A/N: Hello people, I'm back! So...tomorrow's my first day back at school after Winter break...which sucks, doesn't it? BUT I decided that, since I assume many of you shall be enduring similar tortures soon enough then I'd give you guys a small treat before the whole festive season is, truly, over :(

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-Macklemoose: Oh no, not you too, lol. Seems I have lots of death threats hanging over my head, hmm...will I survive this chapter? Lol. James is indeed very sexy...who knows, maybe that'll play in his favor soon enough...as it is, thank you for reviewing and enjoy this chapter- please don't kill me by the end of it ;)

-jamesmaslowlover: True, I knew that in Spain the Spanish is different...however, considering Carlos is a Latino I'd daresay his Spanish would be closer to Latin American Spanish, still...please, I'd appreciate help with the Spanish driver's speech, I'll be sure to consult with you next time, thanks for the offer! Hope you enjoy this chapter and thanks for reviewing!

-November 2 1990: Well...I mean...sortta, not quite. HOWEVER, you, you evil person (lol. kidding) inspired this chapter so if everyone's hating me after this...well, at least I'll have the consolation of knowing you'll be happy with me. Lol. I'm not giving anything else away, I made this chapter specifically for you so I hope you like it...and we'll see where this leads...thanks for reviewing and enjoy the chapter!

-4ever with Kames: I'll tell you how I could stop at the beginning of Kames sex...'cause I'm an evil, EVIL person...lol. No but, seriously, this story has tons of smut, it's wearing my smut skills out. I originally had planned to end with a lemon but then I started writing it and it was crap and I was like, oh what the heck, I'll write a lemon some other time. For the Cargan thing you said...I...don't think so, not it was just a comic edge I added last minute...but who knows? My muse might change her mind about things. As for Kames trouble...if you thought I was evil last chapter you'll absolutely detest me for this one, I guarantee. Still, I hope you enjoy the chapter and thanks for reviewing- oh, and I don't mind long reviews at all, in fact, I love them so thanks!

-OuToFmYmInDbAcKiN5MiNuTeS: OMG your last PM's got me super excited for next chapter in Aftermath...oh and I think I might know who that couple just might be...I'll let you know my suspicions in my next review...you're right again. Kendall's good at hiding his inner turmoil. But in what sort of trouble will that land him when things become just too much? Well, you're about to find out so enjoy the chapter and thanks a lot for the review!

-EagleAce11: Glad you liked last chapter...I'm pretty sure you'll be shocked at this one though...still, I hope you enjoy and thanks for reviewing!

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-Anonymous: Hey don't worry. I get it, the cool thing about fettishes...it's just...well, I explained my insecurities last chapter. Still, I'm currently working on something and, who knows? Maybe after I finish it, I'll decide it doesn't entirely suck and I'll post it here. So keep your fingers crossed! Meanwhile, enjoy the story and thanks for reviewing!

Cheers,

Franshes

Ch.34: Not Again!

Kendall woke up in cold sweat and with a feeling of dread in his gut. Though James' arms were tightly wound around him and the air in the room clearly indicated their not-so-innocent actions of the night before, Kendall felt rather cold.

It was then that he realized that both he and James were running late for work, having forgotten to set the alarm the day before due to their distractions.

He rushed to the bathroom (knowing the pretty boy would take up FOREVER if he let him enter before him) and quickly got showered and dressed and ready for the day while his boyfriend continued slumbering peacefully.

As Kendall came out of the bathroom he smiled at how sweet and innocent James looked while asleep, despite his being very evidently naked. The blonde sat on the bed looking down at his boyfriend for a moment before deciding it was best if they didn't waste any more time.

Kendall shook James awake gently.

James groaned.

"5 more minutes please, mommy," he mumbled sleepily.

"Sorry babe, I'm not your mother, AND if I let you sleep some more, we're going to be VERY late for work and in LOADS of trouble with Elena and Gustavo, so c'mon! Get up!" Kendall said, pulling the bedcovers off his boyfriend who shivered as the cold air hit his naked body.

"Alright, alright, why don't you go grab us something to eat, since I see you're all set to go already, while I shower and then we make a dash for the studio?" James offered helpfully while stretching as he got up.

"You got it babe," Kendall replied before pecking his boyfriend on the lips and heading out the door towards the buffet in the lower floor, limping slightly…

At the buffet…

"Whoa, sorry," Kendall said as he accidentally bumped into someone, not having been paying attention to where he was going since he was texting Carlos and Logan, telling them that he and James were most likely going to be late today on-set.

"No worries," said a very familiar voice with a laugh.

Kendall smiled.

"Hey Jo," he said as they waited in the buffet line 'till they reached the food "How come you're still here today?"

"Oh, I don't have any scenes to shoot today…" Jo said "Today it'll mainly be you and Jett…as well as a couple of video-chatting scenes with the guys and then Jett and some of the other actors- his "friends" on the show you know? I'm not needed today so Elena said I could take the day off!"

"Hey, that's awesome!" Kendall replied "So…how come you're not with Frankie? I would've thought that, since you have the day off and you two are obviously getting along really well then you'd spend most of your free time with him…"

"Unfortunately, we can't be together today," Jo said "Mia's sick…and Frankie had to take her to the doctor so…"

"Oh no, what does she have? Is it something really bad?" Kendall asked worried for the cute child's safety.

Jo shook her head.

"It's nothing major," she said "She had a bit of a fever and was very sore, and I was just texting Frankie and he says the doctor believes she might have the chicken pox, poor thing, but then again, it's nothing major, nothing that can be life-threatening…"

"Whew! I'm glad," Kendall said "I don't think Frankie would take it too well if anything happened to the last living member of his family…"

"Yeah, I agree…" Jo said.

"Still, poor Frankie," Kendall said "Having the chicken pox is a really annoying thing for the kid and even more so for the parents, I guess he just has to be glad it's only Mia. I remember that in Minnesota, James caught the chicken pox and since Carlos, James and I always used to hang out together, even before Logan moved in, we all got it at the same time. Plus, to make matters worse, I passed it along to Katie so both of us were sick at home. I thought mom was going to go nuts!"

"Yeah, no kidding," Jo said "How old were you then?"

"The guys and I were 7, Katie, however, was 3…" Kendall said.

"But that was back when your dad was still around, wasn't it?" Jo asked.

"Yeah, at least we still had dad back then," Kendall said a hint of sadness in his voice at the mention of his dad "He died three years later though…sometimes I really miss him,"

"I miss my brother too, it's a normal thing for us to feel Kendall," Jo said "As it is, though, I'm really unsure of whether I'm doing the right thing in here or not…"

"What do you mean?" Kendall asked her.

"I mean…Kendall, if your mom ever found someone special, and I mean someone really special, would you ever be able to accept another man in your mom's life? In your life? In Katie's life?"

"I…wouldn't be thrilled about the idea," Kendall said slowly "I mean, throughout the years, I've sort of grown used to the idea of it being just us three but, I mean, I guess I'd be able to bear with it…for my mom's sake,"

"What do you mean?" Jo asked him.

"Well…think about it," Kendall said "I'm getting married and James and I are moving out as soon as we get married. True, Katie's still there but…eventually she'll get married as well and move out and, well, if she never remarries mom will be left all alone once we've both moved out…and I wouldn't want that for her, I'd like to know she has someone whom she can trust and whom I can trust to look after her…"

"I see…" Jo said quietly.

"Why'd you ask?" Kendall said curiously.

"I-I don't know Kendall," Jo said "For one, Frankie is the best guy I've known, he makes me feel pretty and special and he's made me the happiest girl I've ever remembered being ever since, well, you, but…I can't ignore the fact that he has a-a little girl to take care of, and in many ways she is his daughter, he'll always be taking care of her…"

"So?" Kendall asked "I don't see what's the problem with that…"

"The problem!" Jo exclaimed "Is that I don't know whether I'm ready for that yet…I don't know if I'm ready to be a mother, Kendall, even if she isn't mine. If Frankie and I continue dating and we make our relationship a serious relationship then any decisions we take from then on will all have to include Mia…and she's a sweet kid, Kendall, great to be around with but…"

"But you're afraid you'll turn out just like your own mom did…" Kendall said quietly and Jo could only nod.

"I don't want to be like her," Jo said "But what if I can't help it? Let's face it, Kendall, I'm not even eighteen yet…I don't think I'm mature enough or responsible enough to handle raising a kid…"

"I feel you," Kendall said "James…he keeps saying that we'll wait, he keeps saying he doesn't want to yet, but…I can see it in his eyes every time he's around children Jo, he wants to be a dad. James wants to start a family and yet…I don't know what illusions he's built up in his mind. Adoption processes can be very long and often don't yield the results people hope for, especially for, well, people like us. People who are gay. Adoption centers frown upon non-straight couples, you know that. And yet, if we use artificial insemination, there's no telling how that would go. I mean, we'd have to find someone who'd be willing to be a surrogate mother and then, maybe she'd still want to be a part of our kids' lives, forcing us to include a strange woman into our home or if not…jeez, can you imagine what it'd be like if we had a little girl and she had no mother? God, Jo, I'm no psychologist but I'm pretty sure that can't be the most helpful thing for a girl while growing up…there's so many different factors..."

"But these are things that you and James can talk through," Jo said "There's no rush, there's no hurry, you guys aren't having a kid yet and probably won't be for a long time."

"True," Kendall agreed.

"What should I do? Mia's already here for God's sake and there's nothing I can do about that!" Jo said, growing agitated by the minute.

"Well, you can start by not feeling any anguish," Kendall offered helpfully "Like you said, she isn't your daughter…so don't expect to have to treat her like you would any kid of yours. Hell, Frankie doesn't treat her like his daughter-she calls him Uncle Frankie doesn't she? She doesn't call him dad…she knows, I don't know HOW she knows but she knows that her mom and dad aren't here anymore…so don't try to replace her mother. That can only hurt you three. Treat her like you would any other child that you were maybe babysitting, treat her as you would a little cousin or niece or…hell, treat her like your little sister if you want. Your job isn't to raise her yet but to protect her, get her to feel happy and safe with you. The time will come when you're both ready to establish that mother-daughter bond which I'm sure you'll develop. Until then, don't try to force it, it'll come naturally to you…"

"When did you become so wise?" Jo teased him.

"When I realized that 'holy shit, I'm getting married!' and realized I'd have to start behaving more like a grown up from then on…" Kendall said.

"You'll make a great husband Kendall…" Jo said, looking deeply into his eyes.

"And you'll make a great mom, Jo, someday," Kendall said, not breaking their gaze.

"I'm scared," Jo admitted "It's a lot to take in,"

"Hell yeah it is, I'm scared too," Kendall said "I mean, shit just got real…after this, we'll be going back home and…everything's going to be different now. Life's going to…change very drastically for all of us and…I'm not sure I'm ready for that, I'm not sure I even want that Jo…"

"Don't you wish sometimes that things could just stay the way they are and nothing would have to change?" Jo asked him.

"Yeah," Kendall said, pushing a strand of her hair behind her ear "This last year's been a crazy year and I've had to get used to so many changes…I'd really like some peace and quiet from time to time…some normalcy…"

"I miss being a kid," Jo said "Growing up can be so…scary…"

"Yeah, tell me about it," Kendall said.

Neither of them knew who had really started it, in fact, neither of them had even noticed they were inching closer and closer until their lips were lightly touching each others.

For a brief moment, Kendall relished in the fact of having Jo back in his arms again, feeling her warm lips in his own and wanting to forget the last year had ever happened at all. While their lips continued moving together it was as if all the pain, confusion, betrayals, the hurt, uncertainty, and more pain of the past year were being erased from his mind. He was just a normal 16-year old boy again; a happy and easy-going boy who had no worries and could spend his time goofing around with his friends and girlfriend with no one there to judge him or expect things from him.

For a brief moment, Jo delighted in the feeling of warm contentment that Kendall gave her, feeling happy and safe in Kendall's arms like she'd used to feel safe there before, when she didn't have to worry about meeting any other guys and/or fitting in with their families because she had all she could ever ask for in Kendall. For a brief moment she forgot all about Mia and the painful recollections she brought of her mother and her destroyed childhood, she forgot all about Frankie and his sad story which reminded her too much of her own little brother's death. She was a carefree and joyful 16 year old girl again who only had to have fun on set with a rising T.V show, go to school, be with her friends and her amazing boyfriend and have nothing else to worry about in life.

And then they both snapped back to cruel reality.

They pulled away from one another quickly, both very flustered and ashamed at what they'd just done.

"Oh my God, Jo!" Kendall exclaimed.

"Kendall!" Jo said "Oh God, I'm so sorry…"

"That shouldn't have happened," Kendall said alarmed "No, that should've NEVER happened at all!"

"I-I agree, that-that was, God, that was so wrong, Kendall, what's wrong with us?" Jo whispered "What will we tell others? Oh God what will we tell James? What will I tell Frankie?

"Nothing," Kendall said sharply "We're not going to say anything to anyone got it? Nobody can find out about this, okay? Nothing happened!"

"Okay, okay whatever," Jo said, still not recovered from her shock "We won't tell anybody but…Kendall we need to talk!"

"No, no we don't Jo, talking is what-what made this happen and-and we can't let this happen again, got it?" Kendall said "I love James and I'm-I'm getting married to him, period."

"I love Frankie too but…maybe I'm still in love with you too Kendall, maybe that's why this keeps happening…" Jo said "And I hate it, believe me, I want nothing more than to forget you-"

"Then do," Kendall said sadly "I love you too, Jo, and I agree…maybe that's the reason why we keep coming back to the other, maybe we're not ready to let each other go, but maybe we're never going to be ready…and I know I love James so, I'm sorry, but nobody may know about this…"

"Will you really lie to James?" Jo asked him softly.

Kendall sighed.

"I don't like it," he said "But the way things are looking right now…I have no other choice, he'd never understand otherwise…"

A/N: Okay, so I lied at the beginning. I know most of you did NOT like this and are probably hating me, lol. Some treat I just gave you guys there, huh?...BUT now there's a bigger issue! The tables have turned!

Kendall has cheated on James...and will it really stop there or will this be something that will haunt him some more in the future.

Will James remain oblivious to this forever? Or will he find out eventually? If he does find out-is Kames done for good?

Don't miss the answers to these and more questions coming up!

Since I start school tomorrow I regret to say most chapter will not be up until, probably next week, around Friday or Saturday. BUT, if this return to school isn't as hectic as I think it's going to be then I'll update THIS Friday or Saturday...who knows? Keep your fingers crossed!

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*Oh, and OMG Carlos and Alexa got married! As of Jan. 4, 2014, our dear 'Litos is married! Darn YouTube, I can't find a single video about the wedding, just pictures and then videos of their engagement...darn YouTube. BUT, I just know it was spectacular. My boys deserve no less, lol*

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Cheers,

Franshes