Hey everyone, since I had this chapter done and it is Friday, I decided to post it up! I'm getting pretty far into the story so things are going to be getting intense from here on out! I hope you readers like this chapter! Let me know what you think of it. It gets a bit more serious so I'm not sure if I'm getting it all down right.

Thanks for all of the support and I'm extremely glad you guys like this story! I've been working hard on it so I hope you enjoy this. =)

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"Picture perfect fading smiles are all that's left in sight."

Jayne sighed as she sat in the passenger seat of Claire's car. She shook her head as the watched her aunt walk back to the car, opening the door and taking a seat in the driver's spot. The woman looked up from what she was doing and rolled her eyes at the girl. "Are you going to sit there and pout all day?"

"As a matter of fact, yes! I am!" the dancer snapped as she pouted, Claire shaking her head.

"Look," the woman began. "It's only for a couple of days! Being home will not kill you."

"It's not being home," Jayne muttered. "It's the people there."

Though she didn't have a choice, Jayne was headed back to her home, which was the exact opposite thing she wanted to do. Being home made the girl miserable. Not only did she have to deal with being with her father, but most of the people there were pretentious and egotistical, and after spending a year at the Palm Woods with the boys and Camille and Jo, readjusting to the people she knew at home was going to be quite the challenge.

"We'll get to the airport, and be home in a jiff."

"Who says 'jiff'?"

"Shut up."

Jayne wasn't too heartbroken about going home. It had been a long time since she'd been there anyway, but she had been a bit disappointed that she didn't get to say goodbye to the guys before she left. It was only nine in the morning, she knew exactly what the guys were doing right then…

A light snore filled the air as a pair of green eyes fluttered open. A yawn soon followed after as the once slumbering teen sat up. He stretched as he glanced over at the sleeping Logan. He smiled before he stood up and made his way toward the bathroom. He scratched his head, his vision still a bit blurry from his sleep. He kept his eyes closed once he reached the kitchen, knowing exactly where everything was in the apartment. He walked into the bathroom, and after using it he washed his hands, walking out with his eyes still closed. He walked back into his shared room, closing the door and falling back into his bed, already back in his dream world, though it felt as though he was forgetting to do something…

Claire smiled as she took the window seat of the airplane. Jayne sighed as she took the aisle seat, placing her carry-on by her feet. "It'll be nice. Get some relaxation time and see your father."

"I couldn't be more thrilled," the young girl said sarcastically. She pulled out her crossword puzzles, plugging her headphones into her ears. Claire glanced over at Jayne and smiled as she shook her head and sighed.

That girl, reminds me of my sister more and more every day.

The plane ride was relaxing, much more relaxing than the brunette thought it was originally going to be. She had found it so relaxing, she had actually accomplished on falling asleep. Claire looked over at the girl and smiled as she closed the crossword book, placing it back in Jayne's bag. She stared out the window as she thought about the past year, and everything that had happened.

The growth in Jayne was incredible. She went from being a sheltered girl to someone with such life experience. She had friends she could actually rely on and have a good time with, and she had finally developed a voice. She could stand on her own two feet and fend for herself, and the proud aunt knew exactly who to thank for that.

Those boys in 2J sure are something else.

"Give it back!"

"Not until someone tells me where my helmet is!"

"No one knows where you put your helmet!"

"Guys! I seriously need to work! Give me my textbook back!"

"Not a chance! Get me my comb back!"

"You get your comb back!"

Kendall sighed as he watched his three friends bicker amongst themselves again. He smiled a bit as he shook his head. He stood up, walking over to the fridge.

"Hey, Carlos?"

"Yeah?"

"Do you remember what you did after we played biohazard blast?"

"Uh…" The boy thought for a second before a wide smile appeared across his lips. "I went and grabbed some pudding!"

Kendall stood with the fridge door open, and proud smile on his face. Carlos tossed the black comb over his shoulder as James yelped, quickly catching it and sighing. The leader watched as the Latino grabbed his helmet from the fridge.

"I knew I'd find you!"

Logan sighed as he grabbed his textbook from James, who gave him a sheepish smile. He rolled his eyes before he sat back down at the table and began to work diligently on his equations. He glanced up from his seat as he watched Kendall take a seat beside him. He raised a brow as he looked up from his work.

"I'm surprised you're still here," Logan commented as the dirty blond raised a brow.

"Why?"

"Aren't you usually over at Jayne's before she heads to practice."

"I see you forgot," Kendall said playfully. "She's gone, left this morning, remember?"

Logan thought for a moment before he nodded, remembering his friend mentioning her absence for the week. "That's right."

"And I thought you were the genius," the blond joked as the studious singer rolled his eyes with a chuckle.

"My brain gets tired every once in awhile," he replied back lightheartedly as Kendall laughed and nodded.

The sound of a phone ringing caught everyone's attention as the four boys looked over at Kendall's cell phone. He picked it up and smiled. "Hey Jo."

"Hey! You ready?"

"Yup. Meet you in the lobby?"

"Sounds good!"

Kendall stuffed his phone into his pocket as he stood to his feet. "Alright, I'll see you guys later."

"Have fun! Don't do anything I would do!" James advised playfully as Kendall rolled his eyes, waving over his shoulder. He walked out of his apartment and began to make his way down the hall. He slowed past Jayne's door as he sighed and smiled.

"Have fun at home."

"Jayne! You're back!"

"Hello to you too, Robert," the girl said with a smile as her driver opened the car door for her and her aunt.

"How is L.A.?"

"It's…great," Jayne said honestly with a smile as Robert blinked, surprised by her answer. He smiled widely as he nodded.

"Glad to hear so."

"Robert! Good to see you." Said driver looked back and smiled as Claire approached the car with her bags. He took her bags with ease and carefully placed them in the trunk along with Jayne's things. The two climbed into the car as the driver climbed into the front. He glanced at them through the rearview mirror and smiled once more before he began to drive them back home.

The ride was silent, but it was comfortable for everyone. Jayne stared out the window as she let herself get used to the idea of being home for a week. She closed her eyes as she took a deep breath. Dad shouldn't be too hard to deal with. He'll end up at work or in his office for most of the week. He's not the one I'm worried about.

"Are you prepared for the welcoming party?"

"Wel-Welcoming party?" Jayne stuttered, surprised by the new news. Robert nodded as he looked at her through the mirror.

"Your father's been preparing it for a good week now," he explained as the young girl held her groan in. Claire chuckled weakly as she patted her niece's back.

"This is news to us."

"Oh, well it's going to be in a couple days so you don't have to worry about just yet," the driver stated as Jayne squeezed her eyes shut, counting to ten in her mind. She released a deep breath as she collected herself. She smiled as she looked at Robert.

"This will definitely be interesting."

Claire nodded. "It definitely will be."

Kendall waited in the lobby patiently as he watched the people come and go. He waved to Guitar Dude, watching as he and his small posy walked past him, smiling and waving. He smiled as he stood to his feet, Jo walking up to him with a smile.

"Sorry, hope you weren't waiting long."

"Not at all," Kendall said sweetly as Jo smiled. He held his hand out to her as she took it and laced their fingers together. They made their way out of the hotel, heading toward the movie theatre. The blond glanced back at his girlfriend as he smiled.

"How was the interview?"

"Not long at all, thankfully. I was really looking forward to this movie."

"Same," the singer agreed as the couple made their way across the street.

"Was Gustavo mad about the whole Logan and Carlos getting locked in the closet and missing vocals thing?"

Kendall laughed as he nodded his head. "Yeah, he was not happy about that."

The rest of the walk was in silence. Both of them wanted to say something, start a conversation, but neither knew what to talk about. Their conversations always consisted of work or planning something to do, but there were no real conversations anymore. Kendall thought hard, he didn't want the awkwardness to last, but he couldn't stop it, nor could he get rid of it.

Finally, the two reached the theatre. Kendall released a sigh of relief as he motioned for Jo to get something at the concession stand. She smiled and nodded as she made her way into the line, Kendall buying two tickets for Jo's favorite vampire romance film. He nodded a thanks to the ticket stub ripper and waited as his girlfriend bought a bowl of popcorn and a large drink to split.

"Ready?"

"Yeah." Kendall wrapped an arm around her shoulders as he pulled her in, and they made their way to their theatre.

The room wasn't too full, but the movie was popular so there were definitely many viewers there to see it. The two politely moved their way through the aisle till they reached the seats they wanted. They settled down and smiled, waiting for their movie to begin.

Kendall relaxed as he glanced at the time. Calculating it all in his head, he had come to the conclusion that though it was only one in the afternoon, it was already four in the afternoon for Jayne. His eyes softened as he thought about the girl, wondering what she was up to at the time. He knew that the girl was a bit anxious to be home, so he was hoping that she was coping with the trip fine. She probably was, the brunette sure was a stubborn one, Kendall of all people knew that very well.

The previews for future movies switched on, the lights dimming in the theatre. Everyone quieted down as the film rolled on. Kendall glanced over at Jo and smiled as he watched the girl stare intently at the screen in front of her. Though these types of movies weren't really his cup of tea, he didn't mind if it was with Jo.

They watched in peace for a good half hour, Kendall actually chuckling at a few parts with Jo. It wasn't until the climax of the movie where Jo's phone began to vibrate, signaling a call. At first, she tried to ignore it, but the call continued to distract her from the movie. She frowned as she pulled her phone out, raising a brow at the person calling.

"I'll be right back," she whispered, causing a confused look to appear on Kendall's face. He watched as the actress stood, trying her best to stay out of everyone's view. He frowned to himself as she exit the theatre.

Probably work, again. he thought as he shook his head and took a handful of popcorn, stuffing it into his mouth.

As the movie progress, Kendall had almost forgotten he had come with this girlfriend. It wasn't until there were only fifteen minutes of the movie left that the singer had realized Jo had yet to come back. He quietly stood up, excusing himself from the theatre as best as he could. He sighed as he dusted himself off, glancing around and looking for Jo. He stuffed his hands into his pockets and frowned, not sure where to look.

He stepped outside and his eyes softened as he caught sight of Jo sitting on a bench, phone pressed to her ear. She nodded to the other person on the line as she glanced up. Her eyes widened as she stood to her feet. "Kendall!"

Said date walked over to her as he began to realize just how irritated he was. He waited for another ten minutes, looking over his shoulder and watching as the people that he had been watching the movie with all began to migrate out of the building. He looked back at Jo as she finally hung up. She sighed as she smiled weakly up at Kendall.

"Sorry-"

"Work, I'm guessing?" Kendall asked as Jo nodded with a frown.

"I'm so sorry! I couldn't miss this call." At first, Kendall was going to go with his usual "it's ok" route, but something inside of him was different. He didn't want to say it was ok, because at the end of the day, it wasn't. The more he realized how annoyed he had been, the more annoyed he became; it was a vicious and endless cycle.

"Jo, how many dates have you canceled because of work?" Said girl blinked, surprised by the question.

"I-I..I don't know."

"You've canceled a lot. And honestly, I get it, work is really important. Work's important to me too, but when we're together, why can't it ever just be us?" Kendall asked, Jo's eyes softening. "It's like, you have to bring your manager, cast, and crew when we go out!"

"Kendall…" Jo couldn't argue. She had to admit, she truly did put work as her number one priority, but Kendall was just as important to her. It was just hard for her to balance the two out.

"I know that I've been really busy with work since I started the show, and I'm really sorry that I cancel a lot, but we can make this work."

"I've been trying to make it work, Jo," Kendall argued. "It feels like I'm the only one who's been trying to make it work."

"That's not true!" Jo said as she stood to her feet. "You know that's not true."

"Really? I'm always the one asking you when you're free, I'm always the one switching my schedule so it can fit yours, and I'm always the one that goes out of their way to make sure you're happy," he argued.

He wasn't angry, he almost felt relieved. He had been holding back what he was really feeling because he didn't want to ruin things and start a fight, but he realized how wrong he was to do that. He should've said something before, but as long as the truth was coming out, that was all that mattered.

"…I didn't know you were feeling this way," Jo said apologetically as Kendall sighed, plopping down on the bench. He shook his head as his mind began to grow clouded, exhaustion suddenly getting the best of him.

"Can you blame me?"

"No, it's completely understandable," Jo said softly as she sighed. The two sat in silence for a few minutes, both realizing just how deafening it could be. Kendall sighed once more as he frowned. His stress level had suddenly risen because of this conversation, and he knew that he and Jo would be going through a strange phase after this. It was in the pit of his stomach; things were going to be different.

"…What now?" Kendall asked as Jo looked down at her boyfriend. She sighed as she sat beside him.

"…I don't know."

Kendall released a defeated sigh as he frowned more. "Man, things would be so different if Jayne-"

Both of the blonds sat in silence as Kendall's eyes widened. Jo blinked as she slowly turned to the singer beside her. An extremely wounded look came over the actress as she began to scoot away from the singer. Neither of them were sure if what had just happened had actually happened.

Kendall quickly looked up at his girlfriend as she slowly stood to her feet. "What…What did you just say?"