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CHAPTER 12: A PARTY TO REMEMBER
"How did I get an F? A fucking F?!" James complained as he gripped onto his work, looking down at it in shock.
"Let me have a look at it..." Logan took the paper from James' hand. He observed the essay thoroughly and instantly rolled his eyes when he realized what the work was missing... knowledge.
"James, did you read the book Mr Andrews told us to read?" Cassidy looked at James quizzically; a brow raised and hands clutched around her books. They had just come out of their world history class and had been given back their assignments from last week.
"uhh, yeah, duh. What did you think? I wrote the essay without reading... pfft." James' voice was high, clearly an indication that he was lying... lying badly. Cassidy and Logan didn't have to say anything for James to understand what they were clearly thinking. He hadn't touched the book. He couldn't even remember if they were given a textbook. Their questionable faces were as readable as a children's book, "wow, okay no need to burn a hole in my face. So I didn't read the book... I didn't deserve a fucking F though."
"Starting off an essay with Lincoln was an old dude doesn't even qualify for a mark... you got let off easy, dude." Logan rolled his eyes and walked off ahead to his locker.
"You got let off easy... whatever! What did you get then?" James mimicked and looked at him lousily. He knew he'd regret asking that question because he already knew the answer and he was about to get a lecture...
"You're really gonna ask him that?" Cassidy mockingly replied, with a faint chuckle, "He got an A+ as usual."
"Of course, how about you Cass?"
"A minus, did better than I thought I would." Cassidy proudly looked down at her paper. Suddenly, she felt hands slither through the gap between her arms and hips and they rested on her stomach. She didn't jump out of fright or in shock. The familiar cologne smothered her nose bringing a small effective smile on her face.
"A minus? Didn't know you were capable of getting a high grade." Kendall smirked as he kissed Cassidy's cheeks lightly, leaving a mesmerizing sensation on the spot.
"Didn't know you actually knew what an A minus looked like." Cassidy darted back jokingly and turned around to get a better look at Kendall's smirk disappearing into a mocking smile.
"Ha ha," He scrunched his nose, offended, and tilted his head, "What'd you get James?" Kendall asked genuinely.
James looked at Kendall in a deadpanned expression and snatched his work from Logan's grip. He scrunched it up in front of Kendall and threw it into his locker aggressively.
"Is it that bad?" Kendall tried not to laugh as he watched James throw one of his famous fits.
"It could've been worse...I think." Cassidy said unsure of her own sentence, which made James throw her an 'Are you serious' face.
"Of course it could've been worse, Mrs A minus!" James sulked and slammed his locker shut. Logan lifted his head up as soon as he heard the slam and confusingly looked at James, shook his head and let him get on with his tantrum. He looked down at his phone, smiled subtly, before putting it back into his pocket. The look on his face didn't go unnoticed by James, Cassidy or Kendall, who stared at him as if he was hiding a secret.
"Hmm, at this stage you'd be giving him one of your famous you have to start doing better in school lectures, Logan..." Kendall slowly, yet interrogatively spoke.
"I'm all lectured out... anyway, I'll see you guys later." Logan held onto the strap of his bag, which was hanging down from one shoulder. James, Kendall and Cassidy knew Logan would never miss an opportunity to give James a lecture. He'd been so distracted since last week and kept disappearing with any explanation. When he was with the group, it was like he was a chameleon; invisible, but still noticeable. Logan was on his phone more than usual and the guys and Cassidy had a small idea as to why.
"Hang on a minute, where are you off to?" James crossed his arms and looked at him interestingly.
"You've been disappearing a lot lately." Cassidy added.
"And you're always texting someone..." Kendall continued adding to the list and crossed his arms.
"Can't a guy get some privacy?" Logan nervously replied as he put a hand to the back of his neck to 'scratch' it.
"Not if you're friends with us." James and Kendall grinned in unison.
Before they interrogated him any further he turned on his heels as fast as he could, "You guys are good friends... now bye." Logan replied and quickly walked off into the opposite direction.
"You can't keep disappearing like this at your own birthday party tomorrow by the way!" James yelled out as Logan disappeared like a mirage into the view.
"He's going to see Maya." Cassidy looked at Kendall, who nodded in agreement as did James, "I wonder if he's asked her to be his date to his party tomorrow. He completely ignored me last Friday."
"I'm gonna ask her to find out if he did later today." James mischievously grinned.
"James, don't mess it up for him. He probably has for all we know." Cassidy did feel sorry for Logan. With the way everyone was onto him about Maya, she understood why Logan would want to keep it a secret.
"It's not like I'm going to go up to her and ask straight away whether Logan's asked her out yet."
Kendall and Cassidy stopped walking and looked at James, expressionless, "That's exactly what you're going to do. Maybe we should just stay out of it this time." Kendall suggested guiltily. They had been giving Logan a hard time and he genuinely felt bad.
James rolled his eyes, "Fine, but I'm still going to find out somehow. Anyway, I shall see you lovebirds later. Last minute prep for the party tomorrow. Woo!" James fist pumped and walked off ahead. A soon as he saw a girl eye him, he immediately stretched his arms, wrapping it around the girl with his flirtatious smile.
"I guess his date is sorted." Cassidy tilted her head to the side and watched the pretty boy in his natural habitat.
"Probably not the only girl he's asked." Kendall reckoned.
"I was thinking that too."
The day had ended pretty quickly. Carlos had gone off home to help his mom with work leaving Cassidy and Kendall to walk home alone.
"You're still on for the party tomorrow, right?" Kendall asked, as they both walked out of the school hand in hand.
"I should be. Since Leroy's been in town they've become unusually lenient." Cassidy said almost as if she was finding it hard to believe. In Florida when Leroy came to visit them, Steve and Joanna barely raised a hand on her. Now that he was working in the same town as them, Steve and Joanna were lenient but still had their moments of cruelty.
"As much as I hate him, he's got his advantages."
"I guess, but let's see how long that actually last. Dad's been acting a bit odd recently." Cassidy had noticed Steve isolate himself from Joanna and Cassidy, not that he already hadn't, but he had his moments of sudden maliciousness, not only harming Cassidy but Joanna too, brutally.
"Recently?" Kendall coughed out, "Try your whole life..."
"I don't even think he goes to work anymore. He's locked in his office most of the time. And he goes out late and comes back late with scratches and drunk as hell..." Cassidy depressingly uttered. Ever since his daily timetable changed, he'd become more brutal with the violence.
"So his usual self, basically."
"You can say that."
"Hope he's reevaluating his life choices..." A hint of anger could be heard from his voice. He draped his arm around Cassidy and pulled her closer.
"I hope so... When does it start getting warm here? Will never get use to this cold." Cassidy put her arm around Kendall's waist and gripped onto it tightly as Kendall rubbed her back to keep her warm.
"That's Minnesota for you." They fell into a comfortable silence, cuddled into each others embrace. They watched cars occasionally drive pass as they casually strolled along the streets, "Katie's been dying to see you... which is better than her not wanting to see you but it's annoying when she questions me about what's going on." Kendall announced. He wasn't trying to hint at anything but just casually informing Cassidy at what had been going on at home.
Kendall and Cassidy had both agreed not to let Katie know about what had been going on for her own benefit and safety. Although Katie was a lot wiser than other 13 year olds, they agreed that she had enough to deal, "I miss her..."
"Really?" Kendall mockingly questioned with a cute little chuckle after.
"Shut up," She shook her head, playfully slapping Kendall on the stomach, "I miss your mom too."
"I think they're home now." He looked at Cassidy asking her silently if she wanted to come over. Kendall was scared to ask thinking she'd have to be home soon and he knew that she had to. But with Cassidy's parents being lenient and all, Cassidy felt like there would be no problem if she did... well she hoped there wouldn't anyway.
"To yours it is then."
"Cassidy!" Katie lit up almost instantly as soon as she processed the fact that Cassidy had walked in through the door. Katie had thought Kendall and Cassidy were going through bumps in their relationship and didn't know how to tell Kendall not to let her go. She didn't want to admit it to Kendall, but Katie loved Cassidy and telling him would only feed his brotherly ego.
"Hey, lil K," Cassidy smiled warmly at the unexpected positive welcome. She thought Katie would've been annoyed at her from the very first week she spent at their house, but that had all disappeared.
"What's going on Big C?" She rhetorically asked, and the both of them chuckled at their nicknames for each other. Their bond had become so strong that Kendall sometimes had to process how shockingly well they got on.
"Oo, Can I be big K then?" Kendall intruded raising his hands for a hi-5, but he only received bemused faces from the two girls, "Or not, whatever, I don't care." Kendall sheepishly put down his hand and rocked on his heel awkwardly.
"How've you been, Katie?" Cassidy asked with a warm smile. She felt so content seeing Katie again.
"Not too bad. But you left without even saying bye! Do you know how depressing it was to find out there wasn't another girl besides mom in the house? And that I had to see his whimpering face every day?" Katie sighed in exhaustion and leaned back against the sofa. Cassidy subtly smiled towards Kendall. She knew how hard it was for Kendall to accept her decision to move back but it had to be done.
"I can only imagine. I'm sorry I left without telling you. Didn't know my parents were back." Cassidy tried to smile, but it was just as fake as her love for her parents in front of the world.
"Yeah, I heard..."
"I thought I heard a familiar voice. Come here, sweetie." Jennifer came down the stairs changed into her home wear, opening her arms for an inviting hug.
Cassidy longed for a warm hug from Jennifer. It made her feel wanted and as if she fit in right with the family.
"How are you, honey?" Jennifer tilted her head to the side looking at Cassidy sympathetically, almost as if she knew what had been going on. But after thinking back at Joanna's sudden visit, and Kendall's little break down, Jennifer knew it wasn't all fun and games in the Hart house.
"I've been good." Cassidy lied. She's been miserable, more miserable than words could even describe. The only thing keeping her together was Kendall. The fact that Leroy was in town gave Cassidy some healing time before Steve and Joanna were at it again. Kendall sunk his head to his chest hearing the lies naturally seethe through Cassidy's mouth... Jennifer wasn't stupid anymore. She could look right through Cassidy and Kendall's charade. But she didn't know how long she'd leave them in the dark.
An hour had gone by. Jennifer prepared snacks for the three to eat and the house was full of vibrancy and laughter. Kendall took a moment to take it all in. If Cassidy was still living with them the conversation would've lasted till the morning. He'd always wanted to have his girlfriend get along with his family almost as if she was a part of it. And that wish had been fulfilled. A small part of him wished Keith was still around just so it could feel like a whole, but they were better off without him.
"Cassidy, I want to show you something in my room. I think you're going to love it." Katie got up from her seat and placed her cup of hot cocoa on the coffee table. She pulled onto Cassidy's left arm that was newly injured from a minor beating from Steve on Saturday. Her left arm was still healing as well as her neck. She had managed to get away with wearing a scarf around her neck 24/7. As Katie unintentionally pulled her a little harder, Cassidy's skin was screaming in pain. She tried to keep her face neutral and instantly Kendall noticed pain shooting up her face and silently exchanged words of encouragement to her.
She tried her best to put on a smile and ignore the pain, "You've captured my attention now. Let's go have a look." Cassidy followed Katie to her room after ensuring Kendall she was fine, but they both knew she was hurting inside.
They entered Katie's room. It was full of pictures of her and her friends beside her mirror. On her purple walls there were pictures of her favorite singers and bands. And a picture of Kendall, Jennifer and Katie stood on her bedside table, the left side of the photo torn.
Cassidy sat on the bed and observed the photo. Keith's shoulder was poking out the picture.
"That's an old photo." Katie assured her. She had intentionally left that small part of Keith in that picture only because she didn't want to completely erase him out of her life. Katie sometimes had the feeling he'd come back one day... but other days she'd hate him more than anyone could imagine.
"I can tell. Kendall's hair's really long. He looks so cute." Cassidy chuckled as she examined the photo...
"Gross... Anyway, I'm changing that photo to..." Katie pulled out a photo frame – with a photo already placed inside- from the draw and placed it on the desk. Instantly, Cassidy felt a warm feeling spiral in her heart, "...this."
It was a family photo. Katie was in the middle surrounded by Kendall, Jennifer and a new edition to the family, Cassidy. They had huge smiles on their faces and Cassidy remembered that day so clearly. Jennifer had taken them out for dinner and they got the waiter to take a picture of them. Cassidy now truly felt like she was a part of such a wonderful family. She felt more than accepted.
"I feel like a part of the family now." Cassidy sweetly smiled at Katie and put an arm around her as a warm gesture of love and thankfulness.
"It's strange how you just fit in so well... I thought I was going to hate you." Katie truthfully said hoping she didn't offend her. They all knew you had to make a good first impression to Katie if you were going to get into her book of tolerance.
"Thanks for being honest." Cassidy chortled. She adjusted her seating position so that she was facing Katie. "You are one lucky 13 year old."
"Really?" Katie surprisingly answered, "I didn't think so 10 months ago. But now I've realized that we're actually doing pretty well."
"You're surrounded by people that love you. You have an awesome big brother and an amazing mother. What more can you ask for?" Cassidy was putting herself down. She was going against everything Kendall had told her: Never to put herself down.
"Let's not forget an amazing sister as well." Katie smiled temperately.
"You're like the little sister I've always wanted. I've always wanted siblings you know."
"You can take mine. He's annoying." Katie rolled her eyes and chuckled softly.
"Happily."
After a few seconds of silence Katie noticed the way Cassidy's eyes glimmered every time she thought of Kendall or when his name was mentioned, just like the way Kendall's eyes would glimmer when Cassidy's name was mentioned, "He really loves you."
She looked down with a subtle smile finding the statement hard to believe. Every day she felt lucky to have him in her life, "I find it shocking every day."
"Why?" Katie curiously questioned.
"I don't know... I guess I'm not one to love." Cassidy answered back simply. She didn't want to get into detail. She didn't want to tell Katie how worthless she felt or how she didn't deserve Kendall. She just kept it simple.
"You're delusional. You have the other guys who practically see you as one of them now. Do you know how hard it is to get into that crew?" There was a hint of sarcasm and mockery in the sentence, but Katie meant well.
"I'm guessing you tried." She giggled lowly.
"No. They're stupid and they're idiots and you balance them all out. Thank goodness!" With a smirk, Katie responded proudly.
"Come on, cut them a little slack." Cassidy tried to contain her laugh. Kendall, Logan, James and Carlos were unbreakable and inseparable but they shared their moments together.
"Okay, okay, Fine, it's like three extra older brothers. Woo amazing." Katie moaned. Yes, she loves spending time with them, but when it came to her life they were just as involved as Kendall, "They interrogate every aspect of my life."
"I see what you mean, but I actually would love it like that."
Katie looked at Cassidy dumbfounded, "You are so weird sometimes."
"Hey!"
"No offence."
"None taken I guess..." Cassidy and Katie chuckled softly. Katie began to show Cassidy a few of her earrings she had bought from the mall the other day. A sudden knock jilted the two girls' attention to the door.
"Knock, Knock." Kendall lowly spoke as he softly knocked on the door of Katie's room.
"You're not allowed in!" Katie defensively yelled, annoyed at the fact that Kendall had interrupted their girl time.
"I don't care, I'm coming in." Kendall slowly pushed open the door and poked half his body through to see what the girls had been up to.
"KENDALL!" Katie yelled in annoyance. Cassidy loved it when they bickered only because Katie had a way to annoy Kendall and she loved seeing Kendall sulk like a little kid.
"Hey baby sister," Kendall scrunched his nose and teasingly smiled. He looked to Cassidy, who put down the earrings into Katie's jewellery box. She smiled at him tauntingly, "I'm going to steal Big C away from you now." Kendall smirked not breaking his eye contact from Cassidy.
"You are not authorised to call her that." Katie folded her arms and raised a brow. She put her weight on one leg and tapped the floor with the other. Cassidy got up and slowly walked out of Katie's room. Kendall was still half in and half out.
"Bite me!"
"If you don't get out of my room, I will!"
"Cannibal!" Kendall yelled out before Katie slammed the door on his face. Cassidy laughed at the two bicker endlessly. No matter how much they fought deep down that love for each other existed and it was strong.
"Intense conversation?" Kendall probingly asked. Cassidy had been up in Katie's room for a while so Kendall thought they must've had a deep conversation.
"Just girl talk." Cassidy knew Kendall wanted to know what they were talking about. She knew how nosy he was.
"She doesn't have a boyfriend, does she? She does doesn't she? Who is he? What's his name?" The protective big brother suddenly busted out of Kendall's mellow facade.
"Wow, Calm down... Just girly talk in general. Wow Kendall, if she does get a boyfriend are you gonna go all crazy on her... like that?" Cassidy knew how much he cared for Katie but a girl needs privacy sometimes.
"She's not even allowed to talk about boys let alone go on... dates with them. Boys are douches." Kendall hadn't thought too deeply about his sentence. They both made their way downstairs into the living room, while Jennifer started preparing dinner.
"Explains you." Cassidy darted to him playfully.
"Hurtful." Kendall gasped and sulked.
"Good!" She smirked as she leaned to kiss him. Cassidy looked up at the clock and it was almost 6. "It's getting late... I should get going." She sighed.
"I hate this part." Kendall frowned. His hands rested on her hips. He knew she'd say no to dinner and he didn't push it any further.
"I know, me too."
After Cassidy said her goodbyes to Jennifer and Katie, Kendall dropped her off home. Luckily for her neither Joanna nor Steve were home. She was at ease a little and so was Kendall.
"Are you sure you don't want me to come inside with you just in case?" Kendall remembered what had happened last time and didn't want history to repeat itself.
"No, it's fine. They're not home so I think I'll be fine. I'll see you tomorrow, Love you." After a quick peck on the cheeks she closed the car door and pulled out her key.
Kendall rolled down his windows, "Call me with the cell I gave you if you need anything... or just want to talk to me." He had a faint smirk and winked at her, "Love you." Cassidy nodded and waved before she closed the door. She could barely speak when she entered her house. She stood in the hallway and the walls felt like they were suffocating her. It felt like they were closing in on her.
As fast as she could Cassidy went to her room - her escape pod. She got changed and settled onto her bed, pulling out her sketch book. At exactly 7, Cassidy heard the door slam downstairs. It was too early for it to be Steve and so she assumed it was Joanna. After all the rummaging and walking in and out of the Kitchen, Joanna began to make her way upstairs.
Cassidy held her breathe hearing the steps get louder and closer. Cassidy sat up and put her back against the wall while still sat on her bed. Joanna's head popped in her room and she simply watched Cassidy do her work.
"Did your dad come?" Joanna asked.
Cassidy merely shook her head.
"You were with Kendall after school today?" Joanna intriguingly asked again. Her arms were folded and she stared at Cassidy in suspicion.
Cassidy didn't know if she should lie or tell the truth. Either way she was going to be in trouble. So she nodded hesitantly, holding her breath for what was coming next...
But nothing.
Joanna just chuckled under her breath and cocked her head to the side. She didn't say anything further and walked away.
It was unusual. She'd never seen Joanna not take a chance to slap her. She walked off as if she was okay with it. There had to be a catch.
As the night progressed, Cassidy waited for some sort of action, but still, nothing. Not even when Steve arrived - he went to his cave and didn't come out. It was the calmest night Cassidy's ever had.
Tuesday 18th December: Logan Mitchell's 18th Birthday.
Just like any other day, Logan woke up at 6.15. He did his usual morning routine. Checking the phone was the last on his checklist. After packing his bags and fixing his bed, Logan made his way downstairs where he smelt his favorite breakfast: Homemade honey crisp waffles.
"Good Morning, Birthday Boy," Loraine welcomed her son with a bright warm smile, "Happy birthday, sweetie!" She stopped what she was doing and with open arms went to hug her son.
"Thanks mom! Is that my favorite Breakfast?" Logan jerked his head to the stove and beamed with happiness. Loraine smiled with pride and placed the food on the breakfast counter with a glass of orange juice on the side. "Why can't you make this every day?" Logan complained but as soon as he took a bite, all the complaints disappeared as he felt like he was falling into a bed in heaven.
"Takes time and precision. What do you have planned for today then, honey?"
"School, homework oh and James is throwing me a party?" He was still questioning whether the party was a good idea. He did appreciate the effort James was making but Logan thought his birthday was just an excuse for James to throw a party.
"Well that's nice of him." Oblivious to what had happened last time James threw a party; Lorraine thought it was a great idea.
"If only you knew what happened last time..." Logan mumbled before taking another bite of his breakfast.
"What's that?"
"Nothing." He mumbled and shook his head. Maybe it wasn't the best idea to inform Lorraine about the absurd parties James threw, "You've got work today?" Logan took out his phone and began to check through his messages.
"Yeah, Which I should get ready for right now." Lorraine walked around the island and squeezed Logan's shoulder before walking off to get dressed, "Make sure you're not late for school."
"Yeah, 'cause I'm always late." Logan chuckled. He read his messages and they were all birthday messages from the guys and of course from Maya. They've gotten pretty close over the past week. Logan tried to keep it hidden from the other guys only because he didn't want to ruin how things were going. You know what they say you can't fix what's not broken.
As Logan replied to the messages, he was interrupted by a phone call. He was surprised to get a call from him this early in the morning. It was 7.40am in Minnesota which meant it was 5.40am in LA.
"Hey Dad, You're awake early?" With a smile, Logan answered the phone and began to pack his bag.
"It's not early if it's your birthday. Happy birthday, son." Jack proudly responded.
"Thanks dad."
"You off to school now?"
"Nah, not yet, in about 15 minutes. How's work?" Logan zipped up his bag and held his phone to his ear properly.
"The usual, just finished up for the day."
"Now? Late shift then. Dad... are you going to make it for Christmas eve?"
"Yeah, I know weren't too bad today... And not sure about that yet, I might have to work on Christmas eve." Jack sounded disappointed over the phone. Logan was spending this Christmas at his mom's and wanted Jack to be able to make it this year. But with his crazy work schedules he didn't count on it too much.
"Oh, Um, well I'll see you on new year's then?"
"Possible. Anyway, what do you want for your birthday this year?"
"To be honest. Nothing. You know I hate all this birthday deal." Logan complained.
"I know I know, but you're 18. I got you something anyway," Jack's voice was getting interrupted by the noise in the background. Logan knitted his eyebrows wondering what was going on at the other end of the phone.
"Dad?"
After a few second of silence, the line cut off. Logan looked down at his phone quizzically.
"Where's the birthday boy?" All of a sudden, Logan heard footprints from the foyer. He turned around and walked out of the kitchen to get a better look. The voice was so familiar and Logan was finding it hard to believe that he'd actually be here.
Jack stood with a briefcase on one arm and his black trench coat hanging over his forearm. His tie was loose and his blazer was undone. He was almost a splitting image of Logan. His hair was identical and the smile was so similar you could tell he was Logan's father.
"Come here." Jack hung his coat on the coat rack and put his briefcase on the side. He opened up his arms and Logan happily complied. He walked over and embraced his father as if he hadn't seen him in years. Frankly it had been almost 6 months he hadn't seen him, so being happy was an understatement. He was ecstatic to see his father on his birthday. "Happy birthday, Logan."
"What are you doing here?" He stepped back to take it in – the fact that Jack was standing in the house, where he once lived.
"Well, your mom said it was okay to come here..." Questionably Jack replied.
"No, Not here, I mean... here. Minnesota?"
"Oh, right, of course, well I got three weeks off. So I'm here for Christmas as well. And I didn't want to miss my boys 18th birthday!" With enthusiasm Jack answered and walked into the living room. He looked around the room observing it.
"Well this is a great gift."
Jack chuckled, "Your real gift will be given to you later."
"I'm looking forward to it. So mom knew you were coming?" Jack was Logan's role model. He wanted to follow his footstep. Even though his parents had separated, Jack wasn't any less of a father. He called Logan regularly, even made sure Loraine was okay. He paid for Logan's flight when he went over to LA, took him out to the movies or for dinner and sometimes they went out to play baseball or a little bit of hockey. Jack was still a father.
"Yes I did." Loraine walked in with a small smile. Logan hoped it wasn't going to be awkward between the two, but they've seen and spoke to each other before, "Hello Jack."
"Hello, Loraine, I see you've changed the couch. I liked the old ones better." Jake sat down on the couch, with his arms resting a top and his foot resting on the opposite knee.
Loraine chuckled bitter-sweetly, "The black ones reminded me of you too much."
"Ouch, gotta little harsher, Hasn't she?" Jack grinned as he looked to Logan who chuckled uncertainly. He knew his parents weren't seriously jabbing at each others throat, but he was worried at what would happen if he left them alone. They've never been alone since the day they decided to get a divorce.
Loraine rolled her eyes and put on her coat. She grabbed her purse and keys, "Logan, sweetie you don't want to be late. It's 8.05."
"Yeah, I know. I'm all set." He grabbed his bag and draped it across his shoulders.
"I'll drop you off today, what do you say? I'm going to have to go to the hotel in town anyway. So I'll be driving your way." Jack stood up, putting his hand in the pocket of his pants.
"Awesome." With a smile Logan happily replied.
"Well okay then, I'll see you after school, honey. And Jack..." Loraine shrugged and looked to Jack awkwardly trying to figure out what to say to him exactly.
"Loraine..." Jack raised both his eyebrows and his lips were tight-lipped.
"I'll see you around." Awkwardly, she replied. Logan looked to both his parents, already feeling the awkwardness. He quickly rushed over to the door and opened it. Logan stepped out. Jack and Loraine both walked towards the door together, almost colliding with each other.
Jack stepped aside, "After you,"
Loraine clutched her purse tighter and shook her head to get her bangs out her eyes. "My house, I need to lock up. So after you,"
Logan shook his head and Jack lowly chuckled. He stepped out and pressed the unlock button to his rental for Logan to get in. "Same ol' Loraine."
Jack and Logan had got into the car. They watched Loraine drive off, and Jack started the drive to school.
"New place in LA is looking a lot better than last time you saw it." Jack had moved houses in LA. Logan still hadn't had a chance to see it other than through skype.
"It was a dump when I saw it through skype." He lowly chuckled and put his phone into his pockets.
"It's a lot better now. I promise. Got new renovations done outside and the pool looks great now."
"Can't wait to see it."
Jack pulled up to the school. He looked out Logan's window and noticed James and Carlos standing outside the school talking to each other.
"Well, Look over there, James and Carlos have grown since the last time I saw them." Jack felt like a proud father, although they weren't his kids.
"Not mentally, that's for sure." Logan laughed as he prepared to get out the car.
"You can only hope," Jack looked to the left to see Kendall walk over. The last time he'd seen them was when Keith was around. When he found out about the split he was in LA. He called up nearly every day to see if they were okay and whether they needed help. Jack knew how much the family struggled, especially Kendall, "How's Kendall holding up?"
"He's doing quite well. Mama Knight and Katie are holding up pretty well too."
"That's good to hear. Might pop by tomorrow to see how they are." He watched Logan's friend mingling with each other and then realized a petite blonde next to Kendall – his arms around her, "Who's the girl beside Kendall?" He asked curiously.
"Oh, right, you haven't seen her. That's Cassidy. Kendall's girlfriend. They've been going out for about 3 months."
"Kid's got himself a girlfriend." He chuckled and was somewhat proud, "She a nice girl?"
"Probably one of the best you'll ever meet. Anyway, dad, I'll see you later."
"Alright Kid. Tell the boys I said hi."
"Will do."
Logan got out the car. As he got out, Jack honked grabbing the others guys attention. They all looked at him and instantly bright smiles splattered across their faces. Jack was like a second father figure to all three boys. He always looked out for them. The boys looked to Logan's dad and half-waved – he nodded in return and drove off.
"Birthday boyyyy!" Carlos draped his arm over Logan's shoulder, and James ruffled his hair as if Logan was the little brother.
"When did your dad get here?" James asked excitingly as they all began to walk into school.
"Surprised me this morning." He replied back just as excitingly. To know that his dad was going to be in Minnesota for three weeks was exciting him. Logan fixed his hair and pushed James jokingly, for messing up his hair. James put his hands up in defence and chuckled.
As he approached his locker, Kendall and Cassidy were already waiting with huge smiles, "Happy Birthday, Logan." Cassidy leaned in giving Logan a warm hug and a warm smile.
"Happy birthday, Bro!" Kendall and Logan held each others hand and pulled in for a 'manly' side hug.
"Thanks guys." As much as he hated his birthday, he did like the fact that everyone wasn't picking on him. He could definitely get use to that.
"You excited for the party then?" James enthusiastically asked, hoping everyone would be as excited as him.
"As excited as I should be." Logan faked a smile and lifted his thumps up to show his 'excitement'.
"Good! But less sarcasm next time! Everything is sorted. Make sure you're there by 7."
"Yeah yeah, anyway, time for first period. See you guys later." Logan closed his locker and began walking off to his first lesson. His birthday was starting off great.
"Do you think he's asked Maya to come to his party with him? It'd be weird if he doesn't have a date at his own party." Carlos leaned on his locker and asked curiously. He knew James had a date to the party and obviously Kendall and Cassidy were going together but no one was sure about Logan yet.
"I don't even know to be honest. He's so secretive about her! And I couldn't get anything out of Maya." James whined frustratingly.
"Let him have his privacy for once." Cassidy lowly laughed. Something had been going on between Logan and Maya, and it was obvious. But Cassidy knew when to give someone privacy.
"We'll see about that. Anyway, first lesson. Let the torture begin. C'mon 'los."
"Come on, we better get going too." Cassidy closed Kendall's locker and pulled him by the hand.
"Sleep sounds good right now." Kendall moaned and yawned together.
"Have you been getting any sleep lately?" Cassidy noticed how tired Kendall looked. Although he tried to be upbeat, he hadn't been sleeping because of the constant worry about Cassidy.
"An hour or two solid sleeps a night." Kendall said genuinely, as if it was completely normal.
"You're joking right?" Cassidy's face dropped. She looked at Kendall with concern.
"What?"
"You need more than an hours' worth of sleep." She was concerned about Kendall's well-being and hated how she was the reason for his lack of sleep.
"It's hard to sleep when you're not at home." Kendall sulked.
"Again, I'm sorry about that. But you can't let that be the reason why you're not sleeping." She was being serious and wanted to make sure it was loud and clear to Kendall.
"I'm worried about you, and I will be everyday you spend in that house."
"Kendall, we've been over this so many times. Everything's going fine right now. Look..." Cassidy pushed up her sleeves to show her arms to Kendall. She pushed aside her scarf and there were no new scars, "Nothing happened last night. They surprisingly minded their own business yesterday."
"I'm glad things have gotten a little bearable, but what about if this whole charade drops?"
"Well, today's not the day for it. We've got my first party to look forward to today. Let's not get hold up on this." Cassidy intertwined her fingers with Kendall's, smiling cutely at him. Kendall sighed. He didn't want to worry about anything today, but he wasn't fully ready to let his guard down.
"You're right. And tonight should be interesting." Kendall grinned as he leaned down to peck Cassidy lips.
"Ha, feels good to be right..." Cassidy smirked and walked to her first lesson.
"You always are. See you after class." Kendall laughed and watched Cassidy enter her class.
The day had gone by pretty fast. James left school early with Carlos to get things set for the party. Logan went home to get changed for his own party and to get some last minute homework done. He knew he wouldn't have time when he came back home. When he got home his mom was already there, so he spent the remaining hours with her. As for Kendall and Cassidy they both went home to get changed.
"Can I come?" Katie watched Kendall fix his hair while leaning against the door frame of his room. He wore a simple plaid dark blue shirt with a vest on top. He looked at Katie blankly through the mirror and Katie instantly rolled her eyes.
"I don't even need to give you an answer." He walked out of his room and turned the light off. He walked downstairs and pulled on his Jacket. Kendall was always excited about a party, but the fact that he was going to spend this party with Cassidy was what was making this party sound even better.
"What if I sneaked out and followed you?" Katie enthusiastically smiled and with bold eyes stared at Kendall.
He knitted his brows and watched the 13 year old with confusion, "I'd take you back home, plus mom would kill me."
"Why can't I come?" Katie moaned and followed Kendall into the living room.
"Because, you're too young." Jennifer looked up to Katie and sternly responded for Kendall.
"Exactly!" Kendall agreed and tapped Katie's nose jokingly. Katie tried to swat his hand away like it was a fly and folded her arms.
"I'm going to be stuck here doing nothing, while he's going out having fun. What did I do to deserve this punishment, mom?" Katie slouched onto the couch and continued moaning. Kendall chuckled and looked at his mom who was also laughing.
"Why don't you go do your home work then?" Jennifer suggested.
"Are you trying to torture me even more?"
"It's either that or start your chores?"
"Mommm!" Katie complained once more and Kendall watched his sister trying his best not to laugh.
"Seems like you're going to have fun tonight." Kendall lowly chuckled hoping it wasn't visible to Katie.
"Shut up!" Katie threw a pillow at him, and Kendall threw it back.
"Don't start. Either of you." Jennifer sternly looked to her children knowing when they were about to start their bickering, "Kendall, sweetie, don't be late. Are you going to pick up Cassidy now?"
"Yup, and don't worry, if I am late I'll give you a ring."
"Good, have fun. And please be careful." Jennifer watched Kendall leave the house with the natural motherly concern.
Kendall got into his car and made his way to Cassidy's. He pulled up to her house and he could see the living room lights on. He didn't mean to peak, but there were three figures in the living room. He noticed Steve's figure for sure (the larger silhouette) and Joanna's figure was the medium silhouette. Then there was a smaller silhouette standing in the middle – Cassidy's.
He suddenly saw a hand go up and grab onto the little figure. Instantly Kendall's eyes widened. Another hand went flying across the little figures face and the middle figure was trying to push the larger figure away. Kendall's blood was instantly boiling. He rushed to the door and vigorously knocked.
He was getting impatient and after knocking what seemed like the hundredth time someone finally opened. Cassidy's eyes were red and a small stream of wetness was against her cheek. Cassidy smiled in relief when she saw Kendall and wiped away her tears quickly.
"Come here..." Kendall whispered as he pulled Cassidy into his embrace. Her cheeks were lightly glowing red making it obvious that she had once again been assaulted. Kendall didn't know what to do. The night hadn't even begun and he was already fuming.
"Can we just go?"Cassidy murmured into Kendall's shoulder. She pulled away and exhaled calmly.
Kendall nodded. He didn't want to deal with Steve because if he did, he'd probably get himself and Cassidy into a lot more trouble. Cassidy closed the door and they walked to Kendall's car. Before they reached the car, the door had opened again.
"Kendall?"
He didn't turn. Kendall's hand instantly fisted hearing his voice. His whole body stiffened and Cassidy felt Kendall's anger rise.
"Don't keep her out too late." Steve yelled out and laughed with spite. "Oh and be careful." With that being said the door slammed so hard that the birds flew away and both Kendall and Cassidy jumped a little in their skins.
"What is his fucking problem?!" Kendall tried not to scream. Just when he thought he could bare the site of him, the hatred trickled in again.
"Just leave it." Cassidy quietly spoke and got into the car. Kendall kissed his teeth and stared back at the house with vengeance.
Steve watched Kendall drive off with his daughter. Joanna watched her husband quietly, fearing he'd switch at her.
"I hope they have a good time tonight." Steve walked over to the table with the liquor and poured himself a glass. He picked up a spare glass gesturing it to Joanna, but she nodded nonchalantly.
"Just let the girl off tonight. For goodness sake, Leroy's going to find out otherwise."
Steve maliciously snarled and chugged down his drink, "You think Leroy doesn't know about this boy? This isn't about Cassidy! This is about that disobedient, fucking blonde boy! He wants to tear this family apart Joanna."
"You don't know that?!"
"Don't fucking question this. Don't!" He slammed the glass onto the table and pulled out his phone. Joanna jumped when he raised his voice and froze. Steve put the phone to his ear, "Leroy, tonight would be great."
"Dude, this party is awesome!" Over the loud blaring music, Carlos yelled to James who observed everyone in the house having a good time.
"As usual." James smugly grinned and took a sip from his cup. The house was roaring with teens dancing and drinking. The music was blasting so loud that everyone was sure the neighbors would complain.
Everyone had arrived promptly; alone, with dates or as a group. Logan was surprisingly not hating the party and was speaking to a lot of people. Everyone had wished him a happy birthday and he even received quite a lot of gifts.
"James, I must say, not a complete disaster." Logan leaned against the wall near the backyard door. People were getting in and out of the house through the backyard and through the main door.
"Told you I wouldn't disappoint." James' smugly took a sip of his beer and observed.
"But does the music have to be this loud?"
"Don't be a party pooper. Just enjoy it! You're 18, man. Go do something eventful." As James spoke, Maya walked over to the two talking.
"Having fun?" James asked as he grinned at Logan mischievously.
"Yup, and It'll be a lot more fun if... Logan would dance with me." Maya smiled cutely and connected her hands with Logan's. James looked down at the two and curiously looked back up.
"Not today, I hate dancing." Logan chuckled but Maya refused to take that as a no. Logan didn't realise his arm make its way around Maya. He pulled her in closer and instantly James noticed.
"Come on birthday boy. You're dancing with me!" She pulled herself even closer to Logan, who smirked at her.
Suddenly, James noticed Logan wink at Maya as she pulled him away to dance. His mouth almost dropped. Cassidy walked over to James with a cup of punch, but she had to wait for Maya and Logan to pass. She cocked her head also in curiosity seeing how close the two were tonight.
"Logan and Maya?" Cassidy's reaction wasn't as drastic as James' but she was somewhat shocked too.
"Mmhmm."
"I'm impressed. Maybe there is something going on with the two."
"How could he not tell us?! We're his friends!"
"When the time's right..." Cassidy reassured an over-dramatic James. It was more than obvious that Logan felt uncomfortable sharing his love life with anyone.
"You and your wise words."
"Thanks." She smirked and rested against the wall.
"How's experiencing the whole party thing going for you then?"
Cassidy looked to Kendall who was talking to some guys from their hockey team. He was laughing and engaged in the conversation. The smile on his face was so natural and Cassidy loved seeing it on him. "For someone that doesn't like loud noise and such, I'm actually enjoying myself." She had a subtle smile. She looked to James who nodded in approval and handed Cassidy a new cup of drink.
"I'm glad you're enjoying yourself. And If I were you I'd drink this, the one you're holding is spiked." He took the cup and put it aside on the counter, then handed her a fresh cup of punch.
Cassidy's eyes grew larger, "But I just poured it myself..."
"The alcohol's out and the punch on that table is already spiked. Things are about to get wild."
"Thanks for the heads up. Keep that stuff away from me." She nervously laughed and looked down at her drink sceptically.
"Gotchya."
As James disappeared from site, Cassidy leaned on the same spot James was leaning. She placed her cup near the spiked drink but made sure it was further away. Logan and Maya soon walked over hand in hand, giggling.
"You okay?" Logan asked concerned about Cassidy, "Where's Kendall?"
"He's taking to Ian and some other guys from the hockey team. Got distracted speaking to people as well." She intriguingly looked down at his and Maya's connected hands. They were standing really close to each other as well, "You both good?"
"Yup..." Maya giggled as Logan whispered something into her ear.
"I have to ask... are you... both going out or something?" Cassidy hesitantly asked and Instantly Logan's cheek flushed red as did Maya's. They both just looked at each other.
Before either of them could answer, Kendall walked over wrapping his arms around Cassidy's waist, resting his chin on her shoulders.
"What's going on?" He kissed Cassidy's cheeks and looked to Logan and Maya who had dropped their hands.
"I was asking the same thing." Cassidy lowly giggled...
"Nothing," Logan and Maya both said together... "We were just going to get another drink." Logan quickly added and pulled Maya away. He turned around to look at Cassidy and shook his head as if he was telling her not to tell Kendall anything. And so she complied.
"Well those two are getting pretty close..."
"Very... I must say James' party is actually pretty good." She placed her hands on top of Kendall's hands and leaned the side of her head against Kendall's. They both simply observed the teens and were remembering this as their first party together.
"So your first experience is going pretty well then?" Kendall nuzzled his nose under Cassidy's ears causing her to giggle slightly.
She turned around to get a better look at her boyfriend. She would have never thought she'd be out of the dungeon she called home, "Yeah, despite what happened earlier, it's turning out to be a pretty decent night."
"I'm glad you're actually enjoying this." Kendall smiled in relief and leaned in to kiss her, "Let's go somewhere where it's a little less crowded."
Cassidy grabbed the cup and followed Kendall out. As he was walking through the dancing teens someone barged pass him and stumbled against Cassidy, startling both of them.
"Aw, sorry man." The guy apologized. He had a small tattoo just below his ears. Kendall had never seen him at school and neither had Cassidy.
"No worries..." He shook it off and continued walking, "I guess, it's that time where random people from other schools show up," He shrugged nonchalantly.
"That actually happens?"
"In a James Diamond party? Yes."
"huh, quite the party thrower."
The only place where there weren't many people around was outside James' house near the giant tree. It was further away from James' house but close enough to hear the music. There was always a small bench underneath the tree that old couples would sit on when it got really hot at night or when they came out for a sudden stroll. As it was 9.30pm, it was empty. The couple sat down on the bench. Cassidy leaned her head against Kendall's shoulder while his hands wrapped around her. The December weather wasn't doing them any justice but it was nice to get away from the fiasco. Cassidy slowly took a sip of her drink and just let the fact that she was actually out at a party sink in. She cringed after sipping her drink but thought the drink was just naturally powerful.
"This punch is something..." She coughed after taking another small sip.
"Carlos' specialty."
"So Carlos is the punch maker. This definitely has a punch." She cringed again after taking a sip.
"Did you know that we are sitting on a bench were only old people?" Kendall chuckled after realizing how he'd never sat at the particular bench.
"Old people bench?" Cassidy intriguingly responded wanting to know more.
"The guys and I had realized that it's always the old couples that come and sit here, whether it's in the morning, afternoon or evening."
"That's cute; I can understand why they choose to sit here. The sky looks so pretty..." Cassidy snuggled into Kendall and put an arm over his torso. They both stared up into the sky, watching the stars form a shape that was unclear.
"I think it's just weird how I'm sitting here with you when I normally only see old couples sitting here." A faint smile appeared as Kendall cherished the moment.
"You're not that young yourself." Cassidy snickered.
Kendall gasped, "Hey! I recall you being the same age miss smart ass." He chuckled and looked down at his beautiful girlfriend.
"But it's okay for me to call you old." She mockingly replied.
"Ahh, so that's how it's going to be."
"Deal with it."
Kendall rolled his eyes and they both chuckled at each other. They had thrived for nights were they were being complete fools with each other. Cassidy felt relieved and stress free. Kendall loved how amazing the night had been going. "We need more nights like this."
"Nights where we're both away from stress, parents and complications." Cassidy couldn't agree more.
"Exactly... Just imagine us in the future; everything is going to be so different." Kendall's eyes lit up when he began to think about their future together. There were so many things he'd thought of; things he'd never thought of before with any girl.
Cassidy was slightly stunned. With the way things were in the present she'd never thought Kendall would consider actually having a future with her, "You think about our future... together?"
"Of course. Why wouldn't I? When we graduate, or when we think of a way to deal with everything. Even beyond that sometimes."
"Like what?" She adjusted herself so she was facing Kendall. She saw the way he just naturally talked about their future together and it started making her think.
"Like how when we're both 18, you'll finally be able to get away from your parents and how you and I could actually live together..."
"Freedom is such a rare thing you know..." Cassidy took another sip of her drink and still the bitter taste was strong.
"It's possible though. We can make it possible. Legally you'll be allowed to move out. And then when we're older we'll get our own house and if we have kids they'll get their own room. I don't know it sounds stupid but-" He slowed down and started going red in the cheeks just by talking about their future together. To Kendall it all sounded bizarre at how he kept going on and on but Cassidy was overwhelmed. The fact that Kendall was actually thinking about that all was making Cassidy fall for him even more than she already thought was possible.
"No,no, continue I think it sounds amazing. How many kids do you see us having then?" She smiled cutely and Kendall's cheeks had softened a little. She took another sip of her drink but this time she felt a little weird after the sip.
"I see us with 2, one of each. And you have your own little art studio and I'll watch you paint something when you get angry at me. And then I'd try to make you speak to me but you'd just ignore me..."
Cassidy wanted this to be so true. She wanted it to come true. "I like the way this sounds. Somewhat realistic too."
Kendall lowly laughed. He looked at Cassidy and observed how the moonlight captured her face. "I know when you get angry at me, you always draw to let out your frustration instead of on me."
"Yeah, sometimes." She looked at his lips then back at his eyes with a smirk.
"And I know when you want to kiss me you always look down at my lips..." Kendall smugly smiled and Cassidy grinned.
"Maybe..." She moved in closer and their lips instantly locked like two magnets belonging to each other. Cassidy draped her arms over Kendall's neck keeping hold of her cup. Their lips soon become a lot more intimate than they originally planned. Both their lips moved in sync with another and neither of them was willing to break it off. But before Cassidy could go any further she felt her head slowly spin. She stopped herself and breathed in slowly trying to get herself to calm down.
"What's wrong?" Kendall slowly asked watching Cassidy try to gain her composure again.
"I have this really weird headache and my eyes..."
With immediate concern he sat up straight, "What did you eat?"
"Just a couple of chips and a drink." Cassidy squeezed her eyes shut feeling the headache grow quicker and painful.
He looked down at her cup and smelt the drink. It definitely didn't smell like Carlos' punch.
"Your drinks been spiked..." He informed her. "I fucking told James to be careful with the whole drink business!"
"It's not his fault, he warned me. He gave me another cup I must've picked the wrong one up." Her words were slurred and Kendall was only growing more worried.
"Come on, let me take you inside and you can rest in James' room." Kendall slowly helped Cassidy up but she could barely walk without Kendall's support, "How strong was the damn punch spiked?" He muttered to himself as he witnessed the state of his girlfriend.
As he entered the house the music was still blasting loud and people were still dancing around. A slyly panicking James rushed up to Kendall and Cassidy, "Is she okay?"
"The fucking punch is spiked man." Kendall complained.
"Yeah, I dealt with that already, and made 'los make a new batch. How'd Cassidy get it?"
"She picked up a wrong cup. But dude, this doesn't seem like the usual kind of spike." Kendall began to worry frantically. Alcohol used to spike the punch rarely had that kind of effect. Cassidy tried to stand on her own but she felt sick and her head felt too heavy.
Before James could say anything, a loud bang echoed into the house over the music. Everyone stopped dancing and moving and the DJ stopped the music.
"What the fuck?" James was confused as was everyone else. All of a sudden blue and red lights were reflecting all over the whole house.
"PARTIES OVER! NOBODY MOVE OR WE WILL BE FORCED TO ARREST!" A bullhorn blasted out throughout the entire house making everyone scatter faster than mice despite being told not to move.
"James? What the hell is going on?" Logan screamed out in complete fright. He knew something was bound to go wrong.
Carlos came downstairs with a bag of chip and had no idea what was going on. He froze when he saw the police, and feared his dad was around. The police where letting people leave one by one after searching the remaining ones individually.
"All of you put your hands up and do not move!" A familiar voice yelled sternly. Flash light were being pointed making it impossible to see past it. Kendall didn't want to drop his grasp on Cassidy. But she slowly pushed his hands away trying to keep herself up. Even though she barely knew what was happening she knew she had to try to keep her composure.
"What's going on officer?" James was feeling unsettled. He was pissed off about the fact that his party had been ruined, but enjoying it at same time, only because he knew his party would be the most spoken about topic in school the next day.
"We got a call saying illegal activities were taking place here." The officer switched the flashlight off and another officer switched the main lights on. Kendall couldn't believe who was standing in front of him with his police facade.
"No way?! Not at my party!"
"So you're the host?" The officer walked closer to James holding onto his handcuffs on the side of his belt.
"Uh, Yeah. Why?" And straight away he regretted answering the question.
"You're under arrest for illegally providing alcohol at a party full of minors and for also hosting a place for illegal activity to conduct. I'm Officer Leroy and whatever you say now will be held against you." He pulled out his handcuffs and put them around James' wrist.
"What?" Everyone screamed in unison. Nobody expected this to be the conclusion of his party. Last time, the police only showed up to end the party because of how loud it had gotten, but this time it was a complete different reason.
"Are you fucking kidding me?" James muttered in annoyance, "I had nothing to do with any of the crap you're accusing me of!"
"He didn't even buy the drinks or even brought them into the house!" Carlos ran down the stairs and tried to defend James. "I was with him when we bought everything."
"Whatever you have to say can be said at the police station." Officer Leroy pulled out another handcuff and attached it to Carlos' wrist and the boy was surprised.
"What!? WHY ME?! Oh my god my dad is going to kill me." Carlos shrieked and was taken by another officer to the police car.
"You both will get patted down at the station. Jeff, take them in and I'll handle these four." Officer Leroy stood in front of Maya, Logan, Kendall and Cassidy while they watched James and Carlos get taken. Logan was petrified. He didn't expect it to end the way it did at all. Hell, no one knew illegal activities where even going on.
"Honestly, we had no idea that drug activities was even going on. I swear." Logan tried to defend them all. Leroy softly chuckled when he looked over at Kendall and Cassidy.
"Someone's going to search you both and we're going to contact your parents."
Logan gulped and knew his mom wasn't going to take that call simply. He barely got into trouble so he didn't know how she'd react.
Kendall tired to keep Cassidy up and avoided eye contact with Leroy as much as possible. But Leroy had to deal with them both.
"And we meet again. A place where drugs are being handled. Coincidence much? Does my niece have anything to do with that?" Leroy shook his head as if it had happened many times before.
"We had nothing to do with any of this!" Kendall defensively spoke.
"Put your hands above your head and spread out."
"I can't leave her. She won't be able to stand."
"The drug habit hasn't changed then has it...?" He pitifully laughed and began to pat Kendall down.
"Drugs? What the hell? Her drink was spiked..." Kendall yelled.
"Shut up, kid! You clearly don't know about her past!" Leroy spat out. As he started checking his pockets, he felt something unusual. "Rob, I think we got something..." Leroy spoke out to the officer searching Logan and Maya. He walked over and Leroy pulled out a small tube with white powder in it..."Ahh, so lover boy's behind it..."
Just as Kendall tried to process what the hell was going on they heard someone collapse on the floor behind them.
"CASSIDY!" Kendall yelled out and rushed over to her. Leroy and Rob instantly pulled out another handcuff and cuffed Kendall before he got any closer to Cassidy.
"You're under-arrest for possessing illegal narcotics and grievous action towards officers. You're coming down town with us." Rob pulled him away from Cassidy and tried to take him to the car but Kendall was fighting back and tried to get to Cassidy.
"She collapsed! HELP HER!" He yelled out while he was being taken away and instantly Logan and Maya were at her side.
Leroy just laughed at what was going on. He pushed Kendall into his Car and got inside the driver's seat.
"I Swear that is not mine! I don't even know how it got into my pocket!"
"The proof is right there. Her habit hasn't changed and looks like Stevie was right about you." Leroy maliciously grinned and started the engine.
A/N: CHAPTER COMPLETE! Well? Verdict? Good? Bad? Okay? Wtf? What just happened? Nice? Well? Anything haha What did you think? Did Kendall really have that white stiff lol?
What do you all think of Leroy's character? I think he's a wonderful Hart addition LOL And I love Logan's dad haha and I just love when I write the guys interacting with their family and each other, i hope you guy enjoy reading it.
Oh and please excuse any mistakes, very rubbish and re-reading and correcting.
Update news: Sooo, the next chapter is actually already written and I promise you it's a good one :P It will most likely be up next week or earlier depending on the reviews :)
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