A/N: Hello amazing people! So sorry it's taken me so long to get this next chapter out. Been really busy with school and not long after the last chapter I lost my muse. Luckily she found me again. Really hope that you enjoy this chapter and that I can get the next one out soon.
Big thanks to my sis and amazing beta, Clarry! 3
Just as Camille and Logan arrive, Carlos is preparing to jump down to the ground 10 feet below.
"Don't you DARE!" Logan yells up to Carlos.
Carlos is startled and has to steady himself on the stump. He catches Logan's daring eyes that say "jump-and-I'll-tell-the-guys-and-you-won't-be-out-of-our-sight-ever-again."
By this point, Stephanie had stopped laughing and is standing next to Camille watching this exchange unfold. Camille looks to her and mouths "What's going on?" Stephanie shakes her head and walks over to Logan.
"WHAT WERE YOU THINKING?" Logan yells up, frustration, fear, and worry all evident in his voice.
He feels a gentle touch on his arm and takes a deep breath. He opens his mouth to say something, but realizes that the person wasn't who he thought.
"Ca… oh… Stephanie," Logan sighs, "can you tell me why Carlos is in that tree?" he asks as calmly as he can.
"I asked him to," she responds nonchalantly.
"YOU. DID. WHAT?"
"I asked him to teach me to climb a tree," she answers as a smile forms on her face.
Logan stares at her, dumbfounded.
Carlos finally gains his composure and climbs slowly back down the tree. He takes a spot next to Stephanie and Camille takes the opportunity to stand next to Logan.
Carlos opens his mouth to say something, but Logan cuts him off.
"WHAT THE HELL? THERE IS NO REASON FOR YOU TO HAVE GONE CLIMBING! YOU COULD HAVE BEEN HURT!"
Stephanie looks to her date. She could have sworn he was her height at the beginning of the date, but in the span of Logan yelling, Carlos seemed like he shrank to no taller than two feet. She couldn't take it.
"BUT HE DIDN'T!"
"But he could have," Logan retorts.
"Look at him, Logan! When he was climbing that tree, he was the happiest I've seen him, now he looks like a lost puppy. How DARE you make him feel like this!"
Carlos is beaming; no one has ever stood up to his friends before. They usually just accept what the guys tell them and do not try to understand him.
"Bu… bu… but," Logan begins to argue until Camille stops him.
Camille understands what Stephanie's talking about. She turns Logan towards her, "Logan, I know you care for Carlos, but he needs to be able to do things on his own."
Carlos, confidence returned, addresses his friend, "Look, Logan. I appreciate that you guys watch out for me, but for once would you let me have fun?"
A huge smile appears on Stephanie's face and she reaches over to take Carlos' hand.
"Isn't it you who always says 'One can only learn through experience'?"
Logan stammers as he tries to refute the statement, but gives up while hanging his head in defeat.
"Yeah, I guess."
"So, can we try to start this date thing over?"
Stephanie playfully punches Carlos.
"Ow! What was that for?"
She just smiles.
Logan looks over at Camille, who gives him a knowing smile.
"Oh, all right." Logan knows that with Stephanie around, he isn't going to win this fight.
Stephanie lifts hers and Carlos' hands up in victory. "On that note… we have a little change in plans."
Logan rolls his eyes and prepares himself for the next bombshell.