Annabellex2 is the closest so far, in guessing what Griffin is up to. We'll find out in the next chapter, so if you have any guesses, let me know.

The boys had just finished an encore and Kendall smiled at the fans. Teenage girls were holding up signs that said "I LOVE BTR!" and others asking one, or more, of the boys to marry them.

"This has been a great show and you are the best!" Carlos yelled above the din.

"We love you all!" Logan said, grinning.

"Rushers are the best fans in the world!" James waved at the crowd.

"We'll see you all next time!" Kendall yelled, smiling. The boys all bowed and then headed off-stage, Kendall bringing up the rear. He watched his friends laughing and talking about what a great show it had been. Even Gustavo was smiling and saying they had done an "adequate" job, to which Kelly reacted with a smack up alongside his head.

Kendall smiled a little in his sleep and slowly opened his eyes. He looked around in confusion, not recognizing where he was. He tried to say something, but his throat was dry and hurt.

"W-Where am I?" he managed to croak out.

Olivia looked up over and smiled softly. "Hey, are you actually awake?"

"I think so," Kendall said, still trying to figure out what was going on. He tried to clear his throat and started coughing.

"Does your throat hurt?" she asked.

Kendall nodded and she grabbed a glass and poured some water into it from the pitcher that was on the side table.

"Drink this, but take small sips," she said, as she put a straw in it and held it for him.

He took a sip and then another. "Thank you. Where am I?"

Olivia set the cup down and checked the monitors. "You're at Cedars-Sinai. My name is Dr. Olivia Burns, I'm a friend of the Roberts. They brought you in last night," she told him.

Kendall tried to remember what had happened, but his mind was still foggy. "Because I was sick?"

"What do you remember?" Olivia asked, avoiding his question.

"Um...I think I went to work," Kendall said, trying to think back.

"You think?"

He shook his head, trying to clear it. "I w-went to work, but I didn't feel well. I t-think I fell asleep during lunch," Kendall said. He lay back and closed his eyes, trying to fight the nausea that was building.

"Are you alright?" she asked, watching his face grow pale.

"I-I don't feel very well," he said.

"Just lie still for a moment. Breathe in through your nose and exhale through your mouth, " she said, as she opened the flow to the IV.

After a minute Kendall opened his eyes. "I'm sorry."

"Why are you sorry?" she asked.

I d-don't know what's wrong with me. I k-keep feeling strange."

She sat next to him and took his hand. "Strange... how?"

"I d-don't know. Headaches, nosebleeds, and I'm so tired all the time," he said.

"Well, you are pretty anemic and that could cause those things. Anything else?"

"Dreams...I keep having these weird dreams," he said wearily.

"What kind of dreams?"

He shook his head. "I-I don't remember them. It just feels like something bad is happening all the time," he said, trying to explain it.

"It's alright, don't worry about it right now. You'll be able to concentrate more, once you're feeling better." She smiled.

He reached up and tugged at the bandage around his throat. "What's this?"

She pulled his hand down. "It's a catheter. We had to put one in there, because we needed to give you a blood transfusion and your anemia made it hard to find a vein. We're going to run another blood panel this morning, and if your numbers are better, we'll take it out," she explained.

"Is that why my throat hurts?"

"Partly, we also had to intubate you because you were having trouble breathing. We pulled it once you were breathing easier," she said. "Does anything else hurt?"

He thought for a second as he looked at his broken arm and flexed his fingers. "Not really. I feel kinda...floaty."

"Good, that means the pain medication is working."

"What did I do to my arm?" he asked.

"We're not sure honey, it's not a bad break and should heal in no time."

"I d-don't understand any of this," he said.

"I don't want you to worry about any of that right now. You need to rest so that you can start healing," she said.

"I-Is anyone here for me?" he asked quietly.

She brushed back his bangs. "Your friends, Sam, and Camille were here last night and I sent them home to rest. They should be here any time now, but I'll call and let them know that you're awake."

Something still didn't feel right and he could tell she wasn't telling him everything, but he was too tired to focus. "Is my mom coming?"

"We're trying to get ahold of her. It could be that she doesn't have any cell reception, so they were going to find out where she's staying so they can call her," Olivia told him.

He sighed. "That doesn't m-make sense. She would call from the hotel, she always checks in."

"I'm sure we'll hear from her soon. If you need anything, push the button and the nurse will come. I'm going to go check on another patient and then I'll be back," Olivia said, as she put the call button next to his good hand.

"Mmm, 'kay," he said as he closed his eyes.

Sam and Camille met Antonio and the boys in the parking lot. "What's going on?" Sam asked.

"Let's talk in the car," Antonio said.

Sam nodded, hit the button on his key fob, and the doors unlocked. Camille got in the front and sat between Sam and Antonio, and the three boys got into the back. Sam turned and looked at Antonio. "What happened?"

"Kendall drove the boys' car to work yesterday, and it's missing," Antonio told him.

"That doesn't make sense. What are you thinking?" Sam asked, as he turned on the car and pulled out.

"I'm not sure," Antonio said, shaking his head. "It just doesn't fit in with what we were thinking."

"Could it have been a carjacking?" Logan asked.

"Maybe...but this kind of assault isn't typical for a carjacking," Sam said.

"Can we not talk about that, please?" James said, his voice breaking.

Carlos put his arm around his friend's shoulders. "It's going to be okay, buddy."

"Sure," James whispered as he stared out the window. He had an overwhelming sense of loss, and he didn't understand why. Kendall was alive and would recover...but would he really? Would he want anything to do with him at all? He wouldn't blame Kendall for hating him, he let something unspeakable happen, and then yelled at him for bothering him. He squeezed his eyes shut to hold back more tears and swallowed a sob.

Carlos pulled him closer. "We have to stay strong and stick together. Kendall's going to need that and it's what he would do for us."

James took a deep breath and nodded. "I know."

Sam pulled into the parking lot and saw a couple of people hanging around the front, holding cameras. "Paparazzi," he said.

"Let's go through the parking garage," Antonio suggested.

Sam nodded and drove through to the other end of the lot and around the main building. "Boys, duck down, just in case." His windows were slightly tinted, but he didn't want to take any chances.

Logan and Carlos were able to scoot down enough, but James had to lean over until his head was nearly in Carlos' lap.

Sam drove up level by level, until they found one where no one was near the elevator. He parked and they all jumped out and quickly made their way to the elevators. Antonio pressed the button and a moment later the doors opened. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they found it was empty.

"Do you think the paparazzi knows anything?" Logan asked, pressing the floor key.

"Probably not any details, they could just be sniffing around, hoping to find a story," Sam said.

"I hope so," Logan said.

The elevator went to the floor without stopping and the group got out and made their way to the nurses station. Antonio held out his ID badge. "We're here to see Kendall Knight."

The nurse checked their badges and then pulled up Kendall's information on the computer. "He's in stable condition and scheduled for bloodwork in the next hour. Please limit yourself to two visitors at a time and if he's sleeping, please don't wake him."

'We won't, thank you," Antonio said. They walked down to the family waiting area and Antonio's cell rang. He looked at the caller ID and answered. "Hi Gustavo. We're in the pediatric intensive care ward, on the eight floor. I'll meet you at the nurse's station."

"What did he say?" Carlos asked.

"He's on his way up with Kelly and a bodyguard...just in case," Antonio said.

"Freight Train," all three boys said at once.

"I'm going to go help get them set-up with ID badges, why don't you boys decide who wants to go first," Antonio suggested.

Carlos and Logan both looked at James. He shook his head. "You guys go first, I think I want to run to the gift shop and get something for him."

"I'll come with you," Camille said, as she took his arm.

"Mijo, maybe you should wait for one of us to go with you," Antonio said. He didn't want any of the boys to be cornered by the paparazzi.

"I'll go, if Logan and Carlos are okay on their own?" Sam asked the two.

"We're fine, but I think we'll wait for one of you before we go in," Logan said. Carlos nodded in agreement.

"Okay, then," Sam said and he followed James and Camille back down the hallway, Antonio was right behind them.

"Hey, I was just about to call you," Olivia said as Antonio reached the desk.

Antonio smiled. "Did you sleep here?" he asked, noticing she was wearing the same clothes as the night before.

She nodded. "I camped out with Kendall. He slept through the night and woke up about twenty minutes ago."

"Thank God, does he remember anything?" Antonio asked.

She shook her head. "No, and I didn't tell him anything other than the Roberts brought him in. He thinks it's because he's been sick and I don't want anyone saying anything about the attack for now. I don't think he can handle it."

"No one will. We've had something else come up, that we're trying to figure out," Antonio said.

"What's that?"

"The boys' car is missing. Kendall drove it to work yesterday, and that's the last anyone's seen of it," Antonio said.

"What are you thinking?" Olivia asked.

"I'm not sure, but I do need to call and let the police know," Antonio said, pulling out Officer Jordan's card. He was about to call when he saw Gustavo, Kelly, and Freight Train walking down the hall. He put his phone back in his pocket and waved at the trio.

"Who are they?" she asked.

"Gustavo is the boys' producer, Kelly is his assistant, and Freight Train is the boys' bodyguard when they're on tour," Antonio told her.

"Do they know what happened?"

"They know he was attacked, but not to what extent," he said as they reached the nurse's station.

"Do you trust them?"

Antonio nodded. "I do, they're like family."

"Alright, we'll get them set up then," Olivia said, nodding to the nurse.

After the nurse made the ID badges, Antonio and Olivia led them into a separate waiting room. Antonio needed to discuss Griffin with them and didn't want the boys hearing anything at the moment.

"What happened?" Gustavo asked.

Antonio looked at Olivia and nodded. "Please, take a seat," she said, indicating the stuffed chairs that lined the wall.

"I DON"T WANT TO TAKE A SEAT, I WANT TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENED!" Gustavo yelled.

"Gustavo, we talked about this," Kelly warned, pulling the man's arm and pushing him down onto a chair. "I'm sorry," she said, looking at Olivia.

Olivia smiled. "It's alright, I understand. This isn't an easy situation."

"What happened?" Gustavo asked again, in a much quieter voice. He was trying very hard to keep the panic he felt from overwhelming him.

"Logan's girlfriend, Camille, and her dad were walking in the park last night and found Kendall under a tree in the Palmwoods Park. He had been beaten and another man saw him come from an alley across from the park," Antonio said.

"Any idea who did it?" Gustavo asked, clenching his jaw.

"The police have a couple of leads, but now it seems like we may have been looking at the wrong suspect," Antonio said.

"Why?"

"Because the boys' car is missing. Kendall drove it work yesterday, and no one's seen it since," Antonio said.

"What do you mean he drove it to work? I gave the boys the week off," Gustavo said.

"Apparently Griffin wanted Kendall to meet with investors, while having the other boys do promotional work," Antonio told him.

"Did you know anything about this?" Gustavo asked Kelly.

"No one told me anything. Griffin knows he's supposed to go through proper channels because of the laws regarding minors in the industry," Kelly said.

"Call Griffin and find out he's up to!" Gustavo demanded.

"No, don't call Griffin," Antonio said.

"Why not!?" Gustavo yelled.

Antonio took a deep breath before continuing. "He already knows about this... he's actually the prime suspect. At least he was until the issue of the car came up, now I'm not sure where that leaves us."

"WHAT?" Gustavo and Kelly both asked in shock.

"There's more," Olivia said, and she went on to explain about the drugging and assault. By the time she was finished, Kelly was sobbing and Freight Train sat there quietly, his arm around her. Gustavo hadn't said a word and after sitting there for a moment, he got up and walked out the door.

Antonio followed him, he was heading towards Kendall's room. "Gustavo, wait. Gustavo!" Antonio repeated, grabbing the man's arm and forcing him to stop.

"I need to see him," Gustavo said, his voice breaking.

"I know, but Kendall doesn't remember what happened. You can't say anything to him about it because he's not strong enough to handle it right now."

"Why does he think he's here?" Gustavo asked.

"He just woke up a little while ago and he knows the Roberts brought him in, but he thinks it's because he's been sick," Antonio explained.

Gustavo nodded and tried to control his breathing. He was beyond furious and felt physically ill at the thought of one of his dogs being attacked. His dogs... my dogs, my boys, he thought as he choked back a sob.

Antonio squeezed Gustavo's shoulder. "I know this is hard, but all the boys are going to need us to be strong for them."

Gustavo nodded. "Do they know?"

"Yes, although they don't know everything. They don't know that Griffin is a suspect, the police are going to speak to them later today about what's been happening," Antonio said quietly.

Gustavo nodded again. "Can I see him now?"

"Of course," Antonio said, putting an arm around the larger man's shoulders and leading him towards Kendall's room.

They got to the door and showed their ID badges to the nurse who was just coming out. "We just drew blood and gave him another dose of pain medication. He's nearly asleep, so please don't wake him if he nods off."

"We won't, thank you," Antonio said, opening the door. He and Gustavo went inside, Antonio making sure the door closed behind them.

Gustavo hesitated for a moment, but walked over to the bed and looked down at Kendall. The teen's eyes were closed and he was lying slightly on his left side, a body pillow under him for support. Gustavo ran his fingers lightly over the cast on Kendall's arm as he looked at all the bruises on the boy's face and arms. "What's wrong with his throat?" he asked quietly.

"They had to give him an emergency blood transfusion and that was the only vein that didn't collapse," Antonio said.

Gustavo nodded. "They think he'll recover?"

"Yes."

"I'll arrange for private nurses at my mansion, and as soon as he's well enough to be discharged, we'll move him there. All of the boys, the entire family, will stay there until this is over. Freight Train will stay here and make sure no one gets in and then he'll be there to watch over them at the mansion. If we need more security, I'll hire more. No one is going to hurt any of them again," Gustavo said.

At the sound of voices, Kendall's eyes fluttered opened and then closed again. He tried opening them again and could make out someone standing next to his bed. He tried focusing and realized it was Gustavo. He looked up at his boss and noticed the sadness in the man's blue eyes. "You 'kay?" he said, his voice raspy and weak.

Gustavo nodded, a little shocked by the question. "How are you feeling?"

"Sleepy and floaty," Kendall said, as he tried to keep his eyes open.

"Floaty?" Gustavo asked.

"Doctor said it's cause of the meds," Kendall said, his voice slurring slightly.

"Then try and get some sleep," Gustavo said.

"I'm s'pose to be at work," Kendall said, closing his eyes.

"No, your job right now is to get better," Gustavo said softly.

"'kay," Kendall mumbled as he fell back to sleep.

Griffin woke up, dressed, and went to his office to call Jessica.

"Hello," Jessica answered in a sleepy voice.

"Did you do what I said?" Griffin asked.

"Of course! I did as you asked, when I got home. No worries Artie."

"Good girl, meet me at the office and we'll go over what you need to say," Griffin ordered.

"I'll see you there. Will we have time to play for awhile?" she asked in a flirty tone.

"We'll see, I could use some stress relief," he said as he hung up, and then pressed the intercom button.

"Yes sir?" Milton answered.

"Call Parker and have the car brought around," Griffin said as he pulled on his jacket.

"Yes sir. Were you eating breakfast out this morning?"

"Yes, I'll have something brought into the office," Griffin said as grabbed his cell and keys.

Half an hour later Griffin walked into his office and found Jessica waiting. "So what's the plan?" she asked.

"Keep it simple. The two of you agreed to talk, after Kendall came to me about your advances. You wanted to take him out to eat, but he wasn't feeling well and just wanted to go home. Once you got close to the Palmwoods, he asked you to stop and got out, saying he needed some fresh air. You watched him walk towards the park and drove off," Griffin said.

"What if he remembers?"

"He won't, and even if he does... the fact that there were drugs in his system will discredit any testimony," Griffin said.

"You think of everything daddy," Jessica said, putting her arms around him.

"That's why I'm one of the most powerful men in the country," Griffin smirked.

"Can we have some fun?" Jessica asked as she kissed his neck.

"Why not?" he said as he locked the door to his office.

After Gustavo had calmed down, the two men walked back to the family waiting area. "I'll get Kelly and Freight Train," Antonio said as he opened the door. Gustavo nodded and went in, swallowing hard when he saw Logan and Carlos sitting there.

"Hey Gustavo," Carlos said quietly.

"Hey...how are you boys holding up?" Gustavo asked.

"Did Papi tell you?" Carlos asked.

Gustavo nodded and felt his eyes tear up again. The two boys looked at one another, jumped up, and hugged him

The older man stood there for a moment before pulling both teens into his arms and holding them tight. "We'll get through this and when I find out who did this, they are going to wish they'd never been born," he promised.

Neither boy said a word, but held onto him for dear life. The three stood there, taking comfort in one another's presence. The door opened and none of them moved, but Kelly and Freight Train both joined in the group hug.

Gustavo pulled back and cleared his throat. "Freight Train will be staying here for now, and as soon as Kendall's discharged, you will all be moving to my mansion until this is over. Where's James?" he asked, realizing the brunet was missing.

"He needed to stretch his legs, so he went to get a gift for Kendall," Antonio said. He knew that Gustavo didn't know about two boys' relationship, and it wasn't his place to tell him.

"Freight Train, go find him and stay with him," Gustavo said.

"He's fine, Sam and Camille are with him. Sam is a retired detective and can handle anything that comes up," Antonio said reassuringly.

"There are paparazzi downstairs," Gustavo said.

"We saw them, Sam's been a stage parent for a long time. They should be back any minute," Antonio said.

"Alright," Gustavo said, sitting down.

"Can I see him?" Kelly asked quietly.

Antonio nodded. "He's sleeping and they don't us to wake him."

Kelly nodded but just stood there. Logan went over and took her hand. "I'll go with you, Carlos can go with Papi."

She smiled gratefully and the two headed down to see Kendall.

Olivia popped her head in the door and motioned for Antonio to come out. "What is it?" he asked.

She opened a folder and pointed to the first page. "We have the results from the hair samples."

"And?" he asked.

"They're a match, the shampoo is from an exclusive line at Harrod's. Only half a dozen men in the city order it," she told him.

"Griffin," Antonio growled as he pulled out his cell. He punched in Officer Jordan's number and as soon as the man answered, told him the results.

"I'll get a warrant," Jordan said hanging up.

James didn't say much as he looked through the limited selection of items in the gift shop. He found an oversized dark blue hoodie and smiled. It looked a lot like the one that Kendall loved to borrow, so he found a medium and headed up to the register.

"What do you think of this?" Camille asked, holding up a brown and green braided leather bracelet.

"I think he'll love it," James said.

"Good," she smiled, getting in line behind him.

James set the hoodie on the counter and the cashier smiled. "Is this everything?"

"I think so," he said, as he pulled out his wallet. He took out his debit card an handed it to her, spotting something on the shelf behind the counter. "What is that?" he asked, pointing behind her.

She looked and gave him a smile. "It's from a new line of organic plush animals," she said handing him the small giraffe.

"That's SO sweet!" Camille said.

"It's so soft," he said, handing it back to the cashier. "I'll take it too."

The cashier smiled and rung up his purchases."Would you like these in gift bag?"

"Please."

She put them into a blue and silver gift bag and attached a ribbon at the top. She handed him the bag and his receipt. "If the hoodie doesn't fit, just bring it back with the receipt and we can exchange it."

"Thank you," he said and moved to the side and waited for Camille.

Sam patted him on the shoulder. "How are you holding up?"

James shook his head."I think I'm numb."

"What happened to your hand?" Sam asked.

James looked down. "I punched the mirror."

"Are you okay?"

"It's not that bad," he said.

"I'm not talking about your hand," Sam said.

"I know...I don't really know anything right now," James sighed.

"I know it's hard to see it right now, but things WILL get better."

"I just don't understand anything that's happening," James said.

"It's not easy to understand how some people can be so twisted and cruel, but they're going to find whoever did this, and that person will be going away for a VERY long time," Sam promised.

"What if he doesn't? What if they never find this guy? What if he does this again?" James asked.

"They will find him, they already have some leads. I can't tell you anymore than that right now, but I swear this person will be spending most of the rest of his life, behind bars."

"And Kendall?"

"Olivia knows some very good psychologists who specialize in this kind of thing, and she's already called a couple to set up a consultation. It wouldn't hurt to find all of you boys someone to talk to about this," Sam told him.

"Maybe," James said.

"Are we ready?" Camille asked, joining them.

"Yeah." James smiled.

She took his arm and the three headed for the elevator.

Griffin got out of the shower and wrapped a towel around his waist. He walked into his office and smirked at Jessica, who was sitting on his desk, reapplying lipstick. "Get Mrs. Knight on the phone."

"I thought you wanted to wait until noon?" Jessica asked.

"Change of plans, we'll get this out of the way, get her permission to have Kendall transferred into my care, and move him to my mansion for now."

"Why? I thought you said he wouldn't remember anything," she pointed out.

"He most likely won't, but in case he does I need to be able to take care of it. Plus, it will reinforce that my intentions were only for his welfare. We wouldn't want the press to get wind of this...imagine the nightmare it would create for her family."

Jessica smiled as she picked up the phone.

Jen, Brooke, and Katie were on their way to KXJS radio station in Sacramento, when her cell rang. She reached into her purse to pull it out. "This had better be the boys with a VERY good explanation as to why they haven't called back," she said. "Hello."

"Mrs. Knight?" Jessica asked.

"Yes, this is Mrs. Knight," Jen sighed, thinking, Those boys are going to be grounded for the two next months.

"Hold for Mr. Griffin, please," Jessica said, handing the phone to the man.

"Mrs. Knight, where are you right now?"

"Sacramento, we're on our way to KXJS, why?" Jen asked.

"We've been trying to get ahold of you since yesterday. There must be something going on with your phones, because Mrs. Diamond's isn't working either," he said.

"That would explain a lot," she said.

"What does?" Brooke asked, looking over at her friend.

"Apparently our phones haven't been working and that's why we haven't heard from anyone," Jen told her.

"That doesn't make any sense, why can we call out?" Brooke asked.

Jen shrugged and shook her head. "So what's going on?" she asked Griffin.

"Mrs. Knight, I'm afraid something's happened," Griffin and told her about Kendall's attack.

Officer Jordan pulled up in front of Griffin's mansion and got out. He walked up to the door and rang the bell. Milton answered. "Yes?"

"Arthur Griffin, please," Jordan said.

"I'm afraid he's not here at the moment," Milton said, and attempted to close the door.

Jordan put his hand on the door. "Where is he?"

"Where he usually is this time of day."

"Which is?" Jordan asked.

"His office, of course," Milton said, closing the door.

Jordan knocked and Milton answered with an annoyed expression on his face. "Yes?"

"WHICH office? Address, now. If I find out that you're lying to me, I will arrest you for obstruction of justice. Is that CLEAR, Mr. Belvedere?"

Milton snorted in derision but gave Jordan the address.

Jordan got into his car and put a call into the station to let them know that he was on his way to Rocque Records.

James, Camille, and Sam walked back to the family waiting area, and saw Antonio and Olivia talking.

"What's going on? Is Kendall okay?" James asked.

"He's doing much better. In fact, we may be able to move him out of intensive care," Olivia smiled.

"Really?" James asked, relief showing in his eyes.

"Yes, we're just waiting for the results from the last blood panel we ran," Olivia said.

"Why don't you go see him? Gustavo, and the others are here and have already visited," Antonio said.

"How is Gustavo taking everything?" James asked quietly.

"I think he's doing alright. It was a shock, but he and Kelly are doing better now," Antonio told him.

"D-Does he know?" James asked.

"Only about what happened, nothing else," Antonio said.

James nodded and hugged him. '"Thank you."

"You don't have to thank me, Mijo," Antonio said, hugging him back.

"Is he awake?" James asked.

"On and off. The pain medication makes him sleepy, but he knows where he is and recognizes people. He still doesn't remember what happened, so don't say anything about it," Olivia said.

"I won't," James said. A part of him was hoping that Kendall never remembered what happened, including what he had done.

"Dad and I'll visit when you're finished," Camille said, kissing his cheek.

James nodded and started down the hallway. He got to Kendall's room and looked in through the glass panel, Kendall was asleep. James clutched the gift bag tightly and bit his lip as he opened the door. He took a deep breath and walked over to the bed. He sat next to Kendall, took his hand, and rubbed small circles over Kendall's fingers. "Hey baby, I'm here. I got something for you. They didn't have any ocelots, but the giraffe is really cute," he said, pulling the stuffed animal from the bag. He tucked it into the crook of Kendall's arm and smiled softly.

Kendall stirred and squeezed James' hand. "Are you awake?" James asked.

Kendall opened his eyes and blinked several times, trying to clear his vision. "I think so," he said. He didn't have much of a voice left, and James had to strain to hear him.

"I know you're really tired, so don't try and talk too much. I'm just so happy you're awake," James said.

"Why am I really here? No one will tell me anything," Kendall said, shifting uncomfortably in bed. He felt really strange and was getting shaky.

James noticed the sudden change in Kendall's demeanor. "Are you okay?"

"W-Where were you?" Kendall asked, his breathing becoming erratic. The monitor warnings started going off as something made it through the fog in his mind. He started shaking and tears started to fall.

"You left me there," Kendall whispered.

"Kendall, I'm so sorry, but I'm here now. Please forgive me!" James begged.

Kendall was staring through him, not seeing, not hearing. Olivia came running in, followed by Antonio and two nurses.

Antonio grabbed James and pulled him back as Kendall started screaming. "HE LEFT ME THERE! HE LEFT ME THERE!"