Disclaimer: I do not own Big Time Rush or their songs or the characters from the show…I wish I did! Ha-ha

Chapter 3:Truth Revealed

After I sang the song all the boys told me it was great. Even Gustavo said it was good. Whoa, big shocker.

The next day the guys had to shoot their music video to "Till I Forget About You" one of my favorite songs from them. Who am I kidding? I love all their songs. I sat in a seat watching them on set. They were amazing and got me really excited. I couldn't wait until Gustavo said I was ready for my own music video. After a few hours the guys were finally done.

"You guys were a amazing!" I said giving each of my best friends a hug.

"Thanks" James said, pulling out his lucky comb and began to comb his hair. "All that jumping at the end messed up my hair" I laughed and shook my head. Soon Jo and Camille arrived with water and handed it to the boys. Jo and Camille were my girlfriends here in L.A. They were both aspiring actresses. Well Camille was anyway. Jo already had many parts in movies. Camille didn't. She over-reacts sometimes when she acts.

"You guys were great!" Jo said, tucking her blonde hair behind her ear.

"Thanks" Kendall said. "We're going to change and well meet you outside."

The girls and I left and started talking outside. Jo admitted she likes Kendall and Camille admitted she likes Logan, which was pretty obvious to everyone since she's always smacking him and then kissing him. Nutcase.

"So, Mia," Jo said smiling, "We said who we like, who do you like?"

I trust Jo and Camille but I felt weird telling them. I knew they thought it was Logan since Camille glared at me. 'In my defense, Logan kissed me.' I thought to myself as I felt Camille's glare. I turned to face Camille.

"I don't like Logan. He's just my friend. And that day at Baskin Robbins he kissed me and I pushed him away, honest truth." Camille must have liked my answer since she smiled and looked at Jo who was now glaring at me.

"Relax, I don't like Kendall either." I shook my head. 'He's cute but have you seen those eyebrows?' I thought. Ok now I just sound harsh.

"Kendall's nice but I don't see him that way." These girls were like mountain lions. It made me glad that I didn't like either boy.

"So, who DO you like then?" Jo asked me, raising her eyebrows. I stood quiet but then both girls took a step closer as if they thought I whispered it but I didn't. I cleared my throat.

"Carlos" I finally answered.

"Carlos?" both girls said in unison. I nodded.

"We expected you to like James" Camille said, her voice still shocked. I shook my head, my brown hair and auburn highlights moved around my face. After some silence, Jo finally spoke. "Mia could you go get the boys? They're taking forever."

"Ok", I said as I opened the door to the studio. I walked around for a while looking for them. Then I asked Kelly who was getting ready to leave with Gustavo. She told me they were in their dressing room. I said "Thanks" and made my way to the door labeled 'Big Time Rush'. I heard loud voices coming from the other side of the door.

"How could you do that?" I heard Carlos' voice say.

"I won, fair and square, so I can ask her out!" I heard Logan yell at Carlos. Were they talking about me?

"I told you guys not to make any games about this! I like her!" I heard Carlos yell back.

"I cant find a girl that I like and when I do I cant have her because YOU like her?" Logan yelled.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa guys, I think she likes me", This time it was James' voice.

"And what about me? I was the first to flirt with her!" I noticed this was Kendall's voice.

"You told her she was cute, big deal Kendall! The same day I introduced you to her I told you I liked her! That's why I went to talk to her before I knew she was new girl Gustavo signed!" Carlos' voice boomed. Now I knew they were talking about me.

"Well James said whoever gets her first kiss can ask her out" Logan said matter of factly. My plan was to knock on the door and act like I hadn't heard anything, but after hearing this I was pissed. When I get this angry I usually start to cry. I felt hot tears around my eyes, I tried blinking them away but I couldn't. I trusted all of them and they played a game with me. I slammed open the door and my eyes went straight to Logan.

"Mia, what's wr-"

"Shut up! You played a little game with me!" I turned and looked at all of them in turn, my eyes hot and burning with tears. "All of you! I thought you were my friends! Who ever kisses me first huh?" I said the last part looking at James. "Why didn't you all act like normal guys and try to get to know me and see if I could like you! Or see if you could like me for me!" That was it, my tears had fallen and I turned and ran out the door. I was never the type of girl to run out of a room crying. I was usually tougher than this. Maybe it was because I had trusted them all. As I ran past Camille and Jo I realized something. Why was I mad at Carlos? He clearly didn't want them to play that game with my heart. As if someone had read my thoughts I Carlos' voice calling my name. But my legs wouldn't stop. I kept running fast. I wasn't on the track team back at school for nothing after all. Somehow Carlos had caught up to me and grabbed my arm and stopped me.

"Mia.." he said softly. When I didn't say anything he continued. "Mia, the guys are sorry for what happened. We didn't mean for you to hear that."

"Oh, so we were all going to keep going on with our lives without me knowing you were all playing this game with me?" I snapped.

Carlos' chocolate brown eyes saddened as he looked at me. "I tried to stop them Mia, I really did. That day I saw you at Baskin Robbins with Logan I lost it. I thought you liked him too. I thought when you pushed him it was a joke." Up in the sky the clouds were gathered and turning a smoky gray.

"Maybe we should go back inside Mia", he pleaded. I shook my head and stood my ground. I didn't care if it was going to rain. I wasn't ready to seem them yet. I didn't know what I would say this time. Not that what I said earlier was harsh. I just held back.

He nodded. "Fine, we'll stay here." He put his hands in mine and I felt light bolts of electricity shoot up my arms. If he felt it too he wasn't letting it show.

"Mia I didn't want them to do that to you. I know how much you trust all of us. I would never do that to you. The guys are really sorry. Talk to them, for me?" He did a puppy dog face and I couldn't help but laugh.

"Ok, for you" I paused, thinking of an excuse, "Only because you helped me with the song." I raised my eyebrows as I said it. Soon rain drops began to slowly fall down on us. One landed on my nose and Carlos released one of my hands and wiped the raindrop off my nose with his thumb. He then tucked my hair behind my ear and then slowly moved it to my cheek. He made me feel warm inside with that one touch. Slowly our faces were moving closer to each other.

"Mia! We're sorry!" I heard James' voice. Carlos and I jumped away from each other. 'REALLY? NOW YOU WANT TO SAY SORRY?' my thoughts screamed. Putting on a decent smile I looked at him.

"It's ok, Carlos told me you guys feel bad. I know its because you all like me. Don't worry. We're cool. Still friends?" I extended my hand but he grabbed it instead and pulled me into a hug. Then Kendall hugged me, then Logan. Just over Logan's shoulder I saw Carlos with a sad expression on his face. They ruined my real first kiss. 'I hate you guys' I thought, but instead I said "I love you guys, you're my best friends" 'I hate you guys!' I kept thinking to myself. By now the rain was falling faster. This would have been the perfect first kiss if Logan didn't steal my first kiss and if they didn't choose now to feel bad. Their guilt couldn't wait until tomorrow?

Kendall, James, Logan, and Carlos were all still trying to get me to go out with them and Mike noticed this. He didn't like leaving me alone with them unless it was at work. Sometimes Mike would tag along and talk to them but I guess they all knew why Mike was there. Carlos and Kendall were the only one brave enough to talk to me while Mike was around. Mike never liked guys around me. Mike always gave my old boyfriends glares or warning glances. Well to be fair, I didn't like most of his girlfriends. For some reason some of them hated me. When ever Mike noticed this, he'd break up with them saying "If you can't accept my sister you can't accept me, sorry this isn't working out." I always thought he did this because I look a lot like mom, but when I would ask he'd just say "If they can't put up with you how are they going to put up with me? Ha-ha." In some ways, he's the perfect brother.

When I got to the studio, with Mike following me, Gustavo told me that Big Time Rush wants me on their album. My hazel eyes grew larger and I nodded.

"Gustavo I would love that!" I turned around and hugged my older brother. Getting on Big Time Rush's album was a good thing for me since they were getting a lot of exposure. If people like my voice on their album they would get interested in me and put up my popularity rates with Big Time Rush's.

"That's great Mia!" Mike said as he lifted me and twirled me around like he did when we were younger.

"Gustavo, was this your idea?" I said a bit curious.

"No it was one of the dog's ideas. I wrote a new song perfect with all this love around you and the dogs!" He seemed happy. But love with me and the 'dogs'? Wow even Gustavo knew about the guy's little game even though Kendall and Carlos told me Gustavo said not to try anything on my first day in L.A Soon Kendall, James, Carlos and Logan were all in the recording booth with me. The song Gustavo had written is titled "Count On You" I sang the beginning.

Now I'm about to give you my heart

But remember this one thing

I've never been in love before

So you gotta go easy on me

Oddly enough, while I was singing I found myself staring at Carlos. Just as the song said, I never had been in love before. Just then Carlos looked at me and smiled. I blushed and when Kendall's part was over I sang again looking at the mic and nothing else.

Don't hurt me

Desert me

Make me sorry

I never counted on you

1,2,3,4 to 5 baby, I'm counting on you

When the song was over and Gustavo said it was perfect I grabbed my things and walked out with Mike. Carlos walked in front of me, blocking my path.

"Excuse me?" it was more of a question than a statement. What was he doing?

"Mike can I talk to Mia for a bit?" He looked at my brother who looked at me. I mouthed "its ok" and he nodded and left after saying he'd meet me in the car.

"Mia.." Carlos said my name softly, just as he did before during our almost kiss. "I'm sorry about before, when the guys interrupted us." He smiled and laced his fingers in mine and like those previous times I felt a bolt run though my arms. "Mia, I really like you. And I have since the first day I met you. It was jealously that got to me that day I saw you with Logan. I'm sorry if I over reacted." He frowned.

"No big deal Carlos. And I really like you too, but I don't know if it's such a good idea for us to be together since we work at the same place, and we live in the same hotel, and what if we do get together and we break up? We'll see each other eve-" Just then I was cut off by Carlos' lips meeting mine. At first I was shocked but then his arms wrap around my waist and I moved my arms around his neck. It felt right. It wasn't as good as our almost kiss in the rain would have been, but it was perfect. This was my real first kiss.

Well here's Chapter 3 guys! I hope you enjoyed it! This isn't the end yet! There's more to come! I typed this at 12 in the morning I really hope you like it. I was actually listening to "Count on You" while typing this so i decided to throw it in there. lol Please Review ^-^