Follow me, don’t follow me. (open to friends only)

[echolls_cursed]

Logan's head had stopped pounding less then a day after the accident. He'd taken a hard hit, but he was alright, and other then a small cut and a bruise that was turning a pleasant shade of purple, Logan wasn't looking much worse the wear. He was sleeping a lot though, more then usual even, but he wasn't sure he could blame the bump for that. No, sometimes Logan just didn't like getting out of bed.

For the last hour or so though, he hadn't really been sleeping, just sort of drifting in and out. One minute he was awake and almost ready to get up, and the next he'd roll onto his side and find that perfectly warm spot on the bed... the one that made it all too easily to let his eyes drift shut again. Neil was out, probably walking Max, so there was no one nagging him, no one to tell him to stop being lazy and to go eat something. It was nice, and Logan planned on enjoying it just a little longer.

He'd found that spot again, and he was just about to settle back in for at least another ten minutes of lazing about... when someone said his name.

No, not just someone.

Logan would have recognized that voice anywhere, anytime. He new what it sounded like on film and on the phone, and he knew what it sounded like when the older man was there. Logan knew Aaron Echoll's voice better then anyone else's.

Eyes snapping open, Logan sat up almost instantly, his body tense as he listened. Maybe he'd imagined it... maybe it had been a dream,

But no, there it was again.

"Logan?"

Getting to his feet, Logan slowly walked to the door, peering around it with a worried look. His chest was tight and he was pretty sure he was sweating, but he made sure not to let anything show on his face as he headed outside and looked around. Making his way around to the back of the hut, he could feel his heart pounding in his chest. "Dad?" he said quietly, unsure and uneasy.

And there he was, Aaron Echolls, not a foot away. He had that look on his face, angry and pinched so tight the the lines in his face seemed deeper then usual. He took a step closer and Logan instantly took a step back, right onto someone's foot.

(Aaron isn't really there, you can't see him or hear him. >_> Open to friends only.)

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[jdick.livejournal.com]

"Okay, good," Joe said with a quiet sigh, his hand still on Logan's back. "Good." He hadn't lied to Logan, not since promising he wouldn't and everything he said he completely meant.

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"Sorry, I dunno why I'm acting like this... like some kid who's mother's getting re-married or something. I mean, you said nothing's even happened yet, right? Why am I so... worried or whatever?"

[jdick.livejournal.com]

"Nothing's happened," Joe assured him quietly. "It's way too much, way too soon. I don't think I could even just fuck around at this point." And with Dale it was more than that.

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Logan nodded in understanding and sighed. "Do you feel guilty about it at all?" he asked. "The stuff that Dale told you before Billy left? I think it would drive me insane."

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"Yeah," Joe said with a quiet laugh, lifting his hand to rub over his head again. "Yeah, sometimes I really fucking do. It's like I'm hurting them both just by being me. Like I fucking betrayed Billy and now he's gone and I can't even make amends."

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"It's not your fault though," Logan shrugged. "I mean... it's not your fault that he had to go, and it's not your fault that you've got this thing with Dale or Dale has this thing with you. Whatever it is. I mean, you didn't do anything wrong. It must suck though, having it all happen at once.

[jdick.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, it really does," Joe agreed, laughing again and continuing to rub his head. "I felt like an asshole keeping it from Billy, so I showed him the letter and he... he asked if I was sure I loved him. If I was sure I didn't wanna go be with Dale and I told him I loved him and then not long after he was gone."

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"Maybe it was what he needed to hear," Logan suggested. "Maybe that's why he stayed as long as he did. I mean... he wasn't happy, Joe. I saw him. But he loved you, I know he loved you. Maybe... maybe that's the whole reason he was here."

[jdick.livejournal.com]

"To what? Figure out whether or not I really loved him?" Joe asked. And it wasn't like he hadn't said the words countless times, but he knew words could be useless without meaning behind them. He and Billy hadn't exactly been the typical couple and they hadn't often been nice to each other, but Joe loved him.

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"No... Maybe... Fuck I dunno. Forget I brought it up," Logan sighed, not even sure what he'd been trying to say.

[jdick.livejournal.com]

"No, it's okay," Joe said, shaking his head, because maybe figuring out why Billy was there and why he'd left would help him deal with it. "I just miss him, that's all. I miss him so fucking much all the time. I keep going back to the hut and he's not there, but his things are and it feels wrong."

[echolls-cursed.livejournal.com]

Logan looked down at that and sighed. "Sometimes it's hard to believe he's gone," Logan confessed. "Like uh, like he's just up on the mountain or off doing whatever it was he was always doing. But... I dunno. I don't deal with stuff like this well. I just ignore it. I'm probably the last person who should be trying to talk to you about it."

[jdick.livejournal.com]

"I don't deal too well with it either," Joe admitted. "I barely even talked about Stewie or Three or Sookie. Just tried to forget it, I guess. Ignore it."

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"Can't ignore this one though," Logan said softly.

[jdick.livejournal.com]

"No," Joe agreed quietly, though he hadn't really ignored the others. Just kept quiet about it.

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Logan was quiet for a movement, and then slowly got to his feet. "Get up," he instructed Joe, nudging the older man with his foot.

[jdick.livejournal.com]

Joe looked over at Logan and frowned, but he slowly got to his feet and stood at the edge of the pool, an eyebrow raised at Logan. "What?" he asked.

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"Jump in with me," Logan said simply. "Count of five, we both jump. It'll be good. Clear your head a bit," he told the older man as he offered his hand.

[jdick.livejournal.com]

Joe smiled slightly and then nodded and reached out to take Logan's hand. He didn't know if it would clear his head as promised, but he figured it was definitely worth a shot.

[echolls-cursed.livejournal.com]

"What, no comments about how gay I am, or how I'm such a fag? This is serious," Logan smirked.

[jdick.livejournal.com]

"Fag," Joe said, then squeezed Logan's hand and gave him a shit-eating grin. "That make you feel better, you big fucking fag?"

[echolls-cursed.livejournal.com]

Logan rolled his eyes. "Yeah, much better. Ready? One, two, three..."

He let go on three and shoved Joe as hard as he could into the water, grinning at the loud splash. Arms up in victory, Logan hooted loudly, not that anyone could see or hear him, and then jumped in after him with a laugh.

[jdick.livejournal.com]

Joe went under the water with a surprised noise, then came up sputtering and choking and laughing, watching Logan come in right after him. "Fucker," he said with a laugh.

[echolls-cursed.livejournal.com]

"I can't believe you actually thought I was gonna hold your hand, and jump in with you like a little girl," Logan laughed, splashing Joe with a grin.

[jdick.livejournal.com]

"You are a big fucking fag," Joe reminded him, splashing him back and then pushing his hand down on the top of Logan's head, trying to push him under.