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Rafael let out a huge sigh. "Hermanito," he said, turning to his brother in the passenger seat. "Are you sure you wanna do this?"

Carlos could only nod. He needed to this. He needed to get this burden off his back before he returns to LA. He couldn't leave Minnesota without doing this.

James reached out his hands from where he was sitting in the back seat. "We'll all be right with ya, buddy," he said with a smile as Carlos turned around to face him. "You're not doing this alone." Kendall and Logan, who were sitting in the backseat along with James, nodded.

Carlos sighed. "Thanks, guys," he said, taking in a deep breath before putting his hand on the door handle.

"Ready?" Rafael asked.

Carlos nodded once again. "Let's go," he said in a strong voice before opening the door and getting out of Rafael's sedan.

Rafael, James, Kendall, and Logan followed close behind.

As they all stood at the door, Carlos looked to his friends. James gave him a nod of encouragement, and Carlos forced himself to finally knock on the door. At first it was just a light tap, but when he realized how weak his knock sounded, he put more force into it, making the harsh sounding noise echo.

They didn't have to wait long before the door opened, revealing a smug looking red head. "I knew you'd all miss me," she said, crossing her arms over her chest and leaning on her door post. Her hazel eyes gave the Garcia brothers a hard stare. "But sorry, I'm not interested in either of you anymore." She looked to Kendall. "Maybe I'll take blondie over there."

James subconsciously stepped in front of Kendall with a protective demeanor.

Dani just chuckled and rolled her eyes.

"You just think everything is a joke, don't you?" Rafael asked, having been here for only a minute but annoyed beyond his capacity.

Dani rolled her eyes at his question. "No," she replied with a smirk. "Just you. Now is there a reason all of you decided to give me a house call?" Suddenly, a smile crossed her face as she gasped. "Oh I get it. You boys are mad that the police didn't believe your little sob story. You're here to tell me that one day I will pay for my actions and that my conscience will haunt me?" She shook her head. She knew Rafael all too well.

"You got lucky," Carlos said angrily.

Dani laughed and shook her head. "Okay, luck...has nothing to do with it. I would say...having a rich dad that's best friends with two lawyers and a judge?" she asked before laughing again. "You Garcias should know what's that like."

Carlos' eyebrows perked up at that statement. "What's that supposed to mean?"

"You know exactly what that means," Dani replied. "What? You don't think I know about Omar's past." She looked at Rafael. "I wasn't the only one in our relationship that kept secrets. You never told me that Omar did drugs and was a dealer. And you also never made it a point to tell that he'd been arrested many times but released right after because Papi Garcia's a cop everyone seemed to sweep all that under the carpet. Especially when you got arrested," she said, directed to Rafael. "Papi Garcia's perfect son getting arrested? How would that look?"

Rafael didn't feel the need to explain himself to Dani. But he did feel the need to defend his father's name. "Our father would never bail us out if we deserved arrest!" he defended. "Sounds mean, but it's true. Omar's friends bailed him out. Did you really think my dad had a choice but to let Omar get released after that?"

Dani scoffed. "Yeah...keep telling yourself that."

"And Rafael wasn't just arrested!" Carlos finally spoke up. "It was all a misunderstanding! So you leave him, Omar, and Papi alone!" he demanded. "We didn't come to talk about them. We came for you."

"Well a lotta guys come for me," Dani retorted. "So make it specific."

Carlos sighed. "Dani," he began. "You hurt me. When someone hurts me, I tend to ignore it...but when they bring my brothers and my best friends into this, that's when it gets personal." He sighed, clenching his fists at his sides.

Before he could continue, Dani cut him off. "Look," she said patiently. "It's not my fault the police wouldn't believe your story." She let another evil smirk creep on her face. "It's kinda hard for them to believe that a girl as tiny as I am would over power a muscular kid like you," she began. "Not to mention the fact that because you're a celebrity, all of this looks really bad."

Dani played with her hair, continuing her taunts. "Think about it. A celebrity. You're used to getting any girl you want. You came to me, expecting I'd give in, but I refused and you can't take no for an answer."

"Carlos would never do that!" Logan spoke up, tired of hearing Dani's craziness.

Dani shrugged. "You're right," she replied. "But do you know how tempted I was to tell that story?" She laughed. "Do you know how tempted I was to tell them that you fabricated that whole story just so you'd seem like a victim and cover up what you did to me?"

"Your friend got arrested because of you!" Carlos told her, trying to ignore the horrible story Dani had come up with.

"Damien?" she clarified. "Damien was a lost puppy. He'll do anything a girl asks as long as you bat your eyelashes and flirt a little."

"Carlos," Kendall said. "We have a flight to catch."

Carlos nodded, remembering the real reason why he came. "I wanted to say goodbye, Dani," he began. "I'll never see you again, and for that, I'm glad."

Dani chuckled and shook her head. "Oh, Carlitos," she said as she brought her hand to his cheek, which the angry Latino quickly swatted away. "I'll always be a part of your life," she said, her voice a bit darker than normal. "And you will see me again."

"You did good, Carlos," James said while everyone was in the car once again. They had one more place to go before they went to the airport.

Carlos shrugged. "I just wanted to know why she did it," he said. "Why anyone would want to do something like that...but I guess I let her get to me...again."

"It's not your fault," Rafael said. "Dani's devious. She fooled me for a good seven months straight, remember?"

Carlos nodded, his gaze shifting to his lap. "I just can't believe the police didn't believe us."

"Papi Garcia believed you," Kendall said with a friendly smile, hoping that would lighten Carlos' mood.

Carlos chuckled. "Papi always believes me." He sighed. "You think he's disappointed in me?"

"No one's disappointed in you!" Kendall cut in, hating the fact that Carlos was so hard on himself. What happened between Carlos and Dani wasn't Carlos' fault. Kendall just wished that he could see that.

Rafael sighed. "Papi was mad," Rafael said. "But he wasn't mad at you. He would never be mad at you. He knows that everything that went on-"

"But he sees me differently now!" Carlos argued, tears coming to his eyes. "E-everyone does..."

"Do you hear how wrong you're being right now?" James asked. He knew that his question came out a bit aggressive sounding, but he could help himself. He couldn't stand the way Carlos had been beating himself up about the whole thing.

"Yeah, Carlos," Logan said. "No one blames you. No one's ashamed of you. You know how we view you? As the crazy, adorable, loving little guy who cares about everyone. That's what we've thought of you for years, and that's what we think of you now. Nothing has changed. Nothing will change."

Carlos let a small smile appear on his face. "Really?"

"Really," James, Carlos, Kendall, and Rafael said at once.

Carlos hadn't realized how much they drove, until Rafael's car came to a stop, and the older Garcia parked his car. "We're here," Rafael announced, turning off his car.

Carlos released a sigh before getting out of the car, along with his friends and older brother.

They all walked to the familiar apartment, ready to say goodbye to the person inhabiting it.

Rafael knocked on the door.

Omar opened the door a few moments later, a smile on his face as he invited everyone in.

"Wow," Omar said as everyone made themselves comfortable on his couch. "These two weeks went by so fast."

Carlos sighed. "I'm so sorry I couldn't spend a lotta time with you like I promised," he said, casting his eyes downward.

"It's okay, little bro," Omar replied as he slung his arm over Carlos' shoulders. "What matters is the time we did spend together. It's not your fault."

Carlos nodded. "I know...but still."

"But we'll be back in eight months," Kendall promised.

Rafael shook his head. "But Omar and I won't wait that long," he said with a smile. "We're gonna make a trip to visit you guys. It's only fair."

"That's true," Logan said. "We've been in LA for two and a half years now, and you haven't visited."

"Well we will," Omar said confidently. "As soon as I raise enough money," he continued, his gaze shifting toward Rafael.

Rafael sighed and rolled his eyes. "So in other words," he began. "I'll be buying Omar's ticket to make sure he goes."

Carlos and Omar high-fived.

Omar sighed. "I'm gonna miss you, shortie," Omar confessed.

"You'll see him soon," James said, flashing his signature smile. He was really upset when he found what Omar had done to Carlos when they were younger, but as James saw how much Carlos forgave Omar, and how much Omar was willing to change in order to be there for Carlos, James began to respect him more and more.

"So uh...did you guys-" Omar began asking.

"Yeah," Rafael replied with a nod. He already knew what Omar was going to ask.

"How'd it go?" Omar asked, sad that he couldn't be there.

Carlos swallowed. "Not as well as I woulda liked...but it went well, I guess."

Omar let a sad smile cross his face before he began rubbing circles into Carlos' back. "I'm sure you did good."

"I just wanna forget her," Carlos said, burying his face in his hands. "Do you think I will?"

"Of course you will," Kendall said. "You have all of us and we'll help you with every step of the way. Promise."

Carlos nodded. "I know you'll always be there for me," he said. "I just..." Carlos sighed.

"Carlitos," Rafael said. "Just promise me one thing. Promise that if you ever feel down, or if Dani haunts you, you'll talk to someone. It doesn't have to be me, Omar, or Papi. Just someone you trust. Talk to one of the guys, you can even talk to Mrs. Knight! Just say something to someone, okay?"

Carlos just looked at Rafael before looking at everyone else in the room. "O-Okay," he finally responded. "I promise."

"J-James?" A small voice said.

James was laying comfortable in his bed, sleeping. It was the boys' first night back in LA, and they were beyond tired. James stirred a little in bed before he felt a hand shaking his shoulder.

"James."

James just wanted to sleep. He groaned, exhausted and honestly, a little irritated.

"I'm sorry James but pleases wake up," the voice said again.

Finally, James' drowsy mind cleared, and it finally recognized who had been calling him the whole time.

"Carlos," James muttered as he slowly opened his eyes to see the sad looking Latino hovering over him. "What's wrong, Carlos?" James asked as he started sitting up, pulling Carlos so that he could sit on the bed as well. James allowed Carlos to lay his head on James' broad chest as the tired brunette rubbed circles in Carlos' back.

"I h-had a bad dream," Carlos answered. James noticed a slight hesitation with his answer. "I'm sorry for waking you up I didn't want to but then-"

"It's okay," James said, cutting off Carlos' ramble, still holding him. "Wanna talk about it?"

Carlos was completely still. James took that as a no.

In all honesty, Carlos really didn't want to talk about it. He hated how weak it made him seem. But he remembered the promise he made to Rafael. The promise that he would always talk to someone if it got too much for him.

"I'm starting to get a little bit of my memory back from the party," Carlos finally said. "That's all."

"What she did to you?" James asked. He felt Carlos nod against his chest. "She can't hurt you now."

"I know," Carlos replied. "And I'm glad. I-I'll get over all of this, I'm sure I will."

"I know you will," James said. "It just takes time and we'll be hear for every second of it."

Carlos smiled. "I know," he said before releasing a yawn.

James chuckled. He was glad Carlos was so tired, because James was too, and he really wanted to go back to bed, and there was no way he'd let himself sleep if Carlos wasn't alright. "You wanna sleep here the rest of the night?"

Again, Carlos took his time in responding before he nodded.

James smiled. "Okay," he and Carlos began getting comfortable on the small bed. "Good night, Carlos," James whispered before he closed his eyes and went to sleep.

As long as Carlos was alright, James could sleep in peace.

*Looks at ending* ...piece of crap...

Anyway, thank you so much for sticking with this story. It was loads of fun to write even though you all may hate me for letting Dani go free O_O I'm sorry. Review one last time?

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