Gabbie POV
G: oh she's...fine just taking a break from the internet for a while is all. Yanno how it is...sometimes we just need to get away from it all
E: oh yeah of course...we just figured it was about that video
G: ...what...video?
E: you don't know?
G: nah
I can't think of anything new Adie could've done on video that'd get talked about
E: you were at some sort of event and...here i can find it
I close the trunk and she shows me a video...oh God...that's when Adie was playing with the kids at Charlies' wedding-
E: it's been viral for a couple days
G: o-oh w-well um yeah yanno Adie aha can't pass up a opportunity to play with kids...nah it's not that believe me
E: oh okay well um sorry
G: it's fine it's fine i'll tweet for her later so y'all know she's fine
E: okay i gotta go it was great meeting you bye
G: bye
...oh God i hope Adie hasn't seen that video i can already think of shit haters would write. I drive home and see Adies car...she's home. I take some groceries
G: UGH i'ma need to make a two way trip
I put the ones i brought in on the kitchen table, get the others in and put away everything. I see Adie on the sofa...
G: uh babe do yanno how many toilet paper rolls we got in the upstairs bathroom?
A: how the hell would i know? i'm not psychic
G: right...
I put toilet paper in each bathroom and get my laptop in the living room...did...Adie always have a bruise there?
G: what's tha-
A: none ya damn business
She gets up and heads upstairs
G: *sigh*
~~~week later~~~
I walk in the house after a kinda long day at work. I see Adie sitting at the dining room table...she has a beer belly...she's been calming down but only a lil...she still hardly talks to me
A: can't believe p-people care so much bout a stupid cake e-eating video
G: it just gives the haters something to do babe yanno it-
A: THAT'S NOT-...t-that's not the f-fucking point and you fucking know it
G: i know...you just shouldn't let the comments get to you...you're nothing like what they say you are
A: ...
G: you're beautiful...and caring...and smart...they just won't admit it
A: shut up
At least she let me talk this time
G: ...
A: they're right anyway
G: no they arn't-
A: i was a slob and for WHAT? some stupid kids to feel good about eating CAKE???
G: you wanted to have some fu-
A: i need to smoke
She starts heading upstairs and then stops
A: thanks anyway
G: *smiles* of course baby
After i finish up some work on my laptop i go up to check on her. She's smoking outside on the deck, inhaler in one hand and roll in the other. Fred is hanging out with her
A: *shaky sigh* ...i...i should head back to the cage one last time
cage? what cage?-
F: meow
A: i know i know...gabs'll worry but i think...this'll be the last time i can't keep going back there...i promised one more round...it was just for the rage anyway...i...*sigh* there's nothing...to be mad about anyways
she gets up while taking a hit and i run downstairs so she don't see me...cage? round?...is this about where she's been going? After w bit she comes down in a sleeveless hoodie with her knuckles and wrists wrapped again. She leaves...
F: meow?
G: no i'm not gonna follow her...she's a grown woman
R: meow?
G: yeah i've been worried bout where she's been going of course i have
F+R: meow
G: FINE FINE okay you convinced me...i'll follow her
Freddie POV
R: ...gabs is weird
F: yeah we were literally just asking for a cat treat-
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This Time Next Year
FanfictionThe third book of the Let me be your detox series (i guess) So Gabs and Adie are engaged now...so like now what? Well they kinda gotta figure it out i guess...they'll run into a few bumps in the road sure, but they'll handle it. After all they can't...
