Sanders Sides One Shots

Locked

Logan was upset, it was cold, raining, and windy, and Patton had somehow locked the keys in the car.

"I locked the keys in the car," Patton confessed when Logan got back into the car after Patton insisted someone check to make sure he hadn't hit the squirrel. Logan volunteered because he knew that if Patton did hit the squirrel he would feel guilty.

"What do you mean you locked the keys in the car? You weren't even supposed to leave the car," Logan asked, confused on how this could have happened.

"Well, I knew if I did hit it you would have lied to me, saying I didn't, so I decided to see for myself," Patton replied sheepishly, embarrassed by the rest of the story.

"That doesn't explain why you locked the car," Logan said his disappointment apparent in his voice.

"Well I didn't want anyone to steal the car," Patton replied staring at the road and gentle kicking it.

"Patton we're in the middle of nowhere," Logan said not believing that Patton would do something like this. 

"Yeah, I know," Patton mumbled tears starting to form in his eyes. He just kept messing up, he tried to do the right thing, but he never could.

The tension slowly leaked out of Logan's body as he said, "It's ok Pa, you meant well,"

"But now we're stuck in the rain," Patton sniffled still feeling guilty for getting them stuck in the rain.

"Hey, look at me. It'll be fine, we can call for help and wait under the trees until the arrive, ok?" Logan asked unsure of how to comfort him, but knowing a good start was dispelling his fears.

Patton just nodded and allowed himself to be lead to the shelter that was the trees. About half an hour later Roman pulled up with a spare set of keys.

"You guys ok?" He asked, handing Logan some coffee and Patton some hot chocolate to warm them up.

"Yeah," was all Patton said before taking the spare keys and unlocking the door.

"Is he ok?" Roman asked Logan, Patton never acted like this and he was concerned. 

"No, but I'll talk to him during the ride home, don't worry about it," Logan said, walking to get into the car with Patton.

"It's not your fault," was the first thing Logan said when he got in the car.

"Then why does it feel like it is?" Patton asked, gripping the steering so tight that his knuckles started to turn white.

Logan looked at Patton and saw silent tears streaming down his face, he took a deep breath and answered, "Because as humans we need someone to blame, but it was an accident, you didn't mean harm, so you need to forgive yourself,"

Patton continued to drive, not saying a word, just staring at the road in front of him. There was no music playing and the silence was thick and heavy, Logan felt like he was choking on it, but he was unsure of what to say, of what would comfort Patton.

"Thank you," Patton whispered as they arrived home.

Logan's head shot up and he asked, "What?" He didn't understand why Patton would be thanking him, he barely did anything.

"You didn't press, you didn't make me feel like my emotions were stupid, you accept them and you were there for me. Thank you," Patton said tears starting to form in his eyes.

Logan replied, "It was no problem, it's how everyone deserves to be treated," He gently grabbed Patton's hand and gave it a squeeze.

They would learn how to be ok and how to help other's be ok together.