"Come in!" James called out and brought the spice jar to his nose, sniffing it slightly. Pepper. Definitely pepper. He sniffled a bit but turned the head of the jar a few times over the bowl he had on the counter. "Hello?" He called out.
"Calm down, I'm right here." Kendall chuckled and entered the kitchen. "What are you up to?" He asked and James turned to him, smiling.
"I'm cooking!" James cheered and reached out and took the blond's hand and dragged him over to the counter. "How does it look?" He asked.
The singer smiled lovingly at James and nodded. "It looks great and it smells delicious." He cooed and watched the brunet light up and fumble a bit with various things on the counter, seemingly looking for the wooden spoon lying just a foot away. "Here." Kendall said, picking up the spoon and placing it in James' hand.
"T-Thanks." He said shyly and blushed. "I thought it would be nice if I cooked dinner." He continued. "Now... I'm not really good at this cooking thing but... I tried my best." He said and picked the bowl of chicken salad up. "Let's sit down." he said.
"Let me." Kendall said and took the bowl from James and put it on the table. The brunet blushed but allowed it and had a seat by the table – that he had made all by himself – next to the blond. Kendall looked around on the table. Plates, cutlery, glasses and such were scattered randomly on the table but it only made it all that sweeter.
James had really done all this by himself for Kendall's sake. "Um... help yourself." James said. "Please, I made it for you." He said and Kendall chuckled and served both himself and James. The brunet warily ate the food and blinked his eyes. "It's too salty. I've used too much salt haven't I?" he said and sounded worried.
"James, it's good." The blond singer assured. "I really like it. I love salty food." He said and James seemed relieved.
"You do?" he asked.
"I do." Kendall said and had another bite. "You're a great chef." He said. "You did really good." He cooed and smiled to himself.
Kendall absolutely adored James. The brunet was just so sweet and really tried his best to do all the things normal persons did. He'd cooked Kendall a whole meal by himself. The man was blind for Gods sake!
They ate under a comfortable silence and when they finished Kendall made them both coffee and they sat down in the living room and turned the TV on – mostly for background noise. Kendall sat comfortably with his arm resting on the couch's back and James smiled shyly at him.
"I have something for you." James said. "A-After the concert... y-you left so quickly I didn't have time to give it to you." He mumbled shyly and blushed. Kendall arched an eyebrow and looked curious.
"Really?" He asked and James nodded.
"Close your eyes." He said and Kendall did as instructed and felt James shift around in the couch a bit before a gentle pair of hands gingerly ran their fingers over his jaw. The blond couldn't help but smile. His smile only widened when James kissed him and he didn't hesitate to return the favor.
James' lips were soft and sweet and everything Kendall could ever have imagined them to be. Kendall was convinced that James' lips were made for him – and no one else – to kiss. He didn't want anyone else to ever get the privilege of tasting those lips. Those were his.
The blond singer hummed a bit, bringing a hand up to James' neck and gently caressed it. James moaned silently and fisted Kendall's t-shirt in his hands, bunching up the fabric and holding it so tightly his knuckles turned white.
"H-Hey." Kendall murmured and pulled away. "There, there." He chuckled and looked at the brunet who had a dazed expression on his face. "Gosh, James..." Kendall sighed and wrapped his arms around James and hugged him. "If you had kissed me like that that night I would never have left."
"You don't... you know... you don't have to leave." James mumbled. "Y-You can stay if you want." He said.
The blond eyed James, watched how his normally so still eyes darted around. Kendall sighed and leaned forward pecking on the brunet's lips once more, just ever so quickly pressing his lips against James'.
"It's late." Kendall said. "I should-"
"Can't you stay? Please?" James begged. "Please stay the night?"
Kendall hesitated a bit and pondered, thinking about whether it was a good idea or not. "Fine." He then said. "I'll stay." He said and James smiled happily. The two sat there for a while and listened to the TV while being mostly being wrapped up in each other.
Bedtime came around and James got ready in the bathroom before making his way to his bedroom where Kendall was trying to get his shoes off. "What are you up to?" James chuckled and sat on the bed.
"Trying to get these darn shoes of." Kendall said. "I am never ever going shoe shopping with a woman ever again. These are way too small, my feet can't breathe!" He complained and tossed his shoes to the side.
"Feet doesn't breathe." James chuckled.
"Have you ever worn shoes that are too tight?" Kendall asked. "Your feet breathe, I promise you." He said and flopped down on the bed. James shrugged and laid beside him. "I don't like feeling trapped, I like breathing." He mumbled and James chuckled.
"I like breathing too." He said and smiled a bit. "It's crazy how much we both are addicted to it." Kendall let out a soft laughter.
"It's like it's meant to be." He joked but then silenced down and hummed. "Maybe it was meant to be, hm?" He asked and turned his head and looked at James. The brunet shrugged and turned to his side, facing Kendall. "Do you think we're meant to be?"
James smiled. "I think we're meant to be asleep." He said and yawned. "And maybe we're meant to be together too." He added and crawled in under the covers. Kendall looked at him before doing the same. "Do you want us to be?" James asked once they were both snuggled down among blankets and pillows.
"I don't really care. I'm with you now, that I care about." He said and James smiled. "Um... Just a warning, I've never been one to sleep very... still so to say, so if I kick you tonight then I'm sorry." he said. The brunet laughed.
"It's okay." he said and yawned again. "I snore." He confessed and Kendall chuckled and James reached out and wrapped his arms around Kendall's middle, pulling him closer and snuggling up against his side.
"I could get used to this." Kendall murmured.
"Oh, hush." James said and sighed but secretly he was just waiting to hear those words again. Those he longed for. This time it would be completely different. This time Kendall was right next to him and this time he wasn't going anywhere.
"Good night, James." Kendall whispered and James smiled brightly
"Good night, Kendall." He whispered back.
Linelineline
James woke up with a set of arms wrapped around his neck and hot breath lingering by his collar bone. It took him a while to remember and realize that it was Kendall who were clinging to him. The brunet smiled to himself and snaked his own arms around the blond and leaned his head against Kendall's.
He laid like that for a moment and wondered what it looked like. He wondered it it was dark in the room, if it was light, how Kendall looked at the moment but when he continued to think about it he didn't care how it looked because it felt right.
Kendall on the other hand was awake since long but he didn't move an inch from where he was. He was perfect right where he was. He looked up at James that were breathing slowly and soothingly ran his fingers through the blond's hair. Kendall couldn't help but let a small moan slip. The two both froze.
"Uh... m-morning." Kendall mumbled and James nodded.
"Morning." He said silently and smirked a bit and leaned down and kissed the blond Kendall hummed and kissed back up until he heard the front door open and close and Carlos suddenly appeared in the door.
"Oh!" The helper exclaimed and quickly shut the bedroom door. "Sorry, I didn't mean to disturb." He said and James and Kendall both sat up in the bed.
James frowned a bit and shook his head. "N-no, no, Carlos! It's not-..." He said and the latino appeared in the door again. "Um... I-I didn't realize... what time it is." James said and Kendall blushed, looking between James and Carlos.
"Ah, it's okay." Carlos said. "I didn't know you had company."
"It's fine." Kendall said and let go of the brunet. "It wasn't really planned." He explained and smiled nervously. "I should perhaps... leave?" He said and turned to James, who frowned.
"N-No, w-won't you stay a while longer?" He asked. "Won't you at least have some breakfast?" He asked and looked extremely pleading. Kendall let out a breath and nodded his head. James smiled happily and even Carlos felt his chest get warm. James was too precious.
The three had breakfast together and Carlos was utterly amused the entire time. It was too sweet how James offered to get things and wanted to help out, while Kendall told him it was alright and rewarded him with a sweet kiss or a nudge every time the brunet did something good. Perhaps they were really a perfect match?
Once breakfast was done Kendall really had to go. James was visibly sad about it and Kendall frowned and pulled the brunet into a tight hug and let him rest his forehead against his shoulder. "I'll call you later tonight." He assured.
"Yeah, okay." James said and pulled away. "I'll look forward to it." He said and Kendall felt his heart thump.
"Thank you for letting me stay, James. I promise you, I'll call you tonight." He said and kissed James' cheek. "Take care of yourself." He said and the brunet nodded eagerly and smiled sweetly. "Talk to you later." He cooed before leaving and James waved happily at him.
When the brunet went back into the apartment it was like he was walking on clouds. He sighed dreamily and had a seat by the table in the kitchen, leaning his head in his hands. Carlos eyed him and smiled a bit, washing dished and cleaning up the table.
"Did you have a good time, Jamie?" He asked and the brunet nodded. "You're sweet together." He pointed out and James chuckled.
"I really like him." He said. "He's really nice." James murmured and looked happy.
"He is real nice." Carlos confirmed with a chuckle.
"I cooked him dinner last night, all by myself." James said proudly. "He really liked it." He continued and smiled happily. "And he says that he's really proud of me because my EP is doing so good." Carlos smiled softly at the brunet and hummed a bit. James was so happy and it showed. The brunet was glowing, beaming with happiness and it was so good to see. Carlos had never seen James like this.
The latino chuckled a bit and sat by the table. Then he actually heard what the brunet said. "Wait? You cooked dinner? I thought you were ordering food." James grinned. "Uh... and how did that go?"
"I think it went well." James said. "He liked it."
"Did he know?" The helper asked and James nodded again. "That's great, James." Carlos said. "He's very sweet, that Kendall guy." The brunet nodded eagerly and smiled brightly.
"Do you know what he did when we were out on our date?" He asked and Carlos shook his head and hummed thoughtfully. "He took me to the concert house to listen to a symphony." He said. "It was beautiful." He sighed and leaned his chin in his hands. "It was absolutely amazing and I loved it so much." He said and smiled. "Carlos, is it weird that I think I love him?" He asked and the latino smiled softly.
He took a gentle hold of James hand and chuckled. "I don't think that's weird at all, James. Sometimes it's meant to be." He explained and James smiled. "Do you think it's meant to be?" He asked.
James nodded again. "I think we're definitely meant to be!" He said. "Kendall's so sweet and he helps me out a lot." He explained. "He wants to take things slow but I think that's because of Mercedes." He mumbled. "But it's okay! B-Because that only means that he cares, r-right?"
"Right." Carlos cooed and got up. "I'm gonna wash up the dishes and get the laundry done." He said.
"Can I help?" James asked and Carlos chuckled.
"Sure, James." He said.
Hey guys! I'm back! Have you missed me? I missed you like crazy! London was cool and I had the pleasure to meet another driver/rusher! It was awesome!
Thank you all for sticking with me and reading my stories! I love you guys! Thank you! :)