Pièce de résistance

The Fear

A myriad of thoughts filled Logan's mind. Who was that person? Was he someone they both know? Maybe Kendall was just being friendly. Maybe it was not what it looked like. Maybe he was thinking too much again, which he normally did. But what if he was not thinking too much this time? What if in the past five weeks, Kendall had been seeing someone else other than him? What if? Who? Maybe...

There was only one way to find out. Logan cleared his throat, put on a fake smile and took giant strides up to Kendall.

'Kendall.' Logan called out.

Kendall, with his pretty smile still etched on his face and his hands still attached to Mystery Guy's hands, raised an eyebrow when he saw Logan but that cheerful expression never left his face. He was clearly surprised at Logan's sudden appearance because he didn't expect Logan to be there at all.

'Logan! I'm surprised!' Kendall withdrew his hands from Mystery Guy's hands and placed it around Logan's shoulders. 'What are you doing here?'

'Well, thought I surprise you with some good news but...' Logan kept his fake smile on, diverting his attention to Mystery Guy, who smiled back weakly.

'Logan, please meet an old friend of mine and future rockstar, Guitar Dude!' Kendall said and patted said guy on the arm lightly.

'Kendall, you know how ridiculous that name sounds! Nice to meet you, Logan. Please, call me Greg.' Greg said and extended his hands to Logan, who shook it briefly.

'Nice to meet you, too.' Logan said.

'Greg? I thought you hated that name. You even said that you're gonna go with Guitar Dude as your stage name.' Kendall remarked.

'I was young and young people do and say stupid things that they'll regret later on in life. Who would you rather sign? Guitar Dude or Greg Dean?' Greg directed the question to Kendall.

'Hmm...I'll sign Guitar Dude!' Kendall stuck his tongue out at Greg.

'Oh come on!' Greg said and pushed Kendall playfully. They were laughing after that, as if that was the most natural thing to do. Logan started to feel suspicious. He decided to say something.

'So, you're a singer?' Logan asked.

'A singer-songwriter to be precise. I'm here doing a little promotion for my debut EP, and I'll be recording my first full-length album here in Paris.' Greg smiled.

'I see.' Logan nodded his head. 'You're recording...here?'

Greg chuckled. 'No, not here. I have an interview and photo shoot with French GQ. They'll be featuring me in their next issue's music section.'

'You better get going. I don't want you to leave a bad impression because of me dragging you on.' Kendall joked.

'Ah, you know I will never mind if it's you.' Greg smirked.

The boys said their goodbyes and Greg gave Kendall's shoulder a little squeeze before heading into the studio. Logan was a little uncomfortable with Greg's last words. Did he really meant it? And what exactly did he mean by that? He was convinced that Kendall and Greg were more than just friends.

'You guys must be really close friends, huh?' Logan said once Greg was out of earshot.

'Logan...' Kendall placed both hands on Logan's shoulders and look him in the eye. 'We're just friends. Nothing more than that.'

'Okay...'

'Logan, I'm serious -'

'Okay! I believe you! Geez!' Logan bit his lower lip and punched Kendall on the chest lightly.