Big Time Rush:

Cheater

For the most part there was nothing Kendall couldn't handle. He was the leader of Big Time Rush. He was always cool under pressure nothing ever cracked him. He was good at dealing with problems and coming up with solutions. He was good at it. There was only thing that ever got under his skin enough to make him lose his cool: His girlfriend cheating on him.

The guys had never seen Kendall so upset or angry before. They had never seen him so upset with someone in his entire life. He could deal with someone crushing on his girl, he could deal with a fake boyfriend lie because he knew it meant nothing to her, and he could deal with seeing her kiss another guy on TV or in a movie. But he couldn't deal with it when he saw it with his own eyes without the cameras rolling and no script in sight. He lost his head. All he could see was red as he flipped out in the middle of the parking lot at the New Town High set.

He demanded to know what was going on with the guy from his girlfriend who was unable to explain at all. The guy quickly realized who Kendall was and left without another word looking absolutely terrified of Kendall who had managed to double in size with his rage. Jo on the other hand had never seen her boyfriend looking quite as scary but she knew he wouldn't hurt her. He would never be able to do that to her no matter how angry he may be he wasn't that kind of guy. She could easily read the pain in his eyes. She could also tell he was trying really hard to mask his pain with anger but she knew him too well.

She tried to explain, to apologize but once he realized what she really had done he pushed her hand off of his arm and took a step away. He looked at her like he didn't even recognize her. For the first time in months Jo felt something between them again. For a while she had started believing they were only ever together anymore out of comfort and was too afraid to actually move on. But now she realized none of it had gone away and she had just made the biggest mistake of her life. She threw away the one thing that mattered more to her than anything else. Maybe it was true, you don't know what you have until it's gone.

Jo watched and listened in complete heartbreak as Kendall decided it was over between them. She tried to stop him as he turned to leave but he shrugged her hand off of his shoulder. What she saw in his eyes as he moved away from her made her sick to her stomach. His eyes were tear filled with pain and utter disappointment. Jo's shoulders slumped as she just watched him leave the lot.

Kendall on the other hand couldn't believe it. He had never really believed Jo would ever actually cheat on him. Sure things between the two of them had been bland for the last couple months but he didn't think they were falling out of love with each other. It just felt like they were stuck going in a circle and each time the completed a rotation they forgot a little more about what they had fallen in love with each other in the first place.

He never even believed this could happen with them. He thought they told each other everything, he thought they could trust each other, and he had thought things would last between them. Kendall guessed he fooled himself into missing what was really going on. She wasn't in love with him anymore. He knew he still loved her but if she wanted someone else she should've told him. That was probably what bothered him the most about it. She didn't have to lie and sneak around if she wanted out of the relationship she could've just told him so. It would've hurt but it would've hurt less than watching her kiss someone else, be in the arms of someone else when it was only he who was supposed to have permission to do so.

It tore him to pieces to see that and he wished he could erase the thought from his mind but he couldn't and he doubted he would ever be able to.


For about three weeks Jo and Kendall had absolutely no contact with each other. Kendall didn't know whether it was worse or better that way. Jo was mulling over way to actually make it up to Kendall or to at least get him to forgive her. She wanted him back in her life one way or another no matter what it took. Kendall was far too important to her.

Jo started trying to talk to him but Kendall really didn't respond to her very much. He said hello and was relatively polite to her but it wasn't the way he used to be. It seemed like a shell was speaking to her when he actually spoke. His eyes weren't empty when they looked at her they were full of disappointment whenever she saw them. It tore at her insides to see him look at her that way. She began losing hope he would ever look at her the same way until she found out from Camille he was asked out by some girl. Camille informed her that Kendall turned the girl down without any hesitation.

Jo carefully watched Kendall whenever other girls were around, he didn't flirt or act around them the way he used to be with her. It made her feel ten times worse. She cheated on Kendall with some guy who didn't mean anything to her because she thought her relationship with Kendall was dead. Yet here he is not even flirting with other girls when they're no longer together. Could she have been a worse girlfriend to him?

There were so many other things she could have done to solve their relationship or she could've be honest with him and tried taking a break from their relationship. Maybe then she would have realized how much he means to her. After she saw what was going on with Kendall Jo fell into a deeper depression and avoided him not wanting to see the look in his eyes anymore. She felt unworthy to even be around him anymore after what she had done. It made her feel awful.

Of course nothing ever worked out the way anyone ever wants and something pushed them together again. It was a fire at the Palm Woods. She had been so deep in her sleep she didn't even hear the fire alarm go off or the people rushing past the door trying to get out. Kendall though had noticed she wasn't out with the rest of them and went back inside for her. Jo suffered smoke inhalation and was breathing clean oxygen beside Kendall who also inhaled too much smoke for his lungs. Other than their mutual coughing they didn't speak for a solid ten minutes while sitting on the ambulance together.

When Jo couldn't take the burning question anymore, she spoke. "Why did you come back for me?"

Kendall just looked up at her for a moment before he returned to staring at the ground leaving Jo to wonder if the look was his answer. She stared at him for a few more moments before returning to watch the chaos around her. Everyone was staring up at the Palm Woods watching the firefighter spray water into a window to make sure the flames were out.

"Why did you cheat on me?" Kendall asked suddenly catching her off guard.

"What?" Jo asked softly.

"Why did you cheat on me?" Kendall asked again.

Jo took a moment to clear her head and collect her thoughts. "To be honest, I don't know. I don't have any sort of reason that would explain it or make it okay or solve anything. I won't say it just happened and it didn't mean anything because I guess it does. It means there was something wrong with our relationship and I didn't say anything but I definitely showed you. It means for a split second I made a decision that changed everything for me and ruined a relationship with someone I really cared about."

Kendall seemed to consider her answer before speaking. "I may be angry with you, disappointed with you, and upset with you but I haven't stopped loving you. I couldn't let anything happen to you."

"But it doesn't change anything thought, right?" Jo asked softly.

Kendall turned to look into her eyes. This time she didn't see disappointment she saw determination shining there. Jo looked back quickly blinking away her tears.

"No," he said after a moment. "It doesn't."

"I understand," Jo admitted softly looking down.


With the knowledge he still cared for her Jo managed to renew her efforts to convince Kendall to give her a second chance.


Kendall was thoroughly confused by the odd behavior of everyone in the Palm Woods one day when he came into the lobby. Everyone was sitting there watching him as he walked in. They immediately stopped speaking and turned to look at him. Kendall walked further into the room but was stopped when Mr. Bitters cut him off and held up a sign: Stop.

Kendall looked at him confused as he handed him a piece of paper. Kendall looked at the piece of paper like it was poisonous but he took it anyway. Bitters flipped the sign in his hand around: Read. Bitters pointed to the piece of paper. Kendall briefly wondered why no one was talking but he opened the piece of paper anyway as Bitters started some music. He recognized it as one Jo's.

Kendall, I know I'm not your favorite person in the world right now and I understand completely why but I need you to know something. I still love you. I know that may seem farfetched considering my actions but let me explain. For months on end near the end of our relationship I felt stuck like we were in a rut but I was afraid to admit it to you. I thought it meant we were failing as a couple. I wanted to be with you forever and admitting we were doing something wrong may have gotten in the way.

The kiss in the parking lot you saw was the only time I have ever cheated on you. It was stupid and the biggest mistake I ever made and probably ever will make. I don't have a reason for it. I can't even remember what I was thinking about until the moment I felt his lips on mine. All I could think about was you and how wrong it was. I knew in that moment I'd never be happier with anyone aside from you. I need you in my life whether you're my friend or my boyfriend.

I don't smile as widely when you're not around. I don't laugh as hard without you. I can't sleep or eat. I feel empty and incomplete without you around. I can't watch half of my favorite movies without thinking of you and missing you more than anything in the world. I'd give up everything to be with you again and I know these are just words and my actions speak so much louder but all I'm asking for is a second chance.

One more try to make things right to prove to you I love you more than anything else in the entire world and I would do anything for you. There is no one in this world I need more than you. I just want to set things right. I need you to know that I am still in love with you and I'll always be hoping you'll give me a second chance.

If you'll at least consider giving me another chance follow the signs.

Kendall folded the piece of paper up before looking up and everyone stood up with different signs some had writing on them, others had pictures, and some had arrows pointing towards the door. Kendall stopped to look at the signs as he walked through the narrow path they had set up for him to the door. There were pictures of them the first day they spent together. It was a picture of them grinning over the pizza Katie had taken that picture.

There were hundreds of pictures put together onto these collages of signs. There was some from their first date, their first kiss, holding hands, in the park, dancing, kissing again, hugging each other, hanging out with friends, kissing, cuddling, sleeping together after falling asleep watching a movie, kissing, and many others. Kendall followed the signs out the door and around back. He read them too as he moved past.

They were recounting how she felt when they first met all the way down to what happened when they broke up and just a little after. Kendall understood her feelings and her side of the story better once he came face to face with Jo in the middle of the tiny hockey rink they had set up in back of the Palm Woods.

Jo stood there in with a hockey stick and a few pucks lying on the ground around her feet with a couple in the net as well. Kendall looked at the stick confused.

"It turns out I actually miss the sound of hockey being played. I haven't seen or you heard you guys playing in months." Jo admitted softly. "I never thought I would but I guess I got used to it."

Jo dropped the stick to the ground. "Look I know I'm sorry will never be enough but I want to say it anyway because maybe it'll be a good starting point." She looked at him pointedly right in the eyes. "I'm sorry Kendall, I'm so sorry."

"Would you have told me what happened in the parking lot if I hadn't seen it for myself?" Kendall asked suddenly stopping her from saying anymore.

"Yes," Jo said without hesitation. "I made a mistake. I should own up to that and I would've."

Jo opened her mouth to say something else but he cut her off again this time with his lips on hers instead. He covered the distance between them pulled her into his arms and kissed her effectively silencing any further of her apology. Jo almost fell over once he released her because of the force from his kiss. Kendall cut her swiftly.

"I've been dying to do that," Kendall admitted softly. Jo looked up at him with a small bead of hope making its very unwelcome way into her eyes. She didn't want to get her hopes up if he didn't want her back. "Everyone deserves a second chance."

Jo smiled letting herself melt into his embrace as she threw her own arms around him tightly keeping him locked to her as she apologized to him again. Kendall silenced her again by kissing her a second time, followed by a third, a fourth, and a fifth.


Jo never cheated on Kendall again earning back his trust so much he proposed to her two years later. They moved in together soon afterwards and got married seven months after his proposal. A year later Jo found out she was pregnant and nine months later they welcomed their little bundle of joy and noise into the world. Jo proved everyone makes mistakes and it's what you learn from them so you don't make the same mistake with your second chance.


A.N. This is for B Jendall! Hope you enjoyed it!

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