Title: Love the Way You Lie
Pairing/Characters: Adam/Tommy
Rating (Word Count): R (6x100)
Warning(s): Angst
Author's notes: This is unbeta'd so any mistakes are mine. This is another kind of sequel to What Allison Knew and Living Dangerously but can be read as a stand alone.



Love the Way You Lie


Adam stormed angrily out of the house, slamming the door behind him. Things had been fine for weeks, or so he'd thought. Sure people had said they were playing with fire, but it was Tommy, the sweetest, kindest, most open person he knew. Until tonight. He closed his eyes, thinking back to that first time and his heart clenched painfully. How could things have gone so wrong?

He could still see Tommy smiling up at him, promising to be there when he got back. And now he was saying he wouldn't. Fuck, he'd known he was going to get burned.

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Love the Way You Lie 2


Tommy swiped angrily at his eyes as he packed his bags. The argument echoing endlessly in his head, their gravelly voices throwing hurtful words like knives at each other.

Allison had been right, she'd warned him about playing with fire, and now he was burning, his heart turning to ash from the heat of it.

And still he hated leaving because he loved Adam, even when he lied - to himself, to both of them that this would work.

But he couldn't do it anymore, he wanted more, he wanted all of Adam, not just what they had in private.

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Love the Way You Lie Part 3


"What's this?" Adam's worried voice floated over to where Tommy sat in the dark.

"I can't do this anymore," Tommy whispered.

"What?" Adam choked out.

"Wait."

Adam took a step forward, just as Tommy stepped into the light. He gasped and his heart clenched at the tears he could see. "Tommy?"

"I want more, I want it all."

He stepped forward, and Adam knew he smelled like cheap cologne, stale smoke, and sweat. Tommy cupped his cheek, "I want all of you."

Tommy picked up his bag, walking out the door, knowing that sometimes playing with fire got you burned.


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Love the Way You Lie Part 4


Adam felt the smooth liquid burn a path down his throat before draining the glass and throwing it against the wall just to hear it shatter.

Rihanna's voice seemed to echo hauntingly in the darkness. Just gonna stand there and watch me burn and all he could see were the bags by the door.

Just gonna stand there and hear me cry and Tommy's tear-filled eyes made him press hard against his own.

"I want all of you," Tommy's words echoed in his head.

He grabbed his phone and dialed. "Please come home," he whispered when Tommy's voicemail picked up.


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Love the Way You Lie Part 5


Heart pounding, Tommy swallowed hard before ringing the doorbell.

It opened immediately and Adam was standing there looking as wrecked as he felt. They stared at each other for several long moments. And then Adam reached for him and with a choked out sob Tommy stumbled into his arms. "I missed you," he whispered.

"Me too," Adam kissed his head, "me too."

Tommy pulled back, looking up at him. "I don't wanna get burned anymore."

"You won't, promise." Adam kissed him, softly on the lips. He cupped Tommy's face with his hand, "From now on we play with fire together."


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Love the Way You Lie Part 6


Tommy clutched at Adam's hand, his heart pounding. This was nothing, not compared to other things. No announcement, just a simple appearance at a club, a very small first step. But showing up together, holding hands, would speak volumes.

He closed his eyes, Allison's words about playing with fire echoing in his head. But then Adam kissed him, whispered love to him in his ear and suddenly none of it mattered. They'd come full circle. He was happy he'd chanced playing with fire that first time.

Because now that fire was burning and they were finally playing in it together.

The End.