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Chapter 3: Festival
Kendall was bouncing on his heels as he and Carlos walked onto the campus together. They were here for the Jazz festival. Kendall was excited. He had been looking forward to this since he got the tickets a week ago. They saw James standing out front with a girl beside him. She was tall and blonde and very skinny. Kendall rolled his eyes at that. He should've known James would have a date. That was typical of James though. He always had someone new with him.
"Hey Jamie," Kendall said smiling at the brunette.
"Hey James," Carlos said.
"Hey guys," James said, "this is Claire," he said pointing to the girl beside him. "Claire this is my best friend Kendall and his boyfriend Carlos," he said.
"Hi," Kendall said smiling at her.
"Hi, it's nice to meet you," Claire said smiling politely at them.
"Yeah, so how long have you known James," Carlos asked casually.
"Awhile now, we're in the same history class," Claire said smiling, "he asked me out to this festival and I couldn't say no," she said.
"Shall we head in?" Kendall asked.
"Yeah," James said. The four headed into the arts building where the festival was taking place. They showed their tickets at the entrance and walked in. Kendall looked around with a smile on his face. James and Claire walked off on their own to explore.
"Come on let's look around," Carlos said hooking his arm with Kendall's arm. Kendall smiled and nodded his head.
They started walking around the hall looking at all the displays and stopping here and there to watch performers. Kendall would tell Carlos who they were or who they were paying tribute to. He explained everything to Carlos. Carlos stood there and listened to everything Kendall had to say. He loved the look Kendall had in his eyes as he talked to him. Carlos really loved how passionate Kendall was about what he was talking about. He was really into it. Carlos loved Kendall more than anything. He loved to see him happy.
A few hours later they were walking around still when Kendall stopped to look at Carlos. Carlos looked over at Kendall confused.
"I know this isn't how you wanted to spend your Friday night," Kendall stared.
"Kendall this is exactly how I want to spend my Friday night," Carlos said, "as long as I am with you I am happy," he said smiling at Kendall. Kendall smiled shyly.
"You are so amazing," Kendall said shaking his head.
"You're amazing," Carlos countered, "look I'll be happy doing whatever you want to do," he said. That was true too. He would do whatever Kendall wanted to do. He might not like it, but if Kendall did he would give it a try.
"Why do you do that," Kendall asked suddenly.
"Do what?" Carlos asked confused.
"Be sweet and do everything I want to do and never once ask me to do things for you," Kendall said.
"I don't know," Carlos said shrugging.
"Hey guys," James said walking over to Kendall and Carlos.
"Where's Claire?" Kendall asked looking around for the girl.
"Her ex showed up and they started fighting and before I knew it they were making out," James said.
"Oh my god," Kendall said placing a hand over his mouth as he fought the urge to laugh.
"Right in front of you?" Carlos asked.
"Yep," James said, "I mean I wasn't that in to her, but still," he said shaking his head. Kendall started to laugh at that.
"That sucks," Carlos said.
"But kind of what you deserve since you know of whore around," Kendall said, "Karma really is a bitch," he added.
"Since when did whore become a verb?" James asked confused.
"Since you became one," Kendall said.
"Wow, you know only a true friend would be that truly honest," James said. He and Kendal then burst out laughing. Kendall shook his head.
"You guys are odd," Carlos commented, "I am gonna go get a soda do you guys want anything?" he asked Kendall.
"Pepsi," Kendall said.
"James?" Carlos asked.
"No I'm fine," James said. Carlos nodded his head and walked away from the two. "So," James said drawing the word out as he turned to face Kendall.
"Nothing yet," Kendall said quietly, "it's too early to tell and shut up," he said.
"So, how are you enjoying the festival," James asked changing the subject.
"It's great," Kendall said. Carlos returned a few minutes later with a soda for Kendall.
"Ok here's your soda," Carlos said walking up to Kendall. He held out a bottle of soda to Kendall. Kendall smiled and took it. He pecked Carlos on the cheek.
"So James would you like to hang with us for awhile?" Kendall asked, "I mean since your date is with her ex," he asked.
"If you guys don't mind," James said looking at Carlos.
"Not at all," Carlos said, "maybe you can make sense of what Kendall's saying, but be warned he talks really fast," he said.
"I do not," Kendall said.
"You do too," James and Carlos said at the same time. They looked at one another and started laughing. The three then started to walk around a bit. James and Kendall were talking about the artists and music. Carlos would ask questions here and there, but Kendall and James seemed to know what they were talking about. Carlos didn't mind not being able to follow them. He just like watching Kendall's eyes sparkle as he spoke. Carlos loved how passionate Kendall was about music.
-Making it Work-
Kendall and Carlos were laughing softly as they walked into their apartment building. They had just gotten home after a nice night out at the jazz festival.
"That was so fun," Kendall said smiling as they walked down the hall to their apartment.
"Yeah," Carlos said, "I mean I was lost for most of the night," he said.
"I am sorry about that," Kendall said, "once the season starts we will go to a Minnesota Wilds game," he said. He stopped at the apartment door and pulled his keys out and unlocked the door.
"You don't have to," Carlos said. Kendall opened the door and walked in with Carlos right behind him.
"Who knows I might just like it. You could buy a jersey and pretend you're on the Wild and we could have some fun," Kendall said lowering his voice some. He turned to look at Carlos a small smile on his face. Kendall knew Carlos' real dream was to be on the Minnesota Wild. Carlos had been so good last year when he was on their school's team. Kendall didn't know why he hadn't pursued his dream. Carlos only wanted a daycare center because that was what his mother wanted for him. Carlos shuddered at that.
"Or you could wear it," Carlos suggested as he imagined Kendall wearing a big jersey that maybe hung off his shoulder a little as he rode Carlos hard. Kendall smiled at that. He knew what Carlos was thinking.
"Do you still have your old jersey?" Kendall asked huskily. Carlos looked down at Kendall before he nodded his head.
"Yeah, in my trunk," Carlos said pointing to their bedroom.
"Wait here," Kendall said pushing Carlos over to the couch. Carlos sat down and Kendall walked down the hall to their bedroom. Carlos sat there waiting for Kendall to return. He didn't know what the blonde had in store for him. He looked down at the floor as he waited. He could only imagine what Kendall had in store for him. He hoped it had something to do with his jersey.
Several long minutes later the bedroom door opened and Carlos snapped his head up. His jaw nearly dropped as he saw Kendall walk out. He was wearing nothing but his old Sherwood University Lumberjacks jersey and his tight blue boxer briefs. The jersey was maroon and gold with the number fourteen on the back with Garcia printed across the back, with a gold Lumberjack on the front in front of the maroon colored letters SU. The jersey it's self was maroon with gold on the sleeves.
"What do you think?" Kendall asked. The neckline of the jersey was a little big and hung off his shoulder a bit. Carlos licked his lips as he looked at Kendall as he stopped in front of him. He was even sexier than Carlos thought he would be. Kendall was so adorable.
"You look so hot," Carlos said. He stood up and looked at Kendall.
"Is it everything you imagined?" Kendall asked lowly. Carlos groaned and nodded his head. "Carlos," Kendall said looking up at the Latino with his big innocent green eyes.
"Fuck Kendall," Carlos groaned. He brought Kendall to their room and proceded to have his way with the blonde.
"That was amazing Carlos," Kendall said.
"You're amazing," Carlos said.
"I love you," Kendall said as he nuzzled into Carlos' chest. Kendall kissed the top of the blonde's head.
"I love you too, Mi dulce rubia," Carlos said. (my sweet blonde.)
"I love when you speak Spanish," Kendall mumbled as sleep slowly overtook him.
-Making it Work-
The next morning Kendall woke to his stomach churning. He felt like he needed to barf. He jumped up and ran from the bedroom and to the bathroom. He made it to the toilet in time to puke. He retched and fell back. He flushed the toilet and sat there for a moment. He had no idea what had brought that on. Before he knew it he was puking again.
"Kendall," Carlos called. Kendall flushed the toilet and stood up. He walked over to the bathroom door.
"In the bathroom," Kendall said, "I didn't wake you did I?" he asked as he saw the Latino standing in their bedroom doorway still nude, like him.
"No I rolled over to cuddle and you weren't there," Carlos said, "are you ok you look a little pale," he asked worriedly.
"I'm fine," Kendall lied. He didn't want to tell Carlos he wasn't feeling too well. He didn't need Carlos babying him. His stomach started to churn again. Kendall turned and moved to the toilet again and threw up.
"Ken," Carlos said moving into the bathroom.
"It's nothing really, probably just a bug going around," Kendall said as he flushed the toilet and looking up at Carlos.
"You sure?" Carlos asked. Kendall smiled and nodded his head.
"I'm fine," Kendall said, "I will be," he added. Carlos walked over to Kendall and helped him to his feet. He pressed his hand to Kendall's forehead. Kendall grabbed Carlos' hand an moved it from his face. "Don't worry I will be fine," he said.
"Ok," Carlos said smiling slightly.
"I need a shower," Kendall said.
"Me too," Carlos said looking down at his stomach.
"Come on," Kendall said walking over to the shower. He turned the water on and turned to look at Carlos. "you gonna join me or not?" he asked.
-Making it Work-
A few days later Kendall was at work. He was a waiter at a local restaurant. He worked part time and it paid decently and he got decent amount of tips. He was currently in the kitchen on his break. He only got short breaks until the host or hostess of the night seated someone in his section.
"Kendall, I just seated a few guys in your section," his coworker Dak Zevon said. Kendall looked up and nodded his head. He stood up and walked out of the kitchen and saw who Dak had seated for him. It was Carlos, James, and Logan. Kendall smiled as he grabbed three menus and walked over to the table.
"Hey guys," he said.
"Hey babe," Carlos said.
"Hey Ken," James and Logan said.
"Do you guys know what you want or do you wanna look at the menus?" Kendall asked.
"Menus," the three said simultaneously.
"Ok, then here you go," Kendall said giving each a menu. "Tonight's special is a Steak cooked to order and either mashed potatoes or steamed vegetables and a dessert of your choice," he said reciting the nightly special.
"We'll need a minute," Carlos said smiling at the blonde.
"Can I get you anything to drink?" Kendall asked.
"Pepsi," James said.
"Water will be fine," Logan said.
"Diet Pepsi," Carlos said. Kendall nodded his head and left to get the guys their drinks. He brought them all their drink and left to give them some time to decide on their orders. Kendall walked over to the host stand where Dak was standing bored.
"Why did you put them in my section?" Kendall asked.
"I figured you'd want to see your man," Dak said playfully.
"Yeah, but why me," Kendall said, "you couldn't have given them to Camille," he asked.
"Camille and Logan just broke up. If I put them there Camille would've sneezed in his food or something," Dak said laughing.
"I forgot about that," Kendall said.
"Yeah, so I did Logan a favor," Dak said.
"But they break up all the time," Kendall pointed out.
"This time seemed real," Dak said, "she showed up at my apartment in tears," he said.
"I didn't even know they broke up until Logan told me a few days after the breakup," Kendall said.
"Camille was so torn up about it, apparently he was cheating on her with someone," Dak said.
"Logan's not the cheating type," Kendall said looking over at the brunette who was talking to James. He had only known Logan for about a year, but he knew him well enough to know that Logan was not a cheater.
"They look ready to order and someone's coming in now go," Dak said shooing the blonde away. Kendall laughed and walked back over to the guys' table.
"You three ready yet?" Kendall asked as he pulled his pad out of his apron.
"Yeah," Carlos said, "I'll have the special. Steak medium rare, with the steamed vegetables, and for dessert I'll have a the cheesecake," he said.
"I'll have the same, except I want the mashed potatoes" James said.
"What happened to the whole vegetarian thing?" Kendall asked as he wrote the order down.
"That was for Peter, but he's history," James said, "he was trying to change me and I told him if he didn't like me for me than he better just leave and he left," he said.
"You ever going to find someone you can date for longer than a week," Logan asked.
"Eventually," James said.
"Logan what do you want?" Kendall asked.
"I'll have the chicken parmesan with a side salad," Logan said.
"Want to order your dessert now or later?" Kendall asked.
"Do you guys still have apple pie," Logan asked.
"Of course," Kendall said smiling. He wrote everything down. "I'll go put your orders in," he said as he turned and walked away. He brought his orders to the kitchen and tore the first slip of paper off and handed it to the chef.
Kendall walked out of the kitchen and looked around his section. He saw that a table had been left. He moved over to the table and started to clear it off. While he worked Camille walked over.
"Hey Camille," Kendall said.
"I have a question," Camille said, "is Logan the cheating type?" she asked.
"No," Kendall said automatically. "That was fast, but no he's really not," he said looking over at the brunette who was in a heated discussion with James and Carlos.
"I think I may have jumped the gun with him," Camille said.
"Probably," Kendall said, "but you guys are on again off again so often it's not really healthy," he said looking at Camille.
"I know, but I was thinking about talking to him and just remaining friends," Camille said looking over at Logan.
"Good luck with that," Kendall said as he started to the kitchen with the dirty plates of food. Camille followed him into the kitchen.
"Do you think he'll talk to me?" Camille asked.
"I don't know, but I can't really talk to him now, but maybe tomorrow I can ask him and see what he wants," Kendall offered.
"Really?" Camille asked.
"Yeah I live right across from him and he's my friend I am sure I can find time to talk to him," Kendall said laughing as he cleared the plate off and handed them off to a dish washer. He turned to Camille who was smiling at him.
"Thanks Kendall," Camille said.
"No problem," Kendall said smiling at the curly haired brunette beside him.
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