Making it Up - Part 6 of 6
Title: Making it Up - Part 6/6
Verse: Addi Baba
Rating: NC-17
Pairing: adam/kris
Summary: AU: Kris Allen left his life behind in the States to follow the intriguing Sheikh Addi Baba (Adam) and work for his foundation.
After their month long endeavor digging water wells in Ethiopia, the men took a vacation to Cape Town, South Africa where they were rudely interrupted by a case of malaria. Addi felt horrible ruining their trip and promised Kris he’d make it up to him. Months have passed and finally Addi finds the perfect opportunity … or so he thought.
Disclaimer: I do not own anyone involved. Entirely a figment of my imagination. Not intended to offend any group.
Part 5 - http://cunningdeb.livejournal.com/92409.html
Part 4 ~ http://cunningdeb.livejournal.com/92021.html
Part 3 ~ http://cunningdeb.livejournal.com/91885.html
Part 2 ~ http://cunningdeb.livejournal.com/91622.html
Part 1 ~ http://cunningdeb.livejournal.com/91306.html
Addi Baba Masterlist ~ http://cunningdeb.livejournal.com/88865.html
Kim pulled into her side of the driveway and shut off the engine. Neil’s truck was gone - not surprisingly as he was just as behind on his Christmas shopping as she was - but she was surprised to find Kris and Addi’s rental car gone.
Maybe Kris took Addi on a tour of his hometown. She hoped they weren’t buying more presents. There was barely any space left under the tree after their gifts from Dubai arrived.
Struggling with her bags, she opened the door, expecting to enter into silence. Instead she heard muttering coming from the kitchen ….
“Damn it Addi, pick up the fuckin’ phone!”
Setting her bags down on the couch, she turned the corner. Kris was pacing back and forth, head down, cell phone pushed against his ear. He was so absorbed in whatever was happening that he hadn’t noticed she’d come home. The angry mutterings were quieting down and his tone broke her heart.
“Please Habibi … please answer. I’m sorry … I’m so sorry ….”
Kris lifted his face and saw his Mama. The fear and sadness he’s been holding in check came out. The hand holding his phone fell heavily to his side and Kim was there, arms wrapped around her sobbing son.
“I’ve lost him Mama … I’ve lost Addi … and it’s all my fault.”
“That should hold it.”
“That’s what you said last night Daddy.”
“Well, it should have. Any word on the new pipes?”
“We called. They said they can’t get them to us any faster.”
Addi was leaning against the wall, arms crossed, listening to father and son. Water was pooling around the soles of the rubber boots Danny leant him. It shouldn’t be this hard to get something delivered.
“Do you mind if I try?”
Both of the Allen’s looked at Addi with surprise written on their faces.
“I appreciate the offer,” Neil replied, “but the manager at the depot is difficult enough as it is and I don’t want to get on his bad side by being pushier than we already have.”
“Then may I try someone else? Just tell me what you need.”
“Really, thanks but ….”
Danny butted in, “Let him try Daddy … it’s my basement that’s flooding.”
He proceeded to write down what they were looking for. Addi took out his phone and noticed the missed calls from Kristopher. He knew he had to deal with this but a flooding house was more important at the moment. Scanning through his American contacts, Addi looked up people in the area that he’d worked with on various projects. One gave him a name and that name gave him another name and the third contact was the jackpot. Addi relayed what was needed and hung up with a smile.
“The new pipes will be here within the hour.”
“Are you ready to talk?” Kim asked, handing her son a mug of tea.
“There’s nothing to say Mama. I royally screwed up and now I’ve lost the man I love.”
‘The man I love’ … in the year they’d been together, Kris didn’t think he’d ever said the words. They knew how they felt about each other but the actual words had never been uttered from the heart.
“Maybe he hasn’t left. His clothes are still here you said?”
Kris held onto the mug but didn’t sip.
“That doesn’t mean anything; he’d just buy more.”
“Is the jet still here? Did you check?”
“Yeah, it’s here.”
“There you go, he’s around town somewhere, unless …,” Kim could have kicked herself for adding that last word.
“… unless he took a commercial flight? Addi doesn’t fly commercial. He probably just bought another jet.”
Kim half laughed but Kris had said that in all seriousness - Addi could have easily just bought another plane.
Kris got to his feet and headed for the front door.
“Where are you going?”
“For a walk … I need to think.”
Addi sat at Danny’s kitchen table, thumbing through the list of missed calls on his phone. A beer bottle descended over his shoulder into his line of vision and he set the phone down to take hold of it. Neil sat down beside him and Danny took a seat across the table.
“So … are you going to call my son back?”
“I don’t know …,” he looked at Mr. Allen’s face, “I know you love him … but he’s hurt me,” Addi continued softly.
“Does he know that?”
Addi held up his phone, the long list of calls visible again.
“Point taken. Look Addi, you and Kris have been together for nearly a year and Kim and I have come to love you like a son. We hate to see either of you hurting, especially if the other caused it. Don’t give up so easily … talk it out.”
Addi sipped his beer and shook his head slowly.
“So what did he do?” Danny asked casually, taking a long drink.
“Danny, don’t pry.”
“It’s obviously Kris’ fault.”
“It’s none of our business,” Neil stated.
“It’s going down under your roof. I think that makes it your business.”
“Daniel ….”
“No Neil, Danny is right. Kristopher and I have made it your business. You deserve an explanation.”
“Alright son … so what happened?”
Addi sat silently.
Neil and Danny sat silently.
Awkward.
“I don’t know why,” Addi began slowly, “but Kristopher lied to all of you … about me.”
More silence.
“So … what … you guys aren’t, you know, together?”
“No Danny, we are very much together.”
“Glad to hear that.”
“Then what’s the problem?”
Addi was silent once more. Neil was getting uncomfortable with the conversation and suggested he and Danny leave it alone.
“Kristopher and aren’t co-workers … No, wait … we do work together but not … not the way he’s presented us.”
“Big deal,” Danny commented.
“Are you his supervisor? Do you have a higher position in the company than he does?” Neil asked.
“Yes.”
Danny rubbed the back of his neck, “I don’t get it. What’s the big deal?”
Neil understood. Despite Kris’ modern ideas and life, he still grew up with ‘traditional’ thinking from his parents; in Neil and Kim’s day, you didn’t date your boss, let alone sleep with him.
After Neil explained this, Addi’s fears were wiped away, especially when Neil said it didn’t change his view of them one little bit. He knew Kris had been lonely for a long time and he’s never seen him happier … up until now.
“Let’s go and you can put Kris out of his misery.”
Danny walked the two men to the front door, thanking them again for all their help and offering extra thanks to Addi for getting the pipes delivered.
“By the way,” he asked casually, “what position do you hold?”
Addi smiled.
“CEO.”
“Wait,” Neil interrupted, “as in Chief Executive Officer?”
“Yes.”
“Then that would make you …,” Neil concluded, the blood rushing from his face.
“Yes.”
“Holy shit,” Danny muttered.
Kris dragged his feet down the sidewalk. He’d gotten himself a coffee at the donut shop around the corner but forgot he was holding onto it, the once steaming brew getting colder by the second. He’d come to the conclusion that he had to tell everyone the truth and he owed Addi the biggest apology; if he lost his boyfriend over this, well then, he had no one to blame but himself.
Slipping a small patch of ice, he quickly righted himself, forcing his eyes to look up. Halfway down the street, he spotted a familiar car parked outside his parent’s home.
Addi.
Tossing the coffee aside, he ran the rest of the way and charged into the house. His parents were sitting in the living room, eyes like saucers as he crashed through the door.
“Where is he?!”
“Out on the back porch,” Neil calmly replied.
Kris took a deep breath and blurted out, “I lied you both about Addi. He’s not just my boyfriend, he’s my boss … he’s the sheik … and I didn’t tell you because I was afraid how you would react to me sleeping with my boss and I shouldn’t have kept this from you and I shouldn’t have kept it hidden like I was ashamed because I’m not … really … Addi is the best thing that’s ever happened to me and no matter what you think, I’m staying with him … so there.”
“Anything else?” Kim asked bemused.
“Umm … I love you both … I respect you both … I hope you feel the same … about me … about Addi.”
“Feel better?”
Kris paused then let out a long breath. “Yay, I feel better.”
“Good. Now that you’ve apologized to us …,” Kim began.
“And for the record, it doesn’t matter what your professional relationship is,” Neil interrupted.
“… go outside and apologize to the one who needs its more than we do.”
Kris kissed them both then hesitantly made his way to the back porch. Addi was standing, arms crossed as he held his coat tight against the cold. He heard the door open and watched Kris step out. Closing the door, he stayed where he was … and Addi stayed where he was … and they looked at each other.
“I thought you’d left,” Kris began, “I was going out of my mind.”
“I went with your dad to Danny’s … to help with the pipes.”
“Oh, I didn’t know.”
“Didn’t you see his note?”
“Yeah, but he didn’t mention you went with him.”
“Sorry.”
“You don’t need to be … he wrote the note.”
Addi nodded and Kris nodded.
“So, was my brother flooded out?”
“No, it’s all fixed.”
“Good … good.” Kris rubbed the back of his neck, knowing he’d stalled enough. “I’m sorry … for lying about us to my parents.”
“It’s okay Kristopher.”
“No, it’s not … wait, it is?”
“I had a talk with you dad at Danny’s … and again with your mama when we got back. I think I understand. You were afraid how they would react to you sleeping with your boss. I just wish you would have talked to me about it.”
Kris stepped a little closer, looking up at the sunset.
“When I was a kid … I don’t know, maybe nine … or ten … I heard my Daddy talking to Mama one night about his boss. Seems the guy was sleeping with his secretary and Daddy expressed in no uncertain terms what he thought about that … how wrong it was … what he thought of her for doing that. Mama agreed with him, adding a few choice comments of her own, and I never completely forgot that conversation. When I told my parents about you for the first time, they naturally asked what you did for a living. I said we worked together and they were concerned about an office romance. Once I convinced them that it wasn’t like that, I just couldn’t tell them the whole truth.”
“I’m sorry.”
“I’m not … well, I am about keeping the truth from them … about lying to you … but I’m not sorry for what we have.” Kris closed the space between them, cold hand cupping Addi’s cold cheek. “You’re the best thing that’s come into my life and I’m not going to give you up … for anybody or any ideal.”
Their lips came together in a slow, tender kiss, both oblivious to the two sets of eyes smiling at them through the kitchen window.
Kim and Neil had suddenly remembered they were having dinner at Daniel’s and were going to be late - 11:30pm to be specific. Both Kris and Addi wondered if Danny ‘remembered’ his folks were coming over.
“Your parents are not too subtle,” Addi mused, his large hands running up and down Kris’ arms as they stood at the bottom of the second floor stairs.
Kris looked at the clock.
“We’ve got five and half hours … let’s not waste that time talking about my parents,” he softly suggested.
Upstairs, they entered the guest room - bigger bed - and slowly undressed each other between kisses. Kris laid down while Addi dug through his bag for lube. The house filled with groans and dirty words as the men prepped then connected. Legs tight around Addi’s waist, Kris held their bodies tight, each thrust casting stars on the ceiling.
Time passed too quickly. It was 11:15pm and they were getting dressed. Addi claimed every muscle ached beautifully while Kris stated he’d never felt better.
Addi reached for the door and Kris stopped him.
“I love you.”
Addi smiled and drew him into a hug.
“I love you too.”
Verse: Addi Baba
Rating: NC-17
Pairing: adam/kris
Summary: AU: Kris Allen left his life behind in the States to follow the intriguing Sheikh Addi Baba (Adam) and work for his foundation.
After their month long endeavor digging water wells in Ethiopia, the men took a vacation to Cape Town, South Africa where they were rudely interrupted by a case of malaria. Addi felt horrible ruining their trip and promised Kris he’d make it up to him. Months have passed and finally Addi finds the perfect opportunity … or so he thought.
Disclaimer: I do not own anyone involved. Entirely a figment of my imagination. Not intended to offend any group.
Part 5 - http://cunningdeb.livejournal.com/92409.html
Part 4 ~ http://cunningdeb.livejournal.com/92021.html
Part 3 ~ http://cunningdeb.livejournal.com/91885.html
Part 2 ~ http://cunningdeb.livejournal.com/91622.html
Part 1 ~ http://cunningdeb.livejournal.com/91306.html
Addi Baba Masterlist ~ http://cunningdeb.livejournal.com/88865.html
Kim pulled into her side of the driveway and shut off the engine. Neil’s truck was gone - not surprisingly as he was just as behind on his Christmas shopping as she was - but she was surprised to find Kris and Addi’s rental car gone.
Maybe Kris took Addi on a tour of his hometown. She hoped they weren’t buying more presents. There was barely any space left under the tree after their gifts from Dubai arrived.
Struggling with her bags, she opened the door, expecting to enter into silence. Instead she heard muttering coming from the kitchen ….
“Damn it Addi, pick up the fuckin’ phone!”
Setting her bags down on the couch, she turned the corner. Kris was pacing back and forth, head down, cell phone pushed against his ear. He was so absorbed in whatever was happening that he hadn’t noticed she’d come home. The angry mutterings were quieting down and his tone broke her heart.
“Please Habibi … please answer. I’m sorry … I’m so sorry ….”
Kris lifted his face and saw his Mama. The fear and sadness he’s been holding in check came out. The hand holding his phone fell heavily to his side and Kim was there, arms wrapped around her sobbing son.
“I’ve lost him Mama … I’ve lost Addi … and it’s all my fault.”
“That should hold it.”
“That’s what you said last night Daddy.”
“Well, it should have. Any word on the new pipes?”
“We called. They said they can’t get them to us any faster.”
Addi was leaning against the wall, arms crossed, listening to father and son. Water was pooling around the soles of the rubber boots Danny leant him. It shouldn’t be this hard to get something delivered.
“Do you mind if I try?”
Both of the Allen’s looked at Addi with surprise written on their faces.
“I appreciate the offer,” Neil replied, “but the manager at the depot is difficult enough as it is and I don’t want to get on his bad side by being pushier than we already have.”
“Then may I try someone else? Just tell me what you need.”
“Really, thanks but ….”
Danny butted in, “Let him try Daddy … it’s my basement that’s flooding.”
He proceeded to write down what they were looking for. Addi took out his phone and noticed the missed calls from Kristopher. He knew he had to deal with this but a flooding house was more important at the moment. Scanning through his American contacts, Addi looked up people in the area that he’d worked with on various projects. One gave him a name and that name gave him another name and the third contact was the jackpot. Addi relayed what was needed and hung up with a smile.
“The new pipes will be here within the hour.”
“Are you ready to talk?” Kim asked, handing her son a mug of tea.
“There’s nothing to say Mama. I royally screwed up and now I’ve lost the man I love.”
‘The man I love’ … in the year they’d been together, Kris didn’t think he’d ever said the words. They knew how they felt about each other but the actual words had never been uttered from the heart.
“Maybe he hasn’t left. His clothes are still here you said?”
Kris held onto the mug but didn’t sip.
“That doesn’t mean anything; he’d just buy more.”
“Is the jet still here? Did you check?”
“Yeah, it’s here.”
“There you go, he’s around town somewhere, unless …,” Kim could have kicked herself for adding that last word.
“… unless he took a commercial flight? Addi doesn’t fly commercial. He probably just bought another jet.”
Kim half laughed but Kris had said that in all seriousness - Addi could have easily just bought another plane.
Kris got to his feet and headed for the front door.
“Where are you going?”
“For a walk … I need to think.”
Addi sat at Danny’s kitchen table, thumbing through the list of missed calls on his phone. A beer bottle descended over his shoulder into his line of vision and he set the phone down to take hold of it. Neil sat down beside him and Danny took a seat across the table.
“So … are you going to call my son back?”
“I don’t know …,” he looked at Mr. Allen’s face, “I know you love him … but he’s hurt me,” Addi continued softly.
“Does he know that?”
Addi held up his phone, the long list of calls visible again.
“Point taken. Look Addi, you and Kris have been together for nearly a year and Kim and I have come to love you like a son. We hate to see either of you hurting, especially if the other caused it. Don’t give up so easily … talk it out.”
Addi sipped his beer and shook his head slowly.
“So what did he do?” Danny asked casually, taking a long drink.
“Danny, don’t pry.”
“It’s obviously Kris’ fault.”
“It’s none of our business,” Neil stated.
“It’s going down under your roof. I think that makes it your business.”
“Daniel ….”
“No Neil, Danny is right. Kristopher and I have made it your business. You deserve an explanation.”
“Alright son … so what happened?”
Addi sat silently.
Neil and Danny sat silently.
Awkward.
“I don’t know why,” Addi began slowly, “but Kristopher lied to all of you … about me.”
More silence.
“So … what … you guys aren’t, you know, together?”
“No Danny, we are very much together.”
“Glad to hear that.”
“Then what’s the problem?”
Addi was silent once more. Neil was getting uncomfortable with the conversation and suggested he and Danny leave it alone.
“Kristopher and aren’t co-workers … No, wait … we do work together but not … not the way he’s presented us.”
“Big deal,” Danny commented.
“Are you his supervisor? Do you have a higher position in the company than he does?” Neil asked.
“Yes.”
Danny rubbed the back of his neck, “I don’t get it. What’s the big deal?”
Neil understood. Despite Kris’ modern ideas and life, he still grew up with ‘traditional’ thinking from his parents; in Neil and Kim’s day, you didn’t date your boss, let alone sleep with him.
After Neil explained this, Addi’s fears were wiped away, especially when Neil said it didn’t change his view of them one little bit. He knew Kris had been lonely for a long time and he’s never seen him happier … up until now.
“Let’s go and you can put Kris out of his misery.”
Danny walked the two men to the front door, thanking them again for all their help and offering extra thanks to Addi for getting the pipes delivered.
“By the way,” he asked casually, “what position do you hold?”
Addi smiled.
“CEO.”
“Wait,” Neil interrupted, “as in Chief Executive Officer?”
“Yes.”
“Then that would make you …,” Neil concluded, the blood rushing from his face.
“Yes.”
“Holy shit,” Danny muttered.
Kris dragged his feet down the sidewalk. He’d gotten himself a coffee at the donut shop around the corner but forgot he was holding onto it, the once steaming brew getting colder by the second. He’d come to the conclusion that he had to tell everyone the truth and he owed Addi the biggest apology; if he lost his boyfriend over this, well then, he had no one to blame but himself.
Slipping a small patch of ice, he quickly righted himself, forcing his eyes to look up. Halfway down the street, he spotted a familiar car parked outside his parent’s home.
Addi.
Tossing the coffee aside, he ran the rest of the way and charged into the house. His parents were sitting in the living room, eyes like saucers as he crashed through the door.
“Where is he?!”
“Out on the back porch,” Neil calmly replied.
Kris took a deep breath and blurted out, “I lied you both about Addi. He’s not just my boyfriend, he’s my boss … he’s the sheik … and I didn’t tell you because I was afraid how you would react to me sleeping with my boss and I shouldn’t have kept this from you and I shouldn’t have kept it hidden like I was ashamed because I’m not … really … Addi is the best thing that’s ever happened to me and no matter what you think, I’m staying with him … so there.”
“Anything else?” Kim asked bemused.
“Umm … I love you both … I respect you both … I hope you feel the same … about me … about Addi.”
“Feel better?”
Kris paused then let out a long breath. “Yay, I feel better.”
“Good. Now that you’ve apologized to us …,” Kim began.
“And for the record, it doesn’t matter what your professional relationship is,” Neil interrupted.
“… go outside and apologize to the one who needs its more than we do.”
Kris kissed them both then hesitantly made his way to the back porch. Addi was standing, arms crossed as he held his coat tight against the cold. He heard the door open and watched Kris step out. Closing the door, he stayed where he was … and Addi stayed where he was … and they looked at each other.
“I thought you’d left,” Kris began, “I was going out of my mind.”
“I went with your dad to Danny’s … to help with the pipes.”
“Oh, I didn’t know.”
“Didn’t you see his note?”
“Yeah, but he didn’t mention you went with him.”
“Sorry.”
“You don’t need to be … he wrote the note.”
Addi nodded and Kris nodded.
“So, was my brother flooded out?”
“No, it’s all fixed.”
“Good … good.” Kris rubbed the back of his neck, knowing he’d stalled enough. “I’m sorry … for lying about us to my parents.”
“It’s okay Kristopher.”
“No, it’s not … wait, it is?”
“I had a talk with you dad at Danny’s … and again with your mama when we got back. I think I understand. You were afraid how they would react to you sleeping with your boss. I just wish you would have talked to me about it.”
Kris stepped a little closer, looking up at the sunset.
“When I was a kid … I don’t know, maybe nine … or ten … I heard my Daddy talking to Mama one night about his boss. Seems the guy was sleeping with his secretary and Daddy expressed in no uncertain terms what he thought about that … how wrong it was … what he thought of her for doing that. Mama agreed with him, adding a few choice comments of her own, and I never completely forgot that conversation. When I told my parents about you for the first time, they naturally asked what you did for a living. I said we worked together and they were concerned about an office romance. Once I convinced them that it wasn’t like that, I just couldn’t tell them the whole truth.”
“I’m sorry.”
“I’m not … well, I am about keeping the truth from them … about lying to you … but I’m not sorry for what we have.” Kris closed the space between them, cold hand cupping Addi’s cold cheek. “You’re the best thing that’s come into my life and I’m not going to give you up … for anybody or any ideal.”
Their lips came together in a slow, tender kiss, both oblivious to the two sets of eyes smiling at them through the kitchen window.
Kim and Neil had suddenly remembered they were having dinner at Daniel’s and were going to be late - 11:30pm to be specific. Both Kris and Addi wondered if Danny ‘remembered’ his folks were coming over.
“Your parents are not too subtle,” Addi mused, his large hands running up and down Kris’ arms as they stood at the bottom of the second floor stairs.
Kris looked at the clock.
“We’ve got five and half hours … let’s not waste that time talking about my parents,” he softly suggested.
Upstairs, they entered the guest room - bigger bed - and slowly undressed each other between kisses. Kris laid down while Addi dug through his bag for lube. The house filled with groans and dirty words as the men prepped then connected. Legs tight around Addi’s waist, Kris held their bodies tight, each thrust casting stars on the ceiling.
Time passed too quickly. It was 11:15pm and they were getting dressed. Addi claimed every muscle ached beautifully while Kris stated he’d never felt better.
Addi reached for the door and Kris stopped him.
“I love you.”
Addi smiled and drew him into a hug.
“I love you too.”