"Tell me something. Just how in the hell can two people dirty up so many clothes when we just washed a few days ago." Tim grumbles as he totes the laundry basket from the bathroom.

"We dirty up a bunch of sheets, Sweet Thing." Adam smiles as he kisses his boyfriend's cheek. "And we take a lot of showers afterward."

"Hey, guys?" Rob says as he enters the couple's bedroom. "Uh, I thought y'all would want to know that Chris and Nate are fixing to leave."

"Now?" Adam asks.

"So nice of him to say goodbye." Tim says, sitting the laundry basket on the bed.

"Come on." Adam says as he takes Tim's hand. 

They follow Rob to the elevator and head downstairs. They see Chris and Nate by the front door with their luggage. Chris and Austin seemed to be having a few words.

"Chris?" Adam says as they get closer. "Were you not even going to say goodbye?"

"I figured we said our goodbyes last night." Chris says as he starts to pick up some luggage.

"About last night. I might have overreacted some. I'm sorry." Adam says.

"I would say you did." Chris says as he picks up another suitcase.

"That's it? That's all you have to say?" Tim asks, tilting his head.

"Tim." Adam says quietly, laying a hand on his lover's arm. "It's okay."

"No, Babe, it's not okay." Tim replies. "You just apologized and he didn't even acknowledge it."

"Okay, apology accepted. Happy now, Tim?" Chris says as he sets down the suitcases.

"Actually, no." Tim answers. "Cause I think you owe Adam an apology also."

"For what?" Chris asks as anger flashes across his face.

Chance takes Austin by the arm and pulls him back out of the line of fire.

"For the sh*t you said last night. I don't want your f*cking apology for what you said to me but the least you can do is apologize to your brother." Tim says. "And then to top it off, you were just going to slip out without saying goodbye to Adam? That's some messed up sh*t right there."

"I thought it would be for the best." Chris says, crossing his arms across his chest.

"For who? You?" Tim asks with a raised brow. "Once again, you're only thinking about yourself and not how it affects Adam. As for the rest of us, we were fine before you came and we'll be fine once you're gone."

"D*mn straight." Austin adds.

"You got anything to say or are you going to let your blind boyfriend do your talking for you?" Chris says as he turns to Adam.

Adam steps pass Chris to give Nate a hug. "It was good seeing you again, Nate. I wish you well on your job."

"Thank you, Adam." Nate smiles as he hugs the blonde.

"Tim, Baby, you want a beer?" Adam asks as he heads to the kitchen leaving a stunned Chris standing by the door.

"It was a pleasure meeting you guys." Nate says as he shakes Austin, Chance and Rob's hands. "Tim?" He says as he reaches out to take the blind man's hand to shake. In a lower voice he adds, "Ms. Betty would have been proud of you just now."

"Thank you, Nate." Tim smiles through his anger with Chris. "And good luck."

"Thanks." Nate says as he pats Satchmo on the head before turning toward the door and picking up some of their suitcases. "Let's go."

Without saying a word, Chris picks up the remaining luggage and walks out the door.

"What a prick." Rob says as he turns his chair and head to the living room followed by Chance and Austin.

Tim lets go of a heavy breath as he heads toward the kitchen. 

"Sweetheart?" Tim calls softly as he hears a sniffle.

His heart breaks as he suddenly has Adam in his arms with him crying on his shoulder.

"Shhhh." Tim whispers as he rubs his boyfriend on the back of the head and kisses him on the ear.

"I'm sorry. I don't mean to be such a blubbering idiot." Adam says softly through his sobs as he holds on tight to his lover.

"Baby, you don't have to apologize." Tim says. "Your grandma always told me that it takes the bigger man to say 'I'm sorry', and you did. Your conscience should be clear."

"But why do I feel so sh*tty?" Adam says as more tears roll down his cheeks.

"Well. I'm sure it sucks to find out that your brother is a dickhead." Tim says with a smile.

Adam giggles as he lays his head on the brunette's shoulder.

"Did you just wipe snot on my shirt? I don't have many clean ones left." Tim chuckles.

"No, I did not." Adam laughs. "You always know how to make me smile no matter how bad I'm feeling."

"It's payback for you putting a smile on my face." Tim says, kissing the blonde on the head again.

They stand, in comfortable silence, in the middle of the kitchen, holding on to one another. Swaying slightly back and forth.

They soon find themselves engulfed in a group hug from the other guys.

"Are you okay, Adam?" Austin asks in a concerned tone.

Adam raises his head and looks into the blank stare of his boyfriend.

"Yeah." He nods before turning to look at his deaf friend and smiles. "I've never felt better."

"What's going on?" Kelsey asks, laying her purse and keys down on the table. She was a bit concerned to see the group hug, Adam's red and swollen eyes, and he and Tim holding on to each other as their lives depended on it. "Is everything alright?"

"Everything is fine." Rob smiles and holds out an arm to his girlfriend. "Care to join us?"

Feeling a wave of relief, she smiles as she joins the group of guys. She puts one arm around Rob and the other around Chance's waist. Chance smiles as he drapes an arm over her shoulder.

"Soooo, what's the reason for this group hug?" Kelsey asks as she glances around at all the guys.

"I guess you could say that we're re-bonding." Adam giggles.

"Bonding? Well, shouldn't Chris and Nate be here?" Kelsey asks. She was totally oblivious to what was or had been going on.

"Nope." Tim answers, shaking his head.

"Okay?" She replies. "I presume that I missed something."

"Oh, honey, you missed a lot." Rob chuckles.

"Long story short. Chris and Nate are gone and probably won't be coming back." Tim answers.

"And the sh*t hit the fan." Austin adds.

"I'll explain everything later." Rob says as he could see that she was still totally confused.

"It's just us now." Adam says with a shrug.

'Maybe that explains Adam's crying.' Kelsey thought as she looks at the blonde's bloodshot eyes. With what Austin had said, apparently, all did not go well.

"Well, you guys will be fine without him. You've got each other." Kelsey smiles.

"Yep, but not only do we have each other, but we also have you." Tim says with a smile. "You're part of our family too."

She smiles proudly at the blind man then turns to look at her boyfriend.

"I think you've grown on them." Rob chuckles.

"Welcome to the family, Kel." Adam grins at his long-time friend.

"So when you moving in?" Austin asks with a smirk on his lips.

"What?" Kelsey asks as her eyes widen.

"Huh?" Rob asks with a look of shock.

"You love each other, don't you?" Chance asks.

"Yes." Kelsey answers as she and Rob nod in agreement.

"Then what's stopping you?" Austin asks.

Adam whispers to Tim and tells him what Chance had asked.

"Listen, if you wait on Rob to ask you, you'll be waiting for a long time." Tim says with a soft chuckle. "Not that he doesn't want you moving in, it would just take a long time for him to get the nerve to ask."

"Well, uh." She says as she glances down at Rob. She sees a twinkle in his eyes as he seemed to be waiting for an answer. "Okay. Okay, I'll do it." She answers with a giggle.

"Good job, Rob." Tim laughs, patting him on the shoulder. 

"Absolutely, I didn't think you had it in you to ask." Austin laughs.

"Yep, you proved me wrong." Tim adds with a chuckle.

"Kelsey, if you need any help, we'll be more than happy to help you move." Chance says.

"Yeah, the seats in the van can be laid down. You can move quite a bit in there." Adam says.

"Thanks, guys." Kelsey says with a smile. "My apartment came totally furnished so I don't have any furniture to move."

Rob sat quietly in his chair trying to let everything sink in. His best friends just asked his girlfriend to move in without asking him first. Was he happy about that? HELL, YEAH!!!!

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