Pièce de résistance

The End

'Take good care of yourself over there, alright?' Carlos said, giving Logan one last hug before he board the plane.

'I will. Keep in touch.' Logan returned the hug and gave Carlos a brief smile before heading to the departure hall.

Logan was preocuppied with the boarding protocol when he reached the departure hall. As such, he did not have the liberty to sort out his thoughts at that particular moment. Once he boarded the plane, found his seat and the captain had made the welcoming speech, Logan finally had some time to think.

Did I make the right decision? Who am I going back for? Do I even know why I'm going back there?

Those questions filled his mind. As he pondered over those questions, his mind traveled back to the very first time he met Kendall. They met in Los Angeles, in Gustavo's office at Rocque Models. He was there negotiating his management contract with Gustavo when Kendall invited himself into the office and interrupting their conversation. Logan remembered how he fell head over heels for Kendall. Love at first sight. Cheesy much?

A young man with not much confidence and a tragic childhood, Logan had always found the idea of putting himself out there for the world to see absurd. He knew that being a model was tough and he had no intention to be one either when he was in LA. He was there for a reason but modeling was not the reason. Logan wanted to be a doctor and he was attending a decent medical school when one day, a talent scout by the name of Kelly spotted him working at the local Starbucks. Always the kindhearted one, Logan felt sorry for Kelly since she could lose her job if the sportswear shoot was not done that day. Thus, by him accepting the offer, he unofficially became a model. He met his future best friend, Carlos, who worked on his hair and makeup that day. They hit it off right away and had remained best friends since.

It was on that very set that he heard the name Kendall Knight. THE Kendall.

'Oh my God! Don't tell me you have never heard of THE Kendall?'

Every now and then, Logan would think back of how Carlos posed the question. A look of genuine surprise and amusement painted on his face. Logan had been oblivious to the existence of the current alpha male model at the moment. That was the first time he had heard of the name, Kendall. And it wouldn't be very long until he actually met him. Logan was intrigued and attracted to Kendall's presence. As soon as Kendall left Gustavo's office, Logan signed the contract and became a Rocque model. What sweetened the deal even further was he became Kendall's roommate when he moved in to the models apartment Kendall and the other models were living in. And once again, it wouldn't be very long before he received his very first assignment with Kendall – the condom campaign.

It was a mess. But a beautiful mess. Logan did well at the photo shoot but he messed up his lines during the commercial shoot. He became nervous. Very nervous. So nervous that painful memory of what happened to him during his childhood came back to haunt him. He broke down and his anxiety got the better of him. But Kendall was there in spite of the mess he made. Kendall was there to comfort him and gave him a shoulder to lean on when he needed it the most. It was as if Kendall had become the rock in his life. Usually, Logan would flinch upon bodily contact during his panic attack but he never did when Kendall was holding him. There was something special in Kendall but he wasn't sure what it was back then. And now, it seemed like Logan had successfully overcome his fear and gotten over the painful memory of the rape because he could think of it now and not feel anything. Because of you, Kendall. It's all because of you.

He was pretty sure that he was attracted to Kendall but he did not want to start anything with him because of his past. Additionally, he wasn't sure if Kendall felt the same way. True, Kendall may have acted all affectionate with him but he may only be playing with him or he could only be doing that for the sake of the commercial. Logan was self-conscious and he knew where he stood during that time. Kendall deserves someone better. That was what he always thought back then.