A/N: Thank you so much for the reviews! I was a bit worried when I saw that I had three, but they turned out to be good ones, so that was a relief. xD As promised, here's the next chapter! I'm going to the doctor's on Friday, to see if I qualify for a tonsillectomy. I would have had this up sooner, but I've been on an Elvira marathon all morning. Anyways, without further ado, the next chapter to Blizzards and Blackouts!
Adam sighed, facing the door again. With a roll of eyes, he dragged himself over to it, swinging it open roughly.
"I swear to fucking god, Kyle. I paid the rent for this month and the next-" Adam blinked, surprised. Standing in front of him wasn't a poorly dressed man who smelled of smoke and alcohol, and it wasn't the man who pissed Adam off so much. Instead it was the blonde, blue eyed doctor whom he hadn't seen in months. Adam didn't know what he felt. Part of him felt angry, part of him felt surprised, part of him felt happy. Adam felt too many emotions, and he thought for sure they would be the death of him.
"Adam..." Adam didn't even hear Lawrence. Adam was too busy trying to figure out if this was a dream or not. This couldn't be real, could it? Standing before him was the man Adam longed to see all this time. Adam opened his mouth, trying to think of something to say. He always thought of scenarios for this moment. He always knew what to say, what to do. But now that it was actually happening, he couldn't think.
"Lawrence." It was the only thing Adam could think of to say. Adam watched as Lawrence's gaze fell to the floor. Now it was the doctor's turn to be silent. In doing so, Adam got a bit angry. How could he just show up here after all this time and say nothing? What took him so long? "Oh. Hey, Adam. How are you, Adam? How the fuck did you get out of that shithole, Adam? Sorry I left you there, Adam!" Adam couldn't control the words tumbling out of his mouth.
Adam swung the door all the way open, taking a step back. "You know what? Fuck you, Lawrence. I waited for you! Were you even gonna come back for me, man?" Adam was pacing back and forth now, losing control. "I was all alone!"
"I was dying, I was losing blood-"
"And you think I wasn't?" Adam stopped pacing now, staring coldly into Lawrence's eyes. It kept every single cell in his body to keep him from breaking something, or hurting someone.
"Adam...I'm sorry-"
"Of course you fucking are." Adam sighed, his temper dying down a little bit. Lawrence stepped inside cautiously, shutting the door calmly behind him.
"Adam..." The doctor approached Adam, speaking to him sweetly like he was a frightened child, or a wounded animal.
"Don't fucking come near me!" Adam's temper picked up again. The last thing he wanted was to be treated like a little kid. He always hated that. He always hated it when people thought they could win him over with a few, sweet words, and a calm voice. Adam took a step back, and Lawrence took a step forward. "I said don't fucking-"
And just like that, the lights went out, causing the whole room to become pitch black. The two grew silent for a few moments, and the howls of wind outside became more audible.
"Fuck, fuck, fuck!" Lawrence could hear Adam pacing again, and he could tell he wasn't angry anymore, at least not at the moment, and he was now worried...and possibly frightened? "Shit! I don't think I have candles. Aw, fuck! Not this again.." Lawrence could hear Adam opening drawers and digging through them, sending things all over the place.
"Flashlights, maybe?"
"Fuck, I don't know!"
"Here, I'll help you.." Lawrence carefully made his way to Adam in the dark, trying not to stumble over the objects Adam had tossed every where.
"It's fine," Adam murmured. "I can't find anything..."
"When it's this dark you can't..do you have a lighter?"
"I think so, lemme check.." Adam searched through his back pockets and then his front, before finding a lighter. "Thank fucking god," He mumbled, and soon after digging it out of his left front pocket, yellow and orange flames flickered, lighting up the area just a tad bit.
Lawrence watched as the other man's brown eyes softened a little bit, filling with relief. Lawrence tried making eye contact with him, but every time he did Adam looked away, his face becoming a bit red.
"I missed you, Lawrence," Adam murmured, and it was hard for Lawrence to hear it, but he did.
"I missed you too," Lawrence watched as Adam quickly walked away and sat down on the couch, trying his best to avoid his gaze. Lawrence followed, and sat down next to him awkwardly. "So...when do you think the power will come back on?"
"I don't know...it's usually out for a while.." Adam sighed, and the lighter went out. "I give up. This is fucking useless." Adam dropped the lighter and leaned back on the couch.
"I...suppose I should get going." Lawrence moved to go stand up, but Adam grabbed his arm to stop him.
"Are you kidding? In this weather? You should stay..." Lawrence decided that Adam didn't seem so sure with his answer, but he sat down anyway.
The two were quiet for a while, and soon Adam fell asleep.
"Adam...? Are you awake?" Adam responded with a slight moan and small movement, now resting his head on Lawrence's shoulder. Lawrence sighed, deciding that he would just have to stay.
A/N: Well. That took a while, didn't it? Then again, I kept stopping to watch more Elvira. I hope you enjoyed! What waits for these two adorable fellows in the next chapter? Read and review, darlings! Sorry this chapter was so short. Ugh. Oh well. I'll make up for it in the next chapter. (I hope. :S)