"Do you love her, James?"

Kendall's question rang through James' ears even after he left the room, leaving the confused singer alone.

Did he love her? His first instinct was to say yes, of course he loved her. He loved her more than anyone he'd known, more than anyone he was with before.

But that made him scared. He never told anyone that he loved them. But he knew Katie felt the same way, so why was he being such a coward? She wouldn't reject him, or leave him. In fact, she would be happy. So what was it…?

After a while, James came to the conclusion finally. But his thoughts were interrupted by the other guys coming in.

"Hey, Gustavo said we need sleep. Since, you know, the show is tomorrow and everything." Carlos explained as he sat down on one of the beds.

"Right. What time is it?" James asked.

"Uh, about ten thirty. Why?" Logan raised his eyebrows, but James just shook his head.

"I have to go fix something." Was all he said before he left, walking into his and Katie's room. She was sitting on the bed, flipping through channels on the TV, when he came in.

"James? What are you-"

"I'm sorry." He said, cutting her off. "I haven't been the best boyfriend, I know that. But I can't go on tomorrow knowing that you're still mad at me."

She sighed and turned off the television. "I'm not mad-"

"You say you're not mad, but you are. And you have every right to be." He confessed. She just looked at him, before swallowing the lump that had formed in her throat.

"But tomorrow is huge for Big Time Rush. I want to go on that stage with a true smile on my face, not a pretend one. And the only way that'll happen is if you forgive me." He explained, sitting next to her.

She, again, just looked at him. "Where is this coming from?"

"Please." He whispered, taking her hand. "Katie, please."

She sighed before glancing into his eyes again. "Okay, I forgive you." He showed a small smile, but she bit her lip. "But what does that change?"

"Everything. If you really mean it." James still looked at her hopefully.

And she couldn't help but grin. She missed those eyes. "I don't want to fight anymore, James. I want us to go back to the way we were."

"We can." He whispered, resting his forehead against hers.

"Then I really mean it." He pulled away to look into her eyes again. She smiled and said, "I forgive you."

He let out a happy laugh before kissing her, and she hadn't realized how much she'd missed those lips as well. When he kissed her, she felt happy and secure again. If only for a moment.

To her, love was about being selfless. So she was going to forgive him, for him to have the best show ever. Even if she was still hurting, she would hopefully just move on. And who knows, maybe he would love her one day.

She had no idea what was ahead.

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"DOGS!" Gustavo yelled, causing them to all come over. They could hear the fans screaming somewhere behind, but the band kept their eyes on their manager.

"Alright, this is one of our biggest shows yet. SO DON'T BLOW IT!"

Kelly stepped in front of him and smiled, "What he means is have fun! And don't mess up."

They looked at each other before nodding and putting their hands in. "Come on, guys! Let's show them what we've got!" Kendall yelled.

They dispersed and Katie came up to James, kissing him. "So, are you nervous?" She asked, looking up at him.

He shrugged unconvincingly. "A little, no big deal."

She rolled her eyes and kissed him once more before he was dragged away by Gustavo. "Good luck and have fun!" She shouted to him.

He smiled at her before disappearing through the doors, and she just laughed. She then navigated away with Kelly to the side stage, where they had a clear view of the performance.

The night was just like any other; full of screaming fans with posters and lights shining down. The band played their best hits, including "Big Time Rush", "Windows Down" and "Elevate."

Finally the night was over, yet the mood was still high. They were called back for an encore, and before the music started James spoke into the microphone, "This is for Katie!"

She laughed out loud as "All Over Again" rang through the speakers.

Feels like I'm falling in love all over again

For the first time

And I know that it feels right

She smiled as they sang on, knowing that James had planned this the whole time. Suddenly her thoughts flashed back to the night of the welcome back party she, Jo and Camille threw for them at the Palm Woods. That was the night James sang "Oh Yeah" for her.

That was also the night they officially got together.

Her smile only grew bigger at the memory. Maybe things were going to go uphill from here, just maybe.

Finally the boys exited the stage, hot and sweaty as usual. She didn't even care as she came up and embraced him. He wrapped his arms around her waist and they stayed like that for a few seconds, before she pulled away to look into his eyes.

"You guys did great." She smiled up at him. "Definitely one of your best shows yet!"

"Well, thanks to you." Carlos said, pointing out the obvious.

James chuckled at him before looking at her again. "He's right. Thanks to you."

He leaned in and kissed her, but they were interrupted by a small group of girls coming up to the band.

"Oh my gosh, you did amazing!" A brunette exclaimed, smiling from ear to ear.

"Thank you." Kendall smiled. "Meeting fans is always a plus of these shows."

The girls laughed and a blonde said, "So, what do you do now? Surely you don't just go home, do you?"

They were about to answer when Gustavo's head popped out from behind a door. "Dogs!" He then looked at Katie. "Girl dog! Come with me, we have things to discuss!"

"Can they come too?" Carlos asked hopefully, motioning to the girls. Sometimes it was too obvious that he wanted a girlfriend.

Gustavo rolled his eyes but nodded. "Fine, whatever."

Carlos could hardly contain his excitement as they all walked back. But Katie noticed that the blond girl kept glancing at James. So she held onto his arm a little bit tighter.

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Katie huffed out as she watched everyone else laugh at something Carlos had said. Apparently Gustavo called them back to discuss some show schedules, but it eventually grew into something that resembled an after party.

Katie currently shared a chair with James, but the blond kept making conversation with him and batting her fake eyelashes. Katie internally growled, imagining so many ways she could hurt the temptress. But she held her tongue and simply watched. She and James were still on the rocks, but she knew he wouldn't cheat on her.

Right?

But he kept talking back. She wasn't sure if he was aware, but he was doing something close to flirting back. She knew she was being paranoid, but she couldn't shake the feeling of anger and jealousy that bubbled behind her abdomen.

Finally she took advantage when the blond stood up and walked to the back to get a drink. She cleverly got up from her seat and followed the girl, ready to not fight but make sure she got the message to back off.

"Hello, I don't think we've properly met." Katie said with fake sweetness. "I'm Katie Knight, sister of Kendall."

She held her hand out, and the blond just looked at it with her eyebrows raised. "Oh, hi." She said rudely, not even shaking Katie's hand but taking a sip of her drink.

Katie dropped her hand but still had that fake sweet smile on her face. "I'm also the girlfriend of James Diamond."

This caught the blonde's attention. She smirked and asked, "Again, so?"

"So, I'm gonna need you to back off. Okay?" Katie stated, her arms crossed over her chest.

"No, I don't think I will." Blondie said stubbornly. "I plan to…you know."

"I'm standing right here." Katie explained as if she was talking to a five year old. "Are you stupid or something?"

"Look, all I know is that James seems to like me. And didn't Mr. Gustavo say that you were, what was it? A girl dog?"

"So?" Katie asked through gritted teeth.

Blondie pretended to think about it before smirking. "A bitch?"

Katie did somewhat of a growl before shouting, "That's it!" She was about to pounce when a pair of strong arms went around her, restraining her.

"Let me go!" She yelled, staring at the blonde who was being held back by a security guard.

"No!" James said into her ear. "Katie, calm down!"

He let her go and she turned to face him. They locked eyes for a few seconds before she pushed passed him and went out the door, which led to a back alley.

He didn't even look at the stares they had caused because he was too busy following her. "Katie! Katie, wait!" He called, grabbing her by the arm to stop her.

"What?" she asked irritably, turning around to face him.

"What just happened back there? And where are you going?"

"I'm going back to the hotel." She said matter-of-factly.

"Why?" he asked.

"Because you were flirting with that girl back there!' she exclaimed.

"What? I wasn't flirting!" he exclaimed back.

She laughed bitterly. "Oh please. Laughing at all her jokes, smiling at her too much, getting a little too cozy with her. That's definitely flirting!"

"Oh, so now I can't be friendly with a fan?" he retorted.

She just looked at him. "A fan? She was not a fan! A fan is someone who goes to your concerts, wants your autograph and listens to your music. James, that girl was just trying to get you in bed!"

"Katie!" He exclaimed, looking at her in disbelief.

"It's true! You're just too blind to see it because you always see the good in people!"

"Okay, maybe she was coming on a little too strong. But you should know by now that I'd never go with her! I thought you could trust me more than that!" he said accusingly.

It was quiet for what seemed like an eternity as she just looked at him. Suddenly she sighed and said, "I can. I do, I just…I don't know. She's exactly the kind of girl that you'd usually go for."

His expression softened. "Usually. But that was before us. You're the one I want Katie, not anyone else."

The corners of her mouth tugged at the sides, forming a small smile. But then the moment was ruined by the door opening behind them, the bleach blond fan popping her head out.

"James!" She smiled, batting her eyelashes. "Gustavo wants you back in for some…publicity shot or something. Come back in!"

Katie just stared at her, thoughts of pictures of them going into magazines and all over the news. And as she was staring, the girl threw her a cold glare, making her snap her eyes back to James.

"Katie…I'm sorry." He said, pointing to the door. And she knew he was going to go back in.

She shook her head, walking backwards. "No, I'm sorry."

"Katie-"

"I'll see you at the hotel." And with that, she turned and ran down the street and into the night. Tears were streaming down her cheeks, but she kept going no matter what.

James just stood there, staring at the spot she was standing in moments before.

"Jamie, come on!" The same, whiny voice called to him.

He closed his eyes and sighed before turning and walking back into the building. Although he didn't give Blondie a second glance as he did.

Okay, I know I promised that there would only be this chapter of drama. But I CAN SAY that something major happens next!

And if you look, James has finally come to a conclusion with his feelings. Granted the incident with Blondie didn't help at all, but he redeems himself for sure. But that's all I'll say! You'll just have to read on! :P

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