Chapter 12
Kendall sat on the sofa in his apartment, frantically trying to text Jett. It had been three days since Jett had even spoken to him and Kendall was going out of his mind with being ignored. He couldn't take it. He wanted Jett to answer just one text message. Please, Jett. I'm so sorry for being so stupid. Please, please, forgive me.
Yet, while Kendall knew that it was stupid to think that Jett would cheat on him with James, he couldn't help but be angry that Jett had confided in James that his parents had disowned him. He was Jett's boyfriend and Jett should of wanted to talk to him about things that were going on, not James.
James walked in and sat down next to Kendall and it was quiet for a few moments before James finally spoke to him. "Jett, is still extremely pissed off at you." He said simply.
Kendall felt guilty but he couldn't help but feel angry too. "I'm mad at him. How could he confide in you? He didn't even tell me what was going on. I'm his boyfriend, don't I have a right to know those kind of things?" Kendall yelled frantically at James.
James looked down and thought for a few seconds and that only angered Kendall more so he started pacing back and forth waiting on James to say something. He finally heard James take a deep breath and say, "He felt like he would be burdening you. Look, its not my place to tell you what exactly is going on but he was disowned for being gay."
Kendall had figured as much but had silently hoped that it was for something else. And then another thought occurred to him. He and Jett had figured out they were gay together, and it was Kendall who had awoken the feelings in him. "Shit, this is all my fault." He muttered in a tortured voice.
James shook his head. "No, its not. And that is exactly why he didn't want to tell you. He didn't want you to blame yourself!"
Kendall felt like even more of a dick. He had been so quick to hurt Jett, but Jett had made sure to protect him. He knew that he had jumped to conclusions. "I'm sorry for thinking that you and Jett had something going on." Kendall said softly.
James scoffed at him slightly. "You're an idiot to think that I would ever do that to you. You're my best friend man."
Kendall smiled at him. "I know. Listen, as my best friend will you do me a favor? Will you talk to Jett for me."
James laughed. "Deal, but only on one condition." James said with a wide grin on his face.
Kendall looked at him curiously, "And what is that?"
James grinned from ear to ear. "You promise me that you won't act like a fucking idiot anymore. And you will not jump to conclusions anymore. Promise?" James asked in a very serious tone.
Kendall laughed. "Yeah, I promise."
Jett was at the set reading his script to work on the next scene that he and Jo had to do together. When the director yelled places he got next to Jo and ran through the scene with her. Which was Rachel and Drake fighting back and forth. Jett couldn't help but think that it was ironic that their characters were even fighting.
After they were done with the scene they walked back over and sat in their chairs. Things had been so tense and awkward that Jett couldn't help but be surprised when he heard Jo start to make a conversation with him.
"So, I might be getting kicked off the show." She said, like it was no big deal.
Jett could sympathize. He knew what it was like to get kicked off a show, since he was kicked off his old show, which granted was a soap opera, but still. He watched as Jo started to cry. He couldn't help but feel a little bad for her.
"I'm so sorry for everything I said Jett. I didn't mean it. I was just so bitter that I lost Kendall and I just wanted to get back at you. I'm so sorry though." She said through tears. "We use to be so close and I just ruined it over a guy."
Jett was a little skeptical at first, but at one point he had seen Jo as a sister so he walked up and hugged her close. "It's okay, Jo."
She looked at him with tears still falling. "Really? I'm still sorry. I promise to get better. But can you do me one favor. You don't have to and I don't want you to think that this was a fake apology or anything."
Jett hated when people rambled on. "What is it?" He asked with narrow eyes.
She took a deep breath. "Will you talk to entertainment tonight and tell them that I'm not a homophobe." She said all in one breath and then closed her eyes, waiting for him to say no and start yelling at her.
Jett knew that things couldn't have been easy with losing Kendall. Jett knew that he would have been the exact same way, so he couldn't blame her. "Yeah, I'll talk to them." He said curtly.
"Thank you!" She screamed and wrapped her arms around him. "But, now on to you. You've been looking down, are you okay?" She asked.
Jett didn't want to talk to Jo about Kendall, he knew that it would hurt her and that was the very last thing he wanted to do to her, especially after everything else she had already been through. It would be like rubbing salt on a wound.
"I'm okay." He said simply.
After they had wrapped for the day, Jett went to meet his old friend Dak for dinner. Dak Zevon had been the only true friend he had for the last three years when they met at a Galla. They became quick friends and talking to Dak always helped clear his head, and he was finally back from New York so he could really talk to him.
"So, Kendall thought that I was cheating on him with James. It all blew up, he was saying he shouldn't of broken up with Jo for me." Jett said in a sad tone.
Dak had been listening intently from the second Jett started moving his lips. When he was finally done talking he thought to himself for a few moments so he didn't say something wrong to Jett. "Look, we both know that Kendall didn't mean it. Everyone says things they don't mean when they are upset. And Kendall is no different."
"Yeah, I guess." Jett said trying to blow it off.
Jett could see Dak get a little angry at that. He watched as his friends eyes narrowed and then glared at him. "You guess? That boy cares about you. If he didn't, he wouldn't of broken up with Jo in the first place! And he wouldn't of come out of the closet. Kendall is a great guy, and all you need to do is tell him that he hurt you." Dak said hoping that he could get through his friends thick skull.
"No, because then I would be the bitch in this relationship." Jett said not liking the idea of wearing his heart on his sleeve anymore.
"Just do it!" Dak said getting more and more frustrated.
"Maybe."
Dak rolled his eyes. "If you don't it will get worse."
"Shut up." Jett yelled, knowing that Dak was right.
He watched as Dak's face lit up and he did a fist pump. "HA! I'm right again...sucka!"
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The next day Kendall was in the studio talking to Gustavo. Well, more like being yelled at by Gustavo.
"What the hell is wrong with you? You couldn't carry a tone today if your life depended on it!" Gustavo yelled in Kendall's face.
Kendall plopped down on the couch and put his face in his hands. He knew that he had been horrible today, but he couldn't help it. He hated that he and Jett were fighting and he couldn't get his mind off of the smaller brunette that had captured his affection.
"I'm sorry, it's just that me and Jett are fighting and its really starting to take its toll on me." Kendall admitted.
He watched as Kelly and Gustavo both gave him a blank look. "Wait, you're kidding me right? You two have only been dating for what? Two weeks if even and you guys are already fighting?"
Kendall couldn't help but chuckle when he saw Kelly hit Gustavo on the shoulder. "What happened?"
"I was an idiot, that's what happened." Kendall said miserably.
"Well, just tell him that you're sorry and I'm sure that everything will be okay, dear." She said with a warm smile. Kendal was thankful to Kelly. She always had kind words to offer.
Kendall walked down to the limo where the others were already. He sat down and looked anxiously at James, they hadn't had a chance to talk at all about if he talked to Jett and he was hoping that the news was good.
"Sorry, Kendall, he had dinner with Dak, so I didn't get to see him last night. But we're suppose to work out tonight. I'll talk to him then."
Kendall only nodded in response. He was thankful that James and Jett were so close, because otherwise all of his chances would have been gone.
When Kendall got back to the apartment he sat down and turned on Entertainment Tonight. He saw Jett's name flash on the screen and couldn't help but miss him even more. Jett hadn't so much as looked at him in three days and it was driving him insane. He hated being ignored.
When he saw a segment on Jett come on, he turned up the volume and listened to what he was saying. "Yeah, Jo Taylor is not a homophobe, we have cleared the air and I just wanted to set the record straight." He heard Jett say.
Kendall couldn't help but let his jaw drop slightly. He looked at the screen and couldn't believe that those words had just come out of Jett's mouth. He couldn't help but reach for his phone and typed up a message. So, Jo ISN'T a homophobe? He sent. He wasn't expected a response but jumped when he finally got one. I guess not. We should probably talk. Why don't you come see me.
Kendall couldn't help but jump out of his seat when he read that. He instantly replied and went up to put on a new shirt and spray some cologne on himself. He didn't want to stink or anything so when he was ready he ran down the stairs to meet a smiling James.
"So, I got a text saying our gym sess in cancelled. So good luck!" James said waving to him.
Kendall nodded and walked out the door. Anxious that maybe that he and Jett could make up and forget about all of his stupidity.
Jett answered the door nervously and was relieved to see that Kendall looked just as nervous as he did. He motioned for Kendall to come in and they made their way to the kitchen. Jett went and stood behind the counter and put his hands on the counter. Kendall settled for sitting in one of the bar stools.
"So, I saw ET Tonight." Kendall said trying to break the ice.
"Well, I didn't think it would be fair if what I said ended Jo's career so I went and talked to the cameras to clear her name." Jett said calmly. He didn't want Kendall to know that he was as nervous as he was. He needed to keep some of his dignity.
Jett looked nervously at his hands and started lightly pushing himself off the counter and grabbing it again when he came back down. He didn't know what else to do. He was nervous and didn't know exactly what to say. And he wanted Kendall to apologize.
"So what happened with you parents?" Kendall asked frankly.
Jett didn't know if he wanted to tell Kendall everything, he knew that Kendall would blame himself and that was the very last thing he wanted to happen. He finally decided that if he wanted things to be okay he would have to tell Kendall everything.
"Well, after we came out to your mom. I thought that my parents at least deserved to hear from me that I was gay and not from a magazine. So I called my mom and told her and when I told her I'm gay she started crying hysterically and told my dad. Well, my dad got on the phone and started telling me that I was the biggest disgrace to the Stetson name and that I wasn't his son. I could stay out here, because I wasn't welcomed back.
"I didn't know what to do at first. I was so sure that they would have stood behind me. But I was wrong, they were ashamed of me. They want absolutely nothing to do with me. And to be honest, that really sucks. I have no one. I don't have any uncles or aunts because my parents are both only children and so am I. Who do I have now?" Jett said frantically.
He looked at Kendall who looked like he was deep in thought. "You have me, the guys and you have Dak. I know that you guys are good friends. We're all here for you, babe."
Jett knew that he was right. That he did have more people then he had originally thought. "I didn't tell you because I knew that you would blame yourself and I didn't want you to think that all this was your fault." Jett said. He didn't want Kendall to think that there was anything going on between him and James.
"I know." Kendall said simply and Jett couldn't help but smile. He was glad that Kendall was done being a jerk.
"That's why I was and still am a little mad at you. I didn't need all your bullshit and stupidity on top of everything that was going on." Jett said, hoping that Kendall understood why he was so mad.
He watched as Kendall frowned though and knew that Kendall was going to try and fight with him about this. "Look, I saw you and James whispering with each other. I was mad that you would go to him, and then it made me think why you would. Then, I kept seeing you guys sneaking glances at each other. And to top it off he was holding you. I just saw that, I didn't see anything else. A lot of other people would have thought what I did." Kendall said defensively.
Jett knew that he was right. A lot of people would have jumped to the same conclusions and that was one of the reasons that Jett wasn't all that mad at Kendall anymore. "I know they would have. But remember without trust there is no love. And jealousy will only drive you mad."
He watched as Kendall frowned. "I know, I'm really sorry babe."
That was all Jett wanted to hear. "It's okay, just don't be a jackass anymore."
He watched as Kendall's eyes lit up. "Don't worry I won't be."
The next day Kendall and Jett were hanging out by the pool with the guys. Kendall had his arms wrapped around Jett in a very loving manner and was cuddling against him. Kendall couldn't help but be happy that he had Jett. And then something occurred to him. And he had to share it with Jett.
"I love you." He said simply into Jett's ear.
He watched as Jett's face lit up. "I love you too, Kendork." He said in a teasing manner.
Kendall smiled back at his boyfriend and gave him a gentle kiss on the forehead. He was so thankful to have such a wonderful boyfriend. One who was so amazing and caring. Kendall didn't know what he would do without him.
The future for them, was unknown. But one thing was for sure that they had already been through a lot together, and they were confident they could make it through anything. Well, so long as they had each other that is.
The end.
A/N: So I didn't originally plan on ending it here, but I thought that it was a good place. I personally have really enjoyed writing this story. And I hope that all of you have enjoyed it.
