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Chapter 6: Stalling

Jake smiled as he looked down at his sleeping baby. He lived for these moment. Eli was so precious. This moment was peaceful. It was still hard to believe that Jake had brought this small life into the world.

"God he's so adorable, I don't wanna go to class," Damien sighed from beside Jake.

"I know, but you have to, if you want to be a teacher you need that degree," Jake replied not taking his eyes off of Eli.

"I know, but he's just so precious," Damien said.

"Do you want another?" Jake asked curiously.

"Let's wait until this one is out of diapers," Damien chuckled.

"Of course, I just...I've always imagined myself having a big family, I wanna know where you stand," Jake said looking up at Damien.

"I grew up an only child and while it was nice, I see what you and your siblings have and I want that for Eli, I never realized how lonely I was until I met you guys," Damien said.

"Which is odd because your mom is so baby crazy," Jake commented.

"I know, right?" Damien chuckled.

"So we're agreed, Eil will have a sibling, in a few years?" Jake asked. Damien smiled and nodded his head.

"We've got time Jake, let's not rush it," Damien replied.

Jake nodded his head. He did not want to rush this. He wanted to take his time with this. Eli was his priority right now. They had time.

-Happy Mistakes-

Kendall yawned as he followed James through the grocery store. This had always been his least favorite chore. Maybe it was because it reminded him of his days back in Minnesota, before Big Time Rush. He had hated working at Sherwood's grocery store.

"Earth to Kendall," James said waving a hand in front of his face.

Kendall looked to James with an apologetic smile. "What?"

"You need to pay attention to our daughter, who is now in the grabby stage," James said holding up a box of fruit snacks.

"Oh, did she-" Kendall started.

"Yes, and now she's chewed on the box and we have to buy them," James replied.

"Sorry," Kendall replied looking down at Jenny.

"What's wrong?" James asked.

"Nothing, it's just work and the holidays coming up," Kendall started.

"Don't stress yourself out," James said quickly.

"I know, I think we need a vacation," Kendall said.

"Well what about Noah and Roldy's wedding. Why don't we take an extra week off then," James asked.

"Yes my thoughts exactly," Kendall said. He looked down at Jenny, who was now holding a new box of cereal and chewing on the corner. "Jennifer!" He exclaimed. James sighed and hung his head. "This is as much your fault as it is mine," he said pointing an accusing finger at his husband. James just chuckled and grabbed the box from Jenny.

"Kendall? James? I thought I heard you two."

Kendall looked up and saw Jennifer Anderson heading their way. She had her own shopping cart. She stopped by Jenny smiling at the young girl.

"Jennifer, hey how's it going?" James asked.

"Good," Jennifer said, "how are things in your end?" She asked looking to Kendall.

"Great," Kendall replied with a smile.

"How are the boys? They drop the kids off and take off running. I hardly see them," Jennifer said.

"I know the feeling, I'm lucky to get one word in before they are out the door," James replied.

"I think the last time I actually sat down with them was when they told me they were engaged again," Jennifer commented.

"What?" Kendall asked shocked.

"Engaged?" James asked.

"I-I thought you knew, they told me they were going to tell you. It's been weeks," Jennifer said quickly.

"No they haven't said a word," James said looking to Kendall.

"Why are you looking at me like that?" Kendall asked feigning innocence.

"You don't make it easy for the boys to tell us things," James said.

"Well ok then, it was nice seeing you guys," Jennifer said making a hasty exit, not that either man noticed.

"Can we not do this here?" Kendall asked glancing around. James seemed to catch on and nod his head.

They finished their shopping and left the store. Kendall was loading Jenny back into her car seat when James started up again.

"You know if you were so tough on them, they might actually tell us things," James said as he packed their bags in the back of the SUV.

"Oh please, you make them not want to tell us by being overbearing. 'You can tell me anything, I'll listen.' Trust me that's the fastest way to make them lie," Kendall asked as he closed the back door. The James shut the trunk and the two got into the vehicle.

"Are we really arguing over this?" Kendall asked suddenly. He started driving as James thought his words over.

"Yeah, he's not even here and he can make us argue over the simplest things," James sighed.

"I think we have a more pressing subject at hand, and that is Adam and Cooper not telling us," Kendall replied. "We will just have to find a way to get them to tell us."

"Right, cause they are gonna tell us, did we not just go through that argument?" James asked looking over at Kendall knowingly.

"True, but let's invite them over, have dinner and see if they will tell us," Kendall suggested.

-Happy Mistakes-

Kyle sighed as he looked himself over in the bathroom mirror. He was in the bathroom at Rocque records. He needed a break from everything. He could see the bag under his eyes. He just looked tired over all. He had been running nonstop all week. Jared was busy with his impending court date for his custody battle. He was constantly asking Kyle for help with the girls, which he was all too happy to help. On top of that, he had interview after interview for his album. The release date was coming closer, and closer. His appearance on the Today Show was creeping closer and closer, too. Kendall was always nagging him about his grades and doing his homework. Life was not getting any easier. To top everything off Lilly's due date was fast approaching, it was just under two months away.

He took a deep breath and hung his head. Stressing over all this, wasn't good. He had to find a way to do everything, and not be tired.

If there was a way that I could be in two places at once, he thought. He shook his head with a chuckle. That's not possible, but still a guy could dream right?

He thought back to an encounter he had with Jesse Tyler, from the band Weiss; another Rocque Records band. Jesse had noticed how tired he was all the time. The two had talked for a bit and Jesse shared his secret to staying energized all the time; Adderall. He had given Kyle a bottle and left. Kyle hadn't taken any of it. He knew what drugs did, and that they were bad. Jesse swore that they would help energize him.

He looked to his backpack, where he had stashed the bottle. It would be so easy to just pop a pill. No one would know, Jesse assured him. He shook his head, no he wasn't going down that road. He was so much better than that. Drugs was not the answer.

The bathroom door opened and he jumped. He turned in time to see Jared stroll in.

"Your dad is being paranoid and wants me to check on you," Jared said giving him a sly smile.

"Puh-lease, you just wanted to come in here and catch me with my pants down," he snorted. Jared laughed at that.

"Oh how well you know," Jared replied, "but seriously, are you ok?"

"Yeah, I'm just tired," he said.

"Ok, when you're done here, come over and I'll make you supper, well it'll be made already, but come eat and then you can go to bed. It's Friday and your homework can wait a day," Jared said walking up to the young blonde. "Don't tell your dad, but the girls want to spend the night at Jackie and Carter's place, and I'm sure I can have No and Ro disappear for a few hours," he said his voice dropping low. Kyle hummed appreciatively.

"Deal," Kyle said swallowing thickly as he tried to will away the arousal that was threatening to show. "Now go before I jump you right here." He commanded. Jared laughed and stole a kiss.

Once Jared was gone, Kyle couldn't help but smile. Suddenly, he wasn't so tired anymore. He grabbed his backpack and left the bathroom. He made his way to the studio where Kendall was waiting for him.

-Happy Mistakes-

Adam walked into his apartment with his phone in his hand. He had gotten a text Kendall, asking that he and Cooper come over to dinner soon, no kids. He heard screaming and barely had time to react as Miri plowed into him.

"Papa!"

"Hey baby girl," Adam greeted his daughter. He lifted her into his arms. He looked to the living room where Cooper was sitting on the floor.

"We were having a tea party that turned into some kind of battle," Cooper replied as he stood up. "Kenny is napping by the way."

"Great, but we need to talk," Adam said slowly. He set Miri down and she ran back over to Cooper.

"About what?" Cooper asked as Miri started climbing on him.

"My dad just texted me, they want us over for dinner, no kids," Adam said.

"What did you do?" Cooper asked seriously as he sat up holding Miri so she didn't fall.

"Nothing, I mean I don't think I've done anything to upset them," Adam replied putting his hands up.

"They only do this when they want something, or you did something wrong," Cooper stated setting Miri aside. He stood up despite her protests. He turned the TV on and he was forgotten.

"I swear that I haven't done anything wrong. I've barely said two words to them lately. You're always picking the kids up and dropping them off lately," Adam said wracking his brain. He had no idea what he had done.

"Maybe we're overreacting," Cooper commented.

"Maybe, but can you blame me? They always have some kind of ulterior motive," Adam said shaking his head.

"Ok so if you haven't done anything bad, then they want something," Cooper said logically.

"Well I don't got anything," Adam replied. Cooper chuckled and shook his head. "What do we do?"

"We find a sitter and sit through that painful dinner until we find out what they want," Cooper replied.

"I was afraid of that," Adam sighed hanging his head.

"Maybe it's something good? Maybe they just want to see you. I mean we do kind of just drop off the kids and run usually," Cooper suggested.

"Yeah right, they always want something, have you met my dads?" Adam asked.

"You never know, they might just surprise you," Cooper replied.

-Happy Mistakes-

Leora giggled as she watched Lucas and Miles bicker back and forth. She was sitting across from the pair with Artie. They had all been talking about nothing in particular, until Lucas disagreed with Miles over a video game. The two only had ears for each other then.

"Is this going to be the norm from now on?" Artie asked watching the pair warily.

"I wouldn't doubt it," Leora replied, "they are always like this lately. I think they are trying to make up for lost time."

"It would appear so," Artie said thoughtfully.

"Wanna ditch these losers and do something else?" Leora asked.

"I don't even think they'll miss us," Artie replied.

The two slipped away unnoticed. Artie shook his head, at his boyfriend.

"So aside from that, how are things with Lu?" Leora asked casually. Since she had been hanging out with Lucas and Miles more often, she was getting to know Artie better.

"Great, he's awesome," Artie gushed.

"Good, if he ever does something stupid let me know, I'll kick his butt for you," Leora offered. Artie smiled and thanked her.

"He's great, he's so understanding with everything," Artie said.

"I wish I could find someone like that, all the guys I've dated lately are losers." Leora shook her head. "They only wanna date me because of who my dads are."

"I know how that goes, I had so many guys chasing after me, you know before I transitioned and I was still Mercedes Griffin's daughter," Artie said bitterly.

"It's so annoying right?" Leora asked.

"Oh yeah, but with Lucas, he doesn't care. He doesn't even know who my mom is. I mean he never heard of her before we met. It's refreshing," Artie said a small smile forming on his lips.

"You are head over heels," Leora teased. Artie's face went pink with embarrassment. He looked away from her.

"I think I am," Artie said, "I've never had it this bad before."

"Oh my god you're adorable," Leora gushed.

"Shut up," Artie said shoving her lightly. "So what about you and Miles? What's going on there?"

"Me and Miles? Nothing, we're just friends, always have been. He's been Kyle's best friend since forever, he kind of just grew on me," Leora shrugged.

"There's nothing going on there?" Artie asked.

"Nope, he's like family to me," Leora said.

The two continued to talk as they walked around. Eventually the topic turned back to dating. Artie had an offer for Leora.

"I've got a friend that would be perfect for you, he grew up in the life too so he's not too starstruck anymore. He doesn't care who your parents are," Artie said.

"Really? What's his name," Leora asked interested.

"Shane, he lives at the Palm Woods and is screenwriter/actor. He moved there to get away from his parents and start fresh. He even has a stage name he uses so he's not associated with his parents," Artie explained.

"Great, I don't wanna know who he is and don't tell him who my dad's are. No expectations," Leora said.

"Got it, I'll talk to him and see if he's interested," Artie said.

-Happy Mistakes-

Logan paced back and forth in his living room. He had asked Lilly to take Layla out tonight. He told her that she better spend time with her sister before she left, otherwise she would miss it. Lily bought it, but was skeptical. She had every right to be skeptical, though. Logan wasn't being honest with her. Sure it was a good excuse, but he just needed her out for the night. Carlos was coming over, and Logan did not want her getting the wrong idea. He did not want her getting her hopes up.

Logan turned around once more and started towards the other side of the room. He was trying to relax. The harder he tried, the more anxious he got. He kept checking the time. Carlos had never said when he would show up. They never really agreed to anything, other than that they needed to talk. No time was set aside, no topic agreed upon. Nothing other than they needed to talk and that Carlos was welcome to stop by the condo.

Logan sighed as he fell onto the couch. He load back and put his head in his hands. Why was he so worked up? This was only Carlos. He had known Carlos since they were in third grade. They had been through so much together. They had so much history together. He knew Carlos better than he knew himself, well he had. At some point everything had changed. What was once easy was now hard. Talking with Carlos felt forced. Everything was different.

Logan hung his head in his hands. He was so stressed out already, how was he going to handle talking to Carlos?

"Bad day?"

Logan's head snapped up. He saw Carlos standing in the entryway to the living room. He was leaning against the wall, with his arms crossed over his chest.

"I didn't hear you come in," Logan said softly.

"Obviously," Carlos replied.

The two sat there, looking at one another. Logan couldn't help but notice how tired Carlos looked. Lilly had told him that he was pulling in extra hours on set and trying to do everything at home too. Carlos looked exhausted. Logan knew that he probably looked no better than him.

"Have you heard from Presley?" Carlos asked.

"No, I'm worried she might try something with the kids," Logan sighed.

"You would think she learned her lesson after last time," Carlos replied.

"I don't know what she wants. I've warned her to stay away from the kids. I mean she couldn't be bothered to show up and meet the boys when we spent the whole summer in Minnesota," Logan said bitterly.

"Did I really come here just to talk about your toxic relationship with your sister?" Carlos asked his arms falling to his sides.

"No, I'm stalling," Logan admitted, "I don't want to have this conversation, but I know we have to. We have to if we ever hope to get past this and move on with our lives whether that be together or not."

"Ok then, let's talk," Carlos said.

So there you go, another chapter. Sorry for the long wait. I had some school and a new job and things got away from me. So sorry to leave you all just realized this is my first update of the year too. Also tomorrow (the 18th) is my birthday! So here's to hoping it's a good one.

Can Kendall and James get Adam and Cooper to admit their engagement to them? Will Adam freak and spill a different secret? What will Logan and Carlos talk about? Will Logan admit the truth? Will Leora like her blind date?

There you go some things to think about. Let me know what you think will happen, and I will see you guys next time.

PEACE!

Always

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