It had been a few days since Adam had been staying with Kim. They had some rough moments but it quickly faded. Adam hated being still and hated being taken care of. And he knew Kim meant well so he tried to take it in stride. When he snapped at her he apologized right away but he still felt bad about it. He decided to do something nice for her. Kim took care of most things in her life on a schedule, planned months in advance so things like a massage or a mani pedi are already in the planner. So he had to think outside the box on something he could do for her. He also knew cooking for her wasn't an option right now since she was still on the super crazy diet. He decided he wanted to order a few things to have delivered to the house and then he was going to draw her a nice bath with some lovely bath salts. He would also have some wine and strawberries for her while in her bath. He also ordered flowers for her to place on her table. He hoped it worked.
Kim had run out to get some groceries and a few medical supplies that Adam needed. He had been a bear to deal with but she understood based on his job and energy level. Running errands gave them a break from each other which was needed at this point. She could only hope he was in a better mood when she returned. After hitting the last store she headed home hoping for the best but prepared for the worst. As she walked in she noticed the flowers on the table with a note. "Kim. I'm so very sorry for being a bad patient. I know I have been rough on you and I will never forgive myself for being difficult and down right rude. I hope you like the flowers and your second surprise waiting in your bedroom. Adam" Kim read the card and shed a few tears.
She headed to her room to see her bathroom door open. She walked in to see Adam waiting for her by her full tub, with wine and strawberries. "For you to relax and take care of you. You deserve it." Adam kissed her softly before leaving her to strip down and get into the water. Adam worked to clean up her kitchen and started to do a load of his wash. He knew he shouldn't but he wanted to help out. It was probably an hour later when he saw Kim emerge from her bedroom. She looked relaxed and happy. "Thank you! That was lovely! I really appreciate the effort but you need to rest. I want you to get better so you can head back to work on time. And you want that too. Please just give us both a break." Kim asked as she snuggled into Adams chest.
"I know you are right. So don't be made that I started the wash but can't get the wash out without straining my side." Adam smiled as Kim groaned and walked towards the washer. "Thank you for the attempt." Kim called out knowing she should say it even if she's annoyed. "So tomorrow why don't you invite some friends over? It could be good for you too see your friends. What do you think?" Kim asked as she grabbed a drink and headed to the couch where Adam was resting. "It sounds nice but I don't want to intrude on your space." Adam felt bad he was already invading her space. "I wouldn't have offered if it wasn't okay. I really want you to be happy and comfortable here." Kim look at him hoping he could see the sincerity in her eyes. "Truth is I am happy here and comfortable here. But I think that has more to do with you than the actual space." Adam lowered himself slowly to kiss her slowly.
Kim moved herself into his lap as the kiss turned more heated and more passionate. She was careful not to touch his incision. While he was healing well she was afraid that she could hurt him or rip the stitches. Kim ran her fingers through his hair and Adam ran his hands up under her shirt. Kim moaned feeling his rough calloused hands on her soft bare skin. Adam moved down to her neck. Kissing the pulse point and sucking softly before moving to her collarbone. "Adam we can't. You still have stitches. And the doctor said 6 weeks and it's not even been a week." Kim moaned loving the feeling of Adam lips all over her upper chest. "Just a little longer. I can't get enough of you and your skin." Adam bit on her shoulder before licking the wound. Kim moaned and allowed him to continue his quest.
Adam slowly lifted her shirt over her head before kissing the newly revealed skin. He groaned when he realized she wasn't wearing a bra. His hand gently caressed her breasts before his mouth took over kissing the mounds. On the underside of her breast he was sucking on her skin till he left a mark. Pleased with himself he moved to the other breast suckle softly before biting down on her nipple causing her moan out in pleasure. "God I'm addicted to you. It scares me but I'm loving it." Adam rubbed her body focusing his attention to her breasts again. "I'm becoming addicted to you as well. I love how my body comes alive with your touch. I can't wait to see where we go from here. Once you are healed of course!" Kim moved his face so she could kiss him deeply. "Oh and don't think that I don't know that you left a hickey on my breast. But I appreciate you left it where it can be covered easily." Adam laughed knowing Kim was trying to be scary but failing. She smacked his chest before moving off him and putting her shirt back on.
"Oh no no! I didn't say I was done touch you and kissing you. Come back please!" Adam asked as he got up to follow her. "Nope! That's what you get for leaving a mark and laughing about it!" Kim flashed him and moved further away. "Oh god! You are killing me Kim!" Adam trapped her in the kitchen between his body and the kitchen counter. He kissed the back oh her neck, his hands on her hips. He moved his fingers back to grab her butt. She bucked her hips backwards causing him to groan. She laughed before reaching behind to grab his butt in return. They ended up tickling each other with caution but they were laughing and having fun together. "This is the future I want." Kim whispered out before moving out if his grip. "Me too! Only you!" Adam whispered when he caught her. "Only one!" Kim whispered before kissing him again.
They settled on the couch wrapped together enjoying the comfortable silence. They put on a holiday movie and made some popcorn to snack on. It was relaxing and felt very normal which Kim had never felt before. When the movie ended they headed to bed. As they changed Kim cleaned Adams incision and redressed it. The stitches were coming out soon but she was still diligent in cleaning it. They settled into the bed and Kim curled into his side. Resting her hand on his chest over his heart. They both fell asleep quickly knowing that the other would there when they wake.
The next morning Kim got up needing to work out before you morning business meeting call. She got up softly so she didn't wake him. As she finished up her work out using the Pilates machine she noticed him standing in the door watching her. "That looks insane! I didn't know a body could be that flexible. It was also super hot and sexy!" Adam watched as she flipped further to get down from the top frame. "Well when you heal, you will be on the machine too!" Kim kissed him before pulling away. "You need to get dressed your friends will be here any minute." Kim pushed him towards the bedroom to change. "I'm enjoying watching you!" He called back. "Well I'm done so don't worry about that." Kim was grabbing a water as she heard a knock on the door.
"Hey guys. Welcome!" Kim invited them inside. "Please tell me he's not still in bed?" Kevin asked causing Kim to laugh. "No he's getting dressed now. Make yourselves at home. Adam your friends are here." Kim drank some water before offering drinks to the group. "They guys! Are we still heading to breakfast?" Adam asked as he hugged his friends. "Yeah we are. We are starving! Kim are you joining us?" Jay asked as he walked closer to her. "I wish but I have a call and I need to shower since I just worked out. But thank you for the invite." Kim was touched by the offer. "What kind of call?" Adam was curious. "Business meeting to approve invitations to different events. A couple of magazines what to do interviews and photo shoots. Several are the covers. Those are paid things so we need to work out the contracts. It's a lot." Kim shrugged. "Okay well call me if you want me to bring food back for you." Adam kissed her quickly before they headed out.
Kim grabbed her phone as it started to. "Hey guys see you in a bit." She kissed Adam back before answering. "Hey you are early but it's all good." Kim waved before Adam closed the door behind him. "Yup I know I have my fitting next week and every two weeks after till the Met Gala. Then the week after I have three days planned in NYC again for fashion week. I think Im going to 7 shows over the three days. I still need to get my hotel for those trips and should probably do that soon before all the good ones are booked. Now talk to me about the magazine thing?" Kim listened and took notes. She planned everything to a tee. Nothing was left to chance with her career.
Adam on the other hand was having a great time relaxing with his friends. "So how's it been living with Kim this week?" Erin asked knowing it had to be crazy. "It's been okay. I hate being still so that doesn't help things. She tries really hard to do everything for me but it gets a bit much. Yesterday we had a small blow out but worked through it. So it's good." Adam didn't want to get into the details. It wasn't anyone's business. "So she hasn't killed you so that's good. What have you guys been doing?" Kevin asked knowing Adam got bored easily. "The first few days nothing much. It hurt to move but she has kept up with her work outs and I haven't. Just try to rest and heal. And when I try to do more she yells at me to sit back down so I heal right and get go back to work on time. Her words not mine." Adam said as they all laughed. "Looks like you found your match in her. She's not putting up with your bullshit!" Jay was dying laughing at him. "So one thing does concern me though. Her diet and lack of calories really has me worried about her health. The diet plan they gave her when started working there has her on 1000 calories a day. It's not enough. I'm so worried. I had to beg her to eat the one day." By the way he spoke they all knew he was really scared and concerned. "How about I offer to help her with that? I'm sure I can come up with something that will keep her lean but help her to get stronger. I also want to see the diet plan." Antonio says as he thinks about what he can do for her. Adam takes his phone and send the photo over. "Thank you and I sent it to your phone."
The group finished their breakfast and headed back to Kim's. She was still on the phone trying to work things out. "Okay how about this. They all send me the questions before hand so I can make sure it's not all the same. They send me the contracts with the pay and all the details. I can have them signed by the end of December for the ones I plan to do. Might be all three depending on the questions. And then if we can do the interview and photos in January when I have time off that would best. February is really busy again with the new show and the events so January would work best." Kim smiled when she saw them coming back in. She waved but stayed on her call. "Great talk later next week then." Kim hung up and crashed on the couch.
"You good?" Adam asked watching her face. "Yeah it's stupid sometimes. But I do love it so I can't complain." Kim sighed as she leaned into his side. "Do you want to talk about it?" Adam offered knowing she probably didn't. "Later we can. I'm hitting the shower." Kim winked as she left the room. The group looked at him shocked. "What? Nothing really has happened. Some kissing, touching that's it. She's very serious about me not busting my stitches. But we are definitely going somewhere. And she's fun. I can laugh and joke with her. It's great." Adam shrugged off the looks and didn't answer those questions anymore. "Well we are happy you are happy. She seems stressed that's all. And maybe a bit guarded." Kevin offered trying to sound like a douche.
"She had it rough growing up. Her parents shipped her off to Europe to dance and kept all the money she made while working. She's pretty much been on her own since 10, legally since 15. It's hard for her to trust people, to let them in. I also wonder if part of it is because she's well known in her field and lives a life very different from mine, from ours. She was on the phone talking about magazine interviews, photo shoots, events. I'm sure it makes her uncomfortable." Adam wasn't sure how much of her life she would want people to know so he tried to stick to the highlights. "Wow that sounds rough. I can't imagine being in a foreign country without my parents at 10. I mean yeah I had to rough too but at least I was still here in Chicago not half way around the world." Erin was shocked to say the least. None of them had expected that.
They all stayed a little longer before heading out. Adam was getting tired again and they knew he needed to rest. Once they left he headed to bed for a nap. Kim had sat with them for a little bit laughing at stories but she still wasn't completely comfortable, afraid they would judge her based on her life. And her life was crazy. She decided that if Adam was napping she should too so she headed to the bed to snuggle up into his arms. She literally never slept better in her life when they were together. She knew she would do just about anything to keep this going. She had to try. She knew she needed to upfront about some of her events as they might change his opinion about her but she was going to try.
Adam woke up from his nap seeing Kim tucked into his side. He didn't know when she got there but he was thrilled all the same. He moved some hair off her face so he see her better. She was absolutely beautiful, even in her sleep. He thought back to earlier knowing they came from two different worlds but he really wanted this to work. He really felt connected to her in ways he hadn't to anyone before. He would fight for her, for them he was sure of that. He felt her starting to wake, he loved how she nuzzled closer before she opened her eyes.
"Hey beautiful!" Adam whispered watching her wake more. "Hey. How was your nap?" Kim asked as she snuggled closer, not that she could get closer. "Amazing waking up to you." Adam says with a smirk knowing it was completely cheesy. "You know if you weren't so damn good looking I don't know if I could deal with all those cheesy comments." Kim laughed knowing he expected a sassy response. "Well good thing I am this good looking because you will be getting cheesy comments for years to come!" Adam laughed as he leaned in to kiss her. "So there is something I want to tell you. I'm not sure how it will go over but I want to be honest about a few things." Kim waiting to make sure he was paying attention. Adam was nervous, scared, curious. "So part of my phone call earlier was planning my trips to New York in February. One event is only a day and a half that I will be gone the second will be pretty much three days." Kim paused she was really afraid it would change things.
"Kim what's going on?" Adam was getting really concerned. "The first event is invitation only. The editor of Vogue magazine decides who gets to go or not. They pair you with a designer who makes an outfit for you for the event. It's televised, it's national news and I'm really proud of being invited but I'm afraid you won't want to be with me after you find out." Kim tried to explain. "Just tell me. I just want to know." Adam pressed for information. "Adam it's the Met Gala. I know you know how big of a deal that is. I just don't want us to change because of stuff like that." Kim was looking down when Adam gasped. She sighed he was done, she knew it. He lifted her face so he could look into her eyes. "Kim that's amazing! You should be proud of yourself! Hell I'm proud of you! This is such a big deal. I'm so excited for you. As for us, it changes nothing but I get the nerves." Adam pulled her into a very heated passionate kiss to prove it changed nothing, maybe made the feelings stronger.
Kim broke away and took a deep breath. "There is a little more. The following week when I head back to New York it's for New York Fashion Week and I have tickets to 7 different shows over the three days I'm there. Those events I can get more tickets if you want to come with me." Kim wasn't sure if he would even be interested but she wanted to offer at least. "Um fashion? I'm not big into fashion but text me the dates and I will ask my boss when I go to work Monday. Could be fun to see fashion from your eyes." Adam was a flannel and jeans guy but if this was her world he would try. "Perfect! It's actually fun. Lots of music, pretty girls and guys strutting the latest fashion trends. Always free food and drinks. The food is tiny bites but it's something and who could say no to free drinks?" Kim asked with a laugh trying to win him over. "I could never turn down a free drink or two. Now relax. You don't have to nervous to tell me these things. I really like you. And I really want this to work. It's weird seeing you so worked up. Please relax for me." Kim nodded and joined their lips in a steamy kiss.
They spent the next few hours trading stories about crazy things they have seen or done. And it was nice letting loose and just being normal. Not a semi celebrity, not a famous dancer just Kim. She found she really enjoyed just being her. She had lost that for a very long time. This was refreshing. "What are your plans for Christmas?" Adam asked not sure she would have plans since she didn't have family. "Oh nothing really. Christmas Eve we have a year end party at the Opera House, you know thanks for all the hard work kind of thing. Then actual Christmas maybe hang with some other dancers. What about you?" Kim asked. "Spending Christmas Eve at my dads and Christmas Day with my mom and sister. You should come! It would be fun." Adam almost pleaded.
"Maybe. I feel like it's kind of quick to meet the family but maybe. I will think about it." Kim was concerned about the time frame but she would really think about it. Especially since she wanted to make this work. "Perfect also next Sunday the guys are headed to a club to release some stress before the holidays. They invited you. Thought that would be fun." Adam hoped she would go. They picked a day she was off on purpose. "Sounds fun. I haven't been to a club in years so yeah." Kim wanted to get to know his friends more so this was a good chance plus she loved dancing. "Great I can't wait to get you on the dance floor and see those moves up close and personal." Adam was giving her his best lip sided grin that made her insides melt. "Well your stitches will be out so maybe more up close and personal after?" Kim winked knowing the game she was playing.
Adam grabbed her and pulled her into his lap. He tickled her till she begged for mercy. They were both dying from laughter. It was a great time. They decided to go out to dinner that night. They found a place close by that sounded good and it was walking distance. They headed out hand in hand with large smiles on both their faces. "I really like this. Just the two of us being together, enjoying each others company. It's just amazing." Kim sighed in contentment. "I really like this too! It's easy being with you. Conversation is easy, silence is comfortable, I really am happy fate stepped in to bring us together." Adam stopped to give her a kiss before they continued to walk towards dinner.
They arrived at the restaurant and got a table right away. The restaurant was new and served Thai, one of Kim's favorites. They ordered a couple of dishes that they planned to share and relax in simple conversation as they waited for their dinner to arrive. After the dinner arrived they dug in enjoying the flavors. When Adam noticed a flash he tried not to pay attention but he saw it out of the corner of his eyes. And it bothered him. He excused himself and walked over to the person with the camera phone pointed at them. Kim watched wondering what was happening. "Excuse me. I would really appreciate it if you could not take pictures of us at dinner. It rude and actually creepy." Adam watched as he put his phone away. "Great thanks. Oh and if you post those photos and I find out I will find you and break your phone. Have a great holiday!" Adam smiled and left. He returned to Kim who was trying not to laugh. "That was hot!" Kim smiled as she kissed him hard.
After they finished dinner they strolled back to Kim's place. It was freezing outside and both just wanted to be back inside snuggled together. They returned home to watch a holiday movie curled up on the couch enjoying the warmth of each other and the super cozy blanket Kim got to cover them. As the movie ended Adam was already falling asleep on the couch. Kim helped him into the bedroom and helped him undress and into the bed. "Just sleep baby. You have work tomorrow and so do I." Kim whispered as she snuggled into his side. "Night darling!" Adam whispered as he dozed off. "Only one." Kim whispered right before she fell asleep with him.