Gosh this took forever to write. I've been so busy with school and keeping my grades at perfection. Updates will be slow now I have a night class which doesn't give me much time to write and I've been tossing around ideas for another story in my head. I really hope you enjoy reading this chapter and be sure to get the BTR CD, the songs are great. Enough of my advertisement, I would like to remind you that the only things belonging to me are Arianna, Staci, Philip, and Ben.
"There's the beautiful Arianna Walker," Alex said when we met at the restaurant. "I thought you were bringing guests?"
"That's what I thought also, but I broke up with Kendall earlier today so everyone is pretty much angry with me. My brother and his boyfriend will be joining us later. They have something going on at the theatre," I sighed sitting across from Alex.
"From my understanding we're doing Good Morning America and then finishing our day off with the View?"
"You are correct. Monday we have Regis and Kelly and then on Tuesday we're meeting with the hilarious Ellen DeGeneres. We're giving away premier tickets on her show. We'll be busy bunnies."
"What happened between you and Kendall?" Alex asked when our food arrived at the table.
"Well when we got back from England we started drifting apart. He didn't answer any of my phone calls, he starting telling lie upon lie; I wasn't having it much longer."
"You do look much happier now. It's like you have this weight lifted of your shoulders. I'm not trying to be mean Ari. It's just you look much better now."
"Thanks. Let's go take on New York. I want to have some fun. There's no strings attached tonight so let's have some fun," I said getting up from the table.
What single person wouldn't want to have fun in New York City with her cast mate? It was all going well until everyone else showed up showing the bouncer fake ID's. As if fake ID's matter when you're young and famous and the club is looking for publicity. I watched as Kendall stood in the corner talking to the random girls who walked by. Staci and Logan hung out by the bar with Carlos and James. I stood up in the VIP section, watching it unwind. About forty five minutes after entering the club Carlos and James left, obviously bored with the people in the club. Shortly after Staci and Logan exited the club. Kendall on the other hand remained in the corner talking to some blond. I wanted to vomit after he started talking in her ear.
"Do you want to leave," Alex asked walking behind me and looking down at Kendall. "I have a feeling you don't want to watch that all night long."
"What I don't get is how they knew this was the club we were at. And how can he do that in front of me. Is it because I'm not blond enough, or pretty enough. Look he's already getting her number. Let's get out of here," I sighed. "I need to be up early tomorrow anyway. We both do."
"Yes, it is going to be a long day tomorrow. I'm not looking forward to it," Alex said leading me down the spiral staircase of the club.
"It won't be near as bad as my day. The break up has already been publicized. It's the most unflattering picture ever," I sighed reading the message I received from Staci.
"You don't look that bad, just very angry. I can tell you one thing I never want to be on your bad side. Kendall looks like an asshole and I don't want to be an asshole."
"Please you be an asshole? Nah you're more like a brother. An overly annoying brother."
"I can settle with overly annoying brother. I'll see you bright and early tomorrow morning. Do you want me to pick you up a coffee or something?" Alex asked stopping outside the door to his room.
"No thank you. I actually gave up caffeine a while back. But it was so sweet of you to ask. I'll see you tomorrow morning. You should get some sleep." I said hugging the boy in front of me and walking down the hall to my door.
I entered the hotel room and looked at the alarm clock glaring at me reading 12:38. Thirteen stories below cars raced on the street. Even past midnight people in New York had places to be and people to see. It's probably why they call it the city that never sleeps. I changed into my bed clothes and lay down on the bed furthest from the window. I could hear that James and Carlos were just coming in from a late night out. They were talking about who talked to the hottest girl. Neither one wanted the other to win. I laughed at the two then rolled over and fell asleep.
"Good-bye, we'll see you Monday night. Be safe." I said as the guys left the hotel to fly back to L.A.
"Remember you're meeting with the wedding planner today, Logan," Stacie said. "I love you and try to stay out of trouble. As to you Kendall if you get him into trouble you are dead to me."
"I'm sorry about everything yesterday," I said to Kendall once we were alone. "I just couldn't' stand being treated that way. We drifted apart so fast and I didn't want to accept it. I'm sorry for making you look like an idiot."
"I'm sorry for yelling at you. It took me off guard when you confronted me like that. I feel terrible that things ended this way. I'm hoping we can still be friends?" Kendall said pulling me into a hug.
Why did Kendall have to smell so amazing and be so incredibly sweet? I'm supposed to be mad at him not wanting to kiss him. I pushed those thoughts out of my mind looked up into his blue eyes and said "I forgive you if you promise to get rid of that girls number you got last night. She's probably really ugly during the day."
"She wrote it down on a piece of paper that I threw away when I got back last night. I was just being nice and it felt good getting the attention. I should really get going."
"It's good to see you two have kissed and made up but our flight leaves in two hours and we will leave with or without you," Carlos said after he hugged me goodbye. "You were great on GMA this morning, Ari. Even better on the View you took everything they threw at you. You're probably the bravest person I know."
"Thank you Carlos but not only will they leave without Kendall, but they'll leave without you too," I said ushering them off.
"I'm really going to miss Logan," Staci sighed watching the man she loved leave to go home.
"Go with him then. I'll be fine in New York by myself. I won't exactly be alone I can always visit Philip and Ben or go out with Alex. Go with him, you'll have more fun planning your wedding."
"Take my ticket and I'll stay here with Arianna," James said running back to grab a bag he left by the elevator. "I overheard that you wanted to go back to LA with them so take my ticket. I really don't mind spending a few more days here."
I looked at James dumbfounded. If any of them would have stayed behind with me it would have been Carlos. He's been a little overprotective of me since I returned from London. I thought James still hated me for breaking his hear the way I did and then finding comfort in his costars arms. He lay there in the bed across from mine sleeping. If anyone were to be tired it should have been me. I didn't sleep well the night before and I needed to be on set for GMA at four thirty for hair and make-up. All James did was go and watch with the guys and Staci. He wasn't interrogated by several different people trying to pry into your messed up life. But he did look adorable napping on the bed next to me.
"Oh you're awake. You scared me half to death," I said walking out of the bathroom to see James sitting on the bed flipping through television channels.
"Sorry, my dad called and woke me up. I forgot to call and tell him I wasn't flying back today," James said.
"I'm going to dinner with Philip and Ben in an hour and then we're going to a club, you're welcome to join us if you have nothing else going on."
"I don't get it. How can you act like nothing ever happened between us?" James said getting up from the bed.
"Because I've been doing it forever. Something happens and I forget about it and just keep leaving. People can't know how messed up my life is. I wouldn't be where I am now if people knew my background story," I said as a tear fell from my eye.
"I didn't mean to make you cry. I'm so sorry, Ari," James said.
"No it's fine. I really need to cry after everything. I can't always hold my head up high. Why don't you go shower and get ready for the night? I really need to get dressed for dinner and call Philip."
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