SARAH'S POV
"No! No, Kendall WHAT DID YOU DO?!" I heard Mira shriek. I jumped up and shook Callie awake. She waved a hand at me to say go away.
"Callie...something's wrong. Get up." She jumped up when I said that. "C'mon!"
We left our room and passed Mira as she walked out of the kitchen towards her and Grace's room.
"Grace!" I called. "What's wrong?" She gave me a sad look and slid a magazine across the table at me and Callie.
We could hear Mira in her room on the phone with Kendall. "What the fuck do you mean 'it just happened'? No, Kendall it did not 'just happen'! You wrote it, and now everything's going to be messed up!"
Wait what? I read over Callie's shoulder.
Hey all you Rushers! Kendall Knight here. And...I've got something to tell you guys. The article earlier in the week was right. Not about Mira using me, but that she's my girlfriend. Jo and I have been faking our relationship this week to protect me and Mira. But I'm tired of it.
I am dating Mira Mitchell. There you have it. And please, no one say anything about Chordstruck supposedly using us for the fame. It's not true.
I love her. And Mira, when you read this, I hope you love me, too.
Sending lots of love to all my Rushers,
Kendall
Whoa. I turned to Callie who had an alarmed look on her face. "HE SAID HE LOVES HER!"
Callie smiled. "Yeah, but he also just screwed everything up."
I sighed. This is so not fair to them! Mira came out of her room looking flustered. She looked up. "Oh hey. Good morning guys. It's a beautiful day, isn't it?" She gave us a cheesy grin. Yeah, she's bad at faking.
I walked up to her and gave her a tight hug. "We know. You don't have to hide it."
She nodded. "Kendall will be here soon...could you guys give us some time?"
"Of course," I responded. "C'mon guys." We all shuffled off to our rooms. I really hope she's not too mad at him.
MIRA'S POV
How could he do this? Just how? When he knocked on the door I took a deep breath, then opened it.
As soon as he saw me he started apologizing. "Mir, I am so sorry about all of this. I just couldn't take you being sad anymore. So, no, you know what? I'm not sorry. I'm glad people know we're together, ok? I'm proud to be your boyfriend."
I stood there with my arms crossed. "I'm..." I sighed. "I'm still mad at you for not telling me first. But...I love you too, Kendall!" I threw my arms around him and hugged him tight. He tilted my face up and kissed me. When we let go I whispered, "God I love LA."
He laughed. "Even through all...this?"
I nodded. "Well yeah. I got you!" I smiled and kissed his cheek. "So...how are Jo, Claire, and Gustavo taking this?"
He shrugged. "Dunno."
"Kendall!"
"What?"
"YOU HAVE TO TELL GUSTAVO!"
"Alright, alright. I will. Promise." He held out his pinky finger.
"Dork," I muttered and wound my pinky around his.
JO'S POV
"Stupid phone," I grumbled. Who the hell was calling me at 8 in the morning on a Saturday? I yawned and accepted the call. "Jo Taylor."
"JO! HAVE YOU SEEN POPTIGER?!"
"Claire? What's in PopTiger?"
"Just go get a copy!" She hung up. Ugh. That involves walking. I shuffled out of my room and picked up the copy from outside the front door. Exclusive on page 17? What?
I flipped to 17, read through, and dropped the magazine.
"Oh no, Kendall Knight. You are NOT letting me go again."
KENDALL'S POV
"Kendall..." Mira poked me. "Call Gustavo. Call Gustavo. Call Gustavo."
"Alright!" I gave in and she took out her cell and dialed his number. "Babe?"
"Hmm?"
"Hold the phone away from your ear," I smirked.
She gave me a curious look but held it away none the less. "So, speaker?" she asked.
I shook my head. "You won't need it."
On the fifth ring, Gustavo picked up. "MIRA MITCHELL YOU GET YOUR BUTT AND YOUR STUPID BOYFRIEND'S BUTT IN THE STUDIO! RIGHT. NOW."
She threw me a look. "Well done, Kendall. I'm 18! I don't wanna die!"
I laughed and grabbed her hand. "Let the girls know we're leaving." She huffed and ruffled my hair. "I'm not James; it doesn't bother me!"
She came running back in. "It bothers me..." She fixed my hair, kissed my cheek, and went to tell Grace we were leaving.
We walked to Rocque Records hand in hand. I decided to give her some advice on handling the wrath of Gustavo. "So...when he yells just stand there. He'll eventually stop screaming long enough for me to jump in."
"Oh no." She turned to me. "You are not 'jumping in'. He'll just jump you over the desk!"
I snorted. "Please, he's not that flexible."
She threw her head back and laughed. "C'mon, we're here."
MIRA'S POV
"C'mon we're here." We stepped into the studio. I will admit, I walked super slowly. No one should ever have to deal with an angry Gustavo. No one.
Kelly stepped out of Gustavo's office. "Hi guys!" She plastered a smile on her face. "I've talked to him and he promised he won't yell but...we all know that's not going to happen. And Kendall...PLEASE keep your mouth shut."
I patted his arm. "Told you so," I smirked. He rolled his eyes and we walked into his office.
"Kendall. Mira. Sit." We sat obediently in front of the desk, "I promised Kelly I would not yell. So I won't. I just want to know one thing..."
"Here it comes," Kendall whispered.
"KENDALL KNIGHT WHAT WERE YOU THINKING?"
Kendall smirked proudly. "Told you so," he mimicked me. I scowled at him and crossed my arms.
He spoke confidently. "I told you I didn't like this whole fake dating thing. So I took matters into my own hands."
Gustavo looked like he was ready to explode. "Gustavo," Kelly started, "I think Kendall did the right thing."
"He-What-You-NO!" he spluttered. "Now what are we going to do?"
"Well, Jo will accept the fact that she and I are done, and Mira and I will be the big story now."
I looked at him. "Yeah, Kendall. Cause it's been SO easy so far, right?"
"Mir, I told you I was gonna fix everything."
"What did you fix? How do you know how people will react now? They think YOU lied, they think I'm some weirdo who agreed to let her boyfriend date another girl, and they think Jo's some bitch who agreed to date some other girl's boyfriend!" I stopped. "Well, the last one's true." I grinned.
He smiled. "And..." he looked hopefully at Gustavo. "That's Hollywood, right?"
Gustavo grimaced. "Yeah, yeah. You two, stay away from the cameras for a while, ok?"
I smiled. "Will do."
"Ok...you can go now. Don't do anything stupid Kendall!"
As we stepped out the door Kendall shouted, "Wouldn't dream of it!"
JO'S POV
"Ok, Claire. Are you ready?"
She nodded. "Paparazzi's here. All set to go."
"Great," I smiled. This was all going beautifully.
As soon as they stepped through the doors of the Palmwoods, Kendall was going to regret saying what he did.
"GO!" Claire gave me the signal.
I saw them walk in. "Kendall!" I went running up to them. "Why did you cheat on me with Mira?" I wailed.
Flashes went off. Perfect.