AN: Well, this is my first fic and my first time EVER writing a story. I have no idea why I even attempted to write because I have no writing skills whatsoever. It might have something to do with being bored during the summer. Anywho, please be brutal with your reviews and comments. Let me know what you think. Don't hesitate to point out mistakes. Alterations will be made. Rating might change if I feel smutty.

"Mom! Will you quit it with the whole blind date?" Kendall said as he stomped his way into the kitchen.

"Well I would if you would find someone to settle down with. I mean for god's sake Kendall, you're 24 and you haven't had a serious relationship. Plus, we had a deal." Mrs. Knight countered.

Kendall rolled his eyes at her statement while crossing his arms. "Well I don't want to settle down yet. I'm young and I enjoy my bachelor status thank you very much."

"Bachelor status? You mean going home drunk, sleeping around, getting ARRESTED? Grow up Kendall!" Mrs. Knight exclaimed, pointing an accusing finger at his delinquent of a son.

"OH MY GOD MOM! Just leave me alone. The whole reason why I got that apartment is for you to leave me alone and let me live my life. I want to be independent."

"INDEPENDENT? We bought you that apartment."

"Then fine, I'll give you back every cent for that apartment."

Mrs. Knight laughed, not even trying to conceal the mockery laced within her outburst of laughter. "Pay us back? For that to happen, you need money, and for that to happen, you need a job."

"Then I'll get a job."

"You do that." she replied with sarcasm oozing out of her mouth.

Fuming, and unable to face the fact that his mother had a point, Kendall turned on his heel and just left before the situation can get any worse. However, before he reached the door, his mom yelled, "DON'T FORGET, YOU HAVE ANOTHER DATE TOMORROW. REMEMBER THE DEAL; IF YOU'RE A NO-SHOW, YOU'RE CUT-OFF!"

Kendall just grumbled and headed to his car, slamming the front door hard just to make sure and guarantee that his mother knew of his frustration.

-Page Break-

Day of the Date

Here he was dressed up in a dark blue long-sleeve buttoned up shirt with dark denim pants and a pair of blue vans, waiting for his blind dates arrival. His mother insisted that for the deal to be valid, he at least has to be presentable and act in a mature and civilized way when meeting with his dates. At first, his mother wanted him to go all out. By all out, she meant the suit and tie combination. Kendall was already against the whole blind date idea, and he was not about to make a fool of himself dressed up in uncomfortable clothing. This was a fight he could not afford to lose. So after much discussion and argument, they made a compromise. Semi-formal clothing would suffice.

His mother had set up the date at a hotel restaurant. The venue is not too casual but at the same time not to formal and stuffy. This was a typical first date location.

Kendall was starting to get impatient and anyone within a 10 ft. radius could clearly see and hear. As each seconds passed, the tapping of his right leg was rapidly increasing earning him a couple of glares from nearby tables. If that was not enough, the constant drumming of his fingertips against the hardwood table could rival that of nails on chalkboard.

After waiting for almost 30 minutes, he was convinced that his date was a no-show. He didn't want to come anyway so this played right to his liking. But just as he vacated his seat, he heard the sound of heels from behind, clicking their way in a hurried fashion towards his direction.

Kendall hung his head down as he murmured a prayer. Please, please, let that not be my date. Please, please. Unfortunately, today was one of those days where the gods frown upon Kendall, causing misfortune and the rottenest luck.

The clicking of heels stopped.

"Hi. You uh…must be Kendall." she said, panting in between words as she tried to catch her breath.

"Sorry I'm a bit late." she said smiling apologetically.

A bit late? You're 30 minutes late! Kendall thought. Relax Kendall, remember what mom said, misbehave and you are cut-off.

Instead of letting out an outburst and displaying his anger and frustration to the poor girl, Kendall turned around and displayed his signature smirk flashing his pearl white teeth.

"Hi. You are right, I am Kendall and it's fine." he replied quickly, focusing on maintaining his fake enthusiasm and controlling his emotions.

"Here have a seat." pulling the chair out for her to take. Always the gentlemen Knight.

"Thank you and I'm sorry again for being late."

"You're welcome and like I said it's fine. Let's just forget about it and enjoy dinner." he replied, picking up the menu and scanning it for his dinner choice.

Just seconds later a waiter shows up.

"May I start you off with drinks?" he asked.

"I'll just have water."

"Coke for me."

"Okay, I will be right back with the drinks." Not even a minute later, the waiter was back with their drinks.

The two just sat there in an awkward silence. Unable to bare it any longer, Kendall decided to break the silence.

"I'm sorry but I don't know your name. My mom conveniently left out that information." Kendall asked, rolling his eyes to his mother's ridiculous behavior.

"I'm Jo." she replied. He nodded in understanding.

"So Jo…I'm just a little curious, why were you late?"

"Oh…um, I uhh…had an emergency at work so I had to stay in for a bit."

"Ohh..Okay." Kendall was not fully convinced. She was hiding something. For one, her voice was higher pitched than normal and a little shaky. She was also very vague about it. Kendall was not foreign to lying. In fact, he has had a fair share of lying in his lifetime. He knew all the tricks. The fact that she made him wait and has the nerve to lie in his face motivated him to get to the bottom of this. No one messes with Kendall Knight. He decided to put it off for later because of starvation. If he didn't get anything into his system soon, it would not help his mood which is another motivation to unravel Jo and her secret.

A couple minutes of mindless chit-chat later, Kendall motioned for the waiter to come signaling that they were ready to order. They both ordered. While waiting, Kendall decided to put his plan into action. Activate Knight Charm.

"So Jo…you said that you had an emergency at work, where do you work exactly?"

"Ohh I work for this company in town called uh..Diamond Cosmetics."

"Oh then you might know-" but before he could finish, their waiter came back with their food. They ate in silence. Jo sensed that Kendall might be suspicious and thanked for the sudden interruption. However, she'll have to face Kendall's questions after dinner and she dreaded every second that brought her to the inevitable. Dinner finished, a little too quickly to her liking.

The waiter came back to take their plates and asked if they wanted any dessert. They both ordered cheesecake. Kendall was amazed by the customer service because in seconds, a slice of cheesecake is served in front of them.

"So like I was saying, if you work at Diamond Cosmetics, then you must know Carlos Diamond."

"Yeah, I know him, he's a coworker." Bingo.

"He suuuuure is." he said sarcastically a smirk present in his face.

"What do you mean?"

"Come on Jo, you're not stupid. I know you're lying."

Kendall's temper was boiling. Anger and rage present in his voice. He hasn't realized what an impact her lies had on him. Maybe it was the tipping point but at this time he didn't care.

"You really have the nerve to lie to my face after making me wait for a date that I didn't even want?" he shouted. Jo was surprised. She wasn't expecting such an outburst. Frozen in her seat, all she could do was look at Kendall wide-eyed.

"You are just something aren't you? You must be pretty bold to be able to do that."

Snapping out of her shocked and confused state, Jo began to reason with Kendall.

"Please Kendall calm down." she begged. "You're causing a scene."

"Calm down? Don't fucking tell me to calm down. I don't care if this entire restaurant hears me because I want them to know. I want them to know what a bitch yo-"

Before he could finish, Jo had slapped him across the face hard. The area stung. With a hand on his swelling cheek, he turned back to Jo. She was now standing, anger rivaling Kendall's present in her eyes.

"Shut up! Shut up! You have no right to say that about me. You only met me once. Do you really want to know why I'm late? It's because I didn't want to fucking come here and meet with a random guy that my parents set up. I only agreed to get them to shut up."

"But did you have to make other people suffer? And by the way, we're in the same fucking situation but you don't see me being an ass, lying and making people wait."

Before the situation escalates any further, their waiter and a couple of guards approached the two.

"Sir, we're gonna have to ask you two to leave. Our manager also told us that you are no longer welcome at our establishment."

"Fine." Jo spat before leaving, heading out of the restaurant.

Kendall paid for the dinner murmuring curses as he exited the building as well.

As he walked back towards his car he couldn't help but wonder, why does this always happen? Why do his blind dates always end up like this? It makes him wonder where his mom meets these people.

Putting this dinner aside, he decided to give his two best friends a call. Maybe hit a couple of clubs and turn this ruined night around. To just let loose and forget about the dinner.

AU: I know that the summary does not make sense yet but it will in the next chapter. I know it's a bit boring but I tried xD Also, Logan will be making an appearance in the next chapter so stay tuned.