As soon as I walked in the door after my date I felt I would regret it.

"James Diamond!" My mother's screeching voice reached my ears.

"Mom?" I asked in shock and worry. This would not be good. "What are you doing here?"

"I can't not believe you!" She shouted, storming right up to me. "I thought I raised you to respect your elders!"

Out of the corner of my eye I noticed Mrs. Knight and the guys. Mrs. Knight flinched at the elder comment. I sighed realizing why my mother was really here.

"I'm not going to stop dating her." I replied flatly. "I know it was rude to walk out like that and childish too but-,"

"No buts! What you did was wrong and I demand you stop dating that girl!"

"No."

The guys gasped.

"What did you just say to me?" My mother hissed.

"No."

"James Diamond-,"

"You're worried about me breaking her heart right?"

Everyone nodded. "Well wouldn't be breaking up with her break her heart?"

No one knew how to respond to that. "I don't want to hurt her. I do really like this girl and I want this relationship to last."

"But James-," Logan started.

"Why won't you understand that I'm serious?" I exclaimed. "I can't even tell you who she is because you won't trust in me! She's upset that you don't even care enough to meet her!"

They at least had the decency to look guilty. "I want to keep her around ok? I'm not being selfish or conceited and I'm not hurting her either. It would be selfish of me to leave her because she wants me around as much as I do her."

"You know that did sound a little bias." Logan noted.

I lightly glared. "So not the point."

Logan smiled sheepishly. It was the first time any of us had been on good terms since earlier. My mom didn't seem to want to give in though.

"You could explain to her why you have to break up. Tell her you're a heartbreaker and a womanizer."

"Why would I ever say that?" I shouted.

"Honesty is good for a relationship."

"Well she already knows so there! She was the one who asked me to act like that. It was all a pretend game for her and for me. It was so we could finally be together when the age was right for dating. The plan worked perfectly. Neither of us loves another."

"You broke all those poor girls' hearts for a plan? How cruel." Carlos commented.

"Hey! Most of them weren't exactly innocent bystanders! I only date horribly trashy girls for a reason."

"Not all of them were horribly trashy." Carlos commented remembering the magazine dating situation.

"I didn't have a choice in those girls remember?" He stopped arguing his point after that.

"James!" My mother snapped. "You may really love this girl but I can't allow your earlier behavior to go unpunished.

"But mom-,"

"I'm taking you home."

"Mom!"

The guys gapped and Mrs. Knight's eyes widened. "Brooke-,"

My mother held her finger up and looked pointedly at Mama Knight. "You called me here because you were upset over the previous events didn't you?"

"Yes but you don't have to take James home."

"How can I trust that something like this won't happen again? Obviously the morals I thought I installed in him don't exist. He'll need my constant supervision. Superstardom is a privilege and one I can no longer allow him to have. This is the consequence to your action."

"Mom…a simple grounding is how you punish something like walking out on another adult not-,"

"Exactly! You did this to another adult which is horribly embarrassing! How do you think this makes me look James? What if you do this to other adults? What if you meet this girls parents and act rudely around them or they think you are a womanizer when they find out about you past dating history?"

"I-,"

"You can't come back until I believe your sense of respect for woman and adults had improved. That is…if I even let you come back at all."

I was starting to feel sick to my stomach. "I already meet her parents." I offered lamely.

My mother glared. "That's not going to change my mind James. Now, pack your stuff."

"You all have." I tried again. Wait…oops. That's too much info.

"We have?" Kendall asked.

"Is this a clue to who it is?" Carlos asked excitedly. They were starting to accept that I did love this girl and I could tell they wanted to meet her.

"Go pack your stuff James."

"No."

My mother was fuming. "What is it with you and that word? You say it to me once and you think you're all big and bad! You never used to say that!"

"Well that was the old me. As I grow older mom I learn new things. What I've learned now is that I cannot allow you to keep pushing me around anymore. I can make my own decisions."

"You're not an adult yet James. I am your mother."

"But taking me back would only push me away from you. And I love you mom. I don't want to lose what we have. If you do this…the second I become an adult I might…leave you forever."

Man I hated this argument. I didn't want to be saying these things. I was disliking every word that left my mouth; every syllable.

"Mom…please?"

She stood still and was thinking about what I said seriously.

"We've been apart ever since were little. She lived in LA originally and I was only reunited with her when we came here. The beginning of our relationship had been strictly on line dating. Now we're finally together; finally able to go somewhere with this relationship. Please don't separate us again."

My mom said nothing.

"If you meet her again I'm sure you'll love her. We were meant for each other. Trust me."

My mom sighed heavily. "Alright fine. But I'll make my final decision after I meet her."

"Yes!" I cheered, fist pumping the air.

My mom gave a tiny smile as I hugged her and swung her around.

"This doesn't mean I won't drag you home. I haven't fully made my decision." She was smiling none the less.

"I feel confident that I know how this will turn out." I promised her.

"So who is this girl?" Kendall asked curiously. Now that he was past the point of worrying for the girl he was being overprotective of me. He'd want to meet her to make sure I'd be and stay ok.

I took a deep breath and replied with, "Carlos' cousin."