The next morning Kendall was feeling back to himself but despite all the sleep he got most of the day yesterday and all night, he was strangely tired and disoriented. He stayed in bed and Katie took care of him, which he did not mind at all. He liked being cared for but he didn't want to take advantage of her so he offered to help out when he can. She told him to stay in bed for the time being and tomorrow he could be as active as he wanted; she just wanted to be sure he was well enough that he wasn't going to get into any trouble when walking whether it was just being wobbly or light headed.

Katie felt this strange urge to care for Kendall and although she perceived herself as lazy and doing only what was necessary, she almost enjoyed this kind of work. All the trips back and forth to his room as well as taking over the house chores such as cooking, cleaning and laundry were all a breeze. Kendall tried not to be too needy and not to bother her since he could hear her making a ruckus down stairs. He found it a bit odd himself that suddenly she was vacuuming the floors and washing the windows but he left it alone. He got up a few times and remained quiet as he went back and forth from the bathroom and his closet to try and keep himself occupied. His bathroom was a mess from yesterday and he wanted to spruce it up a bit so there was at least some walking room. Katie said, she'd come back to clean it today but he felt bad by leaving it for her.

He couldn't help but think about the whole day yesterday. For the most part he was in a fog and didn't remember too much all that clearly but what he did remember was after his day long nap when he was more clear headed but just as weak as that morning. His head was pounding, his sinuses were stuffed and throbbing, his body ached. He wanted a hot shower desperately but he couldn't find the energy to get out of bed. He thought it over for a long time and tried so many times to get up but failed. Almost like she could read his mind, Katie came to his room to check on him.

"How are you feeling, Kendall?"

"I'm achy all over and my head is killing me…"

"How about a nice hot shower to relax in?"

"Sounds great…but I'm too weak to get up."

"That's ok, I'll help you."

"Uh…"

"Come on, up and at 'em! I'll get you a towel to wrap yourself in and I'll help you to the bathroom ok? Let me start the shower and I'll be right back!" She said as she left for the bathroom.

Kendall was a bit stunned to say the least but he had no idea how to respond. He really wanted a shower but he was kind of embarrassed and confused at her sudden attitude change, not that it was a bad thing though. This was just a little different, Katie enjoyed having fun and sometimes talking dirty or enjoying a sex joke now and then but there was never any merit behind it. But she basically just told Kendall to strip naked and get in the shower, with her there! To be perfectly honest he had thoughts like this all the time but he was raised to be respectable and valued women more than as sex objects. He knew Katie wasn't ready for a step like that and that she was only trying to help but still, he couldn't help but wonder if she actually thought about what she just said. She had since left to get a towel from the hall closet and when she came back he was still just sitting up in bed. He stared at her as she walked over to his bed and tossed him the towel before heading to the bathroom to check the temperature of the shower.

"It's just about ready, Kendall!" she called. She came back out to find him still sitting there staring at her as she headed to the door "What's the matter? You don't need help do you?"

"Uh, no I'm good I think."

"Alright. I'll be out in the hall waiting. Once you've got the towel wrapped around you, call me in and I'll help you over to the shower and then you're on your own." she said, shutting the door behind her. He got undressed with a little effort, slid himself to the edge of his bed to swing his legs over. Once he secured his towel he pushed himself up and tried to balance himself. "Doing ok in there?"

"Yeah, doing fine. I think I can make my way over myself."

"Ok. I'll be in my room then!" she called back.

He heard her walk away and he looked from the door to his bathroom that seemed so far away. Little by little he shuffled his way to the door, pain surging through him and echoing all over. He made it and walked into his hot shower with a huge sigh as it nearly burned him sweetly. It was just what he wanted and he was enjoying it thoroughly. It seemed like only mere minutes before he heard a knock on his open bathroom door.

"Kendall, are you alright? You've been in there for almost an hour."

"Really? It seemed like only a few minutes. I'm alright, I'm just really enjoying the warmth."

"Ok, just checking." she said as she left.

Kendall sighed facing that fact that he'd have to get out soon even though he really didn't want to. He figured he'd enjoy a few more minutes of the silence and massaging water before getting out. He spent another 10 minutes or so in the shower before he started to feel the water cooling down so he turned it off and got out. He was feeling pretty good now though and his head wasn't pounding as much. He grabbed his towel and dried off before entering his room. He went into his closet to grab some clothes but he hadn't done any laundry yet and he literally had nothing to wear; even his suit was gone. He wrapped the damp towel around his waist and left his room to go to Katie's.

"Katie?" he started. She turned around, slightly startled; she didn't hear him come in. "Sorry about spooking you, but by any chance did you do a load of laundry today?"

"Yes I did. I just put in your clothes to the dryer, they arent ready yet. You don't have anything to wear?" she asked calmly, ignoring the fact that he was in just a towel in front of her, he was still slightly damp on the shoulders as his hair dripped some water from the tips.

"Nope, I usually wait until I'm on my last outfit."

"Seriously, Kendall?"

"I hate doing laundry."

"So do I but then again I have enough clothes to last 2 months!" she laughed. "I have some clothes you can wear for the time being." she got up from her desk and began rummaging through her drawers before pulling out a pair of lounge pants, a large t-shirt and a pair of boxers. She tossed them to him and he just looked to her with a surprised look at the clothes she just gave him. "What? Me's clothes are comfy, besides they come in handy for cases like this."

"It's not the clothes, a lot of girls have mens shirts but why do you have mens boxers?"

"Summer PJ's."

"Why not just get girl's shorts?"

"Those are too short! I'm not walking around this house in booty shorts, thanks" she laughed off. "Besides, it gets cold at night so I want something with a bit of length to keep the chill off."

"I get it. Thanks for the clothes." he said with a smile before leaving.

"Yep." she replied turning back to her desk.

He was a sight to behold but she kept a straight and serious face as she had a discussion with her boyfriend. The pair were fairly modest around each other and in public; Katie was still a bit shy and Kendall didn't want to spook her, plus he felt uncomfortable himself going any further than hugging and cuddling much of the time. They had been in a relationship for about 2 years now although it wasn't revealed to the public. Since Katie was a huge Rusher before becoming famous, she knew exactly what was going on in fans' minds so she figured they were already making their own assumptions. In time the truth would be revealed but not now.

Katie made Kendall some soup for dinner, nothing special just a store bought can of chicken noodle. She didn't have the time or the means to start simmering broth in time for him to eat at a decent hour. He was already starting to feel much better and more energetic although still a bit weak, light headed and tired. He spent the rest of the evening doing his own things; reading some magazines, playing a few rounds of Mario Kart and watching some TV. Katie spent some time with him, keeping him company as he watched a Lakers game and she did some paper work on her computer. Soon he fell asleep and she shut off all the lights and appliances before returning to her room where she just fooled around playing a game for an hour and then fell asleep herself.

Kendall shook the previous day's events from his mind and hurried to clean up his bathroom before Katie came back upstairs. He put all of his clothes and towels in a laundry basket and went back to bed, his stomach growling. He had eaten already but all he had was one egg and a slice of toast this morning. Because he threw up in the middle of the night, Katie didn't let him eat much even though he was starving. She gave him small amounts of food high in carbs and proteins to keep his strength up but nothing that would over power his sensitive gut as it healed. He hadn't thrown up or felt queasy at all yet today so he was hopeful that maybe by dinner time he could have a sandwich or something a bit heavier.

For lunch he got a small bowl of rice and chicken broth which he downed fairly quickly. He was still hungry and asked for seconds and Katie let him have it. Satisfied, he settled down to watch some TV as he felt his eyes getting heavy. Katie brought the dishes downstairs and cleaned them along with the kitchen as she prepared dinner. It was a fairly quiet afternoon and since there was nothing else to do, Katie decided to catch up on her own sleep before actually cooking dinner. She hopped onto the couch and got comfortable before turning the TV on to Network TV just in time to see an old rerun of the original BTR show. She smiled at the silly jokes they played and soon she fell asleep.

She woke up much later than she thought and found the house completely dark. She was startled for a moment thinking that it was the middle of the night and she slept right through dinner. She scrambled for her phone but she didn't have it, she looked around for a clock but couldn't see it in the dark. She got up, pushing the tangle of blankets off her that she didn't remember having and ran to the entertainment console to see the clock reading 6:37. She slept way too long and didn't think that she was that tired, she went straight up the stairs to check on Kendall to find his room empty; she checked his bathroom, her bedroom and bathroom and all the other rooms upstairs before heading back downstairs heart racing.

She had been calling his name but he didn't answer, making her worry more. She did think for a moment if everything was a dream and that Kendall wasn't sick and maybe he was just working late. Thinking that she might indeed be alone, she turned on all the lights in the house as she reached each area and on her way back down stairs she hit the mid way landing with a thud to look out the window. She saw both her car and Kendall's sitting in the driveway so he had to be here. She ran down the rest of the stairs and swung herself around the banister only to hit something and be sent flying backwards to the ground. She screamed in shock and a bit of pain from hitting whatever she did and landing hard. She looked up to see Kendall staring at her with a concerned look before he got down next to her.

"Katie! Are you alright!?"

"Yeah…I think so, I landed pretty hard but I think I'm fine. I've been looking all over for you!"

"I know, I heard you running around upstairs and calling me but before I could respond I heard you coming back down. I though you would have seen me when you turned the corner."

"I wasn't expecting you to be there…or to be such a solid object…it felt like running into a brick wall…"she said.

"Dancing all day and almost every day tends to do that to you." he laughed as he helped her up off the floor.

"Seems as though you're feeling better."

"I am. Although you could be in better shape. Its obvious that you havent slept much, you slept all afternoon. You've helped me out so now that I'm feeling better, I'm going to return the favor." he smiled. He grabbed her hand and lead her to the dinning room where the lights were dimmed and candles were lit. Fresh flowers lined the table and 2 large steak dinners complete with mashed potatoes, carrots, broccoli, and bread sat across from each other between the candles.

"When did you do all this?!"

"While you were asleep of course! I woke up feeling pretty good and I went to your room to see what you were up too and you weren't there. I looked over the loft to see you asleep on the couch. I figured you could use the break after taking care of me and working so hard so I let you sleep and ran to the store to find some fresh steaks to have for a special dinner."

"Kendall, you're so sweet to me…"

"You deserve it. You are the nicest person I have ever met; your selfless, sincere and gentle. I wish more people could see the good in you like I do but at the same time, I don't want to share you. I want you to be mine, I want to be that one person in life who you can rely on no matter what. We've been through a lot and I've stayed with you through it all, I mean it when I say I love you. I know you have a difficult time expressing your feelings but maybe, if I lead the way and show you that it's safe, you'll follow me. I don't care what it takes, I will never leave you stranded or just forget about you."

"I…I love you too Kendall. As hard as it is for me to say that, I cant keep denying it. I think you're the kind of boyfriend every girl dreams of and I'm very lucky to have someone like you in my life. I'm happy when I'm with you; the happiest I've ever been in my life."

"I'm glad to hear you say that. I think its time we shout it to the world, what do you think? Let's just bite the bullet so to speak and jump into the frenzy together, hand in hand! We can have more fun and be closer than ever if we weren't so secretive about it. It doesn't matter what others think, all that matters is that we are happy; anyone who says different, doesn't care for us as people." Kendall said excitedly. Katie was quiet for a moment, not sure what to say. She looked into his green eyes full of life and although she was scared to make that jump with him, she couldn't help but feel safe with him. "I'll be there right beside you, every step of the way." he assured her.

"Alright, I can do this!" she agreed with a smile.