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Suckerforlovestory: Ready to find out what Tom said?...Chapter 3!


CHAPTER 3- LET'S HUG IT OUT, BITCH

"I'll beat that old fuck and throw him in the pool! … Only Daddy speaks that way."

Oh my god, I fucking LOVE this show! Kendall, Logan, and I have been laughing for like, the past ten minutes straight. So great.

James came out of the bathroom messing with his hair. "Aw, you guys are watching Entourage without me?"

"Told you!" I shouted to Kendall and Logan. Kendall held out his hand and I fist bumped him.

James shook his head and laughed at us. "So anyway...Katie can I talk to you?"

"Sure babe." He moved to the bunks and I looked back at Kendall, anxiety written all over my face. He shrugged and mouthed Good luck.

James hopped into our bunk and reached his hand down to pull me up. I took his hand and jumped up to lie down next to him. "Ok," he started. "This is gonna sound really weird but...when we, y'know, when we were together, you wanted that right?"

"James...did my dad talk to you about this?"

"Please, baby. Just answer the question."

"Yeah, James. I wanted it. And I don't regret it now either, ok? I don't care what he told you. I love you." I grabbed his face and kissed him.

I jumped down from the bunk and grabbed my phone, scrolling through my contacts with a new vengeance.

"Hello?"

"What did you say to him?"

"Who is this?"

I rolled my eyes. "Wow, thanks Dad. It's your daughter."

"Chlo?"

Son of a bitch. "No, your actual daughter." I wanted to add fucktard but bit my tongue. No use having him hang up before I got what I wanted.

"Oh. Hi."

"Yeah, hi. Anyway, what did you say to James?"

"I just explained to him how I felt."

James walked past me, muttering, "Yeah 'explained'" and shaking his head.

"Dad!" I yelled into the phone. Through gritted teeth I told him, "When I said I needed you to protect me, I did not mean from James!"

"Kate, I simply told him what a father would."

That did it. I fucking exploded. "NO! NO YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO DO THIS! YOU DIDN'T EVEN SAY GOODBYE! EITHER TIME! I LOVE JAMES AND WHAT IF NOW HE DOESN'T TRUST ME? YOU KNOW WHAT? I NEVER NEEDED YOU! I HAD CALEB. DON'T EVER EVER SPEAK TO ME OR JAMES AGAIN, GOT IT?"

I ended the call and chucked my phone at the wall, screaming. "Baby?" James came running in.

I fell to the floor, totally defeated. "I can't do this anymore," I whispered.

He held me and stroked my hair. "I...I'm sorry."

I looked up at him. "For what?"

"I guess I kind of caused all of this."

"What? No, no you didn't. My dad is being a stupid, insensitive idiot, ok? I love you even more now than I did then. I don't know what he said, and I want you to tell me, but I just hope you know that I totally wanted it. I really don't regret any of it. Not any of the 'I love you's', not what we did, not who we are. I love you, James." I felt a few tears slip.

I felt his soft lips on my cheek as he kissed them away. "I'm just glad that's how you feel. Because otherwise I would've felt really bad."

"Guys?"

We looked up to see Kendall, Logan, and Carlos standing in the doorway. "Is um...is everything alright?" Kendall asked.

I bit my lip. "I guess I owe you guys an explanation for my she-Hulk rage, huh?"

Logan chuckled. "Little bit."

James stood and helped me up. We all sat down on the couch. "So uh...my dad is stupid."

Carlos laughed. "Yeah, we kinda got that part."

I laughed and smacked his arm. "No, I mean, he basically told James that I don't love him and claimed to be a 'father' to me, but really he doesn't give two shits." I shook my head and clenched my jaw. "I'm just sick of this family. He walked out on us, waltzed back in, and then pretty much royally fucked my family over."

James squeezed my hand. "I'm just gonna tell you all at the same time so I don't have to say it like, five times. Ok, so Tom waited until you guys were off the bus and then blasted me about 'respecting his daughter' and 'pushing her into things'. I tried to explain that it was mutual, but he wouldn't have any of it. He basically told me that I'm not good enough for you and that I was a worthless man for doing that to a young, helpless girl. So...yeah," he finished with a sigh.

"Oh my...oh my god." I couldn't think of words. Everything James had just said was jumbled up in my head. "Worthless man" "Young, helpless girl" "Pushing her into things" How could he say that about James?

I bit my lip so hard I almost drew blood. James noticed and gingerly cupped my cheek. I turned to look up at him and practically jumped into his arms. "I'm so sorry about him. If I had a choice, I never would have asked him to come back."

"Hey guys, let's go look at that thing...over there." Kendall stood up and left with Carlos and Logan behind. I smiled a little bit.

"Smile bigger, baby, it lights up your eyes."

"James...I- I don't even know how to make up for what he said. I mean, first Chloe, and now him?" I shook my head. "I can't even imagine what it feels like."

"And I don't want you to try," he said, kissing me. "I want you to know that I don't care what our families say. I love you, and no one is going to stop me from loving you."

I smiled at him. "Good. Because I can't imagine my life without you now."

"Aww!" I whipped my head around to see Logan in the doorway. He smiled sheepishly. "I'm just...gonna go..."

James laughed. "Yeah, yeah you do that." He turned back to me. "So are we totally ok?"

I put my forehead against his. "Perfect."

He grinned. "Awesome. As Ari Gold would say-"

"Let's hug it out, bitch," I finished for him and laughed. I grabbed him and held him close. "I love you, James."

"I love you, Kitty." I got up to leave. "Katie?"

I turned back around. "Hmm?"

"One more thing..."

"Yeah?"

"So...when did I become the bitch?"