A/N: So I'm not getting much feedback on this story, but even if I only get one review a chapter that is enough information to make me want to write.

Chapter 4

No trust? No Love.

I was up in apartment 2J with Logan, James and Carlos. My fight with Jo had been the day before and now we were relaxing in the apartment after a long day at the studio. The studio session had been extremely awkward. Kendall was a little angry at me for fighting Jo, and he had been avoiding me.

"Are you guys sure that Kendall will get over being mad at me?" I asked all three of them.

Logan laughed. "Yeah, he will be fine. He knows that Jo was wrong and he admits that but you still kicked his girlfriends ass."

Carlos was standing up. "Yeah, you were like, bam, bam, bam." Every time he said bam he was pretending to punch someone.

We were all laughing at that. "Where did you even learn how to fight like that?" James asked.

I chuckled to myself. "I have taken boxing for the last two years. It's been a nice way for me to cope with my mother's cancer and then her death."

I remembered when I found out my mother had cancer. I was upset that I had punched a wall in front of Adam. He had suggested that I take some kind of fighting class so I didn't fracture my hand again. I smiled. That had reminded me that I needed to call Adam.

"That's a healthy way to cope." Logan said with a smile.

Before I could say anything Kendall came in and slammed the door. "God, Jo can be such a-" When he saw me he stopped.

I smiled at him. "What, a bitch?" I asked.

He frowned and then nodded. "She told me that it is all my fault that she has a black eye. That I shouldn't have been hugging you. It's not my fault that she is so freaking jealous! I have to watch her make out with Jett all the time on TV, she can't handle seeing me hug a girl?"

I couldn't help but laugh before I said. "Bitches be crazy!"

That got a grin out of all the guys. "It's because Lauren is prettier than Jo. She's intimidated." James said. I looked at him giving him a look that clearly said shut up. "I mean…well you know what I mean."

I stood up. "Look, I know that you are mad at me. And I will agree I could have handled the situation a lot better but you shouldn't have to feel like this." I said.

"What do you mean?" I could see the hurt in his eyes. He knew what I was saying, even if he didn't admit it. I didn't want to have to spell it out for him but I knew that I was going to have to. I sighed and tried to think of how to say this without being a complete bitch.

"Look, I know it might not be my place to say anything and if I'm out of line tell me. But trust is a very important part of a relationship and without trust a relationship will not work." I said. I had found out first hand how true this was and wanted to pass the message along if it would save Kendall some heartache.

Kendall hadn't said anything. He was thinking. "I'm going to try and talk to her one more time." He stood up and then left the apartment.

I turned around and all three guys were giving me weird looks. "You know you are the wisest sixteen year old I have ever met in my entire life." Logan said. "Well next to me." He said smuggly.

I smiled. Logan had been so shy in front of me in the beginning and in a matter of four days he was slowly showing his arrogant and cocky side. "I've been through a lot in my life. I'm wise for a reason."

"What do you mean a lot?" James asked curiously.

I was quiet. "I'll have to know you guys a while longer before I start pouring my heart out to you like that." I said. "My past isn't perfect, but I've learned a lot from it."

The next three weeks passed pretty quickly. We were three days away from getting ready to start out three month long tour. We were in the studio doing a walk through of the songs we were going to be playing. The guys and I were getting so great at playing and singing together that even Gustavo couldn't come up with any criticism.

We had just finished our fifteen song set. We were all excited that we made it all the way through without one interruption from Gustavo. I was rolling up the cord to my amp. I set it on top of the amp and then set my guitar that Gustavo had gotten for me on the stand.

Gustavo was in the room with us. "Now, DOGS, we will be leaving the day after tomorrow, our first concert is in Maine, so we will be going across country. It will take six days to get there. Now are there any questions?"

"Where am I going to be staying?" I asked in a curious voice.

"You will be staying on the bus. We have a bus with a small room in it and that will be your room. You dogs, get the bunk beds." He said pointing at the four guys.

We were walking out of the room. "Great, living with you four yahoos is going to be interesting."

Kendall didn't look like himself, he looked worried. "Hey, dude whats wrong?" James asked in a serious tone. Everyone thought that James wasn't all that bright but when it came to his friends he picked up instantly on their emotions.

"Jo, she isn't going to like this?" I knew that he was already not looking forward to the fights that would break out for the next three months. Our friendship had been strained, we joked around at the studio but when we were at the Palm Woods we didn't talk at all, unless it had to do with school or work.

When we got in the limo. I looked at Kendall with a sad look on my face. "Kendall, I'm sorry. I can suggest that I just follow the bus in a limo or whatever."

"No, its fine. We will have hotel rooms seventy percent of the time. The only time we ever really stay on the bus is when we have to get to the next city. I will tell her that and just hope that she understands."

"You know she isn't going to understand." Logan said in a strained tone.

Kendall got a sad look on her face. "I have a case built up. I didn't cheat on Jo last time even though there were girls throwing themselves at me, why would it be any different with Lauren? I'm not going to cheat on her." He hesitated before he said the next part. "And besides, no offense but I don't see you like that Lauren."

I laughed at him. "What were you afraid of hurting my feelings? I don't see you like that. I don't date blonds. They tend to be a little slow." I joked.

"Hey, I'm the one who comes up with all the plans." He said getting defensive.

I couldn't help but laugh. "I was just kidding, chill Ken." I said. I saw him relax. I didn't know why he stayed with Jo when he had to constantly stress about her being jealous. I thought back to Michael. I cared about him, but he was insanely jealous. If a guy looked at me or I even glanced at another guy he would snap and almost beat whoever it was up.

He expected me to be the same way and when I wasn't he would hang out with girls trying to get some sort of jealousy out of me. I sighed at the memory of Michael.

"What's on your mind?" James asked looking at me. "You look like you're deep in thought."

I took a deep breath. "Usually I wouldn't tell you guys this, but I think it might help Kendall. I was with someone like Jo. Michael, he was my first serious boyfriend. I dated him in Miami. We dated for a total of eight months. Right up until I moved here, I don't think long distance relationships work but I know one with him for sure wouldn't have worked.

"He was extremely jealous. If we were playing a show and if a guy came up to me afterwards to tell me that I was a good guitarist or ask me any questions he would break free from whoever he was talking to and come over to me. He would wrap his arms around me and ask if he could help them. He drove away a lot of my male fans."

"Wait, there can't be that many!" Carlos said in a shocked voice.

"Carlos, use your brain. She's gorgeous and a guitar player, she had a lot of male fans." Logan said with a smile.

I smiled back at him. "Well anyways, it wasn't that bad but after about six months of dating it got so bad that if a guy even glanced my way he would try and start a fight with them and would end up kicking their ass. He put three guys in the hospital. And he expected me to be jealous to, if I wasn't he would flirt with girls in front of me. It was pretty redonkulous. When I found out I was coming here I broke it off. I told him that I couldn't be with him if he was going to get jealous all the time."

All four guys were looking at me. "Why were you still with him after he put guys in the hospital?" Kendall asked.

"That's a different story for a different day, BUT my point is that the root cause of jealousy is insecurity. You shouldn't have to deal with her bitching because she can't get over the fact that you are going to be with me on a buse. You know, even though Carlos, Logan and James are there. I might actually try and get a quicky out of you." I said sarcastically.

Kendall laughed and shook his head at me. "You are a goofball." He chuckled.

We were finally at the Palm Woods and were all climbing out of the limo. Kendall ventured off automatically to try and find Jo. The other three and I walked up to the apartment to hang out. I basically lived at 2J, I only went home when it was time to sleep.

When we walked in we all four ran to the couch. I reached it first and stretched out across one side of the couch. I felt all three of them sit down on me. "Ah, get up you fat asses!"

They laughed and stood up. I sat up and they all sat down with me. They were all quiet. "What's going on?" I asked.

Carlos finally spoke. "We decided which one would have the shot." He said.

I had forgotten about telling them that I would consider dating one of them. I cared about all of them and I was afraid of what a relationship may do to our friendships. "Okay, how did you guys choose? Straws or rock, paper, scissors?" I asked with a chuckle.

"None of the above." James said smuggly. "Usually we would have made the decision right away but we decided that we would really get to know you before we made our decision."

"Awww, how sweet." I said jokingly. I hid behind smart ass remarks. It was my front when I was nervous or scared.

"Well, we have been getting to know you so we decided to pick the person you were most compatible with." Logan said.

I was getting annoyed that they were trying to stall. "Okay, who did you guys choose?" I ask.

"Well, we choose…"

A/N-I am going to give it a few days before I update. I really want some input on who you think Lauren would make a good couple with. So let me know.

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