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Jo POV:

Kendall Knight got on my nerves. Ever since we met in the carnival, he's been bugging me to go out with him. Even when I'm just walking into town for groceries, that boy always seems to find me. Sure he's attractive, and strong. Camille told me he worked with Logan and two other friends at the lumberjack yard. And he does look good in a tight shirt. Moving that thought out of my mind, I was supposed to focus on having fun this year with my FEMALE friends, not focusing on boys.

Camille and Logan kept telling me that I should date Kendall. I know better than that. He didn't know it, but I saw his exchange with Jennifer that day. Boys like those are players, and Jennifer had a boyfriend, how dare he make a move on her. I've been in relationships with players, and I do not wish to repeat it. Of course Daddy really killed Jett's rep after he cheated on me.

Currently I am going into town to enjoy the weather, and will have a picnic with Stephanie. I see a bunch of couples sitting having a good time. How I wish I had a boy with good intentions like me.

"Hey there beautiful." Oh no.

I turned around to see the one and only Kendall Knight in a white long sleeved shirt that made his muscles stand out, and in field pants, with black combat boots, and suspenders. He took off his newsie hat (replacing the infamous beanie with a newsie hat, lol), ran a hand through his hair, and then put it back n. The sleeves of his shirt were rolled up. He casually sat down next to me. I looked at him with an annoyed look.

"If you don't mind, Stephanie will arrive any minute, and we were hoping for it to be just the two of us." I waited. Then made a shooing sign with my hands.

Kendall chuckled. "Are you shooing me?" he "gasped". I rolled my eyes. "Anyways, Stephanie is not coming." My eyeballs nearly popped out of their sockets.

"She's ditching me?" I gasped.

"Not exactly, you see, Carlos is meeting up with her. She really likes him, so she told me, to tell you, that she's sorry and hopes she can make up for it." I scoffed. "Do you mind if I take her place?"

Was he for real? What the hell, I don't have anything else to do. "Sure." I said gently. He gave me a small smile and scooted closer to me. I just sighed.

"So, how's that date offer going?" He shot me an innocent smile.

"Kendall, I don't want to go out with you." He pouted. "Don't pout, and you kind of brought it on yourself. He looked really confused. "The day of the carnival, I saw you and Jennifer Jensen sucking face, so don't act as if you aren't a player. She has a boyfriend, but you probably knew that and didn't care."

Kendall sighed. He was silent for a moment. "I hate that."

"What?" I asked.

"The fact that people think I'm a double-crossing scum bag." He said, with a sad tone to his voice.

I scoffed. "And they're wrong?" He looked hurt.

"Yes! What's wrong with dating a lot of girls? I've never ever cheated on a woman, so I don't know where that rumor began. Can you explain to me why exactly I'm a player? Go ahead!" He raised his voice.

"That's the thing, why do you date a bunch of girls then dump them before the second date? Girls aren't toys you know."

"Of course I know that!"

"Then why do you act as if we are 'once use, then throw away' objects? Care to explain Knight?" I replied, also yelling. Luckily there wasn't anyone around.

"Because I never find the right girl!" Silence. "Forgive me for trying to find a girl who likes me for who I am, and not for my stupid looks, or my 'bad boy' reputation. All those girls who you are defending dated me simply so that they could be 'famous'. Every girl here wants to be the one that makes me settle. They only want to get me in bed, they don't even try to get to know me. Don't defend the dim-witted girls who don't even want me for a real reason." He stood up. "Happy? Now that you know the truth, can you stop judging me?"

I was silent. "What about Jennifer?"

"Her? She threw herself at me and told me that if she ever broke up with her boyfriend, she asked me to find her so we can get together."

"I understand." I sighed. I stood up and put my hand on his shoulder. "I am really sorry for judging you. And I will go out with you." I blushed, and Kendall relaxed. He smiled.

"Want me to walk you home? It's getting dark." He told me.

"Sure." I took his hand and we began to walk back to my house.

After walking for a while, we got to my family's summer villa. Kendall whistled. "Nice house." He let go of my hand and we reached the gate. "Will I see you tomorrow?"

I nodded. "Probably." I smirked mysteriously. Suddenly he leaned into me. Only an inch away from my face, he leaned closer, and placed a chaste kiss on my cheek. I blushed madly.

"See you." He smiled, showing off his adorable dimples. I saw him walk away until he reached the curb.

I sighed and walked into my house.

Kendall POV

Telling Jo the truth felt great, and she finally agreed to go out on a date with me. I walked for 20 minutes, and then walked into my small, humble home.

"Ma, I'm home!" I told her. I heard coughing coming from her room. I exhaled and walked into the room.

My mom was sitting on the bed, reading out loud.

She saw me. "Hey sweetie, can you cover for me, I need to rest for tomorrow. Please?" I nodded, took the book from her hands, and sat down. My mom blew me a kiss and closed the door.

"How you feeling?" I asked.

Katie responded with a small cough. I pressed a hand to her forehead. She was burning up. She was sweating, but shivering at the same time. What is happening? Well, my old step-father had abused Katie and gave her a disease. Which one? HIV. She could die any minute, because we couldn't afford the medication. She was going to die. My baby sister was going to die.

Ignore the fact that scientist didn't know what HIV was yet. Details, details, sorry guys. Please R & R will you?