Adam's POV
I was terrified of alarm clocks. I rarely mentioned it after I told Shaun and he teased me for weeks, but I was still petrified. I loved slowly regaining consciousness each morning, not jumping awake to the irritating, obnoxious beep of an alarm clock. There was just something very unnatural about that method of waking up, and if anything, it only succeeded in making me even more tired. But alas, an alarm clock was necessary for me on school mornings.
This is why I was delighted when I somehow managed to wake up before my alarm sounded. I blinked my eyes open in surprise and smiled at my success, even though I didn't exactly have any control over it. Unfortunately, I was basking in the wondrous moment having forgotten to check what the actual time was. I was stretching in my bed, arching my back when my alarm clock suddenly screeched piercingly loud, causing me to jump up and whack my head on the headboard.
Wincing and grumbling to myself, I resorted to glaring at the alarm clock, wondering, as I did almost every morning, why I didn't just throw the piece of shit against the wall and smash it to bits. But again, like every other morning, I reminded myself that I would only end up having to buy a new one. Besides, I couldn't throw with much force anyway.
I pulled myself out of bed and clumsily stumbled towards the bathroom quick shower. I got dressed in the bathroom and headed back to my bedroom. As I approached, I heard a giggle from under the covers of my bed, and I noticed the toddler sized lump hidden underneath the duvet. A grin slipped onto my face.
"Wow, that's a huge lump on my bed. Maybe I should sit on it to flatten it out." My little sister giggled again as I patted the covers around her.
"It's me, Addy!" Emily screamed, throwing back the covers and laughing hysterically.
I faked a shocked look. "Emily, what are you doing in my room?" I asked as I sat on the bed beside her. I scooped the four year old up into my arms where she immediately began playing with my hair, a habit she had.
"Mommy told me to get you for breakfast," Emily whispered. When I opened my mouth to reply, she quickly shushed me and put her finger to my lips. I laughed at the serious look on her face.
"Why are we whispering?" I whispered, confused now.
Emily clambered off my lap and ran to the other side of the room where she began to search for something with a intent expression.
"What are you doing, Em?" I laughed out loud as she opened whatever drawers she could reach. She pouted and turned to face me.
"Where's your toy, Addy?" she whined.
"What toy?" I asked, struggling to think of what she could possibly mean.
Emily stamped her foot, clearly losing patience with me. "Mommy said to Daddy that you had a toy. Are you hiding it?"
"I don't know what you're talking about, I'm sorry, Emily," I tried to explain, but my sister was on the verge of tears.
"Why won't you let me play with it?" Emily wailed, and I could hear my mom making her way upstairs to see what was wrong with her. I ran over to Emily, and grabbed her small hands.
"No, that's not it, I just don't know what you mean. What exactly did Mom say?" Just as I finished speaking, my mom appeared in the doorway. I kept my eyes on her as Emily gave me her answer.
"She said you were out with your boy toy again, and it's not good for the family."
At least my mom had the decency to look ashamed. Emily didn't seem to notice the tension and went back to searching my room. I just glared at my mom.
My family had never been very supportive of me being gay. I had told them when I was fourteen. Shaun's parents were absolutely fine with his sexuality, but mine had just stared at me in disappointment, as if expecting me to take it back. When they realized I wasn't kidding, my dad left the room without saying anything, and my mom asked me if I was sure, if I needed help, and promised that she'd fix me.
Fix me. That was how my own mother saw me. As an object that was broken and needed mending. She made me feel wrong, tainted. Unwanted.
From that day on, I had always felt like a stranger in my own home. Emily was my only sibling, and she was too young to judge me. I just hoped she wouldn't change her mind about me when she was older.
"I don't have any toy, Emily," I said, still looking at my mom, almost daring her to disagree. "Mom doesn't know what she's talking about."
My mom walked into my room and snatched Emily up into her arms. "Your breakfast is getting cold," she snapped before turning on her heel and leaving with a wailing Emily.
I muttered darkly under my breath as I made my way to the kitchen for breakfast. I ate in silence, listening to Emily chatter on about my 'toy' while my mom just looked guilty.
A few minutes later the doorbell rang and I jumped up to greet Shaun. He always drove me to school seeing as I couldn't drive and I was always late when I walked to school.
He was waiting at the door in a loose pair of faded blue jeans and a plain white t-shirt which really showed off his incredible arms. His hair was messed up and his eyes sparkled with excitement as usual.
"Morning," he smiled, leaning in to give me a hug. Why did he have to smell so good?
"Hi," I said, returning his hug.
He held onto me for a minute before leaning back and brushing his lips over mine. "I'm just going to use the bathroom and then we'll go, okay?"
I nodded and we walked hand in hand up the stairs before Shaun turned towards the bathroom and I went to my bedroom to get my bag. Minutes later Shaun entered my room, holding Emily's hand.
"Look who I found hiding in the shower," he smiled. He looked down at Emily, then back at me before clamping his hands over her ears. "I almost scarred a child for life," he told me worriedly, then took Emily in his arms.
I laughed and grabbed my school bag from my desk. I turned to see Emily playing with Shaun's already messy hair as he held her and looked fondly into her eyes. I loved seeing my sister and boyfriend together- she was crazy about Shaun, and brought out his sweet and caring side.
My mom chose that moment to enter the room, looking for Emily. "Oh, there you are, Emily," she said, taking her from Shaun's arms. "Hi, Shane."
"Uh, it's Shaun, actually," he called after her as she left, awkwardly putting his hand behind his head. He turned to me, amused. I loved him for being able to tolerate my nightmare of a mom. "Momma Dawson is in great spirits this morning," he said sarcastically, automatically taking my hand as we began to walk downstairs. I smiled to myself at his casual touch and pulled him to a stop as we reached the front door. When he turned to face me questioningly, I grabbed his face and pulled him down to kiss me.
Of course Shaun responded immediately and picked me up, moaning into the kiss as I wrapped my legs around his waist. I knew we were being stupid and careless. One of my parents could appear at any second, but I just didn't give a damn.
Shaun moved his hands down my back until he reached my hips. He then proceeded to slide his hands further down until he was holding me up by my ass.
"Ow!" I shouted and he immediately dropped me. I landed on my butt on the floor.
"What, did I hurt you?" he asked, concerned. He offered me his hand which I gladly took and he pulled me to my feet.
I grimaced. "Only when you dropped me on my ass."
"So why did you scream?" Shaun demanded, highly entertained.
I glared at him. "Firstly, I did not scream. Secondly, you hurt me last night, remember?"
Shaun looked confused for a moment before realizing what I meant. He burst out laughing as I stood there, frowning.
"Okay, you can stop now," I said, looking away as I quickly grew embarrassed. Unfortunately, he only laughed harder. "I don't know what's so funny," I told him. "You should be apologising, thanks to you I won't be able to sit properly all day."
"I'm sorry," Shaun grinned, giving me a quick kiss just as someone honked the horn outside and Shaun's eyes widened.
I sighed. "Did you forget about your sister again?" I asked and he nodded, smirking.
Everybody in Shaun's family was okay with his sexuality, except for his older sister Merissa. Shaun had to drive her to school this month as she was grounded and had her car taken off her. I didn't particularly like Merissa and she loathed me, but I was civil to her because, after all, she was Shaun's sister. However, I had been seeing a lot more of her in the past few weeks because of the car situation. I could only take so much before I snapped.
Merissa liked to make super bitchy comments on our way to school, so an overwhelming sense of dread took over me while I walked to the car with Shaun. And just when I thought it couldn't get any worse, Shaun continued to tease me about the pain he had inflicted on me the night before.
"It's not like you can blame me, really, though," Shaun informed me with a breathtaking grin. "You're the one who told me to go faster."
"Shut up," I told him. "We are not speaking right now."
But he wasn't listening. "Oh, Shaun, faster, harder Shaun, don't stop Shaun- ouch!" he yelped as for once he wasn't quick enough to dodge my elbow.
"Why do you always do that?" he grumbled, rubbing his side as we reached the car.
"In case you haven't noticed yet, I only do it when you're being inappropriate or an asshole. Or both," I shrugged, sitting into the car. Shaun slid into the driver's seat.
"Whatever, babe," he murmured, leaning over to kiss me.
"Oh, spare me, please," a sarcastic voice said from the backseat. I took a deep breath.
"Hi, Merissa!" I said as cheerfully as I could. She just stared blankly at me, then flipped me off.
"Give it a break for once, Merissa," Shaun said irritably.
"Why don't you give me a break, Shaun? Not only are you a junior dating a sophomore, but you're dating a guy. And what's more, you don't even-"
Shaun turned on the radio without saying a word, successfully tuning Merissa out. I smiled in appreciation and he winked at me before grabbing my hand. He held it the entire way to school and I didn't want the car journey to end, even if Merissa was there. But unfortunately, it did have to end, and before long we would be shunned and insulted by almost the whole school.
Great, I thought sarcastically. I can't wait.
A/N: Lloyd Daniels on the side ---> He will be Adam xD
Oh and the song is 'Bones' by Lewis Watson.. I love him so much ♥ Imagine Adam and Shaun for it!
The next update will be on Thursday, and it will be Adam again. Because I love him ;)
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