A/N: Oh gosh you guys, I'm such a Carphanie fan, even though they barely had any moments together. I just really want Carlos to get some love. He's such a sweetheart and totally deserves it. Anyway, back to the story… For those who asked for more Lomille… ;)


They gathered into the girls' main room on Monday afternoon, still soaking in last week's events. Mr. Jones was given a two week leave as the faculty continued their investigation. Stephanie was still allowed to attend classes but was closely guarded by faculty and other staff members. She spent most nights locked in her room, crying because of everything that had unfolded. Her parents were informed of the situation and although they believed that nothing had happened, tension was still apparent at the Simmons' household. Carlos was at a loss for words as he tried his hardest to keep faith in his girlfriend but Jennifer A.'s excessive taunts were getting to him.

"You can't let her get to you," James urged his best friend.

"I know," Carlos whined, "I've known Stephanie for a while and she would never do anything like this."

"She wouldn't," Jo assured. The girls had known each other since middle school, further emphasizing how well they knew one another.

"Jennifer is just trying to start something," James mumbled, "As if she doesn't get involved enough."

Kendall agreed, "Yeah, ignore her. She really isn't worth it."

"You're right," Carlos nodded his head, "You're right. We need to be there for her – I need to be there for her."

The door slowly opened and they all turned their attention to see Stephanie walking in with a tired expression. Carlos immediately walked up to her and led her to the rest of the group, she gave them a sad smile before resting her head on Carlos' shoulder.

"How did the meeting with the faculty go?" Carlos tentatively asked.

"Awful," she snuggled in closer, "Headmaster Collins and four other professors were there, two of them I had before, and the others I've never met."

Jo got up and brought her some hot chocolate.

Stephanie continued, "The way they just kept staring at me and questioning me… Mr. Jones did nothing wrong – I did nothing wrong! I just can't believe this is happening to us. Mr. Jones has a wife and son, he can't lose his job over this. I kept telling them the truth but it doesn't feel like it's enough."

Logan, who sat on the other side of her, spoke up, "Sadly, this is a sick rumor that got carried away. However, you and Mr. Jones have the same story and have never been in trouble before which will work for you. You've also got us and other classmates who are willing to testify for you."

"I really appreciate it," she gave them a grateful smile, "I really do hope this gets settled soon. I don't know how much more this I can handle."

"Did you want to go back to my dorm?" Carlos offered, "James, is that ok?"

"Yeah of course," James reassured them, "Logan and I will just play hoops or something."

Logan nodded, causing Stephanie and Carlos to get off the couch and leave the room. James followed so he could change his clothes.

Once they left, Jo put the empty cups in the sink, "Oh man… I forgot I was supposed to work with Jett on that Government project later today."

Kendall smirked, "How's that going?"

She shrugged, "It's as ok as it can get. He keeps trying to talk to me and beg me to take him back, when all I want to do is just work on the project so I can get away from his face."

"Why don't you work with me and Kendall?" Camille suggested, "I guess it doesn't hurt if we work on our project right now too."

Kendall liked the idea, "Sure, I've got nothing else planned. Let me get our stuff from my room."

"I'll come with you," Jo instantly offered, "Maybe we can drop by Jett's and tell him to meet us back here."

They smiled at each other and walked side by side towards the door, leaving Logan and Camille alone. She got up and started to clean the table, then moved to the kitchen and organized various objects, and stopped at the sink to watch the dishes. Cleaning was her way of dealing with stress and she had been feeling that way for a few days. Logan walked over to Camille and wrapped her in a hug, her back resting against his chest.

"You're feeling overwhelmed," he stated.

She let out a long sigh and relaxed in his hold, "I can't believe this is happening to Stephanie. I can't believe so much of the drama is involving our group. We've done such a good job staying away from it."

Logan smirked, "I guess it's the curse of senior year."

Camille turned to face him and wrapped her arms around his waist, "How are you managing to stay so calm?"

"I know it doesn't seem like it, but everything will work out," he told her, "The truth will come out, we'll move on from this, and it will be nothing but a distant memory."

His words brought temporary peace to her, but she was still skeptical. Camille's thoughts were interrupted when Logan started to rub gentle circles on the small of her back.

"In the meanwhile, try to relax," he moved closer to her.

A sly smile appeared on her lips, "And how do you suppose I do that?"

"I've got an idea," he whispered as moved closer, capturing her lips.

Camille gladly accepted the distraction as she moved her hands to his hair so she could pull Logan in closer. She could feeling him smiling against her, which gave her the opportunity to snake her tongue into his mouth. There were no complaints from him since he tilted his head to the right for better access. They were lost in the kiss and Logan pulled away first but immediately attached his lips to her neck. Camille's eyes fluttered at the contact as she massaged his scalp. Slowly, he moved back to her lips and resumed their initial action.

"I knew it!"

Camille and Logan separated themselves as fast as they could but the damage was already done. They stared back at Kendall, who raised an eyebrow and gave them a knowing look.


A/N: About time someone caught them, right? As if they could keep it a secret for too long. What's going to happen now? Hm. Haha, thanks for your support!