"Better?" He nodded slowly as i rubbed his back, and sipped from my wine glass with my other hand. He was laying flat on his stomach on the couch in a pair of black sweats, and white t-shirt. I had a blanket over his butt and legs while I rubbed his back. The floor underneath me was hard but leaning agaisnt the couch watching Kendall slowly start to fade into sleep was relaxing. My hand moved over his back a couple more times until I pushed it up under, and rubbed his bare skin. He sighed out and opened his eyes turning his head slightly to look at me.
"What did you give Carlos outside?" I smirked and looked over at our blazing fire. "Didn't think i noticed?"
"It's nothing." He laugehd and reajusted his head on his pillow closing his eyes. "Do you feel the need to throw up again?" He shook his head softly and i sipped my wine some more. "I love you baby."
"Love you too." He was getting drowsey from the medicine. That was good because i needed to call Carlos and see if he had found anything out. I tried sending him several texts but no answer. I waited about 10 minutes and until i heard Kendall's first snore before actuallying calling Carlos. It rang and rang until his voicemail picked up and i heard his stern serious voice. I hung up sighing looking outside at the storm aproaching and finished my glass of wine. I stood up pulling the sweater Kendall was just wearing along with me. I slippped it on and covered the rest of Kendall's body up with the blanket before walking out to my kitchen.
My brain was wracked with guilt, thinking i should have gone to Kendall, but i coudlnt do that to him. Not while he's sick. I promised myself once he woke up, and depending on how he felt, i'd let him in on my little visitor today, but if he still felt crappy...
I was pulled out of my thoughts hearing my front door open and then slam shut. I panicked and ran out to the living room seeign Kendall still sound asleep thanking God. WHen i turned to see who came in my house loudly i was face to face with Logan. He was shaking and was pale as a ghost. "Loges?" I said it quietly as i approached him but he shook his head and started looking aroud the house. "What..." He pushed past me almost roughly and went right to Kendall. He knelt down and started shaking him gently. "Stop! He's sick as a dog."
"Kendall. Wake up please." I hurried to him and shoved Logan back, but it was too late. Kendall's eyes were open and immedietly he looked worried.
"What's going on?"
"Carlos was taken." I stopped hoding Logan back and felt my heart drop down into my toes. Kendall shot off the couch and we both turned to Logan who was on the verge of tears. "We went to David's house on the account of him harrasing James at work and taking those pictures and..."
"What?" Kendall's voice was directed at me and i knew it. I turned to him slowly and started to shake my head putting my hands on his body.
"I didnt want to upset you. You're sick Kendall." He gave me a dirty look as he stood up shoving my hands off of him and pulled his phone out of his pants pocket. "Kendall you need to get yourself better. You are too sick to work." He pushed past me putting his phone to his ear and went right to the stairs. I watched as he gracefully took them two at a time and disappeared from my vision. I balled up my fists and held them down at my sides as i turned back to Logan who was looking right at me.
"Why didn't you tell him?" His voice was whispered, probably for fear he would be heard by Kendall. I shrugged, nothing to say. He sighed out and walked to the couch sitting down putting his head in his hands immediatly. "He was gone for 10 minutes, and he told me if he was gone longer than 5 i should get help...or leave...i don't remember. I just remember seeing that gun pointed at me through the car window and froze. I should have stayed...i should have helped him..." There was a quiver in his voice that made my heart break for him. I gently sat down next to him and put a hand on his back and one on his leg. I put my chin on his shoulder and closed my eyes listening to Kendall slamming things up in our room. "I'm sorry Kendall...i shouldn't have come for help." I forced my eyes opened and saw he was staring at me, our faces inches from each other. "I should have left it alone and you wouldn't have been harrassed and Carlos would be..." He trailed off, closing his eyes, crying softly. I quickly pulled him into me and let him lay his head on my chest. I rubbed his arm with both my hands lying my cheek on the top of his head and sighed out.
"They are going to get this guy and bring Carlos back. it's going to be okay." I felt him nod his head and just as i let out a shaky breath, not believing my own words, i heard hurried footsteps behind me. I stood up, leaving Logan to sit with his head in his hands and turned watching Kendall walk in the kitchen and stand in front of the sink looking through his phone. "Kendall." I stood beside him setting a handvon his back getting a harsh mean look back. "I'm sorry. I was scared. You're sick."
"What happened at work? What did David do?" I set my hip against the sink and lowered my hand from his body.
"He thretened me Kendall. And told me to tell you to drop the case. And then when i got off, i foudn a yellow foder with pictures of you and me and Logan and Carlos in it. We talked and you told me you threw up at work so i jumped at the chance to have it dealt with. Carlos said he would be smart and if he really needed you, he'd call." Kendall seemed to loosen up hearing this and glanced over my head shaking his. "What's going to happen now?"
"Well i just talked to the sergent...he already has a team headed out to David's house. I'm going to go out with them because i need to beat the shit out of David and make sure my partner is okay." I nodded folding my arms over my chest and looked down seeing his body moving closer to mine. "I don't care if im on my death bed James. Come to me when a jackass thretens you. If i can't handle it, you know i will find someone who can." His soft lips on the top of my head made me lung forward and wrap around him. I hated how warm he was because i knew he was still sick, but if i tried to tell him that, we might fight. So instead i just held around him tight and let him run his hand over my hair in the back. "Stay with Logan. He's a wreck right now and coud use a friend." I nodded against him and begrudignly let him go. I eyed him as he slipped his badge in his front pant pocket and put his wallet in his back one. While he walked past me, not saying another word, he grabbed my hand and dragged me back out to the living room.
Logan was still sitting on the couch but seemed to have calmed down a little. He had the TV on to the news but i could tell he really wasn't watching it. When he spotted Kendall and i he jumped up quick and swallowed hard. "Have you heard anything?" Kendall shook his head softly and let me go pushing Logan back down sitting with him. I softly sat on the arm rest next to Kendall and wrapped an arm around his neck leaning into him. He let me.
"No. But i'm going to go get him and kill the son of a bitch." Logan seemed to like hearing that and Kendall chuckeled. "Do you remember when we walked your house with you and you found some stuff left behind by Matt?" Logan deflated a little but nodded lookign down at his hands. "If i left you that gun, would you be able to use it?" I pushed off Kendall fast who grabbed my hand and squeezed shaking his head at Logan's horrified look. "I don't think David with try anything. If i know him like i do, he's already gone. But in case something happens while i'm gone..."
"I've never used a gun before. I didnt even know Matt had that."
"Logan im not accusing you of anything. I need to make sure you two will be okay. And James is a horrible shot." I gave an irrited click of my tongue making Logan smile just a little. "It's on the counter in the kitchen. Just keep it by you. The safety is on but very easy to take off." Logan simply nodded licking his lips out of nerves. "Okay, i'm gonna head out. Just stay here, lock all the doors and calm down. Everything is going to be okay." Again Logan nodded and turned his head back to the TV. Kendall got up and so did I, following him to the garage, close.
"Why leave the gun if you dont think anything will happen?" Kendall laughed grabbing his keys on the counter, which were right by the gun and i sighed. "Please be careful. I mean it Kendall. I can't live without you and..." I was cut short by Kendall turning quick and running into me. One arm went behind my back while his other hand raised up and held my face. His lips smashed into mine and we kissed awkwardly for a minute while i got myself composed. WHen i finally did i stood on tippy toes and held his neck gently with both hands. We made out like honry teenagers kissing for the first time and it made me feel good. It got better when his hand on my back moved down to my butt and squeezed one cheek hard. I gasped iin his kiss pulling away from his mouth fast. "Don't think you can kiss me just to shut me up." He smirked and let my butt go pulling me in closer.
"DOn't think were not going to have a longer talk when i get home about you going behind my back to my partner." I frowned and he shook his head laughing quietly. "I love you James. And i'll be coming home to you." WIth that he let me go and disappeared in the garage shutting the door softly. I finally exhaled a deep breath i had been holding in and hugged myself. Before he left work every morning, he woudl kiss me, tell me he loved me and tell me he'd be coming home to me. I just hoped this time it wasn't just something he said, and that he actually stayed true to it.