When Adam was asleep Tommy crawled out from under him, walking into the bathroom. He stared at the bruise on his cheek and poked on it, wincing.
Adam opened his eyes and looked up, seeing Tommy in the bathroom, staring at the bruise and swearing. Adam pushed his face onto the mattress and held back a sob, squeezing his eyes shut. He heard Tommy come back and he rolled over, pretending to wake up.
"It looks horrible now," he whispered. "It feels fine," Tommy shrugged. "So? I'll see it every time I see you and know what I did to you," Adam said. "Then. . .um, I-I'll cover it up! You have makeup, right? I can cover it with that," Tommy said. "I'll still know it's there. I'll always know it's there," he said.
"Then know that it doesn't matter, okay? I don't care if you hit me, Adam. I love you," Tommy said and put his hands on Adams cheeks, making him look at him. "But I hurt you," Adam said. "And I love you," Tommy said and leaned foreward, brushing their lips together.
Adam pushed his back and Tommy smiled, pulling back. "Feeling better now?" He asked. "A little. Another kiss might help though," he said and Tommy chuckled. "Whatever you want," he whispered and connected their lips.
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The doorbell rang and Adam pushed himself off the bed, pulling pants on and walking to the door.
"Oh. Hi," he said and let the other person in. "Adam? Who is it?" Tommy asked, poking his head around the corner. "A friend," he said. "Oh. Be right back," he said, blushing and running to the room.
A few minutes later he came back out with a sweatshirt and sweatpants on. "Hi," he said, waving and hiding behind Adam. "So um, you're vampires," the other man said, sitting down and looking at them. "Yes," Adam said. "Adam? How does he know? He isn't one," Tommy said.
"I told him," Adam said calmly. "I'm offering you guys jobs," the man explained. "His name is Julian." Tommy nodded and Adam chuckled, pushing him out from behind him. "So anyways, you guys can live in my house. Your room will be as big as this living room. You'll get paid, even if you do nothing. You'll get blood whenever you need it. The jobs will sometimes be hard but you'll get paid a lot. So, will you accept?" Julian asked.
"Adam?" Tommy asked, looking up at him. "Yes. We will accept."
