Sadly I won't be able to update this weekend because I'm going to Girl Scout camp to help out with some stuff and I won't have my laptop with me. It sucks but then again I'm excited to go. But I might be able to update again tomorrow before I leave because I don't have school. Yay! Lol. Anyway, I'm glad that I put Dustin in the story. I think he'll add a little something if you know what I mean. Maybe he'll get a boyfriend. Maybe not. We'll see. I hope you all enjoy this chapter though! Don't forget to review and all that good stuff! And thank you to all of the people that have followed/favorited/reviewed it means sooo much to me! I love you all! Oh and I hope you all had a wonderful Halloween!
James POV:
"But James, he can't stay in a hotel when there's a perfectly good bed right there."
My fiancé pointed his finger at the bed that was only 5 feet from ours. I rolled my eyes at him once again because for the millionth time today he was trying to convince me that Dustin should stay in the apartment with us. I knew he would try to do this but I was holding my ground.
I shook my head, "No, Kendall. The hotel is just down the street. There is no reason that he can't just go there."
Kendall stomped his foot on the ground and made a pouty face. "It's not fair."
I threw my hands in the air and groaned, "Fine! Just let him sleep here even though he'll have your attention all day and I'll never get to see you! You'll come home from your day out with him and then just stay with him all night. That's just what I want." I laughed in my mind knowing that playing the guilt trip was kind of messed up but I just couldn't resist. Not only did I want Kendall and I to have our privacy but I also didn't want a bunch of tension in the apartment.
He looked at me with sad eyes and sat next to me on the bed. "I didn't know it made you so sad Babe." He put his arm around my shoulders and pulled me in for a hug. "I'll ask him to stay at a hotel if you want. I'm sure he won't mind. Ok?"
I slowly nodded and he got up.
"I'll go talk to him right now. I'll be back soon."
As soon as he shut the door behind him I couldn't wipe the huge smile off of my face. I knew that would work. I hated doing that but I wanted my Kendall time too and that wouldn't happen with the hipster sleeping just a few feet away from us. I chuckled and got up to go to Carlos' room. Before I opened the door I took the smile off of my face. I saw Kendall talking to Dustin in the kitchen and Logan was reading a book on the couch. I walked over to the next room and knocked on the door. I heard Carlos say a quick 'Come in' before opening the door.
He looked up at me and said, "Oh hey James. What's up?"
I smiled, "I got Kendall to talk to Dustin about staying in a hotel."
Carlos smiled about as big as I did when Kendall had given in. "No way dude! How did you manage that?"
"I played the guilt trip on him."
Carlos shook his head, "That's low."
I shrugged, "I know but I didn't want him being here when it was just going to create awkwardness for you and no intimacy for me."
He nodded in agreement and we decided that we should at least talk to Dustin a little bit before he left to go back home. Kendall would be really mad at me if I just ignored one of his best friends the whole time that he was here to visit and the last thing I wanted was a pissed off Kendall. When Kendall was in a bad mood so was everybody else and I did not want that. We both went out to the kitchen where Kendall and Dustin were still engaged in a conversation. When we approached them Kendall put his arm around my waist and rested his head on my shoulder.
"I really am happy for you guys. You're actually cute together. I never would have thought this would happen." Dustin actually did genuinely seem happy for us and I could tell that he was by the way he smiled when he said it. He turned to Carlos and said, "I'm happy for you and Logan too. You really do deserve someone that makes you as happy as he does."
I sort of winced when he said that because I could tell that there was a hint of sadness in his voice. He really did love Carlos a lot in high school and it must be really weird to have to watch them cuddle and act all lovey dovey all the time. He would end up seeing much more of that while he was visiting and I think he knew that.
Carlos hung his head a bit a mumbled a 'thank you'. Dustin patted his back and smiled at him to show him that it was really ok that he was with someone else. If it was actually bothering him he didn't really show it much. For all we knew, Dustin could have moved on a long time ago and we were just being extremely stupid about the whole thing.
"So, I decided that we're taking Dustin out to dinner tonight. We just have to figure out where we want to go." Kendall looked up at me. "Where do you think we should eat James? You can pick tonight."
I shrugged, "Doesn't matter to me. I've had dinner here a bunch of times. Dustin can choose."
Kendall walked over to a drawer in the kitchen and grabbed out a list of all the restaurants in the area. He handed them to Dustin and said, "There are all the places that we've been too. We wanted to keep track of our favorites. They're all labeled by color."
Dustin nodded, "Ok. I'll look these over then."
We all went over to sit on the couch next to Logan. Carlos wrapped his arms around his boyfriend and gave him a quick kiss. He was a little tense when Dustin sat next to him.
Yea, this was going to be a long night.
Kendall POV:
Dustin ended up picking our favorite burger place which we were all very pleased with. We all talked at dinner and it was really nice to just bond with everyone. Carlos ran off to the bathroom halfway through dinner and James had to check up on him after being gone for about 7 minutes. When they came back Carlos looked a little flustered. He assured us all that he was fine but something about him seemed a bit odd for the rest of the dinner. I just shrugged it off though and decided that it was Carlos and sometimes he acted a little strange. Dustin had bought us all some drinks and he cheered to James and I. It was really nice that he did that for us and the drinks were absolutely delicious. We had wanted to go clubbing after dinner but Logan ended up getting sick and he puked all over James. It was pretty funny but I didn't want to laugh because James didn't find it very amusing. He ended up driving us home without pants on and when we got back to the apartment the doorman looked a little confused. We all laughed about it though and when we got upstairs Dustin asked me a question that I wasn't quite prepared for.
"Ready to sing Kendall?"
He was walking into the living room with his guitar in his hand and slowly shook my head. "What do you mean you're not ready? Dude, we used to sing all the time when we were in high school."
"I just don't sing anymore Dustin. I haven't since we graduated."
He shook his head, "Alright, that's it. You're going to sing and you're going to like it."
I declined again but this time it was James that had something to say.
"I didn't know you were a singer. Come on Babe, sing. For me?"
He looked at me and gave me his best puppy pout face and of course I caved. He knew that I would cave to. I always fell for that stupid face. It was really hard not to.
"I put Logan to bed." Carlos came walking out of his room and asked, "So what are we doing?"
James replied, "Kendall's going to sing for us."
"Really?! I didn't know that you could sing Kendall!"
I sighed, "Yea, yea. Just give me the guitar before I change my mind."
Dustin handed him the guitar and Kendall said, "Is this my old guitar?"
Dustin nodded, "Yea. Your mom gave it to me after you left. She said that you never played it so I should keep it just because she knew I would cherish it."
I ran my hand along the strings and closed my eyes. I hadn't played in so long and honestly it felt wonderful to finally hold my old companion again. It was always nice to sing my problems away in high school.
"Any requests?"
Everyone shook their heads and I thought of songs that I had played in the past. I knew I would be a little bad and make a few mistakes but it was really no big deal. I decided to play a song that I had played a lot when I was a senior. I started to move my fingers along the strings and I went into my own little world when I began singing the lyrics.
James POV:
When he started to sing it was like an angel. I was so entranced with his voice that I could just listen to him sing all night long. I wanted him to sing to me every day for the rest of my life.
James' eyes are like a jungle
He smiles, it's like the radio.
He whispers songs into my window
In words nobody knows.
There's pretty girls on every corner
That watch him as he's walking home
Saying, does he know?
Will you ever know?
You're beautiful
Every little piece love, don't you know
You're really gonna be someone, ask anyone.
When you find everything you looked for,
I hope your life leads you back to my door.
Oh, but if it don't, stay beautiful.
He looked so peaceful when he was singing and it just put me in such a happy place. I never knew he loved singing so much and if I had I would have encouraged him to take it to another level. His voice was absolutely stunning and with every word that he sang I became more captivated.
James find another way to be
The highlight of my day.
I'm taking pictures in my mind,
So I can save them for a rainy day.
It's hard to make conversation,
When he's taking my breath away.
I should say, hey by the way.
You're beautiful
Every little piece love, don't you know
You're really gonna be someone, ask anyone.
When you find everything you looked for,
I hope your life leads you back to my door.
Oh, but if it don't, stay beautiful.
If you and I are a story,
That never gets told.
If what you are is a daydream,
I'll never get to hold, at least you'll know.
You're beautiful
Every little piece love, don't you know
You're really gonna be someone, ask anyone.
When you find everything you looked for,
I hope your life leads you back to my door.
Oh but if it don't, will you stay
Beautiful beautiful beautiful
Beautiful beautiful beautiful
Oh, oh oh oh,
Oh but if it don't,
Stay beautiful.
As he sang the last words I found myself to be breathless. The smile on his face was just priceless and I didn't even know how to react. He handed his guitar back to Dustin and I pulled him onto my lap and held him close.
I whispered in his ear, "That was absolutely beautiful Darling."
"Thanks Babe." He smiled and I kissed his head.
Carlos looked like he was completely awestruck and we all laughed at him. He hit me a few times before I stopped laughing and then Dustin and Kendall sang a few duets before all four of us were singing along to some of our favorite tunes.
We had so much fun singing, talking, and laughing about the old days that we lost track of time. Dustin looked at his cell phone and put the guitar in its case.
"Well, I should be heading to the hotel now. It's pretty late and I think we should all get some rest." We all nodded in agreement. "Are we still going to the mall tomorrow Kendall?"
"We sure are."
He handed Kendall the guitar, "Keep this. You miss it. I can tell."
Kendall smiled, "Thank buddy."
"No problem."
We all hugged him goodbye and said our goodnights. He walked out of the door and Kendall went into the bathroom.
Carlos nudged me, "That was a lot of fun. It wasn't even awkward."
"I agree. The only thing that was awkward was when you had to excuse yourself during dinner."
He blushed, "I just needed to do some stuff."
"Yea, like masturbate. I knew what you were doing in there."
"Was it that obvious?"
I chuckled, "Only because I know you so well."
He sighed, "It's hard not to think about all the times we had together you know?"
I nodded, "Yea, I know. It'll pass eventually though. Don't worry."
He hugged me, "Thank bro. I'm gonna head to bed now. I have to check on my Logie and snuggle up next to him to keep him warm."
I laughed, "Alright, goodnight. Love you dude."
"Love you too."
We both went to our rooms and I put my pajamas on. Kendall came up behind me and gave me a quick kiss on the neck.
"You seemed happy tonight."
I turned to look at him, "I actually was. I had a lot of fun."
He smiled, "Good. That makes me happy."
I kissed him. "You should sing more often. It helps you forget about your problems."
"I know. It's how I got rid of my problems in high school."
I knew what he was talking about and it made me mad that he had something to forget about during that time. I hated Beau so much and I just wanted to beat his face in one more time.
He grabbed my hand, "Don't think about it. Ok?"
"Yea, I'm sorry."
"It's ok. Let's just cuddle up in bed."
I smiled, "That sounds wonderful."
We both got into bed and I wrapped my arms around him. Within a few minutes he was quietly snoring and it made me smile once again that night. I kissed his head and said, "Goodnight my love. I love you. So much." Everything felt so right when he was in my arms and I couldn't wait to be married to my beautiful blond hero.
Soo…that was that. Lol. I didn't want there to be too much tension between them so I had to make Logan sick because if he was with them there would be more awkwardness. Haha. Well I hope you all enjoyed that anyways. I love you all and have a wonderful night!
