Nineteen:

Jake

This was pure heaven. Having Adam in my arms and listening to the slow steady beating of his heart, it almost mirrored mine as he rested his head on my chest and I ran my fingers through his short brown hair. I couldn't stop myself from staring at him, seeing the way he breathed slowly and calmly that seemed to make him look even more beautiful. I'd had sex with loads of girls, but tonight with Adam felt special and it felt right… holding him, kissing him, touching him and making love to him.

Nothing could spoil this, I was happy and I had someone that I truly cared about. He loved me and I loved him.

"You're staring," Adam mumbled, smiling with his eyes still closed and I chuckled.

"I like looking at beautiful things, man." I said softly, leaning over and pressing my lips against his. I shifted my body so I was hovering over him, placing kisses over his closed eyelids, down his check and began kissing his neck until I heard him laughing and he reluctantly opened his eyes.

"Quoting from The Fault in Our Stars," Adam grinned, his fingers tracing a line down my back that made my skin shiver with pleasure at his touch and they stopped at my waist. Of course my bookworm boyfriend would know if I stole a line from a book, especially if that book had been made into a film that he had made me watch with him.

Adam kissed me, licking my bottom lip and that subtle thing turned me on big time and I pressed my body against his and I probably bruised my by kissing him so fiercely. My hands roamed over Adam's toned body, my hands moving down to his hard on and stroked him gently and picked up the pace as I noticed Adam moaning against my lips. He totally took me off guard when he returned the favour and I was gasping as I felt pure pleasure and my body responded to Adam's touch - the buzzing of a phone on the floor caused us both to stop way too soon and I rolled off Adam with a huff as he jumped out of bed and grabbed his phone out of his pocket.

"Hey, Dad… No I'm just at a mate's…" Adam said into his phone, sitting on top of the duvet instead of getting back into the bed "what? Yeah, okay…"

Adam heaved a sigh as he hung up, turning to me with a disappointed and I knew I might have to sort myself out in the shower.

"Everything okay, babe?" I asked, taking his hand and looking up at him.

"I'm gonna have to go, apparently it's a family emergency." Adam sighed, giving me a gentle kiss on the lips "I have to go."

This was weird, usually it was me who left the house after sex and wanting to make a quick get away. Now, I just wanted to keep this amazing guy who I was completely in love with to stay in my bed and keep him here. I didn't mind checking him out as he pulled on his clothes and I couldn't help but feel disappointed when he was dressed, the world was so cruel.

"Do you want me to walk you home?"

"No it's okay," Adam assured me, leaning over me with a gorgeous grin and I grabbed his shirt to pull him into a long kiss that was meant to sway his decision and make him stay "Jake… I really have to go… I love you."

"Love you," I winked, admitting defeat and falling back onto my pillows as I watched Adam leave and slowly closed my eyes .

Adam

I know it is really cliché, but I really understand the term making love and that's what made being with Jake so perfect. It wasn't just about sex or experimenting or whatever idiots nowadays say because they made a mistake or had regrets, this was a moment of love and passion between two people and I had just done the most intimate thing I could do with anyone and I had no doubts or regrets. I was genuinely happy.

Dad's car was parked outside the house as I walked up the porch, I also noticed Kate was parked beside a car I hadn't seen before. She probably had her new boyfriend over or something, I didn't put much thought into it. As I entered the house, the tension was like an invisible person was standing behind me and looking back now I really should have realised something was up with the mysterious car.

"Hello?" I called, shrugging off my jacket as I heard Dad call "in here, Ad…"

Ad? That was the annoying name my Dad used to call me when there was bad news, like a death in the family or a horrible accident. I walked into the living room, feeling like I was gonna get punched in the face with shocking news. Which was pretty much what happened next. Dad was standing with his arms crossed and a serious parental look on his face and Kate was smiling at a blonde woman that I hadn't seen in months, that hadn't bothered to text or call and here she was sitting in my home as if this was a casual everyday visit…

"Mum?"

"BABY!" Mum screamed, giving Cameron Diaz a run for her mother as she burst into tears and dramatically rushed to give me what she thought was an affectionate hug "I've missed you!"

I didn't push her away nor did I hug her back, my arms just stayed frozen as she bawled into my shoulder. Kate looked like she was watching a Lifetime movie with a tearful smile, Dad however seemed to notice my discomfort and coughed loudly.

Mum pulled away, holding me at arms length as if expecting any drastic changes.

"Oh, you've grown," Mum muttered and then beamed at me "but what has been going on with you? Do you have friends? A girlfriend? A handsome boy like you must be driving the girls crazy."

Kate scoffed and I saw Dad shoot her a warning glare before she fell silent, but this didn't bother me anymore - I am in a relationship with a guy and I just lost my virginity, gay jokes are irrelevant now. Mental note - have that conversation about me and Jake ASAP, not that his opinion would bother me if he disapproved but I need to start being honest with the people I care about.

"What are you doing here?" I asked, pulling away from my mother who looked shocked and I crossed my arms over my chest and looked from both my parents for an answer.

"I wanted to see you…" Mum began and I cut her off firmly, not interested in her bullshit.

"Don't lie, Mum" I said firmly, unmoved by her tearful eyes "you don't call in months and suddenly you turn up in Ohio from London for a flying visit?"

"Shut it!" Kate snapped, standing to her feet and siding with Mum which felt like a small betrayal "Mum and Noel broke up, she needs a place to crash."

I looked at Dad incredulously, this was the same Noel that Mum left Dad for and the whole reason we moved in the first place, right? Or have I been living in an alternative universe. Dad seemed to share my views as he sighed bitterly, but I noticed some small conflicted expression as he glanced at Mum that I couldn't make out.

"One week," Dad said firmly, Kate clapped happily and threw her arms around my Mum and looking more like she was nine instead of nineteen.

"Dad-?" I began to try and give a valid reason why this was an inappropriate arrangement, but Mum suddenly disentangled herself from Kate and embraced Dad and he actually wrapped his arms around her in return. A worrying thought crept it's way into my mind, causing me to look at this situation in a completely different way. Mum had hurt all of us on so many different levels and I'm not the type to forgive and forget, but seeing the excited look on my sister's face and the smitten look on my father's made me think that they might be the type. I didn't want them to be hurt by Mum again, which is why I wished that the next seven days would fly by and didn't feel an eternity away.

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