'Good Morning Patton and Dee. I hope that the two of you slept well last night. It is my understanding that the two of you are the only two expected to be home during the morning. This message is my intention to warn you that, I will be staying home today. I believe it is imperative that I take the day to focus on my mental health. I have no intention of being in your way, I simply wanted to forewarn you of my actions so that my presence at home during a non-standard time, does not frighten you.'

Logan looked over the text a few more times before sending it to Dee and Patton. They would most likely consider it to be verbose, however, he did not have the energy to care. Logan sighed and lay back in bed, covering his face. He was feeling less overwhelmed than last night, which was a positive shift. Now, he just felt drained.

He hadn't slept well. That was not completely accurate. He had slept adequately. In fact, for the first time in a long time, he woke up feeling refreshed. That did not last long. The memories of last night crashed back into his mind and what energy Logan had had, disappeared from his body.

Dee knew. Dee was aware of what he had done. Dee had stopped him from doing it again. Thanks to Dee, he was still one month clean. However, Dee was an outsider. The only connect He had with any of them, was his connect to Virgil. This left a poignant question on Logan's mind.

Would Dee tell Virgil?

Logan could imagine the disappointment sparkling in Virgil's deep eyes. He could imagine Virgil's soft voice assuring him it was okay, neither of them would believe it. Logan could imagine their relationship changing. Normally, he was not one for flights of fancy or imagination, however, these were logical possibilities. The thought made him hide his face in his pillow.

Virgil was his closest friend and had done so much to help. Logan didn't want to disappoint Virgil with his inability to handle and express emotions. A sigh left his lips as he turned, rubbing his shoulder where a new cut would have been had Dee not stepped in. Logan couldn't allow himself to fall into this kind of thinking again. He would talk to Virgil later, admit what had happened on his own terms.

He also wanted to try to apologize to Roman one more time. If it again did not go well, he would drop it. He had to remember that he couldn't force people to like him. Even if it would be more comfortable for all of them to get along, he could still act like a proper roommate if Roman had no desire to be friends.

Finally getting out of bed, Logan went over to his desk wanting to write down and organize his thoughts. He was expecting to have this time to decide what he wanted to say to Roman. He was not expecting the soft knock on his door.

"Logan, are you doing alright?" Patton called through the door. Maybe he should have expected that. Patton was kind and caring, he wouldn't pass up an opportunity to check-in, especially not after the message Logan had sent.

"I am alright." He opened the door, "I woke up not feeling very well, but-" his words fell in his mouth as he saw the look on Patton's face.

"Let me correct myself," he said, trying to give Patton a soft smile. "I am not alright, but I will be. I promise."

"Is there anything I can do to help? Any distraction I can provide?"

Logan stopped to think for a little bit. He wanted to tell Patton no, he was so used to handling issues in his own, but he also knew that Patton needed to feel like he had helped. "Well, I don't really have the energy to make myself breakfast. Would you be able to make me something?"

"Of course," Patton smiled, "I will be back in a bit!"

Logan nodded, deciding to leave his door open. Patton would return soon and he was not trying to hide from his roommate. Logan sat down again, intending on creating that list, but he closed his eyes, resting his head on his desk. Getting up out of bed and speaking with Patton had drained what little energy he had had. The sound of the clock ticked rhythmically, lulling him back into a dreamless state.

"Logan?" He almost jumped as Patton called his name.

"Y.. yes Patton."

"You shouldn't sleep at your desk it will really work your neck?"

Logan looked at him confused, he mouthed the sentence before rolling his eyes. "Work, funny." He pushed himself away from his desk. "Thank you for making me breakfast Patton. I will get dressed."

"Of course!" He bounced out of the room, shutting the door on his way out.

Logan rubbed his face. Even if he couldn't figure anything out today he should still apologize to Roman. Though he had time. Roman didn't like being bothered at work, and Logan assumes the same could be said about play practice, so he would have to catch Roman in between the two. That gave him about 6 hours. For now, he pushed his project aside and went to eat with Patton.

Logan had to force himself to grab his spoon to eat. He couldn't remember cutlery being this heavy.

"Lo. I don't want to push you, but you know that you can always talk to me when you have something going on."

"I am aware, Patton, but I also don't want to bother you with my issues."

"It's never a bother!" He fervently insisted, "You, Virgil, Roman, and now Dee," he looked over to the boy who was pretending not to pay attention to their conversation. "All of you are like family to me." Dee was curled up on the couch with his phone. He had claimed to have eaten breakfast earlier and Patton couldn't help but smile at the family resemblance.

Logan sighed, rubbing his temples gently. Maybe it was just because he was tired, but Logan didn't have the energy to fight Patton on this. "I've just been dealing with some issues from my past. It really is not an issue that needs to be further explored."

Silence filled the room and Logan knew it was just a psychological trick but he felt the need to keep talking. "I had a boyfriend, a long time ago, who liked to control what I did, where I went, and who I was with. He decided to show back up in my life recently."

"Logan... are you... are you doing okay?" Patton asked. "That is a lot to deal with on your own."

"There has been no need for me to sort through my emotions alone. As I have stated, Virgil has been helping me."

"That's right, you told me that he has been helping you. I really am so proud of my son. But that's not what I meant. You said he has decided to show up in your life again, do you need someone to fight him?"

Patton and Logan couldn't see Dee's face, but it mirrored Logan's. They both had a single eyebrow raised, eyes widened.

"I did not take you to be the type for violence Patton."

"No one treats my family like that," he said, pointing his spoon at Logan. "No one."

Logan couldn't help but let out a relaxed laugh as he continued to eat his breakfast. "Thank you, I do appreciate your enthusiasm to our metaphorical family. However, I don't believe violence is necessary. Lewis is a manipulator. He doesn't get physical."

Both Dee and Patton recognized the name instantly. "Lewis, short, blond, has a smile that isn't quite right but you can't put your finger on why."

"Though I'm sure that vague description matches many people, and the question about the smile is subjective, I do suppose that also matches the Lewis I am speaking of. Why?"

Patton looked at Dee, who was looking at both of them with his phone down. Then he looked at Logan. "This is bad."

AN: Good evening my Vampire Bats, Ghosts and Black Cats. I hope you are having a spooky Halloween season! This will be the second to last chapter that I post before taking a bit of a break. National Novel Writing Month(nanowrimo.org) is coming up and I will be participating! This means throughout November I will not be posting on any of my stories. If I do it's because I am procrastinating and not writing what I am supposed to be writing! Thank you for understanding, but you will get at least one more chapter before I go dark. See you next week!