The next morning James felt well rested.
The next morning James felt well rested. The stress from yesterday was off his shoulders, worries far away and sleep tank full. He could barely feel the tear tracks from his crying fit either, everything like a dream.
He woke up to the sun's rays entering his and Kendall's room, his deep hazel-green eyes going to his alarm clock; it flashed 8:15 A.M. in big, red bold, the radio off though. Still in the clothes he wore yesterday, the brunet stifled a yawn and blinked Sandy's sleep from his eyes while at the same time turning on his side.
He was greeted by Kendall's sleeping face.
He nearly jumped out of bed in shock until he remembered what happened earlier, a deep blush beginning to color his dark cheeks. He soon smiled at the memory though and snuggled closer to the shorter boy, tears in his eyes.
He and Kendall kissed. Even when he had been ditzy from sleep he could remember the feel of the other's lips: warm, soft, slightly chapped but overall the perfect kiss. They had kissed once, twice in all honesty so many times James lost count after the fifth one; they had kissed until they both fell asleep again, bodies tangled behind belief.
James pressed against Kendall, one of the blond's arms around his waist. James's free hand was gripping Kendall's shirt, while the other met his over his toned stomach. The sheets had been kicked off during the night, the two okay with sharing body heat to survive the night. Their noses brushed with every breath they took, Kendall's face so smooth and peaceful it made James let out a laugh.
His band leader looked really cute, really innocent asleep.
'Kind of reminds me of Royce when he's sleeping.' James thought fondly, his free hand moving from the blond's chest to his messy hair.
Thoughts of his son brought the brunet back to Earth, he noticing his pride and joy wasn't in the room with him.
He guessed Royce either bunked with Carlos and Logan in their room, or with Mama Knight and Katie last night. He wasn't worried about his son having had a bad night; the child adored his uncles, aunts and grandma with all his heart, and he's only known them for three days.
Still, James wanted to check up on him and see that beautiful, round baby doll face.
So without much hesitation James untangled himself from Kendall's arms and pulled on his shoes; he stopped to press a chaste kiss to Kendall's lips though, blush darkening when he saw the dirty blond smile in his sleep and hug James's purple body pillow closer.
'I don't know what we are now but I'll wait until you wake up, right now I need to see mi niño bonito.' He thought, pressing another kiss to Kendall's mouth before leaving the room, careful to close the door slowly behind him so not to wake him up.
Once in the living room, James reached Carlos and Logan's bedroom in four, swift strives. He took a firm grasp of the knob and twisted it, slowly poking his head through the crack to peer inside.
And what he saw next made his heart melt.
Carlos and Logan were fast asleep, the smart boy with his mouth open and arms crossed behind his head. His boyfriend wasn't far behind; he was using Logan's stomach as a pillow, bare feet hanging off his side of their (they had pushed their beds together) big bed while...Royce, James's little Royceito was fast asleep on Carlos's chest. He was curled up into a ball, one hand pressed to his mouth; his tiny torso fell and rose with every breath, a trail of drool hanging from his lower lip.
He looked really peaceful there, with his dear uncles Carlos and Logan. Clearly they had pulled out all the stops to keep Royce company while Kendall comforted James, resulting in the three all tuckered out. But they didn't look tired as in drained. They looked tired as if they had had a lot of fun, recharging early to have a lot of energy later.
Royce looked very happy, very comfortable with them.
As if Carlos and Logan have been there since the day he was born.
'Ah, mi hijo...'
Making sure the door didn't close behind him, James tip-toed over to the sleeping bunch and pressed a sweet kiss to Royce's forehead, brushing his messy hair from his face. The little angel snuggled more into his uncle's chest in response, nose crinkling upwards.
He was so precious...
'I'll let them sleep in, I'll get started on breakfast today and give Mama K the morning off. I'm sure she and Katie are out of it still from shopping yesterday.' With another kiss for Royce and silent thank-you to his best friends, James quietly left their room, muffling the creaky hinges with his fingers.
"Hmm, I haven't made breakfast this week yet and everyone loves my omelets so I guess I can go with that. Now if I remember correctly, Kendall loves bacon bits in his, Carlos with lots of cheese and Logan with a side of fruit. Mama Knight likes spinach in hers, and Katie likes tomatoes and pineapples with a dab of sour cream. Okay...I think I can have their food ready before they wake up; Royce likes his omelet simple: stuffed with cheese and wrapped in a tortilla."
With a smile, James went into the kitchen. He washed his hands in the sink and worked Mama Knight's apron over his head before digging out the pan used only for omelets, the non-stick cooking spray and carton of eggs from the fridge. He took two eggs and cracked them both with ease, pouring the yolks into a small yellow bowl, then picking up the fork he had fished out from the nearest drawer.
"Okay, let's get started!"
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James was pouring the third bowl of eggs yolks into the pan when he heard a door open and close, meaning someone was awake. He didn't turn away from the stove but waited and listened, waited and listened to see who it was.
"Hey." A deep blush touched his cheeks the third time just this morning when he realized who it was.
He tilted his head to the side and met Kendall's bright bottle green eyes, a smile on the dirty blond's lips. He had his hands stuffed his jeans pockets, looking a bit shy yet still the same old Kendall that the brunet knew and...loved.
Loved, he loved him. It's always been him, the one person that stuck out in his head above everyone else.
"H-hey. Listen Kendall I'm sorry that I did...that yesterday; I don't know what came over me and I hope it's not going to be weird between-"
"I'm not." Kendall interrupted softly, biting his lower lip.
James's eyes grew wide at this, he flipping the next omelet, making sure it wasn't under or overcooked of course, onto Katie's plate before turning off the stove. He angled his body so that the two were fully facing each other, heart racing though he didn't know why.
"You're not...?" He finally asked. Kendall's smile broadened and he nodded, taking one of the brunet's hands.
"I'm not sorry, James, at all. I mean...I've always wanted to kiss you."
"You what?" Now James was really blown away. Kendall let out a chuckle.
"Yeah. Since honesty is our best policy...the truth is that I've had feelings for you for a very long time. I don't think I know when they started, but I noticed them back in middle school, around the seventh grade. Since then I tried to ignore them, you know because I didn't want anything to wreck our friendship; I started dating Jo for that, to forget about you. I know, low life thing to do but I did care about her. Just not in the way she wanted me to. I tried really hard to see you as a brother, as a best friend again but I couldn't. So when Jo left for her movie...yeah I was heartbroken by it, but more over the fact that she'd never accept me as a friend; she hated me for liking boys more over girls, and that's why she shut me out. I mean you know this stuff already, but I had tell you everything.
James's stomach turned upside down at this.
Kendall...actually had feelings for him? He wasn't chasing after some impossible, silly little crush?
'He likes me?'
"You like me?" James blurted out by accident, flushing when he caught his mistake.
"No James, I don't like you." The brunet's face fell at this, though it soon split into a large grin when he heard the other's next words.
"I don't like you. I love you; I'm in love with you, James."
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Kendall braced himself for the worst, having closed his eyes during his whole confession to avoid seeing any bad reactions from the taller boy.
There, he's gone and done it.
'I told him the truth, the whole truth. Now, he's either going to nicely reject me or kick me out of his and Royce's lives f-'
Kendall nearly fell flat on his back from the force of the hug James gave him, he feeling tears seep into his shoulder. He tried to pull away to see if the other was okay and/or angry with him, until James did it for him and pressed their lips together.
The dirty blond's eyes grew wide, totally taken back by the kiss, but in time responded eagerly, pulling James more into him, gently, by the waist. The brunet wrapped his arms around the shorter boy's neck, their eyes closed in bliss as their kiss lasted until who knows how long.
When they did pull away though, they smiled at each other; their faces were flushed red, hearts racing and in general feeling jumpy.
Butterflies in the stomach, dizzy thinking, you get the drift.
Like two dorky best friends that have totally fallen for each other over the years.
Yep, totally their drift.
"Wow." James said, soon scolding himself for the embarrassing answer. Kendall smiled though and laughed, reaching out to stroke the brunet's burning face.
"I love you." Was he all said. That got James to smile and hug him again.
Knock knock!
The sudden knock at 2J's door got the two boys to break apart, eyeing each other curiously.
"Didn't Gustavo give us the day off so I could 'find' a babysitter?" James said a tad darkly, still angry with the loudmouth producer for making his son cry.
"Yeah he did, well let's see who it is then." Kendall took his new boyfriend's hand (how that made them both feel so fuzzy inside) and led him to the door. He pressed a quick kiss to James's lips, seeing he looking a little nervous, before opening the door. The two stepped back to see who it was, still sleepy-eyed but happily in love.
Until they saw something that made their stomachs drop. At the same time.
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Mau Reynolds was standing in the hallway, hands full with Royce's crib in parts. He had an unfathomable expression on his face, usually lively eyes dull. His lips went into a tight line at seeing his potential rival there with James, holding hands nonetheless.
Still, Mau kept his calm and smiled at them. "Hey, have mi Rey's crib here. Want me to set it up for you, you know to say sorry for not coming yesterday?" He asked, tilting his head to the side.
James couldn't respond though, and Kendall couldn't either. Not because they were mad at Mau for not showing up. Well they were, but that wasn't the whole reason.
No, it was the fact who was WITH the Brooklyn boy that made their stomachs drop.
A rather attractive blonde girl with dark eyes and a "sweet" smile, carrying Mau's toolbox.
Jo.
'J-Jo...' James thought in shock, the blood leaving his face paler than normal.
As if reading the brunet's thoughts the actresses smirked coldly, though Mau was unable to see it since she was standing behind him. Kendall was in shook too though he tightened his hold on James's hand, already not liking this.
'Hey, James. Thought you guys were free of me? Ha, think again. I'm going to get rid of you and your snot-nosed, ugly little brat if it's the last thing I do. You're going to pay for stealing Kendall away from me.'
Hey everyone! Well it's the last few days I'm here in Nicaragua before I'm back home! I will write more chapters for my stories but probably won't update unless I have time at the airport or until I move back to my University campus on the 23rd. Still, I hope everyone understands my situation and still supports me! Maybe I'll have a new chapter to my new story 'InSaNiTy', be sure to check that out and tell me what you think, before I go. So as a new chapter for 'Wall between Us', hopefully. Thanks again for the support, everyone, it really helps a lot to get so much encouragement and positive feedback, hoped you all enjoyed this new chapter and I'll see you in the next one! What IS Jo planning? We'll find out in the next one, thanks again everyone and stay beautiful! :) Disclaimer: I don't own Big Time Rush! All I own is the plot and the OCs that are Mau and Royce!