Title: Crossing A Line
Pairing/Characters: Adam/Sauli, Tommy/Jase
Rating (Word Count): PG (3x100)
Warning(s): None
Author's notes: This is set a year after It's That Pivotal Moment but all you need to know is Adam and Sauli are together and Tommy is dating an Army Doctor. It could be considered a continuation of the last nine weeks' prompts but..not really LOL. Thanks to leela_cat for the beta <333 and florida_minxie for the preread.



Crossing A Line

Sauli knew that smile on Adam's face. It was his public smile. It wasn't the smile he got when they were alone, when it was just the two of them, only inches apart. It wasn't the smile Tommy or Leila got either; those were special smiles. No, this was Adam's public smile and most days he pulled it off just fine, but today it wasn't quite reaching his eyes.

Sauli felt Tommy tense beside him when one of the fans asked a question about Afghanistan and he reached out and took Tommy's hand in his.

"No comment," Adam replied brusquely.

^v^

"Why would they ask him that?" Tommy whispered to Sauli.

"Muru, they ask him everything," Sauli whispered back. "Don't worry, he's got this."

But Sauli worried. He could see the tension in Adam's shoulders, could just make out the angry lines around his eyes. The DJ was being unnecessarily intrusive and Adam was angry. Sauli knew Adam had a lot of patience but when it came to people he loved, sometimes it wasn't enough.

Fans were asking those questions because Tommy had joined promo. Most of them weren't looking at Adam. They were looking at Tommy, watching for his reaction.

^v^

Sauli squeezed Tommy's hand tighter.

"That's private," Adam's terse tone floated back to them.

Adam's handler came over to the microphone and smiled, asking if there were any final questions. He had a soothing hand on Adam's back.

"Have you heard from Jason?" someone shouted.

Adam growled and turned away, holding out a hand for Sauli, who grabbed it pulling Tommy along with them. Fans and the DJ shouted behind them, clamoring for attention. Adam stopped at the door, turning, glaring at them angrily.

"Promo tour is public. Jason is private. Public versus private. Look it up. We're done here."


The End