"I don't want you in my life anymore Adriana." Kevin had said to Adriana to end their almost 2 year relationship
"You what? Kevin..." Adriana didn't know what to say. She was stunned, only weeks before he was telling her how much he loved her and how much he cared. "Kev please... what did I do wrong this time" this is also the second time he tried to break up, before he just didn't have the heart.
"Adriana, you know I love you, I love you with all my heart... I just think we've grown apart, we've grown up its not like it was. You've changed. You're not the girl I fell in love with"
"Kev, I'm not the only one that has changed. Don't blame this on me." Adriana stared into his emerald green eyes, looking into the best eyes in the world, of course next to Curtis Joseph's.
"It isn't going to work anymore Adriana, I'm sorry. I want to stay friends maybe something will happen"
"Tomorrow is our 2 year anniversary Kev!" She frowned.
They were the ultimate couple at school; the best couple the couple everybody wanted to be like.
"I know!" He yelled "I know." he repeated looking down shaking his head "I know this isn't fair Aidi."
"Of course it isn't fair. No body knows me like you do. And no body loves me like you do"
"I'm sure Scott does" Kevin mumbled stroking the hair from her slightly bruised face frowning at her "I really don't want to do this right now"
She looked down as he touched her face "Kevin, I really don't want to argue just please stay with me... I don't want to break up, I want to stay with you forever" Adriana began to cry wiping the tears from her face
"Aidi, please don't cry. Please" Kevin wrapped his strong arms around her petite body "I'm sorry, I know, I thought we could make forever, but we can't..."
Adriana left his arms staring up at him biting her bottom lip "Why now... right when they come back for me... you have to leave me, I have nobody Kev. You know that."
There was silence. Staying quiet Kevin began walking down the porch stairs head down, hands in his pockets. He turned around.
"Come, walk with me" He waited for her to get to his side.
"Your one of Them aren't you" Adriana stopped in the middle of the sidewalk.
Kevin turned around grabbing her hands pulling her close "I wouldn't dare hurt you like they do Aidi. You know that." he stared at her with anger "How could you think such a thing."
Adriana stopped talking staring up into those eyes of his having a horrible feeling about this now. Not saying anything she continued by his side. Looking up into the skies. She tried to keep back tears, remembering what they did to her. The belt, the handcuffs the steel-toe boots. She tried not to look across the street at the old abandoned house.
"Aidi..." Kev had stopped to look at her realizing she was walking awkwardly quickly "Is there something wrong, Aidi..." He frowned.
"Yes" she answered "Something terribly wrong. Lets keep moving please" begins to walk again.
Stopping at Kevin's house they walked inside and up to his bedroom. Adriana was in full tears.
"Aidi, please tell me what's wrong."
"I can't..." was a whisper that came from her plum painted lips "They'll try and kill you too... just please don't leave me not now"
"I won't" Kevin frowned. Not knowing why he wanted to end it with her in the first place, feeling horrible, he wrapped his arms around her "I promise, we'll make it to forever. You can cry on me. Just please tell me, what happened in that house,"
"They, called me there, I thought it was you, playing game for the hour that they kept calling me in my dorm. Then finally I left the dorm and went there..." Adriana shook her head frowning "I went inside and they pinned me to the wall, beat me there, then moved me to the bed and handcuffed me there" She began to cry not wanting to finish.
"Oh God... Aidi, they raped you?" Kevin kept his arms around her holding her close.
Adriana nodded a bit, crying on his shoulder, "then they took the belt to my back" she whispered "I don't want to go back to my dorm room, I'm too scared."
Kevin frowned knowing his father would be mad if he found a girl in the house. "I'll walk you home, if it's ok, you wouldn't mind me staying on the couch, I want you safe. I'm sorry for before Aidi" He nuzzled her neck with his nose lightly kissing at her neck then lightly kissed her lips, shortly but romantically, wiping away her tears. "You want to sleep for a while?"
Adriana nodded slightly "I want you with me,"
"I'll be here, I'll be in the bedroom, at all times"

Adriana smiled and nodded beautifully at Scott's little jock group, as she headed past them to her locker. Grabbing her books from her locker she glanced around for Kevin, who was no where in sight. As then one of Scott's friends showed up behind her scaring her.
"Oh, Dan," she laughed nervously "You scared me"
"I'm sorry sweet thing" He lightly ran a finger down the side of her arm
She moved away quickly. "I must be going," and stepped off into the crowd to find Kevin, or a few friends.
Dan moved back to Scott who pulled him away from they're group. "Did you do what I told you too." Scott said
"Yes. She doesn't like it. She's a target. And probably pregnant with your baby." Dan laughed
"She doesn't know it's us, just stay low and stay away from her as much as possible."

Adriana made her way to first class and sat next to Kevin "I didn't see you this morning"
"I left early for home, I'm sorry Sweetie" he lightly kissed her cheek and smiled "Happy anniversary," he whispered to her "I'll give you your gift in drama."
Adriana smiled at him taking her seat between him and Scott. Something didn't feel right in her, she looked over at Scott who was staring at her with an evil grin upon his face he then looked at the board as the teacher began talking.

Adriana giggled with her friends as they wandered into drama, Kevin was talking with the teacher so she didn't want to disturb him, and sitting down in a seat she began reading her lines saying them quietly.
"Chop, Chop Ms. Klein. Time to rehearse" the teacher called
"Alright" She smiled her model smile, pulling back her shoulder length dirty blond hair into a bun. Then hoped on to the stage.
"And Action" teacher called
The Narrator started "Life went on clearly for Julie. Her world had changed since the death of her evil father, In this scene she is caught by love at first sight"
Adriana grinned to a few friends as she made her lines "oh, I like this shirt, it would go nice with the skirt I saw"
"Yeah. But... Ooh do you see that guy over there" Trisha whispered part of her lines.
Adriana snickered "Eh, I've seen better men."
Kevin walked to her and smiled "A better man?" he got on one knee looking up to her
"Kev what the..." she looked down at him
"Aidi, w-w-will you marry me?"
The room went silent. They glanced at Adriana then back to Kevin
Adriana broke down in tears and nodded and whispered a yes. The whole class cheered.
Kevin hugged her slipping the ring on to her finger and kissed her lips lightly looking to her eyes "I love you"
"I love you too Kevin" she smiled a bit at him
"Alright class, lets actually get to work now" the teacher laughed.

Adriana smiled again at Trisha, her roommate "I can't believe the size of that rock Adriana." Trisha said
"Neither can I." Adriana sighed and sat down
"I don't know why you let those guys get to you, I know what you've gone though but on a day like today you've just have to be happy, he asked you to marry him,"
"I know but don't you think that we're too young I mean..."
Trisha shook her head, "love conquers all. It's funny in a way. I think
You should call him."
That brought a smile to Adriana's face, "yeah... I think I'm going to call him"
"You do that, girl." Trisha smiled
Adriana dialed the number. His father picked up.
"Oh hey Adriana, yeah he's here hold on a moment."
"Thanks," Adriana said quietly,
"Aidi, my Baby, I was just going to call," Kevin said
"Oh you were, eh?" She giggled
"Yes I was my Princess"
"Stop calling me that"
"But I like too, it's beautiful, like you,"
"Aww Pumpkin," Adriana grinned even though he couldn't see her
"I want to see you tonight, in sexy clothes"
"Kevin..." She frowned hearing him say that, "No."
"I'm sorry Sweetie, I'm just jokin' with you, but I do want to see you tonight,"
"Ah. At what time" she lied on her bed smiling to herself
"I don't know 8?"
"Alright,"
"K, I love you," he made a little kissie sound on the phone
"I love you too" she did the same thing, the little kissie sound "Kev, where did you get the money to buy this ring?"
"My father let me barrow some and the other stuff was from what I was saving to buy myself a car"
"Oh Kev!" she frowned knowing how important that car was to him "You shouldn't have, you should have kept the money,"
"But I want you to be happy with me, I can deal with my dad's car for now"
"I'm already happy with you Kev,"
"Fine, Fine,"
"You going to pick me up later?"
"Yeah, I will, love you"
"Love you too"

Walking with in the humid weather, with the light drizzle of rain, Adriana sang to her Walkman as she went for her morning jog at 5:30 in the morning, quiet, yet beautiful vocals became out of her mouth. She wandered up the porch steps of Kevin's house thinking it was a Saturday.
Standing and pacing on his porch to keep her work out up she rang the doorbell again. And again there was no answer. Turning the doorknob letting her in, creeping up the stairs into Kevin's room finding him still sleeping.
Shaking him slightly she frowns "Dammit Kevin"
"What?" He opened an eye to stare up at Adriana's beautiful, but sweaty face.
"You promised me you'd run with me today."
"Oh Princess, I'm so sorry, I'll meet you outside soon, just let me get dressed" He hugged her, lightly kissing her cheek.
"You better hurry"
"I will"
Adriana jogged down the stairs quietly closing the door after her and sat out side sipping at her water. Kev came out with his shorts and no shirt his muscular chest totally solid.
"Alright, Are we gonna go? I need a small football work out too," Kevin smiled helping her up
"Yeah lets go,"
They jogged a while about a mile to the nearest coffee shop, slipping inside she waving to a friend who was working and sat down at a table sipping at her water

"Listen guys" Scott called at the little 'group meeting' "We need to lure her back to the house some how."
"I don't think we should do this too her, she's helpless, and if we continue, she won't trust anybody" Justin said quietly
"And will that matter we want her to do that we want her to go insane." Scott mumbled
Dan stood up "'I can't take this. I wanted her too I wanted her as bad as you did Scott but this isn't fair. I'm out of here. And if you all continue this I'll tell Adriana what you're doing to her. And if anybody wants to join me, go right ahead." He stormed out shaking his head. Soon Justin and 3 of the others got up and left, leaving Scott with nobody.

"Hey Adri!" Trisha called from the kitchen
"Trish, you're up early."
"Yeah, I've been working on something." She got up and took the piece of paper over to Adriana "I thought maybe you'd like it..." She showed Adriana the drawing of the prettiest wedding dress
"Tish, it's beautiful"
"Yeah, My mom said always to do something nice for a best friend. I thought if you like it, I'd make it for you,"
"Like it? I love it!" Adriana smiled and gave her friend a hug, "How much would I need to pay you. But still, the wedding isn't until we at least turn 18, 19."
"No, no, no money, it's out of love Adri. But at least you don't need to look at last minute."
"Oh thank you so much Trisha" Adriana smiled "Oh, this reminds me, I was going to ask you, Will you be my Maid of Honor?"
"Of course!" Trisha smiled "Maybe we should go, me, you, Kevin and Drew should go out for dinner or something tonight, you know like a double date"
"Oh, that sounds great! I just think I'm going to rest up a bit. My calves are killing."
"A-Okay" Trisha laughed "Oh, before you go, I guess you missed this on your way out, Kev dropped it off though the door, last night or something" She handed her a letter
"Ok, thanks," Adriana smiled a bit taking the letter. She walked into her bedroom and opened it, reading it slightly aloud
"Dearest Aidi,
I'm sorry for the other day, when I wanted to break
Up with you. I didn't know what I was thinking. I
Guess it's a guy thing. But when you said yes today,
I must have been the happiest guy in the world. And now I know that what I did was wrong, for saying that we
Couldn't make it too forever, but now I think we can.
I just wanted to say that I am sorry. And I hope you
Forgive me for my stupidness and jerkiness.
I love you with all my heart, all my soul and I love
You more then life its self.
Love Always, Kevin"
Adriana smiled a little and pulled the box out of underneath her bed placing the letter with the other notes written in there from Kevin. Guessing she should call her mother she picked up the phone.
"Hey Mom" Adriana said as her mother answers the phone.
"Adriana! How great it is to hear from you, How are you?" Her Mom asked with her old sweet voice. Adriana took her great looks from her mother. And her personalities from her idiot father whom left the family when she was 7.
"I'm more the great. How are you?"
"Oh I'm alright. Your sisters here too, she says hi, I guess if your more then great something good must have happened. Why don't you tell me"
"Oh ma, you would be a bit mad at me I guess... and maybe ever happy for me, but you know Kevin right?" Excitement rose in Adriana's voice giggling a little
"Yes Dear, I know, he's that boyfriend of yours"
"Well he's not my boyfriend anymore"
"You dumped him?"
"No, He asked me to marry him!"
"Adriana!" Anger grew in her mother's voice
Adriana frowned softly speaking in a tiny voice "I love him mom"
"No. I'm not allowing you to marry him."
"I love him I love him with all my heart, I really don't care what you think of me getting married. I love him more then life it's self! Do you not understand that? He isn't like Dad. And I never think he will be either. Maybe if you didn't run him out maybe you would know him like I do." Adriana began getting tears in her eyes
"Adriana. You are not getting married. You have to finish high school."
"It's my last year mom. Kev's in OAC we're graduating together. I want to be happy. I don't want to live under your rules! Plus I'm going to be famous. I'm going to be a big singer soon mom"
"Don't get to ahead of yourself Adriana! You'll never make it to Hollywood. Not with that boyfriend."
"He supports me everyday of my life Mom. Everyday he tells me he loves me and he doesn't care who hears it. He wants me to achieve my dreams and get my goals. He doesn't weigh me down like Dad did with you Mom"
"And do you still live with that bitch girl?"
"Mom! I'd surprise myself if I dare to call again" and with that Adriana slammed down the phone and ran out of her room tears streaming down her face.
"Oh Adri, what's wrong?" Trisha looked towards her "Mom got mad at you again"
"Worse, she was dissin' you and she was getting mad at me because I'm getting married"
"Oh Adri, don't get that to your brain sweetie" Trisha sighed a little and hugged Adriana "It will be ok,"
"I hope it will be, I hope to God."
"It will be,"

Later that night Kev and Drew came to pick their lovely ladies up from the campus dorms "Oh ow, ow! Who is that sexy thing" Drew called out to Trisha who was wearing a white ankle length gown she deigned herself.
"Oh you, be quiet" She laughed getting into the car, Kev behind the wheel,
"Hey Princess," Kevin smiled a little looking at her with sweet green eyes
"Hey Kevin," Adriana smiled to him and shyly tilted her head to the side biting her bottom lip
"You look gorgeous tonight" He whispered before lightly kissing her cheek as she slid into the front seat
"Thank you," She smiled a little and rested her head on his shoulder as he drove away,
"Drew why can't you be like that." Trisha said poking at his side
"Like what?" Drew looked at her
"Like Kevin! He's so sweet"
"Because I like to be unique."
Kevin smiled at Adriana, who was being quite shy "Is there something wrong Aidi?"
"My mother doesn't want me getting married to you, she doesn't think I'll make it to be singer"
"I'm behind you all the way though Baby, If you don't want to get married, just tell me, I won't be mad"
"I want to get married Kev it's just my mother keeps thinking your going to be like my dad, I know you won't be and I told her that." Adriana sighed "I hate her."
"Don't say that Adriana." Drew said
"Your right, I shouldn't"
Kevin patted her hand lightly looking over to her smiling slightly. "If, if you can't get married, I won't push you Aidi, you know that,"
Adriana was mumbling something quietly.
Everyone had kept quiet for a while, Not really saying anything. Kevin raised a thick brow looking at the rear-view mirror again. Shaking his head he pulled into the restaurant parking lot and parked then got out moving to the passenger side to help Adriana and Trisha out of the car.
"Girls, go get our table. Kevin and I will be inside in a few moments."
Trisha nodded "You boys better not be staying out here for a smoke."
"No Sweetie, not at all, just go inside. I need to talk to Kev about something."
The girls finally left leaving Drew and Kevin outside,
"I think I know who's be torturing your Baby." Drew looked at Kevin frowning slightly "I know you may not want to hear it and crap but, I heard the guys in the locker room after practice..." He trailed off wondering if he should go on.
"I care and everything but I don't want to worry the whole time I'm here. I mean..." Kevin answered fiddling around with his keys
"You know that car that was following us?"
"Yeah. I watched"
"Don't let the chicks out here by them selves. Trish was telling me that that was sorta like the car that Adri was describing to her when she was..." he trailed off again, knowing Kevin got the hint
Kevin nodded "let's go in, ok? Lets not talk about this anymore"
Drew stepped in after Kevin did and followed him to the dark, candle-lit corner of the restaurant. Slipping into the seat next to Adriana, was where Kevin sat, and next to Trisha was where Drew had sat himself. The strapless dress that Trisha had designed for Adriana was showing her highly noticeable scars on her arms and back. Rubbing her arms slightly, nervously, and almost constantly.
She giggled slightly with Trisha not feeling comfortable in the dress with her arms showing as they were.
"And then, after he slipped he fell again and the towel came off too, and then the whole change room started laughing, it was so funny." Drew laughed a bit at his own corny story summary of what happened in the change room after basketball practice.
Kevin slipped off his suit jacket and draped it over Adriana's shoulders. "I love you Baby" He whispered to her and smiled a little, putting his arm around her shoulders.
"I love you too Pumpkin" Adriana giggled a little a lightly rubbed her thumb against his side, a small habit that she had.
Drew smiled at the two and shook his head, and looked at Trisha and lightly kissed her cheek "What are you getting Baby?"
"I don't know yet, I don't want anything too big, I'm not very hungry today, Adriana and I had such a big lunch" Trisha smiled across the table to her friend
"Yeah, I'm still a bit full, actually I forgot my purse in the car," She frowned a bit holding out her hand "May I have the keys please?" Adriana looked at Kevin who dug the keys out of his pocket. Drew and Kevin, both forgetting what they talked about let the girls go out.
"I'll come with you," Trisha got up from the table "'We'll be back soon ok?"
The girls left the restaurant giggling about the guys. Slipping her arms into the Suit-jacket Adriana shivered as she fumbled with the keys to open the door of the car.
"Adri! Watch out!" Trisha screamed as she turned around after hearing Adriana closing the door
Adriana turned quickly and screamed and ran grabbing Trisha who was standing there in shock "Run Trish!"
Running back into the restaurant Trisha hugged Adriana. They both seemed as if they both were going to cry.
"I'm so sorry," Trisha said
"It's alright, let just go back with the guys and have a nice evening like we planned ok?"
Trish nodded and followed Adriana back to the table. Adriana sat down and cuddled close to Kevin. Trisha did the same with Drew.
"Princess..." Kevin frowned at her "Something wrong?"
"He's out their Kevin..." she whispered,
"What!" Drew jumped hearing Adriana "I'm sorry Adriana, I should have gone out there with you, I'm so sorry,"
"He had a knife," Trisha added quietly
"Look, I just want to have a nice little evening ok? I don't want this to bug anything with this ok." Adriana frowned "Please".
Everyone nodded; the waiter came, taking their orderings of food.

Adriana slept silently; hitting her alarm clock over and over again before finally pulling the plug from the wall and letting herself sleep. Late for school as it already was the big production of the play was to perform for the school that afternoon. Without Adriana there, They could not perform the play.
"Where is she?" Kevin paced upon the stage at 10:00am.
"I don't know, have you tried calling?" Drew asked
"No, I haven't, I didn't bring my phone today" Kevin sighed "I just hope she isn't..." He shook his head.
"Here borrow mine," Drew took out his cell phone handing it to Kevin, "I hope she's alright for you man."
Kevin dialed her number frowning badly hoping she was there
"Hello?" Adriana picked up the phone coughing wildly.
"Ooh Princess... Are you alright..."
"I'm scared and I'm sick" She whispered "I don't want to leave the house, I'm sorry that I have to miss today's performance"
"I'll be right over alright. I'm going to take care of you," Kevin hung up handing the phone back to Drew. Then walked over to the teacher "Mr. Almanry, I'm sorry, I'm going to have to leave, I can't leave Aidi alone right now. She's really sick, I want to take care of her, even if it's risking my spot in the play," Kevin bowed his head looking at the ground then back at the teacher "I'm asking your permission to leave."
"Kevin, son. You're a very brave man. Yes you may leave, without Adriana I was going to cancel the play anyway. Now go get that girl better." nodded while smiling
"Thanks so much!" Kevin dashed out the auditorium doors and ran to the next building of dorms taking the elevator up he ran to her room and opened the door.
"Please don't hurt me anymore! Just go away!" Adriana yelled from the other room then hear faint talking "please, just please go away,"
Kevin wandered in the bedroom where he found her on the bed curled up. Blood on the sheets and on the floor "Princess..." He stared at her "I'm so sorry I didn't come in time." He got on the bed and held her in his strong arms "Your bleeding everywhere Aidi, come we'll get you cleaned up" He helped her off the bed. A gash cut from her collarbone down to just above the middle of her chest was gushing blood wildly.
Adriana didn't speak, scared to death, shaking a little bit as she sat down "Sit down Aidi, let me help..." he reached to lightly wipe away the blood with a wet towel, "it's deep, Sweetheart, I'm sorry, I'll never forgive myself,"
No words came from Adriana, in a sort of shock she sat there and stared at him shaking her head rubbing her thumb against his hand as it cleaned away the blood.
Bandaging it up, Kevin bring her to the pull out couch, "I'm going to change the sheets on
Your bed"
She shook her head and got up "No, I'm going with you," She followed him into the bedroom and sat on the beanbag chair covered with stuffed animals hugging one close to her chest as she watched Kevin change the sheets.
Once he was done, Adriana lied down and curled up into a ball. Kevin lied beside her. Stroking back her hair from her damp face, he kissed her cheek.
"I love you my Princess, you mean the world to me. I'm sorry for everything in the past 15 years that we've known each other. I'm so sorry right now, I'm staying with you, I'll get to the bottom of this and I'll kill who ever been doing this to you. I swear to you I will." Kevin lightly kissed her lips "Now
sleep Baby. Ok? I'll stay here, Right here beside you"
"Ok, Pumpkin." She whispered still crying.

Scott snickered, smiling at the thing he had just done "no one will know it was innocent little me." He slipped off his black ski mask.
"Scott, best plan you could ever think of," Lucas laughed evilly.
They both walked in late to class and took their seats. They looked at each other and then to the two empty spots at the back of the room. Where Kevin and Adriana sat. Dan stared at them as they came in; remembering that Adriana wasn't there.
Class ended and Dan made his way to the payphone dialing Adriana's number.
"Hello." Kevin's voice was flat and unemotional as he answered the phone
"Kevin..." Dan felt stupid calling during the day like this.
"Yeah. Who's this?"
"It's Dan from school." he sighed
"Why are you calling?" Kevin said
"I know who just..." Dan swallowed hard, he left so bad, "Scott."
"Scott? Scott what?"
"Scott, raped Adriana," Dan glanced around the hallways.
Kevin exploded "Holy Shit! That fucking asshole! He's a dead man and all his stupid friends how do you know this?"
"Kevin look, I have to go."
"No! Tell me how you know!"
"I was there, I was at the raping of her in the house. When I was apart of that group. I wanted her bad, I wanted her as bad as every guy in the school. And we all raped her. We all did. Is she ok?"
"You what?" Kevin couldn't believe it; he frowned at Adriana who was sleeping on the bed.
"I have to go" Dan hung up and ran to his next class, heart beating wildly.
Kevin hung up the phone and lied next to Adriana lightly warping his arms around her, bringing her close.
"Kev..."
"Yeah sweetheart" He ran his fingers down her side
"Who was on the phone" She sat up slightly
"Dan from school, don't worry ok? It was nothing. Do you want anything to eat, drink, anything you want me to do for you?"
Adriana lightly touched the side of his face and smiled a little, lightly kissing his cheek "No, I'm alright, Thank you"
Kevin nodded "Alright, I love you,"
"I love you more" Adriana smirked, and then frowned and hugged him tightly.
Hugging her back, Kevin looked at her "I don't want anything more to happen to you Aidi"

Word had already gotten around school about what happened to Adriana by that time she had gotten well enough to leave her house. Questions flew around her as eyes watched her as she walked down the halls to her locker. Eyes locked on the ground as she walked feeling like a loser, just by losing everything that's happened to her. Jock group standing by her locker she ignored them, Kevin just down the hall talking with Dan and Drew. Looking in to her locker mirror she saw Scott grinning to his friends as he looked to Adriana. Lightly touching the cut on her chest she rubbed her eyes and walked over to Kevin.
"I'm so sorry Adriana...? Dan said over and over to her, as if his life had been wreaked tragically.
"Look, Dan, Shit happens and I've just got to deal with it I guess." She shook her head "I just wish you had come to your senses before you raped me," Her voice was a whisper as she said the last line and walked to class with Kevin.
"Kev," She looked over at him in the middle of class
"Hmm" Kevin glanced over and then took notes from the chalk board
"I'm not feeling well..." Adriana frowned
"Again? Oh sweetie..." Kevin watched her as she suddenly jumped up and ran out of the classroom, to the Ladies' room. Vomiting slowly and painfully blood poured from her mouth to the toilet. Adriana stood up feeling dizzy then sat down on the floor rocking back and forth mumbling that she didn't want to die. Hearing the door open she curled up as Trisha ran to her side.

Adriana had eternal bleeding, the steel toe boots being kicked at her side made her appendix burst and it caused the bleeding. As she lied in the hospital bed after surgery she awoke to Kevin sitting in the chair reading new school script. Rubbing his chin with his index finger he glanced over at Adriana whom sighed loudly, one eye open looking at him.
"Your finally awake," He smiled a little and frowned feeling so badly about everything, nothing could match up to the pain inside of him at that moment, the stomach pains of the feeling of suicide in him. "I missed you"
"I missed you too Kevo," Adriana sighed her hand placed on her stomach closing her eyes, sighing once again. "What are you reading?"
Kevin looked up from the booklet "It's just another play at school, Westside/Eastside White/Black thing. They want me to play a gang exposed white guy that's into drugs and stuff." He shook his head at it "I'd like to play it but,"
"But what? It sounds like a play Drew should be in"
"Well see they know you'd take the part of my girlfriend in this play. See, read this, page 57
scene 8." He handed Adriana the script.
Adriana shook her head "You read it for me, I can't see straight."
Kevin nodded a bit "Well, In this scene, I'm pressured to kill you and date one that's in the gang who's being played by Scott's bitch girlfriend. Anyway, I go to kill you, while your sleeping and when I near the bed your to be sleeping in, I realize that you've been cut all over by the 'leader' of the gang, played by Scott. I'm to be breaking down in tears and then he comes out of the closet and stabs me."
"Oh." Adriana whispered quietly
"I wish I can just take you home, and have you in my bed and so I can lie next to you and stay so close. Princess," Kevin sniffled shaking his head "You know you mean everything to me, and I hate seeing you hurt like this, I just want to you hold you,"
She turned her head wanting to cry, wanting so badly to sit up and hug him close. "I love you so much Kevin,"
"I love you too Princess," He took her hand and held it tightly rubbing the back on her hand with his thumb, "Baby, your weak, go to sleep and rest, ok? I'll be right here, I won't leave you,"
Adriana nodded a little and closed her eyes, humming a small song.

Adriana finally returned to school, the day of the dance-a-thon to raise money for Adriana's cost of the surgery. Adriana sighed as she wandered in to the dark but color-lit gymnasium sitting in a chair at the back she watched as everybody danced, wishing she was well enough to dance herself. Looking up she saw Kevin walking towards her, she got up and walked to him also and hugged him
tightly.
"Hey Princess"
"Hey Pumpkin" She smiled slightly.
The music slowed and the DJ spoke into the microphone. "Hey everybody and welcome to Canadian Maple's 1st annual Dance-a-thon. We'd got a few dedications here, but one for a special lady who's just return to school Adriana Klein, your boyfriend Kevin says that he loves very much. And this song is dedicated to you,"
"No one else comes close" Began to play as Kevin led Adriana to the middle of the spotlighted dance floor.
"Kev..." she whispered, slipping her arms around his neck her head rested on his shoulder as he held her close "this was very sweet of you, to remember our song,"
"I know it was Princess," he smiled and sang long with the song. "No one else comes close to you no one makes me feel the way you do, girl, with just a touch you can do so much, no one else comes close" Kevin lightly kissed the top of her head.
Adriana smiled a little as Kevin pulled her closer as the song ended "I love you Pumpkin"
"I love you too" Kevin smiled and lifted her head a little lightly frenchkissing her in front of everybody. As the whole school clapped and cheered.
Adriana blushed slightly as another slow song began,

"Whoa. Man Scott." Dan shook his head "What are you talking about I did nothing."
"You told that asshole what we did to her!" Scott yelled holding up the gun
"No! No! I didn't I swear! Scott! What if I tell Kirsten what your doin' huh? What would your bitch say?"
"You wouldn't dare go near my Kirsten. I'll kill you right now"
"The gun isn't loaded." Lucas said plainly.
Dan took off running hopping into his car and driving away
"Fucking little..." Scott grit his teeth "Damn him."

"Toronto winning by 2 against Detroit with tonight's game as they start the third period" the announcer said from the TV
Kevin and his friends cheered loudly in Adriana's apartment they all were sitting in front of the television. In the kitchen Adriana sat quietly continuing to write along with her story she had been writing as her teacher said maybe if it was good enough like her others that maybe he could get her book published, stopping as Kevin called her into the living room.
"Yeah," She sat in his lap
"Come watch the game with us," He grinned a bit wrapping his arms around her waist kissing her cheek.
"Yeah Adriana, Leafs are winning," Matt smiled wearing his home jersey with Tucker and the number 16 on the back.
"Alright, I'll watch, just let me get my pajamas on and my blanket and I'll be back out" Adriana smiled, and got up leaving Kevin's arms and slipped into their bedroom, digging though the dresser drawers for her little kid Leafs pajamas. Slipping them on and grabbing the blanket out of the small linen closet she went back out to the living room and found that the guys had made her a spot
On the couch.
"So you all happy that you're out of high school?" Alex said, one of Kevin's older friends asked
Adriana frowned and smiled with mixed emotions, some of her problems had gone, but she was sure they were to come back sooner or later "yeah, I guess I am happy,"
"That's good," Alex smiled
Adriana sighed and curled up in the small spot she had and looked over at Kevin in his chair sighing quietly. Adriana frowned and got up, sitting on the floor in front of him resting her back against his legs. One of the guys took her spot on the couch after she had moved. They all moaned as Detroit scored.
"Princess" Kevin looked down at Adriana "Here, take my spot, I'll sit on the floor,"
"No..." She smiled "I'm fine here,"
Kevin nodded lightly massaging her shoulders, "Come sit in my lap."
Adriana shrugged "alright" she got up slipping into Kevin's lap resting back on him.
He wrapped his arms around her and smiled a little kissing her cheek. "You mad Detroit's losing Princess"
"Hey, I love both teams ok!" She laughed.
"You like both teams? Redwings Suck" Dan said
"Your opinion." Adriana shrugged rubbing her eyes.
Everyone remained quiet until the end of the game. As the game ended everybody left.
Kevin smiled at Adriana who was standing in the living room, looking so beautiful in his eyes. Closing and securely locking the door, with it's many locks; Kevin walked over to Adriana and wrapped his arms her waist "I love you Princess" He kissed her lips lightly
"I love you too," She grinned a little before resting her head on his chest "I'm so tired"
"Then go to bed Hun." He held her close and smiled
Adriana nodded, then headed into the bedroom.
The phone began to ring; Kevin got up off the couch and picked it up "Hello?"
"Kevin." It was Adriana's mother.
"Yeah?" Kevin didn't know who it was
"Where's Adriana."
"She's sleeping in the bedroom, maybe a stupid question but may I ask who this is?"
"It's her mother." Her mother was being strict "Let me talk to her"
"She's sleeping, she's been working all day with the band, I'm not going to wake her up" Kevin frowned
"Pumpkin, who is it? Hang up and come to bed!" Adriana called from the bedroom,
"You're sleeping with her?" Adriana's Mother yelled. "Let me speak to her."
"Princess, it's your mother." Kevin held out the phone.
Adriana frowned taking the phone and holding it up to her ear "Hello?"
"Adriana. I was going to check on you."
"Yes Mom."
"Living with him now Adriana and sleeping with him?"
"Yes I am. Mom, you don't run my" she yawned "you don't run my life. The band is getting signed tomorrow. And see he's not dragging me down, I'm going to bed. Sorry mom. Good night" and she hung up, and slipped into the bedroom and lied down falling asleep next to Kevin.

Adriana awoke the next morning Kev still soundly sleeping. She glanced over at the clock "3:30am" the glowing red numbers read. She lied on her back and shook her head thinking she heard the front door open. Hearing footsteps her eyes widened as she shook Kevin
"Kevin! Kevin please wake up" she whispered her heart pounding hearing the door across from the bedroom door creak open
"What? What?" Kevin opened his eyes
"Somebody's in the house!" She frowned almost beginning to cry
"It's ok," Kevin got up out of the bed and grabbed the baseball bat and moved towards to the door quietly, as the bedroom door creaked open. Something shiny caught the moonlight though the window as the person stepped in.
Kevin was in the middle of a fast swing he couldn't stop when he heard Adriana scream. Flicking on the lamp by the bed they looked at the girl lying on the floor.
"It's Trisha..." Adriana stuttered she dropped on her knees
"I'm ok, Adri..." Trisha whispered in such pain she began to cry
Kevin paced about the room "Holy shit... shit, shit, shit... I'm so sorry Trisha"
"Kevin help me, we'll move her to the pull out couch," Adriana helped her up
"Look, I'll be ok," Trisha couldn't breath right "I... I just got the wind knocked out of me I... I shouldn't have came in and got you all scared, I just forgot..."
"Here lie down Trish..." Kevin frowned "Anything I can get you, Anything?"
"No, I'll be alright,"
"You're staying here for the night Trisha ok?" Adriana shook her head "I'm so sorry..."
"Drew's outside..." Trisha said quietly as there was a knock at the door
Obviously it was Drew, who had heard the scream and came up to see if everything was ok. But of course it wasn't.
"Kevin, I don't blame you at all," Drew said after explaining what had happened "I would have done the same thing to protect my Baby"
"I'm still so very sorry, If I had known I wouldn't have... but... with everything that has happened"
"Look, Man, I understand, I'm not mad or anything" Drew took Trisha in his arms "I'm going to take her home alright, I'm not mad, everything will be alright, there's isn't swelling or bruising so she'll be alright, ok? Don't worry, thanks guys, for taking care of her for that little while" Drew left,
Going back to bed Adriana lied on her stomach, her head upon Kevin's shoulder and an arm across his solid chest.
"I love you Kevin,"
"I love you too Aidi" He sighed a little
"Look, Drew knows best ok? He's planing to be a doctor, It's alright" Adriana frowned and ran her hand along his smooth, solid chest "Don't worry ok?"
"I can't help but worry, I mean, I hit your bestfriend," Kevin sat up a bit moving Adriana off him.
"It was an accident! Kevin please, don't be like this. He knows, it was a freak accident ok? She'll be ok. Just lie down, get some sleep," Adriana frowned lightly touching the side of his face
He pushed away her hand "I can't sleep. Not with this on my mind, I'm going to go clear my head," He got up slipping on his jeans over his boxers
"Where are you going? Don't leave me here by myself. Kev! Please!" Adriana yelled as Kevin left slamming the door after hearing her.
Kevin made his way out to the parking lot, getting into his Jeep Wrangler. Starting up the car he pulled out of the parking lot driving around wondering if he should just go to Dan's house or just wander around.
Turning on all the lights in the apartment Adriana sat on the couch and cried. Why did her life just have to be like this? Scared that she may lose her best friends and her feince because of all her "Problems". You'd think that maybe after a bit after school ended everything could have clamed down and her fears would have been pushed to the back of Adriana's head, but now, they were re-newel within her mind.
Kevin stopped at a red light, placing on the left blinker to make his left turn, going full speed as the light turned green. As he did so the Jeep flipped rolling over and over until coming to a stop in the ditch by the road. Fastened into his seat by the seat belt, he was unsure whether to get out or to stay in there for help. Not focussing himself on his pain from his arm and not realizing the blood coming from his forehead. Undoing his seatbelt he crawled from the jeep and moved to the pay phone by the building. Calling 911 he told them what happened. Hanging up he went to the jeep grabbing his wallet and the small 2-week-old puppy he picked up that he saw was wandering the streets. As he walked about 20 feet away, the jeep blew up in front of his eyes into a big ball of
flames.
Adriana looked at the door as the doorknob turned and Kevin stumbled in letting the puppy down as he sat down in the chair rubbing his arm.
"Kevin!" Adriana jumped up from the chair in the kitchen "What happened, your bleeding,"
"The jeep flipped," He said quietly "I'm fine Princess, I'm sorry"
"Your not fine, come on, your really hurt Pumpkin." She frowned looking at the cut on his forehead
"No. Adriana! I'm fine. Baby, I'm sorry ok? Just go to sleep, I'll be alright,"
"What's wrong with you!" Adriana frowned "Your really hurt! Just let me help"
Kevin wiped the tears from her eyes "I'll be fine." he looked reassuringly into her eyes, then moved to give her a soft kiss on the cheek
Adriana didn't buy it "Don't even start with me Kevin. I'm taking you to the hospital," She took her keys for her little sports car and dragged him out into the parking lot.
Once in the waiting room Adriana paced waiting for the doctor to tell her what was wrong with Kevin.
"Ms. Kirkpatrick," the Doctor looked around the room as he wondered who she was.
"Yes?" Adriana stood up again and moves to the doctor standing at the door "Is, is Kevin alright?"
"Yes, yes, he is fine. Just a broken arm and a fairly large cut on his head, the nurses are just putting the cast on him now."
"Thank God he's alright! May I see him?" Adriana frowned
"Yes, room 569, it's just around the corner"
"Thank you!" Adriana walked quickly to his room and walked in.
Kevin looked up at her from the bed as the nurse was putting the cast on his arm,
"Baby, I'm so sorry," He frowned at her
"No, no, it's alright sweetie, I'm just happy your alive"
"No, it's not alright, Aidi," Kevin got up and kissed her lips lightly as the nurse left.
"Just promise, promise me you'll never do that too me again, don't leave me like that,"
"I promise Princess" Kevin lightly touched the side of her face "I just have to sign some stuff and we can get out of here"
"Alright," Adriana sighed and held out her arms biting her bottom lip trying not to cry
Kevin hugged her as tight as he could "Princess, you can cry, I'm so sorry,"
Few tears left Adriana's eyes rolling down her pale cheeks resting her head on his shoulder "Don't do that to me again please Kev, please, it hurts me more then it hurts you." She whispered "please,"
Kevin lightly ran his fingers though her hair and tightly held her the best he could with his broken arm "I wouldn't dare, I'm so sorry Princess" he lightly kissed her cheek, then went to sign the papers "Lets go home." He took her hand and walked down the hall to the front desk handing the papers to the nurse. And lead her outside.
Getting out her keys, Adriana wiped her eyes and got into the driver's side of the car. Starting the car she looked over at Kevin and sighed driving off into the early morning light.

Adriana slept for 27 hours straight, getting up, sleep walking, just to go to the bathroom. Kevin watched her day and night letting her sleep.
The phone began ringing as Kevin sleepy-headedly picked it up "Hello?"
"Hey Kev," Drew said
"Oh hey..." Kevin said
"Do you really think I'm mad at you Kevin? Listen, she's perfect, like she's always has been to me, we went for a few check ups nothing wrong with her ok? So don't worry. I just called to check up on you"
"I still am sorry,"
"It's ok! Are you ok though, after that accident"
"I'm alright, a few stitches and a broken left arm, but I'm alright,"
"That's good, Trisha wanted to talk to Adri, see if she can get her measurements"
"She's sleeping, she has been since we've gotten home from the hospital yesterday morning" Kevin said peeking out the curtains at the over-view of the lake with a sun rise over it
"Alright, so give us a call when she gets up alright,"
"K,"
"Bye Kevin" Drew hung up as did Kevin.

Adriana yawned and rubbed her eyes as she wandered out of the bedroom, finding Kevin half asleep on the couch she curled up next to him and lightly kissed his cheek. His eyes fluttered open and looked tiredly at her
"Hey Princess" He smiled giving her a soft kiss on the lips
She returned the soft kiss and smiled at him, "feeling better?" she lightly ran a finger softly across the stitches on Kevin's forehead
Her soft touch tickled his forehead, but felt soothing towards his migraine, he replied to her with closing eyes "I'm alright,"
"You want anything? I'll make you something if you want me too, do you want me to leave you to sleep?" Adriana sighed quietly seeing the slight pain in his eyes. Her pink pale lips kissed his forehead, lightly stroking back his hair.
"No." He smiled up to her "I'm alright thank you Aidi, I love you,"
"I love you too Kevin," she bit her bottom lip, her head tilted to one side looking down at him with her tired hazel eyes. Dotting invisible dots on the side of his face softly with her hand "Come sleep with me," Kevin pulled her down next to him on the pull out couch. "No one else comes close to you," he ran his hand down her side.
She curled up close next to him, thinking, maybe, just maybe this is the first time in a long while she's been happy with her life. Lying on her front side her head rested upon his shoulder an arm moved across his chest hand rested there.
They both fell asleep quietly together.

Trisha zipped up the back of the strapless beautiful wedding dress for Adriana and smiled "You look beautiful,"
"Thank you, so do you," Adriana smiled nervously "I'm so scared."
"You shouldn't be! This is the happiest day of your life"
Adriana nodded slightly, "But still."
There was knock at the door, Adriana's sister
"They're waiting Adriana." Stacy smiled a little and left,

Adriana stood behind Trisha, before she began to walk down the aisle. Then began Adriana, walking to the beat of the music, smiling a little at Kevin as his emerald eyes glowed.
Once getting to the altar Adriana smiled at Kevin.
"My Princess" He whispered quietly and grinned
The priest spoke "We are gathered here today for the marriage of Kevin Kirkpatrick and Adriana Klein. If anybody has any objections please speak now or forever hold your peace"
Adriana stood there looking down, hoping that her mother didn't stand. But over the short period of time, she didn't and the priest went on
"Kevin do you take the Adriana to have and to hold, To love and to cherish, though sickness and though health, rich or poor, from this day forward"
Kevin waited shaking his head, everyone gasped, "I-I do..."
"Now, Adriana, Do you take the Kevin to have and to hold, to love and to cherish though sickness and though health, rich or poor from the day forward"
Adriana smiled "I do."
The priest smiled "I now pronounce you husband and wife. You may kiss the bride"
Kevin grinned pulling Adriana close, frenchkissing her long and sweet. Adriana pulled away slowly and grinned again kissing his lips again. Kevin grinned and everybody clapped then he stood up on the bench "Everybody! I have an announcement, I love Adriana with all my heart and soul, and I'll do anything and everything she wishes me to do and Adriana, I love you so much, thank you,"
"Awwwwwwwwwwwwww" Was what was heard in the church. Everyone piled out to throw confetti
"Kevin, I love you too" Adriana smiled and wiped tear of happiness away from her tanned face walking proudly beside Kevin to the limousine.

Adriana lied on the deck in her bikini soaking in the sun by the Cruse Boat's pool. Almost sleeping her timer went off and she turned on let her back soak in the rays from the bright sun.
Kevin was off somewhere playing pool with some of the guy he met or just hanging with Adriana.
"Aidi," a voice whispered to her
"What?" she answered eyes still closed?
"Adriana." she heard again
"Yes." Adriana answered
"ADRIANA!" the voice screamed at her
She turned over and opened her eyes and glanced around. Nothing. Lying back down closing her eyes she heard her name being called again and again
"Adriana, come here, it's only me, come on, I want to show you something" was what the voice said
Adriana got up and followed the voice around the corner of the boat's cabins and let out a blood curdling scream as she saw the man who raped her, dressed in black, handcuffs swinging around his finger and a bloody knife in the other "Come on Adriana!" the voice, yelled at her.
Adriana screamed again.
"Adriana! Wake up!" Kevin lightly put a hand on her shoulder "Baby wake up"
Adriana opened her eyes, realizing; it was only a dream. "Oh God." Adriana shook her head. Thanking God no body was around.
"You alright? Was it one of those dreams again?" Kevin hugged her tightly as she buried her face into his shirt
Adriana nodded "It's killing me Kevin."
"They aren't true and he's gone now alright, nobody going to hurt you anymore..." Kevin's voice trailed off "Come with me, it's getting late, you've been out here for too long, you need some real sleep"
Adriana nodded again and followed Kevin into the cabins and into their room. She lied down on the bed and smiled to Kevin patting lightly the space next to her for him to lie down next to her.
Kevin took off his shirt and pants and crawled into bed next to Adriana holding her close in his arms "I love you Aidi"
"I love you too Kevin," She smiled and curled up close to him. Her body pressed lightly against his her head rested lightly on his chest,
"Do you think they'll draft me again this year?" Kevin looked at her
"Of course, and one of those teams will see how hard you've worked to get yourself there and then you'll be their leading quarterback!" Adriana smiled "I'm afraid I won't be able to make with the band, I mean, if I don't, I'll be criticized by my mother and she'll say how you only thought of yourself and blah, blah, blah."
"She only want you to succeed in life Hun" Kevin looked at her his green eyes looking so tired but yet so full of his love for Adriana
"I know. I know." She sighed "But she's always telling me what to do..."
Kevin cut her off "She let you get married didn't she. Baby your mom wants only the best for you, and she knows well, maybe that I'm not the best for you, and maybe that she's right,"
"No, you don't know my mother like I do. Never ever wanted she still and me to get married doesn't like it. I mean, Kevin, she always favors my sister and I'm left there. It's like I'm the stupid child and I've been locked away. And I think it's about time I've finally made my own decisions. You know?" She looked at him a delicate brow raised, looking at him.
"No. I guess I don't know." He shook his head "Listen we're both tired lets just get some sleep and we'll talk more in the morning Ok?" Kevin lied down and held Adriana close
"Alright, Good night Pumpkin"
"Good night my Princess"
Adriana sighed her head rested against Kevin's chest. "I love you Kev..." She whispered quietly
"I love you too, just get some sleep, ok?"
She nodded a little bit and sighed quietly biting her bottom lip looking towards the ceiling she closed her eyes and snuggled close to Kevin shaking a little bit hoping she didn't that the dream again.

A small delicate smiled danced on Adriana's face as the university she applied too had accepted her. She danced around so happy,
"Kev what does yours say...?" She stopped and looked at him
Kevin opened his letter reading it then scrunched it up into a ball and threw it out "fuck."
"Kevin..." Adriana looked at him and lightly placed a hand on his arm
"They didn't fucking accept me. Why the fuck not." Kevin banged the table with his fist "fuck, fuck, fuck"
"Kevin, I won't go to Michigan State if you weren't accepted, I want you to be there with me,"
"Baby, I want you to be happy, go to Michigan, I'll be fine with out a collage or a university degree." Kevin looked at her
"No you won't be, no body is Kev, please, just... just wait for the other universities, we applied to the same ones, ok, one school or another will accept us both ok," she frowned at him "It will be ok."
Kevin nodded and dropped onto the couch and flipped on the TV not saying another word looking at the score of the football game.
Adriana sat beside him, trying to make him feel better by cuddling close to him, lightly kissing at his neck and cheek "Kevin..." She giggled and lightly ran a finger over his ticklish spot "Kev..." she giggled and playfully licked his cheek.
"Sweetie Please..." He shook his head and took her hand and looked into her eyes "Not now."
Adriana frowned and looked down and got up "sorry I tried to make you feel better." She mumbled and walked into the bedroom.
"Adriana..." He watched her and then got up following her knocking on the bedroom doors "Aidi..."
"Leave me alone." Adriana yelled
Kevin ignored that part and walked in, sitting of the bed next to her "I'm sorry Princess..." He put her arm around her shoulders "I love you, you know that. I don't mean to do what I do Aidi. I'm such an idiot, all guys are."
"Of course they all are because they're stupid enough to go and pray off little females and rape them and beat them to the point of death," She shook her head "but, your not an idiot Kevin, your just mean sometimes"
"Baby..." He looked at her
"Guys who are sick minded and who..." Adriana wiped the tears from her eyes
"Baby, don't..." he hugged her tightly "don't make yourself feel bad..."
"Kevin, My sister doesn't even know what happened to me..."
"Princess, I'm sorry," He held her close "Your safe with me, I'll let nothing, nothing happen to you. I'll do anything for you, and you know that too, Aidi. Just don't say this anymore, it hurts because I wasn't there for you"
Adriana bowed her head looking at the ground holding her shaking hands within each other and began to cry. Realizing all the pain, she's put him though and everybody else. "I-I'm Sorry..."
Kevin held her close to him and lightly lied back so she was partially on his chest. His strong soothing arms wrapped around her "Shh," he whispered "Don't be sorry Baby, everything will be ok,"
Small sobs came from her pale pink lips as she clamed down from crying for 20 minutes straight, she had fallen half asleep on his chest still sobbing quietly. Kevin kissed her cheek lightly still holding her, wanting forever to be like this, well, almost, with out the crying part. He sighed and lightly kissed the top of her head resting his chin on her head. He hummed to her.
"I'll never break your heart, I'll never make you cry, I'd rather die, then live with out, you, I'll give you all of me honey that no lie."

Adriana awoke still in bed shivering slightly. She got up slowly and walked out into the small living room, and flopped o the couch. Figuring Kevin was in the shower since she heard the water running from the showerhead. She turned on the Tv.
"Adriana." Kevin called from the bathroom
"Yeah." She called back still tired
"I forgot to get some towels can you get them for me,"
"Yeah," Adriana grabbed the towels from the linen closet and opened the door "they're on the counter Hun"
"Thank you princess"
Adriana left the bathroom and made her way back into the living room. Her own voice on the TV caught her attention. Shaking her head she turned it off and got the mall that just poured in though the door. Grabbing the Much Music envelope first she turned the TV back on and opened the envelope and read it aloud "Congratulations, your band, Frozen Time, has been chosen for Much
Music's new band contest. Your interview with one of our host's is July 14th." Adriana was speechless she sat on the couch and picked up the phone dialing Trisha's number
"You've reached Trisha and Drew, we're not home, or maybe we are but we may not be able to answer the phone so leave a message after the beep and we'll probably get back to you if you leave your number thanks!" Said Trisha's answering machine. The beep went
"Trisha! Holy shit! Check your mail! Our Band made it!" Adriana said and slammed down the phone and jumped around happily
"Princess," Kevin looked around the corner towel around his waist and one around his shoulders "Why you so happy?"
"The Band made it! I'm going to be a singer!" Adriana grinned and ran over to him running him tightly
"Whoa... Baby," Kevin had to grab his towel about his waist. "Congratulations Baby," He smiled and kissed her cheek
"I'm so happy!" Adriana smiled and looked into his eyes and smiled "I love you so much Kev..."
"I love you too Princess" He smiled and looked back into his eyes.
"I'll let you go get dressed." Adriana smiled and let go of him and smiled a little bit the bounced over to the phone as it rang
"Adriana!" Trisha giggled on the phone
"I am so excited! This is the best! Ok, Call Leihanne ok? I am so happy!"

Kevin held Adriana within his arms tightly. "I love you Princess" He whispered to her. The TV flashed before them, with the romance horror movie.
"I love you too," She smiled a little at him and yawned her eyes closing, her biggest attempt to keep them open resting her head against his chest.
The phone began to ring; Kevin picked it up "Hello?"
"Adriana Will Die!" was what he heard.
Kevin stopped and shook his head staring at the phone "Fuck you. You dare go near my Aidi, I'll kill you with my own hands." He said anger grew in his voice "fuck you Scott" He slammed down the phone then got up closing and locking the windows and doors.
Adriana watched him a frown on her face "They called didn't they?" Adriana looked at him
"It will be ok, don't worry alright. Come your tired, let's get you to bed,"
"No..." Adriana looked into his emerald eyes, with such a sadness that made him want to cry. She shook her head "Only if you're going to be with me. I can't be by myself anymore Pumpkin..." Her tight grip on his hand tightened with fright looking sadly at him
Kevin sighed and rubbed his eye with the palm of his free hand. "I know Babe, I know, let's just get you into bed I'll stay there with you, but I've got stuff to do on my laptop"
Adriana nodded and got up, walking to the bedroom with Kevin following right behind her. Getting dressed, into silk pajamas, she crawled into bed next to Kevin and curled up next to him. In the darkness he stared at the screen as it loaded into Windows. Resting a strong arm around her shoulders, Kevin sighed and kissed her head "Baby,"
"Yeah" She looked up at him,
"I love you, you know that, and with all my heart, I just wish that you didn't have to go though this. I mean though all this pains. I know your scared and everything, but I'm here, and I will protect you" He said to her hugging her close "And I know that I was still here before when all of this happened, but you never told me, you didn't tell me what happened... I thought you trusted me" He looked at her and sighed a little
"I did, I wanted to, I really did, but I couldn't I was so scared. I though you wouldn't understand, and you know me, I don't tell anyone anything." Adriana sighed and turned over and curled up and sighed and pulled the covers to her chin
"Baby, I'm sorry," Kevin sighed and rubbed her back, then stopped and got up out of bed "Somebody's at the door," He mumbled as he left the bedroom.
Adriana curled up and began to cry. Silently she crept out of bed and peeked around the corner at Kevin who had sat down on the couch, his head in his hands shaking his head talking to himself.
"What the fuck am I going to do? It's like she doesn't love me" Kevin said and sighed
"Listen. Everyday, since I've been her friend she's been bragging about you. She does love you Kevin." Trisha said to him.
Adriana sat in the hallway and sighed watching him not hearing anything but his voice.
"But, it's all my fault I've never been there for her until now, and just a few months ago I actually found out what they did to her the second time they've come after her."
"Kevin. It isn't your fault. It's no body's fault. Stops blaming this on your fault, just go, and sleep on it, ok? She loves you that are all I can say right now Kevin. I need to sleep, I'll talk to you later, and you should get some sleep. Just talk to her while she's sleeping she'll listen to you."
"Yeah, Thanks Trisha, I'll try that, sorry for waking you up." Kevin sighed "Bye," he hung up the phone and got up and stretched his arms above his head and yawned slightly. Turning around he raised a brow as he heard the bedroom door close. Moving into the bedroom her found Adriana sitting there was hugging his pillow, crying quietly. He sat down on the bed and hugged her lightly
"With all my heart, Princess, I love you," He whispered quietly
Adriana lied down on the bed and frowned "I'm sorry," she lightly closed her eyes.
Kevin leaned over French kissing her lightly. Warping his arms around her back.
"Kevin," She lightly pulled away the best she could. Still upset. "I-I think maybe we should talk, or something"
He removed his arms from around her and lied down under the covers next to her. Running a warm hand over her side to pull her close to him. "No, your tired, no talking now, just go to sleep" He lightly kissed her forehead "We'll talk in the morning, I love you. I'm sorry Baby."
Adriana closed her eyes snuggled close to Kevin "I love you too." She felt bad; her heart hurt badly scared to sleep, since the phone call. It killed her.

Adriana opened her eyes from her towel on the beach in the mid-day hot sun. Kevin and Drew were busy making a sandcastle like little kids. She looked over at Trisha who was rubbing tanning oil over her arms. She then also looked at Adriana and smiled then lied back down on the towel.
"So, Kevin and you try to have kids, yet?" Trisha asked quietly
"No... Personally. I don't really want kids right now. They called last night. It scares me." Adriana sighed
"Sorry for bringing it up."
"It's alright."
"Ladies!" Drew tipped his glasses at them both "Come over here please"
The boys had an evil plan. They grinned like little boys. Their castle, marvelous and big enough to fit Trisha and Adriana. The girls walked over and smiled
"Yeah?" Trisha said
"We wanted you guys to see our castle" Kevin grinned and stood up, warping his arms around Adriana's waist, Drew did the same with Trisha.
Drew then put Trisha over his shoulder and ran towards the water
"PUT ME DOWN!" Trisha screamed loudly as she was dumped into the water,
Adriana laughed "you better not do that to me," She smiled and looked up at Kevin, running her hands over his biceps and shoulders.
"I was going too, but your too beautiful," Kevin smiled and lightly frenched her for a long time.
A bit shocked, she frenched him back and grinned after "You're the best Kevin" She grinned.
"Now I've got to do this to you," He laughed and picked her up and ran to the water and dumped her in.
She screamed and giggled and took him down with her. "You have to get wet too" she giggled
After getting out of the water and dried off they went to the cottage they rented on the beach to get dressed. The beach emptied by 8:30 only left a few people. Adriana and Trisha had their silk pajamas on they went outside to watch the sunset.
"Beautiful, Eh?" Adriana said
"Yeah," She sighed "It is"
"What wrong? Something upsetting you?" Adriana looked at her. Her knees pulled up to her chest shivering a little.
"No, I'm fine, don't worry about it." Trisha said and smiled a little as the boys joined them.
"You girls have fun today?" Drew wrapped his arms around Trisha and held her close
"Yeah, thanks Drew, we did, it was fun." Adriana smiled a little still looking off into the horizon. Kevin wrapped his arms around her, pulling her into his lap.
"Beautiful, isn't it?" said Kevin smiling a little staring off like Adriana. "But of course..." he trailed off
"It's not as beautiful as you," Drew and Kevin both whispered to the girls at the same time.
Adriana leaned her back against his chest lightly turning to frenchkiss Kevin, long and sweet. Thoughts ran though her mind. Good thoughts at that though. As the kiss slowly ended they smiled and Kevin hugged her close, smiling to himself.

Adriana and Trisha sat in they're pajamas on the couch under a blanket watching the Scream Trilogy. Under the same blanket Adriana hid her face.
"Tell me when it's over!"
"It's over" Trisha laughed
Adriana peeked out from the blanket and screamed as the Scream dude killed Candy in the closet. They both laughed as Kevin and Drew came running in from the fire they made outside.
"What the fuck is going on," Drew yelled.
"Sorry Hun. We're watching a scary movie we'll be alright, if we're really in trouble we'll scream your names" Trisha laughed.
"Ok, be good" Drew and Kevin left.
The night went on, Adriana and Trisha had gone to bed in the separate rooms. It was late and the boys finally went in after putting out the fire. Tired, they both lazily walked into they're rooms. Drew crawled into bed next to Trisha. Then quickly fell asleep.
Kevin got dressed then lied in bed. Not wanting to awake Adriana. Once getting into bed realizing Adriana wasn't there flipping on the light he felt the blood on the sheets then picked up the note left on the bed
"Kevin,
You know who this is Kevin. I'll kill her I swear it
Kevin. Either she divorces you, or you both die because
if I can't have her you can't either. Sleep tight."

Kevin was in shock. Then he ran out of the room outside and looked around "Adriana!" He ran back inside grabbing the flashlight off the kitchen counter "ADRIANA!"
"Kevin! What's wrong? Where's Adriana!" Drew yelled from the door.
Kevin dropped to his knees screaming Adriana's name with a voice he didn't have at the moment for screaming. His face hidden within his hands he got up and ran to the beach, the flashlight making is way sure. Looking up and down the beach yelling her name.

Hearing her name Adriana didn't wake up. She remained limp in the corner of the well-lit cabin as Scott sat at the desk writing thing and making phone calls. The waves crashed about outside. It had been a horrible boat trip to the little island. She made little sound as she awoke from being knocked out, realizing she was alone she got up and made her way outside, scared and not
remembering much she looked around then ran back into the house locking the doors as Scott came running after her with knife in hand.
"Leave me alone! What do you want from me?" Adriana screamed hiding in the corner of the room staring at the door as it burst open.
Scott wearing something so she couldn't see his face had a voice changer as he spoke: "Get the fuck into the bedroom. Right now."
Adriana, scared and had no clue what to do, followed the command and went into the bedroom hiding in the corner again, finding that her only comfort. "Please don't hurt me" She whispered quietly "Please"
"Take off the shirt" He ordered
Adriana refused "No..."
He took out the knife and held it up to her pajamas and cut it open, then ripped it off her. "You fucking listen to what I say or I toss you in the raging waters"

Kevin cried inside the cabin. Trisha trying to calm him down, but she, herself, was crying also, wondering if this would be the end of her friend. Drew, who was not inside, stayed outside calling Adriana's name. It was almost dawn but still dark. Washing up on the shore was Adriana's silk pajama top in the early morning hours; Drew had found it and bring it inside.
With the sight of her shirt Kevin ran outside in re-newel hope that she would still be alive and well and would just have been playing a stupid trick. Oh, Kevin knew she was going to get into so much trouble if it was stupid joke. Rage built up inside him. Yelling her name he wandered up and down the beach shore. It was deserted; nobody came to the beaches on Monday. A sea-doo sat upon the shore with Kevin's name spray painted onto it. Running over he called to Drew as he read the note attached to the Sea-doo.
Following the instructions Kevin set out to the island to find Adriana. Finally arriving to the island Kevin pulled the sea-doo up to the shore and ran to the house, yelling Adriana's name. Quietly she answered.
"Kevin... Kevin is that really you?" Adriana lied partially naked on the forest ground with a small towel to cover herself. Still shaking from the cold, her body numb she lifted her head. Trying to see out of her swollen left eye. Her right eye was 'glued' shut with blood from her forehead.
Kevin got on his knees and held her close "Yes, it's really me... Baby I'm sorry" He said, trying to clean away the blood from her eye "I'm sorry,"
Adriana didn't answer, too weak to lift her head anymore; it dropped, passing out again.
Hearing Drew's boat pull up to the island Kevin yelled out his name. Trisha and Drew both came running. At the sight of her friend, Trisha began to cry.
"Why didn't this happen to me instead of her..." She voice was muffled as Drew hugged her
"Baby just, if it hurts, don't look ok?" Drew said quietly then left her to help Kevin.
Kevin had Adriana in his arms, carrying her to the boat lying her down on the soft bed inside the small cabined boat. Once getting back to the rested cabin, Kevin carried Adriana inside and lied her on the bed in their room, getting her, her favourite sweatshirt of his, Kevin slipped it over her
body carefully and looking at the bruises and cuts.
"Adriana..." He began to get worried as she wouldn't talk nor move
She wrapped her arms around herself and sighed quietly and nodded "it hurts" she whispered pointing down to her feet.
"What does? What?" Kevin looked at her with the wet wash cloth wiped the blood away from her eye.
"My ankle..." She sighed and didn't say anything anymore.
Kevin cleaned Adriana up, it wasn't long until. He heard Drew yelling out side the door.
"Nothing Trish! You fucking let her be alone! What in bloody fucking hell do I have to do to get you to listen! Dammit Trisha!" Drew yelled
"I know you told me not too! I know! This trip was to get away from the city and everything with it, do you think maybe that I thought he wouldn't have followed! She is my friend too and I care. I care so much that I'd die for her!" Trisha began to cry as her voice began to crack
"Trisha!" Drew grit his teeth, but then the feeling of his love for her re-grew and the anger slipped from his head. "I'm sorry..."
Kevin heard the slamming of the door. He stared down at the sleeping Adriana. Lightly, he kissed her forehead and lightly rested his head on her chest to hear her heartbeat. Sitting up he got up off the bed, going outside the bedroom, expecting to see Drew. He saw Trisha.
"Fight?" He asked sitting next to her.
Trisha nodded sadly a tissue in her hand wiping her eyes. "He expects me to do everything. I really am sorry Kevin, it is my fault, and I left her alone... I shouldn't have. I'm so sorry."
"No, Trish, It isn't your fault. And you're right. I don't think anyone would have thought he followed us here, but he did and it was unexpected. Don't blame yourself for it ok?" Kevin rested a hand on her back
"But it is my fault!" She almost freaked out. "I don't want her to die... and I almost killed her by leaving her alone."
Trisha knew. She knew everything. Who it was and why. Too scared to open her mouth and say. She knew that Kevin knew. Except her plan for the suicide.
Kevin didn't know what say "Just," he sighed trying to find the words "it's not you fault, just go to sleep, and everything will be better" He got up and left for Adriana and his own room.
Sitting on the bed, Kevin stroked back Adriana's hair from her face, he lightly frenchkissed her and smiled a little "You'll be alright ok? I'm going to stay with you." He lightly ran a hand over her face. And took her hand, lightly rubbing the back of her hand with his thumb "I love you Aidi,"
Adriana looked up into his eyes "I love you too, lie down, your..." she had loss of breath,
"your tired,"
"I'll be alright, I'm worried about you. Just you lie there and rest." Kevin put a finger to her lips "Shh. Just sleep now Princess."
Obeying his command, of the much-needed sleep, Adriana wished to keep her eyes open to watch him and everything around her. Still scared, she stayed close to Kevin as much as possible.

She hadn't slept much before hearing talking in the kitchen. Sighing and getting up, Adriana slipped on her housecoat and wandered out of the bedroom. Slipping into a seat the table she yawned looking up at Drew who was singing to Sisqo's thong-song on his Walkman.
"Drew..." She whispered, as he still hadn't realised that she was sitting there. She poked him,
"AH HA!" He spun around his fingers pointed out like guns. He smiled and put his headphones around his neck "Good Morn to you fair lady. Is there a special order coming from the peanut gallery, for chef Drewhill to make"
Adriana couldn't help up laugh "Funny Drew very funny" she smiled slightly, but it hurt with the bruises. Attempted to keep focus with the one eye at the moment she looked back at him then the to the ground "No. No, I don't want anything to eat; I'm fine, thank you. Do you happen to know where Kevin is?"
"Yeah, he's outside in the back" He smiled a little trying to get past her slightly swollen eye with bruises all around her face "are you sure you don't want anything, I'll make you what ever you want"
"Yes, thanks Drew, I am sure I'll see you later" She got up and headed outside to where Kevin was on the dock, fishing rod in hand. "Hun?" She called as she neared him,
Kevin turned around and stared at her as she came near "Yeah?" With his tone of voice Adriana took a step back from him. He stared at her with such a mean and hateful look in those eyes that she loved that she stopped in her tracks a few feet away from the wooden panels of the dock.
"I wanted to spend time with you this morning..." She said quietly her voice beginning to crack as her eyes filled with tears, so scared with his tone of voice and evil stare. "I-I... I will leave you alone Kevin... Your busy I-I I don't want to bug you" She turned on her heals and ran towards the cottage and ran to the loft and lied on the soft bed and cried quietly. So scared her body trembled so badly she couldn't move.

Drew and Trisha had already left for the beach that morning as Kevin came in and walked into the bedroom, finding Adriana trembling in the corner her knees pulled to her chest and her arms wrapped around them her face in her knees
"Aidi..." Kevin said as he neared her
"Please don't hurt me. Your just as mad as Them, your going to hurt me, please... please don't hurt me." Adriana cried.
"Oh Aidi, Oh I wouldn't dare to lay a harmful hand on you, I wouldn't dare hurt you. You know that."
"Maybe, Maybe I don't know that, you could just change, like this morning..." Her heart began to beat faster and faster with every step her took closer to her. "Just please, stop..."
"Adriana. You're acting foolish. Stop it." Kevin sat beside her on the bed
"I'm sorry" she wailed and began to cry harder
Not knowing what to do, he left her in the bedroom alone and went back outside.

Drew smiled at Trisha as they walked across the store strip Trisha smiled back and slightly sighed.
"Anything wrong Baby?" Drew looked at her
"No... No... Everything is fine." she smiled fully at him and stopped to look at a skimpy bikini.
"I can, tell when something's wrong don't be like Adriana and keep things from me."
"I'm not keeping anything from you Drew!" She frowned "Why do you want to think that."
Drew shook his head and mumbled something "whatever."
"You wanna know what's bugging me? That we left Adriana and Kevin alone. And that idiot was not even taking care of her! You know He makes me wonder sometimes. And for all we Fucking know that guy would be chopping Adriana to pieces while Kevin is sitting outside"
"Don't fucking start that again Trisha. He's probably right by her side right now. You wanna go and check?"
Trisha nodded.

Kevin sat on the floor in front of his and Adriana's bedroom listening too her cry. She had locked the door so he wouldn't get in.
"Adriana, Baby, Please. Let me in." He banged lightly on the door with a tired fist. "Please."
"No, No, you're going to hurt me"
"I'm not going to hurt you Aidi, I love you with all my heart and I wouldn't dare hurt you, You know that, please Aidi..."
He heard footsteps come towards the door then a thump, and then the door slowly unlocked. The footsteps went back to the bed as he heard it squeak.
It was quiet. The finally Kevin talked "May I come in..."
"Yes," Was the lightly whispered answer?
Turning the knob. Kevin stepped into the room and looked at her with puffy eyes, he let a few tears out also while he heard her cries outside the door.
Adriana curled up in the bed, looking like she was wearing nothing. The blanket was pulled to just below her chin and she looked at him, eyes red from tears.
"Princess I'm sorry..." Kevin frowned, but seeing her half naked turned him on.
"Come, come sleep with me," She patted the right side of the bed where he usually slept. She wiped her eyes with the sheet. She knew that she'd feel safer with him near to her.
Kevin neared the bed and lied down above the covers of the bed and frowned at her, as much as seeing her half naked turned him on so much, but, he wanted her to get changed "Aidi, go get dressed. We'll take a walk and we'll talk things out Ok?"
She nodded quietly and got out of the bed wearing skimpy silk pjs that he had bought her for their year anniversary. She looked sexy in it, but the bruises killed it, the bruises that made Kevin cringe. That stabbing suicide feeling came back to him as he watched her change. (No, no I can't think that) he thought to himself (I can't die, she needs me, and I need her)
Adriana crawled back beside him and frowned warping both her arms around his arm and snuggles close, her nose lightly digging into his arm. The sweet smell of his cologne made her slightly happy. She began to cry again her face still dampened by the last cry.
"Princess" He turned over as he wrapped his arms around her, almost bring her on top of him to cry on his chest "Shh. everything will be ok"
"No, no, it's won't be ok," Adriana frowned and stayed close to him "I don't want to go for a walk anymore."
"Ok," He nodded slightly lightly kissing her cheek.
They lied together, on the bed Adriana crying softly. A sweet sounding hum came from Kevin who tried to calm Adriana down. His strong arms wrapped tightly around her. Adriana slowly stopped crying tears still came from her eyes.
"I love you Aidi, I'll do anything for you, you know that. I love you so much" His voice sounded shaky, as if he were crying himself. "Please, Aidi, don't hate me,"
"I don't hate you Pumpkin," She whispered quietly her petite body on top of his, her head rested on his chest.
"Go to sleep Princess, ok? I'll be right here beside you," He had taken off his tear 'drenched' shirt and dropped it too the floor.
Adriana nodded and got up to change again, not ever being comfortable sleeping in her day clothes. She slipped back under the sheet of the bed. Her dirty blonde hair spread across the pillow like an angel.
Kevin watched her and slipped under the covers of the bed with her lightly touching the bruises on her stomach and her side. His hand tickled her stomach with pain but the pain wasn't much. Adriana sighed, eyes closed, her turned over, her back facing Kevin. She then turned over to face him and began crying again.

Adriana looked around. She was dressed in the same black dress that exposed her scarred shoulders; it was the one Trisha had designed for her. She couldn't see much, and she couldn't move. The beautiful smell of flowers was around her. Having no choice but to stare upwards, she stared upwards. Then it came to her as her sister came to her and mumbled something, she was crying.
"No, No, I couldn't be dead... They didn't kill me," she thought, "NO!" she screamed, but no one had noticed, no one had heard. Maybe she just didn't scream at all. She looked to each side of her, the velvet case around her. She looked up again, It was Trisha and Drew.
"Oh, Aidi," Trisha attempted to speak "I-I'm so sorry," She began to cry again. "I love you Aidi. I'm sorry" She lean over and kissed her forehead.
Drew stood there. There was a patch over his neck. It came flooding back to her. They both tried to save her, Trisha had stayed behind, and Kevin and Drew had came after her. Where was Kevin?
It worried her. Where was he? She couldn't see anything out of the box unless it was above her. She couldn't tell if there was another coffin. She shuddered. That word 'Coffin' scared her.
She felt a hand on the side of her face a tear dropped down on her dress. She looked up.
Kevin was there; his crutches were leaning against the table beside the coffin. He had so many cuts on him. She could feel them; the pain flooded her body as she stared up at him in the coffin.
"Princess, we came to late..." He tried to speak but it was a whisper she made herself hear him. "You were already gone. I'm sorry, I'm so sorry, it's all my fault" He sniffled.
"No, No, Pumpkin, it wasn't your fault, not at all" She wanted to get up and hold him, but she couldn't move she couldn't speak.
"Adriana I love you. I love you so much. I knew all along who it was and... I couldn't bring myself to think it was really he, I'm sorry Aidi. Princess I wish you never left me"
"I left him?" It was confusing, she never left him. At least she thought that.
"I love you Aidi, my Baby my Princess..." He lightly kissed her lips, then closed the lid. Blackness filled her eyes. Sounds of crying filled her ears. Then it was silent.
Adriana awoke eyes a little blurry she was lying straight, something she wasn't used to. She moved her hand the wall felt soft, but then damp with something. Opening her eyes seeing clearly now, the white velvet surrounded her and was getting bloody. She was really in a coffin. She opened her mouth to scream but there was nothing she could say. She tried to scream, over and over but the freaky silence filled her ears. Then she heard it. The dirt falling on her coffin.
"NO!" She screamed loudly "No! Don't fucking bury me alive! I'm not dead! Please!" She heard it again but no one listened. The dirt piled upon the oak coffin.
Then it was quiet, hearing the cars drive away. She began to cry "No, It can't be, I'm not dead..."

"Aidi!" Kevin shook her again "Wake up,"
She opened her eyes looked around then up into Kevin's eyes. She began to cry more and sat up and hugged him.
"It's ok Princess, Shh everything will be alright" He smiled a little.
He didn't understand. She thought. Such a fake smile that was. Adriana sat there tears pouring out of her eyes. Staring blankly. "He's Evil. He's one of them. He doesn't love me I'm surrounded by them I can't get out" She thought her eyes darting side to side looking for a way out.
Kevin sat there and grabbed her shoulders "Aidi." He frenchkissed her. It rings her back to her senses.
"I'm sorry" She turned away from him and sighed. She got up and left walking out into the living room.
Trisha looked up from her book and smiled at Adriana. "Good night Hun, have a nice sleep?"
Adriana stared at her and flopped on the couch and sighed her eyes becoming teary. "No... No I didn't. It was horrible"

Kevin dropped his bags at the door "Home Sweet Home!" he grinned and wanders around the small apartment and then pulled Adriana close, and then toppled over on the couch. He frenchkissed her and smiled holding her on top of him so she couldn't get away "AH HA! I got you!"
She laughed along with him "I'm sure you do" she giggles as she tried to squirm away from him. Her mood had lifted getting away from the horrid 'get away' vacation.
"I love you Aidi. You know that right?" He said kissing the top of her head, as she had it rested on his chest.
"Yes, and I'm sure you know I love you too," she grinned and put a hand down under his shirt. She sighed and got up off him and smiled a little "we're both hungry I can hear it I'll make us something"
"No, No, lie down, get some rest, I'll make us a romantic dinner and then we'll watch the game and then we'll go to bed and do the bad thing" Kevin grinned at her and smiled as she lied back down.
They ate dinner, but didn't watch the game. They watched a movie and then Kevin changed it too the football game. Then Adriana went to bed. Kevin followed.
Adriana was already in bed when he came in, she watched him change and get into bed next to her.
"So we going to do the Bad Thing?" Kevin grinned
"Kev...I don't know..." Her voice trailed off.
"You don't need to be nervous... it's only me..." Kevin smiled a little and kissed his lips lightly. "If you don't want to, we don't have to."
"I'd like too... but I'm scared, I mean. Even though... I don't know..." Adriana frowned a little
"Look Aidi, I guess it's making you uncomfortable, We'll do it when the time is right." Kevin smiled slightly and kissed her.
She pulled away, and looked into his eyes and smiled a little. Then kissed him again The kiss lasted longer, sweeter, it was over powering.
The stars shined brightly in the dark velvet sky as Adriana stared out from the balcony of the apartment. To her, they represented every life form, every life, every death, and maybe somewhere, every rape. She bit her bottom lip and turned around to look at Kevin who slept quietly on the bed.
Getting back into the bed she curled close to Kevin her head rested on his chest. She began to cry, tears quietly slowly, streamed down her pale face onto his chest. He moved his arms around her and quietly hummed to her.
The he whispered "Princess, Don't cry..." He shook his head to wake himself and then sat up a little. He looked at her "Come sit on my lap.
At first she thought of that as being, well, strange. They were in bed. Anything could lead from that. But she did as she was told. She sat in his lap, facing him, one leg on each side of him. She sighed and wiped her eyes and looked at him "I'm sorry, I just..."
He put his hands on her thighs and then around her pulling her close to French's her. Then he pulled away slowly ending the kiss, he smiled and looked into her eyes "Your so beautiful," He smiled at her and lightly ran his fingers over her cheek.
She blushed a little and took his hand lightly kissing at his knuckles. Adriana leaned up against him, kissing at his neck leaving small hickeys. She giggled a little, as he ran his fingers arose her bare stomach.
Kevin smiled at her and then looked at the clock and rolled her eyes. He wrapped his arms tightly around her waist bringing her closer. "It's 4:30 Baby" He whispered before she could French him. Then she pulled away. "Hey Princess..."
She raised a brow and stared at the clock, but shrugged. Kevin began to kiss at her neck then her chest. "Kevin..."
He stopped and looked at her "Sorry, I guess we're outta here."
She got off him and sighed a little "I'm sorry." She snuck into the bathroom to take a shower.
Kevin lied down and sighed his hands behind his head. He kicked off his covers and began doing crunches. He then got up and stepped into the bathroom. Brushing his teeth he wiped the fog off the mirror to do his hair. "Aidi" He called
"Mhmm?" She said then peeked out from the shower Curtain her hair full of shampoo. Then her face disappeared back behind the curtain
"Nothing... Just hurry and then we can get food and then we can head there" He said, still fiddling with his hair. "Will that be ok?"
"Alright, sounds good" She shut off the water "Pass me a towel please?"
Kevin passed her a towel. He smiled at her and the look of her in a towel turned him on, he still wanted to be in bed right now.
They were going to her mother's house to help pack some things and move them to the new house she was moving into. It was in the country and since her sister was moving in with her mother it was bigger and better for them both to stay in.
Adriana stepped out of the shower towel wrapped around her. Kevin grinned and adjusted his tent for boxers. She looked at him and wrapped her arms around his neck and pressed up close to him her towel slipping down slowly.
"Aidi..." He grunted "Don't do this to me, unless we go back to bed now." He raised a brow at her "Let's be naughty, my mom won't mind us being a little late, I'll meet you in there."
Kevin bounced out, Aidi got half dressed back in her silk PJ bottoms and a sexy silk bra and walked into the bedroom. Getting back into the sitting position as before, she grinned at him, adjusting herself. She rubbed up against him lightly; licking his neck then began to kiss at it. Then the phone rang. Adriana ignored it, and then Kevin picked it up.
"Hello?" He said quietly.
"Kevin. It's Adriana's Mother. I'm calling to wake you up..."
Kevin grunted quietly but her mother caught it. "What was that?"
"Um, nothing Ms. Klein..." Kevin said quietly,
"Let me speak to Aidi"
"Huh. She's in the shower"
"Then what are you doing jacking off by yourself?"
"No!" Kevin said disgusted "Aidi it's your mom."
He handed the phone to her
"What Mom?" Aidi said sitting up
"What are you doing Aidi."
"Nothing," Adriana shook her head
"I want you here by seven. Seven thirty the latest."
"But mom..."
"But nothing Adriana." She hung up.
"Fuck!" She yelled in anger "AHHHHHHH!"
Kevin bring her close for on a last frenchkiss. It was long and sweet "Don't worry sexy..."
Aidi sighed and leaned against him her head rested on her shoulder "Why does she have to ruin everything for us? This sucks."
"We'll just get dressed, and then later don't worry about it Adriana, ok?" Kevin smiled a little
Adriana got up and got dressed. She sat at the kitchen table with a tea as she watched Kevin fiddle with his keys. She finished her tea and got up. "Let's go."

The drive to her mother's house was horrible. Cottage traffic held them back an hour getting to Adriana's mother's house late. Her mother awaited them outside but did not say anything.
Adriana hoped out of the car and waved a little "Hey mom..." She sighed a little and stood in front of her mother her hands folded in front of her and her head down. "Adriana. You're late"
"Traf..." Adriana frowned then looked up at the big house
"No excuses Adriana."
Adriana looked at her mom and then back to the house "Why do you need to move out of here Mom. Grand-dad built this house."
"Because. I've asked your sister and she doesn't want it. So I'm moving out"
"And you didn't ask me if I wanted it?" Adriana's bottom lip quivered and tears filled her eyes "I would have wanted it..."
"You don't deserve it."
"I..." She closed her eyes and tilted her head down "Fuck you mom. You know. Fuck you. You've ruined my life long enough, and I'm not fucking going to take it anymore!" She screamed, then went to punch her. Kevin grabbed her.
"Adriana!" He yelled grabbing her shoulders spinning her around "don't... it's not worth it, ok?"
Adriana hugged him, not letting go crying into his sweatshirt "She never loved me Kevin..."
"Oh Aidi" He held her close and leaned up against the back of the car, settling Aidi onto a comfortable spot against him. "It's alright, we're fine living in our apartment" He frowned not wanting to see her cry again.
"That's it. I'm moving in here. But I leaving right now I'm not talking to my mother anymore." Adriana slipped into the passenger seat of the car.
Kevin walked over to Adriana's mother "Um... Ms. Klein, I want to buy the house to make Adriana happy, I know you probably sold the house to somebody else to whatever but I'll offer you more then whoever decided to buy this... please..."
"Forget it. You don't need to pay. It's yours. I don't want anything to do with that problem child any longer."
"Why? Why are you so against everything she does? Adriana tried everything to make you happy but everything fails... and you know what? She thinks you don't love her, and maybe it's true. And this isn't good because a mother should love their daughter no matter how bad or non-favourite
they are."
"I don't have anything bad against her. I have nothing against her at all."
"Then why do you always get mad at her, She had done nothing! I have known her all my life Ms Klein. And one day I did intend to marry her and that came true, but then, when she told me, you didn't want her getting married to me... I can't describe what I felt. But it hurt. I want to know, why are you so against me?"
Ms. Klein didn't say anything she just sat then and thought then her answer came slowly out of her mouth. "I guess, I don't trust you. I don't trust anybody with my daughter."
"Why not? I don't extend to hurt her in any way possible." Kevin stared at her. "What do you want moved?"
"Nothing I've already had it done. If you want to begin to move up here go right ahead."
Kevin walked back to the car and got in and sat there for a while. Adriana stared at him then sighed a little. But nether of them said anything. Adriana's tear streaked face saddened Kevin.
"I got your mom to give us the house..." Kevin said slowly.
"YOU WHAT?" She jumped out of her seat. "Kev..."
"We've got the house. Your mom said we could start moving in when ever we wanted." He smiled a little and pulled out of the driveway and then back on to the highway to the city.
Adriana stayed quiet the whole time home. Her hand entwined with his. She sighed quietly, the boiling heat rose in the car, with the windows open; it was still very hot. Kevin was ok with it, because he had something to concentrate on, his driving and the roads. Adriana began blacking out, her body was dehydrated.
"Aidi... You alright baby?"
"Yeah, Yeah, I'm fine." she whispered.
"Are you sure?" He asked. He pulled over and went around to her side to the car. "Princess..." He said quietly.
"I'm ok Kevin, let's just go home ok?" she sighed and frowned and closed her eyes as he got back into the other side of the car. She felt nauseated and sick and kept her eyes closed.
Kevin pulled into the apartment driveway and helped Adriana out of the car "Princess?" He half carried her to the elevator and got her into their apartment. And got her to lie down on the cool leather couch. He quickly got her a drink.

Adriana smiled and sat in the house and smiled out side with the snow gently falling. She hoped that the traffic wasn't too bad, Kevin had some football game again and he had taken off to play again. She missed him incredibly but he had promised her that he'd be back to make love to her
like she'd wish. The light knock came to the door. She jumped and got up to get it.
Opening the door she smiled childishly and kissed the man's cheek. He held out the daisies that he had brought for her and he smiled to her sweeping Adriana off her feet. Bringing her to the bedroom.
"Princess" He whispered to her, as he undressed her and kissed her passionately.
They made love, though the long hours of the night. The bed squeaked now and then and the sheets were at the foot of the bed. She didn't notice the time in the morning when she had fallen asleep next to him in their bed. Her hair was messy and her hazel eyes brightened as she watched her husband sleep, Curling close to him, pull the covers up to her chin.
Then the phone rang. She turned over leaving Kevin's arms reaching for the ringing phone.
"I thought I told you not to call..." She said quietly... a tear streaming down her face. It was an old love, one she had long ago... that, even after she had met Kevin, she had the empty void that needed to be filled. "AJ..."
"I needed to hear your voice again," He said. He was still single. Waiting for Adriana to show up in his life, and one day when on the field. There he saw her, getting into a car with the famous football player. He played on the opposing team that night and then turned jealous of Kevin.
"AJ please." He void was filled. Slowly and surly filling in with her love for him again but she couldn't leave Kevin, not after all they've been though. "'I'm sorry." she hung up and got out of bed, dressing in a silk skimpy dress like pajamas and went down the old creaking wooded stairs to meet with Kevin who was pouring coffee.
He had gotten out of bed while she was on the phone. Adriana snacks up behind him, warping her arms around his thick waist, smiling up at him. He ran his fingers though her long dirty blond hair and kissed the top of her head. Smiling. Adriana moved close to him needing his warmth. Chilled to the bone, wanting to crawl back into bed. It was late in the morning already and she
already was tired. She rid her head of the horrid reoccurring dream that night while she slept tossing in Kevin's arms.
Kevin lifted her off her feet and brings her to the couch covering her with a few thick blankets. "It's my day to treat you to anything you wish, Princess." He wanted to make up for all the times he's been away. Exspeacilly this time. He hadn't gone to school with her the semester of their collage year because of football. Leaving Adriana to go to her classes by herself.
"Oh..." She smirked a smile dancing slowly on her face "I'm not in the mood for much, Pumpkin, I'm just very tired..." He looked up into his eyes.
He realised something and went up to the bedroom, checking pictures from their marriage and from years before. Her eyes became faded, worn. It was the stress from what happened to her though the years. But it was gone now; he made sure of it. But what was causing Adriana to be always so tried. He brings down a few pillows. Placing them under her beautiful head.
"I love you Princess" he said and kissed her forehead and smiled, the though of her having a decease never crossed his mind before. Did she know about it and never decided to tell him?
Cutting his train of though Adriana had put a light, but awfully cold hand on his cheek, looking up into his eyes "What's wrong my love? Is there something wrong?" She said quietly sensing his worry.
"No, Princess, Nothing at all. Do you feel like anything? Anything at all?" He asked giving her a reassuring smile.
She shook her head "No." Her arms here crossed over her breasts and she was shivering like mad. The thick blanketed came to her chin.
"I'm going to go out, I think we need some milk, and some stuff, I'm going to make you a special dinner." He left the room leaving her by the warm fire and under the many blankets. He went to open the door. When he turn Adriana calling his name. He went back to her side and kneeled down next to her.
"Don't leave me, I don't need any special dinner. Just don't leave me" She sniffled a little and held her Goosebumps speckled arms out for a hug, for him to hold her in his arms.
"Ok, I won't Princess." He took her in his arms and held her sitting on the couch. Her head rested on his chest as she cuddled close to him.
"I love you Aidi."
Kevin had left Adriana on the couch where she rested, wandering into the open kitchen. The blinding show outside was blowing around violently. Getting her the tea she wanted and sat next to her.
"Here Princess" he placed the steaming mug on the table "It's hot."
"I know, thank you" she smiled and moved close to him looking out the window. "I don't want you to go tonight. It's too dangerous."
"I'm not going I won't leave you."
The phone rang. Kevin got up and went back into the kitchen and answered the phone. "Mr. Kirkpatrick?" said the female on the other line.
"Yes?"
"This is the hospital. We need to talk to you about your wife"
Kevin dropped into a chair and frowned. "Yes go on"
"Your wife came in the other day. Complaining about her constant migraines. We took a x-ray. I'm sorry that I need to talk you this but Adriana may have a tumour"
There was silence. Kevin felt as if he had stopped breathing. He peaked around the corner to look at Adriana who was under the blankets flipping though the channels on the television.
"Mr. Kirk?" she trailed off,
"Yes, I'm here. Thank you?"
"If you need anything about this? just call?" The lady said almost too cheerfully.
"No. Thank you." Kevin hung up and went back into the other room. His eyes were clouded with tears as she watched Adriana lie there, eyes closed, looking as beautiful as always. He sat down on the floor in front of the couch.
Adriana placed a hand on his shoulder and frowned "I'm sorry Pumpkin?" She had been listening on the phone the whole time. "I was going to tell you..."
Kevin looked at her blinking back tears. It was like everything flashed before his eyes. He got back up and sat on the couch next to her.
"I won't quit fighting it Kevin they told me at the hospital. It was caused by my stress." She curls up in his arms closing her eyes letting her tears fall down her face and get caught in her eyelashes. "I'm not taking the chemotherapy"
Kevin held her tightly scared of everything that may happen to his Princess. "Oh my darling..." He whispered to her his head rested in the nape of her neck. She could feel his tears running down her neck. She sighed and curled up close to him and sighed quietly "I'm 3 months pregnant..." She whispered
trying to make him happy.
He kissed her cheek lightly a small smile crept on his face. "A baby?" he said again feeling as if he isn't breathing.
She nodded and smiled slightly still curled up close to him. "I love you so much" Her eyes shined beautifully.
The phone suddenly rang again and Adriana got up and slipped into the kitchen. Picking up the phone off the receiver.
"Hello?"
"Aidi?"
"Yeah, Trisha?" She voice was questioning.
"Look, Drew and I, we're stranded the car broke down, we're by your house, maybe a block away, do you think we could drop by? We're freezing and Drew called the Tow truck an hour ago" Trisha has said
"Sure Trisha, Do you want Kevin to go pick you guys up?"
"That would be great Aidi, we really appreciate it"
"No problem Trish, see you" and she hung up and stood at the doorway of the kitchen looked at Kevin who was sitting on the couch staring at her.
"Who was that?" He asked and got up wrapping his arms around her waists bringing her close.
She smiled up at him and wrapped her arms around his neck. "It was Trisha, you don't mind picking them up, their somewhere on the side road about a block from here. Their car broke down."
He mumbled something and looked down into her eyes and let go of her. "I guess? I should go, then?" He walked over to the door and put on his boots. And went to open the door.
Adriana followed him and stood on tiptoe to kiss his cheek "I love you, Be careful" She warned him holding on to his arm.
"I will, Princess. You stay put my beautiful rose" He whispered to her lifting her chin with a finger kissing her lips lightly. Then opened the door and ran out to the car.
Adriana sighed and watched him pull out of the driveway. She sighed and curled back on the couch under the blankets. Her headache coming back. She went back into the kitchen to get some Advil.
Suddenly the door burst open and Kevin, Drew and Trisha came wondering in. The sudden rush of cold air made her get Goosebumps on her bare legs. She rushed herself upstairs getting her housecoat on, to get warm.
"Aidi?" Kevin called and walked up the stairs "Are you ok?"
"Just? Yeah? I'm just cold Pumpkin." She called back down to I and walked down the stairs meeting him halfway. "Your very cold Kev?"
"I'm fine."
Trisha and Drew were cuddled on the floor next to the fire. Kevin carried Adriana down to the couch and dropped her on the blankets. They curled up together on the couch.
"I need to tell you both something" Adriana whispered quietly and looked up at Kevin.
"What is it Aidi?" Drew asked
"Aidi? you don't need to tell them. I mean?" Kevin said hugging her close.
"But Kev?" She frowned at him and shook her head. "Fine." She sighed and lied down away from him pulling the blankets over her.
They were all quiet for about an hour or so, just sitting in the living room. Adriana had fallen asleep in Kevin's arms. Trisha within Drew's. Kevin hummed to her quietly still thinking about what she heard on the phone. He kissed her forehead and pulled her closer.
"What's this big secret you ain't telling us?" Drew asked.
"Adriana? she's just very sick?" Kevin frowned and watched as Adriana suddenly turned in his arms. "I'm just freaked with this?"
"How sick, man? Is it really that bad that it's scaring you?" Drew shot at him.
Kevin nodded "I guess. She's got cancer." Kevin whispered.
"Kevin?" Adriana whispered and turned again in his arms.
Drew's mouth dropped open and then shut feeling suddenly sorry for the young beautiful woman that seemed to be crying in to Kevin's chest.
"Princess?" Kevin jumped up suddenly. "Aidi!" He shook her.
Drew jumped up too and rushed over to the couch. Adriana screamed and awoke.
"What the hell you guys?" She said quietly and shook her head gasping for air.
"What do you expect. You stopped breathing." Kevin said quietly and frowned at her holding out his arms again for her to rest in.
"I'm sorry?" She whispered and curled up against his chest. She glanced at the clock it turned out to be later then they all thought it would be. "There's spare bedroom is there for you two if you need it eh?" She looked at Kevin and stood up.
"Thanks Aidi" Trisha said quietly. And slipped into the extra bedroom.
"Come with me Pumpkin?" Adriana took Kevin's hand and looked up hopefully into his eyes "I don't want to fall asleep?"
Kevin nodded and followed here up into the bedroom. Drew leaving to go into the extra bedroom with Trisha.
Adriana curled up on the bed still wearing her silk nightgown her hair spread across the pillow. Looking again like an angel. Kevin sat on the end of the bed just watching her. A stabbing feeling jabbed into his chest.
"Are you ok?" Adriana asked quietly her soft angel like voice softening his feelings.
"Yeah Darling. Everything's fine." He said and looked at her.
Adriana frowned and moved to the foot of the bed wrapping her arms around his waist. He put an arm around her back. "I'm so sorry Kevin? I don't mean to put you though this. I'm so scared" She curled up next to him. "I'm so sorry"
"Don't be sorry Aidi." He looked down at her and sighed "I just don't want to lose you, not again, not ever?"
Adriana got up and just watched him for a moment before getting back into bed. She patted the spot beside her and frowned at him. "Come lie down, you need some rest. I don't plan on leaving you for a long while." She smiled slightly.
He watched her for a moment and then crawled into bed beside her. He rested his head on her stomach and sighed a little. She hand rested on the back on his neck playing with the hair at the back of his head.
"I love you Adriana, I can't lose you now" He lied next to her. "Please, don't leave me."
"Just? Tomorrow, I need to go to the hospital? see for my surgery" She shuddered at the thought tiredly she lied on her back her arms spread out.

Adriana stood in the kitchen, a hand lightly placed on her rounded stomach as she stirred the soup in the pot in front of her on the stove. She sighed and took the soup to an ill-faced Kevin who lied in bed coughing.
"Kev?" she whispered and peeked into their bedroom. "Do you feel like eating?"
"Oh Darlin' You didn't..." He sat up a little and got out of the bed taking the steaming plate from her. "You need to rest my love." He said taking her to the bed.
Adriana frowned and watched him for a few moments and turned away to get back into the kitchen for another Advil. Kevin chased her and frowned.
"No. You aren't taking another one..." Kevin grabbed on to her arm and pulled her back and stared down into her saddened in-pain eyes.
"I need to, I'm dying over here Kev..." She sniffled and wiped her eyes. She hadn't gone though with the brain surgery months before. She was told they couldn't find the tumor anymore. They had said it was gone, but the pain never went away. She stared up at him and sighs and hung her head then looked up at him. She began to cry, just breaking down. "I'm so... Oh God Kevin" She
hugged him, her face burying in his chest.
"It's ok Aidi, Princess." He rested his chin on top of her head holding his pregnant wife close to him. "It's ok, don't cry" He hated to see her cry, especially now. With the sheer miracle of her tumor disappearing.
"It's not ok... I know it's there Kev... I can feel it." She gritted her teeth and pulled away from him.
He sneezed and watched her walk into the living room. Not really wanting to follow her, because she was probably having another mood swing. He felt pretty bad about himself. Keeping their bedroom to himself, Adriana had left their room to sleep in the extra room. She felt as if he couldn't bother her.
"Adriana?" He called quietly to her peeking out looking at her sitting on the couch looking very shocked.
"Yeah...?" she turned and looked at him the shocked expression slightly faded from her face. She slightly got up and held on to her stomach wincing in pain. "I feel sick..."
Kevin watched her for a moment before grabbing his keys. "C'mon." he said and put an arm around her back and took her to the car. "I'm not qualified to deliver a baby" he tried to joke with her. But failed and helped her into the car.
"I..." She mumbled but didn't finish as he went over to the drivers side. "I just... want to tell you I love you Pumpkin..." She looked at him as he got in the car. She knew she was going to die. "I love you too" he caught on to her thoughts and gave her a worried look. "Don't you dare be thinking that Princess."
She stayed quiet and curled up in the seat and awaited until they had gotten to the hospital.
He just watched her for a while. As he drove and pulled into the parking lot. He helped her out and walked her in. Thoughts ran though his mind as they took Adriana into the birthing unit. He sat in a chair and waited for the nurse to let him in.
Hours passed and Kevin sat and waited penitently sometimes getting up to pace or to get him another cup of coffee from the café. Then suddenly the nurse came out of the room with a tiny bundle of a blanket.
"Kevin?" She asked and looked up at him. And held out the tiny sleeping blanket. "Your daughter,"
Kevin took the little bundle and smiled to the nurse. "Daughter, eh?" then he looked at the nurse "May I see Adriana?"
"Come with me," The nurse said and lead him into the room, doctor's were crowded around Adriana for a few moments and then left when Kevin walked in. He smiled down at his daughter and then looked at the very, very pale Adriana.
He bent down and kissed her forehead. "I love you Princess"
"I..." she breathed trying to catch her breath, "I love you too" she smiled weakly at him.
"What do you want name our daughter?" he asked quietly sitting on the bed with her in his arms starting down at the beautiful sleeping child.
"What... ever you want to name her," she said her eyes closing slightly.
"I'm naming her after you, Adriana..." He smiled to her, and then hugged her.
Adriana nodded. And then drifted to sleep. A doctor was standing at the door looking awfully saddened. Kevin walked over and looked at the man standing at the door.
"She's..." The doctor began.
"She had the cancer again doesn't she. It never went away. It just kept growing didn't it?"
The doctor nodded and frowned "She may not have long to live, with the stress of the labour, she may not make it though the first few days. I'm so sorry." The doctor then left.
Kevin bit his bottom lip and turned to watch Adriana holding the baby now. He wanted over and slightly smiled kissing her lips.

The next day, they were allowed to go home. The baby behaving nicely. She had the beautiful looks of Adriana, so Kevin thought. She looked like her mother. Had the green eyes of Kevin and the dirty blonde hair of Adriana.
"You still feeling ok Aidi?" Kevin asked in bed one night when she has came out from the bathroom.
"Yeah, I'm fine" she smiled widely and watched him for a moment knowing he was worried about something.
"Is she sleeping?" He asked, he seemed to be asking a few too many questions that Adriana could stand.
"Yeah, she's gone... " She smiled a curled up close to him. She sighs the thought coming back to her head, "Kevin, I need to tell you..."
Kevin glared at her "Don't you dare say anything"
"I'm going to die in a few days not tomorrow maybe the next... but I'm going to die soon Kevin... I don't want to leave you... but I'll always be with you"
His eyes softened as he looked into her saddened eyes "I know you will be..." He held her close to him. Feeling horrible.
She had drifted to sleep next to him. Kevin couldn't sleep he stayed up and watched her sleep. She tossed and turned, her pink parted lips often letting out a soft sigh and whispering his name. She curled up close to him again and put an arm across his chest putting her head on his chest also.
The baby cried and Kevin got up and slipped out of the bed to get her back to sleep. Adriana sat up in the bed and watched him, quietly yawning. Before time she was back to sleeping soundly and Kevin had gone back to bed with his love.
Hours during the night they were together as one. They didn't seem to mind how awkward it felt the next morning after the night of light passion. Yet, Kevin realised how much you need to care for things before you know they maybe gone. He kept Adriana in his arms the whole day before letting Drew and Trisha take the baby a setting out for a little time alone.
Tears were shed and heart were broken, and mended. They stood by the little lake the sun setting behind them reflecting off the lake. Kevin held her close. Tears streamed down both their faces. She knew when she was going to die.
"Dear God... Only one more day, let her be with me one more day" He prayed in his mind that night as he held her close to him her body formed Goosebumps though the night.
"Oh God" Kevin whispered to himself "Adriana?"
"Mhmm" She said quietly
"Just... I love you I love you so much, I don't want you to leave me" He kissed the top of her head and held her again.
The next morning Kevin woke up Adriana still alive sleeping on his chest still compassionate when she gave him his morning kiss. He was relieved and thanked God for answering him. They sat on the couch, wrapped in blankets together 'making out'. They showed so much love. Yet Kevin was so scared of losing her.
She pulled away from a passionate kiss and frowned at him. "We... we need to talk"
He nodded and pulled her close "I'm all ears Princess."
"I think that dying... will get me out of my life of being scared. I've been scared all my life, every time you left for a football game I'd cry after. I'd be so scared of somebody breaking in. I'd be so scared of you not saving me. Not being there for me. You are my everything. All I've ever wanted all I've ever dreamed of. And when I am gone... you can find somebody else, and you must keep our daughter... and love her like you loved me."
Kevin frowned at her and wiped the tears from her face "I know I know. I love you I love you more then words can say. More then anything... you're too young to go..."
"I love you too, don't ever forget that." She cuddled close to him and sighed quietly then all became silent. She lied still, not breathing, looking like an angel. Her head rested on his chest. She had passed. Gone without warning. Time, 11:34am.
He lied there with her stroking her hair, crying. "I love you, I love you" he repeated.

The coffin scene occurred to her again. She knew this one was real this time. They had all arrived to see her. Drew, Trisha, Adriana junior, Kevin. Old teachers, her mother and Kev's father. Old friends from school. They were all crying.
"I'm not that important this was my time... I'll open the sky for you when it's yours" she wanted to tell them.
Kevin stood above the coffin, lastly kissing her forehead. "I love you" he whispered and then stood in front of the coffin. "I have a few words about her. I was her husband. I've gone though good, bad and greater times with her. I remember when we were little when we first met at the park. She had been playing in the sand and then I jumped on it. Sure I was mean to her but I didn't know that I'd grow up to her and love her like I do. On that day she looked up at me great hazel eyes looked up into mine and she simply walked away. We met again in the first grade.
"We began high school together, just a great best friends, the second year, we were going out. I remember when I proposed to her in Drama class and she almost looked like she was going to faint. I was so scared. She was so beautiful and I don't understand how she could have loved me. When she told about how she was raped how she was beaten those few times I felt sorry for her. I felt stupid that I wasn't there those nights when I had cancelled our dates for football or something with my friends.
"Then the time at the beach, when she was taken from us." He paused a moment putting his hand to his mouth biting his tongue hard. "When she was almost dead. Life was on pause then when I held her in my arms at the cabin. When I was so happy she was safe. She told me that she wanted me to be the man to be one with her. Not those guys who raped her. I love Adriana. I love her more then anybody will ever know. She always looked up at me, with those hazel eyes of hers and I knew no matter how happy she could say she was... I could never give her what she wanted. Maybe I gave her enough, maybe I should have given her more. Adriana never complained.
"I've been so scared the past few days. It was like I didn't know what was going on. I didn't want her to leave me. But I have our baby, and I knew she fought the cancer for her, for me."
He went to sit down then stopped and looked around "And I know for a fact, as much as any of you sit here and have claimed to love her, I love her a thousand and one times more then all of you. And no one will ever change that."
He sat down and began to cry his face hidden in his hands whispering the words "I love you Aidi, I love you my Princess."
"Kevin... Don't cry" she told him. She told him over and over. She told him she'd be there with him. And there she was... comforting him.
Out in the garden where she was buried Kevin sat next to the tombstone after everybody left twirling a daisy in his fingers. "Kevin's Forever Princess" was written on it under her name and then on the side was the lyrics to "no one else comes close to you" Kevin took out her hand gun from his pocket and studied it he stuck it on a little handle and left.

That night he couldn't sleep the phone kept ringing. Trisha wondered is he was ok, if he wanted to come over. He refused each time. He just wanted to be alone, in their bed to think. He wished he had kept the gun. He would have shot himself already just to be with her. Half asleep he then felt it. The cold arm brushed against his chest and came to a rest, feeling another coldness on his
arm here Adriana usually rested her head during the night.
He opened his eyes a looked down to the faded pale, but beautiful face of Adriana looking up to him. She put a finger to his lips and smiled a little seeing the sadness in his eyes.
"I told you I'd be here with you Pumpkin, I told you. I love you," she whispered "Now, go to sleep ok? I'll be here, when ever you need me." She smiled and then faded but the cold kept by his side.
He raised his right arm and put it over the faded Adriana. His hand rested on the curve of her hip. He then fell asleep again, with his princess in his arms.
The thought of killing himself never returned to Kevin during the first few months with out her. But the stress became to much, their daughter was 6 when Kevin finally decided to go.
"Drew, I need you to take care of my Baby ok?" Tears flooded into his eyes. "Please,"
Drew didn't want to argue. Kevin had been stressed worried and couldn't deal with it. He called out Adriana and let Kevin talk to her.
"Where you going Daddy?" She asked his on that crisp day in September. It was the anniversary of Adriana's death. She smiled beautifully just like her mother. And looked up at her Daddy.
Kevin picked her up into his arms and tried not to let his voice crack. "I'm going to visit Mommy. Drew and Trisha are going to take care of you. I may not be coming back for a while but don't you worry about me, Baby, ok?"
Adriana nodded a little, looking confused. "Why can't I do with you Daddy?"
"Because Baby, your too little. I love you though ok. I'll see you later," He kissed Adriana's cheek then her forehead and hugged her tightly. "I love you"
"I love you too Daddy." She said being squished in his arms.
Kevin watched as Drew took her back inside. Then came back out.
"You do what you got to do Kevo." He said and hugged Kevin tight
Kevin nodded and quickly wiped his eyes "tell Trisha I say thanks." He turned and walked to his car.
He drove down the dirt road in the cemetery and stopped. Getting out and walking to the angel shaped stone. "Adriana Kirkpatrick" it read. His eyes became blurred as he took the gun from it's hanging spot.
He put it up to his temple, Tears streaming down his face. Suicide note in one his, gun held to his head in the other. Then the loud bang echoed around and he fell dead. Blood rushing from his head seeping into the ground. He was still crying. His eyes were faded green. Only 26 and gone from the world.
"Dear whoever finds this first. Yes I have killed myself. I couldn't find myself going anywhere in life with out Adriana. I wanted to thank Drew and Trisha for taking my Baby in your home. Adriana, Princess, I love you. And to my Baby, I'll meet you half way there and I love you, be good."
Kevin's body wasn't found for another hour or so until Adriana's mother had stopped by to bring flowers to her daughter's grave.