"What's going on with you and Kendall?" James asked me seriously not taking his eyes off of the road as he drove. I was completely caught off guard and kind of struggled to give him an answer. I mean, I didn't even know the answer myself so I really couldn't give him much of an explanation.
"Nothing," I said simply.
"Come on Lyss, I'm not stupid. It was super obvious on stage and even the audience noticed a spark between you both."
I sighed as I buried my face in my hands.
"Please don't be mad."
"Why would I be mad?" James asked.
"Because you probably don't want your sister falling for one of your best friends."
"Actually, I think it'd be kind of cool," James surprisingly said. I looked at him totally stunned.
"Why is that?"
"Ever since you met him at our first day of hockey practice when we were kids, you guys have always had some kind of special bond. You were always the closest to him out of all my friends and clearly started to develop feelings for him throughout the years. Honestly, I'm relieved you guys are together because I've seen it coming and I can tell how happy you always are around him."
"Only one problem. We aren't together."
"Not yet," James said with a grin.
"Promise me you won't get involved," I begged.
"I won't, I promise. I know you guys better than you know yourselves and I can tell you guys will get together at some point. Seriously, it's like destiny or something."
"What if we broke up?" I asked. "Wouldn't it be weird for you then?"
"You guys are so perfect for each other that I can't even picture you breaking up. Also, Kendall is so into you. I shouldn't tell you this but he missed you more than I did when we moved out to L.A. even though you guys were only friends. When Gustavo told us we could come home for a couple weeks he begged his mom to let him come stay with us even though she and Katie stayed in L.A. He came back to see you and I think you should spend as much time with him as you can."
I was in awe. I can't believe he came back to Minnesota to see me.
"That's sweet but I need to spend time with you too."
"Listen, we're spending today together and I'm thrilled about it but I do want you to spend time with Kendall too. I still need to spend time with mom and dad so during that time you can be with Kendall. We're only here for two weeks so I want you guys to make the most of it."
"Thanks, James."
"You're welcome."
James and I had gotten home not too long after that talk. I was surprised to how well he was with Kendall and I. It was insane because honestly how many brothers are out there that encourage their sister and best friend together? As I thought about it during the Twilight marathon I think James was really ok with it because he knows Kendall would be good for me and wants me to be with a guy he doesn't need to worry about. He trusts Kendall more than he does himself and he knows Kendall is the kind of guy who would never do anything to hurt anyone, especially me.
Anyways, we were on the third movie and about halfway through James had fallen asleep on the couch. I was starting to feel my eyes fall until I heard the front door of the house open. I got off of the couch and let out a yawn. I then walked over out of the living room I was in and saw Kendall taking his shoes off by the door.
"You're coming home late," I said making conversation with Kendall.
"The guys and I went to hang at Logan's house for a bit after. Carlos drove me home but he insisted on stopping at McDonald's for chicken nuggets on the way back." I laughed at what Kendall said because that's so typical of Carlos to stop late at night for fast food especially chicken nuggets because those were his favorite for some reason.
"Ew the thought of eating those makes me nauseous."
"Tell me about it," Kendall agreed. "Hey, just so you know you did a great job performing tonight."
"Thanks and so did you," I complimented as Kendall stepped a few steps closer to me so we were only inches apart.
"And you looked like you were having tons of fun."
"I was," I said looking into his eyes.
"And you looked beautiful," he told me. My heart skipped a beat and I began to blush. "And you look adorable when you blush." Before I could say anything he placed one hand around my waste and used the other to cup my face. I was looking up at him as butterflies flew around in my stomach and my heart pounded. I just about died when he did what I've been wanting him to do, kiss me. The kiss was simple but full of passion. Before I knew it, it was over.
"I've been wanting to do that for a long time," Kendall admitted.
"Same," I admitted too. "Better later than never."
Kendall smiled at my optimism. All of the sudden we heard a loud snore come from the living room.
"James is out cold I take it?" Kendall asked with a raised eyebrow.
"He fell asleep halfway through Eclipse and I was about to crash before you came in."
"Well I'm glad you weren't fast asleep," he said with a grin and squeezed my hand. "But you do look exhausted. Go get some rest and I'll go turn the tv up and wake James up so he can go sleep in his room."
"You sure? I can do that."
"Like I said, you look exhausted. Go to bed or I'll carry you up there."
"Alright fine you win. I'm going to bed and I'll see you in the morning," I said and then kissed him on the cheek. "Goodnight Kendall."
"Night Lyss," he responded as I walked away to go to bed.
I got in my room and immediately fell asleep when my head touched the pillow. I was so happy with everything that happened today and I couldn't have asked for a better day. I sang in front of an audience, spent time with my brother but most importantly, I kissed Kendall Knight.
