"Where were you?" Jo asked when James unlocked the door and stepped inside. She glared at him from her spot in the couch. James looked at her and sighed.

"You said 'don't come home' so I didn't come home." He said. His wife tapped her foot on the floor and crossed her arms over her chest. "Don't tell me you're angry for listening to you." James said. "I even went to the dry cleaners and got your dress." He said and held up the black dress. "Josephine, please. I'm sorry. I didn't mean to fight with you."

His wife eyed him and got up. "I asked you a question." She said and walked up to James.

"I had to find a place to spend the night." James simply said. "Josephine, I don't want to fight with you." He sighed and reached out and placed a hand on his wife's shoulder. "What happened to the things we had? We married for love." He said and frowned. Jo looked unimpressed.

"We were young." She said. "Dumb and reckless."

"We loved each other." James said.

"Maybe we did." Jo said and sighed. James attempted to hug her but she backed off. "James." She said. "I'm not in the mood for talking about this kind of stuff." She sighed and pinched the bridge of her nose.

"Josephine..."

"No, I told you already." She snapped. "Please don't talk about this right now. I'm getting a headache." She said and frowned.

"But when are we going to talk about it?" James asked. "You're never in the mood to talk about it." He pointed out. "Jo. I may not seem like it but I care. You're my wife and I want you to have it good. But we have to talk to make it work." James said.

"I don't want to talk about it." The blond woman said and turned her back at her husband. "And if you don't stop then you may as well leave."

"Josephine, this isn't something we can-"

"James!" Jo shouted and turned to him. "I told you. No." She said and shook her head. "Not now. Please." She said. "Just... let it go. Leave it." She said. But James was determined that he wasn't going to back down. This conversation was going to happen.

"Josephine, we're talking about this." He said. "We have to do something about this before it all crashes."

"Get out." Jo said. James blinked a few times. "Get out. I don't want you here." She said. "Get out."

"Jo!" James said. "You can't throw me out every time we-"

"GET OUT!" Jo shouted and pushed James out the door. He didn't struggle, he knew it was hopeless anyways. He sighed.

"Honey, I'm sorry." He said.

"I am too." Jo said and looked up at him and frowned. "Just... I'm sorry, James." She said and shook her head. "I need to think." She said and gulped. "I'm sorry." She said once more before closing the door. James sighed and leaned his forehead against the door. Kicked out again.

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"Coming! Coming! Hold on, I'll be right there!" Kendall called and chuckled and jumped over the coffee table and unlocked the front door. "James!" He exclaimed when he saw the handsome man outside the door.

"Hi..." The brunet said and smiled sadly. "Um... I hate to bother you..." He mumbled.

"Not at all." Kendall said. "Are you okay?" He asked worriedly. James chuckled a bit and shook his head.

"Not really. Uh... Jo and I fought again and... she kicked me out... again." He said and sighed. "I hate to have to ask... but-

"Yes." Kendall blurted out. "I mean... you need a place to stay?" He asked. "Y-You're welcome to stay. C-Come in." He offered and moved out of the way. "I was just gonna order a pizza. Would you like some?" He asked.

"Um... S-Sure." James mumbled and hesitantly stepped into the apartment. It was a bit dimmed and he could make out the smell of steam and shower gel. Kendall came back into view and just then it occurred to James that the blond was freshly out of the shower. "Did I... interrupt?" He asked. Kendall looked up at him.

"No." he said. "I just got out of the shower and had gotten dressed when you knocked." He chuckled. "What kind of pizza do you like?" He asked. "There's a menu somewhere around." He said and looked around and found a thumbed up menu. "You can just pick which one you like and... uh... I have to find the phone." Kendall said and looked around in the messy living room. "Uh... make yourself at home." He said and went into his room to find his phone.

James looked at him. The blond wore a pair of sweats and a white wife beater. James let out a shaky breath and eyed the menu. He decided to simply order the first one he spotted. Kendall came back, victoriously waved his phone around.

"Found it!" He chirped. "Have you decided yet?" he asked. James smiled a bit.

"Yeah." He said. Kendall ordered their pizzas and then sat down in the couch.

"Uh... I was just about to watch a movie. They're showing some action movie on TV in a bit. Wanna join?" He asked. James nodded. "Uh... Mr.-... I mean James." Kendall chuckled. "Aren't you feeling a bit dressy for pizza and a movie?" He asked and nodded at James' blazer and tie. "Casual Friday, huh?"

James chuckled and removed his blazer. "I guess I can shed a few pieces of clothing." He said and tugged at his tie, loosening it and pulling it off. Kendall gulped and quickly turned to the TV. James went ahead and kicked his shoes of and sighed in relief. Kendall shot up from the couch.

He went over to the kitchen and fiddled a bit with... nothing at all really, he just needed his arising problem to go away. "W-Want a beer?" He asked and opened the fridge. James hesitated. Maybe it wasn't such a good idea.

"Sure." he then answered and Kendall went ahead and handed him one of the cool bottles while taking a sip from his own. James eyed the bottle. "Wow... when was the last time I had a beer?" he mumbled quietly and drank some. He let out an appreciative groan and smiled. "That was good."

"Too busy to drink?" Kendall asked and sat down next to him again. James shook his head.

"I have a wife. I don't think I've even seen a beer bottle since we got married." He said and rolled his eyes. Kendall nodded and tilted his head a bit.

"How long have you been married?" He asked. James chuckled.

"Six years." He said and sighed. "Six long years." The blond next to him shifted a bit. "How about you? No woman in your life?" he asked. "A pretty little girl somewhere?" Kendall blushed a bit and chuckled stiffly.

"A-Actually... uh... I-... uh... I'm not really into women." He confessed. James cocked an eyebrow. "But no, there's not anyone that has... woken my interest." He said. "Oh, well. I'm still young." Kendall said and shrugged and took another sip from his beer.

"Don't get tied down too early." James said. "Make sure you get to know the person properly before you say your I do's." He said.

"You did?" Kendall chuckled. "Get tied down too early that is?" James laughed loudly and nodded. "Hah... I'll make sure to keep your tip in mind."


Hey, guys!

Another short chapter. I know. I'm trying my best and it makes me so happy to see that you like the story so far. I do too and I'm excited about continuing this.

Thank you all for reading and I hope you are well. Love, Hannah :)