The next few weeks went by uneventfully. Every day Kendall got up and marked off the calendar that hung on the cabinet between his and James' bed. He looked over at James and said "Hey, guess what?"

James stood after he had tied his shoe and looked over Kendall's shoulder and said "Whoa, we are already half way through this thing?" Kendall turned to face a shocked James and said "Hell yeah we are!"

He quickly hugged the other boy and gasped when he felt James' lips on the sensitive skin on his neck. He pulled back and nibbled his lower lip immediately looked down at their feet then said "Hey, we better get to breakfast before we get into trouble." He looked around their bunks noticing that there were only a few other boys in there besides himself and James. Logan and Carlos had left about 5 minutes earlier so he knew that they would be saving them some seats.

"Yeah, I guess you're right." James said his voice a little distant. When Kendall looked at him James smiled though Kendall could tell that there was something more. He decided to let it go, but only for now.

"Come on." He said before he started walking away and he heard James come after him.

They didn't talk as they prepared their breakfasts and then sat next to each other across from Logan and Carlos. It was silent for a while and Kendall felt that it was awkward so he said the first thing that came to mind. "How did everyone sleep?" as soon as the words left his lips he thought to his self 'How could I get any more lame?'

"Man, I slept so good last night! I had stayed up studying the night before for that stupid CPR test and after I took it yesterday I just wanted to pass out!" Carlos seemed so excited that he had actually gotten a good night's rest. Kendall had noticed that he usually tossed and turned a lot in his sleep.

Kendall nodded then looked up at Logan who sat across from him. When Logan caught his stare he said "Oh, yeah I slept ok but was I the only one that was FREEZING?" He practically yelled the last word which got a chuckle out of the rest of us.

"I wasn't cold at all last night. It seemed pretty comfortable to me." James said before taking a sip of water. He always drank three glasses of water at every meal. He said that it was better than eating a lot. Kendall understood what he meant but couldn't imagine that it was very satisfying.

As Kendall watched James bring the glass to his lips again he thought about how he had felt them again his neck. His hand immediately flew to the spot where they had made contact. He thought about how soft they had felt against his skin. He didn't know why he was thinking about it. James could have not even meant to do and had already forgotten about it but for some reason Kendall couldn't. He just thought that it was weird. Kendall shook his head.

That night Kendall lay in his bed staring at the ceiling with his hands intertwined behind his head. He slowly closed his eyes and was seconds from sleep when a voice pulled him back to consciousness. He didn't respond to it until he heard the voice coming from his right again. He turned his head to look at James who was watching him intently.

"What?" He said in a soft voice.

"I can't sleep. What about you?"

"I was almost asleep but its ok. What's wrong?" Kendall asked as he rolled onto his side and stared at the hazel eyed boy waiting for a response that was extremely delayed.

"Do you have a girlfriend back home?" His voice seemed distant but Kendall put it off as exhaustion.

His question kind of caught him off guard but he answered honestly. "No, I don't. I kinda had a rough break up when I told her that I was leaving for the military and that I wasn't interested in staying with her after I left." After he said that he thought to himself. 'Wow, way to make myself sound like the biggest dick in the universe!'

After James didn't respond to him he asked "What about you? Do you have a girl back home?"

He could see James nod his head before he responded, "Yeah, I do. But that is my problem. That night we got into a fight. Remember?" Before Kendall could respond James was talking again, "I was writing a letter to her. I sent it out a few days later and it's been almost three weeks and I still haven't gotten anything back from her. I'm kinda worried."

Kendall thought about his words then felt a small pang of jealously. 'I can't believe that I'm jealous that James has a girlfriend and I don't.' He pushed past this and said gently to his best friend "I don't know buddy. Maybe she just got busy with work and maybe school." Kendall didn't know anything about her but he thought about what girls his age would be doing at home. Mostly going to college or working.

"I don't know Ken. Maybe she is moving on!" He could feel James becoming more and more distressed as he thought about this.

Kendall thought about what he was going to say next knowing that it had to diffuse his friend's heat. "Hey, maybe her letter got lost in the mail. How about tomorrow you write her again and see if she responds to that one. Don't jump to conclusions James." Kendall was proud of himself when he heard the brunette whisper back to him.

"Yeah, maybe you are right. I think I will do that tomorrow." That reminded Kendall that he hadn't answered his mothers and sisters last letter that he had received last week. With that James rolled onto his back into the same position that Kendall had been in before they had their conversation. Kendall returned to the same position and thought to the ceiling. He thought about how him and James' relationship had come so far. They were like brothers. They talked about so many things. Kendall then thought about how they had a conversation every single night before the slept.

Kendall let his eyes flutter shut for the second time that night and fell into sleep thinking about what he was going to tell his mom and sister in the letter he was going to write them tomorrow. He wanted to tell them about Carlos and Logan but he really wanted them to know about his best friend.

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