A NEW Beginning - Book 2

Chapter 1 - Day 1 - Shiro

a/n: Hello!!! Before you dive right into this, this is actually a spin off book to A NEW Beginning - Keith, Lance & Pidge, so you may want to read that first, although it runs parallel, and can be read completely separate, it might be helpful to read that first! 

Hope you enjoy!

For those of you who have come from my other book, you know how stressful these first few chapters have been for me. Hope you like them and the characters as much as I do. Let me know what you think. Lex xx

I finished getting dressed, and ran a comb through my hair.

"Honey, breakfast is ready!" Curtis calls quietly down the hall, trying not to wake Adam.
I came out of the bathroom, and walk up behind him. I put my hands on his shoulders, and lean towards him.

"Morning!" he said, as he turned to give me a kiss.

"Thanks for cooking while I was in the shower." I say, standing upright, and walking to my chair, "You'd make such a good husband one day, someone really ought to marry you!" I chuckle.

"Let's hope I can find someone stupid enough!" he answers back.

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"Do you know how many times in the last 11 months I've heard different variations of the same joke?" Lex asks, walking in, and hanging her bag up. "You two are as bad as each other. I can't wait for these next three weeks to be over, so you can find some new material!" She laughs.

Lex is Adam's nurse, and has become such an important part of our lives over the last year. I don't know what we would have done without her.

"How'd he sleep last night?" she asked, a look of concern growing on her face.

"Not great," I answer, "He woke up yelling at about 2, and it took me a while to calm him down. Then he was tossing and turning for another few hours. He didn't hit deep sleep until about 6. It's all in the book." I say, pointing to the green notebook on the counter.

"And he was complaining of sore legs yesterday, so we will have to see how he is when he gets up." Curtis added

Lex just nodded, and picked up the book. "I hate to do this, seeing as he had such a bad night, but I've got to wake him up for his morning meds, and if he was complaining, I better give him a rub down." she says, walking towards the hall. "He's got Lance today, so hopefully that will lift his spirits a bit."

I nod and smile. Lance has been amazing for Adam. The relationship they have formed is stronger than I could have ever imagined.

When we first found Adam, Keith and I weren't able to be there for Adam, emotionally, as much as we should have, but Lance and Ronnie, and even Acxa, really stepped up. Lance visited him everyday, and would just babble at him for hours upon hours, until Adam started talking back, and eventually started opening up to him. Apart from the sleepless nights, and the excruciating pain he often got in his legs, Adam was a new man. Stronger and more determined than I ever knew him to be, and always with such a positive outlook. I was so proud, and felt so humbled by him.

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We had both finished his breakfast, and Curtis looked up at the clock.
"Okay Takashi, I'll give you a hand getting Adam up before I leave" he said, getting up, "His legs were pretty bad yesterday, he might not be able to help much."

"Thanks honey," I say, standing up and following him down the hall.

While Adam is going great with his rehab, and is able to move around quite well during the day, his legs can become stiff, and lock up over night, so first thing in the mornings can be a difficulty.