I was staring, probably looking way too mean for something so small. But maybe it wasn't that small. Maybe the reason Logan only wanted to talk to Kendall was because something serious was happening and he knew if he told me, I'd commit murder. But I was supposed to be able to trust him. How could I trust him when he'd rather go to our friend instead of me. So my anger and my pissed off attitude towards Kendall since he called, and Logan said he only wanted to talk to Kendall, was completely justified. I thought anyway. "Dude…how well do you know me?" I looked away from him fast shoving my hand sin my sweat pant pockets. I looked up at the green numbers going all the way up to 18. "Whatever Logan tells me, I'm telling you."
"Even if he asks you not to?" He remained quiet, making me turn to him and stare him down again. I leaned against the wall of the elevator and gritted my teeth hard. He sipped form his milkshake he demanded we got before we picked them up for lunch and looked at me through hooded eyes. "Kendall."
"James…" He brought his milkshake down and stepped towards me just as the doors dinged open. "If there is something seriously going on, you will be the first to know. He can get on his knees and beg me not to say anything but I will. And if it has anything to do with that piece of shit Louis I'm going to kill…"
"Babe!" We both turned and hurried out of the elevator towards Carlos who was standing up from behind the front desk. "Look at us! Now you're the one coming to see me at work!" Kendall smiled and walked around the desk reaching out for Carlos. Carlos got on his tip toes kissed Kendall and held his neck gently. "Please tell me you took your pill today." Kendall nodded in between each kiss Carlos was peppering on his face. I rolled my eyes looking at Logan's closed door and leaned against the front counter of Carlos's desk. I turned back to them and cleared my throat to stop the make out fest but didn't have to. The phone on his desk started ringing loudly, making Carlos pull away, sit down at his desk and answer it with a smile. "Hi, this is Carlos Garcia for CbV Finance Corp. What can I help you with?" He grinned really big up at Kendall who bent down kissing his head, also smiling. "He is in a meeting right now and won't be back for another hour, maybe two, but his assistant is here and can help you…of course you can leave a message. What's your name?" Carlos picked up a pen, and immediately started writing down a fairly long message, along with a name and number. "Okay...absolutely. He will get it as soon as he walks in the office Dave…of course. Have a nice day." He hung up the phone, ripped off the piece of paper and stood up smiling still, between me and Kendall. "I've been doing that all day, and I love it! Do you know how many compliments I've been getting on my manners and my voice. And I got to meet a few people in here and I guess they all love me!" Carlos grabbed around the back of Kendall's neck pulling him down, smashing their lips together. I carefully smacked my head on the counter top next to a small case of pens and groaned. "Let me go put this in Louis's office because this is a very important client, and then James and I will go." I stood up fast and watched Carlos hop into Louis's office just to bounce back out.
"Wait…why just us?" Carlos frowned at me as he pulled on his coat and looked to Logan's closed door.
"Logan's taking a call right now, and he needs to talk to Kendall. I know…it doesn't sound good but he's assured me, it's nothing to worry about and after he talks to Kendall he's going to talk to us, so don't worry ya big lug. He said you can just go in so…I'll see you when you come to the café across the street." Kendall straightened out Carlos's coat and held onto the lapels as he pulled him in for another kiss. I slapped my hand down hard on the counter top making them pull away, blushing. Carlos grabbed his phone off his desk and walked to me gently pushing me to the elevator. While he pushed the button, I watched Kendall open Logan's door slowly and step in. As I was pushed into the elevator I caught a glimpse of Logan sitting at his desk, smiling small at Kendall. He was still on his phone but he waved him into his office anyway.
It was a little weird. Carlos and I didn't really hang out one on one, a lot. Walking across the street in the pouring down rain was the highlight of our time spent together so far. He sat across from me and looked through his menu about 5 times before the waiter came over and took our drink orders. I told him to give us another 5 minutes before we ordered and then we again, sat in complete silence. I tried not to look at him because it was just so weird. And I felt sick looking at him. He was bruised and cut up and part of me thinks it's my fault. My fault because I let Logan work with a pshyco like Louis and I knew, I just knew Louis was the reason Carlos got hurt. My fault. "So James…how's your job going? I watched the last episode with Kendall yesterday about him being switched." I looked directly in his eyes and smiled nodding.
"Yeah it's going good…it's football season now so I' have more to deal with now."
"Do you have your own fantasy team so you can help out your viewers or something…Kendall was telling me about it but…" He stopped and suddenly sat up straight and swallowed hard. His eyes went somewhere over my head making me turn and look at the few tables behind me. The first two right behind me, were empty but the third was being occupied by a man. Someone I had never seen before, but form the looks of it, I never wanted to even meet. He looked like a thug…a criminal. I turned back to Carlos who looked like he was having a miny panic attack. He was clutching onto the table cloth and was heaving hard and fast.
"Los?" He closed his eyes and put his head down breathing harder and faster now. I jumped up quick and waked around the table, to sit down next to him. I first put a hand on his shoulder getting no response. So, I set a hand on his leg and wrapped my arm around his shoulders pulling him into me. His head molded into my neck and both his arms folded up as he pushed hard into me. "Buddy…what's wrong? What's going on?"
"He…he had the…the bat." I looked up quick and saw the same guy, covered in tattoo's smiling sweetly at the waiter taking his order. When she walked away he looked directly at me and smiled big. I tightened around Carlos and glared at the guy who reached in his pocket, pulled out a phone, typed something, not looking away from me, and then shook his phone. Carlos jumped slightly and pulled his phone out, still having a hard time breathing. There was a tiny gasp from him making me tear away from this jackass and look at my terrified friend. I saw a text on his phone and gently yanked the phone out of Carlos's shaky hand.
"How's the eye?" I looked up quick and slammed his phone down on the table and stood up. My arm was grabbed and pulled hard.
"No James. Don't do anything. Please don't leave me." I sat back down fast making the guy sitting three tables away laugh and sit back shaking his head slightly. "Shit…here comes Kendall and Logan…uhm…I'm fine alright. Please don't say anything to Kendall. Please James. Just go sit back down." I got up fast, staring the guy down all the way and sat down hard cracking my knuckles staring at Carlos. He was drinking his water dry shaking a little still. He put his glass down hard and then shot up wiping his mouth. "I'll be right back…I need to use…use the restroom." He set his napkin on the table and walked away, into the crowd fast, disappearing. I sat back shaking my head and picked up my own glass of water.
"if I didn't know any better I would think Carlos just left as soon as he saw us." I ignored both Kendall and Loan as they sat down staring at me, shaking out of their coats. "Everything alright?" I turned directly to Logan who was now picking up his menu, slightly smiling.
"I don't know. Is everything alright?" He looked up at me slowly and frowned leaning in. His hand rubbed on my inner thigh and he kissed my chin.
"It was something really stupid I needed to talk to Kendall about. Please don't worry about it. Trust me." I leaned into him making him sit back a little and look at me almost concerned. I put my arm on the back of his chair and set my other hand on his, on my leg.
"Look behind us, very casually." He sighed out and turned his head and gently pulled my arm off the back of his chair as if that was why he was turning around in the first place. He then set my arm on his arm rest and shrugged. "Carlos said he is one of the guys that broke in and beat him." His mouth dropped open slowly and he turned around again. When he turned back to me, we both turned to Kendall and I was going to say it to Kendall but Carlos sat back down in his chair and picked up his glass of water finishing it off. When he set it back down on the table he smiled over at Kendall and leaned over to him. They shared a small kiss before going to their menu's and talking about what they were going to get. And just like that, no one was asking if everyone was alright, what was so important Logan needed to talk to Kendall about…it was like we were back to our happy, normal lives. But nothing was normal. I kept glancing over my shoulder at the guy sitting three tables away from us. He was always watching us. And every time I would look back at our table, Carlos would be looking at me, hopeful almost. As if to make sure I wouldn't do anything stupid. Like killing him in this café. And then there was Kendall and Logan who were always stealing secret glances at each other, making stupid jokes, laughing at those stupid jokes. It was almost like they were fucking flirting. Right in front of Carlos and I. I was so irritated by the time lunch was over, I was glad Carlos and Logan had to go back to work. Really glad.
I walked Logan all the way into his office and sat on the edge of his desk right next to him as he sat down in his chair. He turned his computer back on and looked up at me smiling. He grabbed my left, raised it and kissed the palm softly. "I'll bring dinner home tonight. I know you have to do your show…" I nodded reaching out with my right hand and ran it over his hair softly. It was a little wet from the rain but managed to stay in place. "And you should know I offered to bring desert to this dinner on Friday with Louis. Maybe we could make something?" I laughed and nodded standing up. I kissed his forehead one last time before turning and wlakign out of his office. "I love you baby." I turned in the door and nodded waving slightly.
"Love you too handsome." He smirked and turned slowly to his computer, biting his bottom lip. I walked out to Kendall who was leaning aginst the counter where Carlos's desk was. But Carlso wasn't there. "Where is Carlos?"
"Bathroom. He wanted me to tell you thanks for sitting with him…whatever that means and that he'll see ya soon." I only nodded pushing the button for the elevator and sighed out hard. "So I know I need to get a few more things for the house but I need to run an errand. I need to go talk to a guy named John Steele. He's a detective, and he thinks he can help us with what happened to Carlos." The doors to the elevator dinged open and Kendall stepped in. I was left speechless. He almost pushed the button but dropped his hand staring at me. "Dude…let's go…" I turned quick and walked right back into Logan's office just as the phone rang and he answered it.
"This is Logan Mitchell for CbV Corp, how can I help you?" He frowned at me and I walked right to the chairs across his desk. "No I'm sorry ma'am he's just now finishing up a meeting. Would you like to leave a message…" He pulled the phone away from his ear, frowned at it and then hung up turning to me. "What's wrong babe?"
"How do you know a guy named John Steele?" He turned to the door fast, got angry in less than a second and stood up.
"He's the detective looking for Henry. He was here this morning. I only asked Kendall to go talk to him because I know how angry, how fast you can get. I just know if we have the cops on our side…" I slowly stood up straight and it hit me.
"He already has the cops on his side." Logan stopped talking and stared at me confused. "Loges I think your boss is…"
"Hello Mr. Garcia!" We both stopped and turned to the door to see Kendall getting out of the way showing us Louis had just gotten off the elevator. He smiled big at Carlos who sat at his desk smiling back. Louis then continued his walk to Logan's open door and stopped frowning. "Wow…we have a few celebrities in our midst. How exciting!" Louis stopped right in front of Kendall, who I noticed really tense. "I hope Carlos has told you, you are both invited to my small dinner party on Friday. I know it's short notice because today is Wednesday but as Carlos is my newest employee I want to welcome him into this family by cooking him a damn good meal. And you too!" Kendall gave a fake, really fake ass smile and nodded along showing his hand sin his sweater pockets. "Well if you gentlemen will excuse me, I probably have a thousand calls to answer back and a few hundred reports to write up." Louis nodded his head at both Kendall and I and I nodded back. Louis walked away quick and I turned to Logan who was walking ot me shaking his head.
"Whatever it is, go deal with it, with Kendall. I trust you. Just don't get hurt…or arrested. Please." I nodded and cupped his face, kissing his lips softly. I pulled away just to grab Kendall and walk us out of Logan's room.
"Dude…what the fuck?" I smiled and said my goodbye to Carlos who told Kendall eh loved him and he'd see him when he got home. I pushed the elevator button a few hundred times before it opened, and shoved Kendall inside. When the doors closed behind me I shook my head clenching my fists and breathed out hard.
"I know who attacked Kendall. I also know why they told him not to tell the police." Kendall became very serious, very fast and I raised an eyebrow. "Because they were the police."