A/N: Well, we didn't make it to 50 reviews, but that's okay. I'm still really thankful for the wonderful reviews I do get. Thanks so much you guys, for the motivation and positive feedback. :D
Not much to say about this chapter, only that some backstories are more developed, hopefully you guys will enjoy!
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Big Time Rush characters or references.
After dropping Carlos off at James' mansion, and quickly hightailing it out of there, Katie went home to check up on Kendall.
"Kendall?" Katie called out as she stepped into her home.
"Hey, baby sister," Kendall stuck his head out of the guest room. "Where have you been all day?"
"Working, what about you? I was home a little earlier and you weren't here." Katie dropped her bag in the nearest chair.
"Oh, just, hanging...around."
Katie raised an eyebrow, "Hanging? Around?" She crossed her arms.
"Uh, yes," Kendall answered hesitantly.
Katie watched as her brother moved towards her couch. Katie just shrugged and walked over to sit beside him; she knew that her brother would eventually give in and tell her. She wiggled her neck around, feeling tense from all the action the past couple of days. She squinted at her brother.
"Hey, you wanna hit the gym?"
Kendall scrunched up his nose in disgust. "I spend almost twenty-four hours a week with a hockey team of sweaty guys. I really don't think I'd like to spend my vacation looking at more sweaty people."
Katie laughed, then quickly put on a pout, hoping to persuade her brother. "But, I want to go, and spend time with you."
Kendall swung his arm around her, allowing her to lean into his shoulder. "Listen, you can go to the gym, and when you get back, I'll take you out to dinner and we can go see a movie."
Katie raised her head and pointed her finger at him, "You promise?"
Kendall crossed his heart with his free hand, "Promise. But first, tell me about this Michael character. I got some information from Carlos, but not much."
Katie groaned, not wanting to go into her past love life with her brother. "I met Michael in the elevator at Rocque Records Studio. He works for one of the other companies in the building. The elevator got stuck for about an hour with only us two in it. It plays out like a cliché, we got to talking and then we exchanged numbers. Went out for a few months and that's it." She ended, giving Kendall a very general description of her relationship.
Kendall scrutinized her, "How come I've never heard about him?"
Katie knew that it was a fair question, and one that she didn't have a decent answer to. She shrugged, "I don't know, I guess it never came up. Besides, I have difficulty telling you anything about my relationships, you stalked every single one of my boyfriends while we were still living together, to the point where one of them almost took out a restraining order on you."
"Oh yeah," Kendall's face scrunched up in memory. "I'd forgotten about that. But, that still doesn't make it right, that you didn't tell me."
"I know, and I'm sorry. I promise from now on, I'll tell you everything about my relationships," an evil smirk graced Katie's lips as her brother nodded happily. "Everything," she emphasized.
It took a minute for Kendall to realize what his sister was talking about before his face showed clear disgust, "You know what, let's just keep it general."
Katie laughed as she got up and made her way to her room, when Kendall called out her, "Hey, Katie, did you hear from Logan by any chance? I haven't seen him since we left for the club."
"Huh, that doesn't seem like Logan, not to check in." Katie let out a chuckle as she packed her duffle bag. "What if Logan and Camille decided to go to Vegas and get hitched?" She laughed at her own joke, but gasped at the potential seriousness. She ran out to the living room and met her brother wearing an identical expression of horror.
"Quick, grab your things, and we'll head over to Camille's place." Kendall shouted. "Hurry!"
"Right!" She ran into her room, but called out to Kendall, "Wait, grab my cell and call her."
"Oh, good call!" Kendall scrambled into Katie's purse to find her cellphone. He found it and quickly scrolled through her contacts. Kendall quickly dialled her number, listening to the phone ring repeatedly. "She's not picking up!" Kendall cried out, frantically.
Katie ran over to him, holding her duffle bag. "Dammit, Camille. Okay, let's just go."
Kendall had no time to reprimand Katie about her language. "Let's go!"
The Knight siblings rapidly ran out the door, afraid that their friends had done something drastic and more than slightly idiotic. While often the level-headed one in the group, Logan tended to be extreme in matters of the heart. Katie and Kendall had witnessed firsthand what Logan could potentially do, including harming his best friend with an axe-shaped guitar and sabotaging proms. They also knew that Camille was the type of person to agree to anything she felt was worth doing, and that didn't leave out very much.
"Do you really think that they would elope?" Katie asked Kendall as they stood in the elevator that led to Camille's place.
Kendall's wide eyes suggested that he hoped that they didn't, but knowing Camille and Logan, there was a high potential that they had. "Pray not, baby sister, pray not."
The second the elevator doors opened, the siblings raced down the hallway, with Katie leading.
"Here," Katie breathed out, as she rang the door bell persistently.
The door opened to reveal Camille in a revealing silk robe. "Food is...oh, hey guys," Cam pulled her robe tighter together, blushing.
"Make sure they have the fortune cookies. They forgot them, last time." A voice called out from inside the condo.
Katie and Kendall peeked inside, still breathing heavily from the sprint, and were greeted with Logan walking towards the door in nothing but a sheet wrapped around his waist. All three widened their eyes considerably; Logan's face flushed as well. Katie and Kendall, comically ran their eyes back and forth between Logan and Camille, with their mouths hanging open. Logan cleared his throat and gave a small wave to the guests.
"Hey, guys."
Katie snapped out of her stupor, and nudged her brother. "At least, they're not in Vegas," she gave Logan and Camille a smirk, which sent both into a deeper state of embarrassment.
Kendall shook his head, "What the...you guys...really?" He pointed back and forth between the two half-naked people, raising an eyebrow. Camille and Logan looked at other, completely understanding Kendall's insinuation.
Camille gestured with her head for the two siblings to come inside, "Come on, we'll explain everything. Just let us put some clothes on, first."
Katie continued smirking, as she walked past Camille and plopped down on the couch with Kendall beside her. The Knights waited for their two friends to come back, all the while whispering and giggling about the predicament.
Katie grinned as the two returned, seating themselves on the love-seat, full dressed. "Well, we're listening." Kendall snorted beside her, unable to suppress his enjoyment at his friend's expense.
"Oh, shut up, Kendall," Logan rolled his eyes, but still his face turned red. "You guys clearly know what happened, do we really need to explain ourselves? We are fully grown adults, I think it's safe to say that we don't need to tell you anything about our personal lives," Logan tried to defend himself.
"Oh no, you don't," Katie countered automatically. "As Cam's manager, I am entitled to know what is happening in my client's personal life, as it may result poorly on her professional career."
Logan looked over at Camille for confirmation. She shot him a sheepish look, before nodding. Kendall raised a fist for his sister to bump, acknowledging her cunning ability to manipulate people into giving her what she wants. Katie returned her brother's gesture without drawing her gaze away from the brunette couple.
In all honesty, Katie was happy that the two people in front of her were reunited. She had seen Camille experience multiple heartaches over the years, and knew that the woman deserved a man who was willing to go any distance for her. She could think of no one better than Logan, whom, it seemed, had never given up on the actress. While the two had experienced heartache with each other in their teenage years, they were finally at a point where they could be content together, without any unnecessary drama.
Camille clasped her hands together and leaned on Logan's shoulder while she told the story. After Kendall, Katie and Carlos had left to meet James, the two began recounting their life stories to each other. Camille had dished about her life in Hollywood; how her old manager, while sweet, was only able to book her lacklustre roles as extras on direct-to-videos. She also told him how the departure of the band left her with very little close friends, as Lucy had moved to New York to develop her music. She explained how Katie had unintentionally become Cam's support system, motivating her to keep on pursuing her dream. It was only natural for Camille to hire Katie as her manager. She had seen what work Katie had put in to enhance not only her own career, but boost Russell Brand's as well. The gamble on Katie turned out to be one of the best moves of her career as she started getting more valuable appearances on both the big and small screen, before landing her lead gig on The Criteria.
Logan, who had risen out of his seat midway through Cam's retelling to Katie and Kendall, got the door when the delivery guy came, and continued the story, once Cam finished telling her part. Logan had spent last night telling Camille how he had to adjust living on the East coast, without the guys within reach. Logan, like Kendall and Carlos, also had to deal with adjustment into regular society. Their popularity on their respective campuses lasted a few months before it died down and the other students saw them as nothing more than peers. Logan also loved his undergrad program, but his interest really peaked at Johns Hopkins; through the intensive program, he was educated through means of minute and complicated dissections and operative procedures.
After spending an hour at Katie's, Camille and Logan had decided to go out for late night drinks. Like how they were back at the Palm Woods, the physical attraction between the two sparked once again and they had spent the night and the next day knowing each other most intimately.
Kendall and Katie smirked as Logan and Camille mumbled through the end of the story.
Camille sighed at their obvious amusement, "And, I know that you told me to not rush into anything, but, it's Logan." Cam told Katie as she stared lovingly into Logan's eyes. Logan reached over to hold her hand.
Katie smiled, "It's alright, Cam. I'm," she nudged Kendall, "we're happy for you guys. But, you do realize that Caleb will use this to his advantage? I wouldn't put it past him to spin the story, so that you were the adulterer in the relationship. The press will also use this opportunity to snoop into Logan's past as well."
Katie watched as Camille and Logan's faces fell. She grinned.
"Thankfully, you have me as a manager," she crossed her arms. "You guys will definitely have to be discreet for the next while. That should be easy, as Logan has to go back to Baltimore before he officially moves out here. Camille, you need to devote yourself to your show. Most likely, Caleb will soon be out and about with that co-star of his and everyone will know that he was the one who had an affair. Once it's been established that Caleb was the cheater, you guys can start dating publicly and Logan will be presumed your knight-in-shining-armour and everything will be a-okay. We'll have to go over the details with Cathleen."
Kendall nodded his head, impressed with his sister. "Nice, Katie."
Logan nodded as well, "Thanks, Katie. You really are good at what you do."
"Of course, I am," Katie replied. "Now, since you guys are here and not eloping in Vegas, I think I'll finally hit the gym, now," she looked over at Kendall. "What are you going to do?"
"I think I'll hang out with Carlos and James, so that these lovebirds can continue having some alone time."
Logan scowled, "shut up."
The other three occupants laughed at Logan's apparent displeasure as they all got out of their seats.
A/N: Couldn't help but embarrass Logan a little. ;p Also, what is Kendall hiding? hmmm...
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