Hey everyone thanks for the reviews and suggestions! So ah… chappie 3 here :)
Um… This chapter is kind of a lead in to the next chapter, so I try to spice things up by putting in a little drama. I don't really like the drama because it seems so typical and predictable, but I really can't think of anything else, so I'm sorry if this chapter turns out terrible. Also, IF it's a bit rushed, sorry ^^, but I think it's for the best. xD
Also, I'm going to take a couple weeks off of this story. I know that sucks, but I have my reasons, in which involves you, my readers…but I'll tell you after the reading ;)
Disclaimer: Remember! I don't own Big Time Rush or anything that is related to the show or anything that is related to real life.
Now on with the STORY!
"Hey, is it too late to get a caramel latte with soy milk?" a voice asks and Logan looks up to see James standing in front of him, his black eyes staring into shining hazel one. Logan's lips curl upwards in a warm smile, a slight blush forming on his cheeks, as he looks away from the brunette.
"F - for here or to go?" Logan asks, his hand sneaking behind his ear and giving it a rub.
"For here sounds good. It's seems like a nice time to hang out right now," James says as he looks around the empty coffee shop. His lips form a wide smile when he sees that the booths are empty. Nice, quiet and private is just what he needs right now.
"Alright, caramel latte coming up!" Logan sings as he moves towards the espresso machine, and starts making the latte.
"You're not going to take my money?" James asks, turning his head towards Logan and sticking his hand out to show Logan his cash.
"It's fine. This one's on me," Logan replies, tossing a wink at James causing the brunette to blush and mumble a thank you and swiftly move towards one of the booths before sitting down. Realizing the awkwardness he made, Logan's cheeks blush harder, his fingers fumbling with the ceramic ear of the cup, hand shaking as he lifts the hot beverage out of the machine.
He slowly makes his way over to James, stopping for a moment when he notices that James is wearing a black pea coat with a simple white v-neck underneath, his legs clad with a pair of tight black skinny jeans. He also notices James' hair is hiding under a gray beanie, matching his woolly gray scarf, wrap loosely around his neck, revealing his adam's apple, and the slightly tan skin area around it. Logan gulps at the sight, taken back by James' appearance, before gathering his nerves as he continues to walk over.
"Here," Logan smiles, shakily placing the latte on the table, embarrass that he has been checking James out as he walked over.
"Thanks," James says as he looks up from his laptop to see the latte.
"No problem," Logan smiles, as he turns around to walk away. When he returns to the cash register, his smile turns into a huge grin, leaning his upper body on the counter as he giggles like a girl, occasionally stealing glances at the brunette.
"I'm sorry Carlos! Please forgive me baby?" Kendall begs as he walks in behind Carlos, who is stomping out to the front of the coffee shop.
"NO!" Carlos huffs as he slips pass Logan, who is gleefully oblivious to the pair, and turns around to glare at the blond.
"Aw come on baby, you love me!" Kendall smirks, arms spreading out, thinking that Carlos will walk into them for a hug. Carlos frowns at the gesture, and swiftly pushes Logan into Kendall's arms. Logan squeals as he lands in Kendall's arms, knocking the surprised blond over, causing both of them to land on the ground.
"Ah! What the? When did you guys come out here?" Logan grunts as he pushes against Kendall's chest to heave himself up. Kendall groans as he rubs his chest, getting up with a pout on his face.
"Just stay away from me Kendall," Carlos hisses as he walks off to the back of the shop again, putting as much distance between them as possible.
"Ah, failed again?" Logan smirks as he leans on the counter, crossing his arms.
"Yeah.. Any who, who were you staring at when we walked in?" Kendall snickers, as he rubs circles on his chest.
"NO ONE!" Logan yelps as he stands straight up, eyes darting towards James. Luckily, the brunette is too concentrated on his laptop to notice.
"Ohhhhhh, him. Ha, I didn't know you like brunettes Logie! I thought you were always into blondies," Kendall teases, seductively running a finger down Logan's chest. Logan rolls his eyes and playful shoves Kendall.
"Shut up. He's not even interested," Logan replies, sighing as he leans on the counter again, eyes automatically steering towards James.
"Hey, you never know," Kendall comforts, his left arm reaching behind him to grab one of his famous cinnamon rolls.
"Take this to him and ask him on a date. If I remember properly, the way he looked at you the other day, I say he is VERY interested in you," Kendall says as he places the roll on a plate and slides it in front of Logan.
"A date? Kendall I don't even know the guy!"
"You don't need to know a guy to ask him on a date."
"B – But… a cinnamon roll? You think he'll agree to go on a date with me because of a cinnamon roll?"
"Hey! Never doubt the magic of a cinnamon roll."
"I don't know Kendall… "
"Logan!"
"It's too rush..."
"Logie!"
"And really, should I be taking advice from you? You can't even get Carlos to sit down and chat with you without having the urge to kill you."
"Carlos… he's different. Trust me I know a guy when I see one and that man over there is so into you."
"Says the dude that can't get the hint that Carlos doesn't like you."
"Carlos is just playing hard to get. I'll crack him one day. Now are you going to get that man or not?"
"But he's busy; I can't just walk up to him and interrupt him. It might be something important!"
"Fine, then I'll go," Kendall says as he takes the plate and moves to walk over to the brunette.
"Wait," Kendall hears behind him, causing Kendall to stagger into a stop, a smirk on his face. Logan swiftly takes the plate from Kendall's hand and storms over to James, determination flashing in his eyes.
"Go get him tiger," Kendall cheers before turning around and hearing Carlos slamming pots in the kitchen. He swiftly snatches a cinnamon roll off the rack, and making his way towards the grouchy Latino, starting another one of his more than likely fail attempts.
"J - James?" Logan asks, placing the cinnamon roll on the table. The black haired man takes a deep breath and slowly exhaling it out as he waits for James to respond.
"Yeah?" James annoyingly answers looking up from his laptop with a frown on his face. He relaxes when he sees Logan. "This is for you," Logan whispers, blushing as he pushes the cinnamon roll towards James.
"You sure this is okay?" James asks and Logan nods.
"Ah, thank you then," James says as he takes a bite out of the cinnamon roll. Logan shuffles a bit, not sure how to continue.
"You want to sit down?" Logan hears, and he looks down to see James glancing at him as he takes a sip of his latte. That's when Logan realizes he's been standing there thinking the whole time. Logan inwardly slaps himself as he sits down across from James, his eyes looking downwards as his face turns red. He starts twirling his thumbs, his brain driving fast towards something worth saying as the pair sits in silence, James casually chewing on his cinnamon roll. Finally, Logan looks up with a small smile; his brain settling on an opening line he thinks is not too lame to say.
"So what brings you to Forever Love?" Logan asks, and then frowning slightly when he hears the words leave his mouth. He inwardly slaps his forehead several times, when he realizes how lame and obvious that question is. James quirks an eyebrow and his jaw chews thoughtfully, as his eyes narrow to come up with an answer.
"Wait! I didn't mean you're not welcome! I –I mean Forever Love isn't popular – I just - I mean," Logan stutters, his head spinning as he tries to figure out what he means. He opens and closes his mouth, his hands itching to pull his hair out as he frowns when words aren't coming to him, and after several attempts, he finally gives up, hanging his head. James quirks an eyebrow, unsure what Logan is doing, but he can't help but wanting to laugh at that.
"You're funny when you get frustrated. Kind of cute you know that?" James smiles as he finishes his cinnamon roll, and returns back to his laptop. When hearing that, Logan's head shoots up, eyes wide as he looks at the brunette, his left hand reaching up and scratching his head. After a moment of silence, James peeks over his laptop to look at the silent boy across from him, face red and slightly sweating, and James feels like he must have said something wrong.
"Hey, I know this is sudden, but do you know anything about – "
"James?"
Upon hearing his name, James turns to his left side to see a blond hair girl with brown eyes smiling down at him.
"Oh my gosh! It is you! JAMIE! I MISS YOU SO MUCH!" the girl cries out as she throws her bag onto the table, and squeezes herself beside James, arms coming up to grasp James' cheeks in her hands. James squeaks as the bag nearly demolish his laptop by landing on top of it, and his abrupt turn to gaze on the girl, his face merely centimetres away from hers. She swiftly places a kiss on James' lips, squealing at the contact, her body moving closer to James as if desperate for any kind of contact. Logan's jaw drops open as he witnesses the scene in front of him as James struggles to push the blond girl off.
"Mercedes, S-STOP R-RIGHT N-NOW!" James struggles out when he pushes Mercedes off of his lips. He continues pushing the girl's face a good arms length away when the girl tries to reach back.
"Stop what you're doing NOW," Logan says, clearing his throat, and successfully gaining Mercedes' attention. James stops swatting at her arms, as he turns to look at Logan, frowning slightly.
"And who are you?" Mercedes sneers, arms wrapping around James' waist.
"I'm Logan. I work here," Logan sneers back when he notices James twisting his way out of Mercedes' hug.
"Well, I'm his girlfriend. Now go make me a Macchiato with extra cocoa on top," Mercedes orders before turning her attention back to James, her hand sneaking up to James' perfect hair, twirling it between her fingers. When Logan doesn't move, Mercedes throws a simple, yet intensely scary glare at Logan, causing Logan to quickly dash towards the espresso machine and starts to make her drink. He's about to add the cocoa on top when a finger taps his shoulder.
"So how did it go with you know who? Did the cinnamon roll work?" Kendall asks. Logan turns around to see the blond standing behind him with Carlos by his side. Carlos has his arms cross over his chest, pouting slightly as Kendall tugs on his arm, dragging forward the unwilling Latino.
"Who's the girl?" Carlos asks as he points to the couple sitting in the corner. Kendall shifts to take a better look at Mercedes, pulling Carlos closer towards him, in case the Latino slips away. Carlos groans loudly as Kendall snakes his arms around his waist, pinning him there.
"Her name's Mercedes, and apparently she's James' girlfriend," Logan sighs as he moves to bring Mercedes' her drink.
"You sure? Because pretty boy doesn't seem to think so," Kendall says, nodding his head at James' direction. Logan looks at the same direction as Kendall, his mouth dropping open as he tries to hold on to the hot beverage in his hand.
"Mercedes please stop! I don't want to go," James pleads as he tries to stop Mercedes from dragging him out of the booth.
"No! I want to go shopping and you're coming with me," Mercedes puffs as she struggles to yank James out.
"No! I need to finish that script," James begs, twisting and turning his arm, trying to slip it out of Mercedes' grasp.
"James!"
"Mercedes!"
"Come on!"
"Let go!"
"No!"
"Mercedes let go!"
"No! You're coming! "
"Mercedes! L – "
"He said let go," Logan growls, as he places Mercedes' drink on the table. Mercedes stops tugging to see who is daring to stop her.
"Who are you to say that I can't do what I want? You're just the coffee boy," she smirks, when she realises it is Logan.
"I may be working here, but that doesn't mean you can call me a coffee boy. Now let him go,"
"What if I don't want to?"
"Mercedes…"
"What James? He's just a coffee boy, it's not like he is someone special to you. You don't have to be sympathetic towards... a nobody," Mercedes says, fingering pointing at Logan. James looks down as he bites his lips, the situation escalating downwards faster than he can handle it. He looks at Logan with sad eyes, sorry that he has involuntarily hurt Logan, before packing his stuff. Mercedes smiles triumphantly as she takes James' hand in hers, tugging the brunette towards the door. The look on James' face cause a fire to bubble inside of Logan, his brain fogging up before he realizes what he is about to say.
"What if I am?"
Everyone in the shop stops what they are doing and looks at the black haired man. Kendall's grip on Carlos tighten as Carlos gasps out loud. James turns to look at Logan, wondering what the other man is talking about, his grip on his bag tightening slightly. The tension within the coffee shop heightens with every tick of the second.
"What did you say?" Mercedes demands; breaking the silence with her heels as she walking back towards Logan, crossing her arms.
"I said what if I am special to him?"
"And what's so special about you?"
"I – I'm his b – boyfriend." Logan confirms, determine to have Mercedes gone. Carlos gasps again and Kendall whistles.
"Ha nice try coffee boy, but James is my boyfriend."
"You're sure? He never confirmed that you are his girlfriend," Logan scoffs, earning a "you tell her Logan" from Kendall and another gasp from Carlos. Mercedes furrows her eyebrows, unable to retort Logan's statement. She turns around and drags James to her side.
"James! Tell him that I'm your girlfriend." Mercedes insists, nudging James. When James doesn't talk, Mercedes glares at Logan, causing a chill to climb up Logan's spine. She frowns as she nudges James again, her eyes darting from James to Logan and back again.
"James!" she screams, shocking James back to reality and he slips his arm out of Mercedes and turns to face her. Mercedes quirks an eyebrow, her confidence sliding off her face.
"What are you doing James? Tell him that you're MY boyfriend! Seriously, it's not hard to do."
"I – I can't."
"What? Why? I AM your girlfriend," Mercedes shouts, her body shaking as she points a finger at Logan.
"No Mercedes, you're a sister, not a girlfriend. If Jett finds out - "
"Ar - Are you telling me you've fallen for this… this… this ugly worthless coffee boy?"
"No, I -,"James opens his mouth to deny, not wanting the situation to become more awkward for Logan. However, Logan quickly shuts him up by pulling James down into a forceful kiss. The kiss starts out slow, James too shock to react, as Logan slow opens his mouth, taking in the sweet taste of the cinnamon roll James just ate, the sugar still lingering on his lower lip, soft and sweet. The sensation causes James to close his eyes, a little moan coming out as he opens his mouth to meet Logan's. Instinctively, James wraps his arms around Logan's waist, pulling him closer, deepening the kiss as Logan wraps his arms around James' neck. Logan and James start to feel a little lightheaded, their hearts beating fast as every nerve seems to become numb by an overpowering stimulation.
"I HATE YOU JAMES DIAMOND! I NEVER WANT TO SEE YOU AGAIN!" Mercedes screams in anger, running away with tears in her eyes. She turns to see if the two has stopped kissing, but slams the door shut when no one notices her.
"Guys, you can stop kissing now, she's gone... GUYS!" Kendall and Carlos screams, and James immediately breaks off from Logan. James looks at Logan, shock and overwhelm, as he tries to will away this weird yet extremely powerful bubbly feeling inside.
"J – James, I – I…" Logan tries to explain why he just did what he did, but he stops because he can't explain it to himself either.
"T – Thanks for your help, I – I have to go," James mumbles as he grabs his things and heads out the door, slamming it shut, only to return minutes later.
"Here's your umbrella, ah thanks again," James sputters out before hurrying out the door, slamming it again. Logan stands in shock, his left hand gripping the umbrella.
"Wow Logie, I didn't know you have the guts to do that!" Kendall says as he wraps an arm around the shock black haired man.
"I didn't know I have it either," Logan breathes, looking at his left hand. His right hand creeps up to touch his lips, the feeling of James still lingering there.
"What you did there was intense. You scared the guts out of him," Carlos says, as all three men stare at the motionless door. Suddenly the door swings open, hitting the wall, and all three of them yelp in terror until they realize it is Nicole.
"Hey sorry about that guys! But guess what! I just saw the hot brunette Logan is so attracted to! But he ran pass me like he just got raped," Nicole laughs as she steps into the coffee shop. Logan groans as Kendall and Carlos comfort him with a pat on the shoulder.
"All I wanted was to ask him out on a date!"
James runs off huffing and puffing as he tries to keep his bag strap on his shoulder. He shuffles his arms to prevent the laptop from dropping as he whips out his phone, rapidly punching in a number.
"Camille? You there? I need to talk to you," James insists when the line picks up, forehead sweating slightly as he runs across the park, far away from the coffee shop.
"James? What's up? You shouldn't be calling the office. If Jett finds out he's going to ask about the script."
"I know, but this is important. I'm so confused right now, I need your help."
"But Jett…"
"Please Camille!"
"Ok fine, meet me at the park fountain in about 10 minutes and we'll talk."
"Thanks Camille."
"No problem," and James hangs up, running at full speed towards the center of the park where the fountain is located.
"And that's what happened. I – I don't know how that happened or why it happened! This is all so weird," James rants, as he runs a finger across his lips, his brain processing the previous situation once again.
"Yeah that is crazy… who would have thought he would kiss you," Camille replies, her face deep in thought as she tries to imagine how Logan looks like, why he did what he did, and what he was thinking at the moment when he forced a kiss on James.
"Yeah the kiss…" James repeats, finger still lingering on his lips as his lips curve into a smile. A warm feeling bubbles inside, and suddenly James feels giggly and silly.
"Yeah, I mean who in their right mind would kiss you," Camille laughs, earning a glare from James.
"Camille I'm serious. There's this weird feeling bubbling inside, and I can't pinpoint what it is. It makes me all warm and fuzzy inside, and it's driving me crazy!" James rushes out as he bites his finger to keep the warm feeling from bursting out.
"A weird bubbly feeling inside?"
"Yes."
"And do you have this urge to giggle or smile but at the same time feel silly or embarrassed?"
"Yes!"
"Well James I know exactly what you are experiencing right now," Camille grins slyly, as she moves James to look at her in the eye.
"James Diamond, you are official experiencing something I like to call LOVE," Camille squeaks, pulling James into a hug like a proud mother.
"What?"
"That's how love feels like silly!"
"That's how love feels like?"
"Well at least I know for sure you are attracted to someone."
"Okay, but how do I get rid of this feeling?"
"James, you're in love! Why do you want to get rid of this feeling?"
"Camille, I only have one month to complete the script. I don't have time to be feeling "in love" with someone."
"James, James, James. Aren't you forgetting about something? You're writing a love script, which means you should be spending time feeling these things… think of it as part of your... inspiration."
"Okay, but I just meet him… Isn't it weird to feel this way towards someone you barely know?"
"Well then, I propose that you should ask him out on a date. That way you will know for sure what these feelings are, and definitely a good experience for some love inspiration, don't you think?"
"That is a good idea… Wait what? A date? Camille, don't be ridiculous! He's a total stranger! I can't do that and I don't have the time," James blurts out, getting up and walking away.
"James! You have to try! Think of the script! Think of Jett! Think of the Imaginary!" Camille calls, successfully stopping the brunette. James hesitates for a moment as his brain weighs out the pros and cons of asking Logan out. He sighs as he turns around, the answer clear in his mind.
"You sure this date thing will help me?" James sighs as he walks towards a smirking Camille.
"Definitely."
So… That's it! Logan has tried to ask James out but failed and now Camille suggests James to ask Logan out… crazy!
But...Who should ask who out?
And what do you guys want for their first date?
I know things are going to be awkward between Jagan now but hopefully a date will make them more comfortable? I don't know…
So tell me about what you think :)
Also I'm going to take a few weeks off so you guys can have time to think of what possible first date stuff to do for Jagan (review or PM me), and I'll try to write it as best as I can. Also I have exams coming up and really should focus on them, so next chappie might be updated a LOT later than intended. But hey, then you guys can have time to think and make changes…WIN WIN right? ;)
Thanks for all your help!
Newbie OUT!