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In the end Logan had never made it back to the hut. At least not to stay. He had stepped inside just long enough to grab his board and wetsuit, and had headed off to the beach.

Maybe leaving your husband's birthday to go surfing wasn't the best thing to do- but there was only so much Logan could stand to watch. BetweenJack flirting with others and others flirting with Jack, Logan felt ill. Maybe it was how Jack was, and maybe it was something he'd eventually get over, but today wasn't that day. he didn't like watching Jack flirt with others, and if that made him a shitty husband... Well then jack could just find himself someone more willing to share.

Someone like that asshole who'd been practically drooling on him.

He spent an hour in the waves, and then eventually made his way to the compound to shower and dress. Time had passed, and he felt guilty now for leaving Jack at the party- But a little voice in his head assured him that Jack had likely had more fun without him anyway. It was easier to smile and charm people without your husband glaring after all.

Still, he needed to go home. He couldn't hide forever.

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Logan ran his hand down Jack's side, touching him lightly and speaking softly.

"I'm sorry," he babbled. "I'm sorry I'm such a fuck up sometimes," he whispered, groping and touching him lightly.

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"Logan...stop it. It's okay," Jack assured him before catching his face and kissing him slowly. He let it linger, just pressing, brushing, and breathing against Logan's mouth. It was as sweet as he ever got.

"I love you. That's all there is to it. You don't need to be sorry, baby. Really."

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Pressing closer again, Logan kissed Jack slowly, savouring the taste of the other man and ignoring the way his doubts whispered the names of all the other people Jack's lips had kissed.

"I hate being like this," he said. "I don't want you thinking I'm like him. ...And I don't want to feel about you the way I felt with Neil when he flirted with people."

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Like him. Sometimes it was really hard to not draw comparisons between House and Logan, though Jack tried very hard not to. And he could see where Logan would see a connection between Neil and Jack.

It was just a mess.

"I hate it too," he admitted. "Making it a game the next time doesn't make it better now. I don't know what to do."

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"Jack, you don't have to do anything. I just hope that next time something like this happens, it goes better than it did today, you know?" Logan sighed, letting his fingers slide up Jack's arm.

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"It will. Next time it'll be different, I promise," he replied, daring another tender kiss.

"You should get some sleep. I'm sure surfing wore you out. We can talk more in the morning."

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"Don't try and put me to bed just because you're a filthy old man now," Logan protested lightly, squirming away with a hint of a grin.

"I can stay up as late as I want. I can go all night."

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"You always say that," Jack chuckled. "Okay, whippersnapper, show me what you've got. Let's see if another year means I can't keep up with you anymore."

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Logan laughed a bit and rolled away, grinning as he wet his lips. After all that stress and pain, he was feeling playful, and he nudged Jack's ankle gently with his foot.

He didn't say anything. He was sure he didn't have to. Sometimes he and Jack simply understood one another,

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He nudged Logan back, then hooked his leg over the younger man's and pulled a little, getting Logan's knee between his own.

"You like that? Whippersnapper? I should call you that all the time," he grinned, reaching out to ruffle Logan's hair.

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"That so isn't a pet name I am gonna start responding to," Logan smirked, inching closer again and wrapping an arm around Jack.

"Unless you want me to start calling you granpa."

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"Yeah, that's a little more twisted than I'm okay with," he laughed, kissing Logan squarely on the nose. "I'm not that much older than you. Not even ten years. It's not so bad, right?"

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"I don't care," Logan replied honestly. "Besides, you aren't the oldest guy I've ever been with."

He settled in closer and held on a little more. "I just like teasing you. I always used to think you got a cheep thrill from the fact that I was younger. It never bothered me though."

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"I do get a cheap thrill. You keep me on my toes," Jack said as he made his point by dragging his foot up Logan's calf. "I don't know what I'd do without you, you know. I can't imagine what it would have been like, being here four years and not knowing you."

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"Well, you would have had less black eyes, and probably more sexual partners," Logan replied thoughtfully.

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"And I'd be alone," he replied. "Or, you know, with House and miserable."

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"I guess so;" Logan agreed quietly. "And I'd be..."

Dead probably, but he didn't want to upset Jack. But between his missadventures in the snow and his suicidal tendencies... Well, it was a logical conclusion.

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"Gone," he finished. One way or another, Jack had a feeling that if they weren't together then Logan wouldn't still be here.

"But that's all 'what if' and that game isn't fun." Jack continued. "I like how things are. You and me. Together. Partners."

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Logan said nothing, he simply leaned in and kissed Jack firmly on the lips.

He dragged the other man closer, holding on even tighter as he arched and pressed against him. He couldn't imagine life without Jack, and he didn't want to try.

"Do something," he whispered. "No more talking... Just do something."

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Do something. Jack smiled against the kiss and rolled, forcing Logan onto his back and pressing him into the bed with his own weight.

"I still want you inside me," Jack said, low and soft and dark. "Maybe I should just hold you down and ride you. Take my birthday present whether you want to give it up or not."

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"How about you just roll over and beg for it?" Logan suggested, running his hand down Jack's back and over the hot curve of his ass.

"If you were laying face down with your ass in the air, begging for it, I might be willing to give you what you want," he teased, smacking Jack's ass and grinning wickedly.

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"You think I'm just going to roll over and beg? On my birthday? Comeon," he chuckled, Kissing every inch of skin he could reach. "If that's what you like, you'll have to make me."

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Taking Jack's words as a challenge, Logan started to struggle. These days when they went at it, they were fairly well matched. Jack worked out more, but Logan was no Longer the lean kid he'd once been. He had filled out, and he had picked up tricks from Jack with every brawl they had.

These days the winner wasn't the strongest, he was simply the one who had fought dirtiest.

Jack had the advantage this time. Not just because he was already on top, but because Logan wasn't trying as hard as usual. It was Jack's day, they would do it his way.

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Jack fought back to keep Logan in place...but he was torn. He wanted to see Logan, but there was something so tempting about the idea of begging for it. When Logan twisted, he was distracted and flipped off to the side and nearly fell off the bed.

"Shit," he gasped, reaching for Logan to hang on and keep from falling.

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Logan laughed, he couldn't help it. It was so rare that jack got distracted, and Logan knew that was the only reason Jack had nearly landed on his ass.

"What the hell man?" he laughed. "Jesus, maybe I should be tucking you in, not fucking your brains out. ...Come on," he said, hauling Jack closer so he wouldn't fall.

"You're off your game tonight," he purred, nipping at the other man's bottom lip, and then ducking his head to nip and kiss his neck.