Saturday night was not so lovely for James. Kendall went out with Jo, and didn't come back until very late. He told James not to stay up, waiting for him.

"Keep yourself busy with something else. You're good at that," Kendall said. He smiled and left.

James laid down on the sofa and watched TV until pretty late. At one point, Carlos and Logan came in and poked him.

"Aren't you gonna go out or something?" Carlos asked.

"No," James said. He pouted and kept staring at the television.

"Sure?" Logan asked.

"Yeah."

"Ooookay then." Carlos and Logan looked at each other, shrugged, and walked away.

James didn't care. He stayed there, watching bad network shows, until a little after midnight. Around then, he dragged himself off to bed. He pulled a comb through his hair and brushed his teeth apathetically. Then he went to his room. He took off most of his clothes and slid into bed. The pillows felt empty and sad. Why was Kendall out with a girl? Why wasn't he with James? James. The best looking guy ever. Kendall could have him. Why wouldn't he take him? James fell asleep feeling shittier than he had in a long time.

In the morning, James had slept so heavily that there were pillow lines on his face. He got up and screamed when he looked in the mirror.

"My face!" He shouted. Nothing would smooth it out. He ran his palms over and over his cheeks, but to no avail. In the middle of his freaking out, Kendall walked in unannounced. James saw him and his face lit up.

"I wanted to see you last night," said James.

Kendall puts his arms around James's waist and kissed him on the neck. James purred a little. It was nice to feel him there again. But, still.

"I uh, wanted to see you last night," he said once more.

"Sorry," Kendall whispered. "Was busy."

James made puppy dog eyes. He whimpered and hugged Kendall back. "Missed you," he said quietly. Kendall grinned.

"Did ya?"

"Yeaaah…"

Kendall kissed James on the lips briefly, but then he let go of his body and went towards the door. "Gotta go," he said.

"Oh…"

He watched Kendall slink out of his bedroom. James felt something sinking inside him. Why would Kendall be all over him, and then just leave like that? What was going on? He looked back at the mirror and tried to smooth out the creases. They were improving a little. Maybe James just wasn't being sexy enough for Kendall. So what does Kendall like?

James left his room and crept into the foyer. Nobody was there. The coast was clear. He left the apartment. Carefully meandering down the hallway, his eyes darted back and forth quickly. He was searching. Questing. Just his luck, he managed to find Jo.

"Hey, hey!" He yelled. She sharply turned around and cocked her head.

"What, James?" She asked.

"Do you know what Kendall finds you so attractive?" James asked bluntly. He smiled stupidly.

"Excuse me?" Jo put her hands on her hips and frowned. She cleared her throat, waiting for a very good reason.

"Uh. I was just wondering?!"

"James, what the hell," the girl said. "You think he could never like a girl like me?"

"No, no, no!" James tried to reason. He grimaced and tried to think, but his brain wasn't too good at that. "I just thought, uh, y'know; I'm trying to figure out what to look for in a girl, if I uh, want to get one as pretty as you!"

"Aww, really?" Jo's apparent rage faded into flattery. "That's sweet. Why didn't you just say so? You don't have to phrase your questions like an idio- on second thought, okay. Well. Haha."

"So? So what makes you pretty? What makes Kendall hot for you?"

"Er, right," Jo looked skeptical. "I try to be comforting and interested in him. Guys like that. Errm. You should know that? Well, maybe not. Who knows, right?" She laughed at the notion of James knowing things. He didn't catch on and just nodded. "MAYBE you've never noticed this, but if a girl goes out of her way to be super clean and done-up for a date, the guy tends to be more attracted to her. And it never hurts to touch him. Do girls touch you a lot on dates?"

"Dates? Right. Um."

"Oh, James. I'm sorry for you," Jo said. She patted him on the cheek and started to walk away. "Just not the brightest guy. I'll see you later."

James walked the girl walk away. He put his hand up to where she had touched him. He wondered if the creases were still visible.

"Touch him, be clean, comfort, interest," he thought to himself. "I can do that. I can keep him interested."

He went back to the apartment. By now, Logan and Carlos were up. They were sitting on the sofa, but when James walked in, they moved apart quickly.

"Oh, uh, hey," Logan said nervously. "What're you doing?"

"Me? Nothing," James said. He looked at the boys awkwardly then walked back to his room.

"Why's he acting funny?" Carlos asked. Logan shrugged.

"Maybe jealous?" Logan teased. He squeezed Carlos's hand. "I would be."

They grinned and kissed softly.

"I like playing with you," Carlos admitted in a whisper. Logan grinned cutely. "But…"

"Huh?"

"I dunno. James looked a little upset. Maybe we should see what's wrong?"

"Okay."

The two boys got up and went to James's room. They knocked on it at the same time.

"Huh?" James called out from within. Suddenly he ran to the door and opened it up with a big smile. But it dropped as soon as he saw who was there. "Oh."

"James," Logan began. "What's going on? You're acting weird."

"Can we come in?" Carlos asked. They didn't wait for James to answer and just walked right in.

"Um. Guys?" James said desperately.

"So what's up?" Logan asked. "You can tell us."

"Jeez, uh," James mumbled. He started to pace back and forth. "Can uh, can I tell you something?"

"Sure," Carlos and James said simultaneously.

"Okay, see, uhhhh," James sat down on his bed. "So, the other night, Kendall and I were…"

"We know," Carlos and Logan said. "I think we all know everything," Logan added.

"Oh," James's face turned bright right. The pillow creases were gone now. "So I guess I sort of fell for Kendall."

"I bet," said Carlos. He looked at Logan and winked.

"Huh? What do you mean?" James asked.

"Well, Logan and I have sort of fallen for each other, too. Uh. But don't tell nobody!"

"I won't." James looked down. He appeared to be a little jealous.

"So what's up?" Logan asked.

"Kendall is…"

"Huh?"

"Kendall is acting weird. He comes in and kisses me and tells me sweet things, but then he disappears."

"How long has it been?" Logan asked.

"True, true," agreed James. He looked down and tried to use his brain. "Hasn't been long."

"Just give it time," said Carlos. He patted James on the back. "It will be fine. And we won't say a word. Errrm. But watch out for Katie."

"How come?"

"She MIGHT know about you and Kendall."