So here we are. Chapter 19 out of 22 and basically the last half is just to show there is a connecting piece being written called Unexpected Surprise and it's Trini and Kim's story.

Thrill

"I have found the perfect building for my Angel Grove dojo. It's the old dance studio a couple miles from your office. Do you have time to see it?"

"Sure. He gave Adam the address and waited for him to arrive. The building needed some work. His brothers had helped him work on the one in River Bend, and he thought with some finagling he could get some more labor out of them. He felt like he was completing a circle with this dojo. His first one was in River Bend, where he'd gone to college. His second one was in Stone Canyon, where he grew up and now the third, and most likely final, in Angel Grove where his heart was.

"It is a good spot, Rocky."

He turned to see his boyfriend standing behind him. He smiled, charmed as always by Adam wearing a suit. There was just something about seeing that coiled, lean body covered by dress clothes when he was more comfortable in t-shirts and jeans that made his stomach tighten and flutter. But that was a feeling he was used to, after all these years, Adam still made his knees week.

"Come here," Adam commanded.

Rocky would never tell Adam this, but he loved it when Adam got that tone in his voice. It made him hard every time. He cocked his head to the side and teased him. "Hmm. If I do, what are you going to give me?"

Adam grinned. "Are you going to come here?" He watched Rocky come forward and smiled wolfishly.

Rocky stood in front of him, but kept his hands by his side. "This is your show, baby, but you should know…" his words trailed off because Adam made his move. His hands grabbed Rocky's ass and moved forward until their pelvises lined together. He tilted his head and locked his lips to Rocky's. He plunged his tongue into his boyfriend's mouth, mimicking the motion he really wanted to make. Rocky moaned and bucked his hips wildly. Adam squeezed his ass and rubbed himself up against Rocky.

There were voices in his head but he ignored them at first until Adam jerked away. "Someone is downstairs," he gasped.

"It's the realtor. She's fine."

Adam's mouth dropped open. "You mean you knew she was here?" he asked, dangerously.

"Well, yeah." Adam glared at him incredulously. "I tried to tell you before you grabbed me. Don't blame me because I can't think once you put your hands on me."

Adam smiled. "What would you have done if I had pulled your pants down and she'd come up here?"

He shook his head. "Trini's not stupid. Why do you think she's making all that noise?"

Adam closed in on him quickly. "Well, let's get the business end wrapped up quickly and make this building ours." He sucked on Rocky's neck until the other man trembled. "You owe me a ride and you're going to pay up once I get you home."

Rocky shivered at the sensations rocking his body. Adam had a way with words and he knew how to push Rocky's buttons with sexually charged talk, but Rocky also knew Adam's buttons and he played them now. "Yeah, I don't think so. You're going to have to come up with a better way than that, because telling me that I owe you doesn't make me want to pay up."

Adam's eyes lit up. He recognized this side of Rocky and it always gave him a thrill to hear that dismissive tone in his voice, because he always gave it up in the end and it gave Adam a chance to do and say things he normally wouldn't. "We'll see." He grabbed Rocky's hand and pulled him toward the stairs where Trini was.

Trini was standing inside the door, looking out at the street. "Hey, Adam. Well, Rocky, is this the building for you or are you wanting something else?"

"This is the one."

She smiled slightly. "Good. We'll make an appointment and get it rolling, but I've got to run home before my next appointment."

She turned to leave, but she had looked so sad when they walked up that Rocky had to ask. "Are you okay, Trini?"

"Of course I am."

Adam nodded slowly. "If you ever change your mind and want to talk to us, we're here."

She wavered, standing in the sunlight, looking at the two men she envied because they could follow their hearts. Theirs weren't tied up between husbands, children, and lovers. "Sometimes I regret that I can't just be what I am. Instead, it is complications and desires ripped in half. And…" she shook her head at their confused looks. "Maybe one day I'll tell you the whole story, but for now, just know that if I could trade places with you I still couldn't do it because of the children." She turned and walked off.

They watched her get in her car and pull away. Adam looked at Rocky, who was watching her car thoughtfully. "I think we got some of the puzzle now. She's in love with someone else and felt that she had to give them up."

"I think we have a bit more than that."

"What do you mean?" Rocky asked.

"It's Kim." Rocky gasped. "No, let's break it down. Kim and Trini were living together in Miami for a couple years, remember? Next thing we know, Kim and Jason were in Angel Grove and within a year of that, Kim and Jason were married and she was pregnant. Then Trini hooked up with Billy and got pregnant. Whenever the four of them are together, Trini and Kim try to never look at one another and Jason and Billy watch them both."

"That sucks for everyone." He wrapped his arm around Adam's waist. "You know, it took us a while to get where we were headed, but I'm glad we didn't have to deal with all their troubles."

"Me, too. And it makes me feel bad to be happy about it."

Rocky nodded. "We'll just have to show our support for them, if they ever need it."

"Let's go home."

They walked out to their cars together, their earlier good mood overshadowed by the realization that underneath everyone's easy camaraderie there were things no one talked about and that threatened everyone's relationships.