A/N: Hello everyone! It's time for another update! We would like to thank winterschild11 for reviewing the last chapter! Also, a major thank you to everyone that has stuck with this story! We hope everyone enjoys the new chapter!

What He Doesn't Know

"James! We're back!" I called out as we stepped into the apartment.

"I'm going to take Katie to her room. She's kinda tuckered out." My mom said before carrying Katie to her room.

I could tell from her tear stained cheeks that she had probably cried herself to sleep, which made my heart ache a little. Katie might act tough around the guys, but I knew that she considered all of them brothers just as much as she did me. Which made sense since she practically grew up with all four of us around most of the time.

"Hey guys." James said as he walked out of our shared room.

His eyes were still a little red from crying not too long ago and his hair was a little disheveled , but other than that he looked okay.

"Hey." Logan and I said as we joined him on the couch.

"So how's Carlos?" He asked, giving us a slightly worried look.

"Uh…" Logan said while glancing over at me.

"Well, they said that he's stable now. They weren't exactly sure what caused them to lose him, but they were able to save him and stabilize him for now." I said, discreetly sending a glare towards Logan.

"Did they tell you what the chances were of it happening again were?" James asked, taking a shaky breath.

"Not really." I said, feeling a slight pang of guilt in my chest.

He nodded before turning his head towards the blank TV.

"Hey Logan, can I talk to you for a minute?" I said, grabbing him and dragging him to James and I's shared room before he got a chance to respond.

"You're going to blow our cover!" I whisper-yelled as soon as the door to the room was closed.

"I'm sorry! But I told you I'm horrible under pressure!" He exclaimed before taking a calming breath.

"Look, James can't find out about Carlos. He's already close to the edge, I don't want to say or do anything that might push him too far." I said, knowing that if he knew what we knew, it wouldn't end well.

*Flashback*

Logan and I were waiting for any news regarding Carlos when we noticed someone familiar standing not too far away.

"Dr. Reynolds?" I questioned, making my way over to the doctor.

He turned towards us, a look of recognition flashing across his face before a small smile appeared.

"Hello boys. Nice to see you again." He said, shaking both of our hands.

"Nice to see you too." I said, happy that we found someone who might be able to give us some information.

"I take it you've already heard about Carlos?" He asked, giving us a sympathetic look as Logan and I nodded our heads.

"Have you heard anything?" Logan asked.

"I'm sorry boys. But Carlos is struggling to hold on at this point. His body has already failed once, and it's very rare for someone to survive for long after their body shuts down." He explained.

"Are you saying…" I started, not able to finish the sentence.

"I'm saying that unless Carlos miraculously wakes up from his coma, which is highly unlikely, his body is going to shut down again. And this time, I don't know if we'll be able to save him again." He said, sadness laced in his voice.

"No…" I whispered, trying to wrap my head around everything.

"Dr. Reynolds, we have a situation." A nurse said as she walked over to us, glancing over at Logan and I.

"I'll be there in just a second." He told her before turning back to us.

"I'm really sorry boys. I know this is something that isn't easy to go through. But like I said, there is still a small chance that Carlos will pull through. Instead of focusing on the negative, try and focus on that, and hang on to that hope that Carlos will make it through." He said, giving us both a small yet comforting smile before following the nurse to another room.

"What are we going to do?" Logan asked, fighting back a few tears.

"We're going to do exactly what he said. Not focus on the negative, and hold on to the fact that Carlos is strong and will be able to pull through this." I said, wiping away a couple tears of my own. "And we can't tell James about this." I added.

"What? Why not?" Logan asked, giving me a confused look.

"You know James. He already blames himself for the accident. And knowing him, he'll probably find some way to put the blame on himself for this as well." I said.

"Kendall! You know I can't pull this off! I'm horrible under pressure! I've been telling you this for years! And what happens if James finds out that we kept this from him?" He asked, giving me an incredulous look.

"He won't find out because neither of us are going to tell him. You're just going to have to do your best acting." I said, ignoring the look of panic on his face.

"I know this isn't going to end well." He groaned before throwing his head back in frustration.

*Flashback End*

"I can't do this Kendall. I can't lie to him knowing that he would most likely be pissed if he found out we were keeping something like this from him." He said, glaring at me.

"Logan, just think about it. I know that this is risky, I just don't want anything to happen to him. You weren't there when I comforted him when he came home drunk or when I talked to him when we were at the hospital. He just seemed so… fragile. I've never seen him like this, and it's honestly freaking me out. Just… please don't say anything. At least not yet." I said, giving him a pleading look.

"I don't know…" He said, a hint of hesitance in his voice. I could tell that he was thinking about it though.

"Please?" I pleaded again, giving him the best puppy dog look I could muster up.

"Fine! But if we get caught you're taking the fall for this!" He whisper-yelled while brushing past me.

"Deal!" I called after him before running to catch up.

I followed him back into the living room, expecting James to be still be sitting on the couch. But he was nowhere to be found.

"Mom? Where's James?" I asked, noticing her walking out of Katie's room.

"Oh, he said that he was going for a walk and that he would be back soon." She said while taking a seat on the couch.

Logan and I exchanged worried glances, remembering what happened that last time James 'went for a walk'.

While I was worried for my friend's well-being, I also knew that I would personally kick James' ass if he came home drunk again!

Done! So this was sort of a filler chapter, but you did get to find out what happened after Kendall left Carlos' room and that Kendall has decided that it's best to not tell James about Carlos' situation. What are your thoughts on Kendall's decision? Or the chapter in general? Please let us know! Next chapter should be up next Saturday! Possibly sooner! Until next time!

-Epically Obsessed & EpicRusher13