Luke had managed to talk to the ER director and she was waiting for them when they got there. Adam stated that he didn't want to skip ahead of any truly sick people but she assured him that he was being seen in an area for minor injuries only. "I'm just here as a courtesy to make sure everything goes smoothly and quickly" She stated before showing him to a chair.

Two hours later Adam and Chance were walking through the back doors of the venue. They barely got into the green room when they were bombarded with questions. Most of them were directed at Adam but Tim pulled Chance aside, "An ace wrap? I thought you said it was broken?"

"It is broken. Look. This is what's under the ace wrap" Chance said while pulling up the picture he had taken during the splinting process.

"Oh, okay. I was worried you took him to a shitty hospital." Tim said quietly.

"Wow, nice." Chance laughed "Thanks for trusting me with your boyfriends well being." Chance sighed, "While I have you alone for a second I need to talk to you about him." Tim rolled his eyes but Chance continued talking, "You need to talk to him, at least reassure him that you two are still a couple..."

"What?" Tim interrupted, "he doesn't think we are?"

Chance pulled Tim further away from the group, "He honestly thinks you hate him after what happened today. That you don't want to be with him anymore and he's wondering why you don't just get it over with and stop torturing him."

Tim was taken aback, "I just needed time yesterday to calm down and get my thoughts straight." He shook his head, "I'm still trying to figure out the last few hours but... I could never hate him." Tim looked at the ground as he finished speaking.

"In the last few hours he's told me that he's stupid, thinks he's completely lost your trust, thinks you can't stand to have him touch you, and thinks you hate him and want to break up with him." Chance grabbed Tim by his shoulders, "You know that you don't plan on leaving him but he doesn't know that. He's completely in the dark about your feelings. You. Have. To. Talk. To. Him. SOON." Chance let Tim go and walked away.

Rob and Austin noticed Chance walking out of the room and wanted to talk to him. "Go get some rest, Adam. We'll talk to you later." Rob said quietly before he and Austin followed Chance out of the room.

Tim still hadn't figured out what he wanted to say about this mornings incident but he knew Chance was right about them needing talk soon. He took a deep breath as he willed his feet to move across the room. 

Adam knew was Rob right; he needed to rest and let his pain meds kick in before the show. Tonight was going to be difficult for multiple reasons, lack of sleep didn't need to be one. Adam stood and walked out of the room. He had no idea that Tim was finally wanting to talk.

"Shit" Tim mumbled, under his breath, as he picked up his pace hoping to catch Adam before he made it too far. He stepped out of the room to see Jenika pulling Adam into a hug. He saw her whisper something in his ear before taking him by the hand and leading him to his dressing room. Tim sighed as he stood there and watched them walk away.

Jenika sat on the couch and practically pulled Adam on top of her. "I'm guessing you haven't talked yet?" She asked gently. Adam could only shake his head. "He just needs some time." She cooed in his ear as she rubbed his back. When she didn't get a response she kissed his neck and whispered his name, "Adam?" He finally looked up at her. "I want to make you feel good" she leaned in quickly and kissed him.

Adam couldn't help but to kiss her back. He needed the affection. He needed to feel loved and wanted. He felt Jenika's hand slip under his shirt. He needed to stop this. Adam pulled away from the kiss, "Jenika, I can't do this" he said quietly. 

Jenika tried to pull him back towards her. "I know that you can," she smirked.

"No, Jenika. I won't do this" Adam sighed as he slid across the couch, away from her. "Thinking with my dick instead of my head is what got me here in the first place." 

"I'm sorry." She said quietly as she saw the tears forming in his eyes again. Jenika patted her lap as she spoke, "come here." Adam had a questioning look on his face. "I'm not going to try anything" she smiled, "you need to rest and I know how to relax you." Adam gave her another questioning look. Jenika laughed, "will you just lay down and put your head in my lap."

Adam did as he was told. As soon as he lay down he felt Jenika's fingers gently running through his hair. He closed his eyes, enjoyed the feeling, and was asleep within minutes. 

UVIP was starting in a few minutes. Jenika apologized as she gently woke Adam. "Adam? Sorry, hun, but you need to wake up." 

Adam rubbed his eyes as he sat up. He quickly straightened his clothes and ran his fingers through his hair. Once he was presentable he and Jenika left the room. Adam stopped abruptly and pulled Jenika to him, "Thank you for helping me get to sleep. I'm not 100% but I feel better." He cupped her face gently, "I'm sorry for turning you down but my heart wasn't in it. I would have felt like I was using you." Adam gave Jenika a hug and sweet kiss before heading to the stage.

Tim was seething. He couldn't hear what they were saying but they sure looked cozy and Adam certainly looked more relaxed than earlier. "I can't believe he'd do that," Tim thought, "Couldn't get sex from me so he turned to Jenika. Another rule he clearly doesn't care about." Tim hated where his thoughts were heading but maybe this really wasn't going to work out well after all. 

The UVIP session wasn't as relaxed as normal. Tim tried to make conversation but he couldn't concentrate. He kept watching Adam and how he didn't seem to have a care in the world as he spoke with the fans. The Q&A didn't go much better. Tim seemed to have a permanent scowl on his face as he zoned out. His ears perked up when someone finally asked about Adam's hand.

Adam glanced down at his lap before answering, "Just had a little accident earlier today. I'll be in a splint for awhile so it's a good thing I don't use a real drum set." The audience laughed a little before he continued. "I apologize but I'll probably be a little less animated than normal."

After the song Adam was the first off stage and into his dressing room. Tim was last off stage and headed for Adam's dressing room when Jenika grabbed his arm and stopped him in his tracks. "Why do you look like you're pissed at the world? And do you really think you should head into a conversation with Adam like that?"

"Fucking really Jen?" Tim asked incredulously. 

"Yes, fucking really. What is your problem?" Jenika shot back.

"Adam's been putting on a nice little show, crying and pouting since yesterday, but clearly he doesn't care about this relationship since he keeps breaking more and more rules." Tim spat out.

"Tim, what the hell are you talking about?" Jenika's eyes were wide with confusion.

Tim rolled his eyes before answering, "He couldn't get sex from me this morning so he moved on to you" he said with a venomous tone. Jenika opened her mouth to speak when Tim interrupted her, "And don't try to deny it. I see how much more relaxed he is and you two were looking pretty cozy before VIP." Tim was about to walk about when Jenika grabbed his face and forced him to look her in the eye.

"We did NOT have sex" she yelled at him. A couple crew members turned their heads to look at the arguing couple. Jenika lowered her voice before continuing, "I helped him relax so he could finally get some rest." Tim raised an eyebrow at her. "Don't look at me like that. I ran my fingers through his hair, Tim" she sighed "You know how much he likes that and it always puts him to sleep."

Jenika let go of Tim and started to walk away. After a few steps she turned back, "And for your information I tried" she said as she poked him in the chest "I tried to get him to have sex with me and he turned me down." Jenika sighed, "he was apologizing when you think we were being cozy." She placed a hand on his arm, "Tim, you need to go calm down. Why don't you wait until after the show to talk?"

Tim dropped his head and slowly walked to his dressing room. If Jenika hadn't stopped him he would have barged in on Adam and probably destroyed their relationship based on an assumption. Tim flopped down into a chair and cradled his head in his hands, "Why is this so damn hard?" 

To be continued...

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