The week swam by to the day of the K.V.A's the boys turned up together and greeted fans that were outside, they won two awards, did interviews and generally messed around in a half in half out form of there comedy characters from the show.

we arrived at the after party just after 9pm, it was nice to relax and mingle together with other stars from all the shows and the guests from the awards ceremony.

Kendall sure wasn't joking when he said he wanted to show me off, he held my hand and paraded me round to nearly everyone he had ever met that was at the party. I found it fairly amusing.

If he couldn't believe that I had sat next to him on a mini bus down to miami then he must be in seventh heaven right now.

The after party was in a huge room, low lighting and a live band playing for our entertainment. There were a few white clothed tables scattered about but mostly people were stood chatting or dancing.

The alcohol was flowing well that night, Logan for example had been having far too much fun and was put in a limo and sent on his way home after he fell over trying to sit down at a table, he spilt drinks everywhere, I expect he will be very red faced tomorrow.

I noticed James talking to some boys in a band. He winked at me. I think he was trying to avoid me and kendall like the plague. kendall didn't know this though so james couldn't exactly run away when we came towards him.

I went to give James his usual hug and kiss, the kiss this time was most definitely on the cheek, so far on the cheek he almost kissed my ear.

I couldnt help but smile, James did too then he had to look at the floor to compose himself from laughing.

We chatted about just stuff in general and the two of them were joined by carlos and a guy with a camera, they jumped all over each other goofing off for the camera, and pulling odd faces. The camera guy took some of me and kendall, and tammi and carlos, James hadnt brought a date, I was pleased.

The camera guy left us to it and we stood chatting for a while, people kept coming up to talk to the boys.

I was so proud of all of them, they had really cracked it now, and the hype they generated about the third season of the show they were currently filming was amazing.

Before I even knew what had happened, tammi who had been stood next to me got shoved in to my side and covered in her own drink then fell to the floor. I helped pick her up, and could hear screaming coming from our group.

It was kacey, she was in James' face screaming abuse at him, accusing him of ruining her career.

James tried to walk away but kacey had a firm grip of his wrist.

"Oi you crazy Bitch" tammi shouted.

"Fuck off" kacey slurred her words back at tammi.

James was so calm, he didn't look like he had any fight left in him.

He wouldn't even look at kaceys face.

No one really knew what to do, I think carlos had gone to try and find was trying to yank kaceys hand off of James.

I had never liked tammi, but right this minute I loved her.

Kendall was trying to talk to kacey to make her see sense and James just looked at me. His face drawn, just staring in to my eyes whilst being pushed about by a drunken insane ex.

Tammi managed to break the contact of kacey and James but kacey had gone mad, she shoved tammi back over on the floor then gave James an almighty slap round the face.

She must of given it her all as she ended up on the floor too. Then tammi had her turn, she started screaming and pulling at kaceys hair.

I noticed James had just walked pulled tammi off of kacey.

I thought of Logan, at least he wouldn't take the butt of the gossip now this had happened.

I couldn't see James anywhere.

The entire incident only lasted a minute or more but it seemed to go on forever.

Security had finally got involved, kendall took my hand and steered me away from the drama.

"Where's James gone?" I searched the crowds.

"I don't know baby" kendall also scanned the groups of people.

"I cant let him go like that" I pulled kendall by the hand to the far side of the room, I shoved my hand in my purse and pulled out my cell.

My hands where shaking, I dialled James' number, it rang out.

I was getting myself in a panic.

"Sheriden...sheriden, look at me!" Kendall took my head in his hands."We will find him, calm down" he rubbed my face.

"Kendall can we go? I cant stay here" my eyes welled.

"Sure we can, cmon we will try James again in a minute". he gave me sympathetic smile.

We walked through the doors to the red carpeted foyer.

The air was fresher out here, but still filled with people. Kendall nudged me, I looked at him and he nodded in direction, I followed his gaze and saw Carlos stood with James.

Carlos looked so small stood next to him. I pulled kendall over to glanced at mine and kendalls hands entwined together I let go and grabbed James' face and turned it to look at his slapped cheek.

"Shit" I heard kendall say behind me as he too looked at the cheek.

James' face was already starting to bruise. It was red and looked raw.

"Jesus!" I said, our group was momentarily in silence.

"Back to mine?" Kendall spoke up to break the awkwardness.

"Yeah il go get tammi" Carlos said and walked off.

The three of us stood in silence, kendall had taken my hand again. I don't think any of us could take in the nights events.

I nudged kendall and put my cell in his hand mouthing the word "cab", he took it and walked off to a quieter corner.

"James?" I said in a whisper, a tear escaped from my face.

James just looked at me.

"Please, just say something, anything?" I wiped my face.

"Let's get drunk?" his voice was husky.

I took his hand and pulled him to a set of steps just to the side of where we had stood, we sat down.

"Drinking isn't going to make any of that go away" I looked up at kendall who was still on my phone talking.

"You haven't done anything wrong, and all you gotta do now is keep your temper cool, and your mouth shut, kacey wants a reaction from you, if you don't rise to it then its only a one sided drama." I stroked his arm.

"Why are you so upset about all this anyways?" His eyes bore deep inside me as he spoke.

"...Shock? And 'cause it hurt me seeing you there like that"

I bent my back in an inwards stretch.

"Is it hurting?" James surveyed my body movements.

"Yeah, twinges a bit, tammi knocked in to me when she fell down", I gave my scar a rub.

Kendall walked back over and sat next to me on the steps.

"Our car will be here in a few minutes" he fiddled with a loose thread on his shoe.

"Thanks man, sorry about all this...kacey is fucking nuts" James said as he stared at kendalls efforts to remove the thread.

Carlos and tammi came out of the after party doors and stood talking to a tall bald man who I didnt recognise, tammi was very vocal still and moving her hands in the air to emphasize what ever she was describing.

The tall man seemed sympathetic towards her. And he gave carlos a friendly pat on the shoulder.

"Who's the tall guy" I directed my question to both my companions either side of me.

"That's Ed harris, he is the parent of the production company, I expect he has seen this kind of thing a thousand times" kendall gave James an it doesn't matter look as he said this.

Kendall slung an arm around my shoulders, and gave my cheek a kiss, it felt nice, I was wound so tight.

James put his head in his hands and winced realising the pain from his face.

He stood up.

Carlos and tammi came over just as our car had arrived and we set off to kendalls.

Kendalls home had become a familiar surrounding for me in the last week or so, I had stayed over pretty much every night which was easier for him to look after his many pets.

I had a few essentials stored in kendalls room in an overnight bag, when we arrived at his house I left the guys and tammi by the pool in the back yard, I went up to kendalls bedroom to get changed from my green sequined halter neck dress, it was long and sleek looking. In emerald green it had looked beautiful against my dark tanned skin.

I changed in to one of my bikinis that lived at kendalls, it was white and strapless, a swim I thought, would ease my back pain. I picked another one out to offer to tammi, normally i would of just left her out, but I liked her this evening after her couragious efforts to intervene with kacey and James, i knew she had only done what she did for her own revenge, but it meant something else for me.

I padded bare foot through the house to the garden, handed tammi the bikini, she took it with a surprised smile and went off in to the house.

I saw James looking at me as I entered the pool, his eyes wondered over every inch of my body.

The water was warm and gave my back relief almost instantly. The cool night air felt fresh on my wet face.

I swam over to the edge of the pool where the boys were sat, kendall and Carlos sat with there trousers pulled up and their feet in the water, james was sat forwards in a sun lounger.

"Filmings gonna be postponed for a bit I reckon. No way any make up will cover that up on your face James" Carlos was mid flow in his conversation.

James ran a finger over the ever growing purple bruise on his adonis like face.

He sighed and layed back in his chair with his arms slumped by his side looking at the stars.

"Don't worry bout it, not your fault. At least it will be gone in time for canada" kendall tried to sound up beat about the planned canadian trip in which the guys will film a feature length movie of there show based on the beatles.

Tammi came back outside and got in the pool, she swam over to us.

"I'm gonna get changed, do you guys want some shorts?" kendall gave my head a kiss as he got up and walked in to the house.

Carlos got up and followed him in as his response to the borrowed swim wear. James didn't move or respond.

"I can't believe kacey tonight, what a crazy bitch she was" I nudged and frowned at tammi to remind her of james' presence.

She rolled her eyes and swam off.

"You not coming in?" I splashed water at James.

He sat up."You look hot in that" was his reply.

"Shit James, shut the fuck up" I hissed, I glanced over to tammi to see if she had heard his comment, she was oblivious.

James stood up and started getting undressed, he got down to his boxers and bombed in the pool, a few seconds after carlos did the same but with a loud whoop whoop for good measure, him and tammi were now all over each other.

Kendall poked his head through the door

"Drinks?" He shouted, Four replys came his way all amounting to yesses.

I was still at the side of the pool with my arms rested over the edge where kendall had left me.

James swam up beside me.

"Hows the back?" He mused.

"It's okay, the water helps" I wiped some wet hair from my face.

James held my waist and gently turned me so my back was facing him, he massaged me in the area of my scar, his thumbs pressing in to my skin under the water.

His touch felt magnetic to my pain, his fingers easing the pressure. I closed my eyes to take in the combined pleasure of the warm water and james' incredible touch.

"All okay?" Kendall said, i opened my eyes to see he was stood over us.

James let go of my body.

"Yeah... my back...that's all" I carried on rubbing it myself.

Kendall had already placed a tray of drinks on a table. Then got in the pool and pulled himself in to my body.

He kissed my lips slowly then the tip of my nose.

"I love you" he fitted in as he kissed me again.

"I love you too baby" I spoke in a hushed tone aware of James' eyes and ears on us from just a few feet away.

We finished the night off nicely, just messing about and having a laugh, it diffused the tension from the nights drama with kacey