A/N: This weekend went way better than I expected and I can update! I know I'm not the only one happy about this and I know you're excited to read this chapter so I'll finish by saying as always, enjoy the chapter. :D

I spent my mornings learning about how Mrs. Lauren wanting things in her house from the butler. He still won't tell me his name because he says it's not important. The mornings and the evenings were the only things that had a steady schedule. Mrs. Lauren says it's that way because she doesn't want to do anything but relax when she rises and when she rests. Which meant everything in between then will be handled then and only then. She also said that's how everything happens around here.

Apparently, a schedule is set for all of the other guards except for me. The other guards kind of almost glare at me when I walk pass them but Mrs. Lauren told me that they're always like that. Today was going to be the first day we left the premises and it's also the day James is supposed to be here from Japan. Last night, I spent most of it talking to Mrs. Lauren about life but when I got back to my room, I called James and told him about everything. As I yawned, getting in the car after Mrs. Lauren, I was starting to regret not hanging up the phone earlier with him.

"I take it you had a late night."

"Yes, sorry-"

"No need to apologize. I know you were probably on the phone with James."

"How did-"

"I know things…and the other guards told me."

"Figures, they don't seem to like me that much."

"That's just their faces. It took me a while before I realized that. They like to mess with the new ones around here, no need to worry."

"Oh, so where are we going today?"

"To a place where I feel the most comfortable besides my house, the mall." I was surprised to hear her say that and I quickly realized my face showed her that. "What an old woman can't enjoy some retail therapy?"

"No, I- Uh-"

"I'm just kidding, Kendall. I'm not going to fire you for being surprised that I love shopping. My house is filled with old furniture and my wardrobe should be custom designed for a woman of my success. I mean, some of my things are designer but otherwise, I buy them myself. I have to keep myself from rotting away in that house some way."

"Don't you go to meetings and things like that?"

"Yeah but that's work. I live in Australia for crying out loud, I should be on vacation forever."

"But then who would run your successful empire."

"It basically runs itself, I just like telling people what to do." The more I talked to Mrs. Lauren the more I was amazed by how youthful she was even though she's an older woman. When we pulled up to the mall, the driver stopped in front of the front doors. I got out and held the door open for her before entering after her. As we walked in, I was surprised to see that this mall was just like all of the malls in America. I don't know why I thought they would be different. Mrs. Lauren started walking to one of the stores and I followed her.

"Good afternoon." Mrs. Lauren said to the woman at the counter before she started browsing. We spent about twenty minutes in that store because Mrs. Lauren wanted to try on a few things. "She was flirting with you." Mrs. Lauren told me as we walked to another store.

"Really?"

"Yeah but you didn't even pay her much attention."

"Oh."

"That at least means you're doing your job." As we walked down the mall, I saw a giant poster hanging from the ceiling of James and I looked at it a little too long before I looked back down at Mrs. Lauren just as she looked away from me. She didn't say anything but she had this look on her face that I couldn't really recognize from behind her.

You would think an old woman such as Mrs. Lauren would only pick out a few things here and there. Sadly, that was not the case. I had so many bags in my hand that people were looking at me like I was crazy. We went in almost every store here and bought something out of it. We stopped at the food court and I sat all of the bags down before I went to go get the both of us something to eat. I kept an eye on her as I stood in line and she seemed content. I still don't know why she needs a bodyguard since it seems like she's genuinely safe. Maybe she just wants someone to keep her company that isn't so serious all the time. I ordered out food and brought it back over to the table.

"You know what I've noticed around here?"

"What is that, Mrs. Lauren?"

"Everyone in this place, including yourself is obsessed with this James Diamond guy." I couldn't help but smile at her as she looked at the teenage girls that walked pass, smiling at their phones with their James Diamond shirts on.

"I wouldn't say I'm obsessed with him. He's a great singer." I said, handing her the food.

"Is that why you're seeing someone named James?"

"That's just a coincidence."

"So what would you do if he walked in here right now?"

"I don't know. I don't really scream and run towards grown men. I think it would look odd coming from someone like me." I said, laughing a little and she did the same.

"That would be a sight to see."

"Look behind you." I told her and there was a very large man with a James Diamond shirt on walking pass.

"Oh my goodness."

"One thing that I do know is that he loves his fans a lot, no matter what they look like."

"Why are you smiling so hard?" I couldn't help but laugh at being caught showing too much emotion.

"Well, I just remembered a while back when I surprised my little sister and her friends with tickets to go see James Diamond."

"Aww that's sweet of you. I didn't know you had a little sister."

"Yeah, we were really close when she was younger but she started distancing herself when she started obsessing over him. So I figured I'd have to adapt in order to get that connection back. It's funny because she asked me for tickets because my mother wasn't going to get them. I didn't have a job so she knew I was going to say no. The look on her face when we pulled up to the concert was something I don't think I'll ever forget."

"That's wonderful. So I take it your father isn't in the picture?"

"No, he's not in our lives anymore. After a while, my father just got up and left."

"Oh my goodness."

"Yeah but we don't really talk about him because we can handle things without him."

"Well that's good. How is your mom dealing with you coming all the way here?"

"Oh, she had mixed feelings. She was sad that I was leaving but she was happy that I got the opportunity."

"Well I'm glad she didn't try to guilt you into staying."

"Yeah, me too. I would feel even worse about leaving." After we finished our food, I threw away the trash and sat back down.

"I think it's about time we headed home." I nodded as I stood up, grabbing the bags.

We walked out of the mall and I was surprised to see that the car was right there. The driver opened the door and I saw that the trunk was open so I put the bags in. I climbed in after Mrs. Lauren and closed the door behind me. She told the driver to head back to the house and it was a pleasant ride as I just watched the locals interact with each other. By the time we pulled up to the house, I was starting to get a little tired. The driver opened my door and I climbed out before I helped Mrs. Lauren out of the car.

"Is something wrong?" I asked her when she looked around. She shook her head before she walked pass me. I grabbed her bags out of the trunk and headed into the house, following her. We both went up to her bedroom and I sat all of the bags in front of her bed.

"Thank you."

"No problem." I said, smiling before I turned to the door.

"Wait." She said before she started going through one of the bags. "I bought you something."

"Oh, you didn't have to." I told her before she took out a small bag and handed it to me. I didn't want to take it but I knew she would probably be upset if I didn't. I grabbed the bag out of her hand and she smiled as I reached in it. I took out medium sized box with the words, Armani Exchange on the front. I remember us going into that store but I don't remember her buying anything besides a few articles of clothing. I opened the box to see a pair of shiny aviators.

"I figured, you're walking around the mall with some old hag, you should at least get something. I hope you like it."

"I do, Mrs. Lauren, but you didn't have to get me anything."

"Well, I wanted to and I won't take it back."

"Alright." I said, smiling when she folded her arms. I took the shades out of the box and returned the box to the bag. I put the shades on and turned to the mirror she had in her room.

"Not bad, right?" Mrs. Lauren smiled and nodded her head before we heard what sounded like her front doors opening.

"Mrs. Lauren? I know you're somewhere in this big ass house." I heard someone say and Mrs. Lauren smiled so bright before she quickly exited the room. I grabbed the bag she had given to me and followed her out the door. She stopped at the top of the steps and looked confused before she headed down them. I stood at the top of the steps and she stopped at the bottom, turning and gesturing for me to follow her. As I went down the steps, she headed into the living room.

"Mrs. Lauren, there you are." I stopped when I recognized that voice.

"I'm so happy to see you." Mrs. Lauren said and as I walked in, I couldn't believe my eyes.

"Hey, fan boy." I didn't know what to say. James was standing there in black flip-flops, white shorts, a tank top, a black open button up, and a fedora. "I told you I was coming to see you."

"I-" I was at a loss for words as James walked up to me and grabbed my face, kissing me. I didn't know how much I missed his lips until now. I remembered that Mrs. Lauren was in the room and pulled away, blushing. James just smiled at me before he took my shades.

"Don't be so scared, Mrs. Lauren already knows." I looked over at her and she just smiled.

"So let me get this straight…you, James, was planning this since the day you left and Mrs. Lauren is an old friend from when your mom traveled with you to different countries promoting her beauty cosmetics. So, you asked Mrs. Lauren to ask my boss for me personally to come down here so you could see me." I said, looking at James, who just smiled and nodded. We were sitting in the lounge chairs by Mrs. Lauren's pool. Mrs. Lauren went to go put on one of the one piece bathing suits she bought today.

"I knew it would sound crazy to just ask you to come to Australia to see me."

"So you come up with this elaborate scheme to get me out here?"

"It worked, didn't it?" He did have a point. The only thing I was worried about was that he wasn't supposed to be doing this.

"What about Camille and your mother?"

"What about them?"

"Do they know about this?"

"No." He said and I sighed. "James, I-"

"Kendall, please. I know that there will be consequences later but I don't care about that. I just want to enjoy this moment right now." He grabbed my hand as he spoke and I couldn't help but nod my head. If he knew what the consequences were, I couldn't do anything about it so why be negative. I smiled when I saw Mrs. Lauren walk out of her house in her bathing suit with her shades on and a white sheer robe.

"You look amazing, Mrs. Lauren."

"Oh, honey, I know I do but thank you." Mrs. Lauren said, making both me and James smile before she stepped over to a lounge chair and laid down on it. James kicked off his flip-flops and stood up to take off his shirt and shorts before he ran and jumped into the pool. When he came back up, he turned to smile at me.

"Come on." I looked at Mrs. Lauren since I still technically still worked for her and she nodded her head. I took off everything except for my underwear before I ran and jumped in the pool. When I came up for air, James was right in front of me.

"Hey."

"Hey." I said, smiling. I don't know why I start blushing when he rubbed up and down my sides. He pulled me closer to him and I wrapped my arms around his neck. He leaned in and kissed me passionately. I'm so happy that he's here but something in the back of my mind knew he wasn't going to be here that long. When we broke apart, I laid my head on his shoulder and he squeezed me tighter.

"I'm really happy I met you." I told him in his ear.

"I'm really happy I met you too." I thought back to when I was sitting at home and watching him through so many pictures on Twitter. Who knew in a matter of months I'd be here with him?

"Boys, I don't want to break you two up since this is so cute but the paparazzi can probably get a good shot from the ocean if they knew James was here. I don't think you would want that right now, especially with the whole concert thing."

"What do you know about the concert thing?" James asked Mrs. Lauren, swimming to the edge where she was.

"I may be old but I still watch the news." I swam up next to James and as he talked with her, my hand slowly went down his back to his butt. I squeezed it and he didn't even move but I could see the blush appear on his cheeks.

"Kendall, what are you doing?"

"Nothing." I told him and he glared at me. I covered my face when he went to splash me before I did the same while moving away from him. We had a splash battle until he gave up about fifteen minutes later.

"I believe I deserve a prize for winning." I declared as he swam towards me.

"What would that prize be?"

"A kiss." I said smirking.

"Close your eyes." He told me, smiling. When I did, I felt pressure on my shoulders before I was underwater. I opened my eyes and grabbed his legs, making him fall underwater with me. We both couldn't stop smiling before he moved closer to me and gave me a kiss. It didn't last long before we both couldn't breathe and had to go to the surface.

"James, your phone is ringing." Mrs. Lauren said once we came back up. He sighed, running his fingers through his hair and swam over to the edge and lifted his body out of the water. It was one of the hottest things I've ever seen him do, to be honest. Well, besides moaning in my arms. He dried off his hands and reached into his pocket, pulling out his phone. As he answered it, he walked around the pool and I could see the imprint of his ass in his underwear. When James walked into the house, I swam over to where Mrs. Lauren is and she smiled at me.

"I can't believe all of this is happening."

"I'm just happy that you two are happy."

"I'm just worried how we're going to be able to keep this going and for how long."

"I'm sure James is worried too, he just won't show you."

"I know and I really want him to stay longer but it would be selfish of me to ask him to do something like that."

"Yeah."

"And I know he loves his fans a lot so, to do that would only just add more stress to his life."

"Don't think he's not thinking about you too."

"I know but I'm pretty sure his fans will always come first." I said, folding my arms over the edge of the pool.

"You can't think like that, honey, James cares about you a lot. He made this plan to get you out here so he could see you. He wouldn't just do that for anyone."

"You're right." I said before James came back. He put his phone back into the pocket of his shorts before he ran and jumped in the pool.

"Ah, that's cold." He said before he swam over to me as I turned around.

"Now, where were we?" He said, pulling me close to him.

"All we did was kiss."

"Let's get back to it then."

"No sex in the pool." Mrs. Lauren said before she got up.

"Of course not." James said, looking up at her until she was gone.

"Not unless you want to." He whispered in my ear and I blushed.

"I'm not getting fired because of you."

"You won't get fired."

"You don't know that."

"Mrs. Lauren is a friend of mine."

"Who just said no sex in the pool…"

"Come on, Kendall, live a little." James said, grabbing my ass.

"I am living. I'm just trying not to get fired." I said, moving his hands.

"Alright, fine, I'll just surprise you again."

"Not if I'm not in the pool." I said before I pulled myself up out of the water.

"It doesn't have to be the pool. Just know that I'm going to surprise you with sex."

"How romantic."

"I'm like Prince Charming."

"Wonderful." I said, smiling as I walked over to where my clothes were. He climbed out of the pool and grabbed his clothes too.

"Did you bring more clothes?" I asked him as we walked back into the house.

"No, I'll just leave my underwear with you." I just looked back at him as we walked to my room.

"Oh, Mrs. Lauren has you set up nice." James said before he threw himself on my bed.

"James, your underwear."

"Right." He said before he reached to take them off.

"Kendall? James?" I heard Mrs. Lauren say and James sighed and sat up on the bed. I peeked out of the door to see her still in her bathing suit.

"Yes, Mrs. Lauren."

"There's someone here for James." I looked back at James and he rolled his eyes before he got up. I was about to hand him his shorts when he just walked out of the room.

"James." I said, putting on my pants and following him into the main room by the front door to see his mother standing there. I managed to get my shirt on before she turned around to see him standing there in his underwear.

"James, why have you been avoiding my calls?"

"Because I'm on vacation. I answered when your assistant called and now you showed up here."

"So is this how you're spending it?" She asked, gesturing to how he was dressed.

"I was about to get in the shower."

"Oh, well hurry up, we-"

"I'm on vacation."

"I know that."

"So, I don't have anything planned, right?"

"Well, I was thinking you should go out and do something that will get you-"

"What? Noticed? Mom, I'm not going to fade while I take some private time to myself."

"I'm just saying it wouldn't hurt."

"Is Camille going to be coming with?"

"No, she's filming a new movie."

"Good, I'm bringing my friend Kendall."

"What?" Both Mrs. Diamond and I said at the same time.

"If that's okay with Mrs. Lauren."

"Fine by me, I'm going to take a nap."

"Great." James said before he ran back into the room. He threw on his clothes and came back out.

"We need to stop pass the hotel, we smell like chlorine."

"James, all of my things are already here."

"Okay, well, my mom and I will go back to the hotel and you can take the limo my mother arrived in." James told me, smiling. I nodded my head while Mrs. Diamond said goodbye to Mrs. Lauren.

"Think of this as our first date." I blushed at James' words before he pulled me in for a quick kiss while his mother wasn't looking. James gave Mrs. Lauren a hug before he left out after his mother. I didn't know what to say once the door was closed.

"Kendall, don't just stand there like a lump on a log."

"Right." I said before I ran back into my room. About forty-five minutes later, I walked out of the room in a fresh pair of black cargo shorts and a white button up shirt. As I stepped outside, I put on the shades Mrs. Lauren gave me and got into the limo waiting.

"Good afternoon, Mr. Knight."

"Oh, good afternoon."

"I hear that James has a very fun activity planned for the two of you."

"I hope so." I said before I looked out the window. The drive to where we were going was kind of lengthy but I wasn't complaining because I had a mini fridge in the limo. I was laying down when the limo stopped. The door opened and James peaked in, smiling.

"Are you ready?"

"Ready for what?" I said, sitting up.

"I don't know if you've done this before but I went out on a limb." I climbed out of the car to see…nothing.

"James, it's just dirt and desert."

"Turn around."

"Oh." I said, turning around to see a shack-like building.

"Come on." James said, grabbing my hand, pulling me into the building, letting go before we entered.

"No, way." Some girl said at the counter.

"Hello." James said, smiling at her.

"Oh my god, oh my god, Dad!" The girl said before she ran through a door.

"Does this happen all the time?" I asked James.

"Here and there, they don't usually run though. That's a new thing." A man, I guessed was her father came around the corner laughing so hard that he was doubled over.

"I am so sorry but I got a call from your team and they told me that you were coming so I told my daughter to stand here. We have your stuff here already in the dressing rooms." The man told us, gesturing over to the dressing rooms. We both walked in and as I got dressed I couldn't stop laughing at how the daughter was flipping out.

"Dad, I have to call my-"

"Nope, give me your phone."

"But Dad!"

"No, you can't say anything to anyone. I refuse to have my store overrun by girls and men with cameras. Let the man have his peace for now and you can ask him for a picture later."

"But Dad! What if he has somewhere he has to be afterwards?" I really wanted to know what was going through James' head as he listened to this conversation. When we both stepped out in our ATV gear, the girl was staring at James.

"You look so good." She said, almost mindlessly and James just smiled.

"Thank you."

"The ATVs are already in the back." The man told James. I looked between James and the little girl, waiting to see what James was going to do.

"Do you want a picture?" James asked her and she squealed so loud, everyone in the room winced. They took about three or four pictures before me and James headed out to get on the ATVs.

"Now," The father said, walking up next to us. "I made sure to get the fastest one's for you guys and don't forget that the landscape is difficult so please be careful. We aren't that far into the Outback that you should worry about animals but keep a look out."

We both nodded our heads before we put on our helmets. It's been a while since I've been on one of these but I knew it probably was the same situation for James. When we got the signal that it was okay, James sped off and I followed.

A/N: Mrs. Lauren is such a great character and a great boss. What I love the most is that I was pulling her from a boss that I had and I didn't even realize it until I was talking to one of my friends about the story. I think the best part about this chapter is when James comes in the house because its just so cute that Kendall was speechless. That has also happened to me so it was nice to bring that into a story. Anyways, tell me what you thought about this chapter. What do you think will happen next? Reviews are always greatly appreciated. Thanks for reading! :D