Chapter 1 The Face

It's been ten years. Ten years since Big Time Rush broke up. Ten years since James Diamond decided that enough was enough and he left Rocque Records to lead his own life.

It had once been his dream to become famous, succesful as a model or a popstar. But when Big Time Rush hit it high, he wasn't happy. Something was missing. Never had he thought he would move back in with his mother and start working for her.

But he didn't regret it. In fact, it had brought him a lot of good things. Thanks to his mom, he finally became a succesful model. His face was shown on billboards all over the US. He even walked runways and then started an acting career. He moved back to LA to live the life of the rich and famous again, even if it wasn't the same on his own.

But then, he found the girl of his dreams. Megan had been amazing. The blond haired, blue eyed model was everything he ever dreamed of. They got married after two years and soon she was pregnant. Both of them were busy, but they were happy. At least, that's what he thought back then.

"Mr. Diamond?" He looks over at his door and smiles warmly towards his assistent Gina. A young girl, in her early twenties. She is sweet, although naive, working for him, even though her goal is to become a model herself. "I just wanted to inform you that you still have that meeting at 3PM." She tells him with a nervous smile of her own.

He tries hard to surpress a chuckle. He watches as she stands in the doorway, trying to give him a pose.

"Was that all?" He asks her, amused at the blush that adorns her cheeks. She knows he is fully aware of what she is doing and clears her throat.

"Uh, yes. Would you like me to get you some coffee, sir?" She asks him, strutting forward into his office like the floor is a catwalk. He sits back in his chair and raises his eyebrows.

"Coffee would be great, Gina." He tells the poor girl with an amused smile. Her smile falters and she nods, before walking back, her shoulder slumped in defeat. He chuckles to himself and shakes his head.

He turns his chair and sighs in content at the view greeting him through the enormous windows. Being the boss of your own company sure has its perks.

Yes, James Diamond is no longer a model/actor. He is a rolemodel now for teens who had the same dreams he had once. He is now the owner of James Diamond Modeling Agency. Some people would never believe it if they heard it. James, running a company? But he learned a lot from his mother. She helped him financially in the beginning. But pretty soon, his company was gaining attention all over the country and he was all set.

He turns his chair back to face his desk when his phone beeps. He presses the intercom button.

"Yes?"

"Mr. Diamond, Miss Duvont is on line 3 for you." Gina's voice rings through the speaker. He raises his eyebrows in confusion. Wasn't she getting him coffee? But then he realizes who the caller is and his good mood falters. His lawyer. He sighs.

"I'm kind of busy right now." He tells his assistant and gets ready to let go of the button.

"She says it's urgent." Gina tells him and he groans. Of course it's urgent. Megan has probably come up with a new way to mess up his life.

"Put her through." He tells the girl and closes his eyes, taking a deep breath before picking up the headset and placing it on his ear.

Ten minutes later…

James is standing up, looking very aggrivated. One hand is on his hip, while he paces back and forth with the headset still attached to his ear.

"No, you listen to me; Megan is the one who didn't want him, okay? She left him, she left us. She left Nathan in my care. She didn't even want him and now she wants full custody?"

He listens to the other person responding.

"But she can't do that! I already gave her half of everything I had in the divorce. How can she ask for even more now and custody of our son?"

"He is five years old already. She hasn't come to visit him once. Not once! So how can she even suggest something lke that? No judge will ever give her that, right?" He stops walking when his lawyer responds.

"You're kidding me, right? So, because she's his mother, she has the right to request full custody of a son she has never paid attention to. One she gave up the minute he was born and said she wanted nothing to do with. Even then she might be able to get him, because she's his mother?"

"But that's bullshit! No, Lana. He is my son. I am not just giving him up to that greedy whore! She's only doing it to hurt me. She doesn't care about him, she never has. I have been taking care of him for five years. I have been raising him since day one and he is doing fine. He doesn't need her."

"Oh, what could she possibly hold against me?" he smiles, but it falls away immediately and his mouth falls open in shock. "What? She actually said that I'm never home? How would she even know that? I don't even talk to her. And besides that, I do take care of him. He is doing just fine."

"What? What do you mean he is misbehaving in school? No, he's not. If he was, I'd know about it, now wouldn't I?"

"Because I'm his father."

"No, I will not calm down." He yells, throwing a pen through the room with all his strength. "Look, you just worry about stopping her from doing this. I am raising him just fine. He doesn't need her. Just contact her lawyer and stop her before she takes it to court. Even though I know that she'll never win anyway." He takes the earpiece out and puts his hands on his desk, leaning forward to try and calm himself down.

"Mr. Diamond?" Gina's voice hesitantly calls from the doorway. He screams and she quickly closes the door to avoid the earpiece thrown her way. It shatters on impact and she winces.

He slams his hands down on the desk.

Okay, so maybe not everything was so great in the life of James Diamond. He was happy with Megan once. But it all turned out to be a lie. She never cared for him. She had been after his money all along. And when she found out she was pregnant, she had hoped he would walk out on her or force her to have an abortion. She hadn't expected him to be so happy with it.

So she did the next best thing. She pretended she was just as happy. But when the baby was finally born, she couldn't keep up her act any longer. The moment she was home, she packed her things and left. She never even said goodbye. The only contact she made again was filing for divorce, during which she sued him for everything he had.

He had been devastated. But then he remembered he actually had a son to raise now. Which led to him making the decision to move out of LA and back to his hometown in Minnesota. There he started his own company and a new life with his only son, Nathan.

They have been living together in Minnesota for five years now. Things were going great. But now suddenly, Megan is back in the picture. She actually wants full custody of Nathan, accusing James of not taking care of him properly. She is going around, telling people that Nathan is a spoiled brat, who acts out in school and misbehaves constantly.

It aggrivates James immensly. How dare she come off saying he's a bad parent? She left him. Yes, he does work a lot and isn't home much. But he is only doing it to give his son a decent future. He does take care of him and he has hired the best staff in his house to help him.

He's not a bad parent. He's just busy. Nathan is happy. He's a good kid. Yes, he acts out now and then, but which child doesn't? He's only five, for god's sake.

The nerve of that woman. How dare she come back into their lives like this. And for what? Because she's still upset that James didn't give her the life she had hoped? Because she had only gotten away with half of his possessions during the divorce settlement?

No, this is the battle she will never win. Because he is a good dad. A great dad, even. Sure, maybe he could try to be home more. Spend some more time with his son. But Nathan is happy. And that's all that matters.

That evening…

James had to work late once again that day and comes home after dinner time, at 8:30PM. But to make it up to Nathan, he already brought with him a huge teddy bear he had Gina pick up from the toy store. Nathan loves teddy bears. He smiles when he walks through the door of his mansion and is greeted by Sebastian, his personal butler.

"Good evening sir." The man greets him with his English accent and James smiles.

"Good evening, Sebastian. Is Nathan still up?" He asks, already heading for the stairs.

"I'm afraid not, sir. His bed time passed at 7:30." Sebastian informs him. His smile falters slightly and he longingly stares up, but stays downstairs.

"Oh. Well, what's for dinner?" He asks, putting on another version of his smile and following his butler into their much too large kitchen.

An hour later…

James quietly ascends the stairs and tiptoes towards his son's room. He smiles when he opens the door and sees his son peacefully sleeping in his bed. The room is lined with teddy bears, one of which the five year old is currently clutching in his tiny hands.

James watches him for a little while, like he has been doing for all five years of watching his son grow up. Being the child of two models, the boy is very handsome and one day will make all the ladies swoon. Like his father had done years ago. Well, still does. He smiles to himself.

"Daddy?" A tiny voice suddenly snaps him out of his thoughts. He looks up and notices his son's sleepy blue eyes staring at him from his pillow. He cruses inwardly and then tiptoes into the room.

"Shh, just go back to sleep, okay?" He tells the sandy haired boy and pulls the covers closer over his tiny body.

"Why weren't you home for dinner?" The boy asks dejectedly, looking up into his father's eyes with innocence and some confusion.

James smiles. "I had to work, Nathan. You know that." He tells the boy, gently brushing a strand of hair out of his face. "How was school today?"

"I got a note from my teacher." Nathan tells him, looking down at his hands and letting out a yawn. He then reaches out towards the backpack on his nightstand and pulls out a piece of paper. James' eyebrows furrow in confusion, but he takes the note and unfolds it.

"It says she wants to meet with me." He says, his eyes on the paper. "Did something happen?" He asks with concern as he looks at his son again.

Nathan only shrugs and plays with his teddy bear.

"Do you have to work again tomorrow?" He then asks, a hint of sadness in his voice.

James sighs. "You know I have to, buddy." He says, ruffling his son's hair. His son doesn't look at him. He pulls up his chin. "Hey, I'll be home before you know it. Oh and I got you something." He says, excited when he remembers what he brought home. He rushes out of the room and comes back. Nathan looks at him with curiousity when he holds something behind his back.

Then he pulls out a huge white teddy bear.

"Tada! What do you think?" he asks, sounding completely excited. "Just look at how pretty he is." He goes on to explain exactly why the bear is so beautiful, never noticing the look of disappointment on his son's face. He doesn't even notice that the smile his son gives him is one of the many fakes ones he'll learn to put on like his father. A trait he picked up early on, from the moment his father started disappointing him.

"Well, I'll just put it with the others. You just go to sleep now, okay? I'll call your teacher tomorrow to make an appointment. Night, bud. Sweet dreams." James kisses Nathan on the forehead and tucks him under the covers, before placing the fluffy teddy bear on the ground with all the others. He carefully heads out into the hallway, casting one more fond glance at his sleeping son, before leaving for his own bed.

A few days later with Nathan's teacher…

James sits in the classroom, facing the teacher with some confusion. She sternly watches him as she tries to explain once again what has been going on.

"Mr. Diamond, I like your son, we are very fond of him. But he is not very nice to the other children here. He grabs their toys away, only to surround himself with them, as if to show them he is the only one that can have them. Not to mention he is very rude to them, ordering the other children and the teachers around to get him things. He refuses to do his homework and has tried on several occasions to bribe the teachers by giving them stuff I don't even know where he got them from. Just so they won't punish him." The older woman watches the father in front of her. Concern is etched in her eyes. She sighs deeply as she watches the young father stare at his son playing in the corner, deep in thought.

"Mr. Diamond, again, I like your son. We all do. But he can not keep behaving this way. Someone will need to explain to him that his behavior is not acceptable. If he doesn't change his attitude, I'm afraid we have no choice but to refer him to a different school."

James looks at her after the last comment with big eyes.

"No, that won't be necessary. I uh… I'll talk to him. I'm sure it's all just a big misunderstanding." he tells her, putting on his best charm and smile to go with it.

The woman stares at him with a look that shows she's not sure if she can believe that. She sighs again, before getting up. James quickly gets up as well and holds out his hand. She grabs it and they shake slowly.

"Let's hope so, Mr. Diamond." She tells him with a stern look. Her eyes give off a gentle warning. His smile falls away and he nods.

"It was nice meeting you, Mrs. Halford. And thank you for taking care of my son. I appreciate it." She nods this time and watches as he gently puts a hand on his son's back as they start to walk out of the school. She shakes her head in sympathy for the poor boy. She can't help but feel sorry for him. But it's out of her hands now.

As James drives home with his son, he is lost in thought again. He can't help but think back at all the things the woman told him. Nathan was giving out order to children? Bribing teachers, just so they wouldn't punish him for not doig his homework? Why would he act like that? He never acted that way at home. At least, not during the time that James saw him. He would have to ask Sebastion or Jenna, the nanny if he ever acted that way around them as well.

He looks at his son in the rearview mirror as the boy plays with his toy trucks from the backseat.

Nathan was happy, wasn't he?

"Hey, dad, look!" His son's voice pulls him out of his thoughts once again as he stares at what he's pointing at. "It's a moving van."

Sure enough, there is a moving van at a cozy looking house that is situated not far from his mansion. He looks at it as he drives past, trying to see who the new people are. But all he can see are the men helping to unload boxes.

"I wonder who they are." Nathan says, sounding curious and excited as his hands are on the window and he excitedly tries to see if he can see anyone.

"Yeah, me too." James ponders as they drive on to their own house.

A/N Wow. I haven't had this much inspiration since Big Time Bonding. And I haven't written in the middle of the night since… Well, I can't remember ever doing that, actually :P Kind of weird, but oh well.

Maybe I'm just trying to get over my sucky holidays and even suckier birthday, which is today. Yeah, I have gotten a lot of birthday wishes already. But only because I told people it's my birthday today. Sucks, because I'm spending it alone. So downloading all the BTR episodes right now, so I can have a marathon tomorrow. I'm just going to enjoy the day and then sleep through the stupid New Year's celebration, like it never existed in the first place.

Enough with my ranting :P Glad to see people already liking this story after just posting the prologue. All the guys will be getting their own chapter like this, so I'm hoping you like it. Also hoping it's not too confusing, since everything is told throughout the chapter and not in just one go. Going for a bit of surprise element, I suppose :P

Anyways, let me know what you think :) Thanks for the reviews so far and would love to have any feedback on my writing, so I can improve :) Oh and if you have any requests for the other guys, just let me know ;) But I do have a lot of ideas already for this one.

Happy New Year's Eve, people and until next time!

Love, Baxxie