Dead Man Walking ~ 7/? ~
A/N : I know I said Brad wouldn't be in this chapter, but I changed my mind, lol. I miss him too much :p + it's only on the phone... He won't show up until the next chapter and I'll stick to that! :p
A week later, Adam was sitting in Kris' office, on his favorite chair, with Matt and Anoop next to him. Anoop Desai will now be his lawyer, it's the same lawyer Brad had, so Adam likes him already.
Matt had done some research in the previous week and now he would tell them all he had discovered
"Well, I've had a little chat with your neighbours Adam, and most of them still believe you're innocent. There are a few of them though who aren't so sure and think that if you weren't guilty they would have released you by now... "
Adam sighed " Oh well...Guess I can't blame them... What about Danny and Andrew? "
" Danny is a nice guy,he's a big fan of yours and he really believes in your innocence. I'm not so sure about Andrew though... He acted... Kinda weird... "
Adam looked curiously "Weird? How weird? "
" Well... " Matt hesitated for a minute and looked over at Kris, who nodded at him, so he continued " He mentioned something about his brother being an upcoming artist and living right across the street from you wasn't good for his image building, or some crap like that "
" For his image building? " Adam had to hold his laugh " What the hell is that supposed to mean? "
" First, the fact that you're gay... " Adam snorted at that " Second, living so close to another artist, who has already all the succes he could ever want, makes it harder for an upcoming artist to really break through. That's what he says though, I have no experience in such things "
" Bullshit " Kris blurted out and everyone looked at him, he slowly turned red and he scratched at the back of his neck " I mean uhm... Why would living close to Adam be a problem for his career? It should be a plus to live so close to him, he could even ask Adam for help, I know he would really like that and help that Danny guy in any way he could "
Adam smiled lovingly at Kris " Thanks Kris, I appreciate that " Kris smiled shyly back and Adam beamed at him, then he turned back to the others " I do understand it though... Everytime someone asks him where he's from, they're all gonna say " Hey, that's where Adam Lambert lives! " and they'll start talking about me, because I am already some kind of 'superstar' and he's just a beginner... So I do know where this is coming from... "
" Okay Adam, but still... " Matt piped up again " There's something fishy about that guy... When he opened the door and I said I wanted to talk to him and his brother about Adam Lambert, he gave me some weird look and his eyes showed something close to fear... "
" Plus... " Kris interrupted again " If Danny is so supportive of Adam, then why can't his brother be? " Suddenly something came up in his mind " Unless... He murdered those kids , burried the knife in Adam's backyard so he would get the blame, and while Adam's in jail his brother can build up his career! It all seems to fall into place! "
" Wow, Kris " Matt looked impressed at him " You could be a private detective too, those were my thoughts exactly! "
Kris beamed at him " Thanks! "
Adam still looked confused " You guys think Andrew did this? " he thought for a minute " Well I must say I never really got to know that guy, he always seemed to hide from me or something... I smiled at him a couple of times, but he never returned it "
" You see! " Kris said happily " He is the murderer, I just know it! "
" Hold your horses, cowboy " Anoop finally spoke up " Those are just speculations, if you don't have the evidence to proof he's done it, then he can just deny it and we have to start from zero again. Or, he has to come forward and admit he's guilty... "
Kris sighed " How are we gonna do that? He probably got rid of all the evidence, like the clothes he wore the night he murderd them, which would be full of bloodstains. And they searched the knife for fingerprints but they couldn't find any, so he must have been wearing gloves or something "
" Kris Allen! " Matt almost screamed from his surprisement " You can still hear at the way you talk about this that you've been a cop... I'm really impressed with you "
" Yeah, yeah " Kris was feeling embarassed and glanced over at Adam who gave him a little wink " So how are we gonna do this? Can't we let someone talk to him, just discretely,someone who could talk some sense into that guy " he thought for a minute, then his face suddenly lit up "Wait a minute... I know just the guy to do that! I'll call him right away "
Adam,Matt and Anoop all looked confused at each other, then at Kris who picked up his phone, dialed a number and pushed the speaker button on
" Hello, Brad Bell speaking "
Adam gasped, Kris smiled at him " Hey Brad, it's Kris "
" Kris! Long time no see boy! Why're you calling? "
" First, I think there's someone who likes to say hi to you... " he gestured at Adam to talk
Adam cleared his throat " Hey Bradly "
" Adam? " Brad's voice hitched " My God, Adam! It seems like ages since I've talked to you, although it's only been a week... "
Adam's voice dropped in some sort of sad, hurt kind of tone " I thought you would come visit me... I miss you... "
Brad's voice dropped too " I'm sorry babe... I've just been busy trying to get my life back on the rails. I haven't forgotten about you though! How are you? Close to freedom too I hope "
" Well, they are getting on to something... "
" For which we might need your help " Kris interrupted
" Oh? " Brad sounded curious " How can I help? "
" Can you come over tomorrow? Then we can talk about it "
" Sure! I'd love to see you two again! I kinda miss the teasing and flirting... "
Kris laughed " You'll never change Brad Bell, you'll never change... "
" Do I have to? " Brad sounded like he was pouting " I would love to help though, I would do anything to get my boy out of jail "
Adam smiled " Thanks Brad, I knew I could count on you "
" Hey, that's what friends, and old cellmates, are for! " they could hear the happiness in Brad's voice " So I'll see you guys tomorrow? "
" Yeah, see you tomorrow Brad "
" See you tomorrow Bradly, looking forward to it! "
" Me too Adam, see you! "
Kris put down the phone and smiled " So, that's settled then! Me and Adam will talk to Brad about how he could handle this best, and I'm pretty sure Andrew will confess "
Matt and Anoop didn't know if it would be that simple... But Kris sounded so happy, so sure that everything would be alright that they didn't say anything and just smiled at him and nodded their heads
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When Matt was on his way home,still walking down the hallway, he suddenly bumped into Cale...
" Giraud? What are you doing here? "
" Hi Cale... Oh not much, just visiting an old friend "
" Kris " it wasn't a question, it was a statement
" Yeah, Kris... "
Cale cocked his eyebrow " Are you working for him again? "
" Come on Cale, you know I'm not allowed to talk about work "
" So you Are working for him "
Shit " Even if I was, you know I can't tell you anything about it "
" You don't have to, I know enough... "
Cale walked away and Matt stared after him Damn, What have I done...
~~
When Kris came home late that evening, he had an afternoon shift, he found Cale waiting for him on the couch, watching TV. When Cale saw Kris come in, he turned of the TV and looked at him, Kris smiled at him but he didn't return it. Kris walked up to Cale to give him a kiss but he turned his face away
" What's wrong? " Kris asked concerned
" Oh, I'll tell you what's wrong " Cale growled, standing up from the couch to make himself feel bigger than Kris " Why are you working with Matt Giraud again? and why didn't I know about it? "
Kris was shocked " Did he tell you he was working for me? "
" No, he didn't have to... I bumped into him in the hallway of the prison and it was just obvious to me. Why else would he be there? " he stepped closer to Kris and Kris backed away from him " Don't tell me he's working on the Lambert case? "
" What if he is? " Kris managed to bring out, still backing away from Cale
" Damn it Kris! " Cale kicked against the table " Why are you doing this? Why can't you just give in and believe he's guilty? "
" 'Cause he isn't! " Kris answerd furiously " Adam's a sweet, loving guy... He could never,Ever, hurt someone "
" Ooooooh, we're gonna start like that again, huh? " Cale clenched his fists " You won't let anyone say anything bad about Adam Lambert 'cause he's such a saint to you "
" Stop it Cale! " Kris had enough of it, this was it " I'm done with this. I'm done with you! It's over Cale... I'm breaking up with you "
" WHAT?!? " Cale almost choked
" You heard me, it's over... "
Cale stepped closer and closer to Kris until he was trapped against the wall, Cale smiled wickedly and moved his face right in front of Kris' " Why? Give me one reason why you're breaking up with me "
" Because I... " Kris swallowed and looked around, trying to find an escape but he couldn't find one, he looked back and straight into Cale's eyes " Because I love him "
* BAM *
Cale punched his fist into Kris' face. Kris screamed and clutched his hands at his face but he refused to fall down on the ground, he kept himself as straight as he could against the wall
Cale laughed at the sight of Kris, backed away from him and grabbed his bag that he made earlier before Kris was home, then he walked to the door, turning his head one more time towards Kris
" You go have fun with Lambert for as long as you can... " he smirked " You're gonna regret this Kris, you really will... " then he walked out the door, slamming the door behind him
Kris slid to the floor with his head in his hands, trembling all over, tears rolling down his cheeks...
It's over... I'm finally free...