Chapter 9
Adam's POV
We talked for about an hour about what was going on with everyone's lives. At one point I noticed that Mandy hadn't said anything for a long time so I looked down only to find her asleep. "Well, I guess its about time to retire for the night," I stated as I shook Mandy a little to wake her up, "It was great to see everyone again!" I took Mandy's hand and I let her lead me to her room, which was only a few rooms down from where Trish was staying.
"I'm so tired!" Mandy yawned. I wrapped my arms around her and we just stood there for a few minute just enjoying being together. She pulled away and crawled into bed with me turning off the lights and sliding in next to her. She rested her head on my chest and I kissed her forehead.
"So what's up with the hair?" I asked as I played with some of her long black locks.
"Vince seems to think it will 'contrast' with Chris's blonde hair. Like anybody really cares if our appearance contrasts or not. I don't know, I'm supposed to be this mysterious dark figure now," She explained.
"Well, I like it. Its definitely different, that's for sure," I insisted after getting the hint that she didn't like it very much.
"That's interesting considering all Chris does is make fun of it...I mean, he likes to tease me about it. I don't know why though because I think its kinda cool," She explained.
"I'm glad that you and Chris get along so well. He's one of my best friends!"
"I know, it's been...fun...working with Chris. The story line is great and he's really...sweet," Mandy announced, but I didn't want to talk anymore. I shifted so that I was face to face with her and I kissed her gently. I placed my hand on her thigh and ran it slowly up to her hip and finally, her waist. Reaching a little lower, I slipped my thumb under the elastic band of her shorts to pull them off before she pushed me away.
"What's wrong?" I asked stopping for an answer.
"Baby, I'm so tired right now," she explained. I sighed and rolled onto my back staring up at the ceiling. "I'm sorry baby. I want to, I really do, but right now I just feel like I couldn't keep my eyes open for another minute." I turned back to her and ran my fingers down her cheek.
"It's fine. I understand, it's been a really big day for you."
As I lied next to her in the darkness, I listened to her steady breathing as she drifted off into a deep sleep. Watching her sleep, I had time to think about everything we had been through together. There had been times when I had been such a jerk to her, and yet here she was, lying next to me. There had been times when she should have just left, walked away and never looked back. But here she was, still loving me after everything I had done. In truth, I felt that I didn't deserve her. How was it that after all of the messed up shit I had done, I still had someone there to love me? I knew how lucky I had to be to have someone who would stand by me like that. I guess that after my wife walked out, I just gave up on love. I figured that there was no way I was going to change, and no one would ever accept my lifestyle. Boy, was I wrong. It was beyond my comprehension how someone like Mandy even looked twice at me. I knew then, that I would love her forever, despite anything that could ever happen. She had changed my life too much for me to ever stop loving her. She put me on the right path and helped me realize that I wasn't the only person that my behavior was hurting. I had a daughter to think about. My god, Danny loved Mandy. I think she realized that it was Mandy who gave her daddy back to her. We both loved Mandy because she turned our world upside down, and lying next to her, I only wanted to hold on to her forever.
Adam's POV
We talked for about an hour about what was going on with everyone's lives. At one point I noticed that Mandy hadn't said anything for a long time so I looked down only to find her asleep. "Well, I guess its about time to retire for the night," I stated as I shook Mandy a little to wake her up, "It was great to see everyone again!" I took Mandy's hand and I let her lead me to her room, which was only a few rooms down from where Trish was staying.
"I'm so tired!" Mandy yawned. I wrapped my arms around her and we just stood there for a few minute just enjoying being together. She pulled away and crawled into bed with me turning off the lights and sliding in next to her. She rested her head on my chest and I kissed her forehead.
"So what's up with the hair?" I asked as I played with some of her long black locks.
"Vince seems to think it will 'contrast' with Chris's blonde hair. Like anybody really cares if our appearance contrasts or not. I don't know, I'm supposed to be this mysterious dark figure now," She explained.
"Well, I like it. Its definitely different, that's for sure," I insisted after getting the hint that she didn't like it very much.
"That's interesting considering all Chris does is make fun of it...I mean, he likes to tease me about it. I don't know why though because I think its kinda cool," She explained.
"I'm glad that you and Chris get along so well. He's one of my best friends!"
"I know, it's been...fun...working with Chris. The story line is great and he's really...sweet," Mandy announced, but I didn't want to talk anymore. I shifted so that I was face to face with her and I kissed her gently. I placed my hand on her thigh and ran it slowly up to her hip and finally, her waist. Reaching a little lower, I slipped my thumb under the elastic band of her shorts to pull them off before she pushed me away.
"What's wrong?" I asked stopping for an answer.
"Baby, I'm so tired right now," she explained. I sighed and rolled onto my back staring up at the ceiling. "I'm sorry baby. I want to, I really do, but right now I just feel like I couldn't keep my eyes open for another minute." I turned back to her and ran my fingers down her cheek.
"It's fine. I understand, it's been a really big day for you."
As I lied next to her in the darkness, I listened to her steady breathing as she drifted off into a deep sleep. Watching her sleep, I had time to think about everything we had been through together. There had been times when I had been such a jerk to her, and yet here she was, lying next to me. There had been times when she should have just left, walked away and never looked back. But here she was, still loving me after everything I had done. In truth, I felt that I didn't deserve her. How was it that after all of the messed up shit I had done, I still had someone there to love me? I knew how lucky I had to be to have someone who would stand by me like that. I guess that after my wife walked out, I just gave up on love. I figured that there was no way I was going to change, and no one would ever accept my lifestyle. Boy, was I wrong. It was beyond my comprehension how someone like Mandy even looked twice at me. I knew then, that I would love her forever, despite anything that could ever happen. She had changed my life too much for me to ever stop loving her. She put me on the right path and helped me realize that I wasn't the only person that my behavior was hurting. I had a daughter to think about. My god, Danny loved Mandy. I think she realized that it was Mandy who gave her daddy back to her. We both loved Mandy because she turned our world upside down, and lying next to her, I only wanted to hold on to her forever.