Hey everyone! Well I have some good news! I might update a lot tomorrow because I'm feeling terribly sick right now and if I wake up this way I'm going to do absolutely nothing! Besides write more of this story that is. Lol. I mean, I hate being sick though so that kind of sucks but whatever. Anyway, I'm going to wrap up this story in a few more chapters hopefully. I'm really excited for my next story. Haha. But I will be doing the sequel for this one. That's about it. I hope you all like this chapter and I love you all! Don't forget to review!
James POV:
The sun was shining bright that day and even though it was a little cold outside we were all happy that it was almost time for the holidays. Christmas was really right around the corner and I had to put a lot of thought into what I was going to get for Kendall. After thinking about it for countless hours I finally decided what I was going to get him. Since I had no experience with this certain type of gift I had asked Dustin to accompany me in the shopping. We walked down the street of the small town not really saying a word the whole time. It was getting a little bit awkward and I didn't want it to always be this way between us. I knew Kendall would love it if Dustin and I got to be friends before the wedding and I was actually going to attempt to do so.
I cleared my throat before speaking to the now blond hipster next to me. He looked up at me with confused eyes and said, "What?"
"I just think that we should, I don't know, get to know each other better I guess."
He laughed, "Oh, I know what that's about. You just want to make Kendall happy huh?" He shrugged, "Well I guess it wouldn't hurt."
"That's not the only reason, Dustin."
He raised his eyebrow, "Really? Then give me the other reasons."
I sighed in defeat, "Ok, maybe that's the main reason. But Kendall's happiness means a lot to me and I think it would be good for us to be friends anyway. The more we like each other the faster we can plan the wedding. Right?"
He nodded, "Yea, I suppose you're right. And we're adults now so we can totally handle this. Kendall has been stressed about planning everything. He thinks nothing is going to get done in time for the wedding and I think he just needs to relax."
"I know. He's already starting to make a list of who we're inviting. We still have like a year to go and he's already freaking out a bit. I'm kind of worried about his sanity."
Dustin laughed, "Oh believe me, that's long gone."
"What do you mean?"
"You took his sanity a long time ago James."
I shook my head still not understanding what he was trying to say.
He sighed, "He's liked you for such a long time that it's ridiculous. He's been denying his feelings for so long and even in high school I could tell he wanted you. At that time I wasn't so sure if he knew of his feelings but I sure as hell could see that he would die to have sex with you."
"Our relationship isn't about sex though. It never has been."
"That's not true."
"What are you talking about Dustin?"
He patted my back and gave me a sympathetic look. "James, I shouldn't tell you this but I guess since you guys love each other it'll be ok. Kendall made an oath to me and to himself that no matter what he would have sex with you. It's been like his goal ever since he stopped denying that he was gay."
"What? No, you're wrong. Kendall isn't like that. He would never use me."
"How did you two start dating?"
I thought back to the day in our apartment. The memories of Kendall's seductive eyes looking up at me. That day was all about lust and I knew it. I just didn't want to think of it as something like that. I wanted my mind to think that Kendall actually wanted to do things with me because he thought he loved me, not because I was eye candy.
I closed my eyes and sighed, "You're right. I was just a toy. Wasn't I?"
"Honestly at first I think you were."
I started to get mad and the anger I felt was like no other. Why would he do something like that? We were best friends. Why would he want to hurt me so badly? Dustin could see the rage building inside me and he grasped my shoulder.
"James, don't be mad. Ok?"
It took a lot to calm myself down even for a split second but I brought myself to keep a soft voice. "How can I not be mad…"
"It was just lust at first, James. But now it's something completely different. Kendall loves you more than anything. You keep him happy and honestly I was surprised that he started dating you. His relationship with Beau tore him down. He didn't want to date again but somehow you changed that. I don't know what you did to him but you made him realize that not everybody is a complete asshole. That some people do care about him. Every little thing that you do for him means more than anything. That's all he's ever wanted."
And for some reason at that moment I pulled Dustin in for a hug. It was a weird thing for me to do and I definitely didn't expect myself to do something like that but it felt good. For a few second he just stood there not knowing what to do but then he hugged me back. I didn't want to stop hugging him. He opened up to me and even though I didn't really like him a few days ago, I was started to love the little hipster.
I whispered, "Thanks, Dustin."
He pulled back and looked me in the eyes, "No problem. Just remember that if you ever have doubts about you two, you need each other."
I nodded and we continued to walk down the cold street. I thought things would be awkward for the rest of our time together but it was actually quite fun. We talked about him and how he wanted to be a famous photographer one day. I learned that he had a minor in music education and that if his whole photography thing didn't work out then he wanted to teach music. We ended up talking about kids somewhere along the line. It was nice to find something that we had in common that wasn't Kendall. He was just as giddy about kids as I was. After a few more minutes of talking we were at the store. We walked in and I saw a shine in Dustin's eyes. He was looking around at all of the guitars on the walls and on the displays. I had to admit that it was pretty cool that he could play guitar. I never had the attention span to learn how to play.
I turned to him, "So what are you thinking?"
"This place is awesome. We'll find the perfect one for Kendall. Trust me."
I nodded and followed him around the store while he talked with sales people and played the guitars. I had absolutely no idea what to do so I was glad that he had agreed to come with me. If I was alone I knew I wouldn't be able to find a guitar that Kendall would actually enjoy.
Dustin pointed at one on the wall and asked a salesman to get it down for him. Once he handed it to Dustin he sat down and began to play it. He was really good at the guitar and I was surprised that he would rather be a photographer than a musician.
He smiled, "This is the one, James."
"Are you sure?"
"I'm absolutely positive. Kendall will love it."
I nodded, "Well you're the expert." I looked back at the salesman and said, "We'll take this one. Can I hold it here for a few weeks? I'll put a down payment on it; I just can't take it home where anyone can find it."
"I can do that for you. That person is a lucky one. I would die to have this guitar."
I laughed, "Well I'm sure the price will kill me."
He chuckled, "Well if it's for someone you love then it's all worth it right?"
"It's worth every cent."
Logan POV:
"How are they still not back yet? All they were going to do was to check out a park to have our pictures taken at! What if they got angry and killed each other?! Then what?! I'll either have lost my fiancé or one of my best friends! Or both! What if they got in a fight and Dustin left?!"
I yelled, "Kendall! Sit your ass down on the fucking couch!" I had been listening to him complain and whine about where James and Dustin were for the past hour or so and it was really starting to get on my nerves. I loved Kendall but he needed to settle the fuck down.
He looked at me with wide eyes and slowly sat down on the couch without a word. I took a deep breath and sighed, "Look, I'm sorry for yelling but you really need to relax. I'm sure both of them are just fine. Ok?"
He whispered, "I know, I'm sorry…I just really want them to get along and it would just be terrible if they ended up killing each other or something. I want them to be able to be friends. You know?"
I nodded, "I understand but if they don't want to be friends then you can't force it on them."
"Ok, can we just watch TV to get my mind off of things?"
I walked over to the couch and sat next to him. He put his head on my shoulder and turned on the TV. We watched the History Channel for an hour before we heard the door open.
"Dude, can you believe that last episode of American Horror Story? It was insane!"
James laughed, "I know! I swear Kendall and Logan were going to piss themselves when we were watching it!"
I cleared my throat and James stuttered, "Oh, umm…I-I didn't know that y-you guys would still be home."
"Yea, we're still here. Right where you guys left us."
"Where's Los?"
I sighed, "He went to the gym. Again. He's gone like three times a day for this whole week. It's driving me crazy."
James shrugged, "He just wants to look sexy for you in bed."
I blushed and Kendall interrupted our conversation, "So umm…how was the park? Are we going to do pictures there?"
Dustin replied, "I'm not sure yet. I mean it's a nice park but I think you guys should go somewhere with water. I know it'll be frozen but I think it'll add a nice touch. I'll let you know when I find a place."
"Oh, ok. Well you guys seem to be getting along well."
James threw his arm around Dustin and I swear Kendall was about to pass out from how relieved he was that they weren't fighting or anything.
James said, "Well you know, your friends are my friends Babe."
He walked up to Kendall and pulled him in for a quick kiss before walking into the kitchen.
"I'm starving! Anybody else want some food? I'm cooking!"
Dustin yelled, "Hell yea! I'm game!"
Kendall rolled his eyes at them but agreed that he was also hungry. While they were deciding what to eat Carlos walked through the door and came to greet me.
He kissed me on the cheek, "Hey Darling. How's your day?"
I smiled, "Good. Even better now that you're home."
"Aww. You're adorable. I was thinking that we could go out to dinner tonight. Just the two of us. What do you say?"
I nodded, "I would love that."
"Great! I'm going to go shower! I'll make reservation when I get out!"
I watched him walk into the bathroom and I couldn't help but smile at how adorable my boyfriend was. He always knew the right things to say and I couldn't think of a better way to be spending my evening than having a nice dinner out with him.
So, this chapter is kind of short but I'm feeling sicker now that I'm at the end of it and I think it's time for me to go to sleep. I love you all and I hope you enjoyed this! Have a great night!
