adults next door ; tbp chatfic

christen the mum

sunshine : finney
moondark : robin
tylerdurden : vance
bellaswan : donna
michaelcera : griffin
thehilariousone : billy
wallace : gwen
purricon : molly
whoevenareu : mateo
penelopevonschweetz : penelope
stupidhoe : bruce
abigail : abigail
dakota : dakota
erin : erin
owen : owen
tahani : tahani
gianna : gianna

GROUPCHAT
JUNE 17TH, 00:30 AM (12:30 AM)

bellaswan: do you guys think lillies or chrysanthemums

michaelcera: christen the mum

michaelcera: why

penelopevonschweetz: she wants lillies i want chrysanthemums

wallace: for what

bellaswan: our wedding obvi

thehilariousone: why are u already planning

sunshine: WHY ARE YOU NOT????????

michaelcera: sometimes i still feel like im just dating him

thehilariousone: he still acts 12 i feel like im back in highschool when im talking to him

michaelcera: SQUARE UP BITCH

thehilariousone: UR BUILT LIKE A SQUARE

michaelcera: UR BUILT LIKE AN OVAL

thehilariousone: wait i forgot what i was gonna say

michaelcera: i win

michaelcera: i won

thehilariousone: BITCH

VIVIENNE WESTWOOD OFFICES, NEW YORK
JUNE 20TH, 14:30 PM (2:30 PM)

Bruce couldn't focus on his work. He couldn't focus on anything for the past 6 days and it was all Vance's fault. He had been working on the same design for the past 2 weeks, and he was nowhere near finished, all because of Vance.

Bruce did feel bad for Vance, but not in the sense that he would help him get better just for that reason. All he wanted was to love him again, to be in love with him again. All he wanted was his Vance back. He had been listening to old voicemails he would get when Vance would come home late from classes, just to have a sense that the Vance he used to know still exists.

11 YEARS AGO

NOVEMBER 3RD

"Hi baby, I'm stuck in hella traffic right now but I'll be home soon. This bastard behind me keeps honking, I'm seriously about to lose my mind if these people don't move. Oh and also, I picked up some Tylenol for your headache and the sugar cookies you like. There was also a sale in this CD store I passed in the mall so I got the Taylor Swift album you've been wanting. Red, I think? I'm pretty sure that's the one you said you didn't have, so I got the Taylor's version one and the stolen one for you. Pick out a movie for us and I'll be home soon, I love you."

Bruce woke up from a nap to that voicemail, and immediately had a goofy smile on his face. He got up from his bed and started to look through the DVD collection that they had to pick a movie.

PRESENT

Bruce put his head in his hands and groaned. Adrianna popped her head over the small wall dividing their offices. "Vance?" she asked. Adrianna knew every detail about Bruce's life, it kind of scared him when she immediately knew what was wrong. She never told a soul, though, that's why she was his favourite co-worker.

"Yeah," he replied, lifting his head to look at her. He leaned back in his chair and fidgeted with the 'expired promise ring' as Billy and Griffin liked to call it. "I just can't believe he thinks I helped him get sober and get therapy just because I feel bad for him. I love him, and I don't understand why he can't see that."

Adrianna nodded. "I think his perspective is valid, but yours is too. He hurt you, but he was hurting. Both of you have been hurt by this and I think you should put it to rest. There's so many other people that you haven't met yet, you don't know what could happen."

Bruce knew what she was saying, and he agreed with her. But he couldn't ever let Vance go out of his life. Sure, it was easy without him, but it was better with him. Love comes with pain, it comes with happiness, it comes with change, and it comes with hurt. However, it's always worth it in the end.

Adrianna knew by Bruce's facial expression that he was going to go against everything she just said. "Go get him." she said.

And that's when Bruce immediately jumped out of his chair and ran out of the office.

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