So, this story is going to officially be coming to a close in the next chapter! It's been a long and fun time writing this story and I honestly can't really believe that it's going to be coming to an end. Thanks for all of you readers that have stuck around since the beginning! I appreciate every single person who's read this and support this and my writing! I appreciate it all! I'm glad you guys liked reading this as much as I liked writing it (hopefully you did) and I couldn't be more thankful for you all =)

Disclaimer: I don't own BTR or the song lyrics

"I don't know how it gets better than this. You take my hand and drag me head first fearless."

Big Time Rush's concert had been a huge success. The boys had made a rather great impression on new fans and the four couldn't have been more excited about their upcoming flight to London. They had worked so hard for their moment to shine, and it was finally coming. All of the late nights, early mornings, long hours of singing and dancing, everything was going to finally pay off.

Perhaps that was why Kendall was having such a hard time getting sleep.

No, that was definitely not why.

It was an hour or so past midnight and almost everyone in apartment 2J was fast asleep. The boys had a flight across the Atlantic at 11 am so it was important that they were well rested and ready to go as soon as they landed. But as the dirty blond of the group laid on his bed, he could only stare at the ceiling, a single voice ringing in his mind.

"Crap!" Kendall sat up as he sighed and looked over at Logan, who had almost fallen fast asleep before his roommate's sudden eruption.

"Sorry if I woke you up," the conflicted blond said quietly, Logan shaking his head before yawning.

"Not like I'm not used to staying up till ungodly hours of the night," the more cautious boy of the two joked. Kendall chuckled before he sighed and frowned, causing Logan to frown as well.

"You thinking about what happened earlier with Jayne?"

"Yeah," the blond said honestly. "I've got so much to say, but there's literally no time for me to tell her anything."

"That's true…" Logan said as he thought for a moment.

"Too bad there's no way to make time, huh?"

An idea had suddenly popped into Kendall's head. "You're a genius!"

Logan blinked, confused as to why he was a genius that time around. He watched curiously as Kendall shoved his blanket aside. He stumbled to his closet, using his cell phone as a source of light, and began to throw some clothes on.

"If I don't have time tomorrow, I'll just make time now!" Kendall smiled as he waved, quietly making his way out their room; the last thing he wanted was for his mother to wake up. It was definitely past his curfew.

"Thanks, Logan!" Said boy didn't have a chance to reply as his bedroom door softly clicked shut. He shook his head before falling back and closing his eyes with a smile across his lips.

If I go to sleep now, I'll definitely get… A sigh resonated in a small room as a pair of blue eyes flickered to the digital clock sitting on the nightstand. Six hours of sleep…

Jayne frowned to herself as she flipped over to her side. She stared into the darkness and groaned as she sat up and kicked the sheets off her body. She stood to her feet and made her way to the kitchen; maybe a bit of walking and water would help her feel a better. She walked over to the cabinet and grabbed a glass, pressing it against the fridge water filter. She watched as the cup filled up with the clear liquid, her heart feeling heavy.

She couldn't stop from thinking about what she had done just a few hours before. It was torturing her, especially because the two hadn't really discussed how things were going to be from now on. Kendall leaving the country for three months only made things worse for the brunette. She couldn't stand the idea of him leaving without either of them working out their emotions clearly.

Jayne strode into her room, walking to her bed and placing the cup on her nightstand. She slid into bed, but realization hit her. She raised a confused brow as she stared at her cell phone. The light signaling a call or text was blinking, but that didn't make sense; who'd be up at this hour?

The dancer grabbed her phone and unlocked it. Her blue eyes widened as a text message appeared from the last person she had expected. She should have known better though.

She reread the text message a few times as she slowly began to sit up. She bit her lip as she cleared her throat.

Meet me by the pool. And yeah, I know it's late, but you don't really get a choice!

See you in a few.

-Kendall

Jayne wasn't sure what to do. She could either ignore the text and go back to sleep or she could actually listen to the dirty blond and meet him by the pool. She sighed and shook her head, setting her phone down and pulling the sheets over herself. She stopped at the sound of her phone vibrating once again.

And I know you read this, so don't try and pretend you didn't and go back to sleep.

Why did Kendall have to know her so well?

Jayne anxiously rose from her bed as she slipped her flip-flops on and made her way out of the apartment. She was glad her aunt was still away for the wedding; her leaving the apartment so late would not bode well with the older woman.

She quietly walked out of her apartment, making her way to the elevator. She glanced around, the hallway empty of any sign of life. She sighed, pressing the button to the lobby floor. She waited anxiously, the elevator dinging and signaling her arrival to the right floor.

Was she ready to accept whatever was about to happen? Jayne had never had someone confess to her nor did she ever confess to anyone before, so the whole process was a bit confusing and new for her. Where were they going to go from there? Was she going to be able to handle everything? Were her and Kendall finally going to be able to put everything past them and finally be by the other's side?

She had a feeling they would.

Jayne hesitantly made her way toward the pool, not sure what to expect from the wild singer. Her eyes widened as she glanced around, surprised to find no one around. That's when she had noticed it.

"What…" the brunette mumbled under her breath as she noticed a quivering, dim light shining from one of the cabanas. She raised a brow as she made her way toward said cabana, her curiosity hitting its peak. She called out for Kendall, but he didn't answer, which caused the young girl to panic slightly.

"Kendall, if this is a joke, I swear. I'm going to kill-" Jayne stopped as she pulled the flap to the tent open. Her eyes widened as she stared down at a neatly set table, a single candle sitting in the middle. She tried to form words, but she was too surprised at what she had just found.

"I know." Jayne jumped slightly as she span around to meet the dirty blond who had called her down at the ridiculous time of night. "I did a pretty good job, yeah?"

Jayne rolled her eyes as she smiled slightly at the smirk on Kendall's face. "Come on, you can admit it. It's a little impressive," he said teasingly as the brunette glanced back at the table.

"I suppose it's ok," she replied back playfully. It was strange to be back to joking with her neighbor, but it felt so good to do it. She had missed that exact type of interaction with her best friend. She could slowly feel the life coming back into her, the color returning to her world as she spoke with the taller male.

"You're missing the centerpiece though."

"What? A candle doesn't count?"

"Who taught you how to decorate?" Jayne teased as the singer rolled his eyes.

No matter how annoying the girl tried to be, it only made Kendall fall harder.

"Well, even if I did forget that, you've got to give me credit for this!" the dirty blond said enthusiastically as he pulled out a small bouquet of flowers he had created himself. Jayne blinked, surprised as she stared at the mixture of flowers that the boy must have taken from the Palm Woods' park. She tried to fight against her smile, but failed to win the battle. She took the small bouquet as she chuckled and nodded.

"I'll give you that much," she said as they sat down at the table, Kendall smiling widely.

They sat in silence for a few minutes, Jayne trying to organize her thoughts. She was confused at what was going on, but she couldn't have been more happy with the fact that things seemed to have finally settle down with Kendall. She couldn't keep up with the changing of pace. First they were friends, then she hated him, then he liked her but she wasn't sure how she felt, and then she had said all of those things at the concert; it was too much for her mind and heart to take.

"…Kendall-"

"Please, don't," said boy interrupted as Jayne blinked. "I'm leaving in seven hours to go perform across the world. I'm going to be gone for three months." That brought a deep frown to the dancer's face as she thought about the idea of not seeing her friends for three whole months. What was she going to do?

"So, instead of worrying about everything that happened and sitting here brooding about that whole fight we had, I want to just sit and talk and be with you, ok?" Kendall gave the girl across from his a pleading gaze as she thought for a moment. A soft smile appeared across her lips after a few seconds as she nodded.

So the two did just that. They sat and talked and enjoyed the other's presence just like they had done before. Both couldn't have been more content with the situation that Kendall had created. It was exactly what they needed. It was as if they had never stopped talking in the first place. Kendall made the same jokes and Jayne reacted to them the way she always would. The chemistry was still there, the comfortable atmosphere was still there, but still, something was also different.

Jayne wasn't sure what it was, but she was seeing the leader of Big Time Rush in a different light. Actually, she was seeing everything in a different light. It must have been the long month where she didn't speak to him that made her realize just how much she appreciated and needed the boys in her life. She hadn't realized how grateful she was for their presence in her life until that moment she was sitting with Kendall, talking about absolutely nothing.

The time had passed quickly, and though it was already half past dawn, neither of the teens were tired at all. All of their pent up anxiety and feelings had been forgotten.

Kendall and Jayne sat with their feet in the pool water, looking up at as the color of the sky shifted from a dark violet color to a light blue with a hue of pink and orange as well. They smiled at the sky before Kendall glanced over at Jayne.

"Can I ask you something?" he inquired as the girl looked over at her friend with a raised brow.

"What?"

"What made you show up to the concert and…well, you know," Kendall said with a shrug as Jayne released a sigh and shook her head.

"I guess it was a lot of things," she stated as she stared at the ripples in the water. "I missed talking to you, and then it had hit me that you guys were going to be in Europe for three months, and then…" she trailed off as she laughed at herself, confusing Kendall.

"What?"

"Well, when we ran into each other in the hallway, and you didn't say anything to me, I really thought you had given up on me…and I didn't want you to leave me behind," she said as she chuckled and shook her head. "And then I kept thinking about it, and how you had said how much you liked me, and it just got me riled up."

She was surprised at how natural it had felt to say all of those things. She was sure that if she had been asked that same question before she would have stumbled over her words and tried to just avoid the conversation entirely, but she was different now. It was probably easier to talk about it because of the fact that she was no longer trying to fight herself anymore, and everything was now out in the open for the both of them.

There was no point in beating around the bush anymore.

Kendall stared at Jayne as his eyes softened, the sun shining off of the green, causing them to shine. He smiled as he leaned back against his hands, kicking his feet a bit. "I wasn't giving up."

Jayne looked over at her companion with a raised brow as he glanced at her with a smirk.

"You think I would give up that easily?"

"I-I…I don't know," Jayne muttered as Kendall chuckled, sitting back up straight.

"There's no way I could ever give up on you," he stated simply. "But Big Time Rush had big plans, and I kept screwing up and getting distracted. It wasn't fair to the guys. We've all been working so hard, and I was sitting there weighing the group down," he explained, things making much more sense to the brunette beside him.

"I couldn't keep letting myself half-ass everything, especially since this is James' big dream. It's mine too, but this has been it for him from the start. I had to give my all," he stated with a smile as he looked at the girl. "So, in order to do that, I had to push my own problems away and focus on Big Time Rush's."

"Oh…" Now that Jayne had thought about it, she felt slightly embarrassed that she had even thought that Kendall would just stop and ignore her. She should have known better than that.

Jayne chuckled after mulling everything over in her head before she sighed and shook her head. "We really are just a pair of idiots."

"Looks like it," Kendall replied back playfully as he glanced at his phone for the time.

"Wow, it's already six in the morning."

"That's crazy," Jayne stated with wide eyes as she glanced at her own phone to find the time to be true. She shook her head as she looked over at the blond.

"I think it's time to go," she said as she stood to her feet, letting the warm breeze dry her legs. She smiled as she held her hand to Kendall, who looked at it before he smiled and stood to his own feet.

They walked side by side in silence. They didn't say a word all the way through the elevator ride until the two had reached 2H. Kendall smiled as the brunette turned to face him.

"Hey," he began with a smile. "Looks like this was technically our first date!"

Jayne rolled her eyes as she laughed slightly and shook her head. "Looks like it."

Neither said anything for a few seconds before Kendall opened his arms and pulled the girl into a warm embrace. Jayne closed her eyes and smiled, taking a deep breath and holding the taller person just as tightly. She leaned into him, the exhaustion slowly falling over her. Kendall sighed as he pulled away after a few seconds. He smiled down at her, trying to fight the frown that was slowly appearing. It didn't help that Jayne too was wearing one of her most saddest looking frowns.

"Don't look like that."

"Like what?" the dancer asked, masking her disappointment with a confused expression.

Kendall chuckled as he shook his head. "Don't look so upset."

Jayne blinked before she rolled her eyes and crossed her arms in front of her chest. "Shut up."

The silence fell over both of them again, neither wanting to leave so soon. It was inevitable, but the both of them weren't ready to say goodbye.

"You going to come say bye to everyone before we leave?" the dirty blond asked curiously as Jayne thought for a moment.

"When's your flight?"

"The car'll be here to get us at 10 or something." Jayne thought before she shrugged.

"I might be sleeping still," she said playfully as Kendall rolled his eyes. The girl smiled as she took a step toward Kendall. Deciding to throw her inhibitions to the wind one time, the brunette raised herself on to the tip of her toes and softly placed her lips on Kendall's cheek. She smiled into the innocent kiss as she felt Kendall tense under the feather-like touch.

The singer blinked as he stood as still as a statue. He hadn't been expecting something that crazy from the girl, though in actuality a kiss on the cheek truly wasn't that crazy. Kendall gave Jayne different standards though.

"I'll see you later, Kendall." Jayne smiled as she turned and disappeared into her home.

Kendall stood outside of 2H for a few seconds, letting everything roll over into his head. He blinked before realization hit him. A grin appeared across his lips as he silently cheered, throwing his fist into the air and then pulling it down. He ran to his own apartment and quietly snuck in, everyone still sleeping soundly in their beds. He leaned against the door for a second longer before he walked into his room, his roommate sleeping like a child.

The day couldn't have started off any better. Kendall wasn't sure what to call himself and his neighbor, but he had finally gotten to the place where he wanted to be. He and Jayne were definitely more than just friends, and that was all that mattered. Everything he had gone through, everything he had worked for, it all had paid off in the end. All of the heartache and all of the pain, it wasn't a big deal compared to the prize at the end of the journey.

The singer fell back on to his bed, not bothering to change out of his clothes. He was only going to have to change back into them in three hours. He smiled up at the ceiling as his green eyes began to shut, though the happy expression never disappeared.

"Boys! The car's waiting downstairs!" Mrs. Knight sighed as she shook her head; she knew she should have woken the boys up a half hour earlier.

The woman smiled as she watched her daughter walk out of the room, briefcase packed and carryon ready to go. "I'm glad someone's ready," the mother of two stated exasperatedly as Katie shrugged.

"I'll go handle this," Katie said with a smirk. She marched up to the stairs that led to James and Carlos' room. Mrs. Knight waited patiently, but jumped as she heard a shrill scream. She watched as Carlos' helmet came tumbling down from over the swirly slide.

"NOT THE HELMET!"

Jennifer laughed and watched as one of her sons came shooting through the slide, grabbing and petting the black head protector. She shook her head but jumped once more as Carlos' partially unzipped suitcase came through the air, landing beside the Latino. He jumped as well, narrowing his eyes up at Katie, who smiled innocently at him.

"Oops!"

"Katie!" Carlos snapped as the girl came down the slide, hopping out and dusting herself off.

"One down…" she mumbled before she walked down the hall into Logan and Kendall's room. The two in the living room waited and listened, eyes widening at the sound of Logan's shocked scream and Kendall's irritated voice.

"Katie! Knock next time!" the chaperone heard her son snap.

"We could've been naked!" Logan exclaimed afterwards. Jennifer and Carlos exchanged glances before seeing Logan stumbling out, shirt on backwards, carryon bag flung over his shoulder, suitcase hanging limply in his hand. Kendall soon followed quickly behind his roommate, slightly bumping into his back as he smoothed his hair out, one shoe on and the other in his hand. His flannel shirt was buttoned up in the wrong slots, but he was indeed packed and ready.

"Jeez, you know it hurts when you do that!" Logan whined as he rubbed his left ear lobe, Katie appearing from behind them and smiling to herself. She blinked and frowned as she turned to the bathroom.

"He's still in there?" the young girl asked as the other boys nodded.

"It always takes him an hour to shower."

"He's a guy! What could he possibly be doing in there?" Katie snapped as the other three shrugged. Kendall's sister rolled her eyes before she shook her head and stomped to the bathroom door.

James was in for it now."James! Come on! We're supposed to be out there now!" Katie said, James ignoring her voice as he flicked his air about for a second.

"I'm almost done!"

"James!"

"Hey! Beauty like this takes time-" the face of the band never got to finish his explanation as the bathroom door swung open. James yelped out in fear as he jumped back, Katie standing in the doorway with a knowing look on her face.

"Wh-Who cares anyways! It's just hair!" James said uneasily, a sheepish smile appear on his lips. Katie smiled sweetly at him as she watched him scurry past her and into his room.

"Be out in a second!"

"And that's how it's done," Katie said with a smug look on her face, her mother chuckling and hugging her daughter from the side.

"How did I get so lucky with you two?" Mrs. Knight asked playfully as Kendall and Katie smirked at each other.

The six finally made it downstairs and through the lobby, and smiled as Camille came through the hotel entrance. She smiled at everyone as they smiled back at her.

"Hey, Camille," Kendall said as the brunette smiled back at the four boys, greeting Katie and Mrs. Knight first. She then turned her attention to the singers as they smiled at her.

"Ready for your big debut in Europe?" she asked as they boys grinned.

"You bet we are!" Carlos exclaimed as the method actress chuckled and nodded.

"So many hot chicks!" James added, causing the others to laugh.

"Well, we'll definitely be missing you guys," the curly haired girl stated as the boys nodded.

"We'll be back before you know it!" Kendall said optimistically as the actress nodded. She opened her arms, hugging each of the boys, and stopped at Logan. The genius of the group blinked, slightly afraid of what was to happen next.

"Logan?"

"Ye-Yeah?" Said singer didn't have time to react as he felt a palm collide with the side of his face. He winced as the slapping sound resonated into the lobby. The pain hadn't even registered fully into his head before he felt lips glue themselves to his own. By the time he blinked, it had all ended.

Camille smiled as she gave Logan's unslapped cheek a gentle caress. "Try not to forget me over there."

"Never could," Logan said through the pain as he rubbed his cheek and smiled weakly.

The actress waved once more before she began to walk away. Everyone else began to make their way to the car parked out front that was meant for them, but stopped at the sound of another's voice.

"Leaving already?"

The four turned around, and their eyes widened as Jo stood before them, bags of her own packed. She smiled kindly at them as they smiled back at her. James approached the blonde first, Carlos and Logan following after him. Kendall merely watched, a small smile stitched across his lips as he watched the four talk. He waited for the three to look over at him and nod before he approached his ex-girlfriend, his best friends walking to the car to help Mrs. Knight with her luggage first.

The once popular couple stood in an easy silence for a moment before the singer broke it. "You're packed up. Where are you going?" he asked as Jo glanced at her things. She smiled up at the boy as she sighed.

"I booked a part in a movie, but it's shooting in New Zealand for three years. My flight's in a few hours, but my dad wants to get lunch with my mom."

"Three years?" Kendall repeated, surprised by the length of time filming would take. The blonde nodded as she clasped her hands together behind her back.

"Yup. I'm a little nervous," she said honestly as Kendall chuckled and shook his head.

"You have no reason to be nervous. You're an amazing actress. You'll do great," he complimented as said actress stared into his green eyes. His gaze softened as his smile disappeared for a moment.

"Jo-"

"Thanks...for everything," she said, interrupting whatever the oldest Knight had to say. Nothing else needed to be said because Kendall knew she wasn't talking about the compliment he had given her. She was talking about the bigger picture that had finally been finished being painted for them. Though their painting was done and they would both begin their own pieces of art on their own canvases, both would hang their picture up and remember it.

"You guys are going to rock Europe."

Kendall's smile returned as he sighed. "You think so?"

"I know so." Jo smirked as the singer chuckled and nodded.

"…Good luck, Jo," Kendall said as Jo smiled and nodded.

"You too."

The leader of BTR opened his arms up to hug the girl for what would probably be the last time. Jo took the hug, his hold familiar yet unrecognizable at the same time. It was something she would miss, but let go of, for his embrace was not meant to comfort her anymore.

Jo released a deep breath as she pulled away and smiled up at the boy. He smiled back at her as he waved, the actress walking away and waving back at him. She took one last look before she approached her father's side and got into the car.

Kendall stood in the parking lot for a moment before he smiled to himself and turned to his family. The boys looked back at him, waiting for some sort of sign from him. He merely continued to smile as he walked up to his mother and helped her with her last bag. She gave his shoulder a squeeze as she smiled at him and began to help Katie with her bags.

The four continued on with their own things before someone else had caught their attention; loading the car was going to be a longer task than expected. "So you guys were just going to leave without a goodbye?"

The boys were first to spin around, Jayne smiling playfully at them. They all grinned as Carlos threw his things into the trunk and then threw himself into Jayne's arms. "I MISSED YOU!" he cried out as he hugged the girl tightly, the brunette laughing and hugging the Latino back.

"I missed you too, Carlos."

"Jayne!" James was next to attack as the other boy released her. She felt arms wrap around her as she smiled, hugging her taller friend back.

"Don't worry," James stated. "You'll always be number one in my heart, even out of all the super fly and hot European girls with accents!"

"Thanks, James." Jayne chuckled as he released her from his hold. She then turned to Logan, who smiled brightly at her.

"Glad to see you're alive."

"Alive and kicking," she added as Logan shook his head and held her tightly.

"Take care, ok?" Jayne said as Logan nodded and released her, giving her shoulders a squeeze.

The last goodbye would be the hardest.

The two untitled couple weren't sure what to expect in the future. Things felt so rushed, and both still had so much to say and show to the other, but they knew that time was of the essence. Instead of moping and complaining about the time they didn't have, they would both cherish the time that they had had together, even if a lot of it had consisted of fighting and confusion, because at the end of the day, it brought the two to where they were now.

Together.

Jayne and Kendall smiled brightly at each other, everyone turning away and busying themselves with things to do to give the two privacy.

"…You know, three months really isn't that long," Kendall pointed out as Jayne tried to force herself to smile. Out of everyone, she'd miss the dirty blond the most.

"Yeah, you keep telling yourself that," the dancer replied back quietly, Kendall frowning a bit. He gently grabbed the girl by the wrist before pulling her into a warm and tight embrace. Jayne welcomed it as she closed her eyes, making sure to remember the warmth emitting from his body. She sighed as she took a step back after a few seconds.

"You guys are going to be great out there!" she said with a confident smile as Kendall nodded. He raised a brow, noticing the girl's dance bag around her shoulder.

"Practice?"

"Yeah, I'm teaching a class in an hour and thought I'd get some of my own practice in."

Kendall nodded as he smiled and sighed. "…When I come back…you and me…"

"I'll be waiting right here for you." Jayne replied back softly as she smiled up at the dirty blond. Kendall smiled back down at her before he slowly leaned forward.

The girl had been anticipating that move, but she made not efforts to escape like Kendall thought she would. Instead she smiled and closed her eyes, letting whatever was about to happen, happen. The singer smiled as he let his green eyes flutter shut, his soft lips pressing lightly against hers.

Jayne stiffened at first, the touch of his lips feeling foreign to her, but as the seconds passed by, she began to relax, Kendall's hand finding its way to her cheek. He released a hum of satisfaction as Jayne pressed back against his lips. Having never kissed anybody in any intimate way before, she wasn't sure what to do, but it was almost like a natural instinct took over.

She leaned into his body as he let his arms wrap around her small figure. He pulled her closer as his smooth lips began to move, Jayne having no other option but to follow his lead. She smiled slightly as Kendall began to chuckle, pulling away and letting his forehead rest against Jayne's.

Yes, things were finally the way they were supposed to be.

The moment had been short, but it was flawless. Jayne knew that nothing would top that first kiss. Not unless it was another perfect kiss from that boy.

"Jayne, take care honey. And Claire too." The dancer smiled at Kendall's mother as she nodded and waved to the woman and Katie.

"Make sure you keep these idiots out of trouble," the brunette said to the younger girl. Kendall's sister smirked as she nodded.

"Got it."

"You know, I'm an adult now, I can take care of myself!" Kendall stated as Jayne chuckled and shook her head.

"Why don't you start acting like one then?"

"You just don't know when to shut up, do you?" Kendall replied back as he smirked, Jayne smirking back at him. They stared at each other for a second longer before Kendall nodded.

"I'll be back."

"I'll be here."

Jayne watched as she continued to smile, waving as Kendall climbed into the black car. She released a sigh as the vehicle pulled out of the driveway of the hotel, disappearing down the road.

She should have been more worried about what was going to happen after three months. She should have been more worried about what she was going to do now that the boys were gone, and she should have probably been more worried about Kendall being across the world, meeting new people; girls specifically. But something inside of her knew that things were going to be ok. For once in Jayne's life, she wasn't so scared.

The dancer smiled as she looked up at the sun and nodded to herself. She headed down the sidewalk, bag slung over her shoulder.

Something about her was different. Something about her had shifted. She could feel it in her bones, even in her step as she walked down the street. She wasn't able to put anything into exact words, but Jayne wasn't afraid anymore. As she made her way to the dance studio, she found that she no longer had to worry about anything. She had shed her old coat, and was embracing her new one.

"Ok, Jayne. Lets do this." She crossed the street and smiled to herself.

She couldn't wait for the end of Big Time Rush's tour.