The Little Things Pt 804/? (Forever After Sequel)
Chapter 804
Flash Forward 2039
“We have a problem,” Adam announced as he walked into the bedroom.
“Great,” Kris sighed. “But don’t tell me.”
“What?”
“I don’t want to know,” Kris answered. “We’ve had a nice day talking about the past, I don’t want to know anything bad.”
“It’s not life changing,” Adam said before climbing onto the bed.
“What is it then?” Kris sighed.
“It’s the kids,” Adam answered.
“Oh great,” Kris sighed. “Now I really want to know.”
“I think they might be arranging something fun for us,” Adam said. “You know for our anniversary.”
“And how to hell do they know about that?” Kris asked annoyed.
“Probably because we’ve been talking about it all day,” Adam answered. “And I have a loud voice.”
“Yeah you have a loud voice,” Kris nodded in agreement. “Well you can just go and tell them to stop whatever they are planning. We don’t need a party.”
“We don’t?” Adam asked.
“Of course not,” Kris frowned.
“But we’ve been walking down memory lane,” Adam frowned. “And we’ve been enjoying it.”
“It wasn’t all fun,” Kris pointed out.
“Excuse me?” Adam frowned.
“Why don’t you go and tell our kids about the time we broke up,” Kris answered.
“Well this day took a dramatic turn,” Adam remarked confused. “And we didn’t really break up.”
“I proposed to you and you broke up with me,” Kris pointed out.
“Excuse me but you were the one that walked out,” Adam pointed out. “And you were the one that stayed away for six weeks. Six whole weeks.”
“I proposed and you turned me down,” Kris frowned. “I was sure you’d broken up with me.”
“Oh please,” Adam said rolling his eyes. “Like I could have done that.”
“And it wasn’t like you were getting in contact with me,” Kris added.
“I called you.”
“Yeah totally wasted,” Adam mumbled.
End of Flash Forward 2039
Flashback 2010
Kris didn't know what the phone call meant but he knew if Adam was trying to be dramatic he had succeeded again. He put the key in the lock of his old house, the house he called home up until six weeks ago. His heart rate began to speed up to an unnatural rate at the memory of the phone call he had just received. He had been busy building his new bed in his new apartment when a phone call from Adam had made him drop everything and race over. A crying Adam and a mention of pills were now flashing through his mind and he didn't know if he had the strength to open the door. To say his break up with Adam had been bad would be an understatement, it had been a disaster. One that Kris was still trying to cope with.
Stepping though the apartment door Kris noticed the silence first. Usually he would walk through the door and be met with the sound of music and his boyfriend singing along. He closed the door behind him quietly and stood in the hallway looking in front of him at the closed bedroom door. He knew he had a move forward but the fear running through his body wouldn't let him move. Adam didn't sound good on the phone, he sounded weak, not like Adam at all. One step at a time he moved down the hallway to the closed door. The darkness surrounding him making him even more afraid. His eyes caught the small photo frames on the table by the bedroom door. All of the smiling faces, happy memories of a better time when all Kris had to worry about was if he would be in the same state as Adam for more than two days. With a shaky hand Kris stepped forward pushing the bedroom door open. Unlike the rest of the apartment the bedroom had a small lamp lighting the room. Kris could see the bed was empty the covers messy and probably not changed since Kris left six weeks before. The smell of vomit and sweat caught the back of Kris's throat making him gag. He went to back out the room but stopped hearing a noise coming from the bathroom. Kris let out a breath he didn't even know he was holding.
“Adam?” Kris asked looking at the bathroom door. He took a step towards the bathroom door only to step back again. “Adam.” He repeated. He wasn't ready to walk through the bathroom door and see what the love of his life had become. It was clear that Adam was not coping, he had watched the tv, watched his ex struggle to answer questions on Leno, looking like he was on something. He had seen the pictures falling out of clubs, hanging on the arm of countless pretty boys. Kris knew Adam was wasting away but he wasn't to blame. He had tried his best with him.
A groan from the bathroom forced Kris forward and through the door before he could even think about it. Adam sat in the empty bath tub completely naked, his clothes covered in vomit laying in the corner. Kris could only stare. In the year he had known Adam he had never seen him like this, Adam had never allowed anyone to see him so uncontrolled. His normally perfect black hair lay flat on his head covered in sweat, the natural colour of red coming through telling Kris Adam had really been letting himself go. The worst was his face. Even without make up Adam was beautiful but the weeks of drinking and god knows what else had changed Adam's usually fresh face. Bloated and red Adam looked about twenty years older than he was.
Another groan pulled Kris from his thoughts as he moved slowly towards his ex. “Adam?” Kris sunk to his knees in front of the bath tub.
“Kris?” Adam's voice came out in a shaky whisper as he tried to lift his head. “Baby?”
Kris squeezed his eyes shut hearing his ex use a term of endearment. He couldn't focus on it, they had broken up for a reason. “Adam have you taken anything?” Kris wrapped his fingers around Adam's wrist to feel his pulse. Adam's head rolled back hitting the bath tub behind him. “Adam.” Kris said with force. “You need to wake up. Have you taken anything.” Kris climbed in the tub to hold Adam's head up. “Adam.”
“Wanted to.” Adam answered broken. “Needed you to notice.” Kris let go of Adam's head letting it smack against the tub again.
“Well mission fucking accomplished.” Kris snapped climbing out the tub. “What the fuck are you playing at Adam?”
“I needed to get you here.” Adam said finally opening his eyes. “I knew the dramatic phone call would work.”
It took everything in Kris's power to not turn and leave Adam and his mess behind. In the year Adam had been in his life he had never been this angry before.
“I wanted to talk to you.” Adam said as he tried to climb out of the tub only to fall back again. “I need. I need you to listen to me. I've thought about this for a long time.” Adam finally managed to climb over the side of the tub as Kris stood looking down at him.
“You're drunk.” Kris remarked.
“Not drunk. Merry.” Adam smiled as he got to his feet. “But I was thinking and my answer is yes.” Adam stood swaying from side to side as he smiled at Kris.
“That's not funny Adam.” Kris swallowed the lump in his throat refusing to let Adam see him cry.
“I'm serious Kristopher my answer is yes.”
“Your answer is six weeks to fucking late.” Kris said. “What the fuck makes you think I'd accept it now.”
Adam looked down at his naked body. “Cause I'm going to fucking die without you.” He answered matter of fact.
“Like I said. Six weeks too fucking late.” Kris took a step towards Adam. “Do you know how broken you made me that night.”
A flash of guilt crossed Adam's eyes as he nodded. “I know I broke you.”
“You broke my heart.” Kris said.
Adam nodded again. “I broke mine too.” Both singers stood looking at each other remembering the pain of that night.
Flashback (In a flashback)
Adam lay back on the sofa with the photo album Kris had gotten him for his birthday spread out in front of him. He didn't know how long he had lay there going over every picture. Studying every image for any sign that Kris wasn't happy. They had spent a year together and in that year Adam had seen no sign of Kris wanting a bigger commitment than they already had. They shared a home a bed and every day they could but maybe that wasn't enough for Kris, maybe Adam wasn't enough. So after a full eight hours of wondering if Kris was coming home Adam crawled into bed and hoped sleep would come.
When he woke to the sound of the front door being opened and closed Adam bolted from the bed. “Kris?” He called opening the bedroom door.
“He's not here honey.” Adam froze hearing Kim's voice.
Adam followed the sound of Kim's voice into the living room where Neil stood with his hands in his pockets. “Where is he?”
Kim came towards Adam pulling him down into her arms. “Are you okay?”
“Kris is okay.” Neil reassured. “He's resting at a hotel.”
“Well tell him to come home.” Adam said moving away from Kim. “He can rest here.”
Kim shared a look with her husband before walking over to Adam again. “He just needs some time honey.”
“Time for what?” Adam asked confused. “Where is he?”
“He asked us to come here and collect his things.” Neil said quietly. “He wants to come home for a while.”
“Why?” Adam asked slumping down on the sofa. “This is his home.”
“I'm going to go get his things.” Neil said to his wife leaving Adam and Kim alone in the living room.
“Honey.” Kim said sitting down next to Adam on the sofa. “He's confused. We raised him to believe that love equals marriage. You saying you don't want to get married yet you love him.”
“I do love him. He knows I love him.” Adam said.
“He's just confused honey. He wants marriage and kids and everything that brings.” Kim rested her hand on Adam's knee. “And you don't.”
“Fine. I'll marry him.” Adam said standing up. “If he wants it so bad I'll do it.”
“That will be the worst mistake both of you could make.” Kim stood holding onto Adam's hand. “Give him time.”
Adam pulled his hand from Kim shaking his head. “There's no point. It's over.”
“Adam.”
“No Kim. I get it just tell him to be happy.” Adam walked towards the front door. “Lock the door on your way out.”
End Of Flashback (In a flashback)
“You sent your parents to break up with me.” Adam complained as Kris helped him to the bed.
“That's not exactly true and you know it.” Kris stood looking around the room. “Come on your can't sleep here.” Slinging Adam's arm over his shoulder Kris pulled his ex's naked body up. “You've lost weight.”
“I lost you.” Adam rested his head on Kris's shoulder. “I don't feel so good.”
“Well you look like shit.” Kris commented pulling Adam into the spare room.
“I look like shit cause you dumped me.”
“I'm not the one that's been running around La with every pretty boy I could find.” Kris commented throwing Adam's limp body on the bed. “I'm not the one fucking every guy that came within twenty feet of me.”
“And what the fuck do you know. You weren't here. You ran off back to Mama and Daddy.” Adam went to stand only to have Kris push him back down. “I need a fucking drink.”
“I don't think you do and I know what I saw.” Kris said unable to look at his ex boyfriend. “Tmz don't miss a thing.”
“I didn't sleep with any of them.” Adam admitted crawling to the top of the bed. “I bore the shit out them all talking about you you little shit.”
“Just rest.” Kris sighed pulling the covers over Adam's naked body.
“Stay.” Adam pleaded gripping onto Kris's hand.
Kris let out a sigh. He hated being pulled in like this. “Just sleep.”
“Not until you promise me you'll stay.” Adam squeezed Kris's hand. “I don't have the energy to talk right now but there is so much I want to say to you. Please stay.”
“Okay.” Kris sighed.
“Promise.”
“I promise.”
Adam nodded his head finally letting go of Kris's hand. “You look beautiful.” He said being closing his eyes leaving Kris to stand at the side of the bed looking down at him.
End Of Flashback
Flash Forward 2039
“We have a problem,” Adam announced as he walked into the bedroom.
“Great,” Kris sighed. “But don’t tell me.”
“What?”
“I don’t want to know,” Kris answered. “We’ve had a nice day talking about the past, I don’t want to know anything bad.”
“It’s not life changing,” Adam said before climbing onto the bed.
“What is it then?” Kris sighed.
“It’s the kids,” Adam answered.
“Oh great,” Kris sighed. “Now I really want to know.”
“I think they might be arranging something fun for us,” Adam said. “You know for our anniversary.”
“And how to hell do they know about that?” Kris asked annoyed.
“Probably because we’ve been talking about it all day,” Adam answered. “And I have a loud voice.”
“Yeah you have a loud voice,” Kris nodded in agreement. “Well you can just go and tell them to stop whatever they are planning. We don’t need a party.”
“We don’t?” Adam asked.
“Of course not,” Kris frowned.
“But we’ve been walking down memory lane,” Adam frowned. “And we’ve been enjoying it.”
“It wasn’t all fun,” Kris pointed out.
“Excuse me?” Adam frowned.
“Why don’t you go and tell our kids about the time we broke up,” Kris answered.
“Well this day took a dramatic turn,” Adam remarked confused. “And we didn’t really break up.”
“I proposed to you and you broke up with me,” Kris pointed out.
“Excuse me but you were the one that walked out,” Adam pointed out. “And you were the one that stayed away for six weeks. Six whole weeks.”
“I proposed and you turned me down,” Kris frowned. “I was sure you’d broken up with me.”
“Oh please,” Adam said rolling his eyes. “Like I could have done that.”
“And it wasn’t like you were getting in contact with me,” Kris added.
“I called you.”
“Yeah totally wasted,” Adam mumbled.
End of Flash Forward 2039
Flashback 2010
Kris didn't know what the phone call meant but he knew if Adam was trying to be dramatic he had succeeded again. He put the key in the lock of his old house, the house he called home up until six weeks ago. His heart rate began to speed up to an unnatural rate at the memory of the phone call he had just received. He had been busy building his new bed in his new apartment when a phone call from Adam had made him drop everything and race over. A crying Adam and a mention of pills were now flashing through his mind and he didn't know if he had the strength to open the door. To say his break up with Adam had been bad would be an understatement, it had been a disaster. One that Kris was still trying to cope with.
Stepping though the apartment door Kris noticed the silence first. Usually he would walk through the door and be met with the sound of music and his boyfriend singing along. He closed the door behind him quietly and stood in the hallway looking in front of him at the closed bedroom door. He knew he had a move forward but the fear running through his body wouldn't let him move. Adam didn't sound good on the phone, he sounded weak, not like Adam at all. One step at a time he moved down the hallway to the closed door. The darkness surrounding him making him even more afraid. His eyes caught the small photo frames on the table by the bedroom door. All of the smiling faces, happy memories of a better time when all Kris had to worry about was if he would be in the same state as Adam for more than two days. With a shaky hand Kris stepped forward pushing the bedroom door open. Unlike the rest of the apartment the bedroom had a small lamp lighting the room. Kris could see the bed was empty the covers messy and probably not changed since Kris left six weeks before. The smell of vomit and sweat caught the back of Kris's throat making him gag. He went to back out the room but stopped hearing a noise coming from the bathroom. Kris let out a breath he didn't even know he was holding.
“Adam?” Kris asked looking at the bathroom door. He took a step towards the bathroom door only to step back again. “Adam.” He repeated. He wasn't ready to walk through the bathroom door and see what the love of his life had become. It was clear that Adam was not coping, he had watched the tv, watched his ex struggle to answer questions on Leno, looking like he was on something. He had seen the pictures falling out of clubs, hanging on the arm of countless pretty boys. Kris knew Adam was wasting away but he wasn't to blame. He had tried his best with him.
A groan from the bathroom forced Kris forward and through the door before he could even think about it. Adam sat in the empty bath tub completely naked, his clothes covered in vomit laying in the corner. Kris could only stare. In the year he had known Adam he had never seen him like this, Adam had never allowed anyone to see him so uncontrolled. His normally perfect black hair lay flat on his head covered in sweat, the natural colour of red coming through telling Kris Adam had really been letting himself go. The worst was his face. Even without make up Adam was beautiful but the weeks of drinking and god knows what else had changed Adam's usually fresh face. Bloated and red Adam looked about twenty years older than he was.
Another groan pulled Kris from his thoughts as he moved slowly towards his ex. “Adam?” Kris sunk to his knees in front of the bath tub.
“Kris?” Adam's voice came out in a shaky whisper as he tried to lift his head. “Baby?”
Kris squeezed his eyes shut hearing his ex use a term of endearment. He couldn't focus on it, they had broken up for a reason. “Adam have you taken anything?” Kris wrapped his fingers around Adam's wrist to feel his pulse. Adam's head rolled back hitting the bath tub behind him. “Adam.” Kris said with force. “You need to wake up. Have you taken anything.” Kris climbed in the tub to hold Adam's head up. “Adam.”
“Wanted to.” Adam answered broken. “Needed you to notice.” Kris let go of Adam's head letting it smack against the tub again.
“Well mission fucking accomplished.” Kris snapped climbing out the tub. “What the fuck are you playing at Adam?”
“I needed to get you here.” Adam said finally opening his eyes. “I knew the dramatic phone call would work.”
It took everything in Kris's power to not turn and leave Adam and his mess behind. In the year Adam had been in his life he had never been this angry before.
“I wanted to talk to you.” Adam said as he tried to climb out of the tub only to fall back again. “I need. I need you to listen to me. I've thought about this for a long time.” Adam finally managed to climb over the side of the tub as Kris stood looking down at him.
“You're drunk.” Kris remarked.
“Not drunk. Merry.” Adam smiled as he got to his feet. “But I was thinking and my answer is yes.” Adam stood swaying from side to side as he smiled at Kris.
“That's not funny Adam.” Kris swallowed the lump in his throat refusing to let Adam see him cry.
“I'm serious Kristopher my answer is yes.”
“Your answer is six weeks to fucking late.” Kris said. “What the fuck makes you think I'd accept it now.”
Adam looked down at his naked body. “Cause I'm going to fucking die without you.” He answered matter of fact.
“Like I said. Six weeks too fucking late.” Kris took a step towards Adam. “Do you know how broken you made me that night.”
A flash of guilt crossed Adam's eyes as he nodded. “I know I broke you.”
“You broke my heart.” Kris said.
Adam nodded again. “I broke mine too.” Both singers stood looking at each other remembering the pain of that night.
Flashback (In a flashback)
Adam lay back on the sofa with the photo album Kris had gotten him for his birthday spread out in front of him. He didn't know how long he had lay there going over every picture. Studying every image for any sign that Kris wasn't happy. They had spent a year together and in that year Adam had seen no sign of Kris wanting a bigger commitment than they already had. They shared a home a bed and every day they could but maybe that wasn't enough for Kris, maybe Adam wasn't enough. So after a full eight hours of wondering if Kris was coming home Adam crawled into bed and hoped sleep would come.
When he woke to the sound of the front door being opened and closed Adam bolted from the bed. “Kris?” He called opening the bedroom door.
“He's not here honey.” Adam froze hearing Kim's voice.
Adam followed the sound of Kim's voice into the living room where Neil stood with his hands in his pockets. “Where is he?”
Kim came towards Adam pulling him down into her arms. “Are you okay?”
“Kris is okay.” Neil reassured. “He's resting at a hotel.”
“Well tell him to come home.” Adam said moving away from Kim. “He can rest here.”
Kim shared a look with her husband before walking over to Adam again. “He just needs some time honey.”
“Time for what?” Adam asked confused. “Where is he?”
“He asked us to come here and collect his things.” Neil said quietly. “He wants to come home for a while.”
“Why?” Adam asked slumping down on the sofa. “This is his home.”
“I'm going to go get his things.” Neil said to his wife leaving Adam and Kim alone in the living room.
“Honey.” Kim said sitting down next to Adam on the sofa. “He's confused. We raised him to believe that love equals marriage. You saying you don't want to get married yet you love him.”
“I do love him. He knows I love him.” Adam said.
“He's just confused honey. He wants marriage and kids and everything that brings.” Kim rested her hand on Adam's knee. “And you don't.”
“Fine. I'll marry him.” Adam said standing up. “If he wants it so bad I'll do it.”
“That will be the worst mistake both of you could make.” Kim stood holding onto Adam's hand. “Give him time.”
Adam pulled his hand from Kim shaking his head. “There's no point. It's over.”
“Adam.”
“No Kim. I get it just tell him to be happy.” Adam walked towards the front door. “Lock the door on your way out.”
End Of Flashback (In a flashback)
“You sent your parents to break up with me.” Adam complained as Kris helped him to the bed.
“That's not exactly true and you know it.” Kris stood looking around the room. “Come on your can't sleep here.” Slinging Adam's arm over his shoulder Kris pulled his ex's naked body up. “You've lost weight.”
“I lost you.” Adam rested his head on Kris's shoulder. “I don't feel so good.”
“Well you look like shit.” Kris commented pulling Adam into the spare room.
“I look like shit cause you dumped me.”
“I'm not the one that's been running around La with every pretty boy I could find.” Kris commented throwing Adam's limp body on the bed. “I'm not the one fucking every guy that came within twenty feet of me.”
“And what the fuck do you know. You weren't here. You ran off back to Mama and Daddy.” Adam went to stand only to have Kris push him back down. “I need a fucking drink.”
“I don't think you do and I know what I saw.” Kris said unable to look at his ex boyfriend. “Tmz don't miss a thing.”
“I didn't sleep with any of them.” Adam admitted crawling to the top of the bed. “I bore the shit out them all talking about you you little shit.”
“Just rest.” Kris sighed pulling the covers over Adam's naked body.
“Stay.” Adam pleaded gripping onto Kris's hand.
Kris let out a sigh. He hated being pulled in like this. “Just sleep.”
“Not until you promise me you'll stay.” Adam squeezed Kris's hand. “I don't have the energy to talk right now but there is so much I want to say to you. Please stay.”
“Okay.” Kris sighed.
“Promise.”
“I promise.”
Adam nodded his head finally letting go of Kris's hand. “You look beautiful.” He said being closing his eyes leaving Kris to stand at the side of the bed looking down at him.
End Of Flashback