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Chapter 3: Party
Kendall groaned as he hauled hay into the barn for his dad. It wasn't that bad of a job, but he had been called by Kenneth when he was supposed to have the weekend off. He was short on Farm hands now that the school year had started. Kendall didn't mind though. There was only a few months of work left before winter took over and all Kendall would have to do was feed the animals and make sure they kept warm.
"Kendall," Kenneth said as he walked over to him.
"Hey dad, I'm almost done," Kendall said.
"Need some help?" Kenneth asked.
"Sure," Kendall said. Together they finished hauling the hay into the barn. After they finished they made their way up to the house. They headed inside for a bit. Kendall had no where to be and didn't mind hanging around a bit. He knew Kenneth must get lonely being up at the farm all alone. They both walked into the house and made their way to the kitchen.
"I'm sorry about calling you, I mean I know you probably had other plans," Kenneth stated as he sat down at the table. Kendall held up a hand silencing Kenneth.
"Nah, I was probably just gonna bug Logan a bit," Kendall said shrugging as he sat down across from Kenneth.
"I'm surprised you didn't drag him up here as well," Kenneth said.
"Nah, he's probably working on our reading list for English already," Kendall said shaking his head. He knew that was what Logan was doing. Logan didn't need to tell him, Kendall just knew him too well by this point.
"Is he still with James?" Kenneth asked casually.
"Yeah, but James is an ass," Kendall said shaking his head. He really didn't like the way James treated Logan. He knew James was at a party tonight and was probably gonna get drunk and cheat again. Kendall didn't understand why Logan forgave him all the time. He had kept his mouth shut though. It was Logan's choice to forgive James or not.
"He's your friend I thought," Kenneth said.
"Yeah, he's my friend, but Logan's been my friend longer," Kendall said.
"Don't do anything stupid," Kenneth said.
"What?" Kendall asked confused.
"Come on Kendall I wasn't born yesterday, I'm not stupid," Kenneth said looking at Kendall with a knowing look.
"I have no idea what you mean," Kendall said looking away from Kenneth. Suddenly hanging out here wasn't such a good idea. "I've gotta go, you know make sure Katie's home and all that," he said standing up.
"Just be careful," Kenneth said as Kendall walked out the door. Kendall made his way to his truck, while Kenneth's words floated around in his mind.
-Perfect-
James and Carlos walked into Jennifer G.'s house. One of the three girls named Jennifer that went were in the Senior class. They all hung out together and did everything together. There was Jennifer G. who was blonde, Jennifer J. who had dark curly hair, and Jennifer L. who was a brunette. This seemed to be the right house since there was music and people moving about with beer.
James looked around. He had blown Logan off to be here, so Logan wasn't going to be here. Kendall had told him earlier that he had to work the farm tonight for his dad and he wouldn't be here either. James had free reign to do as he please. He knew Carlos wouldn't say anything. Even if he had just learned the truth about why James cheated. Carlos was a loyal friend and wouldn't betray his trust.
"Dude I'll see you later," Carlos said tapping James' arm a few times before he took off. James shook his head and made his way to the kitchen. He got himself some beer from the keg and headed out to the living room where some people were trying to dance and failing. Some couples were grinding against one another, but it all just looked bad. James leaned back against the wall looking for his prey for the night.
"Where's your boy toy, Diamond?"
James turned and saw Dak Zevon standing beside him with a drink in his hand.
"He's not here if that's what you're asking Zevon," James said looking Dak up and down. Over the last two years James had had countless one night stands with girls and guys he hooked up with at parties. Logan knew of a few but he usually forgave James. Out of all those one night stands there was one constant person that kept reappearing. That person was Dak Zevon. He was a good lay and he would keep his mouth shut.
"He finally dump your ass," Dak asked laughing.
"Nah, all I gotta do is wave my hand and he comes running back," James said waving his hand.
"I've been trying to work the new guy, but he won't budge, I think he needs the James Diamond welcome," Dak said.
"In other words you want me to flirt and get him hot and bothered for you," James asked.
"Whatever gets me laid," Dak said.
"I can't risk the new guy bragging that I was flirting with him, Logan would murder me," James sighed shaking his head. He needed Logan for just a bit longer.
"Come on James, just a little bit," Dak said.
"You're a horny drunk aren't you?" James asked.
"The new guy is hot," Dak said pointing across the room. James looked to where he was pointing and saw who Dak was talking about. He was tall, and had dark brown hair. He had dark eyes too.
"Name?" James asked. He hadn't seen him at school.
"Jett Stetson, he just moved up here and he's Jennifer G.'s cousin or something, that's kind of why she's having this party," Dak said.
"An out of towner?" James asked looking back at Jett.
"Yep," Dak said nodding his head, "he's a senior and I here he goes both ways," he added.
"Where did you hear all of this?" James asked
"I hear everything," Dak said laughing.
"So, why do you even want to get with the new guy? I mean he's not that good looking," James said looking Jett up and down. His body wasn't too bad, but his face, maybe if he smiled a bit more he'd look better.
"Are you nuts he's hot," Dak said.
"I'm way hotter than him," James said.
"Yeah, but you've got a boyfriend," Dak stated.
"That didn't stop you last week," James said grinning.
"Yeah, well you weren't wound so tight then," Dak said.
"Wound tight?" James asked looking at Dak shocked.
"You heard me, since when do you care so much about Logan. You cheat on him just about any chance you get," Dak said looking at James.
"I bet I could get him before you could," James said.
"No way," Dak said shaking his head.
"How long did you go before you gave up?" James asked.
"I've been here about an hour and half already, I spotted him about an hour ago," Dak said shrugging.
"If I can get him to a bedroom in less than half an hour, you've gotta blow me," James challenged. He turned to Dak with an eyebrow arched.
"And if you don't?" Dak asked.
"I'll rock your world," James said leaning closer, "using only my tongue," he added sending shivers down Dak's spine.
"Deal," Dak said. James smirked. He then put his sights on Jett. He then turned and walked away. He had half an hour. He only needed five minutes. He had a fool proof plan. He made his way to the kitchen and refilled his cup.
James made his way out to the living room once more. He saw Jett still standing against the wall looking like an outsider. He was though. James waited off to the side just out of his line of sight. He then saw Jett move away from the wall. James took his chance. He made a beeline for Jett and ran right into him.
"Oh my god, I am such a klutz," James said quickly. He looked down at his spilled drink and then up to Jett.
"Uh, yeah," Jett said. They locked eyes.
"I was uh…" James trailed off.
"What?" Jett asked.
"I lost my train of thought," James said shaking his head. "I'm James by the way," he said holding his hand out.
"Jett," Jett said shaking his head.
"Are you new around here? I don't think I've seen you around," James said shifted his weight. He saw Jett look him up and down.
"Uh, yeah," Jett said licking his lips. James smirked and leaned in closer.
"Why don't we get out of here and I can welcome you to town personally," James offered. He took a step back and saw the lust in Jett's eyes. James jerked his head towards the stairs and Jett nodded his head. James grabbed Jett's hand and pulled him through the crowd. He saw Dak as he passed and smirked. Dak did not looked pleased.
James just knew that he was gonna get laid and then Dak would have to fulfill his end of the bargain. He looked forward to that. Dak gave amazing head. James just hoped that this new guy was good. If not that maybe he'd let Dak do a little more.
-Perfect-
Carlos made his way through the crowd. He had gotten himself a drink and was just wandering around now. He had talked to a few of his other friends, but none of them stayed long. He saw James and Dak talking and shook his head. He knew now why James hung out with him. Dak would open his legs for just about anyone single or not. Carlos shook his head and made his way to another room.
"Carlos!"
"You made it!"
Carlos turned around and saw Lucy and Stephanie heading towards him. Carlos smiled at them both and nodded his head.
"We were starting to think maybe you bailed," Lucy said.
"Nah, I've just been wandering around a bit," Carlos shrugged. He walked over to the two who were standing near the pool table where others were playing beer pong.
"So, what have you been up to this last summer?" Lucy asked taking a step closer to Carlos.
"I was just working on Kendall's dads farm," Carlos shrugged.
"You can tell," Stephanie said nodding her head. She looked him up and down and licked her lips.
"Yeah, it's a bit boring but it pays well," Carlos said nodding his head. He was trying to remain calm, but he now saw what James saw. They really had been hitting on him. He hadn't noticed it before. How did he miss it?
"Yeah it paid off," Lucy said.
"What about you two? What did you do over the summer?" Carlos asked trying to change the subject.
"Just worked on my music nothing big," Lucy waved her hand.
"Yeah, working on a no budget horror movie, but work at the farm sounds fun," Stephanie said placing a hand on Carlos' arm.
"Not really," Carlos said.
"Probably not, I mean who wants to be out in the sun all day working," Lucy said sending Stephanie a small glare.
Carlos had to pinch himself to make sure he wasn't dreaming. This didn't seem real. He had never had girls fighting over him like this. It was nice to actually be wanted by, not one but two girls. It wasn't that Carlos had never been with a girl before, it's just they were far and few between that they asked him out. Carlos was usually the one who asked them out.
Carlos spent a majority of the night with Lucy and Stephanie just talking to them. They both seemed to be hanging on his every word. They laughed at his jokes or gave their opinion on something he said. Carlos liked the attention. He could get used to it. It was nice to have someone actually want to hear what he had to say for once. His parents never listened to him. They were always too busy fighting to listen. Kendall only had eyes and ears for Logan. Kendall did pay attention sometimes though, but that was only if Logan wasn't around. Logan listened but was always getting pulled away by either Kendall or James. Then there was James who always put Carlos down. He always told Carlos his ideas were stupid or lame. He never really had a good thing to say.
-Perfect-
Camille followed Jo into the crowded living room. She felt so out place. People were staring at her. She hated this. These were her classmates. She wasn't supposed to feel this way. They were supposed to be her friends. She knew some of them were mad about Katie, or at least treated Katie differently.
"Come on let get something to drink," Jo said grabbing Camille's hand. Camille nodded her head. She was going to need a drink if she was going to survive this night. They made their way to the kitchen and got some drinks. They started to wander around for awhile. Camille just followed Jo as she talked to people. Camille didn't feel much like talking to anyone.
"Mille," Jo said after a bit. Camille looked at her. "You're being quiet," Jo stated.
"I just don't have much to say," Camille said shrugging.
"Come on, you've got to get over it. Katie doesn't blame you," Jo said shaking her head.
"Yeah, well maybe she should," Camille snapped annoyed. "If I had been paying attention I would've seen that car," she said.
"You had no way of knowing," Jo reasoned.
"Yeah, but still I was driving I should've paid more attention," Camille said shaking her head. She didn't want to get into this right now.
"Camille stop it," Jo said.
"No, everyone blames me for what I did. I made one mistake and it's gonna follow me until I get the hell out of this place," Camille said her anger rising. She turned and walked away. She knew coming out tonight had been a mistake.
"Camille," Jo called. Camille just waved her off and kept walking. She made her way outside and that's when the tears came. She made her way down the driveway and to the road. She started running home. She just didn't want to be outside, not with her drunk classmates and the stares they had been giving her all night.
She made her way into her house. She heard her mother, Erin, in the kitchen. She bypassed the kitchen and head straight to the stairs.
"Camille?"
"Yeah, it's me, I'm tired I'm just gonna go to bed," Camille called back. She wasn't in the mood to talk to anyone really. She just wanted to go to sleep and forget everything. She wanted to forget the stupid accident, and forget this stupid small town.
-Perfect-
It was a Friday Night and Katie was sitting at home alone. She had been watching TV, but she couldn't focus. She sighed as she grabbed the remote as the front door opened.
"Katie?" Kendall called out.
"In the living room," Katie said. Kendall walked into the room. He walked over to the couch and sat down next to Katie.
"Have fun working?" Katie asked.
"Not really," Kendall said shaking his head.
"What are you doing home? It's a Friday night, shouldn't you be out having fun?" Katie asked a bit bitterly.
"Nah, I wanted to come see what you were up to," Kendall said.
"Not gonna bug Logan?" Katie asked. She didn't mind having Kendall around, but right now she just kind of wanted to be alone.
"You ok?" Kendall asked as if he sensed her uneasiness.
"I just want to be alone right now," Katie said.
"Well, ok then, I'll go make a snack and head over to Logan's to see what he's up to," Kendall said standing up. He left the room and Katie alone.
Katie sighed and hung her head. She knew she was kind of acting like a bitch by making him go, but she didn't want to be around him. He reminded her of what she didn't have. He could still walk, and make his dream come true. He still had a future.
Katie turned the TV off and wheeled her chair out of the room. She was just gonna go to bed and try and forget the pain for now. Sleeping was better anyways. When she was sleeping she could do anything she wanted.
Katie got ready for bed and managed to get herself into her bed without much hassle. Things were getting easier the longer she was in the chair. She laid down and let sleep over take her.
Katie took a few deep breaths as she went over her routine in her head. She was pacing back and forth. There was a curtain separating her and the others girls. They were all dressed and ready to go. Katie wasn't sure she was ready to go out there. She had done the routine dozens of times. She had it down perfectly. She just had to get out there and do it in front of the judges.
"Psst."
"Katie."
Katie turned around and saw Kendall and Logan standing over by the edge of the curtain. Kendall waved her over. Katie rolled her eyes and ran over to them stepped out of the changing area.
"You ready to do this?" Kendall asked.
"I hope so," Katie said.
"Hope? Come on Katie you're amazing, you can do this," Logan said.
"I don't know the competition is pretty stiff this year," Katie said looking over their shoulders to the other girls that were walking about.
"Don't think about them Katie, think about how good that gold id gonna feel around your neck," Kendall said. Katie smiled at her brother.
"You got this Katie, no one out there has talent like you do," Logan said. Katie smiled once more and nodded her head. Kendall and Logan both leaned in and gave her a kiss on each cheek.
"Now, go out there and win," Kendall said. Katie nodded her head. Kendall and Logan left along with Katie's nerves. They were right, she was good and her routine was flawless. She could do this.
-Perfect-
Logan yawned as he closed yet another book. He had been working on his reading list for the year. He had already read most of the books. He was just reading a few of them again to keep himself busy. He had to keep himself busy so he wouldn't notice how empty the house was. He was stuck home again while his parents went out.
Logan had called James and asked him to come over, but James was busy. It seemed like lately he was always busy with something. Logan was starting to wonder why he was still with James. James seemed to not want to be around him. Logan was sure James was probably out at that party he had heard about. He didn't go out to parties often, only when Kendall or James dragged him to one.
The doorbell rang. Logan jumped in surprise. He stood up and left his room. He made his way to the front door and opened it. He came face to face with Kendall who was leaning against the doorframe smiling.
"Hey there handsome," Kendall said winking at him playfully.
"What are you doing here?" Logan asked ignoring Kendall's handsome comment and the wink. It was just Kendall being Kendall. It was nothing new really.
"I saw you're parents were gone, so I thought I'd come see if you were home and you are," Kendall grinned.
"Would you like to come in," Logan asked.
"I thought you'd never ask," Kendall said smiling. He pushed Logan into the house and stepped inside.
"You're always welcome you know that," Logan said laughing at the blonde.
"Great, come on let's go watch a movie," Kendall said grabbing Logan's hand and pulling him down the hallway towards the living room. Logan laughed and allowed Kendall to pull him along with him.
"What movie do you wanna watch?" Logan asked.
"I don't know pick something," Kendall said as he let go of Logan's hand and walked over to the couch. Logan rolled his eyes and walked over to the DVD collection. He grabbed a movie and put it in the player.
"So how come James isn't over?" Kendall asked as Logan sat down next to him.
"He said he was busy, but I just think he's at that party that the Jennifers are throwing," Logan said looking down at his hands. Lately things were changing between him and James. James was becoming a bit distant and he didn't like it. They were drifting apart.
"James is an ass you knew that from the beginning."
"I know, but some attention would be nice."
"He's too full of himself to realize anyone else around him."
"Did you know that he told me one time that he didn't like that you and I were friends?"
"What?"
"Yeah, said he didn't like the way you looked at me sometimes," Logan said shrugging.
"The way I look at you? Is he crazy? We're best friends," Kendall said shaking his head.
"I know that and I told him that his jealousy was making him see things," Logan said waving his hand dismissively. Kendall snorted at that. Logan was right though. James was overly jealous for no reason. Logan wasn't the type to cheat.
"Whatever, let's just watch the movie," Kendall said scooting closer to Logan and slinging his arm over Logan's shoulders. Logan rolled his eyes and leaned his head on Kendall's shoulder. Logan didn't find this odd at all. It was what they had always done. They were best friends and this was a part of their friendship. If James couldn't understand that then that was his problem.
"So why aren't you at that party with James and Carlos?" Logan asked looking over at Kendall.
"My dad called me to help him out. Why does everything we talk about have to get back to James somehow," Kendall asked.
"He's your friend and my boyfriend," Logan said looking at the blonde. It was because of Kendall that Logan had met James. Kendall had talked Logan into going to a party the hockey team was throwing. That was where he had met James. James seemed to be interested in Logan and pursued him until he agreed to date him.
"Hardly," Kendall scoffed looking away from Logan.
"Hardly what? Your friend or my boyfriend," Logan asked slowly. He wasn't sure if he wanted to hear this answer.
"Both," Kendall said turning to face Logan.
Logan then saw something in the blonde eyes. It was familiar, yet not. It was something he had never noticed it before. Before he knew what he was doing his lips were pressed to Kendall's. Kendall seemed to freeze for a moment before he gave in.
The next thing Logan knew he was on his back on the couch with Kendall hovering over him and they were attached at the lips. Logan moved his lips with the blonde's. Kendall placed a hand beside Logan's head to hold him up, while his other hand started to wander and caress Logan in all the right way. A moan escaped the back of Logan's throat. Kendall was making him feel things he had never felt, not even with James.
"I'm dating James," Logan said as Kendall's lips found his neck.
"Do you want me to stop?" Kendall asked pulling back and looking at Logan. Logan looked into Kendall's emerald eyes. They were just so inviting and Logan found himself wanting this. He grabbed the blonde and pulled him back down for another kiss. They didn't say anything else.
In the back of his mind Logan knew that this was wrong. Kendall was his best friend and he was dating James. James and Kendall were friends, and both on the hockey team too. This wasn't Logan. He didn't do this type of thing. He was faithful. He never cheated. He knew that he shouldn't be doing this with Kendall, but he couldn't stop himself.
Logan gasped as Kendall's lips found his neck. Kendall nipped and sucked at the flesh there. Logan knew if Kendall kept up what he was doing James would know about this for sure. Logan grabbed Kendall's hair and pulled his head back up. He smashed their lips together.
This was wrong on so many levels, but Logan never wanted it to end. He didn't want it to stop, it just felt so right.
Tada, qaother chapter. I really like how this is progressing, but the next chapter will jump a few weeks. Things will get rolling quickly. Anyways review and let me know what you think.
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