A/N- The song above is another that Adam has been listening to frequently lately. The song at the end of the previous chapter is the one being referenced in the first line of the story.

Chances heart broke. He let the song finish before knocking on the door. When Adam answered the door it looked like he had been crying.

"Hey Adam, It's time for soundcheck." Chance said, softly. As Adam moved past him Chance stopped him with a hand on his shoulder. "Can I have minute after soundcheck?"

Adam plastered his fake smile on "Sure thing buddy."

As soon as Chance finished soundcheck he headed back to Adam's dressing room. He didn't even knock this time. He just walked right in. 

Adam looked up from his phone as he wiped tears from his eyes. "What do you need Chance?"

"I need you talk to me." Chance replied. "I need you to be honest with me. Can you do that?"

Adam just looked at him for a second and then back at his phone. Chance calmly walked towards Adam, took his phone from him and put it in his own pocket before sitting down.

"I'm worried about you Adam. We are all worried about you." Chance started "You aren't sleeping. You aren't eating. You're even quieter than normal. You started hiding away from everyone. God, you haven't even played a video game in a week."

Adam glanced up at Chance and then back down at his lap. "I'm just tired Chance. The sleep issue is messing up everything else..."

"BULLSHIT!" Chance yelled before Adam could even finish his sentence. "Don't lie to me Adam."

Adam opened his mouth to speak but nothing came out. He tried several times but could only shake his head.

"I understand it's hard to open up sometimes." Chance said quietly as he placed a calming hand on Adam's knee. "How about you just listen while I talk for a bit? You can nod or shake your head or butt in at any time. Okay?" Adam nodded his head in understanding.

Chance spoke quietly and slowly. He wanted Adam to really hear what he had to say. "Adam, we all love you. Every one of us. We are one big family. And one of us hurts, we all hurt. We can see that something is hurting you. You know that you can come to us at any time if you need to talk right?"

Adam nodded his head as he wiped his eyes. Now Chance was making him cry.

Chance continued "You don't have to answer me but it would make this 'conversation' easier. We think we may know what is going on. We've noticed that this change has only been this last week since Dena came to visit." Adam snapped his head up to look at Chance with wide eyes. "We are guessing that Dena doesn't know about Tim being bisexual. She doesn't know about your relationship does she?" Adam knew if he spoke he would break down so he just shook his head. "Did Tim ask you to back off while she is here?" Adam sniffed and nodded.

Chance pulled Adam into a hug and continued to speak quietly. "He still loves you Adam. Please don't doubt that. I'm sure he wants nothing more than to be able to show you his affection freely. I don't know what his reasons are for not telling Dena but I would bet this is hurting him too."

Adam started to laugh at that statement. Chance pulled out of the hug to see Adam laughing but still have tears spilling from eyes. "Adam? What are you laughing at?"

It took Adam a few minutes to get under control enough to speak. He had stopped laughing but was still sniffling between words. "This doesn't seem to be bothering him at all. He's going on about his life like nothing is wrong. He's sleeping, eating, smiling. He doesn't need me to be happy...like I need him." Adam burst into tears as he finished speaking.

Chance knew that nothing he could say in that moment would help. He just held Adam and let him cry. He quickly messaged Austin asking that he send a text a few minutes before they were needed for VIP. 

Chance let Adam know they had to go. He gave him one last hug before they headed for the stage.

Adam once again put it on a fake smile and acted his way through the VIP session. He practically ran to his dressing room when it was over. Everyone else went to the green room to relax before the show started. Chance pulled out his phone to check the game score. He didn't realize he still had Adam's phone until he swiped it open and was greeted with a Spotify playlist named Tim.

Chance knew better but he was concerned about his friend so he scrolled through the list of songs.

Chance stopped scrolling as tears came to his eyes. He quickly closed out of the phone as he left the room. He sprinted for his own dressing room to compose himself. "How can Tim not see what he's doing to Adam?" Chance yelled at the empty room. He eventually got himself together and returned Adam's phone to him. 

Adam managed to auto-pilot his way through another show and signing line and the fans were none the wiser. After the show everyone loaded back on the bus to discuss plans for the night. There was no show the next day so they were going out. Adam tried to get out of it but Chance literally forced him off the bus and into the waiting car.

After some debate they found themselves at an old neighborhood pub. They found a table big enough for all of them. Tim was seated between Dena and Jenika so Adam headed to the opposite end of the table. Chance immediately took the empty seat next to Adam, there would be no disappearing tonight. Luke had taken TJ to the hotel so they could stay out as long as they wanted.

Everyone was chatting amongst themselves while they looked over the menu and ordered drinks. Adam's ears perked up when he heard Austin talking to Dena.

"Ms. Dena, how much longer are you planning to stay with us?" Austin asked

"Are you trying to get rid of me boy?" Dena retorted playfully.

Austin played along "Oh my gosh, no ma'am. You know I love having you with us" he groveled while everyone laughed at him.

Tim decided to step in and save his friend "She's leaving tomorrow, Austin. That's why I was so adamant we needed to go out tonight." Adam smiled genuinely for the first time in a week.

Dena placed a hand on Tim's arm "Actually, I was wanting to talk to you about that son. I cancelled my flight. I don't have any reason that I have to get home and I want to spend more time with you and TJ while I can." 

Adam's smile faded and sadness filled his eyes once again as he stood and walked towards the bar. Chance shot Tim a dirty look as he followed the broken man. By the time he got there Adam had already downed one shot and ordered another.

To be continued....

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