I stared at my boyfriend's face. He was asleep lying next to me and I knew it was a peaceful dream. A smile played on his lips, and a hint of laughter in his breath. My boyfriend was the most amazing creature to walk planet earth.

Adam Banks was as sweet as any man, as kind as any child and as honest as an infant. When growing up Adam never lost his innocence and that is strange to most. He hasn't taken a walk on many wild sides but he's very strong willed and out spoken.

Adam has walked on one wild side, and he's still following the trail. By being my boyfriend he's betraying all his family's hopes for him, disregarding his friend's acceptance to be with another man.

I'm proud to have Adam wake in bed beside me. His light brown hair sticking straight in the air, and his eyes tired but he still holds them open. His innocence is best seen in the morning, when he can't figure out which thought is which and what hand gives the minutes on a clock. He's like a baby for a short while.

Adam stirred and my thoughts continue to jumble around in my head. His arms moved above his head and stretched, hitting the wall and being drawn back into his body quickly. His mouth forms the shape of an "O" and he yawns through it. He closes his mouth and rubs his eyes. Then out from being his slender fingers I can see the blue.

"Good morning, Charlie." He says to me and I smile. I lean down and kiss his forehead before replying.

"Good morning, Adam." I laughed lightly when he turned to the clock on our dorm room wall. "It says eleven a.m." I said.

"Thanks, Sweetie, my eyes won't focus." He smiles up at me and my heart jumps into my throat. When he combines his smile and his magnificent blue eyes my heart always beats faster.

I melt into his body, laying my head on his chest and he wraps his arms around my back. One of his hands makes its way to my head and he starts stroking my curly brown hair. "Why'd you let me sleep so long?" He asks quietly.

"You looked tired last night and you looked so comfortable this morning. I didn't want to disturb you." I said and I could feel a smile work its way onto his face.

"Thanks, Charlie." He threaded his fingers in my hair and held them there, holding my head all the same. "What do you want to do today?" He asked me and I smiled knowing my answer.

"I want to lie like this all day." I said and I heard his laugh.

"Charlie, you know I would love to do that but you know as well as I do that those team mates of ours will be knocking on our door. What do you want to do that's out of the room?" He asked me again.

"Practice is at eight thirty tonight so we have time." I replied.

"Practice is on the rink today right? Dry land's on Monday?" He asked me and I nodded my head against his chest. Right now all I wanted to do was lay here peacefully with my head on his heart.

~*~

We eventually did leave the room, after fooling around on our bed. As Adam had said, Goldberg did knock on our door and invited us out to his family's deli for lunch. We gladly accepted having been hungry.

No one on the team knows about Adam and I. I think it would devastate some and disgust some of the others. But there are a few I think would stick with us, stay our friends and help us through the problem's we're bound to have.

Adam has his arm hanging around my neck in a brotherly way, as we walk with Gol0die out of the dorms and towards the restaurant. The way he's looking at me is enough to give away that we're in love but Goldberg doesn't catch on to Adam's arm and stares, or my smiles and finger tips that hold Adam's thigh for a moment before letting go when they hit together.

"So, how have you two been? You haven't been out of your room in a while." Goldie said and I had to stifle a laugh.

"We've both been sick." Leave it to Adam to cover for what we actually did. "Charlie got sick and I took care of him, but I caught what he had and he helped take care of me."

Adam looked at me and smiled. We weren't lying completely. I had been sick but Adam never caught what I had, he just let me cuddle with him at night and made me soup during the day.

"Sad to hear that, guys, I guess it's a good thing that practice is tonight and wasn't last week otherwise we'd have missed you two." Goldie said holding the door to his parent's deli open so we could walk in.

"Thanks, Goldie. So, how has the team been?" I asked following Adam and him to the counter. Adam had dropped his arm from my shoulder about a block away from the deli and I stopped holding his thigh. We both thought sooner or later Goldie would figure it out.

~^~*~^~ [Hey, everyone. It's been a while since I've written an author's note so I don't really know what to say. I can't say this is my first story, or my first attempt at slash. But I can say it's my ninth slash story. I'd appreciate any reviews-criticism, flames, or people who like the story so far. Hope to read something from each who read, it always makes me feel good to know people enjoy my stories. Bye!

~*Angel*~]