Fic: Obsession 6 b/13
Title: Obsession
Rating: Adult
Summary: Kris never realised one friend could mean so much, until one day he sees that Adam isn’t just a friend - he’s an obsession and one he’ll do anything for.
Disclaimer: I know none of these people, nor do I own them. This never happened.
Previous Parts
As he took his seat, Kris took the chance to study Andrea Fletcher. She had strawberry blonde hair tied back in a French plait, a bright smile that immediately put him at ease, and was wearing a black suit with an emerald green shirt. He had no idea what she thought of his clothing, he hadn’t exactly dressed with a lawyer in mind having assumed he would just get changed first.
Watching her client take his seat and smile adoringly at the man with him Andrea immediately realised why Simon had insisted she take the case. It was going to end up a media circus if it wasn’t handled properly and she had plenty of experience with the press, not to mention that having a gay twin she wasn’t bothered by the relationship. Andrea had been intrigued by Simon going to bat for one of the contestants on his show. She had been amazed when he had told her that he would consider it repayment in full for his favour to her of helping set up her own practice. She had insisted on getting a contract detailing the repayments she would give him but still owed him just under $50,000 but all she had to do was help Kris Allen get divorced and the slate would be wiped clean. It seemed the couple had a guardian angel in Simon that they didn’t know about, at least they would have someone on their side skilled at dealing with the darker side of fame.
“Good afternoon, Mr Allen. My name is Andrea Fletcher.” Andrea said professionally.
Noticing the musical quality to her voice Kris smiled politely, “Nice to meet you. You can call me Kris and this is my partner, Adam.”
“Hello, Adam. Now, Simon said that you need a divorce lawyer, Kris. Don’t be afraid to give me the full details, everything you say to me is confidential. Now have you been living here for six months? If not, where is your state of residence?” Andrea asked with a smile.
Kris bit his lip saying nervously, “Arkansas.”
“Let me just have a look at the divorce laws in your state,” Andrea said before walking to a large oak bookcase.
She quickly took out a book and had a brief look over the pages, thankful that she had insisted she have an up to date details of the divorce laws in each state along with all possible family laws she could think of. Satisfied she had enough information she took her seat and smiled.
“Now are you filing for the divorce? If so, on what grounds and do you have any evidence?”
Kris said softly, “Well, my wife will be filing today if what she screamed earlier was anything to go by. She will be filing on the grounds of adultery, it’s a pretty easy case. I sent her a letter explaining my feelings for Adam so she’ll use that as evidence. I do not want anything from her, she can keep the house, everything in it and the money in our joint bank account. I want to get it over with as smoothly and quickly as possible.”
“Are you sure about giving her all of this, Kris?” Andrea asked, bemused as to why her client would be so willing to give away everything he owned. Most of her clients fought tooth and nail to keep their things.
“Yeah, to be honest, I’ve got something more important more than material goods.”
Kris smiled at Adam who had been sitting next to him, the dark haired man’s calm presence made Kris feel at peace. With Adam by his side, he had forgotten his fear about what the lawyer would say.
“Oh baby,” Adam said softly taking Kris’ hand and kissing the back of it softly.
Once the moment between the couple was over Andrea asked, “Well that should be relatively simple, now do you believe this will be a contested divorce?”
Kris shrugged, “I’ve got no idea. I mean it shouldn’t be because I’ve made it perfectly clear to her that I am in love with Adam but I don’t think she believes that 100%.”
“That’s fine. I will look over the information and organise the papers.”
“That’s great. How long do you think it’ll take for the divorce to go through?” Kris said quickly.
Andrea frowned, “Well, that depends on how she reacts. There is a three month waiting period after it is filed. You can see me in two weeks and I will have a better idea. If I need to speak to you again or have any more information, I'll call you.”
“Great. See you then,” Kris said standing up and shaking the woman’s hand.
As they stepped outside into the street Adam smiled, “That seemed to be relatively painless, baby.”
“Yeah, until Katy gets the papers. I did tell her so it’s not really my fault if she didn’t pay attention.”
Adam said, “Exactly, Kris. Now I'm starving, how about you?”
“I could eat,” Kris said shrugging, he wasn’t really bothered about eating but they had not eaten breakfast and he knew how moody Adam could get if he was hungry.
Adam hailed a cab and let Kris get in first, one hand in the small of his back. Thinking of the restaurant they had gone to the week he had been saved from the bottom three, Adam gave the address since they now had another thing to celebrate. Fortunately, given the time of day, it was unlikely the restaurant would be busy.
*******
Once Kris had sat down Adam slid into his seat, grinning at the slightly romantic environment. They had been given a table towards the back of the dining area as the hostess had recognised their names and said she wanted to make sure they weren’t disturbed. The table had a bright mango calla lily in a simply tall glass vase; the tables were separated by a black wood framed frosted divider covered in oriental style butterflies and flowers.
Looking over at Kris who seemed lost in thought Adam contemplated whether he should ask about what was so upsetting his boyfriend. He knew that there was a lot of things Kris could be thinking about, both of their lives had changed in the space of five days. Adam knew they had been the most important, exhilarating days of his life.
“So are you ready to order, honey?” Adam asked seeing a waiter approaching.
“Yeah,” Kris said with a grin as the waiter arrived, seeing the waiter had not taken his eyes off Adam, Kris frowned.
“My name is Rob. Are you ready to order?” The waiter said, staring at the black haired Adonis in front of him.
Hoping to get rid of the interloper Kris quickly gave his order, “I'll have number 13, with the dressing on the side. I'll have an iced tea.”
Adam ignored the lust filled eyes of the waiter saying, “The number 5, and water with lemon.”
Rob went to process their orders, ignoring the eyes he could feel watching him. One in anger and the other in amusement, it was disappointing that the Adonis hadn’t even looked at hm.
“I can’t believe him, trying to hit on you when I'm here!” Kris said lowly.
“Don’t worry about it, he just fell under my amazing spell,” Adam said with a grin before saying seriously, “He can flirt all he wants; I only have eyes for you.”
Kris knew he was grinning madly but he couldn’t control it, just hearing Adam was not even slightly tempted made him want to jump for joy. Kris knew Adam was the object of adoration for many people but the knowledge that Adam was his made it acceptable. He couldn’t help but think that once everyone realised what an amazing person Adam was, they would be bending over backwards to get to him.
Seeing the pleased grin Adam had to admit he found the jealous/possessive streak adorable and knew it was motivated by insecurity and fear. Kris would no doubt feel more secure once they declared their relationship to the world. He hoped so, because he was not going to end up in another relationship that was fraught with jealousy and accusations once had been enough.
Looking again at their surroundings Adam laughed lowly asking, “So is this our first date?”
“Yeah, I guess it is. It’s kinda weird to have a first date after everything.”
“Well, being conventional has never been my strong suit,” Adam said with a low laugh.
Kris asked thoughtfully, “Do you miss musical theatre?”
“No, I’ve always dreamed of being on a stage singing to people. The musicals were a good way of satisfying the need but to be honest, I want to be the loud voice in the crowd, instead of one of the crowd. Besides, my singing is just theatrical enough to satisfy my inner drama queen.”
“Great. I didn’t like the thought that you had to sacrifice one dream for another, Adam. I don’t want you to ever be forced to do that.”
“So tell me some more about your family,” Adam asked eager to be fully prepared for the day he got the chance to meet them. He was worried that they really would resent him for ending Kris’ marriage despite what they had claimed.
“My mom and dad are called Kim and Neil, they are very laid back. There’s not much that seems to bother them, my brother Daniel is a cheerleading coach. It’s weird because for so long I was known as Daniel’s brother and he keeps saying people are asking him if he is Kris Allen’s brother. We are generally a very close and emotional family, we talk about everything. What about you?”
“My my mom is called Leila and my dad is Eber, they’re divorced. I have one brother called Neil. My dad is the one that got me interested in music, he was a DJ. I think they are more excited about American Idol than I am. My mom is my confidante, I always speak to her .”
Smiling widely, Kris reached across the table and took Adam’s hand in his, delighting in the soft, happy smile it produced. He could see wonder and joy in Adam’s eyes as if he couldn’t believed this was really happening. He looked up at the sound of coughing, turning he saw the waiter and grinned at the disappointment in the man’s eyes.
“Your food, gentlemen. Please enjoy,” The waiter said dismayed that the tall black haired man was taken.
Rob knew the American Idol contestants were not yet officially out and he wouldn’t change that. His personal code was that he would not force anyone out of the closet, he could remember the pain when it had happened to him. He had to admit they looked good together and seemed to be really in love, he had noticed how they were lost in their own world.
*******
“I'm going to miss you, baby.”
“I'll miss you too, Sweetie. At least you don’t have to worry about a vengeful wife coming after you. At least my parents will help keep her out of the way.” Kris said softly, holding Adam’s hand tightly.
Katy would probably use the time to get at him, Kris was relieved that his parents knew about him and Adam meaning they would be there to provide a buffer if needed. He just didn’t want to be away from Adam, he felt as though he would fade into nothing without Adam there. Without Adam the world seemed to be colourless, it had always been that way. Kris knew it was dangerous to depend on the man so much but it felt too good to be wrong.
“I guess this is it,” Adam said pulling Kris into his embrace and never wanting to let go.
Adam couldn’t believe how horrible it felt to know that he was going to be apart from Kris. They hadn’t been seeing each other very long and now he had to let Kris go into what could be a hostile and violent environment alone. He couldn’t bear the thought of Kris being alone and getting hurt because he wasn’t there.
Adam felt as though he was going to fall apart without Kris nearby. Sometimes it felt like he couldn’t survive without Kris, the man had become as necessary to him as oxygen. Kris was his obsession and it felt heavenly. Even before they had started dating Adam invariably found himself seeking the younger man out, thankfully Kris hadn’t found it weird or wrong, and seemed to feel the same way. Kris would often seek him out and they would simply just sit together sometimes they just sat in a comfortable silence knowing they didn’t need to fill it with meaningless words.
The pair kissed desperately, knowing logically that they wouldn’t be apart long but it felt like an eternity. They had no choice though, it was something they had to do if they wanted any chance of being in the final. Hearing the hooting of their driver, the pair parted and walked out to their separate cars.
******
Adam looked out the window, feeling that he was leaving his heart behind. He wanted to back with Kris, lying next to the man and exchanging quick kisses. He knew the parades could only help them in the competition since it would give them more fans and Adam wanted nothing more than for Danny to be kicked out in the next round. He hated the man for upsetting Kris and wanted him as far away from Kris as possible. It was unfortunate that they would be touring together but thankfully they wouldn’t have to spend as much time together and he was sure the others would help with Danny.
Opening his back, he got his I-Pod smiling softly at the piece of paper taped to the screen reading ‘open me’. Adam quickly opened it and stared in amazement.
Adam ,
Courtney Kutcha perfectly describes how I feel
about you.
If I could have just one wish,
I would wish to wake up everyday
to the sound of your breath on my neck,
the warmth of your lips on my cheek,
the touch of your fingers on my skin,
and the feel of your heart beating with mine...
Knowing that I could never find that feeling
with anyone other than you.
- Courtney Kuchta
Love always,
Kris
Adam took the letter and placed it in his wallet, wanting to keep it close at all times. He couldn’t believe how romantic Kris was, it seemed that every day Kris was amazing him. He just hoped Kris liked the mix CD he had sneaked into Kris’ backpack.
End Part 6