Chapter 11
Adam wasn't sure what time it was when he finally woke up. What he was sure of was the smell food being cooked somewhere near by. Suddenly he remembered Tommy showing up at his door. He hadn't been fully awake at the time, but if that was Tommy in the kitchen frying bacon then it couldn't have been a dream.
Adam sighed and stretched a little before rolling slowly out of bed. He grabbed his hat off the table before following the smell of food into his kitchen. Tommy was standing over the stove in a t-shirt, loose shorts, and bare feet, he appeared to be making breakfast.
"I didn't know you cooked?" Adam asked wincing as he leaned against the fridge.
"I had to learn when my mom was sick. And when I'm training it's just easier to cook for myself. Now go sit down before you fall down." Tommy ordered, barely looking up from the pan of eggs.
Adam nodded and started towards the small table, stopping just to grab his bag of pill bottles. He sat at the table and started pulling out his pills before remembering that he hadn't gotten anything to take them with. Before he could move to get up Tommy silently plopped a glass of OJ in front of him.
"Thanks." Adam muttered popping his pills. "So what brings you to Seattle? Please tell me you didn't hop the first flight out on my account."
"Well actually I had planned to come visit to see how you were doing for a few weeks now. But things kept happening and a good time to tell you never came up. I was already packed when you told me what the doctor said." Tommy sat two plates of bacon, eggs, and toast on the table and pulled up one of the chairs.
"Thanks for cooking." Adam said awkwardly, picking at his plate.
"Your welcome. And if you don't eat every bit I'll be forced to start breaking fingers." Tommy stated coolly as he bit into a crispy piece of bacon.
Adam didn't wait to see if that was a real threat or not and started eating. He was surprised at how good it tasted. He had only been two weeks without chemo and already his sense of taste was coming back.
"Wow.. food has taste. I had nearly forgot."
"Chemo will do that I hear. Right now you are far to skinny. I'm putting you on high protein while I'm here." Tommy ate with his elbows on the table and leaned in to meet Adam's eye. "I'll have you up 10 lbs by the time you have surgery."
"Oh god. Don't bring that up. I'd rather live in a dreamworld where I'm not getting my back cut open in a week." Adam froze when he saw Tommy's eyes harden.
"Don't be stupid. Accept what has to happen. Living in a dreamworld is a weak person's coping mechanism. Besides, I'll be here to help you as long as I can."
Adam felt a little ashamed as he broke eye contact and started eating again, but he knew Tommy was right. Avoiding thinking about what was coming wasn't going to make it go away.
"Thanks...It's just scary. All of this shit is scary. Some days I feel like I'm dying. Others I don't feel as bad." Adam sighed as he ate the last bite on his plate and sat back along the bench seat. He closed his eyes for a moment and took a deep breath. Moments later he felt Tommy settle on the bench next to him and a large hand rubbed between his shoulders. Adam melted into the touch.
"I need to go rent a car today, if you'd like to join me." Tommy said casually changing the subject, like he wasn't turning Adam into a puddle of goo next to him.
"Sure. But I'm going to have to talk to Kyle at some point. He doesn't really know about you and I really don't want to explain everything to him right now." Adam hoped Tommy wasn't offended but when he looked at the other man he seemed understanding.
"That's fine. Once I have a car I can leave when Kyle comes over. You need more groceries anyways. Really, your fridge is bare. What have you been eating?"
Adam looked down at the table and blushed a little. "Cheetos?"
Tommy didn't look pleased. "I know your not hard up for money.. and all you've been eating is Cheetos?"
"Cookies too." Adam scoffed at Tommy.
Tommy made a frustrated noise and rested is head in his hands. "Get up. Get dressed. We're going to the grocery store. Munchies are not food."
Adam grinned at Tommy as he reached across the table and pulled his plate over so he could finished up his eggs. Adam gave Tommy a shove as soon as he put down his fork and scooted to the end of the bench, standing slowly. His back was stiff and the knot in his hip was making itself known.
"Do I get to ride the little electric cart?" Adam asked over his shoulder as he walked to his bedroom to shower and get dressed.
"Sure. And If your good I'll let you ride the pony out front."
Adam burst out laughing for what felt like the first time in days. "I can't wait! You bring the quarters though." he gasped out when Tommy started chuckling with him.
Two hours later, Tommy had a rented Jeep outside and Adam's fridge was full. Adam had indeed rode in the electric cart and had attempted, more than once, to run Tommy over, knocking into his cart repeatedly. When Tommy helped Adam inside he crashed out immediately on the couch with the heating pad. Tommy had brought in the groceries and put everything up before bringing a blanket to Adam who was now snoring softly, sprawled on the couch. Tommy grinned down at Adam and tucked the blanket around her before he went back to the kitchen and started cooking dinner.
The next day Kyle came by while Tommy was out for a afternoon run. Adam sent him a text as a warning and Tommy doubled his run time and made a wide circle around town. It wasn't too long before Adam text again saying Kyle had left to go on a date with the girl from a nearby coffee shop.
Tommy jogged up the front steps and pulled open the unlocked door. He kicked off his trainers and stripped his shirt over his head as soon as the cool air inside the house hit him. When he turned around Adam was staring at him from his seat on the couch, his eyes glassy from the weed the two had smoked. Tommy smirked as he casually walked to the bathroom and started the shower.
"Five days." Adam groaned. He had just come back from an apparently agonizing dinner with his mother and was laying face down on the couch. Tommy nudged him to sit up and sat next to him.
"Five days and you may be completely free of cancer." Tommy suggested.
"Who knows.. after they cut me open I may never be able to walk again." Adam sniffed and looked away from Tommy towards the TV. Tommy could read the worry in Adam's posture and he scooted closer and put his arm around the smaller man.
"I'm not trying to candy coat anything but, the surgeons know what they are doing. Is it possible? Yes. Is it going to happen? Most likely not. You could die Thursday. Chances are that you won't but anytime you go under there is a chance you won't wake back up." Tommy pulled Adam closer and ran a comforting hand along his arm.
"I've never had surgery." Adam whispered leaning into Tommy's shoulder.
"Really you go under so fast you don't have much time to worry. It's the build up waiting for them to come get you that kills."
"When did you have surgery?" Adam asked shifting so that he was looking up at tommy.
"I've had two. First one was when I was a kid. Had my tonsils taken out. The second one was after my brother dislocated my shoulder in a fight. I had to have a muscle tear corrected. I was under for 2 hours and all I remember was the nurse coming in to get me and they gave me something to help keep me calm. I don't remember anything after than until I woke up. Felt like falling asleep really quickly and it felt like I hadn't been asleep more than a few seconds when I woke back up. Best part was the morphine. I was high as a kite for several hours afterward."
Adam chuckled and shifted against Tommy's side. "So your going to be here right?"
"Yeah."
"Good." Adam yawned and tried to stretch but gasped when his muscles in his back caught.
"Come on. Lets get you to bed. I'll even throw in a back rub." Tommy said giving Adam a chance to get up before following him to his bed room.
"That actually sounds amazing." Adam muttered.
"Shirt off." Tommy ordered as he headed to the bathroom to grab the bottle of lotion he knew was on the counter. When he came back in the bedroom Adam was sitting on the edge of the bed as he unbuttoned the dress shirt he had worn to his mothers. Tommy watched with a little more interest than necessary as Adam pulled the shirt from his shoulders.
Adam was painfully thin but Tommy still found himself drawn to him. "Lie down." Tommy's voice was deep as Adam stretched out face down on his messy sheets. Tommy moved to straddle Adam's thighs, setting the bottle of lotion next to him on the bed. He kept his weight off the other man's legs as he shifted and settled on his knees.
"Tell me if I hurt you." Tommy said and waited for Adam to nod before squeezing out some lotion and rubbing it between his hands to warm it.
The first press of fingers and palms against Adam's shoulders made him groan. Tommy worked his slick fingers along the smaller mans spine, feeling the tight muscles beneath his fingers. Tommy concentrated on the tight knots in Adam's lower back and felt the muscles slowly start to loosen.
The noises Adam was making were bordering on obscene and Tommy did his best to keep his mind on the task at hand but he could feel himself stirring in his shorts. Soon enough he wouldn't be able to hide it. He kept his hands working, leaving relaxed muscles in his wake and he could feel Adam's skin heating up as he started to flush around his neck and shoulders.
Tommy started when he felt a warm hand on his knee under his shorts and when he glanced down Adam's hand was tentatively making it's way up Tommy's thigh. Tommy made a low noise in his throat as Adam's fingers found his growing length, just barley brushing the fabric of his boxers. Tommy glanced up to see Adam watching him over his shoulder, his cheeks flushed and his breath coming in short pants. Tommy grinned and leaned down to press his lips against the back of Adam's neck.
"Roll over." Tommy whispered in his ear before lifting himself off Adam's legs so the smaller man could comply.
As soon as Adam was on his back Tommy warmed more lotion in his hands and started with first one arm and then the other, working from finger tips to shoulder. By the time Tommy had worked over Adam's shoulders and started on his chest he could feel the other man's heart pounding in his chest. Tommy slowly worked his fingers over his stomach finally coming to a stop at the button of Adam's jeans that were tented with is obvious erection.
Adam's hands fidgeted at his sides and he made a sound far to close to a whimper as Tommy popped the button on his jeans and slid the zipper down. Adam lifted his hips as Tommy pulled the jeans down his legs before dropping them off the side of the bed.
"Tommy.." Adam whispered reaching and gripping his shirt, using it to pull the other man closer. Adam slotted his lips with Tommy's in a heated kiss. A moan rumbled deep in Tommy's chest as he worked a lotion slick hand into his own shorts, giving himself a few long pulls,
Adam pulled Tommy's shirt over his head before pulling the larger man back against him. Tommy braced himself over Adam, not letting his full weight resting against the other man. Adam's skin was still slick from the lotion as Tommy slipped down his body, trailing his lips along his chest, and he couldn't stop the giggle bubbling in his chest as Tommy's stubble tickled against his stomach.
"I don't want to hurt you." Tommy breathed against the skin of Adam's stomach.
"I know you won't" Adam said running his fingers through Tommy's hair.
Tommy hooked his fingers in Adam's boxer briefs and pulled them down, letting them join his jeans on the floor. Adam's erection was straining against his stomach where a small pool of precum had started to form and Tommy dipped down to run his tongue across the head.
Adam gasped and his hips jumped at the contact and Tommy chuckled. "Been a while huh?" Tommy teased before resting his hands on Adam's hips and wrapping his lips around the glands.
Adam moaned apparently unable to form words, and his fingers tightened in Tommy's hair. Tommy took mercy on the man and took his length in his mouth, swirling his tongue over the head. There was no way Adam was going to last very long, judging by the way his legs were twitching with each bob of Tommy's head.
Adam shivered as Tommy pulled off, not wanting him to come too soon, and took him in hand. Adam cursed and grabbed at Tommy's shoulders, not really sure what he was trying to accomplish. Tommy grinned evilly and ran his tongue from base to tip before wrapping his lips back around Adam's length.
Adam bit his lip trying to hold back the sounds being ripped from him, but Tommy reached up and ran his fingers over his lips. Adam sucked those fingers between his lips and it was Tommy's turn to moan.
"Tommy, I'm gonna.." Adam gasped as he pulled at Tommy's hair in warning. Tommy moved up his body quickly, wrapping his fingers around Adam's twitching erection and locking his lips with Adam's. Tommy sucked the other man's bottom lip between his as he stroked Adam quickly, concentrating on the head and glands.
Adam wrapped his arms around Tommy's shoulders and cried out shuddering violently as he spilled between their bodies. Tommy growled, stroking him through his orgasm. Adam gasped against his lips as he fought to bring his body back under control.
Tommy grinned against his lips as he reached a hand into his shorts. Adam looked down and bit his lip, watching Tommy's hand move inside the lose fabric.
"I want to see." Adam muttered reaching for the band of Tommy's shorts, helping him pull them down his legs. Tommy gave him a lopsided grin before bracing himself on one arm and leaning down to brush his lips against Adam's.
Adam chuckled running his hands over Tommy's arms and chest, taking time to explore each tattoo. "Your going to explain what all these mean one day." He whispered as he reached for the bottle of lotion forgotten in the blankets.
Adam reached a slick hand down to join Tommy's, ripping a low sound from the other man. Adam had never done this to anyone else but he knew what he liked and did his best to translate that to a different angle.
When Tommy let Adam take over and started to thrust into his hands, he figured he was doing well enough. Tommy started to tremble and Adam reached up to claim his lips again knowing the other man was getting close.
Moments later Tommy stiffened against him, his breath rushing out in a few quite grunts, and Adam felt him spilling over his hands and onto his already soiled belly.
Tommy sighed and rolled to the side, laying flat beside Adam on the bed as they both caught their breath. Tommy grinned over at Adam and patted his side before crawling out of the bed.
"Lets get you cleaned up." Tommy said moving into the bathroom.
Adam heard water running and soon Tommy came back, having ditched his shorts and boxers in the bathroom, he started wiping Adam clean.
"Where did you learn to do that?" Adam asked.
Tommy gave him a lopsided grin and a wink. "Don't ask, don't tell."
When Tommy went to move away Adam reached out and grabbed his arm. "Stay."
Tommy hesitated for a moment before climbing into the bed next to Adam and pulling the blankets over them.
Adam sighed happily and snuggled up next to Tommy, who awkwardly arranged them in a position that would keep Adam as comfortable as possible but not have the smaller man's boney bits poking him.
"Sleep." Tommy whispered, curling his arm around Adam's waist. Tommy figured he wouldn't be able to sleep so early, but after a little while of listening to Adam's even breaths he found him self slipping and he pulled Adam a little closer before letting himself fall asleep.