Warning: Mild language in this chapter.

Sitting in front of her laptop in her bedroom, Katie was supposed to be doing research for her history report. Instead, something led her to check out Scuttlebutter. She had an account, but rarely posted as she felt she didn't have anything interesting to say. No one cared about her. They just cared about what they could get from her—Kendall, Carlos, James, or Logan.

The Music Video Awards had taken place the night before and she knew there would be a lot of buzz about that on Scuttlebutter. Unlike the Tween Choice Awards she hadn't been anxious to attend. The TCAs was about Austin Mahone. She got to meet him. She even started a texting relationship with him. But, that slowed down and there was no one she really cared to meet at the moment. She had a lot going on in her life anyway, with Kendall's engagement and James's baby as well as starting high school.

No longer did she attend the Palmwoods school. The only acting thing she did was the laundry detergent commercial back when she was ten and since she didn't want to do anything else she wasn't allowed to be a part of the ASPA so she had to go to regular school. It was fine with her except for two things: girls giddy about her living with Big Time Rush and kids bullying her for living with Big Time Rush.

Katie clicked on the hashtag "#BTR" to see what people were saying about her brothers.

Aren't Kendall and Jo so cute together? I'm so excited for them. #Jendall #KenJo #BTR

-No. Kendall should be with me. #BTR #KendallWillBeMine

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James & Lucy r so having baby 2gether. Jealous! Lucky girl. #Jucy #BTR #LucyStone #baby

-Lucky? She's such a bitch. I hope she rots in hell. #BTR #baby #JucySucks

-Yeah first she dates Kendall and then moves onto his best friend? #Whore #BTR #Jucy #Kucy

Well, okay, Katie wanted to jump through the internet and smack the people who posted that. Lucy wasn't a bitch or a whore. It wasn't like she jumped in bed with James the second Kendall picked Jo. It wasn't even like she dated Kendall. She knew Kendall had wanted to date Lucy, but all they shared was a kiss.

-Lucy Stone is not a bitch or a whore. You're the bitch for thinking that she is! #BTR #LucyStoneIsBetterThanYou

Katie quickly deleted that before she accidentally sent it and went back to reading.

What was up with Carlos and Alexa at #MVAs? #BTR

-I no right? I heard he was sick or sumthin. #BTR

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I think Alexa's pregnant and that's why Carlos was acting so weird last night. #MVAs #BTR

-E! News says it's Lucy.

-They could be wrong. They were wrong about Lucy's song being about Kendall.

-I don't think they were. I think she was being nice to not ruin Kendall or #BTR's reputation.

-carlos and alexa were acting funny at #mva #baby not out of ?

-Jo and Kendall!

-Not the engagement argument again. It doesn't line up. She'd be showing now. #BTR

-Who is Logan's girlfriend? #BTR

-Camille Roberts. It's not her.

"Katie?" She jumped at the sound of her mother's voice and quickly closed out of the Scuttlebutter page. She didn't need to be reading this.

.O.

"We need to talk about this," Alexa said.

"About what?" Carlos spoke after biting into a banana while sitting on the couch in Alexa's apartment flipping channels on the TV.

"You know what." Alexa sat down on the couch next to Carlos since he was sitting directly in the middle.

"We can get an annulment," Carlos suggested not looking at Alexa. "I think you can get that if you haven't consummated anything." He was unsure of what they did the night before but last night he was sure they didn't do any of that.

"Is that what you want?" She sounded hurt.

"I—no—I don't know. I mean, isn't that what we're supposed to do? I mean…" Carlos trailed off not sure what he meant.

"I love you, Los."

"I love you, too, Lex."

"But, obviously, you think we made a mistake."

"I didn't say that!"

"You suggested the annulment."

"Because I thought that was the right thing to do. Honestly, I have no idea what the right thing to do is. The thing is…I don't want the guys mad at me."

"Why would they be mad? And why do you care more about them than me?"

"I don't. I just…I don't know…this is so confusing." Carlos placed his head in his hands while still holding the half-eaten banana. "I don't want you mad at me and I don't want you mad more than I don't want the guys mad at me."

"I know." Alexa rubbed Carlos's back. "Look, here's the thing. We got married the other night. We have the marriage license to prove it. I love you. You love me. Why don't we…" Carlos lifted his head and looked at her. "Why don't we try this thing out? You're wearing the ring." She pointed to the gold band on Carlos's left ring finger which matched the thinner band on her left ring finger (if you're wondering neither wore the rings to the award show).

"Where did we get these?" Carlos laughed.

"If I remember correctly they were selling at the chapel-$100 each."

"I'm sorry, but I don't remember anything about that night. I don't want to not have memories of my wedding."

"You were, if this is even possible, drunk or high on the food. We ordered nachos and it snowballed from there. I remember you were upset over being the weak link in the band. You couldn't dance or sing. The band was going to fail because of you. You weren't going to win any awards at the MVAs. The Backstreet Boys would never want to work with you again. You were really hard on yourself and kept ordering soda after soda and greasy foods. After the nachos, it was fried cheese sticks, then onion rings; I forget what else, but funnily enough, no corn dogs."

Carlos looked at the banana suddenly not in the mood to eat it. The feeling of indigestion was strong in his mind.

"I'll never do that again."

"You know you're not the weak link. You're just as talented as Kendall, James, and Logan if not more so."

"I know," Carlos sighed. "I had a crappy dress rehearsal. I'm sorry."

"Don't be sorry." She turned Carlos's head to her. "There's no one I'd rather be married to you than you." She pecked his lips. "I have an idea. We're married, but we don't have to tell anyone. When I get back from Europe we have a small wedding with family and BTR. I know my parents and sisters would like to be there and I'm sure your family would be mad to find out you got married without them."

Carlos nodded.

"You can pick out your engagement ring and we'll get better wedding rings."

"I don't know." Alexa fiddled with the ring on her finger. "I kinda like it. I mean, you picked it out."

"I did?"

"I think you did. I dunno, my memory's hazy on the events, too."

"You're okay with this? Being married? We haven't even been together for a year."

"I know this is right. But, if you don't want to stay married we can get the annulment and I'll move out of the Palmwoods.

Carlos's eyes widened. "No, that's not…no. I love having you live here. You're my girlfr—my wife. I love you. I just didn't know if you were comfortable with this, but you are."

"This is something we have to do." She kissed Carlos's nose.

"OK." Carlos smiled. "OK. Let's do it."

Alexa leaned over and bit off a piece of Carlos's banana grinning at him. Tossing the banana behind him on the couch Carlos pulled Alexa to her feet.

"Let's go consummate our marriage."

November 2 1990: There will be more Jo and Kendall. Logan and Camille should be coming up in the next chapter.

Rusher Driver: Thank you for your review.

Well, that was a fast update. Short and sweet. I only wanted this chapter to deal with Carlos and Alexa, besides the small opening with Katie.