Kendall's POV
This was not my day.
First, Katie decided to prank me by dipping my hat in water last night, then putting the wet beanie in the freezer all night. How she knew I was going to be wearing a hat today, I don't know. But frozen hats are not fun to put on your head.
And now… this.
I came to the rink to skate and see where James had gone. Mom was freaking out because her car was gone and Carlos was freaking out because James had his helmet last and he didn't know where it was. They were both looking for their missing objects when Logan put two-and-two together and guessed James took the car somewhere. Our first guess what the rink and since I was planning to go skating a bit anyway, Carlos and I took a bus to the rink.
Well, James was there, alright.
"I bet James is here," Carlos said. "What else who he do with my helmet? Wear it as an accessory?" Carlos snorted as we walked through the front door of the rink. "James doesn't wear helmets except, well for in hockey, because of 'helmet hair.'"
"Yes, Carlos, I know…" I froze up. No. Way.
James was sitting on a bench in the lobby area. But that's not why I froze up. Jo was sitting next to him, in skates. Skates. She hated hockey and last time I checked, she wasn't a figure skater. They were talking and all of sudden James grabbed her shoulders. Oh, no he didn't.
"Hey, look! It's James and Jo!" Carlos said loudly. I slapped in the gut quickly.
Wait… now she was grabbing his shoulders! Why are they smiling? They shouldn't be smiling like that. Only I could smile at Jo like that. Angry filled my body. I wanted to smash something.
"Let's go Carlos," I said, grabbing his arm and practically dragging him outside.
"But, what about James?" Carlos said, pushing me off his arm then rubbing it. He is so naïve.
I dug through my pocket and found Mom's spare key. I opened her car and got in. "He can take the bus home."
"Um, okay?" Carlos said confused. He sat in the passenger seat, rolling up his sleeve to look at his red arm.
I started the engine harshly and gripped the wheel so hard my knuckles turned white.
"Are you okay?" Carlos asked.
"Yeah. I'm fine."
Charlotte's POV
"Thanks," I said, handing Katie two dollars as she gave me my ice cream cone.
She looked at the two bills, then gave me back a dollar. "You get a discount since you wrote my brother's song," she said. "But please don't tell Gustavo. He'll eat up my stand."
I blushed and smiled. "Thanks. I won't." I walked away from her stand, which was now located at a table instead of behind bushes. I don't know how it was still open now that it was visible from Bitters's office, but I'm glad it was because the ice cream was really good.
Licking my chocolate cone, I walked back to where Stella was sitting. Logan was now sitting on my chair, talking to Stella.
"Hey… Logan," I said.
He looked up at me and smiled. "Hi, Charlotte... Oh sorry! This is your chair isn't?" I nodded. He stood up, then extended his arms, presenting the unoccupied seat for me to sit in. "Mi'lday."
I blushed. "U-Uh, thanks."
"Oh, Lottie! You've got to listen to his story! It's hilarious!" Stella said, smiling. "Tell her, Logie!"
Logan shrugged and sat on the chair next to me. "It's about Katie, I didn't have anything to do with it."
"I like Katie," I said. Logan half-smiled, showing his dimples. Don't melt Charlotte, don't melt…
"Well last night, Carlos and I were fighting in Kendall's and my room." He coughed, while Stella grinned from ear to ear. She looked like she was going to burst from not telling me something… Logan continued. "And Katie basically just busted in, grabbed something from Kendall's drawer then left. We didn't she what she grabbed, but she took one of his hats to prank him. She got it wet then froze it overnight. I guess she woke up early this morning, and well, her prank was a great wake up call." He gave a thumps up sarcastically.
"So, Kendall basically tried to put on a frozen hat this morning?" I finished. Wow, that was a long sentence.
Logan chuckled. "Yup, pretty much."
Stella squealed. I turned to her and raised an eyebrow. Her face was red, she was shaking, her eyes were filled with tears, and just looking at her huge smile made my cheeks hurt. When Stella is ecstatic, it's like she explodes with…ugh, who knows. And she was ecstatic now.
"Well, I better go," Logan said. "Carlos lost his helmet and he's freaking out about it." He waved me and Stella good-bye, then left the pool deck.
Stella screamed once he was out of hearing distance (but I'm sure he still heard her).
"What?" I asked, lying down on the pool chair.
"I-you-eh-oh-my-gah-it-so-ar-" Stella stuttered loudly.
"You are speaking in syllables again," I said calmly, putting on my sunglasses.
"Logan and Carlos were fighting about you last night!" Stella screamed. I sat up in my chair and prayed Logan and/or Carlos hadn't heard that.
"What do you mean?" I whispered, trying to make my body lie down again.
"They both have huge crushes over you!" she squealed, kicking her legs in the air.
"Well, I know…" I stopped. Did I know? I kind of guessed they liked me, but I never realized they like-liked me. Wait, both of them like-liked. It was now all becoming a shock. I've never had one guy like me and now they were two guys that did?
"Really?" I barely-whispered in shock.
"Yes!" Stella screeched, then hugged me. "I'm so happy for you! Jealous, but happy!"
"Jealous?" I asked, pushing her off of me.
"Well, I wish James liked me. He's so cute…" Stella said, her eyes clouding over in thoughts of James. "I hope his haircut today was just a trim, I love his long hair."
"You already told me that this morning," I pointed out. She ignored me, still in her dazed look. I lightly slapped her on the cheeks until she came out of her trance.
"Sorry, he's just so…" Stella said.
"I get it."
"So, who do you pick?"
"What?"
"Carlos or Logan?"
I froze up again. Did I have pick? I liked them both, but I had no idea who I like-like better.
"I… I don't know…"
"Well, that's okay. Take your time, these boys are willing to wait, I promise. They are crazy about you."
I rolled my eyes. "Whatever. Maybe I don't want to choose anyway."
Stella laughed like a maniac. "Come on, Charlotte! You are in Los Angeles! You just wrote a song for a real group! Two guys are crazy about you!" – I blushed. – "I think it's the perfect time to get a boyfriend! Not that you need to rush in picking," Stella added. "My third goal of the week: to make sure one of those boys becomes your first boyfriend."
I sighed. So far, every one of her goals this week had been accomplished, and this one probably won't be any different.
