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The room got silent as I waited with baited breath for everyone's reactions. Kendall and Logan quickly turned their heads to look at Carlos. I followed with my eyes. It was creepy. My best friend was deathly silent and his facial expression was eerily calm.

"C-Carlos?"

"My…cousin." He said slowly as if he was testing it out on his tongue.

He looked at me seriously and I nodded my head slowly. I wasn't feeling so sure about this anymore. Carlos' eyes closed tightly and he took in deep, short breaths.

"Why her?"

What? He wasn't killing me yet? Oh wait…there's that key word. Yet.

"I'm…I'm not really sure. It just…it just felt so right. I know we were little at the time but she especially thought this plan was worth putting into action. She felt something was going to happen between us when the time was right and we needed to wait for each other. We couldn't be with one another if we were madly in love with someone else so this happened."

"How do you know the two of you aren't forcing love? How do you know it's real?" Logan asked, ever the practical one.

"Nothing has ever felt so right. I love her. I promise." I directed that last part at Carlos. I feared my life but I mostly feared for my relationship with both him and…her.

"Carlos…I'm sorry we never told you but we had to make sure it was true love ourselves. We would never go behind your back on purpose."

"Are you sure you weren't afraid of him killing you when he was more reckless and hott tempered?" Kendall asked.

"Shut up." I lightly said to Kendall. I knew he was only teasing but I didn't want Carlos to get any ideas.

"Why didn't you trust me to help?"

Again…what?

He read my expression and smiled slightly. "Don't you think the guys and I could have helped the two of you figure out whether the love was real or not?"

"Well…well…."

"You were afraid I was going to kill you weren't you?"

I rubbed the back of my head sheepishly.

He chuckled. "Well, to tell you the truth…if it had been a couple years back I definitely would have."

Was that supposed to make me feel better?

"But you're my best friend James and you've been right this whole time. Kendall, Logan, and I need to learn to trust you more. We should be taking your side and not the other girl's side. I know you won't hurt my cousin out of respect for me."

"I wouldn't dream of it. I love her Carlos. I really, really do."

"I'm putting my full trust in you man. Don't make me regret it." He added seriously.

I put my hand up in a salute to him and yelled, "Aye, Aye Captain!"

Carlos rolled his eyes before tackling me to the ground. "Doesn't mean I can't mock hurt you for keeping this secret!" Carlos teased. "My cousin! Seriously!"

"At least it wasn't one of your sisters! Way to young for me anyway!"

"Are you saying you would've gone for it if they were that age?"

"No!"

"Are you saying they're ugly?"

"Carlos!"

He grabbed me in a headlock and ruffled my hair.

"My hair! Carlos stop it!"

"I thought you didn't actually care about your looks."

"Sorry, force of habit."

That was the moment Kendall and Logan got a devious look in their eyes. "Oh no! Stay away from me! Guys!"

"We are so paying you back for all those years! You hogged the bathroom and made us late for nothing!"

"It wasn't for nothing!" I shrieked as they lifted me off the ground. "It was for her."

"Revenge will be ours!" Logan yelled ignoring what I had said.

"Guys!" I chuckled. They threw me onto the couch and then mercilessly tickled me until I cried uncle which didn't happen until I was in tears.

"So…" Kendall started. "When do we get to re-meet the wonderful Ms. Tori Vega.