MFT 2/ Final Class

Friends help each other

Logan's POV:

Kendall and I lay side by side on his bed and kissed. The TV show became secondary and was merely playing in the background. Kendall had one arm around my torso and the other in my neck. With one hand I held Kendall's cheek and thus pulled him closer to me with his face. Our tongues danced together and I noticed the blood flowing to my groin. With that, I felt the pain again and groaned in pain. Kendall stopped his movements and looked at me with concern. "Did I do something wrong?" he asked, looking at me. "No, blame human nature," I explained briefly, trying to control the pain. "What?" asked Kendall, confused. "Kissing and the affection that comes with it gave me an erection," I explained, squinting my eyes. "And lately you don't like that feeling anymore?". "Of course I like that feeling, just not when it causes me pain," I replied and Kendall was now nodding. "I should never have hit you in that spot or at all". "It's okay Kendall. You realized that was a mistake," I mentioned and hugged him. Afterwards, my cell phone rang again and I took it out of my back pocket. "Mr. Stark?" asked Kendall tensely. "No James," I answered and took the call.

Phone call

L: Hey, what's up?

J: Hey buddy. How are you doing?

L: Pretty good so far but why are you calling me?

J: We are friends right? And friends help each other.

L: Yeah James. Get to the point.

J: Ok. I have a burst water pipe in my apartment right now and now I need a place to stay for the next two days.

L: When do you need this place to stay?

J: Preferably right away. I've been in my car for an hour already and I don't know where to go.

L: Ok. Get on the road to my place and I'll be right there.

J: Aren't you at home?

L: No I'm at Kendall's but I'll be at your place in 20 minutes at the latest.

J: All right. Thanks Logan. I'll see you.

L: See you.

"What's going on?" asked Kendall as I hung up. "I'm afraid I have to go. James needs me," I replied, getting up from Kendall's bed. "Can't you stay here?". "No unfortunately. We'll catch up Kendall but now my best friend needs me" I explained "I understand. Take care of yourself ok?" asked Kendall as he walked down the stairs with me in response. "I will. Don't worry about it," I assured him and hugged him affectionately. "Do you have to go?" asked Mrs. Knight as she sat on the couch watching a movie. "Yes, unfortunately. My best friend needs me," I briefly explained the situation. "Alright. Glad everything is good between you two again," she said, standing up and putting an arm around Kendall. "Yeah, we think so too," I agreed with her. "See you Tuesday Logan then," Kendall said goodbye to me as Mrs. Knight opened the door for me. Before I left, I kissed Kendall passionately and looked at him afterwards. "See you Tuesday Ken," I said goodbye and was now leaving the Knights' house.

It wasn't exactly warm that evening as a cool wind was blowing and it was threatening to rain. I quickly went to my car and headed for home. After a short time I arrived at the parking lot of the apartment blocks and parked myself in my parking space. Near me I saw the car of James and went to him. He didn't seem to notice me in the darkness until I knocked on the driver's side window. He then got out of the car with a backpack and locked it. "Hey Logan," he greeted me and gave me a quick hug. "Hey James. Come on in," I greeted him as well and walked with him to my apartment. "Did I interrupt Kendall and you doing something important?" asked James as he took off his jacket and shoes. "Not really. Don't worry about it," I replied as I also took off my jacket and shoes. "Are you hungry?", I asked as I walked straight into the kitchen. "Oh yeah," James replied as he came over to me. "Do you want some macaroni and cheese?", I asked when I saw cheese in my fridge. "Gladly," James agreed and I started to prepare everything. After a short time this was done and I just had to wait for the food to be ready in the oven. While we waited, I sat down at the dining table with James. "Say, what happened to you?" asked James and I looked at him confused. "You have scratches on your face and your wrists don't look real good either," he remarked when I saw that you could perfectly see the marks. "Did you get into a fight?" he asked worriedly as he continued to eye me. "James. It's all right you don't have to worry," I replied. "Are you really sure Logan?" he asked. "Yes James," I confirmed to him and after ten minutes took our food out of the oven.

We ate in silence and then sat down on the couch to watch a movie that was on TV. "You didn't say anything about you and Kendall making up," James said out of nowhere as we both continued to watch the TV. "No, since it all just happened today," I replied monotonously. "You don't sound very excited," he stated, looking at me. "I'm very happy to have him back and that everything is fine again," I replied, returning James' eye contact. "I see." After a few hours of boredly watching the movies, we decided to go to sleep shortly after. "Do you need anything else?", I asked James as I placed a pillow and blanket on the couch. "No, it's all good," he replied and thereupon he lay down on the couch and I in my bed.

I couldn't sleep for long, however, as a nightmare had me sitting upright in my bed again, scared and gasping. Shortly after, I heard someone knocking on my door and opened it. Through the streetlights outside, I could see James standing in the doorway looking at me. "Did I wake you up?" he asked quietly when he saw me sitting upright in my bed. "No. What's up?", I asked as I continued to gasp and he closed the door behind him and moved closer to me. "I can't sleep," he explained, sitting down on the other side of the bed. "Me too," I agreed with him and slumped back on my bed. He then lay down on the other side of the bed and I felt his gaze on me. "You didn't tell me the truth earlier when I pointed out the scrapes did you?" he asked and I turned my gaze to the ceiling. "No James." "What happened Logan?". "I got hit," I started to tell him. "By who? I swear to you if I find that one I'm going to make his life miserable," James mentioned threateningly. "James, you won't do that," I said, and at that he turned on the bedside lamp on his side. I couldn't see anything for a moment because of the light and had to wait until my eyes got used to the brightness. James' gaze instantly turned to my torso as he caught sight of the large hematoma on my stomach. "Who did this to you?" he asked worriedly as he eyed me. "It doesn't matter," I replied and at that James looked at me again. "Logan, please tell me. I just want to help you," James explained, putting his hand on my arm. "Promise me you won't snap now. Kendall hit me," I admitted, seeing the shock in his eyes. "Kendall? Your boyfriend beat you up like that?" he asked incredulously.

"Yes. But please calm down. We've worked everything out again," I replied. "For what reason did he hit you?". Briefly, I explained the story while James just shook his head. "You do realize, I hope, that you're going to have to report that Mrs. Carter, don't you?" he asked me, turning his gaze to the ceiling. "I don't think that's necessary. Nothing else happened," I mentioned. "Logan. She made sure you lost your job and she sexually harassed you more than once. What else has to happen before you finally do something about it?" he asked, upset. "I don't know James. I'm a big scaredy cat and I'm scared of a woman," I explained dejectedly. "Hey, you're not. Back then you refused to testify against Viola and now you want to make the same mistake? I support you buddy," James made me realize and put his hands on my shoulders. "You're like a little brother to me. I have to make sure you're okay, don't I?" he explained. Before I said anything in response, I hugged him and rested my head against his shoulder. "We're going to get this all fixed Logan. Trust me," he said, stroking my back. After that conversation, James turned off the lamp and we both spent the night together in my bed.