Chapter Sixteen

Aria woke up to the sound of her cell phone. She shoved some tissues out of the way to reveal her ringing and vibrating cell phone. She composed herself and answered.

"Hello?" she said in a trying-to-be-happy-but-in-actual-reality-I'm-really-really-really-upset voice.

"Hey Aria. It's Kelly and I have great news!" Kelly said in an overly excited tone. "Gustavo has a song that he's finishing up for your new album. It's a love song and it's a duet!"

"Oh, awesome! I can't wait to hear it!" Aria said. She tried to sound really excited but she honestly had no desire to sing a love song, especially with another person.

"So, can you come in tomorrow around 9-ish?" she asked.

Aria agreed and said good bye. She hung up the phone, groaned and fell back onto her bed.

Kendall was laying face down on the couch. Logan walked into the room.

"Have you been there all night?" he asked.

"Why does it matter?" Kendall groaned into the couch cushion.

"Okay, I realize that you're upset but there's no need to be snippy." Logan said back.

"Logan, I love her. You don't understand what I'm going through okay? Just let me sulk." Kendall said.

"Do you want me to talk to her?" Logan asked, sitting on the couch next to Kendall.

"What's the use? She hates me." Kendall said lifelessly into the couch.

"She doesn't hate you. She's probably just as upset right now as you are." Logan said.

Kendall didn't respond.

"I'm going to talk to her." Logan said.

Kendall just sat face down in the couch.

Logan got up and marched out the door and straight to Aria's apartment.

Aria was laying on her bed thinking. Her thought process was interrupted by a knock on her door.

She panicked. What if it was Kendall? She thought. She couldn't let him see her as upset and broken as she was. She tip toed to the door and looked through the peep hole. It was Logan? What did he want? She thought to herself. She opened the door.

"Logan?" she said giving him a questioning look.

"Hi." He said shooting her a half smile. "Can I talk to you?"

"uh, I guess." She said letting him in.

"Listen, I know you're probably really upset about the whole Kendall situation but you need to understand that he's just as upset over this as you are. He really didn't have a choice. It was either go to the event with Candice or be out of Big Time Rush. He didn't want to hurt you and he didn't have the time to call you before we had to leave Rocque Records. Aria, he loves you. He's sitting face down on the couch right now sulking and being upset because he loves you so much. You don't even have to say anything. Okay? I just needed you to know that." Logan said as he headed towards the door.

Aria had tears in her eyes. "Logan?" she said. He turned around.

"Yeah?"

Aria's tears spilled over. "I made a terrible mistake she sobbed. Logan went over to her and hugged her. She sobbed into his shirt.

Logan patted her on the back. "It's okay." He said trying to calm her down.

"No, it's not. I broke up with the best person that's ever been in my life." Saying this made her sob even harder.

After 5 minutes of Logan comforting her, Aria managed to calm down.

"So, what are you going to do?" Logan asked.

"I don't know." Aria sniffled. "I'll figure something out."

Aria said good bye to Logan.

Logan headed back to his apartment.

Kendall glanced at the door to see Logan walk in. He jumped up and ran over to Logan almost tripping over his own feet. He grabbed Logan's shoulders and yelled "WHAT'D SHE SAY!" at him with a crazy look in his eyes.

Logan started at him in shock. "She said…" Logan looked down awkwardly. "I'm sorry dude. It's over."

Kendall looked crushed. He walked back over to the couch and fell face first into it and groaned loudly.

James walked into the room. "Hey we have to be at Rocque Records at – uh is he going to be okay?" he asked pointing to Kendall.

"Possibly." Logan answered. "what time do we have to be at Rocque Records?"

"uh, 9:30." James said.

Carlos walked into the room with corn dogs, pie and a pink smoothie.

"Cheer up Kendall! I brought you your favourite foods to make you happy." He said.

"Uh, Carlos those are your favourite foods." Logan said gesturing to the corn dogs and pie.

Carlos looked down at the corn dogs and the pie. "Oh." He said in a mixture of confusion and relief. "oh well!"