A/N: Hey guys! Here's the next chapter. We finally get to see a Katie/Kendall moment. They probably have the most adorable sibling relationship I have seen on t.v. in a very long time. I sincerely hope I do them justice.
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Katie brought Kendall back to her condo and settled her brother in her guest room. She was proud of her little abode. Over the years, she managed to incorporate her essence into her living space, including a bookcase full of comic books and magazines and a 50" LCD flat screen, with various gaming consoles. She may have developed a passion for things such as shopping and celebrity gossip, but after living with four guys during her adolescent years, Katie remained a tomboy at heart.
While Kendall was showering, Katie started preparing dinner, unconsciously humming one of James' new tunes. The philandering man was still amazing at carrying Gustavo's creations. Katie was particularly attached to this song, 'Mean to Me,' as it was one of the songs where she acted as a muse to Gustavo. It was one of Katie's favourite ballads.
Katie was busy chopping up carrots, ready to make a stir-fry for dinner, when her phone vibrated on the counter. She wiped her hand clean, before picking up.
"Hello? Oh hey, Cam." Katie balanced the phone between her shoulder and cheek as she resumed her cooking. Kendall came out of his room and took a seat on one of the barstools across from her. He reached across to steal a carrot, but Katie slapped away his hand. "That asshole." Katie replied to something Camille had said. Kendall gave her an admonishing look at her language. "Yeah, absolutely. I'll see you, later." Katie stuck her neck out for Kendall to take the phone away from her.
"Who was that?" Kendall asked, as he did what she requested.
"That was Camille. That actor that Logan mentioned, Caleb, cheated on her with his co-star. Oh, the press is going to have a field day, I have to call Cam's PR person to keep this on the DL." Katie washed her hands, and grabbed her phone again. "Do you want to pick a game and set it up, while I make this call? I promise to be quick." Katie was starting to feel bad at what little time she had for her brother. Katie gave him a kiss on the cheek, before heading into her study.
A short while later, Katie came out of her study to find her brother on the couch, shooting virtual zombies. The vegetables, were all chopped up neatly, waiting to be cooked. Katie wrapped her arms around her older brother from behind, knowing that he did the rest of the preparation for dinner. Kendall probably had the biggest heart out of all the people Katie knew; he was always putting others before him.
"Have I told you, how awesome you are?" Katie said, letting go, to hop over the couch to sit next to him.
"Not recently." Kendall shrugged, still busy with the video game. "Come on, grab a remote, these guys are kicking my butt."
"'Kay."
"So, baby sister. You seem to be doing pretty well. All your clients sure are busy."
"I know. I'm just glad that Russell and Katy are vacationing, right now, or else, I'd definitely be in over my head." Katie said, referring to Brand and his songstress wife.
"Why don't you hire another manager for your company?" Kendall said, offhandedly. "Katie, watch it!" He cried, as a zombie attacked her on-screen persona.
Katie contemplated his suggestion. "You know, that's not such a bad idea. We would definitely gain more clients and credibility in the business."
"And you would be able to eat more. You're nothing but bones."
"I happen to be proportionally curvy," Katie smirked at her brother's apparent disgust. "I eat a lot. It's not my fault that I have amazing metabolism."
"Yeah, well your 'amazing metabolism,' is attracting boys to you like flies to honey. I don't like it." He paused the game and looked around her condo, dramatically. "And why don't I see any cats, shouldn't you have a cat by now?"
Katie shoved her brother, jokingly. "I can't believe you want me to be a cat-lady. And what boys? I haven't seen anyone in weeks."
"That's not what Carlos tells me."
Katie growled. "I'm going to kill Carlos." Katie huffed, "Well, what about you? Shouldn't you be providing mom with grandchildren by now?"
"I'm only twenty-eight! That's way too young for kids," Kendall squinted his eyes at his sister, "for me and you. In fact, you should never have biological kids. Be like Angelina Jolie and adopt." Kendall had a hard time admitting that his younger sister was growing up.
"You do realize that I'm not a v−"
"Nope! La-la-la." Kendall screamed as he covered his ears. "I can't hear you, not listening. You are not saying, what I think you're saying."
Katie laughed at her brother's immaturity, and pulled his hands away from his head. "Stop being such a hypocrite. You lost your virginity when we were still living at the Palm Woods. I mean come on, Lucy had her own apartment, you think I couldn't put two and two together when you would sneak in right before dawn."
Kendall paled. "You knew about that?"
"I'm a light sleeper. You're just lucky that Carlos snored so loudly, mom chose to sleep with her noise cancelling headphones, every night."
"You see, dear Katie," Kendall started to reply. For as long as Katie could remember, Kendall only called her 'dear Katie,' whenever he stalled for time to think of an answer, "I only set a bad example, so you can learn from my mistakes."
"Really?" Katie crossed her arms. "That's the best answer you could come up with?" Katie sighed in mock disappointment. "Relax, Kendall. I've known about sex since I was nine; and it's not like I cared how you got your rocks off, as long as you kept it out of the apartment." Katie started chuckling, remembering a certain episode in her past. "Remember that one time when you guys played a really rough game of hockey? And Cam came over and gave Logan a back massage? He was moaning so loudly that everyone thought that they were−"
"Only too vividly." Kendall interrupted.
"Mom was so shocked that she started that, 'All Doors are to Remain Open,' rule. James was so mad at Logan, that he didn't speak to him for a week." Katie was in a fit of giggles at this point in the story and Kendall joined in. When they calmed down, Katie continued, "The point is Kendall, I'm not as young and innocent as you think I am."
Kendall reached over and ruffled her hair, adoringly. "I know that," he gave her a soft smile. "But, like I said, you'll always be my ten year-old baby sister to me, which means that she does not know anything about boys, or sex and is still a virgin."
"Only in your dreams, big brother." Katie stretched, before getting off the couch. "Come on, help me with dinner and then we'll continue playing." She headed towards the kitchen.
"Sure. Even though, I already did most of the work." Kendall joked as he followed her.
As Katie placed a pot of water on top of the stove for the noodles, she contemplated on how to breach the next subject she wanted to talk to Kendall about. "So, you know that whole modelling thing that James and I brought up earlier?"
"Oh yeah, what was that about?"
"Well, it just so happened that my old friends from my modelling days, really needed my help with a 'Cuda product ad."
Kendall caught on quickly, "So you got James a job as the face of 'Cuda? He must have really loved that." He reached into the fridge to grab a water bottle.
"Yep. He did," Katie nodded, "only, the campaign is for a his and hers fragrance collection."
Kendall took a gulp of his water. "James gets to model with girl? Oh, he's really going to love that." Katie remained silent, turning her back to her brother, by rustling around with the vegetables.
"Katie, what are you not telling me?" Kendall asked suspiciously, before drinking again.
Never being able to lie to her brother, she turned around and blurted, "It's me."
Kendall spurted out some water and started to choke. "What?" He screeched, in between coughs, as he bent over.
Katie rushed over, with a towel in her hand. She spewed her story quickly, while rubbing his back. "Tony and Daniella, they're the photographers, they showed up at my office, begging me to do one last gig for them. I couldn't say no, because well, they were so supportive of me when I started my company. And then James came out of the washroom, going on about soaps and Tony was like, 'You're so beautiful,' to James and boom. They decided that the ad needed both of us."
Kendall stood up straight, still red in the face, and narrowed his eyes at her, "So you agreed to let James take the job?"
"I had to." Katie yelled, defensively. "He really wants this job. It's 'Cuda and it's James. How could I possibly say no to that?"
Kendall kept his eyes narrowed at his distraught sister. "Katie, you're not in love with James, are you?"
"No!" Katie denied instantly. "That's completely absurd. I mean, what possessed you to−"
"Carlos told me about your crush on James, that you had in high school."
Katie blushed. "Oh." She sighed, leaving her brother's side to sit on one of the barstools. "Kendall, you have to believe me when I say that I am not, nor will I ever be, in love with James. He is an egotistic womanizer who just happens to be your best friend, and now my client." She paused, studying Kendall's face. "I only crushed on James in high school because he was the unattainable; he was a pop-star and my older brother's best friend. If I didn't have a crush on him, then you should be worried."
Kendall still looked at her skeptically.
"Kendall, I grew out of it. Like any other teenager, boys my age, started to become more appealing."
Finally believing her, Kendall nodded his head, slowly. Katie sighed in delight. "Oh thank goodness. I need a drink." She promptly moved to her fridge to look for a beer.
Forgetting about his belief that Katie was anything older than ten, Kendall agreed, "Me too."
Katie placed the last plate of stir-fry before Logan, before seating herself at the dinner table.
Carlos leaned in and gave an audible sniff. "Katie, this smells so good."
"What are you waiting for? Dig in." Katie grinned, while picking up her fork.
Katie ate quietly, waiting for the verdict from the guys. She grinned, when all of them started to wolf down the noodles, after the first bite.
Thrown off by the silence in the room, Katie decided to make conversation. "So Carlos, what did you think of the script?"
Carlos turned to her and nodded enthusiastically, with his mouth full. He swallowed, audibly before replying. "I love it. Peter," Carlos said, referring to the character, "is so cool. I mean, he's not cool, because he is dorky, but he's so cool." Katie smiled at Carlos' incoherency, understanding that Carlos loved the character's actions.
"See? I told you, you would like it. Do you want to audition for the role? I can contact the studio and let them know."
"Yeah, and I want to do my own stunts." Carlos added. Kendall and Logan widened their eyes and paused in their chewing. The three of them knew that Carlos had the potential to seriously hurt himself and others if Carlos were to do the stunts.
"We'll see what the studio wants." Katie said, evading an agreement of his demand.
"Awesome!" Carlos cried, excitedly.
"So, Logan. How was your day?" Kendall asked his scholarly friend.
"It went well. I went to see Dr. Hollywood, and was his 'deputy doctor' for the day, again. I actually got to do some hands-on stuff. Get this," Logan began to grin, "Dr. Hollywood is thinking about retiring in the next few years or so and, he wants me to take over his practice."
"Logan, that's amazing!" Katie stated, thrilled with the prospective opportunity. Kendall patted Logan's back in congratulations, while Carlos reached across for a fist-bump.
"Yep, and he says that he can probably pull some strings at his hospital, so that I can do my residency there."
Katie, Kendall and Carlos considered what Logan had just said. Carlos spoke first, "Does that mean..."
Logan's grin grew even wider. "I'm moving back to California!"
The three of them cheered, even louder than before. Katie stood up, "This calls for some wine." She made her way into her kitchen and searched through her wine-rack for the perfect complementary alcohol to her meal. "Hey, Kendall, can you help me grab some glasses, please?" Katie called over to the table.
"Sure," Kendall got up and headed to the kitchen, but stopped when someone knocked on the front door. "I'll get it."
Kendall opened the door wide, and there stood Camille Roberts. Her wavy brown hair was in a partial up-do, with fly-aways pointing in every direction. Her make-up was running down her face and her cardigan was put on inside-out. She rubbed her eyes and looked at Kendall. "Kendall?" She said in confusion.
A loud thud could be heard from behind Kendall. Camille looked around him to see what was the commotion. Logan had knocked over his chair, when he hastily stood up, shocked by her sudden presence. "Camille?" He walked towards the door, as she made her way into the apartment. "A-wha," Logan stuttered. "What are you doing here?"
"I should be asking you that." Camille replied, rubbing her face even more, trying to clean up her appearance.
"Visiting." Logan answered, simply. "I, um, I'm starting my residency, soon. A break. Med students break. You know, 'fore we start." Logan tried to explain in broken English.
Camille didn't seem to notice. "That sounds great," she said dreamily. Katie cleared her throat. "Oh, hi Katie." Cam looked into the kitchen. Upon seeing the brunette, Camille seemed to have come back to her sense. "We, I..."
"Come on, we'll talk in my study." Katie helped her out. "You guys can open the wine, we'll be out in a few minutes." Katie gently led Camille away from the guys.
Once in the room, Camille started bombarding Katie with questions. "Why is Logan, here? How come you didn't tell me? He probably thinks I look hideous. I look hideous, right? Ugh, Katie, how could you possibly let him see me like this?"
Katie didn't know which question to answer first, so she reached for her tissue box and handed it to Camille to wipe her face. "I spoke to Cathleen and she said that she's handling the Caleb issue. She already spun a story to VMZ about the break-up being amicable." Camille nodded, in understanding. "However, you know what the press is like, they'll eventually get wind of the real story, so you'll have to play it up like it you're not really affected by anything. Cathleen will probably want to go over the details with you tomorrow."
"Okay." Camille, continued to nod, now pulling off her cardigan, to put it on right.
Katie was worried about her friend. "How are you holding up, Cam?"
"I'm okay. I mean, that asshole rattled me up, but we weren't together for very long. It's just, it's embarrassing, being cheated on." Camille explained. "And now, Logan...what will he think?"
"Cam, it's Logan. He'll take it in stride, sort of." Katie said, trying to reassure her friend, but remembered Logan's ability to hold a grudge. "Besides, do you really want to hop on that train again? Only a few hours after you broke up with your boyfriend?"
"No, you're right." Cam sighed and stood up. "How do I look?"
Katie grimaced, "How about you fix your hair, while I make a quick phone call to the movie studio?"
The two girls returned to the dining room, with Camille looking much more presentable. The guys had cleared the table and loaded the dishwasher. Carlos was flipping through the channels on her t.v., but turned it off when he saw that they had returned.
"Thanks, guys." Katie said, once she saw what they had done. She glanced at the clock. "Oh, I better change before we meet up with James." She turned to Camille. "Hey, Cam, do you want to come with us? We're headed over to Hydra."
"I don't know, I'm kind of worn out from everything that happened today."
"Oh, okay. Do you want me to stay with you and we can chat or watch a movie?" Katie replied, not wanting to leave her friend.
"I'll stay." Logan jumped in. "I mean, if you don't mind. I mean, I never really liked nightclubs, and we could, you know, catch-up," he said eagerly, staring at Camille the whole time.
Camille gave him a smile. "I'd like that."
"Okay, so Katie, you go change, and Carlos and I will wait, right here." Kendall said, clapping his hands together.
Katie looked at Camille and Logan, "You guys can stay here, if you want. Feel free to anything in the kitchen. Just remember to lock the door, before you leave. I have a spare key, hidden underneath the potted plant, at the end of the hallway."
Kendall gave her a look of disbelief. "That's not obvious, at all," he said, sarcastically.
"Hey, it's the only place I could keep it. I thought it would be less obvious, than if I dug it into the soil. Now, excuse me, I have to go change," Katie huffed, before exiting the room.
A/N: So we have the return of Camille! Hmmm... =) I hope you all liked it, please leave a review.
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