A/N – Wow a new chapter already, I'm getting quicker…finally. Hope you guys like this chapter and I know that it has been majority Kendall and Rose stuff happening but the James and Jessica stuff is coming up :) Keep reading and reviewing. Hope you're liking it. Oh and I will have some lemony stuff coming up soon too ;)

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*James*

James sat in Rose's room while Kendall went outside to call his mum. Today had been a rough day for everyone, mostly Rose and Kendall but still, James, Carlos and Logan hated seeing Kendall upset and didn't want to see Rose hurt. Kendall hadn't smiled since James got here and he hated to see his best friend this down, and it made it worse that he had been crying. That always made him die a little inside. James couldn't help but feel partly responsible for what had happened because if he hadn't told Kendall about Rose's depression, Kendall and Rose wouldn't have fought and they wouldn't be in this situation. Kendall trudged back in and sat next to Rose and held her hand.

"My mum is going to be here soon, thanks for staying with me man." Kendall said, it had been one of the only things he had said all night.

"No problem, I wanted to stay here. You're my best friend and I thought I could be of some help at the moment." James said with a warm smile. Kendall looked up giving back a weak smile in return.

"I'm so glad she is alright James. I'm such an asshole, if I hadn't let my pride and anger get in the way this bitch of a situation wouldn't have happened. Imagine what would have happened if I had been a stubborn bastard and not gone back to apologise…I don't think someone would have found her." Kendall said before looking back at the floor and giving Rose a kiss on the back of her hand. James knew this wasn't Kendall's fault…well the majority wasn't, but he clearly didn't mean for something like this to happen.

"Don't think about that, just know she is safe. It wasn't your fault she did this to herself, it's what's in her mind. You know that, she has depression dude and people who have depression think differently. They over think things and it really gets to them, it wasn't your fault and you have to stop thinking it was." James said, feeling relieved to let Kendall know that. Kendall exhaled deeply, and James could tell that Kendall was thinking about what he had just said.

"Thanks man, I needed a pep talk." Kendall said smiling genuinely for once tonight. Suddenly James and Kendall changed their gaze over to Rose who was stirring slightly as if she was waking up. Her eyes fluttered open as she looked around lazily.

"Kendall? James? Why are you guys here, and why am I in hospital?" Rose managed to squeek out, confused.

"Wait you mean you don't remember why you're here?" Kendall asked.

"Well I remember our fight, then I remember…" Rose paused, swallowing hard and inhaling "…I remember cutting. Then you came and saw what had happened. I think I blacked out after that." Rose said with a confused look on her face.

"Well, I called the ambulance and they brought you here, stitched you up and we have been here for about nearly 4 hours. I'm so sorry Rose, I never meant for any of this to happen, if I hadn't been such a prick and yelled at you, we wouldn't be here." Kendall said as his tone turned from sincere to aggravated.

"I'm going to wait outside for a bit, let you two have some time." James said excusing himself out of the room. He walked out of the room closing the door behind him, but waited just next to the door so he could still hear what was going on. He knew it was bad to eavesdrop but he couldn't not at a time like this. He put his head close to the cold hospital door and listened intentley.

"This wasn't your fault Kendall. I mean, the fight we had, yeah I was angry but I think we can both agree we both overreacted. But please know that the cutting, it wasn't just because we fought. It contributed to it sure but not much. I started cutting ages ago and I stopped mostly but I still do it now and then to relieve pressure and sadness I have going on. I know it's not a good way to do that and I am getting help, but sometimes it's just something I need to do." Rose explained to Kendall. James needed to get a better look at the conversation so her peeked in through the little window on the door, hoping he was out of sight.

"I'm sorry. Firstly, for yelling at you, saying that you don't trust me. I was a dick. Secondly, I'm sorry that you do this to yourself, I know I am in no place to tell you to stop because I know you can't do it easily. And thirdly, I love you and I am so glad that you are okay because I can't even begin to imagine what I would have done if I didn't have you in my life." Kendall sounded the most sincere he had ever sounded in his whole life and James knew that every word that had just come out of Kendall's mouth, he meant all of it. He saw Rose sit up and grab Kendall's shirt pulling his lips down onto hers, they looked so cute and happy to have each other. He wanted that too – he was hoping his new relationship with Jessica would later turn out like that. Speaking of Jessica, James pulled out his phone and sent her a quick text message. Rose is fine, her and Kendall are having a makeout sesh….and I'm awkwardly here. haha. :P talk later x .He sent the message and put the phone back into his pocket. He looked back up and saw that Rose and Kendall were still going at it, not madly but sweetly and with passion. James saw this as the perfect moment to interrupt – why was he such a cock block? James opened the door and saw that the two didn't look up, so he cleared his throat loudly. It clearly startled them because Kendall jumped and accidentally put his hand on Rose's stomach which earned them both a loud "FUCKING HELL" from Rose.

"Oh my god baby, I'm so sorry I didn't mean to lean on your stomach it was an accident are you ok?" Kendall said shocked and apologetic. Rose smiled weakly, clearly trying to look ok for Kendall's sake even though she was probably in a lot of pain.

"Don't worry I'm fine. You barely touched me." She said to Kendall. "Do you mind if I quickly take a look at my stiches, I haven't seen them yet" Rose said a bit wearily to both of the boys. They both nodded as she lifted the sheet off her and grabbed the hem of her shirt easing it up over her tender abdomen. It was all bandaged up but she unravelled it to reveal what she had done to herself. It made James feel sick to the stomach and he watched as Kendall cringed and looked down at his feet.

"I didn't realise it was that bad, I didn't know I cut so deep." She said a bit frightened as she looked at her stomach, which was covered not just in deep cuts with stiches in them and slight bruising around them but what scared James the most – and probably Kendall too – was all the scars around the new cuts. Some of the scars were almost invisible while some looked like a graze with silvery-white skin forming around it which showed that some of the cuts weren't that old. Kendall leaned over to Rose and grabbed her shirt and pulled it gently back down then covering her back up with the sheet. He clearly couldn't bear seeing that. He grabbed her hands as tears welled in her eyes and he kissed it like he did before.

"Don't worry, you're ok." Kendall hushed Rose and she wiped away a few stray tears.

James and Logan were still in Rose's room after half an hour and they were sitting around not doing much. Rose fell asleep after a while because she was so tired, Kendall was watching a hockey game between the Minnesota Wilds and the Texas Cats. James had gone out to go get some food from the vending machine for him and Kendall and had been playing solitaire on his phone for a while, tuning in and out of the hockey game. There was a knock on the door and the two boys turned to see Jennifer Knight walk quickly into the room clearly frazzled.

"Boys I am so sorry I'm so late. I couldn't find Katie a babysitter and the car broke down but I'm here now." Jennifer stopped talking so loudly as she saw that Rose was sleeping, and she started talking in a softer tone. "I filled out some paperwork but they got onto her mother who just told them to put the bill on their account and they will be home in a couple of days. What's the story with them anyway?" Jennifer asked quizzically. Kendall switched the TV off and sat to face his mum.

"They're not around a whole lot, normally away on buissiness or not intrested in family life. I've met them once or twice and they always seemed a bit distant. I know Rose looks after herself and her sister a lot and their parents just send them money if they need it when they are away." Kendall explained to his mother. She looked a bit concerned but as everyone who knew Jennifer knew, she did not judge a single person badly and never made a fuss about things.

"Right, well her parents granted her stay for tonight and she will be released tomorrow afternoon. James why don't you go home, you look tired." Jennifer said sweetly. James nodded and stood up, Kendall got up to say goodbye too.
"Thanks so much man, your so great. I couldn't have done this without you." Kendall said giving James a "bro hug" and James returned it.

"No worries, anything for you. I'm just glad Rose is fine and your head is clear." James said with a smile, he really did mean that. He would drop anything for Kendall, they were best friends and they would do anything to help each other.

"I'm going to head off too, James do you want a lift home?" Jennifer asked James. James nodded.

" That would be great thanks Mrs. K. I'll talk with you tomorow Kendall." James said with relief in his voice that the day was over.

"I'm staying the night here mum, but I'll call you in the morning." Kendall said and Jennifer nodded in understanding. They said their goodbyes and Jennifer and James went back downstairs to the lobby, back to her minivan. The ride back to James house was mostly silent apart from simple chat to Jennifer now and then. When James got home he saw that his parents were home – again they didn't even care that it was 11:30 on a school night and James wasn't home. He walked upstairs, didn't bother changing because he was so tired and curled up in bed. He checked his phone quickly before he dozed off and he had a new message from Jessica. Yay. Good for rose, so happy she's ok. :D I have an idea for our date on the weekend. Talk with you tommorow. Xo. James shut off his phone and placed it on his bedside table, thinking about what Jessica had in mind for their date until he drifted off into a deep sleep.