A/N: Again, what a late update! But I've had another rough week...well, here it is anyways, I hope you guys enjoy it!
As always, a big virtual hug to those of you who reviewed last chapter!
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-OuToFmYmInDbAcKiN5MiNuTeS: Wow, you get first review this time, lol. I hope you had a great time watching the Super Bowl, lol. I know many of my classmates enjoyed it. We'll see about your prediction...in this chapter, lol. You're right about the dating and alcohol thing, of course, as Kendall's about to find out. Some of my hints will begin to play out between this chapter and the next. BTW, I have your chapter ready but can't find a way to send it back because PM censors it :( Can you give me your e-mail so I can send it through there or do we open a DocX? Enjoy the chapter and thanks for reviewing!
-AgonyJade: Hey, great to hear from you again! I'm a hard-core Kames fan so don't worry, in the end, Kames should prevail, lol. But as you can probably tell, it'll be a while before they get some peace and quiet and their relationship is about to undergo quite a few trials...we'll see how they make their way out of all troubles...as it is thanks for reviewing and enjoy the chapter!
-November 2 1990: Jett is...maybe not evil but definitely trouble. As for Kendall, James, Jo, and Frankie...well, we'll see how everything plays out in the end, they definitely have a lot to sort out right now...thanks for reviewing and enjoy the chapter!
-SuperNeos2: Oh aren't you right...in both your guesses, things are about to escalate to a WHOLE new level. We'll see about Frankie, he may be a lot more tolerant than you give him credit for, lol. But he'll definitely have things to say about the matter when he finds out because he is in this fic, as in your original one, very protective of the people he loves...thanks for reviewing and enjoy the chapter!
-LoveSparkle: You're right, Kendall should've never drank as much...but as it is, the harm was already done. You'll see the repercussions of Kendall's poor choices in this chapter...thanks for reviewing and enjoy the chapter!
-4ever with Kames: Many people got this chapter's main coflict right, including you. *Sighs* We'll see how it all plays out in the end...who knows, you might be right, after all, secrets as big as the ones Kendall is hiding have a nasty tendency to come to light at the worst moments...as it is, we'll see what other secrets Kendall will have to keep from James beginning this chapter. Thanks for reviewing and enjoy the chapter!
-Nuria De Maslow: Indeed, Kendall's made some really bad choices lately. Lol. I live in Central America so it's not that far of a ride from here which is why my parents are even agreeing to this. Who knows? Hopefully they'll take me! I'm dying! Thanks for reviewing and enjoy the chapter!
-EagleAce11: We'll see...after this chapter I'm not sure you'll still want the Kames wedding to be on...but as it is, nothing's broken off YET...we'll see how all this secrecy will play out...thanks for reviewing and enjoy the chapter!
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Ch.38: Hangover Much?
Kendall woke up with a headache that made him feel as if his head were about to explode.
He cracked his eyes open and groaned, for the light pouring inside the room literally made his eyes feel like they were on fire.
He shut them again and brought a hand up to rub his temple, shifting lightly on the bed sheets.
That's when he noticed something was off.
For starters, there was the fact that the silken sheets in which he was wrapped in felt unfamiliar to him; they weren't his comfy hotel ones.
Then there was the even more startling aspect of realizing that he was completely naked, which was a strange thing in itself for Kendall wasn't usually the one to sleep naked, unless of course, he'd had an interesting night the day before.
And that's also when he noticed that he wasn't alone in the bed.
With rising dread, Kendall began recalling all of which had happened the night before- the date with Jett, the blackmailing, the alcohol…
Hoping against hope that this wasn't what it seemed, Kendall turned bravely to face his partner in bed.
His heart fell.
Sure enough, next to him, fast asleep was none other than his enemy Jett Stetson who was also naked, like he was.
"Shit," Kendall said with a groan as he turned back in order to avoid looking at Jett "Oh, no…please tell me this isn't happening…"
Just then Jett stirred awake and blinked a couple of times before smiling lazily at Kendall.
"Good morning Kendall," he said in an annoyingly happy tone "How are you today?" he attempted to run his hand across Kendall's bare shoulder and back but Kendall slapped his hand away.
"Don't touch me!" he all but snarled at Jett turning back to face him reluctantly.
"Jeez… hung-over much, Knight?" Jett asked, eyebrows raised.
"Jett what did we do last night?" Kendall said exasperated "I told you I wasn't going to do this!"
"Hey, don't look at me, I was pretty content with having only a dinner with you, it was you who practically begged me for this after dinner was over…"Jett said defensively.
"I was drunk!" Kendall exclaimed indignantly "How could you not tell I was drunk? How could you take advantage of me while I was drunk?!"
"First off, I wasn't the one who got you drunk, you got yourself drunk from ordering all that vodka," Jett said with narrowed eyes "And second of all, I didn't take advantage of you…if anything, you took advantage of me,"
It was, in part true, Kendall realized, for he did not feel the dull burn in his lower regions he usually felt whenever he bottomed with James.
Still, knowing this did not make the whole situation any better for Kendall.
"So…what are you going to do about all this now?" Jett asked him, curious.
Kendall could've hit him right there and then, however, now more than ever he knew he had to get Jett to keep quiet about everything.
"Here's what we're going to do," Kendall said "I'm going to get up now, get dressed, you'll do the same, and we'll go up to the hotel…we'll tell the guys the stupid car broke down forcing us to stay the night in this hotel and we say nothing about this to anyone, got it?"
"Okay," Jett said with shrug, already beginning to get up. Kendall purposefully avoided looking at Jett, not wanting to see the naked actor.
"Oh please, Kendall," Jett said with a scoff "We've done worse than this last night…plus I know you're dying to look at this again…"
"I don't know what this is, I'm not looking at you, and as for what you said, I have NO clue what you're talking about because I don't remember ANYTHING!" Kendall fumed.
Jett (though Kendall couldn't see) rolled his eyes at the blonde.
"Whatever Knight," he said "Give me a call when you snap out of denial alright?"
"Jeez Jett! Grow up, I'm getting married!" Kendall said, but even that was starting to sound lame to his ears.
Apparently, Jett thought so as well because he only laughed at Kendall's statement.
"Please, after everything that's happened on this trip, if you guys still go through with this wedding you're even dumber than I thought….you'd be getting a divorce faster than Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries got theirs…" Jett exclaimed.
"You don't know that!" Kendall said, hurt by Jett's comment "You're an ass Jett!"
"Hey, just 'cause you loved my ass last night-"Jett began tauntingly but Kendall shut him up with a hard punch that hit him square in the jaw.
"Shut up, Jett, I don't remember a thing about what you're saying so leave me alone!" Kendall exclaimed.
No further words were spoken between them while both of them got up and got dressed quietly, not looking at the other.
The car ride back to the hotel was also silent, though Jett tried to lighten up the mood by attempting to joke with Kendall about it, however, the blonde pointedly ignored him.
"Listen Knight," Jett said, growing serious "You're losing it man, you're going to go crazy from all this secrecy…I mean, you should talk to somebody about it…if not Diamond, then at least, you know, someone…"
"I wouldn't be keeping half as many secrets if it weren't for you!" Kendall exploded "You-you made me cheat on James…" he said the last part in a really small voice.
The last part made him realize what had just happened and his eyes filled with tears and he began sobbing quietly.
"Oh, oh no…" he croaked "What have we done? What have I done? I cheated on James! Oh God, no…"
Jett put his hand in Kendall's shoulder sympathetically before the blonde shrugged it off of him.
"Relax Knight, it's not the end of the world…" Jett said, rolling his eyes "No one will die just 'cause you had a drunken one-night stand with a super hot, super famous Hollywood actor- anybody would understand…"
"Easy for you to say, you're not the one who just cheated on his future husband…" Kendall muttered angrily.
"Who also cheated on you with that other guy from Minnesota!" Jett said "C'mon Kendall, James won't get mad at you…he can't get mad at you, that'd be hypocritical of his part…he did exactly the same thing to you!"
"It was different," Kendall said with a hint of bitterness in his voice "We weren't engaged back then…"
"A ring does not change the circumstances Knight," Jett replied "Besides, I thought we weren't going to tell anyone about this?"
"We aren't," Kendall said quickly "But still…"
"Just forget it, Knight," Jett said, a hint of bitterness in his voice "Let's pretend last night never happened, alright?"
"Jett…" Kendall was speechless, on the one hand he wanted to smack the idiotic, self-centered, arrogant jerk who'd forced him into last night's date and landed them on this mess…and yet, the look Jett had on his face right now was a truly crushed and heartbroken one, it was hard to imagine he was faking it, no matter how good an actor he was…
"Just drop it already," Jett mumbled "We're almost there anyways…"
"Jett, I'm sorry…" Kendall said finally "If things were different-maybe I'd have given you a chance, who knows? But…it's too late now. I love James and things are complicated enough right now without having to worry about breaking other people's hearts so…"
"I get it," Jett said "The last things, or should I say, people you want to think about right now are Jo and me…"
"Yeah…" Kendall said "It's just- it's all too much for me to handle right now, I'm sorry…"
"I am too," Jett said finally and with a sigh "I never should've forced you to come on a date with me…I should've seen that you've belonged to Diamond all along…"
"I'm not so sure of that anymore…" Kendall said.
"Have you ever thought of calling off the wedding?" Jett asked suddenly as they parked in the hotel's parking lot.
"Y-yeah, I have, several times…especially in the last few weeks, why?" Kendall asked him.
"Well…you guys seem to be having a lot of troubles lately and, well, maybe it's just the timing's not right, you know?" Jett said "So if you've thought about it, why haven't you called off the wedding?"
"Because I wouldn't know how to break the news to James, you know?" Kendall said with a sigh "I mean…it's all my fault, for not waiting, I guess…I wasn't going to propose to James in Paris…I was planning to propose to him once we got back home…we wouldn't be engaged right now if it wasn't for me. I rushed things between us and now it feels like I'm the one wanting to slow down and yet…the race has begun. And James is SO excited about it; all he ever talks about, especially now that we're so close to going to back home is the wedding. He and Kelly have been going nuts about where the wedding's going to take place, what kind of suits we'll be wearing, the number of guests we'll have, the type of wedding cake he wants…it would crush him if I told him I…don't want to get married anymore."
There. He'd said it. Kendall's eyes widened even as he said, realizing what he'd just said. Knowing the implications of what he'd just said.
"How about you?" Jett asked him "Haven't you been going over wedding details and such?"
Kendall shrugged.
"Sure…but nowhere near as much as James. He's handling pretty much everything…" he said.
"I see," Jett said "Well, in that case Knight, I wish you the best of luck in whatever you decide to do in the end…we're here."
Kendall sighed as he pushed the limo door open and stepped outside, dreading his meeting with James, fearing the other man might be able to tell what he'd been up to the day before.
"Hey Kendall," James greeted him with a smile in the lobby "What kept you guys out last night? I'd have thought that you'd want to return back here as soon as possible, instead of hanging out with Jett…"
"I did, trust me, I did but…the stupid car broke down and left us stranded in a stupid run-down motel out there…worst night EVER…" Kendall lied smoothly.
James broke out laughing as Carlos and Logan joined him.
"What's so funny?" Logan asked James and then turning to Kendall added "And how come you didn't come back last night?"
"I was just telling James that-" Kendall began, annoyed at his boyfriend' reaction before James cut across him.
"Their limo broke down and the two worst enemies ever seen in pop history had to spend a night together!" he exclaimed while he began to laugh.
Carlos cracked up alongside him.
"And you're both back alive? And in one piece? My, what miracle must've happened last night?" the Latino said. (A/N: Oh sweet irony)
Logan only rolled his eyes at the pair.
"I…really wouldn't call it a miracle Carlos," Kendall said, avoiding James' eyes "Far from it, actually, my worst nightmare come true…"
"Poor Kenny," Logan mused "C'mon man, let's get you inside, what you need right now is a guy's night out-or-more like day out, come to think of it…we can go out to someplace cool or…we can hang out in here all day…play video games and such…"
"What about the movie?" Kendall asked.
"We have a day off man, Elena apparently ate something that upset her stomach and she's sick today and we can't film without a director so production gave us the day off…" Carlos said excitedly "Isn't that cool? I mean, not the part about Elena being sick obviously but because we're free…"
"Yeah, sounds great," Kendall said "We can totally head out and check out the beach or something just…let me get a shower first, I need to refresh myself after…um, last night…"
"Sure," James said smiling at his boyfriends "So let's go get on some swim trunks, Kendall can take his shower and then we can all head to beach, that sounds okay for everyone?"
The guys all nodded in agreement.
As Kendall ran his sponge full of soap all over his body he couldn't help but shudder as some of last night's events began to pop up in his mind.
He could see in his mind's eye as he and Jett made out furiously in the back of the limo, he remembered how they'd both stumbled out of it and made their way into a shabby-looking motel.
He shook his head, willing to let go of those particular memories and continued to furiously scrub his body, willing himself to rid his body of any remains of last night, willing to scrub away all of Jett Stetson from his body.
He groaned and closed his eyes, leaning his head against the cool tiles of the wall in the shower and as more images made their way involuntarily into Kendall's mind.
He and Jett were making out furiously inside a darkly-lit room now. He had Jett pinned against the wall and was running his hands all over the actor's body as he kicked the door to the room shut.
He then proceeded to push Jett into the nearby bed and crawled on top of him.
"Kendall, are you almost done?" James voice shook Kendall out of his thoughts.
"Yeah, yeah, I'll be out in a minute," he called out to James, hoping his voice didn't shake or that if it did, at least the noise from the running water in the shower might cover it up.
"Hurry, we're all just waiting for you to come out, babe," James called back happily and Kendall sighed.
Painful flashes came through his mind, of skin slapping on skin, the kisses, the intimate touches, the caresses.
Feeling the actor's fever hot, rock hard body beneath him.
Or that tight heat which had enveloped him once he'd entered Jett.
Jett screaming his name…
He cringed and forced himself to get back to reality. Last night had been worse than he'd thought it'd been.
He remembered the pain he'd felt when he'd found out James was cheating on him and couldn't help but cringe again at the thought of James undergoing a similar pain if he ever found out about this…or about Jo…
He sighed once more.
When had he become the monster?
A/N: Uh-oh...Kendall feels guilty as hell right now...he cheated on James. The tables have turned now. Anybody wonder how James will react if he ever finds out? And is Jett right in telling Kendall he should talk his problems with another person? If so, whom should Kendall confide in?
And most importantly,
Is the Kames wedding for real or was it all just some fairy-tale dream on the guys' parts? Will they make it to the altar?
Am I evil? Oh wait, I know the answer...yes. Yes I am. Very much so.
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Cheers,
Franshes
PS. Countdown for BTR concert on Feb. 23rd has officially begun! I can't wait!