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Ch.33: Going Public

Kendall sighed, nervous as hell over the whole situation. At his side, James gripped his boyfriend's hand, giving it a reassuring squeeze.

They were in the Knight's living room with Katie, Mama Knight, and Mrs. Diamond.

They were all drinking tea…or well, most of them were, James and Kendall had been unable to eat anything all evening, knowing what they were about to face the following day.

"Guys, what's done is done, there's no reason for you guys to panic over tomorrow, everything will be alright," Jennifer Knight reassured her son and his boyfriend.

"Easy for YOU to say," Kendall mumbled miserably "As soon as it's confirmed our life will be hell…"

"Yeah, but we'll get through it together, won't we?" James asked softly.

"Of course," Kendall said, not letting go of James' hand and rubbing it soothingly.

"Besides, it'll all get easier once we go back to L.A," Katie replied "Okay, so homophobia's a big deal anywhere but I'd say L.A is one of the most accepting communities of the country…and that's where we live for most of the time,"

"That's an excellent point," Mama Knight said.

"Mom, we've still got to think about the fans and how they'll take it and how Griffin will take it, there's a lot that could go wrong!" Kendall said.

"There's a lot that could go right as well," Mama Knight said "Relax you two, go take a nice, warm shower-although a bath would be better-change into your pajamas and go to sleep, it's the best you can do right now…"

"She's right you know?" Brooke said nodding "You guys need your rest, you have a big day ahead tomorrow..."

"Take a bath with me, will you?" James asked softly to Kendall who could only nod, staring into his boyfriend's beautiful, though troubled, hazel eyes.

Mama Knight heard it, though, and so did Brooke and Katie.

Katie gagged and Brooke shuddered while Mama Knight gave both teens a stern look.

She sighed.

"Just keep it down guys, will you? James, your mom's here and you don't want to scar her the way you've scarred me, do you? Kendall, keep in mind that your little sister's here as well…"

"We-uh-promise to be quiet if it comes down to sex mom, which I really doubt given our rather gloomy moods but…sure, whatever," Kendall said.

Brooke let out a sigh of relief which made James recoil internally.

He knew his mom was trying her hardest, but sometimes it was still very evident she was disgusted at what her son was.

Half an hour later, both teens lay in bed, fully clothed, arms wrapped around one another.

"Kendall, I love you, whatever else happens-don't forget that, okay?" James asked in a small voice.

Kendall turned to look at his boyfriend.

"Jamie," he said softly "I love you too, and I'm sorry it had to come down to this, I really am…"

Both teens couldn't say anything else, not wanting the other to hear the unshed tears, evident in their voices.

Yet they couldn't fall asleep at all either, their worries being far too much for their teenaged minds to handle.

They could only hold one another close all through the night and hope…hope this wouldn't be the end of it all.

The next morning…

That morning they rose early.

Wordlessly, they changed into proper attires.

Wanting to look their best for the interviews today, they took special care in selecting their outfits for the day.

James wore a dark blue tight-fitting jean- jacket with a white V-neck short-sleeved shirt and dark blue jeans plus black sneakers. His hair was, as always impeccable and Kendall could even tell, rather impressed, that his boyfriend had put on some cologne.

Kendall was not bad himself. He wore a tight black t-shirt with a white jacket and black pants and gray sneakers.

"Alright, we're ready," Kendall said, coming into the living room where his mother, sister, and James' mother were waiting for them.

"Kendall, remember- whatever happens- we're here for you guys okay?" his mother asked him.

"Thanks mom," Kendall said before he sighed and took James' hand as they all went out.

15 minutes later…

Kendall grimaced as he saw thousands of reporters and flashing cameras outside his car.

"You ready for this Kendall?" James asked him, his eyes wide with fear.

"No," Kendall answered honestly before opening the car door and tugging on James' hand "Now come on, it's show time…"

As soon as they were both out, they were met by dozens of flashing lights and millions of voices shouting questions at them. Thankfully, they were saved by Freight Train who arrived in time to take them to the front stage where Carlos and Logan were already sitting at a white table next to Kelly and Gustavo, all dressed formally and looking nervous as hell.

"How nice of you to join us," said Logan in a low tone to the pair as they sat down.

The flashes and endless hubbub continued, making the four guys really uncomfortable.

"Alright ladies and gentlemen, please," Kelly said authoritatively "The guys will answer all your questions and I promise we'll cooperate with you as best as we can but please, you need to settle down. One question at a time…"

The noise died down considerably.

"Kendall, James, is it true you guys are dating?" a reporter asked them as the flashes continued, temporarily blinding the four guys.

Kendall and James both looked at Gustavo who gave them a curt nod.

Kendall took James' hand in his and moved closer to his microphone.

"Yes," he said, his voice loud and clear and appearing to be calm.

"For how long?" Another reporter, a lady, asked them.

"Two months," James answered his voice a bit less steady than Kendall's but steady nonetheless.

"Two months! Wow, that's a long time!" the lady reporter commented "So for how long have you two known you were gay?"

Kendall looked at James, his eyes troubled and so James decided to answer for them both.

"Rather, I think we'd define ourselves as bisexual because, yeah, we're in a relationship with each other, but we still love our fan-girls to death and, as you've been able to tell the past year, we've had girlfriends in the past and have been able to keep steady relationships with girls before…" he said, flashing the reporter a flirty smile.

"Well, okay then," said the reporter returning his smile with a blush "How long have you and Kendall known you were bisexual?"

"Me…ever since I was like ten or eleven. Kendall, I think he found out two months ago…" said James jokingly, causing Kendall to jab him in the ribs and James to glare at him.

"So Kendall, since you only just found out yourself, I'd dare say James is your first boyfriend…am I correct?" another reporter asked.

"Yeah, he's my first boyfriend…" Kendall said, squeezing James' hand which was still intertwined with his.

"So…this whole drama that occurred at the restaurant…the little scene that ratted you guys' secret out, what was that?" another reporter asked.

"That," said Kendall "Was one of Jamie's-I'm sorry James' exes wanting to take advantage of James, trying to steal him away-"

"What Kendall means," said James "Is that he's one of my ex-boyfriends who thought we could get back together because he didn't know I had another boyfriend. He took it a little too personally though and, unfortunately, Kendall's a bit of a hot-head as well and so a fight was practically inevitable…"

"Carlos, Logan," another reporter asked, turning his attention to the other two "What about you guys? You guys haven't said anything…when did you guys begin dating? How will this affect your work? Huh?"

"Well, we've been dating for roughly six months," Carlos said "And, it's been wonderful. We…cannot really say the same as James and Kendall and say we're bisexual 'cause we're not but…our fan-girls are still really important to us and special and we care about them so much…maybe not in a romantic light but- as friends you could say?"

"Besides, we know just how hard it's been for us to come out and all, and we know we have to have at least one fan-boy out there who's scared of coming forward like we did…we want to let you guys know we understand you fully and support you and hope you'll support us as well…" Logan added.

"How have your families taken the fact that you guys are dating one another?" Another reporter asked to no one in particular.

"Our families have been great and very supportive," Kendall said, taking the microphone "And we thank them profusely for that…we wouldn't have been able to survive this far without them."

Clapping followed Kendall's words from the crowd below him, something which somewhat relieved some of the tension the BTR boys were feeling.

"Kendall," another lady reporter asked with a devious smile "Forgive me for asking this but I think that's what many of your fans want to know. In a gay relationship, there's almost always a dominant partner, which is to say, the one who takes the lead most often. Who would you say is the dominant one in yours and James' relationship?"

James blushed and buried his face in his arms, waiting for Kendall to tell the crowd James was the submissive one and was shocked when that didn't happen.

"No one," Kendall answered simply, stroking James' hair "I mean, sure, I'm the leader of the band and often direct many of our stuff but in James' and mine's relationship we're both equal. Each of us has our dominant and submissive moments and that's what makes this all so special for me. Because, while it IS true that I'm Big Time Rush's leader, this whole thing has made me a better leader because you know what they say, a good leader knows when to follow and when to lead, and that's something I've learned from James,"

The reporter nodded, satisfied before turning to Logan and Carlos.

"What about you two?" she said "Who dominates in the relationship?"

"Logan does," Carlos answered simply before Logan had a time to answer "He's the smart one,"

Logan looked at his boyfriend strangely.

"You're smart too, 'Litos," he said softly, taking his boyfriend's hand, then added in a louder voice to the microphone "Like Kendall said, we both dominate at one point, that's what makes our relationship so special"

He gave Carlos a short but sweet kiss on the lips which was captured in cameras and which issued an 'Aww' from the crowd below.

James copied Logan's movement and pulled Kendall into a longer, more passionate kiss which was followed by many cameras flashing and which ended only after Gustavo cleared his throat awkwardly, leaving a blushing Kendall and a smug-looking James.

The interviews continued all day long with people asking many details about their relationships, and asking Gustavo when the new album would come out and whether there'd be a new project coming soon. Overall, the boys had to admit, it hadn't been as bad as they'd thought...

A/N: Well...there you go. Next chapter may be interesting as I reveal more about the "rat" you've not yet seen. And I may (or may not) have some smut in it so...you've been told what to expect. Also, anyone curious about Griffin's reaction? I know I am and I don't even know what I'll write yet...lol I'm so weird.

Oh well, no dialogue this chapter but-

CARLOS: Oh but there HAS to be a dialogue! I say Logie's cute the way he told the press about our relationship...

LOGAN: Well, I really couldn't belittle you Carlos- you're much too good for that.

CARLOS: Aww...Logie...

JAMES: Yuck! You guys are so sweet it's disgusting!

KENDALL: Agreed.

LOGAN: Yeah...look who's talking sex-maniacs...

ME: Okay! Guys- butt off! You weren't even supposed to come in this chapter! Go away! Leave me alone!

CARLOS: Oh, but it's so much more fun if we're in your closing note...and I'm sure your readers think so too.

ME: Eeh...I have my doubts.

CARLOS: Who's excited for Big Time Invasion? I know I am...

ME: God, I am SO excited, you have no idea...I still can't believe they delayed the release date. Stupid KCA's...I still say they were compromised.

KENDALL: Oh drop it! We'll win next year...

ME: We better...

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Franshes