Chapter 7- I'll Carry You Home

-Kendall's POV-

I woke up to the sound of my phone ringing. It was James. He called to tell me that him and Logan were headed over to the studio to get my car. After I hung up the phone I looked at the clock, it was 12:00pm. I unwillingly climbed out of bed, put on an old T- shirt and a pair of jeans, and went downstairs. I sat on the couch and watched T.V. until I heard a knock on the door. I got up quickly and looked out the window, It was James and Logan. I opened the door and let them in. "Hey Kendall, What's up?" Logan asked as he walked through the door with James close behind. "Nothin'much, just watching some T.V." I replied. "So How did you sleep last night?" James asked curiously. "Not very good. I tossed and turned all night long. I'm exhausted." Logan looked at me with concern filled eyes. "I kept having these nightmares about Elizabeth." I turned and walked back over to the couch, sitting down slowly. James and Logan followed. "I'm sorry Kendall. If there was some way I could bring her back to you I would." James said apologetically. "It's alright, I had to let her go. I couldn't keep her from her dreams." Logan half smiled at me and said, "That's one of the reasons why she loved you dude. You never told her no." James turned and punched Logan in the arm. "She still loves him Logan!" he screamed with an "I'm pissed" look on his face. "I'm sorry ok!" Logan screamed back rubbing his arm. "Really guys?" I asked, staring at them. "Sorry." They said in unison. "Oh, I almost forgot. Here are your car keys." Logan said pulling them out his pocket and handing them to me in one swift motion. "Thanks." I said. "No problem." he replied. I sat there silently for a moment, fumbling with the keys in my hand until James said, " Kendall I have a question." I looked at him curiously and asked "What?" A huge grin formed on his face. "Do you wanna go out with us tonight? Carlos is coming too." I looked down at the keys in my hand and thought about it for a moment."No, maybe some other time."I answered quietly. "Awe, come on Kendall. It's Friday. You should come with us. It's going to be a blast. You might even find a hot girl to bring home." James said. "Yeah come on dude. You need to get out of the house for awhile." Logan chimed in. "I'm not ready for that yet. I need some time to recover." I said honestly. James got up from the couch with a sigh, put his hand on my shoulder and said, "Ok, we understand." I smiled warmly at him. "If you need anything just call." Logan said standing up. "Yeah, we're always here for you dude." James replied. "Thanks guys." They both smiled. I stood up and walked into the kitchen. I knew I needed to eat something pretty soon, even though I wasn't hungry. "Do you guys want something to eat?" I called while rummaging through the cabinets. "No, we're good. We Just ate about an hour ago." Logan called back. "Ok, fine! I didn't feel like cooking for your sorry ass's anyway!" I yelled playfully. They both laughed. "Hey Kendall I guess we're going to go!" James called. "Ok! Have fun tonight!" I called back. I heard the door slam and just like that it was silent again. After searching through all the cabinets and the refrigerator for something to satisfy the hunger that wasn't there, I decided not to eat. I slowly walked back into the living room and sat down on the couch. My eyes felt heavy, I had a headache, and I longed for sleep. The few hours I'd slept this morning didn't make up for the restless night I had dreaming of Elizabeth. After ten minutes of fighting it, I finally gave up and decided to go back to bed.

The next day around 3:00am....

Waking up to someone beating on your door isn't pleasant, and when you find out that someone is your drunk best friend it pisses you off even more.

I Unwillingly rolled out of bed for the third time and looked at the clock. it was 3:15am. I didn't know who was at my door at this hour and that worried me. I immediately thought of the guys. What if something happened to one of them? I thought to myself as I hurried down stairs in my boxers. When I finally made it to the door, I didn't get what I expected. "Hey Kendall!" Carlos exclaimed. I could smell the alcohol strong on his breath. "Umm, hey Carlos." I said in a groggy tone. "What are you guys doing here?" "Ya know, jussss schillin'" Carlos answered, slurring his words. I looked over at James who was standing behind Carlos grinning. "James, I don't mean to sound rude but it's 3:00 o'clock in the morning. Why in the hell are you here?" James looked back at his car and yelled, "Hey Logan! You can bring her out now!" "Bring who out?" I asked confused. "Oh you'll see." James answered. Logan emerged from the backdoor of the car and right behind him was a gorgeous girl wearing black heels and a red form fitting dress. Her hair was dark brown and it flowed to the middle of her back in big loose curls. Logan took her hand and guided her up the driveway and onto the front porch. "Kendall, I would like you to meet Ashlynn." he said. "Hi, Ashlynn. Nice to meet you." I said as I out stretched my hand towards her. She looked at me nervously but I could see the excitement in her Hazel eyes. "Nice to meet you too Kendall." She replied as she reached out her hand to meet mine. "Ashlynn is your biggest fan." James said. "Oh, Well how did you guys meet?" I asked. "I was at the club with some of my friends and we were all dancing when James walked over and introduced his self." Ashlynn explained. "Haha yeah. She was pretty starstruck." James laughed. "Yes I was." She admitted blushing. "When I asked her who her favorite member of the band was she said you Kendall." James said smiling. "So I offered to take her here too meet you and..." "I said hell yes!" Ashlynn laughed, cutting James off. I laughed too. "Hey Logan, Why Don't you take Ashlynn down to the beach for a minute. I need to have a word with James." I said glaring at him. "Take Carlos too." James added. "Ok sure, come on guys." When the three of them were out of sight I turned to James and said, "What in the hell is wrong with you?! Don't you remember the talk we had earlier today? I'm not ready for this James." He looked at me apologetically and said, "Look Kendall I'm sorry but I had to bring Ashlynn here to meet you. She is an amazing girl. I'm tired of seeing you down. I thought she might cheer you up." "Thanks James but the only thing that will cheer me up right now is Elizabeth." "Yeah I kinda figured that." he said placing his hands in his pockets. We stood there in silence until we heard Logan calling our names. "James! Kendall! I have a problem!" We both looked at each other confused. "I wonder what's wrong with him." James pondered. "Come on assholes!" Logan yelled. We both laughed and headed down to the beach. When we got there Logan was dragging Carlos away from the water yelling, "No Carlos! You are way to drunk for that. Get your ass away from there before you drown!" "No!" Carlos yelled back. "I got this." James said walking toward Carlos. He picked him up in one swift motion and threw him over his shoulder. "Put me down James!" Carlos yelled. "I'm afraid I can't do that Carlos. It's time to take you home." I was usually the designated driver when we went out but I guess James was being the responsible one tonight. "Umm guys, what are we going to do with her?" Logan asked pointing at Ashlynn who was running towards the water stripping "Oh shit!" James exclaimed. "How much did you say she drank?" I asked. "I'm not sure. But she seemed fine earlier." James said. "I may have given her another beer or two." Logan said. "You did what?!" James and I yelled in unison. "Come on guys! The water's great!" Ashlynn yelled. She had some how managed to fight the waves and was now swimming in waste deep water completely naked. "What are we going to do now?!" I yelled. "I have a plan." James said. "Logan, you stay here and keep an eye on Ashlynn. Kendall, Go grab some of your clothes and a towel for her. I'm going to put Carlos in the car. I'll meet you back here in 5 minutes. Got it?" Logan and I nodded. "Good, now let's go!" I ran back to the house and grabbed an old White T-Shirt, a pair of blue plaid boxers, and a clean towel. By the time I made it down to the beach Logan had managed to get Ashlynn out of the water. She was lying curled up in the sand. "Wow that was fast." I said. "How did you get her to come out?" "I told her I seen a shark." Logan said with a smirk. "Ha, good one." James said with a laugh. "So is she asleep?" I asked curiously. "Yeah." Logan said. "After she got out of the water she tripped and fell. I tried to help her up but she wouldn't let me so I said screw it and left her there." "Well hopefully she will be easier to deal with now. Kendall why don't you go pick her up and carry her to the house." James said. "Whoa, whoa, whoa, wait a minute. She's not staying here is she?" I asked. "Yes Kendall she's staying here. We have no clue where she lives and I definitely can't take her home with me. Brittany would have a heart attack." James said. "Brittany would beat your ass James." Logan said grinning at him. "Ok, I guess she can stay here. I'll carry her home once she sobers up tomorrow." I said with a sigh. I unwilling walked over to Ashlynn, covered her up with the towel, and scooped her up bridal style in my arms. "Mmm...is that you Chis?" she asked. "Who in the hell is Chris?!" I asked James, panicking. He shrugged his shoulders. "I don't know. Her boyfriend maybe?" "She has a boyfriend and you brought her to my house?! He's going to kick my ass! Thanks James, you've succeeded in getting your best friends ass kicked. Are you happy now?" "I think it's pretty funny." He said with a laugh. "I rolled my eyes. "This has been one hell of a night." Logan said. I heard a gagging sound. I quickly looked down at Ashlynn. She was heaving in my arms and then all of a sudden she puked all over my chest. I looked at Logan and said, "And it just got worse." We all hurried back to the house and I laid Ashlynn down on the couch. "James can u go grab a blanket and pillow for her while I go hop in the shower? They're in the closet that's by my bedroom in the hallway." "Sure thing." he said. "Great. Logan, maybe you should go check on Carlos." I said. "Yeah you're probably right." he said as he walked out the door."I'll be out in about ten minutes." I said and headed up hot water felt great on my skin and washing away the smell of puke wasn't bad either. When I got out I put on a pair of black plaid boxers, grabbed my phone and headed downstairs to see how James, Logan, and Ashlynn were doing. It was dark and Ashlynn was safe and sound curled up on the couch under a blanket. "James! Logan! Where are you?" I asked in a hushed voice. But there was no reply. Then my phone vibrated. It was a text from Logan That said, "Sorry Kendall. Had to go. Carlos woke up. Had to get him home fast before he puked in James' car. Had fun tonight. See you tomorrow." I laughed silently to myself and replied with, "Glad YOU had fun. See you tomorrow going to bed. Goodnight or good morning, which ever you prefer. ;)" It was 6:00am and I was beat. I headed back up stairs, crawled into bed, and slept peacefully for the rest of the morning.