Chapter 2- To the Beach

Belle sat near the pool at the Palm Woods. Her voice check with Gustavo had gone well. The boys had gotten to listen to her sing and, as she could have seen on their faces, they were awestruck. She had left them at the studio, recording. She wore a California Bear Tee with her blue denim Bermuda shorts and flip flops. Belle closed her eyes for a moment, enjoying the warm sun on her skin and face. It wasn't loud before she heard noise coming from the pool entrance. The opened her eyes and they fell on the four boys that she had met earlier that day. 'Big Time Rush. I'm looking forward to knowing more about them,' she thought. She turned her attention to the pool.

One of the guys walked up to her. It was Carlos. "Hey," he said, excitedly. "Oh. Hi," Belle said. An awkward silence followed before Carlos said something again. "Some of my friends and I are planning to go to the beach later this afternoon. Wanna come?" Belle didn't need to think about it. "Sure," she said. "Great!" he said, getting up. "I'll see you later, then?" Belle nodded. 'This would be a great opportunity to get to know the boys better,' she thought. "Cool," Carlos said as he ran off to meet his friends. Belle stayed by the pool until 11:45am. Then she got up and headed to her apartment. When she reached the lobby, she saw Kendall talking to a blonde.

He saw her and motioned for her to join them. "This is the girl I was telling you about," he told the blonde when she reached by them. "Hey," she said, smiling. "Hi," Belle responded. "Jo, this is Belle," Kendall introduced, "and Belle, this is my girlfriend, Jo." "Pleased to meet you, Jo," Belle said, shaking Jo's hand. "Same here," Jo responded. Then she looked as if she had just gotten an idea. "Hey! Kendall, you should ask her if she wants to come to the beach with us this afternoon!" Kendall nodded, agreement in his eyes. Before he could speak though, Belle talked. "No need. Carlos already asked me." "Cool," said Kendall. "We'll see you in the lobby at around one?" Belle nodded, then left the couple by themselves in the lobby.

Belle reached her floor. As she walked past '2J,' she pondered on knocking to see if James was there. Suddenly the door swung open and a guy collided with her, knocking her to the ground. It took her a few seconds to realize what happened. She blinked twice, staring into the face of Logan Mitchell. "Um, sorry," he said, sheepishly, getting off her and then helping her up. "It's alright, I guess," said Belle, dusting off her clothes. "What're you doing here?" asked Logan. "I live right next door," said Belle, flashing an airy smile. Then her expression changed to one of curiosity. "What're you doing here?" she asked. "I live here," he said.

Belle raised an eyebrow. "Really? I thought only Kendall and James lived here." Logan raised an eyebrow. "Nah. We all live here. Me, Kendall, James, Carlos and Kendall's mom and little sister." As if on cue, A woman and a girl who looked about 13 years old came out of the apartment. "Logan," said the woman, "Katie and I are- oh! Who's this?" she asked. "Mrs. Knight, this is Belle," introduced Logan. "She's also recording at Rocque Records and she's in the apartment right next to ours." "Oh. Well, it's a pleasure to meet you," said Mrs. Knight. "Same here," replied Belle, smiling delightedly. Mrs. Knight returned her attention to Logan. "Katie and I are headed to the mall." She and Katie walked to the elevator. "Oh, and Carlos is helping James find his lucky comb."

When the elevator closed, Logan faced Belle. "Well, I'd better go help James find his lucky comb before he becomes irritable." He thought for a moment. "Wanna come help?" he offered. Belle grinned. "Sure." She and Logan entered the apartment and Belle gaped. "This is your apartment?" she asked in disbelief, looking at the swirly slide, plasma TV and other gadgets in the room. "Yeah," Logan answered gleaming. "What do you think?" Belle walked around the room, touching the swirly slide and the mini football table game. She turned to him, her eyes wide open. ".Awesome."

Carlos appeared from in a back room. "Hey, Logan. Oh. Hey Belle. What're you doing here?" Carlos asked. "I came to help you guys look for James' comb," Belle practically chirped. "Cool," Carlos grinned. Just then, James entered. "Oh. Hey, Belle. What're you doing here?" he asked. "I came to help you guys look for your comb," Belle repeated. Logan and Carlos grinned. James' cheeks got red. "It's... it's not really a big deal, ya know," James stammered, feeling a bit embarrassed. After a moment of debating, James finally gave in to let Belle help them find his comb, and in about forty minutes, they managed to find it without completely turning over the apartment.

"Well," Belle said as she handed the comb to James, "I'd better get going. See you guys later." When she reached the door, Logan and James called out after her. "Wait!" they chorused. She turned. They looked at each other and then at her. "We're going to the beach this afternoon," said James. "Would you like to come?" Belle grinned. "You're the third person to ask me that," she said. James gave her a puzzled look. Carlos beamed. "Carlos and Kendall already asked me, so I'll be there." With that, Belle left the three boys and headed to her apartment.

Belle showered and dressed into an ocean blue bikini with ocean blue flip flops. Over it she wore a blue Tye-Dye Racer back Tank top and an ocean blue wrap skirt. She looked at the time. 12:59pm. She grabbed her beach bag, which contained her phone, sun screen, bottled water and other items that she might need. She rushed to the elevator. When she reached the lobby, she immediately caught sight of the guys, along with Jo, Katie and a brunette. "Hey," she said when she approached them. They all turned to her direction. All four boys did a double take. "Hey Belle," said Jo. "This is Camille," she said, motioning the brunette standing next to her. "Camille, this is Belle." The two girls greeted each other and then Belle turned to the boys. "So, you guys ready to go, or are we waiting for someone else?"