Shortly after the new year, Kendall had to return to LA to begin filming the final season of the original BTR. The new series would be filmed later in the year after a short tour to cover Katie's show so she could join them in the new one. Although Katie had graduated, she was going back to school to extend her abilities to other areas of certification. For now she'd be putting it off for a year or so as she did her show, the guys' new show and work at the Academy.
As the fall season approached, Katie returned to LA for the new Big Time Rush series that was taking place on a new lot. She had cleared out everything from the old studio and brought it to the new one where she had ample room to lay everything out and work from LA. The show was a big success during it's premier and the popularity soared through the roof as their music made it's way to the top. BTR was always mildly popular but know they were superstars and every little move they made was captured on film.

Word soon started floating around about Kendall and Katie living together, although to original fans of one or the other or both, this wasn't news. Instead of getting her own place, she lived rent free with Kendall and Mrs. Knight in between shoots. The rumors started flying that the two were dating but when asked, they both denied the accusations. Nevertheless, both celebs received a fair amount of hate from super fans that wanted their pop idol to themselves and not to another celeb. Both had gotten used to the hate and weird fans and took it in stride, hiring protective services to get them through daily errands and such.
Katie was very grateful to her fans and never denied someone a picture or autograph, unless she had an emergency which was very rare. Still, it didn't stop the haters from talking down to her our accusing her of being a liar, thief or overall bad role model. While it was true that Kendall and Katie spent a lot of time together, neither were certain about what actually was going on. Despite feeling comfortable around Kendall, Katie just couldn't bring herself to accept and deal with her feelings. She was still fragile and scared; Kendall understood that and remained patient but Katie didn't know how much longer he would put up with her. She didn't want him to get away but she was just too scared to reach out and connect with him.

This year Katie would be spending Christmas in LA, she was far too busy to go home and although her parents understood, they weren't to happy about it and neither was Katie. Kendall and his mom were super nice and made her feel welcome but she wanted to be home for Christmas like every year, especially to make up for last year when she was in the hospital. To help make matters better for herself, she decorated her room as much as she could to feel festive and cheery although she didn't spend much time in it. She spent much of her time in her new office as chief of marketing and design where she designed new merchandise for the different live action shows including her own and BTR's original show.

Katie spent the day before Christmas Eve in her office and she was bound with work that she needed to catch up on. She ended up spending the night unknown to the Knights and when they called her for breakfast the next morning they wondered where she was since her bed was left untouched. Kendall searched all over for her but all the studios and offices were locked. He finally found a security guard at the corporate office and he led Kendall inside. They both found Katie, literally buried beneath a pile of scattered papers as she lay sprawled on the couch sound asleep. He sighed in relief seeing her in her exhausted state and nothing more. The guard smiled and left them alone and Kendall ordered some sandwiches to munch on while he took a peek at all the scattered papers and attempted to complete a few of the forms himself. It was near noon by the time she started to stir. She slowly stretched out and moaned lightly as the piles of papers started to fall to the floor. She rolled over slowly to get up and saw Kendall sitting at her desk.

"Morning, sleepy head. I see you've been busy."

"No doubt about that…" she said softly as she stretched her arms above her head. "It's been s busy and I never expected this much work, this isn't normal at all."

"I tried filling in some lines but I wasn't sure if I was helping or hurting so I stopped. The ones that I did fill in are right here." Kendall said, holding up 3 pages.

"Thanks. I'll check them over but I'm fairly sure that they are probably fine. It's straight forward stuff." she trailed off noticing his sandwich.

"Here." He said tossing her one. She unwrapped it to find a roast beef and cheese club, her favorite kind of sandwich. She wasted no time in sinking her teeth into it in an attempt to soothe her rumbling stomach. She hadn't eaten since lunch yesterday so she was quite hungry. Once they finished, they returned home where Katie hit the shower and relaxed for the day in preparation for the upcoming holiday.

Christmas came and went and right after the new year it was back to work again, starting off slowly with interviews and promotions before jumping into the new season of the shows a bit later than normal in March. Katie's show was renewed again but for a very short season and it had been postponed until the summer since her cast mates, Jenna and Brady, who had started dating, got into a car accident and were on a medical leave for a little bit to recover. Katie's show was in its 7th season and was well past its expiration, yet somehow the rating kept it a live. Katie wasn't getting bored with it, in fact she loved her show's theme but her cast mates just didn't get along and ideas for the show had started to run thin 2 seasons ago. She knew the day would come when it went off air so she just enjoyed it while she could.

Over the course of the next few months Katie felt oddly different towards Kendall. She liked him but she remained distant to him and the other ban members. She couldn't really put a finger on it as to why but she hoped it wasn't just herself getting more complicated than she was. She figured she was just stressed out and trying to get away from everything so as soon as her show wrapped in early July, she was free to go and she returned home to CT without a second thought. It wasn't long before she missed the guys and realized just how happy she was with them around, especially Kendall.

They kept in contact when they could but they were on the road a lot on an international tour so wifi was often hard to come by. The weeks ticked by slowly although Katie kept herself busy with work; she missed Kendall and just waited for the day he could call her. They had gotten quite close and even the magazines and other media outlets had picked up on that. The celebs still weren't confirming or denying their relationship status but they were indeed together and had been for more than a year now. Katie was really coming out of her shell and Kendall only fell more in love with her kind heart and gentle personality; there wasn't a mean bone in her body.

The duo spent a lot of time together and it was clearly obvious that something was going on between them but until they acknowledged it, there wasn't too much proof. Despite having camera's constantly around them for their documentary show, Kendall and Katie often found time to be alone or if they couldn't, they'd just hang out and do simple things, just as they would if they were one on one or as a group with the other band members. Katie spent a lot of time with Carlos as well, since he was one of her best friends. James and Logan got fairly attached to her as well, loving her like a sister almost.

After a party to celebrate the release of their 10th album, the band and a few friends crashed at James' condo around 4am. Around noon his cleaning lady came in, through the back door as always, as James left it unlocked the night before she'd arrive; he was one to sleep in so he would never be up at the hour she arrived unless he had to work that day himself. With this new schedule he could sleep whenever he wanted and for how ever long. The cleaning lady, Monica, was surprised at the mess she walked into, cups, plates, napkins, party hats and even confetti were all over the house starting in the garage. James' sports car was covered engine to trunk in the glittery mess. Monica started picking up the few things she saw to throw away in the kitchen, without a care; until she walked into the kitchen to see the rest of the mess.

Carlos was passed out on the couch, the Jennifers on the floor around him. Dak, Guitar Dude, Camille, Lucy and Tyler, who was now 19, were scattered through out the first floor. James was sound asleep, passed out actually, in his bed; he was diagonal and facing the wrong way sleeping in a heap of blankets. Logan was stretched out on the deck chairs outside on the patio, lucky for him the weather was nice and sunny today. Monica picked up as many of the big pieces of garbage as she could quietly to let all the guests sleep but she was a tad frustrated at the mess. Monica had been serving James for years now and they had a good relationship and in fact they dated for a little while before his schedule became too much for her and she called it off. They got along well and decided to remain friends. She went upstairs to his room and shoved him hard to wake him up but he was out cold. A few more tries and he started to stir as he moaned in discomfort.

"James, wake up!" she said harshly.

"nnnnnn…." he moaned

"This house is a mess and all your friends are scattered around the house, passed out and probably hungover. I'll clean up the garbage but I am not cleaning up your drunk friends. Get up find them all and send them home or something." she said.

He moaned in response but he didn't move. She sighed in frustration and left to continue cleaning the house. Even upstairs had all kinds of debris and trash; several items were misplaced and some were broken; Monica would have her job cut out for her today. It was an hour before James actually got up; his head was spinning and he was nauseous beyond belief. He was dizzy and light headed as he got up but his first instinct was head to the bathroom. He stumbled his way in and felt around before falling to his knees and emptying the contents of his stomach into the toilet. He was there for quite a few minutes before he was stable enough to move away.

He went to grab some toilet paper to find it missing, as well as the entire holder ripped from the wall. He wiped his mouth with the back of his hand and sat on the floor against the shower as the toilet flushed. He closed his eyes for a few minutes to gain himself before pulling himself to his feet and rummaging through his medicine cabinet for anything he could use for his hangover. He found a small green box and tried to read the small print but his vision was blurry. He could make out upset stomach and fever and decided it was good enough. He stumbled from the bathroom and fell back into bed to try and make the room stop spinning; and after 20 minutes or so, he succeeded.

Feeling a tad better but still not at a functional level, he went down stairs. He didn't get far before hitting an empty cup and sending liquid flying everywhere. The fumes of the strong alcohol made his stomach churn and he made a break for it to get past it. He turned the corner of his staircase to see his living room full of people. He was shocked for a moment before remembering what happened last night; plus the familiar faces were somewhat calming. He could hear a faint noise coming from somewhere and as he got off the staircase he saw Logan hunched over the railing on the patio as he vomited hard. James turned his head and covered his ears to drown out the noise and action, otherwise he'd want to do it again himself. Logan soon finished and just stood quietly to catch his breath; James went outside to greet him.

"You too, huh?" James greeted

"I guess. Must have been that strong stuff that Matty brought. I had no idea that stuff could pack a punch." Logan said in between breaths

"Me either, never again. I'll just stick with beer and softer stuff like wine…" James sighed

"Fun party though." Logan commented

"Yeah, I had fun. My head is killing me and I cant see a thing though." James explained

"Same. Need help cleaning up?" Logan offered

"Probably. I don't think Monica is too happy with all this. Help me wake everyone up and get them out of here before my living room turns into a vomitorium." James smiled

"Sure. Who else is here?" Logan asked

"No idea. Most likely just our friends from the Palm Woods." James replied

"Dude, everyone who came last night was our friend from the Palm Woods." Logan surmised

"I mean our actual friends, not the ones who were just hear for the party. Everyone else left way before the party ended. Carlos, Kendall, Katie, Dak, Guitar Dude, Tyler Camille, Lucy and The Jennifers should be the only ones left. Where they are exactly I have no idea; check the entire first floor, they could be anywhere." James mentioned

"Trust me I know. I woke up on the deck chairs. They weren't bad though, quite cushiony." Logan laughed

"Some how I'm not surprised…You don't handle your alcohol well." James teased

"I'm learning! It's all in the timing really, I just drink it too fast…" Logan said sheepishly

"Whatever, just help me get everyone out of my house." James said.

Logan followed him inside and started by shaking Carlos out of dead sleep. Carlos rolled away from Logan's touch but rolled off the couch and landed on the floor with a thud, just missing one of the Jennifer's who had migrated away from the other two who were cuddled together. Carlos moaned at the sudden pain and unpleasantness before forcing himself up and stumbling to the open door and adding to Logan's stream of vomit on the sand below. Carlos was really bad and he was out there for a half hour just heaving up stomach acid and water at one point. Logan tended to him and Carlos just got progressively worse; Logan suggested medics, since he may have been poisoned by something but soon enough Carlos stopped. He was weak and light headed so he just sat on the patio for a little while and conked out.

After an hour, all the guests had been found, woken up and left; except for Kendall and Katie. Monica found a note on James' bedroom door and handed it to him; apparently, Katie wasn't feeling well and felt tired so Kendall took her home early. He said he might come back later, but he wasn't feeling to hot himself after having some of Matty's hard liquor. With that case solved, James went back to bed, while Logan and Carlos continued to crash at James' place to sleep off their hangover.

Katie woke up early feeling well rested, she didn't drink so she never had to deal with anything like hangovers. She was tired in a dragging sense though, she was weak from the night before but her mind was alert. She stayed in her room for a while, not really hungry and did some work on her computer before playing a game. She heard Kendall getting up a few hours later before hearing him wrench his guts out in his bathroom. She went to check on him and he was a sight for sore eyes: trembling, pale, sweating yet cold and clammy. She grabbed a towel out of his closet to give to him so he could wipe his face and tried to help him up but he was too heavy. He just stayed on the floor, to weak to move and short of breath; he soon started to panic at his predicament and couldn't stop shaking.

"I'm so cold…Katie can you get me a blanket…?"

"Sure. Although if you can help me get you into bed, you might be more comfortable."

"I cant move." he said softly.

"Ok. Let's just move slowly then and see if I can get you across the floor at least. Give me your hands and hang on as tight as you can and I'll drag you alright?"

"Ok." he nodded weakly.

She got a good grip on him and began tugging before he started to slide slowly across the tile but he soon stopped and became heavier with the friction of his carpet. She tugged harder and he started to budge; desperate to help him she used all her strength to move him to his bed and in a matter of a minute or 2 he was at the foot of it. He slowly grabbed the covers and the side of the mattress and started to hike himself up, with Katie's help. He plopped into bed and Katie then rolled him over and covered him, trying to get him warm. He was still shaking and cold, as he mentioned several times; he had a fever and was sweating profusely as well so something was definitely up with him.

His chill spells were getting worse and he couldn't seem to stay still as he tried to get comfortable and warm himself up. He asked for some water and she ran downstairs to get him some plus some crackers since he threw up earlier. He drank the water carefully and refused the crackers; he was still cold and just getting more nervous.

"I don't want to drink ever again…! I'm sorry to put you through all this, Katie."

"It's ok Kendall. I don't like seeing you this way but maybe you've learned to stay away from hard alcohol; just stick with beer or wines instead. I'll be right here or in my room if you need me ok? Just drink water and eat crackers for today or at least until dinner time. Try and get some rest." She smiled patting his shoulder.

She pulled the covers up past his shoulders and left, he was already winding down to sleep and didn't last long before he was out like a light. He slept for several hours; Katie hadn't even noticed as she kept herself busy all day doing some organizing of her room and playing a game. She went to check on him and noticed he was still asleep and in the same position. Her heart skipped a beat, thinking of the worst things and she tip toed into his room to take a closer look at him. He wasn't as pale but he was still sweaty and feverish. He was sleeping peacefully and just let him be for the rest of the day as she wandered around the house by herself.

Mrs. Knight was working all day and right after she was catching a flight back to Minnesota to stay for a while and visit with family. She had saved up 2 years worth of vacation, a total of 2 full months and decided to treat herself by going on a much needed vacation. The guys had all moved out, with the exception of Kendall and since he was 23 he didn't need supervision. She was a little skeptical about leaving him and Katie alone together but she was confident that they could be trusted not to get into trouble.