James' POV

I took a deep breath before I opened my eyes. I smelled something that caught my attention. I quickly opened my eyes and see a piece of pizza on the floor below me. I reached and grabbed the tasty treat. It was cold and possibly a couple days old but pizza is pizza and its good no matter what. I made my way into the bathroom, and ate my pizza as I went. One look in the mirror told me I had one hell of a night last night. I smirked to myself. And it all came back to me or up until I don't remember anymore. I had dinner with my date and then we took it back to her place, and somehow I ended up at my apartment. But my place was a mess so that tells me I had an awesome time. I ran a comb through my hair and took the last bite of the pizza. Then there was a knock on the door.

"Kendall, wassup buddy?" I said and let him in my apartment.

"Dude this place is a mess. What happened?"

I walked over to him, "The bachelor life bro. I gurantee you I got laid last night." I smiled to myself. Kendall looked at me then looked away, "Okay sounds like you had fun, but who's that guy?"

"Who?"

Kendall pointed towards some dude passed out behind the couch. His pants were missing and that worried me.

"I did not see him there." I said. Kendall made his way to the guy and tried to wake him up. "Hello? Anybody there?" He lightly slapped the guys face, and we heard a groan. Okay, he was alive, good. His eyes opened slowly and he lifted his head up. Kendall lifted him up and led him out the door. I saw a pair of pants on the counter, and threw them out into the hallway.

Kendall walked back in, "Wow, that was weird. That dude just told me that he loves me."

"He's probably still hungover."

Kendall nods, "Oh, and by the way, the real reason I'm here is to invite you to dinner with me and Jo. We decided to have a nice get together with our friends."

"What so...Me, Carlos, Logan, and Jackie?"

"And don't forget Olivia."

I mentally slapped myself, "Right how could I forget Carlos' girl?"

"So are you in?" Kendall asked.

"Sure."

"Good I'll tell Jo." He turned around to leave, but then turned around again to face me. "By the way you should clean up here, this place is a mess."

"I'm on it mom."

"Bye you retard." Kendall joked.

"Get out of here you bastard." I joked back.

After three hours I finally got my apartment sparkly clean. I found another person passed out in the hallway closet. I had to use a brrom to get him out. And I decided to take a shower, after all I am going to dinner with my buds this evening. Can't go smelling like sweat.

After my shower I decided to wear some dark denim jeans, my nike air force 1's, a white button up, a black tie, and my black blazer. I combed my hair back, sprayed some cuda on,and I was ready. I got into my audi drove fifteen miles north. I pulled up into a suburban area and stopped in front of a house. I got out and made my way to the front porch, and knocked on the door. She answered shortly after, "Het." She said brightly.

"Hey yourself." I said.

"What are you doing here?"

"I just wanted to make sure we were still on for tuesday night?"

"You best your sexy ass we are." She bit her lip.

"My place next time, okay gorgeous?" I winked. She then grabbed me by my shirt and kissed me.

"I'll see you then Captain." She purred.

"Bye sweetheart." I said and made my way back to my car. I took out my schedule and marked Tuesday night as busy...Man I love being single!

Now I had to go talk to the other woman I have booked for Thursday night...I thought to myself, I don't need to settle down, not when I live like this. I'm in my prime, and I'm gonna do me, all day, everyday. I don't know what goes through Kendall's mind when he tells me I should settle down.

Kendall's POV

"Jo his house was a mess. There was even a guy passed out behind the couch."

"That doesn't sound surprising." Jo said putting on an earring.

"I just don't understand why he can't just find a nice girl to settle down with?" Its not that hard."

"Kendall you should just let it go, James will be James, and do things whatever it is James' do." She stood up to face me, and I was taken aback by her beauty.

"You look...gorgeous." I said

"Thank you." She kissed my cheek.

"Don't worry about James, he's a big boy." She said. I followed her out of the room and we went down the stairs and into the livingroom. The kids were watching tv. Well Ben and Emma were, Damian was sleeping.

"Okay kiddos, mommy and I are about to leave."

The doorbell rang and Jo answered. "Hi Katie."

"Hey Jo...Kendall."

"Hey baby sister." I said.

"So where are yo two love birds going tonight?" Katie asked.

"We are going to dinner with the other guys and girls."

"where?"

"Romeo's"

"Oooo...fancy.." Katie said.

"Aunt Katie!" Ben and Emma rushed to Katie and gave her a hug.

"Hey guys."

"Okay dinner is on the stove, make sure you brush their teeth, take thema bath, and put them to bed by eight or nine if they can't sleep until a little later. And Damian just had his last bottle, but if he starts crying after a couple of hours he may want another bottle. But he's already in his pj's and putting him to bed should be easy. Any questions?" I said.

"just one. How long will you guys be out?"

"Possibly all night, I don't know yet."

I kissed my kids goodbye and I took Jo's hand and walked past Katie.

"Bye Katie, bye Ben, bye Emma."

Jackie's POV

Kendall said we'd meet up in the parking lot but so far I was the only one there. Well I was the only one until James came.

"Hey Jackie!" He smiled.

"James!" He hugged me.

"Well don't you look ravishing." He said, I blushed.

"Thanks, you look very handsome yourself."

"I try."

He pointed towards a bench. "Shall we sit and wait for the others?"

"We shall."

We waited for what seemed like forever.

"It's seven o' clock where is everybody?" I asked.

"Maybe we should go inside, its getting kinda cold out here. C'mon." James said.

He took my hand and helped me up, then he put his hand on the small of my back, like a gentleman. And we went towards the entrance.

"There yo guys are!" Kendall said.

"Yes, here we are." I said.

"We've been waiting for you tow." Logan said.

"Well we were waiting outside, ya know, in the cold where we all said we were going to meet up at." James said.

"Well like you said, it got cold." Logan said.

"Well we're all here now, lets go eat." said Kendall. We all followed him to a long table made for eight but only seven people filled it up.

James happened to pull a seat out for me, so I thanked him and sat down. He sat down next to me. Logan gave me a look. It was one of those, ooo-he-likes-you, kind of looks. I gave Logan an annoyed look and he shrugged.

James POV

In the middle of our get together I got a phone call. I looked at my screen and saw that it was my Thursday night lady calling me. I looked at everybody, "Uh, excuse me guys, I have a very imporatnt phone call to attend to." I got up and walked to a corner in the restaurant.

"Hello..." I said smoothly.

"C'mon Tiger, me, you, my place, right now." She said sexily.

"As much as I'd LOVE to, I'm kinda busy right now." I said apologeticaly.

"I'm laying in bed with nothing on..." An image of her butt naked popped into my mind. But then I reminded myself that I was in a restaurant and the last thing I needed right now was a boner in public.

"Sorry babe, but thursday we are so on." I said and hung up before she could say anything else that'll make James Jr. pop up. I walked back to my friends and sat down.

"Who was that?" asked Carlos.

"Just some business I had to take care of, don't worry about it." I said.

"For your job type of business?" He asked.

"Yes Carlos, it was a job related issue."

"Is everything okay?" Jo asked.

"Everything is fine, they needed me to come in on short notice right now, but I said I was with my best friends so I couldn't go."

"That's so sweet." Olivia commented.

"Isn't it?"

I saw Kendall staring right at me. "So when are you going back to 'work'?" He asked.

"Tomorrow." I said staring directly back at him, "Don't we all go to work tomorrow? It is Monday."

Kendall nodded. He's the only one who pretty much knows about my weekly hook-ups. Everyone else knows I hoop up with random girls ocassionally.

After a couple of seconds they let the discussion drop.

"So Jo, Kendall how are the kids?" Olivia asked.

"Great! They're all so wonderful." Kendall siad.

"Ben is going to start kindergarden next year." Jo added and Kendall nodded in agreement.

"You two are so lucky to be parents." Said Olivia.

I looked at my watch, eight thirty. Maybe I could still hit up the bar afterwards. I could use a couple of drinks, all this talk of kids is getting to me.

"Hey guys, is there a bar around here?" I asked.

"Yeah, just around the corner." Kendall said.

I push my my chair back and get out of my seat. "I'll be back." I said.

"You're not gonna drink are you?" Carlos asked.

"Carlos how long have you known me?"

"Since forever."

"I think you can answer that question by yourself."

Logan's POV

We watch james leave. Weird.

"He's gonna get drunk." Kendall said.

"And he drove his car here." Jackie added. James is a pretty good drunk driver, but there has been a couple incidents where he did get into a crash.

"I think someone should go with him, and make sure he doesn't drown himself in alcohol." Kendall said.

I got up, "i'll go."

I followed James out of the restaurant and around the corner. "James! Hold up!" I said, he stopped and waited for me to catch up.

"You don't drink Logan." He said.

"Maybe one won't hurt." We went in and found two bar stools. A bar tender came up to us, "One corona and a shot of vodka." James said, the bartender nodded and then looked at me.

"Uh, um...I'll have a budlite."

The bartender left to get our drinks.

"You're just here to make sure I don't get too drunk, am I right?" James said.

"What no..." I tried to lie but he gave me a I-know-you're-lying look. "Yeah I am."

"Don't worry about me, I'll be fine. You can go back to the rest of them."

I tapped the counter top, "That's what I've been wondering about." I said.

"Huh?" James asked confused.

"You left once the topic of Kendall's kids came up. You looked annoyed."

"Sorry Dr. Phil, I don't talk about my problems to anyone." James said, and the bartender came back with our orders. I watched James chug down his shot of vodka first and then he took a sip of his corona.

"No one? you have to talk to somebody." I said.

"I appreciate what you're trying to do Logan, but I'd rather be alone right now and drink this magnificent drink with alcohol in it."

I sighed, of course James wouldn't let anyone in.

"Well I tried, maybe next time." I put money on the counter for my beer.

"Make sure the bartender gets the money." I said.

"You didn't even open it." James said, I shrugged, "It doesn't matter." And then I left.

JAMES POV

After Logan left, I drank the rest of my corona and his untouched budlite. I then asked the bartender for three shots of Jack Daniels, and two of tequila, and one Grey Goose. I had them lined up and ready to drink when Jackie came in. Of course they would think that if a guy couldn't talk sense into me then maybe a girl could.

"Sit Jackie, and watch me make the liquid in the shot glasses disappear." I grinned.

"Please don't." She protested.

I held up three fingers and counted down, "Three, two, one."

First the Jack Daniels, then the Tequila, and lastly the Grey Goose. I felt my throat burn a little, not the best alcoholic combination I've made so far.

"Why?" Jackie questioned.

I leaned close to her, "because I can."

"Bartender dude! Give me another beer!" I yelled.

"No! No more beer!" Jackie yelled.

"Don't tell me how to live my life Jackie, I'll order another beer if I want to."

She looked straight into my eyes, "What's wrong?"

I looked away, the alcohol was getting to me and drunken words were sober thoughts.

"Will you promise not to tell anyone?" I slurred out.

"Yes I promise."

I held up my pinky, "Pinky swear?"

"I pinky swear James."

I leaned on the counter, "I don't like it when you guys try to tell me how to live my life. It's always: James you should settle down, James don't drink too much, James don't drag race, James don't do this, don't do that. I'm fucking tired of it! You guys won't let me be me. If I wanna drink, I'll drink, If I wanna do something stupid, let me do something stupid. I can take care of myself."

Jackie patted my shoulder, "There, there."

I felt tears coming in my eyes, "I just wanna go home Jackie."

"We'll take you home." She said.

"I just need one more beer."

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