Just a short little Kendall/Jo chapter because I needed something cute to make me happy! Hope you like it, I'll get back to the main storyline in the next chapter!
Jo stood in the doorway of the apartment as Logan opened the door, waiting to be invited in. Logan was starting to feel bad about inviting Jo over. After all, Kendall had specifically asked him not to, and his friend was pretty sick right now. He probably didn't need any sort of confrontation with his girlfriend. On the other hand, Jo could really cheer Kendall up. Logan was just hoping for the right result.
"B-e n-i-c-e" he mouthed to Jo as she made to walk past him and over to Kendall, who was still wrapped in his quilt and lying down in the lounge room. Jo just smiled at Logan, not giving any indication of what she was thinking.
"Jo!" Carlos squealed, oblivious to the tension in the room. He held out the controller James had previously been playing with.
"Do you want a turn? James wont play with me anymore."
"That's because you cheat!" James exclaimed, starting towards Carlos. Logan realised the potential for more video game related violence and attempted to usher both James and Carlos out of the room to give Kendall and Jo some privacy.
"Come on guys, lets go down to the pool."
"No way! I haven't even eaten yet!" Carlos sulked.
"You have no tact Carlos! Can't you see the two lovebirds want some privacy."
"James!" Kendall finally spoke up, redness unrelated to the fever appearing on his cheeks.
"We'll just go up to the bedroom." He rolled his eyes as his friends wolf whistled at him and Jo. He took Jo's hand, holding the quilt tightly around his shivering body with his other hand, and led her to his shared room. They sat on the bed and he looked at her, waiting to hear what she had heard and what she had to say about it.
"I'm really angry at you" she began, arms crossed as she sat on the edge of his bed. Kendall didn't say anything. He didn't have the energy to try and reason with her. He would let her say whatever she wanted, and hopefully sort everything out when he was feeling better.
"I'm angry at you" she repeated when he didn't reply. "Why didn't you tell me you were sick? I thought you were avoiding me or something."
"Sorry" he said, noticing her frown when she heard how painful talking sounded for him. "I just didn't want you to see me all… I dunno, weak and stuff. Then the doctor said I might have mono and I thought you might have thought I caught it off someone else. I didn't want you to be mad at me." She ran her fingers through his blonde hair.
"You're so silly. You don't always have to be the one protecting everyone. It's ok that sometimes you need people to look after you. And I know there are lots of ways you could have gotten sick. I trust you." She paused. "You haven't been kissing other girls have you?" Kendall almost laughed.
"Of course not! I can't even think about other girls. I love you." Her eyes widened.
"What did you say?"
"I um" suddenly he didn't seem so sure of himself, her reaction not the one he had hoped for. Maybe he could just blame the fever. The seconds seemed like hours and he tried to think of something to say, anything to break the awkward moment he had created.
"I love you too" she whispered, looking away as she said it. He pulled her down next to him on the bed, arms wrapped tightly around her waist. She rested her head on his chest, listening to his laboured breathing, and they fell asleep.
