OH MY GOSH! You guys probably HATE me for making you wait after promising weekly updates... I apologize immensely for that! I had so much going on! But I'm happy to say I Graduated high school and everything is going smoothly for me right now so I'll be able to continue on with this! now I know it has been pretty confusing so far but hopefully everything will start making sense in the next few chapters! AND DONT WORRY! There will be KOGAN! Just got to wait!

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Now enough of my rambling! Here is chapter 3!

Minutes and hours passed by and Kendall still hadn't made it home. Leah was slumped against the headboard of the bed she shared with Kendall, trying her hardest to keep her breathing even. She had lost her mind. She never used to be so paranoid and uptight about anything. Until Kendall started his job full time.

Leah loved Kendall so much it hurt, and to think that one day he might not come home hurt even worse. She didn't know how much she could handle. Her thoughts drove her crazy. She was an absolute wreck and out of the love she had for Kendall she would never tell him it was because of him, or rather his job.

When Kendall first started she used her job at the art institute to keep her mind off of things. She created some of her best work during those times. Now, she had lost all inspiration, all the creativity she once held seemed to have vanished. She hardly paints or sketches anymore.

Her coworkers hardly see her happy, cheerful side anymore. It's like the light inside her burnt out. The institute hired her for those reasons and she knew if she kept this up she'd lose her job.

She only worked at the institute every Tuesdays and Wednesdays and they were during the mornings so she would be home before noon. Other than that she would sit at home alone most of the time. Maybe clean something, or just sit in her sorrow and have her pity party.

She had hardly any friends. Ever since moving out of her parents' home and to another city with Kendall she never made the time to get aquatinted with any of the locals. She was alone without Kendall. It was pathetic for her to admit but without Kendall she was nothing, as cliché as it sounds.

She missed the nights Kendall would come home early with flowers or even a fun DVD for them to watch after dinner, which Leah would spend all day preparing. Afterwards they would just sit and hold each other enjoying their time together.

Now things are different. Leah won't cook anymore and Kendall never brings her home flowers, they hardly even touch each other. Most of the time Kendall is home it's spent catching up on sleep. She hardly gets any alone time with her boyfriend.

Closing her eyes Leah tipped her head back trying her hardest not to cry again. Why was she such a mess? Was it really because of Kendall's job? How could she possibly even put the blame on him? She felt like a selfish human being for even complaining about Kendall's absence all the time. He loved his job, how could she even think about taking it away from him?

The biggest question she asked herself now was how could she even think about leaving him?

Before Leah could sink further into her sea of thoughts, her phone started ringing from across the room. She slightly jumped before turning to look at the clock on the bedside dresser. It was barley past six in the morning. Hoping it was Kendall she sprung off the bed and raced to answer her phone.

She picked it up anxiously expecting to hear her lover's voice. "Hello?"

"Leah? It's Carlos." Carlos' voice sounded urgent, which scared her. She began to shake and her breathing hitched.

"Los? What is it, is something wrong?"

"Leah, calm down." Carlos could hear her voice shake and he knew she wouldn't take this easy at all. Kendall has had several accidents, although none of them ever too serious, Leah still worried and he knew it. "Everything is… Fine. Now."

Leah held the phone tighter and pressed the back of her hand against her forehead sweating bullets. Her stomach churned and she felt like she was going to be sick

"What happened?"

"Kendall and James got hurt on duty; they're in the hospital right now. But they're doing better now! So no need to worry, but I wanted to call you and let you know, I'm sure he wants to see you."

Leah choked back a sob of relief; Kendall was okay, this time. Thank god. She bit the inside of her cheek trying to keep calm. Taking a few deep breaths she responded, "I'll be there soon." and ended the call racing out the door.

Kendall lay in the hospital bed stiff and sore. His head was throbbing and he felt like if it didn't stop soon he would vomit. He shut his eyes and tried to block out the beeping sound of his heart rate monitor. He desperately wanted sleep but his body just wouldn't relax. He groaned and opened his eyes slowly sitting up just as the door creaked open revealing a very worried Logan.

"Loges!" Logan's eyes lit up at the sound of his name being called. He raced to Kendall's side and smiled warmly at his friend.

"Kendall, how are you feeling? You sure gave us a scare back there." Kendall reached out and pulled Logan into a friendly hug. Logan's breath got caught in his throat for a moment until they pulled away and he took a seat in the chair next to the bed.

Kendall looked down at his hands and sighed. "I never meant for any of this to happen. Ya know? One minute I was there and the next... I don't remember. I sure gotta thank James though. Oh my god, how's James? Is he ok?"

"Yeah he's doing a lot better. Took a pretty bad blow to the back of the head, but he's recovering. Carlos is with him right now."

Kendall sat back and sighed. He sure did it this time, not only did he endanger himself but his friends. How was he going to tell Leah?

"Shit." Kendall ran his hands through his hair. Logan raised an eyebrow and hummed. "How am I going to tell Leah?" Logan smirked and shook his head at Kendall. He knew how Leah was, always so worried about Kendall.

Just as Logan was about to start teasing Kendall the door creaked open and Leah walked in. She looked so tired. The bags under her hazel eyes that once held so much light were visible and her dark, curly locks were pulled up in a lose bun on top of her head. Her face had been red from crying, but she was still beautiful as always, it was just odd to see her beauty masked with so much visible pain. It pained Logan a bit to see his old friend look so miserable.

Leah stood there in her pajamas biting her lip glancing between Logan and Kendall. Logan stood up as she made her way towards him. He smiled halfheartedly at her before pulling her into a hug.

"Logan, it's so nice to see you."

"You too, Leah. I just hate that fact that we are meeting up on such circumstances." Leah's eyes met Logan's and she sighed turning to look at her Lover. She shook her head before turning to give Logan and look saying that she needed to speak to Kendall. Logan raised an eyebrow before realizing her look.

"Oh, I'll just… give you two some privacy." He turned to Kendall whose shoulders were slouched and his eyes were begging him not to leave. Logan shrugged his shoulders before walking out the door making sure to shut it behind him.

As soon as the door shut Leah threw herself in Kendall's arms and began sobbing. Kendall pulled her into his lap and stroked the back of her head as she cried. He felt his own tears well up but he refused to let them fall.

"Baby, I'm alright. It's okay." He whispered in her ear as she calmed down. She looked up at him with glossy eyes and a weak frown. Kendall brushed the hair out of her face before he leaned down and captured her lips with his.

The kiss only lasted a moment. Leah broke away and looked pleadingly into Kendall's eyes. "Baby, I-I need to tell you something."

Kendall raised an eyebrow. "What is it?"

Leah took Kendall's hands in her own and looked down at their entwined fingers. "I-I called my…" she shut her eyes and let more tears fall.

"Baby what are you talking about?" Kendall wrapped an arm around Leah pulling her closer beckoning her to finish.

"Kendall, I called my mom." Leah held her breath for a moment before looking up at Kendall's blank expression. "Baby-"

"Why the hell would you call her?" Kendall's voice was cold and the temperature in the room felt like it dropped twenty degrees. Leah opened her mouth to speak but nothing came out. She knew she crossed the line. Kendall released his hold on her and looked and the wall next to him impatiently waiting for her to answer.

Leah reached out and touched Kendall's arm only for him to yank it away and look at her with cold eyes. "Leah, tell me now. Why did you call your mother?"

Leah bit her lip to keep it from trembling. "I'm sorry, Kendall." She whispered.

Leah and Kendall sat closely together under the shady tree in her parent's backyard. The air was filled with the smell of the delicious food being cooked on the grill and friendly chatter among friends and family filled the yard.

Leah laid her head on Kendall's shoulder and inhaled a fresh breath of air before smiling up at her boyfriend. "Can you believe it, baby? We are finally graduated!"

Kendall smiled back down at her before leaning in to steal a small kiss. "I know! We've waited for this for years! Now we can start a new chapter in our lives."

"You're right! Oh Kendall, I'm just so happy!" Leah's cheeks began to hurt from all the smiling she had done that day and now she just couldn't wait to start a fresh chapter.

After a while Kendall got to his feet and held a hand out for Leah to take. "C'mon I wanna show you something." Leah raised her eyebrow and eyed Kendall's hand before taking it and letting Kendall pull her to her feet.

Kendall laced his fingers with hers and started jogging along the fence towards the front of the house where all the cars were parked. "Kendall! Where are we going?" Leah giggled as she let her boyfriend pull her along. "Shh!" Kendall put a finger to his lips and continued to drag her until they stopped halfway down the long and narrow driveway. Kendall stopped and looked around before ducking between an opening in the fence posts. Leah slid in after Kendall looking around confused.

Before she could question Kendall any more, he pushed her up against the fence and pressed his lips to hers. Leah gently pushed Kendall by the shoulders. "Kendall! Is this really all you brought me out here for?" Kendall only smiled at her and pressed his forehead against hers.

"Well no, but I mean if you're up for it..."
"Kendall!" Leah playfully smacked his shoulder as he laughed.

"No but, really I wanted to show you this." He reached into his pocket and out a box. Leah's heart sped up at the sight. Sure they had talked about marriage but agreed that if they ever did decide to take that step it wouldn't be for a while.

Before she could open her mouth Kendall flipped open the top of the box revealing a gorgeous silver band with some kind of engraving on it and it was connected to a silver chain.

Carefully picking it up, Kendall grabbed Leah's hand and gently set the jewelry in her palm. "It's not much right now, but it's a promise ring. I promise to always be here for you and I'll never leave. I want a future with you, Leah. And I know that right now we're young and stupid and I know we don't want to get into anything too fast but I want you to know that I'm serious about us. So there's that and…" he reached into his pocket a second time and pulled out a piece of paper. "You know I've been saving up my money for a while right? Well, I went out yesterday and signed a lease on an apartment just on the other side of town… it's close to the institute you were looking at and not too far from a fire station. So with all that being said, will you move in with me?"

By this time Leah's eyes were spilling with tears and she had the stupidest, happiest grin on her face. She grabbed the back of Kendall's neck and pulled him closer, crashing her lips against his while still clutching onto the chain with the ring with one hand and running her fingers lovingly through his blond mess.

After pulling away for air Kendall chuckled and started fixing his hair. "I'll take that as a 'yes'." Leah only smirked at her lover before looking down at her hands to examine the ring. It had the initials LET and KDK with the inscription: infinity and forever Leah's heart swelled and she began crying happy tears again.

Kendall helped her put the necklace on before they headed back to the party with their little secret tucked away until later.

Later came that night when all the guests had left and Kendall Leah and her parents were cleaning up the party's remains. Kendall and Leah had decided to tell her parents their exciting news then.

"So mom and dad, I need to tell you guys something!" Leah chirped as she finished putting away the last of the dishes. Her parents were seated at the dining room table with Kendall seated next to her dad looking at old guitars in a magazine.

"What is it, dear?" Ed Truman beamed as he looked up from the magazine to look at his happy daughter bouncing on her toes. Ellie Truman, Leah's mother looked up from her magazine as well and patted the seat next to her, inviting her daughter to sit.

"So mom, dad. As you both know I am eighteen and I've graduated high school."

"Oh lord, where is this going, Leah?" Her mother raised an eyebrow at her.

"Let her finish, honey." Ed shot a glance at his wife who only rolled her eyes and flicked her wrist beckoning her daughter to finish. Leah looked at her boyfriend who smiled encouraging her to go on.

"Uh, yeah… like I was saying. I'm an adult now, and I feel like I'm ready to take on bigger responsibilities. And as you know Kendall and I have been together for a long time now and-"

"You aren't pregnant or engaged are you?" Ellie scowled at her daughter causing Leah's mouth to hang open.

"Mom! For hell's sake! No!" Leah threw her arms up almost near tears looking to Kendall for help but he only shrugged.

"Ellie, my god let your daughter finish without you jumping to these ridiculous assumptions!" Ed stood and made his way over to his daughter patting her on the back. "Go on, honey. Finish."

"Alright, I'll just cut right to the point. Mom, Dad. Kendall and I got an apartment and we are moving in together."

The room fell silent after Leah finished talking. She glanced at her mom. Her jaw was locked as he had her hands balled into fists. Leah bit her lip and looked at her dad who had a blank stare on his face. Kendall stood at the same time as Leah's mother.

"How dare you, you son of a bitch!" She boomed. Leah looked at her mother in horror. "Trying to take my baby away from me? What could you possibly give her? There is no way in hell you would ever be able to support my baby and give her what she wants! You want to be all grown up but you don't know the first thing about being one! You are nothing but a selfish bastard. You just want to use my daughter and our money! You'll probably do the same thing your pathetic father did and run off with all your family's money! Pathetic!"

Leah had never seen such a pained look on Kendall's face before. His mouth hung open in disbelieve and his eyes looked near tears. "Ellie, now that's enough of that!" Ed grabbed his wife's hand and sat her back down in her seat before she could lunge herself at Kendall.

Leah jumped up from her seat and ran to her boyfriend holding onto him tight. "Mom, I can't believe you would say that! None of it is true! You are a heartless, bitch who can't stand to see her daughter happy. You don't care about anyone else but yourself!"

"Now, Leah calm down. Although I don't agree with most of what your mother said, she's partly right. How will you both support yourselves without a job or any source of income?"

Leah looked at her parent's in disbelief before sighed exasperatedly. "We'll find a way. I love him and this is a big step in our life together and if my parents can't support that or even be happy for us then I don't want either of you involved in our lives!" Leah spat. Kendall shook his head and pulled Leah into him. "Leah doesn't…" He whispered. Leah shoved Kendall away. "No Kendall, this is ridiculous."

"You're right, this is ridiculous! How could we have raised such a brat! You know what Leah, you go ahead. Pack your shit and leave. I want you gone by tomorrow." Ellie growled. Ed only shook his head knowing that if he tried to argue against his wife's words he would only lose.

Leah's eyes started welling with tears. "Fine." She whispered through gritted teeth before turning on her heel and running towards the stairs to her bedroom with Kendall right behind her.

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