A/N: Ugh, I've been so obsessed with this story that I can't contain myself enough to type it. I just want to tell you guys EVERYTHING that happens but I can't. Anyway, this chapter focuses on less action and more romance. Oh and before you get your hopes up, no sex...enjoy :D

P.S. I changed the cover photo if you haven't noticed.

Me and Kendall finished up dinner and everyone began eating. Camille and Jo kept looking over at me and Kendall, giggling. I told them not to say anything during dinner. A couple of times me and him looked at each other, blushing.

"Dinner was great guys." Camille said once she was finished, Jo nodded in agreement.

"Thank you." I said as I finished up feeding Hannah.

"I'll show you guys where you'll be sleeping." Kendall said getting up.

They followed him upstairs and I cleaned up Hannah. She put her fingers in the food before she wiped it on the table giggling. I sighed, wiping her fingers with a napkin before doing the same with the table. I stood up and held her on one arm as I cleaned off the table. I heard someone come down the steps and I turned to see it was Jo.

"We're going to have a little girls night in our room." She said reaching for Hannah.

"Use this time to talk to him. There's something between you two and we don't have time for mixed feelings in this group. Be honest with him and tell him how you feel about him." She told me as I handed her Hannah.

"I will." As Kendall walked into the kitchen she pointed at him and nodded her head.

"Where's she taking Hannah?" Kendall asked me.

"They're going to have a girls night."

"Oh."

There was an awkward silence between us as I washed the dishes and Kendall cleaned the table. When he sat the last plate in the sink, I noticed how close he was. I closed my eyes and just kind of listened to him. He didn't say anything and the only thing that could be heard was the sink water.

When that stopped, I opened my eyes to see his hand on the faucet. I turned to look at him as I moved my hands in the water before I felt a sharp pain. I pulled my hands from the the water to see that I had a small cut on my left thumb.

When Kendall saw the blood, he gasped and grabbed my right hand, pulling me upstairs. A little dramatic but at least it shows he cares. He opened a door and I figured it was his bedroom. He sat me down on the bed before going into the bathroom. When he came back out, he had a band-aid for me. I was going to take it from him but he grabbed my hand and put it on for me.

"Um, thank you."

"You're welcome. Sorry about my reaction. I don't like blood and if Bell sees it she'll start barking. I don't know why though."

"I could've just sucked the blood off." His cheeks turned a light shade of red when I said that.

"I-um...we can't risk you getting sick from floating food in the sink."

"Um, okay." I said before standing up.

"Wait, y-you can stay here if you want. I-I mean, I don't want you sleeping downstairs by yourself be-because of Hannah, yeah."

"Really? Well, I can just sleep with the girls."

"No." He said a little too eager.

"I mean," He said, standing up, walking towards me.

"Stay here."

"You want me to sleep here with you."

"Y-Yes."

"You know, you have this tough exterior but when that's put away, you turn into a blushing little school boy." I said and his blush deepened as he looked down.

"It's cute." I commented before I turned to the door.

"Where are you going?" He asked me.

"I left something downstairs." I told him before I walked out of the room to see Jo standing there.

"Ar-" I held up a hand stopping her before heading downstairs.

"Carlos." She whispered harshly, getting my attention as I took off my shirt in the living room.

"What are you doing?"

"Jo, relax, I picked something up at the mall and I want to show Kendall."

"So he can rip it off your body? I thought you weren't like this. I mean, how long have you known the guy."

"Jo, we aren't going to have sex. Calm down." I said as I put on the shirt that had Kendall on it.

"Oh." Jo said, staring at my shirt.

I walked past her and back up the steps. I let her walk in front of me to make sure she headed into the room Camille and Hannah were in. I walked in Kendall's room to see him sitting on the edge of the bed. I looked around his room while he wasn't paying attention.

There was a radio on the nightstand and maps on one wall. He had a few guns laying on the dresser and there was a picture on the other nightstand and a calendar above it. He looked up at me and I smiled at him as he groaned.

"Why do you have that?" He asked as he covered his face, falling back.

"Because, I like the person on it." I chuckled as he groaned deeper.

"I look dumb."

"No you don't." I said walking over and sitting down next to him.

"I remember that day too because it was one of our first photo shoots. I hated how they never changed the merch even though we've aged since then."

"I think it's cute. You look so innocent posing."

"No, I look like a fetus." I chuckled and he sat up. There was a knock on the wall, making us jump.

"Shut up and talk about what I walked in on earlier." Both of us blushed as Jo's voice rang through the wall.

"About that.."

"I'm sorry if you didn't like that. I-I heard you talking to Jo about mixed feelings and I didn't mean to-"

"Kendall, it's fine and just in case you weren't paying attention, I didn't push you away."

"I know but there was talk about mixed feelings and I-" I shut him up by grabbing his face and kissing him again. He smiled into the kiss before I leaned him back and straddled his hips, forcing my lips to his more. He moaned before I felt his hands on my thighs, slowly caressing up. I broke the kiss and he smiled, his lips red and kiss swollen.

"I like kissing you." I confessed.

"I like you kissing me." He said, making me smile. I looked up from where we were and my eyes were drawn to the picture on the nightstand.

"Who are they?" I asked him and he turned his head upside-down.

"Huh?"

"In the picture." He sat up and turned his head properly.

"Oh, that's my little sister, my mom and me."

"Aww." I said, climbing off of him and retrieving the picture. Kendall was smiling with his arm wrapped around his mom's shoulder and his little sister hugging his waist.

"That was our first vacation since me and my band got signed."

"Oh." I said as I looked at the picture, noticing that the picture lacked a father figure.

"I know this might sound stupid but I think they're still alive." He said. I looked up to see him looking at one of the maps on the wall.

"It's not stupid."

"I just have this feeling, you know." I put the picture back and walked over to him.

"I remember when I use to practice with my band and my mom would say we were good but were too loud right after she cut off the power. My little sister Katie would always jump around when we played and say that every song we played was her favorite." I looked at Kendall as he spoke and I could really hear how much he missed them.

"I miss them so much." He said before a tear escaped his eye. I wiped it away and his eyes connected with mine.

"Be honest with me, do you think they're still alive?"

"In all honesty, I do but if I'm wrong just remember that we're also your family." I told him and he nodded his head.

"I knew there was a good reason why I didn't kill you when I first saw you." He said and I gasped, making him laugh as I pushed him away.

"That's rude."

"I'm sorry." He said, kissing my lips as he pulled me close to him.

"No, you're not."

"I know but I really like kissing you." He said, leaning down to kiss me again. I held up my injured thumb and he ended up kissing it. I broke away from him and tried to run.

He grabbed me before I could run from the room and pulled me back, lifting me off my feet, spinning me around. I chuckled as he put me down, now blocking my way. I ran and jumped on the bed, turning around to look at him. He walked over to the bed and crawled up until his face was hovering over mine. I smiled as he leaned down, kissing me before lowering his body on mine.

"I really like kissing you, a lot." He told me.

"I really, like, like kissing you, like, a lot." I said, mocking him.

I gasped when he started tickling me. I tried to grab his hands and force them away from me but the second I managed to move them from my body, he wrapped them around my wrists, pushing them above my head.

"I could tickle you so hard right now."

"Don't or you'll be changing these sheets and I'll be embarrassed from pissing myself." Kendall chuckled at my words as he let my hands go and climbed off of me. We sat there in silence for a moment but it wasn't awkward like earlier. It was pretty comfortable.

"Thank you for what you said, earlier, about my family. I'm glad I'm not the only one that thinks they're alive."

"No, thank you, for everything. I wish there was a way to repay you."

"It's okay, you don't have to repay me. You just being here is payment enough." I nodded my head but I was still going to find a way to pay him back.

"I'm going to shower. You can move your things up here." Kendall said as he stood up, heading to the bathroom. I headed downstairs and brought all of my things upstairs. I sat my things down and went to go check on the girls.

Both Camille and Jo were watching Hannah as she dozed off to sleep. I silently thanked them before leaving. When I walked into Kendall's room, I looked over at the maps. He wrote all over them and they looked like directions. It was from here to...a safety camp. It looked like it was a while from here though, according to the red line.

"I see you noticed the map." I jumped at Kendall's voice. I didn't even hear the shower cut off. When I turned around, I couldn't help but gasp as I stared at his shirtless body. I looked away, feeling myself blush.

"I saw you staring." He told me as he walked past. He climbed into bed and ruffled his still damp hair. I ignored him and headed for the shower.

I sighed as the hot water hit my skin. I was surprised that Kendall had so many luxuries in this world. I guess he's been doing this for a while. Most of us probably wanted to keep moving while he stayed in the same spot and just built up it's defenses.

When I got out of the shower, I put on the clothes that Kendall sat on the counter. I walked out to see that he was laying down. I hung my towel on the bathroom door before climbing into the bed. He smiled at me as he laid on his stomach.

"Goodnight." He told me as I settled into the sheets. I laid down and turned to him.

"Goodnight." I said before turning off the light. I could see through the moonlight coming from the window above the bed and I smiled when Kendall gestured for me to move over.

We were face to face when he kissed me, hugging me close. I moved down and put my head on his chest, listening to his heart beat with a smile on my face.

When I woke up, I felt the coldness of the sheets. I felt around the bed and realized that it was empty. I stretched and sat up, opening my eyes. I looked around in shock. All of the maps and pictures were gone. I snatched the covers off of me and jumped out of the bed, opening the door.

"Kendall, where are you going?"

"I'm leaving."

"Why?"

"Because I have to." He said. I could hear his boots walking towards the door. I came down the stairs and he had his back to me.

"What about Carlos?" Jo asked him and he stopped.

"I-I, tell him I'm sorry. I really do care about him but he's safe here for a long time." I decided now would be the time to come down the steps.

"Where are you going?" I asked him and he turned around, shocked.

"He's leaving." Camille told me, adjusting Hannah in her arms. We were all in our pajamas except for Kendall.

"Why?" I asked, looking him in his eyes.

"It's just the time for me to go."

"Don't bullshit him. Tell him the truth. What you wrote in that letter you left on the table."

I looked at him and he looked down at the ground. He snapped his fingers and told Bell to go get it. We all waited for her to come back with the letter in her mouth. She walked up to me and I took the letter from her, reading it. My eyes filled with tears and I quickly fought them back.

"I want to hear you say it."

"Carlos-"

"TELL ME!" I yelled as the tears escaped.

"Early in the morning, I was listening to the radio when I heard her. Carlos, I heard my little sister. On the radio. She was begging for me to come to the safety camp. Carlos, I need to go. My family is there."

"What about this family?"

"Don't-"

"We may be broken and not blood but we are a family."

"I know-"

"You don't know." I told him, looking down at the ground to keep him from seeing me cry.

"I'm sorry." He said, wrapping an arm around me, kissing my forehead. Before he could pull away, I grabbed the front of his jacket.

"You c-can't go. What about Hannah? What about Jo? And Camille? What about me? You can't tell me that there was nothing between us." I said, looking up at him.

"Look at the letter." He told me. I looked down at the letter and he pointed to the end.

'Love, Kendall'

"S-Say it." I demanded.

"I love you." He whispered. I pulled him closer and put my forehead on his chest.

"I love you, Carlos." He repeated, louder. I looked up at him and pulled him down for a kiss.

The kiss was filled with so much passion and need, he couldn't have not felt it. He broke the kiss and tried to break away from me completely.

"I love you too." I said, loosening my grip. He broke away from me and I wrapped my arms around myself as he collected his guns, satchel, and backpack. He whistled for Bell to follow him before he opened the door. I couldn't look at him and the second I looked away my heart broke.

My eyes connected with Hannah's and she reached her arms out in Kendall's direction as I heard the sound of the door closing.

A/N: I literally cried during the last bit. I'm a sucker lol. If you cried too, don't feel bad. I really hope you guys liked this chapter. I'm going to try and update more frequently. Especially since it's Spring Break. REVIEW PLEASE! :D