You're Not Alone Chapter 14, a big time rush fanfic

I looked myself over in the mirror for the thousandth time. I was going to kill Kendall. He had given me a two day notice that his parents and brother were coming to down, and that we were having dinner with them. I was wearing a pair of dark jeans and a nice shirt; Kendall had told me not to dress up. But I wanted to make a good impression on his dad and brother. I ran the brush through my hair one final time before walking out to the living room. "How do I look?" I twirled around.

Sadie smiled. "You look beautiful."

Carlos nodded. "Like a million bucks." He had been hanging out a lot here, but still hadn't asked Sadie to be his girlfriend. I gave them a grateful thanks and was about to grill Carlos when Kendall walked in. We had gotten the boys each a key for the hotel room so they could just come and go.

Kendall smiled at me. "Hey, gorgeous. You look amazing." He planted a kiss on my cheek.

I rolled my eyes at him. "That's not going to get you out of trouble; I'm still going to kill you."

He pouted. "You're still mad at me?"

"Sort of! If I would have known your family was coming I would have packed something nicer to wear."

"They won't care what you're wearing, Soph. All they care about is meeting the girl that I'm madly in love with." Damn him. I couldn't be mad at him when he was being such a sweetheart. We said goodbye to Sadie and Carlos and headed off to the restaurant. I felt the familiar nervousness in my stomach that I'd had over the past few days. I already knew Kathy, so I wasn't worried about that. But what about Kent and Kevin? Sure, Kendall had told me about them, but I had no idea who they were or how to act around them.

"Stop it." Kendall pulled me out of my daze.

"Stop what?"

"You're worried about meeting my dad and brother. Don't be, I've told you, they'll love you."

"How in the hell do you always manage to read my mind?"

He chuckled. "It's easy when you look terrified. Trust me, Sophie, you have nothing to worry about." He kissed my hand.

Almost as if trying to ruin the moment, my phone rang. I pulled it out of my purse and my stomach turned. "Wanna guess again?" He looked at me while I read, "Sophie, ditched pretty boy yet? Can't wait to see you again. C."

Kendall was seething. "He's still texting you?"

I nodded. "Not as often since you told him to leave me alone, but it still happens every now and again. If it's not a text, it's an email. If it's not an email, it's an I.M. He's even called me a couple times. If I don't answer it just to hang up, he leaves a voicemail." I placed my hand back in Kendall's. "If it doesn't stop by the time we get back, I'm going to file a no contact order on him again. I've saved everything and have a backup copy. Soon we won't have to worry about it since I'll be in L.A."

We pulled into the restaurant and headed inside. "Well if it doesn't stop, I'm going to give that dirt bag a piece of my mind. Only this time, I won't be so friendly."

"Let's try not to think about it. Let's just get through dinner and worry about it later." Kendall nodded and we grabbed a table.

It didn't take long for his family to arrive. We placed our order and started to chat while we waited for our dinner. "So, Sophia, if you're really as amazing as my wife and son say you are, how exactly does a knucklehead like my son snag a girl like you?" Kent smiled at me.

"Sophie's fine. I felt bad for him, so I threw him a bone." I winked at Kendall as they all laughed. "While I wish that were the truth, I feel like I'm the one that snagged Kendall. I'm not sure how much they told you, but I was dealing with some personal issues and was in a pretty dark place. Kendall saved me from that."

"He played his guitar for you, didn't he?" Kevin looked at me like he already knew the answer.

"How does everybody know that?"

Kendall laughed. "Yes, I played my guitar for her. I wrote her a song, and I think that's how I got so lucky."

The rest of the evenings conversation was about how Mom and Kathy have known each other forever, how I was moving out to California, and how I felt about Kendall being so famous. I had only spent a few hours with them, and I loved them already. Kendall had been right, I had nothing to worry about. Somehow the conversation drifted to our holiday plans.

"We usually have family dinner for Thanksgiving and Christmas, but I'm not sure with the crazy schedule how I'll manage to get all three of my boys home." Kathy sounded a little upset. "What are your plans, darling?"

I honestly wasn't sure. "I won't be officially moved out until the weekend of Thanksgiving, so I'll be home for that. But I need to find a job and probably won't be able to go home for Christmas."

"Why don't you come have Christmas with us?" Kent sounded excited.

I looked at Kendall and he shrugged. "If it's okay with you, it's okay with me. I'd love to have you at my house for Christmas."

Kevin spoke up, "What about your big trip?" I glanced up at Kendall and he just shook his head and Kevin realized he shouldn't have said anything.

"What trip?"

Kendall was still shaking his head. "Still undecided. We can talk about that later."

We finished dinner, the mention of Kendall's 'big trip' still in the back of my mind. Kathy and Kent made me promise to come visit as soon as I got moved in, and I agreed. I text Sadie to let her know we were done with dinner and were headed to Kendall's hotel room to give her and Carlos some alone time.

As we walked in and I set my bag down, Kendall could tell I was upset. "Kevin shouldn't have said anything." I nodded, waiting for him to continue. "I'm not even sure if I want to go."

"Kendall, I don't care what this is about, I just don't want to be lied to."

He took a deep breath. "I was making plans to go to Europe and do some reflecting. I just wanted to get away, you know? Then my older brother Kenneth offered to let me go to Bali with him and some friends." My jaw dropped. "I haven't given him an answer yet."

I was hurt. "When exactly were you planning on telling me this?"

He sounded guilty. "I don't know. He asked me before everything with Charlie happened and before I knew you were moving out here. I didn't think it'd matter."

"Of course it matters, Kendall!" I started to shout, holding back tears. "I hardly ever get to see you, and you weren't even going to tell me that you were going to be gone over Christmas?"

"Please, don't be upset. I don't want to fight."

"I don't want to either, but I'm not the one that lied to you. You should have just told me, Kendall. I would have understood."

"Are you mad because I didn't tell you, or because I didn't ask you to come?"

I'm sure he didn't mean it how I took it, but that was enough to send me over the edge. "I'm a big girl, Kendall. I don't NEED to be around you every second. I like having you around but I'd survive without you." Ouch, I definitely didn't mean that. Before he could stop me, I ran out and grabbed James and had him give me a ride back to my hotel. Neither of us spoke for the entire ride and I was grateful. I thanked him for the ride and headed to my room.

I walked in, hoping that Sadie wouldn't ask me why I was in tears. I wasn't expecting to see her sitting on the couch in the same predicament. I told her all about why I was so upset, and we moved onto her side.

"After you text me, I told Carlos we'd have the place to ourselves. We started talking and I brought up why he hasn't made a move yet. I told him everything I told you and he just didn't understand. I told him if he had any feelings for me he'd man up and admit it. It led to an argument and I kicked him out."

We talked for a few more hours, discussing what assholes guys were. I wondered where this left me and Kendall, knowing that I still wanted to be with him but not sure how he felt. I didn't bother to check my email before bed, I knew there wouldn't be a video.

I woke up the next morning feeling like absolute shit. I hadn't felt this way since I had met Kendall, and I didn't want to start now. I checked my phone and I had one text from him.

I'm sorry for being such a jerk last night. The band is playing an impromptu concert tonight. Forgive me and say you'll come?

I thought for a minute before sending a reply. I'll think about it.

After a few minutes my phone beeped. That's all I can ask. I love you.

I smiled. At least he'd still tell me he loves me. I love you too.

I showered and walked out to the kitchen, made breakfast for Sadie and myself, and sat down on the couch. I turned on the TV and saw a newscast for the concert. I rolled my eyes and laughed beside myself. Sadie walked out of the bathroom. "I got a text from Carlos asking me to come to that tonight. He said he was sorry but wanted to say it to my face."

"Kendall said pretty much the same thing." There was a knock at the door, and we were surprised by a flower delivery man. There was a card that read: Sorry for being such jerks. Hope to see you tonight. Kendall & Carlos. "They are at least making an effort, so should we."

I couldn't believe how nervous I still was about seeing Kendall in concert. There wasn't any time to see him before the show, so I figured we'd just get pulled backstage afterward. The first half of the concert went great, and when it was time for Worldwide, my stomach churned. I did not want to watch some girl swoon over my boyfriend. I was contemplating leaving when Kendall spoke up. "Ordinarily for this next song, we pick one girl to come on stage to help us with this song." James and Logan were each pulling up a stool. "But tonight, we're pulling up two."

Carlos started in. "These are two of the craziest, most amazing, sweet, beautiful girls that we have ever met. Yesterday, we screwed up, and we want to show them how sorry we are." Sadie and I looked at each other in disbelief. This was why they wanted us to come. They were going to apologize in front of thousands of fans. I could see the bodyguard, Ranel, motioning for us to come with him. We walked up on stage, the crowd cheering. Sadie sat in between Carlos and Logan, I sat in between James and Kendall. The music started to play and Kendall mouthed "I'm sorry" and winked at me.

Wait a minute before you tell me anything
How was your day?
'Cause I been missing
You by my side, yeah
Did I awake you out of your dream?
I'm sorry but I couldn't sleep
You calm me down
There's something about the sound of your voice

I, I, I, I never, never, never
As far away as it may seem no
Soon we'll be together
We'll pick up right where we left off

I started to tear up as Kendall grabbed my hand. I could not believe he was doing this.

Paris, London, Tokyo
It's just one thing that I gotta do
Hello, tuck you in every night on the phone
Hello, tuck you in every night
And I can hardly take another goodbye
Baby, won't be long
You're the one that I'm waiting on
Hello, tuck you in every night on the phone, woah

Girl, I'll be thinking about you worldwide, worldwide, worldwide
Girl, I'll be thinking about you worldwide, worldwide, worldwide
Girl, I'll be thinking about you

I looked over at Sadie. I could see her holding Carlos' hand, and he was staring deep into her eyes as they continued to sing.

Yes, I may meet a million pretty girls
That know my name
But don't you worry, no
'Cause you have my heart
It ain't easy to keep on moving city to city
Just get up and go
The show must go on
So I need you to be strong

I, I, I, I never, never, never
As far away as it may seem no
Soon we'll be together
We'll pick up right where we left off

I leaned into Kendall and laid my head on his shoulder. I couldn't believe I had ever been mad at him. Nothing mattered as long as I had him.

Girl, I'll be thinking about you worldwide, worldwide, worldwide
Girl, I'll be thinking about you worldwide, worldwide, worldwide
Girl, I'll be thinking about you

Whoa, wherever the wind blows me
You're still the one and only girl on my mind
No, there ain't no one better
(Worldwide)
So always remember
(Worldwide)
Always remember, girl, you're mine

Girl, I'll be thinking about you worldwide, worldwide, worldwide
Girl, I'll be thinking about you worldwide, worldwide, worldwide
Girl, I'll be thinking about you

Worldwide
Yes, I may meet a million pretty girls
That know my name
But don't you worry
'Cause you have my heart

The song ended, Kendall stood up, pulled me in, and kissed me. I melted into him. I couldn't believe he had just kissed me in front of all of his fans. The crowd went crazy. "Does this mean I'm forgiven?" I couldn't help but nod.

Carlos started talking into his mic. "Guys this is Sadie. She's the most down to earth girl I've ever met. I care about her so much, and yesterday I screwed up big time. But I want the chance to make it right. Sadie… will you be my girlfriend?"

The crowd went wild as Sadie replied "Yes" into Carlos' mic.