camille then handed their baby to Logan who right away noted "he looks just like me" smiling at his son's resemblance of himself.
"He does."
"Can I see him?" Logan's mom asked.
"Hi, I'm your Grandma." She said to the smiling child.
"Who wants to hold him next?"
"Me."
After she gave the baby to James, he said "Hi, little guy. I'm your Uncle James. I'm gonna spoil you so much when your mommy and daddy won't" causing Logan and Camille to roll their eyes and laugh.
"Have you thought of any names?" The nurse asked.
"I Like Zane." Camille said.
"Zane is perfect." Logan agreed.
"Or we could revisit the option of naming him after me" James said.
"James…" Logan said.
"But Zane's cute, too." James said in defeat.
"And for a middle name?"
"I was thinking Ivan as a middle name." Logan said.
"Zane Ivan Mitchell. I like it." Camille said.
***END FLASHBACK***
"Logan? Why are you staring at the shelf?" James asked.
"I'm just thinking about when Zane was born."
"Oh. You think he's gonna like what you got him?"
"I know he will."
Later that day, the party started, and Carlos and Logan's parents showed up.
In addition to the surprise he and Logan got for Zane, Carlos offered to bake the birthday cake.
"Wow, Carlos, you did that on your own?" Mr. Garcia asked.
"Yup."
Carlos then made his way to the backyard where Logan was eating pasta, and a hotdog.
"The cake is ready, now we just wait."
"Good."
Zane was playing with his cousins when he went up to Logan.
"Daddy, Uncle James is calling you."
"Yes, James?"
"Since everyone is here, don't you think we should have the cake and presents?"
"Yeah. We should. Call Zane here."
"Yes, daddy?" Zane said.
"Call everyone else It's time for the cake and presents."
Zane's face lit up right away. "Okay!"
After singing Happy Birthday to Zane everyone had a slice of the chocolate cake.
Then after that, it was time for the presents.
Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell got Zane a toy stethoscope.
Mr. and Mrs. Garcia got him a toy fire truck with several toy people from Fisher-Price
Kendall got him a kids-sized basket ball court complete with a ball.
James had gotten him a small football that was softer than most footballs.
Now it was time for Carlos and Logan's present.
Everyone was prepared as they knew Zane would love what Carlos and Loan got him better than the presents he just opened.
Carlos went to his house during the time Zane opened the other presents and was now back with back with a big box.
"Zane this is from me and Carlos. Everyone else here helped us get this for you."
"What's in it?"
"You have to open it."
Zane opened it, with a small smile, and when it was open, the boy's smile grew even wider.
"DADDY! CARLOS! THANK YOU!"
In the box was a male beige Pug puppy complete with a blue collar.
It was obvious that he liked it.
"Thank you for the puppy everyone" Zane said as he picked up the puppy and started to pet it while the puppy was trying to lick his face.
"That tickles" Zane pulling his face away from the puppy and looking at it's adorable face.
Mr. and Mrs. Garcia then went up to them and told Zane "we were watching him for a while before today. I know he's likes you."
"What are you gonna name him?" Logan asked.
"Stitch like in Lilo and Stitch" Zane said.
"Cute name. Tomorrow, we'll get him a name tag, okay?" Logan said.
"Okay."
Right after that, Carlos and Kendall then went back to their house to get Stitch's cage, food, food bowl, and leash.
During that time, Logan explained to Zane not to leave his toys around Stitch when he's not there.
When they got back, Stitch tried to greet them by begging to be carried.
"I think Stitch likes you" Zane said.
"He does." Carlos said.
"What are those stuff?"
"This is for Stitch. He can sleep in the cage, and you can put the cage in your room if you want."
"I want to put his cage in my room!"
"Okay" Logan laughed. "Just remember, you have to be responsible for Stitch. That includes feeding him, and taking him in the backyard so he can use the bathroom, okay?"
"Okay daddy" Zane said before hugging his father. "Thank you again for my puppy"
"You're welcome. Happy Birthday Zane"
A/N: that moment when you realize Zane's initials spell ZIM =)
NEXT CHAPTER: I PROMISE THE NEXT CHAPTER HAS A GOOD SURPRISE THIS TIME!