Last chapter was bad so I'm going to try to make up for it with this chapter. I hope it's at least a little bit better. I want this one to not be so random. A few things that are surprising are going to happen here but please don't hate me. Lol. Well I love you guys. Please review and stuff. Hope you enjoy it!

James POV:

Kendall's head was resting on my shoulder as he was sleeping. His breaths were short and quiet. He looked so peaceful at this moment and I wished he could stay like that forever. I never wanted him to have to worry about anything again. I wanted to be able to make him feel safe and comfortable. He let out a little mumble and hugged my arm closer to him before dozing off again. I smiled and let out a soft sigh. I couldn't believe that only an hour or so ago he was begging to switch clothes with me. Of course after the use of his puppy dog eyes I gave in and we switched pants. I also gave him my hoodie once I saw him shivering in his sleep. I looked down at him and shook my head. He was so stubborn but I couldn't help but love him. He was everything I had ever wanted and even though he was just sort of using me at first I still couldn't get past the fact that he was jealous. He may think that he is a terrible person but it made me feel special somehow. Like I knew I was the only one that he would ever want.

Kendall lifted his head up then and sleepily said, "We're landing already?"

I just nodded because I figured that when I was thinking they must have announced our arrival. When I get deep in thought I really get deep in thought. I looked down at him stretching and he let out a yawn.

I kissed him and smiled, "It's a good thing you took a nap. This jet lag is really going to mess you up. You've never taken a trip before so you don't even know what it's like. You're going to get back on schedule."

"That's ok. I have a few more days to adjust before I go back to work."

I nodded, "Me too. I figured I should take a few extra days off just in case."

He asked, "You're going to hold me even if you're not as jet lagged as me, right?"

"Of course darling. I love watching you sleep. You're so adorable." A blush spread across his face and I let out a little chuckle. "Cutie."

There was an announcement telling all of the passengers that we could depart from the plane and we all grabbed our carry-ons and made our way into the airport. I took Kendall's hand in mine and we headed over to grab our luggage. After a few minutes we successfully found our belongings. I grabbed both of our suitcases and walked towards pick-up to find Carlos and Logan. We both looked around for a few minutes then realized that they hadn't made it there yet which was fine with us. We sat on a bench outside without a word until Kendall broke the silence.

"I think I should get this ring fitted."

He was looking down at the engagement ring on his left hand. He was smiling but he also sort of looked concerned about something.

"We can go to the jewelry store before we go to the ice rink if you want to. We'll have time before the rink closes."

He looked up at me with sad eyes, "But I don't want to take it off."

I chuckled, "It's ok, Babe. I promise that they'll give it back to you. And if they don't then I guess I'll have to fight them for it with my awesome ninja skills!"

I jumped up off of the bench and kicked the air like I thought a ninja would. He laughed and pulled on my arm to get me to sit back down.

"You're causing a scene, James."

"Oh you know you love it."

He kissed my cheek and replied, "I really do."

We were both staring into each other's eyes when I heard a loud squeal. We looked up and saw Carlos running towards us like a crazy man. I stood up to give him a hug and he crashed into me knocking both me and him onto the bench.

"I missed you guys!"

I tried to take in breaths but Carlos was hugging me so hard that I found it quite hard to do so. Somehow I managed to say, "We missed you too, Los."

He got off of me and made his way to Kendall to give him a big hug as well. I saw Logan walking towards us and I waved at him. He waved back and when he finally got to us he said, "Carlos, was that necessary? Look at all of these people that you scared the crap out of."

He held his arms out and looked around at all of the other people that were being picked up at that time. Carlos blushed a little and mumbled an apology before grabbing our luggage and throwing it in the trunk of the car. Logan went to grab our carry-ons but Kendall put his hand out in objection.

"You don't have to carry our stuff Logan. We're not crippled or anything."

We both laughed but Logan just stood there with his eyes wide and mouth open. I waved my hand in front of his face to get his attention but he still didn't move.

I yelled, "Carlos! Come over here and fix your man!"

Carlos ran over to us and gave Logan a kiss which sort of got him out of his little daze.

I said, "Dude, what's wrong? Are you sick or something?"

He shook his head no and then pointed to the ring on Kendall's finger. Kendall and I both looked at each other and said, "Ooooh."

Logan nodded and said, "Is that what I think it is?"

Carlos looked to where Logan was pointing and his eyes got wide as well. He turned to me and said, "Why wouldn't you tell me that you were going to propose to him? Why didn't I know anything about this?"

I shrugged, "I didn't even know that I was going to do it. I didn't even buy the ring while I was here. I bought it when I was on the island."

"You couldn't have called me or something?"

"Look Carlos, I didn't even know if I would go through with it. I was very nervous and I didn't want anyone to know unless he said yes. I would have called you but I just didn't have my cell phone or any way to contact you. So, surprise!"

Logan quietly said, "Surprise is right. We thought this was a bonding trip. Not a 'let's go get engaged and not tell anyone about it' sort of deal."

I sighed, "I'm sorry guys."

Carlos said, "Don't be sorry! I'm so happy for you two! Can I be the god father of your children?!"

Kendall and I looked at each other speechless.

"James and I haven't even talked about kids yet, Carlos. We haven't talked about the wedding either. So everything is just kind of up in the air right now. Our wedding might not be for another four years or something for all we know."

I nodded in agreement and said, "I promise that I will let you know what we decide. We'll let both of you know."

We all agreed that there would be no more big surprises anytime soon from us. We piled into the car with Carlos and Logan in the front seats and Kendall and I in the back. On the way home we discussed our trip and everything that we got to see and do. We also told them how the proposal happened and how much we had missed them. We discussed dinner plans for later that afternoon and agreed to meet back up at the apartment before we went out to eat. Kendall and I went to the jewelers and then headed to the rink. We still had a few hours before we had to meet up again so Kendall was happy that he got to skate in the meantime.

While I was putting on my skates I saw Kendall looking onto the ice. He looked kind of scared. Like he had just seen someone get their throat sliced open with a pair of skates. I tried to figure out what he was looking at but I saw nothing. I tapped on his shoulder to get his attention but I got no response. When I saw a man look up at him and wink I could have sworn that I felt Kendall shiver. Who was that guy?

Kendall POV:

I couldn't believe it. The man that I never wanted to see again in my life was standing right in front of me with a smirk on his face. I didn't want to show that I was terrified of him but I couldn't move. I could hear James saying my name over and over again and I could feel him shaking me but I wasn't able to respond. I swallowed when I saw him skating over to me and I shook my head to break the stupid trance that he had put me in.

He leaned up against the boards and had the same cocky voice that I remembered, "Hey there, Kendork."

I clenched my jaw at the frustrating nickname he gave me years ago. "Don't call me that."

He replied, "But I miss calling you that. Don't you miss calling me by my name? Actually you were screaming it most of the time."

He laughed and I could feel the sting of his words. I winced and that's when James stepped in.

"Woah. Back the fuck off buddy."

I could feel the tension between the two. I never wanted James to meet him just for this reason. I knew he would ask questions about my dumb ass ex-boyfriend. I hated thinking about what happened between us and I knew that all of those memories would be flooding back into my mind after today.

"Hey, I don't want any trouble. I just came over here to have a chat with my ex. That's it. And the name is Beau by the way. I'm sure you've heard about me."

James sent him a glare and said angrily, "Actually no, I haven't heard about you. I'm glad that I haven't. And obviously Kendall doesn't want to have a chat with you so back off."

Beau laughed and I felt a shiver run down my spine. I hated that laugh. It reminded me of everything terrible that had happened to me when we had "dated".

"Why don't you back off pretty boy? I can talk to him if I want to."

James stepped in front of me and closer to him. "No you can't. He obviously doesn't want anything to do with you."

He chuckled and looked at me, "What? Is this your new play toy Kendork? He's kind of weak looking if you ask me."

"Stop fucking talking to him. Can't you see that he doesn't want to even see your face?"

Beau smirked, "That's because he would rather see my dick. In his mouth. He is a little whore you know."

That's when it happened. James' fist collided with Beau's jaw. Beau fell onto the ice and James jumped on top of him. Every time James' fist connected with his face I could hear it. It sounded terrible. It reminded me of when Beau would hit me because of things I didn't want to do with him. I felt tears at the corner of my eyes but realized that I couldn't let James kill him. I got on the ice and pulled James off of Beau. He was absolutely furious. I had never seen such rage in him and for a split second I was a little intimidated by him. I looked down at the bloody mess that was Beau and my eyes got wide.

"Come on James, we need to get out of here before we get in trouble." I pulled him off of the ice and we ran out of the rink as fast as we could. I took the keys from him knowing that he would be too upset to drive. I started the car and after a few minutes of silence I said, "Thank you."

I guess I must have whispered it because it took James a while to figure out what I said.

"For what?"

"What do you mean for what? You protected me from that terrible person."

He sighed, "I don't even know who he is. What the hell was that about?"

I swallowed, "It's nothing."

"It's obviously something Kendall! You were fucking petrified!"

I was afraid to respond while he was so infuriated. I just kept driving until he said, "Pull over."

I did as I was told and he put his hand under my chin to make me look into his eyes. "Please tell me Kendall."

I could see that he was desperate to find out what the hell just happened. I took a deep breath and said, "He's my ex."

"I thought you said that you never had a relationship. And we've been friends for years. I've never seen that guy before."

"I didn't want to tell you guys about him. I was scared to and for a while he made me feel like I was important. We started dating freshman year and then…"

I shook at the memories of previous years with Beau. I could never stop having nightmares once I started to think about it again and this time I actually saw him. They weren't going to go away for quite a while this time.

James put his hand on my shoulder and said, "You don't have to talk about it right now if you don't want to. I would like to know at some point but you don't have to talk about it now. Ok?"

I nodded and he gave me a soft kiss. I started the car back up and said, "Can we not tell Carlos or Logan about this yet?"

He shook his head yes and I let out a sigh. This was going to be a long talk when I told him and I knew that it would have to be soon. He deserved some answers and I was the only one that could give them to him. The whole way back home I thought about what I would tell him and how I would tell him what had happened to me. It was going to be one hell of a story.

Kendall POV:

Dinner felt like it lasted forever. I was glad that I got to spend time with my best friends since I hadn't seen them in what felt like a lifetime but I just really needed to talk to James alone. Right when we got home from the rink we had to get ready to go out and there was no way I was going to tell Carlos and Logan about what had gone down at the rink. Or what the whole story was about Beau. I honestly never thought that I would ever have to tell anyone about him anyway. I never thought that I would see him again. He had moved away a few years back and I most definitely didn't think we would ever cross paths again. I had never stuck up for myself when we were dating and I always told myself that if I ever did see him again then I would bitch him out. Of course that didn't happen though. I shouldn't have expected myself to stand up to someone that terrified me. I wanted to but my brain just wouldn't let me. Stupid brain.

We had left the restaurant and we were now on our way back to the apartment. Carlos and Logan had decided that they wanted to go out dancing or something but James and I just wanted to stay home and relax. After a few minutes of driving Carlos and Logan dropped us off at the front door of the apartment complex. We waved bye and told them to have fun. They drove off and we walked up to our room. When we got inside James yawned and began to take his clothes off.

"I don't know about you but I'm exhausted. I'm going to get some sleep."

He kissed me and I said, "Yea me too. It's been a long day."

He nodded in agreement and once we were both ready for bed we got under the covers and he put his arms around me. He knew exactly what I needed and I was happy that he wasn't going to pressure me into telling him anything right now. I could tell him tomorrow. Right now I just wanted to fall into a deep sleep in the arms of the man that I loved.

Alright, so what did you guys think? Bad? Good? Ok? I thought it turned out alright for a late night writing session. I'm exhausted. Lol. Well let me know what you think. Every review counts and I love the feedback. I love you all!