Adam jerked up and opened his eyes. “Oh my God…" he looked around to see where he was and was surprised. He looked to his left and found a petite but curvy blonde laying beside him cuddled up into a little ball to keep warm. The blonde was sleeping peacefully, her arms hugging the blanket tight and her eyes were laid to rest. Adam looked at the sleeping beauty for minutes, knowing the this really was his princess and he was the prince to awaken her. He moved some of her hair out of her face and quietly kissed her cheek. He sat up and gave a sigh of relief,"It was all a dream…it was all a dream…" he told himself in his head. He held his head in his hands and relived everything he had dreamt about-the fighting, the crying, the problems and he shuddered, waking up Christina. “Mmm…babe..are you okay?" Christina asked, worried as she heard him sigh. “Oh my god…Chrissy! I love you so much! You know that don’t you? You always make me smile, even if you’re mad at me. You know how to treat me and I know how hard it is for you to love people because of some things you went through in your life. I am so thankful that you have given me your heart and I promise you, I will always take care of it. Christina, I love you," Adam said. He confessed all his feelings as he had the chance. He didn’t want time to take away the love that he had for Christina, and decided that he was going to love her even after he was laid to rest for good. Christina sat up and blushed at everything Adam had just told her. “Aaww, honey, I love you too! What’s this all about? Even if this isn’t about anything, of course I know you love me. I always get butterflies when I see you, when I hear you, everything! You make me smile whenever you call me ‘Chrissy’ and when you say you love me. I know nothing can ever break us apart. I love you too, Adam," Christina leaned in and kissed him and gave him a big smile after she released. “I love you so much. I’m saying this now because I don’t ever want time to interfere with what we have. Everything about this moment is perfect because…well…I have you, Christina. I’ve never felt this way before. You mean the world and more to me and you deserve to be treated and loved like a queen, and I’m going to do that everyday of my life because YOU are the queen…of both my heart and my world," Adam said, wiping a tear from Christina’s cheek. “I guess I really should tell you why I’m acting like this all of a sudden, huh?" Adam said, chuckling. “Honestly, babe, you can tell me if you want; you already poured your heart out to me and it’s not even nine in the morning! Hahaa!" she giggled. Adam took both of Christina’s hands and looked deep into her eyes. Adam took a deep breath and began to tell her everything that happened in his dream. “Okay, so you were working on a duet with Blake and you spent all of your free time with him, completely ignoring me. I know it may sound really selfish, but I love you so much, and whenever I feel neglected by you, it kills me inside. We had a fight…a horrible fight…Oh my god…Christina! I’m so sorry!" he began to say as he remembered all of the horrid things he said to her. “No…no…babe..everything’s alright. I love you," she said, moving her right thumb to rub his hand. “You were crying so hard…your eyes were swollen from all the tears that I made you cry, Chrissy! I left you alone in the house with no one, Max wasn’t there because he was with Jordan. I never realized how much I hurt you and how nobody was there to comfort you…to tell you that everything was going to be okay… I drove away then later went to CeeLo’s to talk about it. He told me that I was the luckiest man on Earth. He told me how hard it is for you to open up your heart to someone and allow someone into your life. He said I was lucky because I was able to break down those walls and love you back with all the love you give me. That’s why I’m saying this right now, Christina. I’m so sorry that I didn’t realize what I had sooner…" Adam said. “Adam…okay…it’s true. It’s really hard for me to open up my heart to someone because of all the horrendous things I’ve seen in my life. I’m always so afraid that the people I let into my life will hurt me. I’m scared…but with you, Adam, I don’t have to be. I know you’ll always be there for me, even if we fight! Fights happen because of love, because people think they know what’s best, because they want more love and feel neglected, because they care. You and I are in this together, whether we fight every minute of everyday or whether we make love everyday. We’ve made a commitment to each other and as hard as it is for me to open up to someone, with you, it’s different. I love you," she said. She let go of Adam’s hands and pulled him in for a hug. She began to cry as she remembered all of the things she had witnessed when she was younger. She cried because of how open she was with Adam and that was beautiful. She cried at how far she’s come, being able to once again trust and let someone into her life and let love into her soul even after going through such hardships. “I love you, Christina," Adam whispered in her ear and held her head in his arms. The two hugged for what felt like centuries, never wanting either one to let go. After they had calmed down, they released and Christina asked," Is that it? My dumb ass kept hanging out with Blake and not you? Babe, that would never happen. You’re the only one for me," she said. “Hahaa, well actually, the dream ended by you telling me that you kissed Blake," Adam said, scratching his head. Christina sat there for a few seconds and processed what Adam had just told her. “Blake?….Blake?? Um, well, Adam, I mean, when I kiss him, it’s more on the cheek, so you don’t have anything to worry about. Wait, why Blake? Hahaa! I love Blake, but, what did I tell you? Was I like,’God, Blake’s beard is so hot! And so is his accent!’ Hahaa!" she asked. “I don’t know! Hahaa! But if you did, I’ll grow a beard right now, I’m serious." Adam responded. Christina punched his shoulder," Hahaa! Babe, no, that’s fine! I love you just the way you are right now," she said, and leaned in to kiss him again. After they released, Christina joked around by saying,"Blake is hot though," “Oh my God! Chrissy!" Adam said. He took a pillow and hit her on the top of we head with it. “Oh, it’s on!" she responded and took another pillow and stood up. She playfully hit him on the shoulder then back. Adam got off the bed and Christina chased him all over the house. As Christina was running down the stairs to catch Adam, he turned around and hit her in the stomach with the pillow. “Aahh! Hahaa! Oh my god! Babe! I’m gonna kick your ass!" she laughed. She caught up with him in the kitchen counter, she was on one side while Adam was on the other. They stared at each other with determination in each other’s eyes and in one fluid motion, Christina threw her pillow across the counter and Adam dodged it. “Ha! Now you don’t have a pillow, Chrissy! Not a smart move!" he said. Christina, realizing how her plan had backfired, ran towards the couch to get another pillow, but was tackled down by Adam. He tossed the pillow aside and held Christina down by pinning her arms and legs with his body. “I love you, Chrissy," he said. “And I love you too, Blake!" Christina joked. Adam gasped and tickled her as they both laughed and enjoyed every single second they spent with each other since.
