Dead Man Walking ~ 3/? ~
Adam's trial was done and Michael brought him back to his cell. Brad was happy to see Adam back, but also disappointed that they didn't declare him innocent. Adam told Brad all about the trial, leaving the boring stuff out which had been most of it to be honest, so he just told Brad that he had to wait 20 minutes to get his trial because Cale Mills was running late... Brad rolled his eyes and said he had done the same thing at his trial.
To be honest, Adam couldn't wait for Kris to arrive. This time they had given a file to a police officer and he had placed it on Kris' desk. Adam didn't know what would be in that file, probably lots of stuff about him and about the murder ofcourse, but if that thing could help him, he was glad to have it.
When Kris arrived at dinner time, he looked over at the 'death row' table and saw Adam. One part of him was happy to see him, but the other part was sad 'cause it meant another innocent person was being held in jail. Kris walked up to Adam
" Hey Adam, still here I see " Kris smiled but he hoped his eyes could tell that a part of him was disappointed for the outcome of the trial too
" I am indeed " Adam smiled back at him " Saw my file? They put it on your desk "
" No, I haven't been in my office yet... I'll have a look at it after dinner "
" Ok, great " Adam wanted to keep the conversation going " If you still need to ask me things... "
" I know where to find you " Kris winked at Adam, then he looked at the door which had just been opened " Sorry Adam, I have to go now...See you later "
Adam looked a little disappointed " Ok, later... "
Adam looked over at Brad who was glaring daggers at the person who just came in... Cale Mills...
" Why is he always here when we're having dinner? " Adam asked
" 'Cause he wants to keep an eye on his little Krissy-bear " Brad motioned to put his finger in his mouth and throw up
Adam laughed " Does Mills think we're the big bad wolves who are gonna eat his little bear? "
Brad laughed too " I think he would taste better than the food we're getting here "
" Yeah, I wouln't mind taking a bite out of him "
Brad burst out laughing and Adam followed him. Kris was always there favourite subject to talk or joke about. Adam knew Brad saw Kris more as a friend than as his guard, but he wasn't completely sure how he felt about Kris himself.... Although he knew him just briefly, he was intrigued by him... It wasn't just his looks,no, there was more than what meets the eye with that guy...
Oh well, maybe he would get to know him better, like Brad had obviously done, then he could call Kris a friend too. Now he would still be his guard and his 'personal assistant' in finding a good lawyer.
~~
Later that evening, when Adam and Brad were sitting in their cell reading a book to kill time, they heard the door of their cell open... They looked up from their books and saw Kris walking in
" Hey guys "Kris smiled at both of them
" Hey Kris ' Adam smiled and put his book aside
" Officer Allen! " Brad jumped off his bed " To what do we owe the honor of your visit? " he made a little bow and Adam chuckled
Kris laughed and slapped Brad's arm " Stop it Brad, you know ass-kissing doesn't work with me "
Brad stepped back to sit on his bed again and pouted " Too bad, it's a nice ass though... "
Adam burst out laughing, Brad looked at him and winked playfully
Kris felt himself starting to blush a little " Ha ha, very funny... If you don't stop I won't tell you why I'm here "
Brad faked a shocked expression and put his hand on his heart " I'll behave, I swear! "
Kris rolled his eyes " Fine then, I came to invite you to our ' karaoke night ' tomorrow evening "
Adam looked a little confused but Brad smiled brightly " You and Allison are gonna sing some new song again? ", Kris nodded
Adam looked even more confused now " Karaoke night? New song? Uhm, what?! "
Brad turned to Adam " Oh, haven't I told you about that? "
" No, obviously not " Adam looked questioningly " You can tell me now though, what's this all about? "
" Well... We, all the prisoners, have this karaoke night once a month, organized by Kris and Allison. It's basically to keep us busy and give us something fun "
" Oh, I see... Sounds fun! " Adam smiled at Kris who smiled back at him " And that new song thing? "
This time Kris answered " I write songs in my spare time, it's a hobby of mine... "
Adam looked surprised " You're a singer/songwriter? That's amazing! "
Kris was blushing again " It's not such a big deal... I'm not that good... "
" Oh, pish posh! " Brad interrupted " You're amazing! " he looked over at Adam " You should really hear him sing! I bet you'll agree with me "
" Brad please... I'm really not That good... " Kris shifted his feet uncomfotably
" I would love to... " Adam looked straight into Kris' eyes " I would love to hear you sing " he smiled he's widest and most sincere smile and Kris couldn't help but to blush and turn his face away
" That's settled then! " Brad said happily " Count us in officer Allen! "
Kris smiled and wrote down their names on a piece of paper, then he walked out of the cell and closed the door again.
~~
The next day, Kris was already at work by noon, he had promised Allison to help her get everything ready for the karaoke night. He didn't had much sleep, but he would be able to sleep for a few more hours in his office when he was done with helping Allison, it wouldn't be as comfortable as his bed but hey, atleast he could sleep a little more.
When he saw Adam at lunchtime, he remembered he had read his file last night so he walked up to him
" Hey Adam, I've read your file last night and-"
" Oh, hey Kris! " Brad broke him off " Good to see you, and how nice of you to drop by our table to say hi "
Kris knew that sarcastic tone and rolled his eyes " Hey Brad, hey guys " he said to the rest of the table and they all mumbled something back
Brad smirked at Kris " That's better... Now you can continue your little talk with my friend Adam Lambert over here " he put his arm over Adam's shoulder
" I don't think Adam wants everybody to know what's in his file "
" No I don't " Adam shook Brad's arm off his shoulder, not hard though so Brad wouldn't think he was mad at him or something
" Can you come to my office after lunch? "
" Sure "
" Ok, I'll see you then " Kris walked away to his table
Brad was grumpy all through lunch and went back to his cell alone after lunch. Adam felt a bit responsible for Brad's bad mood, but he would make up with him later... Now he had to go to Kris to talk about his file, when he arrived at Kris' office he knocked on the door and heard that sweet voice with the Southern drawl say " Come in " so he opened the door and went inside. He sat down on the same chair he had been sitting on the last time he was there, right in front of Kris, with only a desk in between them
" So " Kris got straight to business " I've read the file and I think you need a little more than just a lawyer to proof that you're innocent "
" More? " Adam looked questioningly
" Yes, a police officer has talked to a few people in your neighbourhood, but nothing usefull came out of it. I think you need more like a private detective for this... And I happen to know just the guy for this case! "
" A private detective? " Adam looked thoughtfully " Isn't that a bit risky? "
" It is..." Kris played with a pen that was laying on his desk " But it's totally worth it " he looked straight into Adam's eyes
Adam sighed " Ok, if you think this is necessary... I trust you " he looked right back in Kris' eyes
Kris smiled " Alright! Let me give him a call right now " he picked up his phone and started talking as soon as the phone went over, when the talk was over he put down the phone and turned back to Adam " He has to finish another case first, but he'll be able to come over next week to see what he can do "
" That's good... " Adam didn't really know what to say
" I know this is all new to you... But this will really help you! "
" If you say so... " Adam still didn't sound so sure, but he trusted Kris " Can I ask you something else? "
" Sure...If it isn't about Brad again " Kris smiled
" No, not about Brad... About someone else... "
" I'm listening " Kris was getting really curious now
" What do you see in Cale Mills? I just don't understand.... "
Kris dropped the pen he still had been playing with on his desk and sighed heavily " Not again... "
Adam looked worried " I'm sorry, it's fine if you don't wanna answer... "
" I do wanna answer... It's just that almost everyone has asked me that same question for four years now "
" You've been together for four years? "
" Yes, almost five now "
" Wow... "
Kris chuckled " It's a long time, I know " he hesitated for a minute " He saved my life... "
" Oh... " Adam swallowed and licked his lips, he hadn't expected that " How? "
" To keep a long story short : when I was still a cop, Cale and me were partners. He had my back, I had his. One day we were at this deserted storagehouse to catch 2 bankrobbers who were hiding there. We split up,which was my idea, I found one of them and was just about to put my cuffs around his wrists when the other one held a gun against my head. I was scared to death, I really thought I would die at that moment... Then I heard a shot coming from farther away, and the guy behind my back fell down on the ground, shot in the head... Cale had shot him... The other one ran away and escaped and we never saw him again.Cale ran to me and told me I could never do such a reckless thing ever again and that he loved me, I told him I loved him too and he kissed me... Me and Cale have been a couple ever since... "
" Oh " Adam was staring into Kris' eyes who were full of emotions of that memory " That's uhm... " he cleared his throat " That's a touching story... "
Kris laughed " Yeah you can say that again... "
Adam lay his hand down on one of Kris' hands " I'm sorry I asked... "
Kris put his other hand on Adam's and gave a soft squeeze " It's okay, I'm glad I told someone... "
Adam looke surprised " You mean you haven't told anyone this? "
" No, I haven't... " Kris smiled shyly " I'm not the person to drag about something like that... Only our boss, well my old boss now, knows about this and I would like to keep it that way "
Adam nodded his head to show he understood " Ofcourse, your secret's safe with me " he winked at Kris
Kris smiled thankfully " I knew I could trust you " he stood up from his chair and grabbed the big keychain " Come on, I'll bring you back to your cell "
Adam stood up and followed Kris out the door, suddenly he remembered something
" Hey Kris? "
" Hmm? " Kris stopped walking and turned around to look at Adam
" I'm really looking forward to hear you sing tonight "
Kris smiled " I hope I don't disappoint you then "
" I don't think you could ever disappoint me... "
Kris didn't say anything, he just turned around and started walking again, big smile spread across his face...
Behind him Adam started walking again too with the same big smile, if possible, even bigger than Kris'...