The reunited lovers cried onto each other's shoulder as Jenika and the man stood silently and watched.

"I'm Jenika." She says quietly, holding out her hand.

"Stephen." The man smiles and shakes her hand. "It's good to finally meet you guys."

"Finally meet us?" Jenika asks.

"That's Tim, right?" Stephen asks and was answered by a nod from Jenika. "He was all Adam talked about once he came out of his coma. It all sounded crazy but I wanted to believe him. My wife, on the other hand, is ready to have him put in a mental institution."

"No, Mr. Rupp, Adam's not crazy. If he is then we all are." Jenika says with a soft smile.

"Dad? This is Tim. The guy that saved me." Adam says with a sniff as he gently caresses Tim's cheek.

Adam leaves Tim's embrace and grabs Jenika into a tight hug and begins to cry again.

Tim wipes his tears as he smiles nervously at Stephen. 

"I was just telling the young lady that it was good to finally meet you guys. I've heard all about you." Stephen smiles as he shakes Tim's hand.

"Mom thinks I'm crazy." Adam says, wiping his eyes as he stood next to Jenika with his arm around her waist.

"I can't explain what we've all experienced, Mr. Rupp. But Adam is definitely not crazy." Tim says. "Finding Adam was the only thing I could think about."

"What about the others? Have you been able to find them?" Adam asks as he walks back over to Tim and sliding his arm around his waist.

"My mom is searching for Austin, Chance and Kevin. Since they're on this side of the country. The others are around the California area except for Chris, who is from Colorado. I know all of their last names except for Chris." Tim says, slightly shaking his head. "I'm really confused on his."

"Maybe I can help you out." Stephen says after clearing his throat. "Won't you come in?"

Adam smiles as he takes Tim's hand and reaches for Jenika's, leading them into the house.

"Have a seat." Stephen says. "Could I get you all something to drink?"

"Maybe some water?" Tim asks. His nerves had caused his throat to become as dry as Death Valley.

"Nothing for me, thank you." Jenika smiles as she takes a seat.

Adam sits down on the couch, pulling Tim with him.

"God, I've missed you." Adam smiles as he brushes back Tim's hair and kisses him softly.

"How are you doing? Are you okay?" Tim asks with a concerned voice.

"Yeah, I'm fine. There were no vital organs hit by the bullet. They had me in a drug-induced coma to give my body time to heal. I had gone into shock from losing a lot of blood." Adam answers. "What about you?" He asks as he reaches up and rubs the scar on Tim's forehead.

"They had me on life-support for almost three weeks. They begin weaning me off of it. Luckily, there was no damage to the brain. The doctor said that I'll probably be plagued with bad headaches but other than that I'm fine." Tim says.

Adam looks at Jenika as if to silently ask her how she was.

"I'm fine. Just a nasty scar by my titty." She says with a grin.

They fall silent as Mr. Rupp enters the room.

"My wife, Cindy, is at work so maybe we can talk in peace. Tim, I have some information that might help you find Chris. Information that Adam doesn't even know." Stephen says as he hands Tim his water.

"Thank you." Tim says as he takes the water. "Any information that you can give us would be very much appreciated."

** a/n: When I first introduced the characters in this story, I had put a note that Chris was not related to Adam in this story. I decided to change that. All the information stated below is pure fiction. Sorry for the confusion. **

"Chris is my illegitimate son." Stephan says with a sigh.

"WHAT!!??" Adam shouts in shock. Tim slides his arm around his lover in an attempt to calm him.

"So his name is not Rupp?" Jenika asks.

"No, he has his mother's last name. Cindy refused to let me have anything to do with him. Even when his mother called me about his accident, I couldn't go." Stephen says as he lowers his head in shame. "He doesn't know anything about me."

"Wow, that's why I couldn't pick up on his name. Because technically it should be Rupp." Tim says as if he was talking to himself.

"So, Chris is my brother?" Adam says as he tries to let the information soak in.

"Yes, son, he is." Stephen nods.

"Dang, good thing you didn't sleep with him, huh." Jenika giggles looking around at Adam.

"What?" Stephen asks.

"Never mind that." Tim says quickly as he jabs Jenika in the side with his elbow. "What's his full name?"

"Christopher Steven Baker." Steven answers. (The last name is just one off the top of my head)

"You know, Mr. Rupp, that once we find Chris that this information might come out." Tim says.

"I don't care, Tim. Chris should know that he has a brother and Adam should have the chance to get to know his older brother." Steven says with a smile. "So, what are your plans, son?"

"I'm going with Tim. Mom doesn't want me here. I'm an embarrassment to her." Adam says. "She'll be happy with me gone."

Tim's phone begins to vibrate in his pocket. He pulls it out and sees that his mom was calling him.

"Excuse me, I need to answer this." Tim says as he gets up and walks outside.

 "Son, as much as I hate for you to leave, if you plan on going you need to be gone before your mom gets home." Stephen says. "I'll handle your mom."   

"Jenika, would you help me pack?" Adam asks with a smile.

"Let's do this!!" Jenika grins with excitement, grabbing Adam by the hand.

They run to his bedroom and begin to throw his clothes into anything they could find. Suitcases, boxes, garbage bags... etc.....

"How did you and Tim find each other?" Adam asks as he comes out of his closet with his arms full of clothes.

"We were in the same hospital." Jenika answers as she starts to pack some of the clothes. "We both were trying to make sense of the thoughts and images in our heads. Trying to make ourselves believe that they weren't just dreams. And that we weren't crazy."

"Same here." Adam says with a nod. "I just .... when I opened that door and saw him standing there ... I can't even explain what I was feeling."

"He was so scared that you had moved on with your life. And maybe even had a boyfriend that you failed to mention." Jenika says as Adam grabs his socks and underwear out of his dresser, cramming them into a bag.

"I've relived our time together in Dead Town a million times. I would rather face the demons every night with him than live here in Minnesota without him." Adam says.

"Stop." Jenika giggles as she wipes away her tears. 

"I'm being serious." Adam says.

"I know. That's what makes it so sweet." Jenika says.

"ADAM!! JENIKA!!!"

They both jump as they hear Tim screaming their names as he runs up the steps.

He suddenly appears in the doorway, grabbing onto the door facing as he tries to catch his breath.

"TIM!! You're going to cause yourself to have an aneurysm if you don't calm down!!" Jenika scolds him.

"Baby, what's wrong?" Adam asks, dropping the garbage bag and rushing over to his lover.

"That ... that was mom." Tim says as he tries to catch his breath. "She's ... she's found Austin!"

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