The Little Things Pt 805/? (Forever After Sequel)
Chapter 805
There won;t be an update on Thursday as I have an hospital appointment. But I'll be back for Sunday.
Flashback
Adam woke to hear the vacuum being used in another part of his home. He could have sworn he fired the cleaner weeks ago when she began asking questions about Kris so he had no idea who was now cleaning his home. He also had no idea why he was in his guest room completely naked. Wrapping the sheet around his waist he made his way out the room passing his own now clean bedroom as he went. The second he turned the corner and was met by Kris bend over the coffee table cleaning around it Adam remembered everything. The weird phone call he made to get Kris over. He winced at the image of Kris looking panicked as he came running into the bathroom the night before. His plan had worked he just now wished he had a plan for what was about to happen next.
“Kris?” Adam called over the vacuum causing Kris to spin around. “Hi.” Adam gave a slight wave as Kris bent to turn off the noisy machine.
“Your awake.”
“And not dead.” Adam tried to joke but Kris wasn't laughing. “Sorry.”
“You still look like shit.” Kris said matter of fact.
“You look beautiful.” Adam said honestly.
“I'm almost done here.”
“You didn't have to.” Adam said sitting down on the side of the sofa. His legs were still a little shaky even though he had sobered up hours ago.
“Your Mom called a while ago. She's coming to see you.” Kris explained. “I figured you wouldn't want her seeing the place the way it was.”
“She hasn't been here in a while.” Adam sighed. “I've been putting her off.”
“She said.” Kris busied himself with putting the vacuum away. “Someone called Seth called too. Apparently you have a date tonight.”
“Kris.”
“Don't Adam. Your free to see whoever you want.”
“But I want you.” Adam said standing to follow Kris into the kitchen.
“I left Seth's number on the fridge.” Kris pointed out as he slipped on his shoes.
“I don't fucking want Seth's number.” Adam snapped instantly regretting it seeing Kris's face. “Sorry. Kris.”
“Look I better go.” Kris pulled his jacket on. “Just... call whoever you want. Date whoever you want. Just don't pull that stunt with me again. I won't be running back over here like that again.” Kris put his cell in his pocket looking up at his ex. “I'll see you.”
Adam watched him leave wincing when the front door slammed shut. He turned to look at Seth's name on the fridge door. He didn't even know who Seth was. Taking the number off the fridge Adam went looking for his cell.
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Kris only made it to his car in time for before the tears started. He had no idea where the bravery had came from but inside he had been screaming for Adam to follow him out the house. To fight, cause a fuss and prove that Kris was more important that Seth or whoever else who thought they had a claim on Adam. Kris was still finding it hard to believe that Adam wasn't his any more. His cell ringing pulled him into the present.
“Hello?” Kris said wiping his tears.
“I'm calling you.” Kris pulled his cell from ear to see Adam's name flashing on the screen. “You said call whoever I want. I want to call you.”
“Adam.” Kris sighed. He could feel himself slipping.
“Will you go on a date with me?”
“Adam.” Kris repeated with a hint of a smile.
“One date.” Adam said. “One hour.”
“It's pointless.” Kris admitted.
It's never pointless. One hour I'll pick you up and after that hour if you still think it's pointless then I'll drop you back home and I'll never call you again.” Adam promised.
“Liar.” Kris said quietly.
“Yea that was a lie but I promise to not call you for the rest of the day.” Adam paused sighing. “Give me an hour today where my heart won't be aching. Let me live without the pain for one hour.”
“Kris closed his eyes as the tears began to flow. “One hour.”
“I'll even bring a stop watch.” Adam said with a smile.
“Pick me up at my place at six.” Kris said. “My address.....”
“I know where you live.” Adam interrupted. “See you at six.” Adam hung up leaving Kris looking at his cell confused.
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Adam stood outside Kris's new apartment with his finger over the bell. He looked at his watch silently counting down the seconds till it struck six pm. His finger didn't leave the bell before Kris pulled the door open quickly.
“Your watch is twenty seconds late.” Kris said with a shy smile.
“You were watching me?”
“Through the peep hole.” Kris replied.
Adam nodded his head smiling. “Ready?”
“One hour.”
“One hour.” Adam smiled.
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Adam pulled his car to a stop taking his seat belt off to look at Kris. “Okay let the one hour begin.”
“You brought me to the beach?” Kris asked a little confused.
“I figured we could go for a walk.” Adam said getting out the car.
“I'm a little surprised.” Kris said following his ex down the beach. “I was expecting a grand gesture.”
Adam stopped at the edge of the water putting his hands in his pockets. “You know I love you. A grand gesture would just cheapen that.”
“Sorry.” Kris said looking down at his feet. “I guess I just don't know what to expect from all this. I mean last night I was busy building my new bed. My life life was about to start and then one phone call from you and my life is one big question mark.”
“Your Mama said you needed time.” Adam said not taking his eyes off the water. “I waited six weeks for you to come home. Every time I called your parents they told me to give you more time.”
“You were in People magazine falling out a club with your arm around some guy.” Kris said looking up at Adam. “I asked you to marry me and you said no. I figured after that and the guys I didn't have a home to come back to.”
“You know that's not true.” Adam sighed. “That night..... when you asked.” Adam stopped shaking his head. “That was a mistake. I shouldn't have reacted that way. I should have at least thought about it.”
“It's pointless now anyway.” Kris sighed.
“I wish you would stop saying that.” Adam said turning to look at Kris. “We still love each other. There's still hope for us.”
“You don't want to get married and I do. I don't see how we can get past that.” Kris tilted his head up letting the sun hit his face.
“You're beautiful.” Adam mused. “I was almost forgetting what you looked like.” Adam let out a sigh causing Kris to look at him. “There was one night last week I woke up screaming, I could hardly breath because I couldn't remember what your laugh sounded like.” Adam let out a bitter laugh. “I'm so fucking stupid.”
“Why are you stupid?” Kris asked taking a step towards Adam.
“I've wasted these six weeks when I know if I had just went after you that night and explained why I didn't want to get married then we wouldn't have had to suffer all this time.”
“Well you've got about forty minutes left.” Kris remarked looking at his watch. “Explain it to me now.”
Adam bend down picking up a shell that lay at Kris's feet. “Remember when you were a kid and you would collect sea shells and make pictures with them?”
“Not really.” Kris said shaking his head.
“Well to make the pictures you would need paper and glue. The shell's would be useless without the glue.” Adam explained frowning. “You need to glue for the shells to be pretty.”
….………………………….
“So I'm your glue?” Kris asked taking another step towards Adam.
“Something like that.” Adam answered putting the shell in his pocket. “How many minutes left?”
“four minutes.” Kris said looking at his watch.
“Okay.” Adam nodded before getting down on one knee.
“What are you doing?” Kris looked around the beach for anyone watching. “Get up you idiot before someone sees.”
“Not until you listen to what I'm about to say.” Adam said. “So shut up and listen cause my very expensive jeans are getting soaked.”
“Okay.”
“Okay.” Adam said looking up and Kris. “Damn I really wish I had thought this through.”
“Adam get up.” Kris said through gritted teeth.
“Let me do this. How many minutes?”
“Two.”
“Okay. Okay. I want to marry you. I can't cope without you. It's only been a year but this year with you is worth the twenty six I spent without you. I know the way I've acted these six weeks haven't gave you any reason to believe this but I love you and only you. Being with anyone else just doesn't make sense. I could try and date other men but what would be the point. It's not like my heart would be in it. My heart would be with you. Then there's you. I mean would you go on and date other men or would you go back to woman. Would you be happy. Your heart wouldn't be in it, your gave your heart to me last year and I'm not giving it back without a fight. So really there's only one way we can all be happy and that's if you say yes and let me be your husband.” Adam pulled his grandfathers ring from his finger to hold it up for Kris to see. “What do you say?”
“Your time was up about thirty seconds ago.” Kris said stunned.
“Marry me baby. Marry me or I'm really going to fucking kill myself.”
Kris fell to his knee's in the sand. “But you said.”
“I say really fucking stupid things.” Adam sighed. “Ignore all of that and listen to what I'm saying right now. Right now I'm asking you to marry me. I'm asking if you would let me love you forever.” Adam held the ring out in front of Kris's face. “Baby marry me.”
Kris looked at the ring before looking at Adam. “If I say yes can I come home?”
“You can come home no matter what.” Adam said honestly.
“I want to come home.” Kris admitted throwing himself at Adam.
“Is that a yes?” Adam laughed happily as he held Kris tight.
“It's a yes.” Kris answered throwing his arms around Adam's neck causing them both to fall back onto the sand.
End of Flashback
There won;t be an update on Thursday as I have an hospital appointment. But I'll be back for Sunday.
Flashback
Adam woke to hear the vacuum being used in another part of his home. He could have sworn he fired the cleaner weeks ago when she began asking questions about Kris so he had no idea who was now cleaning his home. He also had no idea why he was in his guest room completely naked. Wrapping the sheet around his waist he made his way out the room passing his own now clean bedroom as he went. The second he turned the corner and was met by Kris bend over the coffee table cleaning around it Adam remembered everything. The weird phone call he made to get Kris over. He winced at the image of Kris looking panicked as he came running into the bathroom the night before. His plan had worked he just now wished he had a plan for what was about to happen next.
“Kris?” Adam called over the vacuum causing Kris to spin around. “Hi.” Adam gave a slight wave as Kris bent to turn off the noisy machine.
“Your awake.”
“And not dead.” Adam tried to joke but Kris wasn't laughing. “Sorry.”
“You still look like shit.” Kris said matter of fact.
“You look beautiful.” Adam said honestly.
“I'm almost done here.”
“You didn't have to.” Adam said sitting down on the side of the sofa. His legs were still a little shaky even though he had sobered up hours ago.
“Your Mom called a while ago. She's coming to see you.” Kris explained. “I figured you wouldn't want her seeing the place the way it was.”
“She hasn't been here in a while.” Adam sighed. “I've been putting her off.”
“She said.” Kris busied himself with putting the vacuum away. “Someone called Seth called too. Apparently you have a date tonight.”
“Kris.”
“Don't Adam. Your free to see whoever you want.”
“But I want you.” Adam said standing to follow Kris into the kitchen.
“I left Seth's number on the fridge.” Kris pointed out as he slipped on his shoes.
“I don't fucking want Seth's number.” Adam snapped instantly regretting it seeing Kris's face. “Sorry. Kris.”
“Look I better go.” Kris pulled his jacket on. “Just... call whoever you want. Date whoever you want. Just don't pull that stunt with me again. I won't be running back over here like that again.” Kris put his cell in his pocket looking up at his ex. “I'll see you.”
Adam watched him leave wincing when the front door slammed shut. He turned to look at Seth's name on the fridge door. He didn't even know who Seth was. Taking the number off the fridge Adam went looking for his cell.
….....................................
Kris only made it to his car in time for before the tears started. He had no idea where the bravery had came from but inside he had been screaming for Adam to follow him out the house. To fight, cause a fuss and prove that Kris was more important that Seth or whoever else who thought they had a claim on Adam. Kris was still finding it hard to believe that Adam wasn't his any more. His cell ringing pulled him into the present.
“Hello?” Kris said wiping his tears.
“I'm calling you.” Kris pulled his cell from ear to see Adam's name flashing on the screen. “You said call whoever I want. I want to call you.”
“Adam.” Kris sighed. He could feel himself slipping.
“Will you go on a date with me?”
“Adam.” Kris repeated with a hint of a smile.
“One date.” Adam said. “One hour.”
“It's pointless.” Kris admitted.
It's never pointless. One hour I'll pick you up and after that hour if you still think it's pointless then I'll drop you back home and I'll never call you again.” Adam promised.
“Liar.” Kris said quietly.
“Yea that was a lie but I promise to not call you for the rest of the day.” Adam paused sighing. “Give me an hour today where my heart won't be aching. Let me live without the pain for one hour.”
“Kris closed his eyes as the tears began to flow. “One hour.”
“I'll even bring a stop watch.” Adam said with a smile.
“Pick me up at my place at six.” Kris said. “My address.....”
“I know where you live.” Adam interrupted. “See you at six.” Adam hung up leaving Kris looking at his cell confused.
….……………………..
Adam stood outside Kris's new apartment with his finger over the bell. He looked at his watch silently counting down the seconds till it struck six pm. His finger didn't leave the bell before Kris pulled the door open quickly.
“Your watch is twenty seconds late.” Kris said with a shy smile.
“You were watching me?”
“Through the peep hole.” Kris replied.
Adam nodded his head smiling. “Ready?”
“One hour.”
“One hour.” Adam smiled.
…......................................................
Adam pulled his car to a stop taking his seat belt off to look at Kris. “Okay let the one hour begin.”
“You brought me to the beach?” Kris asked a little confused.
“I figured we could go for a walk.” Adam said getting out the car.
“I'm a little surprised.” Kris said following his ex down the beach. “I was expecting a grand gesture.”
Adam stopped at the edge of the water putting his hands in his pockets. “You know I love you. A grand gesture would just cheapen that.”
“Sorry.” Kris said looking down at his feet. “I guess I just don't know what to expect from all this. I mean last night I was busy building my new bed. My life life was about to start and then one phone call from you and my life is one big question mark.”
“Your Mama said you needed time.” Adam said not taking his eyes off the water. “I waited six weeks for you to come home. Every time I called your parents they told me to give you more time.”
“You were in People magazine falling out a club with your arm around some guy.” Kris said looking up at Adam. “I asked you to marry me and you said no. I figured after that and the guys I didn't have a home to come back to.”
“You know that's not true.” Adam sighed. “That night..... when you asked.” Adam stopped shaking his head. “That was a mistake. I shouldn't have reacted that way. I should have at least thought about it.”
“It's pointless now anyway.” Kris sighed.
“I wish you would stop saying that.” Adam said turning to look at Kris. “We still love each other. There's still hope for us.”
“You don't want to get married and I do. I don't see how we can get past that.” Kris tilted his head up letting the sun hit his face.
“You're beautiful.” Adam mused. “I was almost forgetting what you looked like.” Adam let out a sigh causing Kris to look at him. “There was one night last week I woke up screaming, I could hardly breath because I couldn't remember what your laugh sounded like.” Adam let out a bitter laugh. “I'm so fucking stupid.”
“Why are you stupid?” Kris asked taking a step towards Adam.
“I've wasted these six weeks when I know if I had just went after you that night and explained why I didn't want to get married then we wouldn't have had to suffer all this time.”
“Well you've got about forty minutes left.” Kris remarked looking at his watch. “Explain it to me now.”
Adam bend down picking up a shell that lay at Kris's feet. “Remember when you were a kid and you would collect sea shells and make pictures with them?”
“Not really.” Kris said shaking his head.
“Well to make the pictures you would need paper and glue. The shell's would be useless without the glue.” Adam explained frowning. “You need to glue for the shells to be pretty.”
….………………………….
“So I'm your glue?” Kris asked taking another step towards Adam.
“Something like that.” Adam answered putting the shell in his pocket. “How many minutes left?”
“four minutes.” Kris said looking at his watch.
“Okay.” Adam nodded before getting down on one knee.
“What are you doing?” Kris looked around the beach for anyone watching. “Get up you idiot before someone sees.”
“Not until you listen to what I'm about to say.” Adam said. “So shut up and listen cause my very expensive jeans are getting soaked.”
“Okay.”
“Okay.” Adam said looking up and Kris. “Damn I really wish I had thought this through.”
“Adam get up.” Kris said through gritted teeth.
“Let me do this. How many minutes?”
“Two.”
“Okay. Okay. I want to marry you. I can't cope without you. It's only been a year but this year with you is worth the twenty six I spent without you. I know the way I've acted these six weeks haven't gave you any reason to believe this but I love you and only you. Being with anyone else just doesn't make sense. I could try and date other men but what would be the point. It's not like my heart would be in it. My heart would be with you. Then there's you. I mean would you go on and date other men or would you go back to woman. Would you be happy. Your heart wouldn't be in it, your gave your heart to me last year and I'm not giving it back without a fight. So really there's only one way we can all be happy and that's if you say yes and let me be your husband.” Adam pulled his grandfathers ring from his finger to hold it up for Kris to see. “What do you say?”
“Your time was up about thirty seconds ago.” Kris said stunned.
“Marry me baby. Marry me or I'm really going to fucking kill myself.”
Kris fell to his knee's in the sand. “But you said.”
“I say really fucking stupid things.” Adam sighed. “Ignore all of that and listen to what I'm saying right now. Right now I'm asking you to marry me. I'm asking if you would let me love you forever.” Adam held the ring out in front of Kris's face. “Baby marry me.”
Kris looked at the ring before looking at Adam. “If I say yes can I come home?”
“You can come home no matter what.” Adam said honestly.
“I want to come home.” Kris admitted throwing himself at Adam.
“Is that a yes?” Adam laughed happily as he held Kris tight.
“It's a yes.” Kris answered throwing his arms around Adam's neck causing them both to fall back onto the sand.
End of Flashback