I'll Be Here for Forever || z.m.

Chapter Two

Zayn had gone back to his hotel room and I sat down on the couch, numb. What just happened?

I tweeted something about my concert, thanking all of my fans.

I instantly got a text from my manager, Erica. "Go. to. sleep. You have an interview at nine tomorrow. You should not be tweeting this late. I expect you peppy and shiny by eight."

"Yeah, yeah," I replied.

I ended up falling asleep on the couch, hoping i could get out of the interview. I knew that wasn't going to happen.

Lou was the one who ended up waking me at seven-thirty, asking if I wanted to make an early run to Starbucks with him.

"Shit!"

"I'm taking that as a no..."

"I'd love to but I have to be ready for an interview in a half hour," I shot up, making a beeline for the shower.

I heard Louis shout "I'll bring you something!"

"Coffee and a bagel please:)" I texted him as I waited for the water to heat up.

I got out of the shower a little after eight, and had about forty missed calls from Erica. I ignored them and went out the front door of my hotel room to find Brody waiting for me. He took me down to the car waiting outside the hotel. The sidewalk was teeming with paps and fans. I smiled and waved as I always do, because if you're polite to them they're polite to you.

I told Erica how the boys popped in on me, and that's why I was up so late. She understood (sort of) and suggested that we all go out to dinner tonight.

"That'd be great! Let me text Lou," I told her.

TO: LOUIS IS THE BEST BROTHER EVER.

Erica suggested all of us go to dinner this evening. What are you guys doing?

He replied in seconds.

FROM: LOUIS IS THE BEST BROTHER EVER.

We're in! What time?

I asked Er and she said seven, and I texted Louis back to tell him the time, and he said that they'd be ready.

I breathed out, realizing that Zayn would be there... Had he told the boys?

TO: Zayn Malik

Did you tell them?

FROM: Zayn Malik

No, not yet.

I sighed and locked my iPhone. I hope he tells them. I don't want to have to keep anymore secrets then I already am.

We arrived at our destination, and I realized that I was on "Ryan and Robin In The Morning". Oh jeez. This was not going to go well.

We went around to go in through the back door, but we were greeted with hundreds of fans. I decided to just make my way through, hoping it worked. I slid my sunglasses on and the driver opened the door for me. I grabbed my phone and my bag, and stepped out of the car. I smiled and waved at them all, and made my way forward without Erica and Brody. I was going to get yelled at for that but they would get over it. They eventually caught up with me. Brody ushered Erica and I through and I waved and tried to pose for pictures with the fans but eventually I really was running late.

"You know there's going to be ten times more people out there later, right? Twitter's going to blow up," Erica told me.

"I know," I smiled.

"Kendall, you're needed in hair and makeup," a crew member notified me.

So they did my hair and my makeup and threw some outfit at me and I accepted it because this was my job. I love my job, I do, but it gets to be pretty tiring when people are always telling you what to do and how to dress and who to associate with.

"Here goes nothing," I exhaled sharply.

I was instructed by a director to walk out and go sit in an uncomfortable looking arm chair when they called me, then, when asked a question, to smile, nod, and give a truthful answer. I was instructed by Erica to smile, nod, and lie.

"Good morning everybody!" I heard Robin say. I rolled my eyes and Erica scowled at me.

The live audience cheered.

"We have a very special guest with us today!" Ryan squawked, a little bit too enthusiastically.

"Kendall! Kendall! Kendall!" The audience chanted, just like they had at my concert last week.

"Come on out Kendall!" Robin looked over at me, waving me in.

I strutted out, waving and smiling. I sat down and said "Good morning Ryan, Robin!"

"Good morning, Kendall! How are you this morning?" Ryan asked me, crossing his left leg over the other.

"I'm great, just a little jet lagged, is all. How are you?" That wasn't all a lie. I was incredibly jet lagged, but I also felt a bit sick. My stomach was turning and I had this weird ache in my side. I kept that fake smile plastered on my face, though. Erica was going to be so proud of me, I thought sarcastically.

"We're doing fine," Robin smiled, and I'm pretty sure she was always smiling... Doesn't botox do that?

"How's everybody doing?" I gestured out to the crowd, and got a roaring response, even though there was probably less than a hundred people here. I just smiled and laughed, smiled and laughed.

"So, Kendall, we hear that you've just finished your tour, so what's next for you?" Ryan asked.

"Well, can you guys keep a secret?" I asked, looking at the ground. This movie was no secret. I was told that if I told people about it that it would only benefit the movie. But, making my fans think that I was telling them something no one else knew made them feel special.

"Yeah!" They cried.

I laughed. "I'm working on a new movie called Rain On My Parade with Zac Efron!"

The audience cheered and clapped, and Robin and Ryan just sat their awkwardly, as if they should've known about my movie.

But... They didn't. I thought and smiled to myself.

"Anyway, how was your tour? Were you up partying last night? We saw your tweet from two a.m.!" Ryan was so nosey, and I'd only met him a few moments ago.

Shit. I laughed out loud. "Oh, no, I was so exausted from my concert! I came home and was about to go to bed when my brother and his friends popped in on me! They were over until about midnight and then I watched a movie and tweeted before I fell asleep."

"What is your brother's name, might I ask?" Robin was even nosier.

"Louis," I told her.

"Louis? Like Louis from One Direction?" Robin shrieked. The crowd took in a collective gasp.

"Yes, my brother is Louis Tomlinson," I sighed.

"So you're Kendall Tomlinson?" Ryan was in utter shock.

"Yes, Kendall Marie Tomlinson," I smiled, but it probably looked more like a grimace..

"So are you dating any of the One Diretion boys?" Robin asked.

"No,"Sort of...

"Interested in any of them?" Ryan winked.

"No, they're like family to me. Like four more big brothers. It would be like dating your brother," I laughed for real this time. I was lying through my teeth. Shit. Zayn was probably watching this... What if he thought I was telling the truth?