Fic:Glamorous Glambert (10/50)
Title: Glamorous Glambert (10/50)
Author: Amberwinters
Pairing: Adam/Simon; Adam/Kris
Rating: R
Summary: AU fic that takes place in a fictional country around the 1700s. Kris is a landowner, Simon is a powerful trader and Adam is a theater sensation.
Wordcount: 2387
Notes: Here is part 10. So, I am a little concerned that my chapters are dragging and not enough action. This is another example of my fears being realized, haha. Comments/Concrit appreciated.
Warnings: Not too many, some cursing, some sexy times.
Kris watched Adam get up and follow Kara in the room. He heard the door shut and felt angry that he couldn’t stop it. He worried that if he heard any abuse or Adam call out, he would not be able to ignore it. Worse than that, all he heard was silence. He must have fallen asleep because he awoke to Neil and Daniel coming in completely drunk. They had obviously been out too long and were being extremely loud.
Adam’s door opened, and Adam came out he had just a sheet wrapped around his waist.
“What the fuck are you doing out here? Be considerate drunks and pass out quietly, for chrissake.”
Neil looked at Adam, “If your trying to find an excuse for your poor performance in the bedroom…its probably because-“ Neil attempted to whisper but ended up yelling since drunks cannot modulate their voice “-you’re gay.” Neil and Daniel just busted into hysterics.
Adam looked at Kris, “Good luck with them. I am going back to bed.”
Kris was glad Adam seemed fine but also surprised. Kris just spent the better part of an hour settling Neil and Daniel down and going to bed himself. The fact that they were on the living room floor did not help much. They woke up at nine am and the bedroom door was still shut. Although Neil and Daniel were hung over, they wanted to leave early. Kris tried to knock softly on the door but he wanted to see what was going on. Instead of being concerned, Kris recognized he was feeling jealous.
He opened the door. They were sleeping spoon fashion with Kara’s back to Adam’s chest. Adam looked up, “Hey Kris, what’s up?” He gently disengaged himself from Kara who just stayed asleep.
“We are going to take off now and head back to the province. Looks like last night wasn’t so bad.”
Adam looked at Kris, “Are you jealous?”
“Should I be?”
“No, because WE (gesturing to Kris and him) are not a couple so therefore, YOU should not feel anything when I fuck other people.”
Kris just looked at Adam and walked out. Kris was getting sick of Adam’s manic mood swings. He left with Neil and Daniel vowing to forget about Adam. Once home, Kris just stayed busy on the estate.
About a month later Matt Giraud came over to see Kris.
“So I guess the Lambert’s estate is almost complete. I rode by on my way here and they were installing stained glass windows,” Matt informed Kris.
“That’s good. It will probably take a while to get the fields planted and actually make money.”
“Yeah but once he does he has the advantage of being the boyfriend of a trader. He is going to get better deals on the market. My Dad is worried.”
Kris shrugged, “I am sure it will work itself out.”
“So remember I told you about the sex show Adam was doing?”
“What about it?”
Matt smirked, “It is scheduled for next month. It is going to be at the royal palace. I guess the King has a small theater. It’s invite only and there are only about 50 invitations going out. The show is in honor of the envoy from Mauritia containing their two princes visits. There is going to be a week of extravagant festivities.”
“Are you going?”
Matt shrugged, “Our family is going down for some of the parties. I am not sure if we will get an invite.”
“I doubt we will get invited.”
“Well, not to Glambert’s show but you might be invited to attend some parties since you are a single landowner. The King may need single men if there are marriageable women in the party.”
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Three weeks later, the Allens received invitations to a couple balls being thrown by the royal family. Leila and Neil were still staying with the Allens. Although the house was complete, they were waiting to hire staff, purchase animals and acquire tenants before moving back. Leila mentioned Adam had been too busy to come down and Simon was away on a short trip.
Kris wondered what Adam had been so busy with and if it had involved Lady Kara. Leila wanted to go to the city to see Adam. Kim Allen offered to go and told Kris he was coming as well. Kris had no choice and made arrangements to go down for a couple days. They arrived and were going to stay at Simon’s again. Leila wasn’t too happy and neither was Kris. Kim was impressed with the Cowell villa and thought Lady Kara was beautiful and sweet. Kris just wondered if his mother was in touch with reality or in her world where everything was pleasant.
Simon had returned and was being the perfect host but Kris could tell there was a lot of tension in the air. Adam and Kara looked apprehensive. Lady Kara took the ladies into the garden for tea.
Simon motioned for Kris and Adam to sit and poured some brandy.
Simon opened the discussion, “So Kris, have you seen Adam’s renovated house?”
“I saw it a couple weeks ago and it looked beautiful. They were putting in some stained glass windows.”
Adam perked up, “We picked those out in Corinthia. The artists there are amazing. I hope to get up there in a few weeks.”
Simon continued to address Kris, “Is your family coming down for the celebrations?”
Kris responded, “We got invited but are still working out the logistics. We don’t have apartments down here.”
“My villa is full or else I would offer.”
Adam spoke up, “Your family can use my rooms downtown. My mom and Neil won’t be coming down.”
Kris was surprised at the offer, “You don’t mind the company?”
Simon put his arm around Adam, “With all the festivities, Adam will be staying with me.” Kris just grinded his teeth.
Kris decided to change the subject, “I heard you are debuting a new performance.”
“We are doing a private show for the King and his guests. It’s a really cool musical based on a Roman story,” Adam explained.
“Is it a sex show?”
Adam laughed, “It’s a risqué musical. There is some nudity and sexual acts but I wouldn’t say it was a ‘sex’ show.”
Simon raised his eyebrows, “Considering it involves intercourse and oral sex, I would and have called it a ‘sex’ show.” Simon looked at Adam, “I don’t think you realize how out of the box this show will be. You may be extremely comfortable with sex but most people aren’t.”
Adam shrugged, “Well, they may not be comfortable but they are definitely interested.”
Kris was concerned, “Are you going to have sex with someone on a stage in front of a crowd?”
“We are still tweaking the show and I have some legitimate concerns about Adam’s performance,” stated Simon.
Adam looked at Simon, “You are concerned about my performance?”
“Adam you are not always that great with women, Do you know what would happen after we billed you as this sex god if you lose your erection on stage?”
Adam laughed, “Not going to happen. I am a consummate professional. Besides, I wanted the costar to be a guy. You are the one that balked at that.”
“Maybe I was just jealous. You know I can be extremely possessive when it comes to other men.” Simon looked pointedly at Kris.
Kris looked at Simon, ignoring the veiled threat, “If Adam does that he is never going to be accepted by society as a landowner.”
Simon seemed to disagree, “I don’t know society seems to have a different set of rules when it comes to Adam. I never thought the King and Queen would openly embrace an actor. Besides, look at me. I walk in the most powerful circles and I am about as common as you get. My mother was a tavern wench and my father was a farm hand. Society can be surprisingly flexible when you have something they want. I have money and Adam has sex.”
“You make him sound like a whore.”
“No, I make him sound like a sex god, you are reducing it to him being a whore.”
“Hi, I am standing right here. If you want to analyze my life do it on your time.”
Simon laughed, “Drink up, gentlemen. Dinner will be at 8.” Simon had his servant showed Kris to a room far away from Adam’s room. Kris chuckled at Simon’s precautions.
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That night they enjoyed a nice dinner. Simon had invited a couple other people and it was actually entertaining. Adam was in his element and extremely charismatic. He could speak on any subject and always acted engaged no matter how dull the topic. Kris watched how people reacted to Adam and warmed to his openness. When Adam laughed, everyone’s mood lightened. Kris was happy Adam seemed to have found a niche but sad that he still had to endure all the other humiliations and pains in his life. If circumstances had been different, Adam would have been a great landowner and well loved.
After dinner Simon locked himself in his library with the other men. The women decided to play cards. Adam took Kris to the music room. Adam gave him a guitar, “Play me a song.” Kris played one of his own and sang softly.
Adam smiled and kissed Kris on the cheek, “Lovely, that was great. Now play a song we can both sing.”
Kris played a popular folk tune. Kris and Adam just sang together and Kris felt happier than he had in a long time. When they finished, Kris smiled up at Adam.
Kris looked at Adam hopefully, “Are you sure we can’t kiss anymore.”
“Yes, because if I kiss you, I couldn’t stop.”
Kris knew he was going to get rejected. He knew he was going to regret it. Still, he leaned into Adam and whispered, “Then let’s not stop.” Kris kissed Adam on the lips. Adam pulled back like he was burned and just stared at Kris.
Kris braced himself for Adam’s freak out. Adam grabbed Kris’ hair hard and yanked his head back, “Is this what you want?” Adam kissed him hard. Kris just ignored the pain Adam was inflicting to his hair and gave into the kiss. Adam relaxed his grip and kept kissing him. Adam started kissing him down his neck and murmured, “Why can’t you just leave things alone? I am only going to bring you pain.”
“I don’t care.” Kris started kissing him frantically. They both slid to the floor and Adam pulled Kris on top of him. Adam ran his hand over Kris’ buttocks and pulled him against him. Kris could feel Adam swelling against him and it turned him on. Caught up in the moment they didn’t here the door open.
Suddenly Kris felt a foot hit his ribs and he fell off of Adam. He looked up and saw Lady Kara.
“Are you two insane? You are in Simon’s villa, what do you think he would have done if he came in? Kris he would kill and you, Adam he would beat and banish. He’s two rooms over. Are you drunk?”
Adam was a little dazed still getting his passion under control, “Relax, Kara, Simon is going to be locked in that room half the night.”
Kara smacked Adam across the face hard, “Smarten up, Adam. Now is not the time to have a fling.”
Adam glared at her, “Unless it is you?”
Kara was not intimidated, “Don’t go off topic. Your boyfriend here was warned by Simon, weren’t you Kristopher.”
“Sort of.” Kris mumbled.
Adam looked at Kris, “Simon threatened you about me.”
“He said a few things to deter me. But, I like you, Adam.”
Adam looked concerned, “Kris, Simon is a bad man. He orders people to be tortured and killed all the time. Why didn’t you tell me? I thought it was weird how strange Simon acted around you.”
“It’s because neither one of you is good at hiding your feelings about each other. Anyone watching you two can see the sparks. You need to avoid each other. No good will come from this,” said Lady Kara.
“You’re just trying to keep Adam for yourself. He is gay, you know,” Kris responded.
Adam looked at Kara. Kara’s demeanor softened, “I know, sweetie, it hurts but you have to say goodbye to him. Otherwise, you will both be in danger.” Kara kissed Adam on his temple. “Go upstairs, I need to talk to Kris.”
Adam looked concerned, “No-“
“He is staying here tonight, he’ll be here tomorrow. You are too upset. Go to bed.” Adam looked at Kris with the saddest eyes Kris had ever seen in his life. Kris’ heart felt like it was breaking.
Adam just left. Kris turned to Kara and said angrily, “You and Simon are destroying him.”
“I know you hate me and have seen me be mean to Adam. I can’t explain our relationship because it is twisted but trust me I don’t want Adam hurt or sent away. Simon loves Adam and deep down he knows Adam doesn’t love him the same way. That makes Simon insanely jealous. He may let Adam have sex with people but never with anyone he views as a threat. You are a threat and Simon is going to neutralize you. To be honest, I don’t care if he kills you but Adam will freak out and lash out at Simon. Of course, that would result in Simon having to destroy Adam, completely ruining the equilibrium we have achieved. Is that what you want?”
“I want Adam to be happy.”
Lady Kara shook her head, “I suggest you settle for alive. Stay away from him for a while. Once Simon and I marry, I will do what I can to get Adam some freedom.”
“Why would you do that for him?”
“The same reason he would do it for me. I may resent him sometimes but he is the closest thing I have to a friend and we share a gilded cage.”
Kris believed Lady Kara and almost felt bad for her. He was starting to understand their relationship a little better. He also was becoming more resigned to the possibility of never being with Adam.
~~~End Part 10~~~