Those Bloody Tears

Chapter Twenty

Chapter Twenty

"..He didn't freakin' need this. Not after he just got home. I'm afraid it's going to destroy everything. No, he's still asleep. No, they are too. Yeah, can you believe he did that? I'm really worried he's on something. Meth maybe, I don't remember much about drug behaviors, I was too busy lying and conniving. Yeah, Andy let me help him. Bath him and dress him." I was sitting there spilling my guts and discussing what happened, with Korey, when Andy walked in the kitchen looking slightly shaken.

            "Hey, I gotta go, Korey. I'll talk to you later." I hung up the phone and searched his face.

            He tugged gently at his shirt and looked at me with an unreadable facial expression and big dark eyes. "Thanks for everything last night."

            "You're welcome, Andykins." I opened my arms to him and he came and sat on my lap.

            "For what you said to Axel too and for keeping the twins."

            I stroked his hair gently. "What can I say; you've changed me, for the better, I think."

            "I have?"

            I chuckled at him and nodded. He smiled and hid his blush in my neck. I ran my hand up and down his spine and relished the feeling. I even smelled his hair. It was nice. Then I debated on asking him if he wanted to talk about it. Either way it would ruin the moment.

            "Want to talk about it? I've transformed into a decent listener."

            "Not yet, I don't think." He looked up at me searching my face and brushed my hair out of my face.

            "Are you going to be okay?"

            "Eventually," he said and then did the oddest thing. He kissed me gently on the lips. I responded with equal gentleness and wrapped my arms around him.

            We were interrupted by two hungry looking boys. Andy and I cooked side by side together laughing and joking. And maybe getting into a pancake batter fight. And we may or may not have licked the batter off of each other. It was a good time all things considering.

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Are you glad he's not completely broken?