There is not a great enough excuse for my prolonged absence. I will do my best to update again this weeek but I'm not going to promise anything because obviosly that gets me nowhere! Enjoy! :)

Chapter 7: Part 1

When I wake up the next morning I don't open my eyes right away, because I can feel Adam looking at me. I wonder how long he has been awake, watching me sleep. The only reason I want him to think I am sleeping is because I'm really not looking forward to the talk I know has to happen. "You're not fooling anyone Tommy Joe. I know you're awake."

How can he tell? He really does know me too well! He still has his arm wrapped around me like a blanket. I turn toward him and ask, "How could you tell?"

"Your breathing changed." He replied. We just lay there looking into each other's eyes in complete silence for what seems like hours, but in reality was probably only five minutes. Finally he grabs the back of my head and pulls my cheek to his chest, hugging me tightly. "So," he says, "About last night," He takes a deep breath and lets it out slowly "Why did you run?"

I swallow hard. I knew we had to get this done some time, so I guess we might as well do it now, no matter how unprepared I am. "I... I guess I was afraid of how you would react. I didn't want you to be mad at me or afraid of me or something. I didn't know if you would like me like that ."

He sighed. " I told you I wasn't mad. There was nothing to be mad about. You were honest with me. I'm soooo glad you trusted me enough to tell me the truth. And, I would never be afraid of you. You are my best friend! And I really did like the kiss, I just want to know what it meant. What do you want from me Tommy?"

I'm starting to cry, but they are happy tears. "Oh baby, don't cry."

"I'm crying because I'm happy. I don't want anything from you because all I want is you!" I lean up and kiss him again, but this time I don't pull away.

He smiles then deepens the kiss. It is long, passionate and full of love. He pulls away breathless and smiles. "See," He says, "Was that so hard?"

I laugh and hug him again. "We should probably get up," I say, "We don't want to waste the day. I have something big planned."

"Sounds fun." He smirks. I laugh again. "Do you mind if I take a quick shower?"

"Go ahead. I can use the downstairs bathroom."

"Okay, bye baby." He gives me a peck on the lips and skips off to the bathroom. I can't help but stare at his ass as he does. I'm pretty sure he notices because he wiggles it a little before he steps into the bathroom and closes the door.

After I finish my shower I go to the kitchen and grab breakfast for Adam and myself. It's a great day today! Perfect weather for what I've got planned. Igo back to my room and when I get in there I see Adam, laying on my bed with only a hand towel covering his junk. He smiles at me and says, I accidentally spilled a bunch of water on my clothes and this is the only towel I could find."

I laugh, "It's supposed to be a hand towel. The regular sized towels are in the closet."

I go to get him a towel and when I give it to him he just lets the other one drop. He is huge! And there are freckles! "Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to make you uncomfortable."

"N-no. It's fine. I was just, ummmm... surprised?" My whole face is bright red! He smiles and wraps the towel around his waist. It is silent for a while before I say, "Ummmm... I brought breakfast."

He smiles and says, "Yum, breakfast in bed!"

I laugh. He flops down on my bed, and when he does his towel slides up just enough to get another look at what hidden behind it. Now I am blushing again! He pulls my blankets up enough to cover his waist then he reaches under them, pulls out his towel, and throws it across the room. My eyes go wide and he smirks, "It was getting a little uncomfortable." I'm still in my towel but I don't think I'm quite ready to be naked, on my bed, with my... Is he my boyfriend? I should probably ask... I bring the breakfast, which is just peanut butter toast and a banana, over to the bed and sit with him. I feel his bare thigh against mine and I feel myself shiver and soon my skin is filled with tiny bumps. No one has ever made me react like this. It is insane! We start to eat and after a while I ask, "So... What are we?"

He laughs and says sarcastically, "Well, I'm pretty sure we are human and last time I checked I was a guy, and I'm pretty sure you are too." I can't help but smile. "But," he continues, "If you're talking about where we are in our relationship, then I would love to take this opportunity to ask you to be my boyfriend."

I hope you liked it! I have through chapter 10 written on paper, I'm just a really slow typer. The only reason I write on paper first is because I very strongly dislike proofreading and typeing it forces me to do so. I am also writting two other stories at the moment, one is a one-shot and the other is probably going to be a five part story. I would also love some suggestions on what to write about because all I seem to write are stories in which Adam and Tommy are around high school age. I love you reviews and I thank you sooo much for reading, and again, I am sooooooooooooooooo sorry for my almost one year of absence.

~Love always Rose 3