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They'd talked about it, kind of, and while Logan couldn't help but think it was sort of sweet that Jack wanted Joe's permission... Well, he was also fairly sure that letting the other man go alone wouldn't end well. It didn't matter that Jack would try and behave, or that Joe was doing all he could to accept the fact that Logan was with Jack, the two men just seemed unable to click.

Nothing Jack did seemed to win Joe over completely, and even though Logan went out of his way to try and get Joe to warm to the other man- it just didn't seem to be working.

"I'm coming," he'd said simply, not giving Jack a chance to argue as he finished getting ready. "He's gonna want to talk to me about it anyway, so I may as well be there." Which was true, but they both knew that wasn't why Logan was coming. Of course, neither of them said as much out loud as they made their way to the Hamlet, their shoulders brushing as they walked.

Standing outside Joe's door, Logan was struck with a sudden feeling of dread, but before he could suggest leaving and coming back later Jack was knocking on the door.

(tagging order: Joe, Jack, Logan)

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"I'll talk to him," Joe said, relenting. It was sort of annoying how easily he would bend to Logan now, do anything just to make him happy and he couldn't help but playfully roll his eyes. "And I know Dale likes him, but Dale also puts up with me, so bringing him into this isn't necessarily saying a lot. But I'll talk to him."

"Cool," Logan said, clearly pleased but not making too big a deal of it. "Man, can you believe all this shit? If you'd told me a year ago- hell a month ago, that I was gonna get married to Jack or even remarried at all, I would have said you were nuts."

"I would've said you were nuts," Joe pointed out with a snort of laughter, but he understood what Logan meant. If anyone had told him that he'd one day love someone other than Billy as much as he loved Dale -- and that he'd be in a relationship that was not only functional, but healthy -- he would've thought they were crazy. "Weird how some shit changes, that's for sure."

"No kidding. I mean, I'm with Jack, you're with Dale... Billy is gone, Neil doesn't even want to look at me. Matthew's getting bigger everyday and Anne doesn't have Ariel anymore- Everything is different now," Logan replied. "Some of it sucks, but- I'm not fighting change anymore. Besides, I'm really happy. I didn't think I would ever be this happy again."

"People always used to say that shit happened for a reason. That it would all work out in the end and I used to fucking hate that," Joe said, nodding his agreement. "But it makes sense. I mean, I get it now."

"Yeah, yeah me too," Logan replied honestly, smiling sadly. "We haven't changed though, me and you. Proves that some things last, right? Like, not everything changes, some stuff you can rely on. ...Some people you can rely on."

"This is when I'm supposed to say something fucking cheesy, right? Like... we've changed. For the better." He was mostly joking, but he was grinning when he said it, because Logan was right. It was nice to have that.

"Fuck off," Logan laughed. "It's not a Hallmark moment, okay? It's just- true. I dunno what I'd do without you, man. I mean I know you've been like a father to me, but more than that, you're- Well you're probably the best friend I have here. And just shut up before you make any comments about how sappy I'm being, I'm just- letting you know that you matter, okay?"

Biting his lip he flashed a grin. "I should probably get going, I feel kind of bad chasing him off like that. I'll see you later though, maybe we can jam?"

"Wasn't gonna say a word," Joe promised, lifting his hands even as he continued to grin. "You go after him, man, I get it. We'll hang out later."

For a moment he said nothing, then he shifted forward on the bed and said, "Hey, Logan. I love you." Because, yeah, he could say he agreed with everything Logan had said, but that summed up exactly what it was he wanted to say.

Logan paused at the door to look at the other man and nodded. "I know, Joe. I love you too," he replied, smiling softly at the other man before turning away and heading outside.

Now that Joe knew, he felt just a little lighter, and he knew that it didn't matter what anyone else thought. He had Joe's approval and that was all he needed.