Adam and Tim eventually had to get out of bed and get moving. Check-out time was approaching and of course real life called. They had to leave their own little space and rejoin the rest of the world.

They were each packing up their clothes when Adam heard his phone vibrate on the nightstand. He picked it up and took a seat on the bed when he saw it was Jenika texting him. Tim noticed that Adam had stopped working and was typing away on his phone with a goofy grin on his face. He watched for a second and saw Adam suppress a giggle.

"What's so funny over there?" Tim asked, truly curious.

Adam waved his hand absentmindedly, "Oh, it's just Jenika wanting to know if your feeling better now."

"Feeling better?" Tim questioned.

Yeah" Adam answered, without looking up, "You know, since your punishment is over."

Tim just stood there staring for a minute. He couldn't move or speak while his mind churned. He had so many questions that he needed answers to. Tim slowly walked towards the bed where Adam was sitting still texting Jenika.

"Adam?" Tim spoke softly. "We need to talk" he said as he reached down and took Adam's phone out of his hand. He tossed it across the room, onto the sofa, and out of reach.

"Tim, what the hell?" Adam said before looking up. Once he raised his eyes he saw the serious look on Tim's face and a hint of sadness in his eyes. "Baby, what's wrong?"

"I'm not sure yet." Tim replied with complete honesty. "It all depends on how you answer a few questions for me." Adam looked thoroughly confused. "Jenika knew about the punishment?"

Adam closed his eyes as he exhaled slowly. He opened them again to see Tim staring at him, waiting for an answer. "Yes, she knew." He said quietly.

"Did anybody else know?" Tim asked with a mixture of anger and embarrassment.

"No, Tim, just Jenika." Adam sighed. "I felt like she needed to know. You know, in case you got crabby or irritable..." 

"Or she wanted to play too?" Tim interrupted. "Did she know before that night? That night she begged me to go to bed with her."

"Yes, she knew before that night" Adam confessed quietly.

"And you knew what she was planning?" Tim half asked, half stated. "That's why you went to bed early isn't it?"

Adam could no longer maintain eye contact. He looked down at his lap and took a deep breath. He was just about to answer when Tim spoke again.

"I'm going to take that as a yes." Tim spat out. "Why Adam? It wasn't enough for you just to torment me yourself? You had to let someone else in on the fun too?" 

Adam was overcome with guilt and couldn't form words. Tears fell onto his cheeks as he looked up at Tim and tried to say something, anything.

"Are you going to say anything or just sit there looking guilty?" Tim was trying to control his anger but it wasn't working very well. "Or do you have no excuse for what you did?"

"I... there is no excuse for what I did." Adam whispered. "I wasn't thinking. I knew this was your first time but I didn't think it through. I'm so sorry." Adam stood up from the bed and stepped toward Tim.

Tim took a step back, "Don't... Don't touch me right now."

Hurt flashed through Adam's eyes, "Tim?" He said as he took another small step forward.

"NO" Tim said loudly as he stepped back. He threw the last of his clothes in his suitcase and stomped out the door.

Adam quickly did the same and caught up with him before he could get in the elevator. No words were spoken on the ride down. Tim practically ran through the lobby to get on the bus. Adam trailed behind him, head bowed, trying to hide his tears.

Jenika was standing outside the bus talking with Rob and Chance when Tim stormed out of the hotel. She was about to step forward and hug him when she saw Adam come through the doors shaking his head at her. She stepped back as Tim flung the bus door open. Adam tried to follow him but Chance grabbed his wrist and wouldn't let him go.

"What the fuck happened this time?" Chance growled. "I thought you two said you had worked through your issues and this wasn't going to happen again."

"This is different." Adam sighed, "I really fucked up this time. He has every right to be pissed at me and I'm surprised he hasn't told me to go fuck myself." Adam finally looked up and let Chance see his red, puffy eyes, and the tears streaming down his cheeks.

"Why don't I go see if he is okay?" Jenika said quietly.

"No!" Adam exclaimed. "I think he's pissed at you too."

"I'll go and check on him" Rob offered. "Unless he's pissed at me too." Adam shook his head and Rob stepped away to enter the bus.

"Chance I really can't talk to you about it. It really will just make it worse" Adam groaned. "But I need to talk to Jenika. Can we have a minute?" Chance shook his head and boarded the bus. He figured he'd check on Tim too.

***Outside the bus***

"Okay, so what happened and why is he pissed at me too?" Jenika asked with her hands on her hips looking like she was about to be pissed at Adam too.

"Tim asked me what I was giggling about when I read and responded to your text and without thinking I told him." Adam turned and kicked the wheel of the bus repeatedly before Jenika could pull him away. "He started asking questions. He knows that you knew about the punishment before asking him to sleep with you that night and that I knew what you were planning." 

Jenika pulled Adam to her and wrapped her arms around him. Adam buried his face in her neck as he spoke, "He's only pissed at you. I think he hates me." 

"No" Jenika said soothingly as she rubbed the back of his head, "He could never hate you."

Adam pulled back to look at Jenika, "He wouldn't let me even take a step towards him.... He stepped back away from me." Adam's tears started to flow again as he replayed that moment in his mind. "He hates me."

***Inside the bus***

Rob found Tim sitting in the back of the bus staring at the wall. "Hey, you want to talk about it buddy?" 

"No" Tim replied quickly.

"Okay." Rob said cheerfully and sat across from Tim. "I can wait."

Tim just glared at him for a minute before closing his eyes and leaning his head against the wall.

Chance found them sitting across from each other, not speaking. "Tim? What's going on?"

Tim's head snapped up and he glared at Chance, "Adam didn't tell you?" 

"No, he didn't." Chance sighed, "He said it would only make it worse." 

"He's right." Tim continued glaring, "And I don't want to talk about it so why don't you both just fuck off."

Rob's mouth fell open in shock. They never to speak to each other like that.

Chance was not intimidated. He got right in Tim's face, put a knee on his leg, and placed a hand on his chest to keep him still, "I don't know what happened between you two and right now I don't care but you will NOT speak to any of us like that again. Do you hear me?"

Something about the tone of Chance's voice reminded him of Adam when he was being dominant and he broke. He started sobbing and couldn't stop. Chance softened his stance, quickly sitting next to Tim and pulling him into a hug.

Chance whispered to Rob, "Can you leave us alone please?" (Rob nodded his head) "And don't let anyone else back here."

Chance turned his attention back to Tim and spoke to him softly, "It's okay. I've got you and I'm not going anywhere. Just let it out."

To be continued...

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