Adopted

Nineteen

Axl

I sat in my daughter's, Everly, rooms and sang softly to her as she smiled happily at me.

She was two years old and the spark in my life.

Of course, we had to let Logan go. He was interested in buying an apartment and living on his own.

It's been a bit difficult without him in the home anymore. But he visits often.

I smiled down at Everly and saw she was fast asleep.

I rose to my feet and walked into the room where Stacey was lying on the bed reading a book.

I crawled beside her and wrapped my arm around her waist.

"Watcha reading?" I asked.

"War and Peace," Stacey said smiling at me and placed her book on the desk.

She turned to me and buried her face in my chest.

"I love you, Axl," she said.

"I love you too, Babe," I said before slipping off to sleep.

Valery

I stood on stage late at night playing a solo for one of our songs.

I dreaded long solos because I had to wait until I could hear David's beautiful voice.

After the solo he began to sing again and I was happy to hear it.

He was an amazing singer.

And I hated to say I had fallen for him.

He was a beautiful boy.

I wanted him to be mine.

Logan

I sat under a bridge skipping rocks in the smooth water that flowed just a few feet in front of me.

I was enjoying my time when a dog came running up to me and jumped into my lap.

I laughed at the brown dog and scratched it behind it's ears.

"There you are Rocky!" Said a familiar voice.

I looked up and saw Xavier and my eyes began to tear up and the lump formed in my throat. I looked away from Xavier knowing I was about to cry. I wasn't breathing. I couldn't without sobbing.

Xavier knelt beside me and put his thumb and forefinger under my chin.

"Breathe, Logan," he said softly.

I jerked my head away from him.

"Go away!" I said bursting into tears.

I felt Rocky lick my face and I clung to him just to have some sort of comfort.

"I'm sorry, Logan," Xavier said as he too began to cry. "I do love you, I really do but I just... I can't stand losing you. It seems I always do."

"Why did you say those words you said in the coffee shop. That hurt," I said.

"I'm sorry, Logan, I don't know why I said those. I guess I was just afraid I would love you like I always had. You mean the world to me. You always have," Xavier said.

I left Rocky and pushed myself to Xavier's chest instead.

He wrapped his arms around me and held me tightly as I sobbed into his chest.

"Can I kiss you?" Xavier asked.

I lifted my head and nodded.

Xavier pressed his lips to mine and I felt as if I were in heaven.

I never wanted this time to end.