In the Blink of an Eye (Kradam Drabble)
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glambertrockA/N: Little drabble I came up with today :) I really hope you all enjoy it :D
It was as if in a blink of an eye, everything could change. As if you could be having the worst day of your life only to suddenly have it transformed into one of the best. That was the case for Adam Lambert and Kris Allen this time.
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It all started on a breezy Wednesday morning in L.A. at Adam's beautiful mansion of a house just blocks from his studio. Adam was in the middle of getting ready to go on a fancy, romantic dinner date with his newly found husband, Kris, in one of his favorite spots to always eat at. The 'oh so fancy' date just happened to be at Red Lobster, one of Kris's favorite spots to eat at the moment. For hours, Adam and Kris had been fighting on the phone over where to have the date at, and after seeing his cute, pout-faced boy stare at him with the longing look he couldn't resist, Adam gave in, and Red Lobster was set as the place to be. The reason for the date? Well, that is a whole other story itself.
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The day after Adam and Kris had gotten married, they were lying on the beach of one of Adam's private islands he chose for the occasion when the question came up.
"Adam, when can we have a kid?"
As far as Adam was concerned at the moment, Kris just said the most shocking thing ever. So shocking that it made Adam's heart skip a beat and caused him to cough for air, his face with the same shocked look until he finally got over what Kris had said. It took a full ten minutes before Adam could answer properly without freaking out, which he clearly wanted to do.
"Why...why do we need a kid yet? We just got married yesterday. I mean, come on, you and me have our whole lives ahead of us. Why do we need to ruin our little time to ourselves by adding a screaming, needy kid to us?"
Kris glared at Adam with one of those deathly looks that would make a mob boss even re-think his words. It took Adam a moment to completely understand why he was giving the look.
"You want a kid."
Kris nodded.
"But why?"
"Maybe," Kris said, getting up and walking away from where he was just laying, "it's because I thought you'd make a great father and that it would complete our family. But no, you just proved me wrong, Adam, and heck, if you wanted a guy who didn't want kids, then WHY did you even marry me?"
"Kris, I never said-"
"YOU IMPLIED IT ADAM," Kris angrily snapped, "you implied you didn't want kids! I should've seen this coming when I chose to marry a rock star like you. 'Oh I'll have kids with you later' you'll say to me now, but what about later when you're on tour, making it big, huh? You'll just say the same thing and forget me at home, hitting it off with ever dude you meet on the road. Well ya' know what Adam, I sure as hell want kids, and I sure as hell DON'T want you to be their father anymore! Gosh, why did I EVER marry you?"
Adam looked quietly stunned at his husband, a tear falling down his freckled face.
"Because I love you and you love me," he replied with a small voice.
"Well, you know what? I'm through with all that crap. I'm leaving. Bye, Adam."
For a moment, all Adam could do was just watch his lover walk furiously back to their cabin with tears in his eyes. His whole body was just frozen from rejection and fear. Finally, strength decided to show up, and Adam quickly with all his courage ran up to Kris, spun him around so that he was looking straight at him, and planted his lips of Kris's, his arms forcing Kris to stay. The kiss ended slowly and peacefully. Adam looked dead straight into Kris's eyes seriously.
"Listen to me."
Kris struggled under Adam's grasp, but couldn't gain exit from his arms, and with a groan, he gave up, forcing his gaze up at his husband's loving face.
"That's right. Kris...I didn't mean to hurt you by saying that. I...I guess that I came off as saying I never want kids, but the truth is that I do. I'd love a family with you, Kris, and if I could I would give you one right now, but what I was trying to say was that it'd be too soon. I mean, we don't have a stable household that we both live in, we don't have our finances all worked out, you are working on your first album and I'm about to be on tour, our families are still all jumbled up from the wedding, and it takes a lot of time to adopt a baby. We can't just go to a store and get one. We need time. Do you understand, babe?"
Kris lowered his head and slightly nodded, placing his cheek against Adam's chest.
"So," Adam said with a more cheerful voice, "how's about we wait until your album's out and my tour is over to begin the whole adoption stuff. Does that sound like a deal?"
"Yeah," Kris answered in a nicer tone, "that sounds like a perfect idea."
"So it's settled. We'll get our baby when we get more settled with our careers."
"Um Adam."
"What?"
"I want two."
"Just shut up and kiss me."
"Okay."
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So, the reason for the date was simple: to celebrate the fact that their surrogate mother that they had gotten was due any day now, and this would be one of the last times to themselves they had together for a while.
Adam was done getting ready by the time he got the call from Kris telling him to head off to the restaurant, so once the call was ended, Adam slid on his shoes, got his keys, and then ran off to his car-black mustang, as always-with a bright smile on his face. Speeding out from his parking space, Adam began his way to the restaurant in style, placing his dark shades over his eyes and turning on his radio to the local station, singing a long to his own song as it blared through the speakers. Halfway through his drive, traffic stopped out of nowhere, turning Adam's drive from a calm drive with plenty of time to get to his destination into a hurry to get there before he was late. Kris will hate me if I'm late, Adam thought as he beeped his horn, Gosh, what is causing traffic to just stop? Suddenly, the sounds of an ambulance filled the air, and Adam leaned back in his seat with a sigh. "I'll never make it in time," he grumbled to himself, checking his watch, "especially if this is a big wreck ahead."
After a minute, Adam began to hear a few people talking amongst themselves in their cars and decided to listen in effort to get his mind off Kris.
"I heard that it's a celebrity's car who got hit," Adam heard one lady say in the car in front of him, "and that he's hurt pretty bad."
Could it.....no, it couldn't be.
"Oh my gosh, I feel so sorry for him. Isn't he and his husband supposed to be expecting a baby soon?"
"Yeah. Poor Adam must be freaking out."
HOLY CRAP, IT IS!
Jumping out of his car, Adam ran to the sidewalk and sprinted past the tons of cars that were in the large traffic jam. Finally, Adam reached the sight of the accident. A green truck's front bumper was smashed up against Kris's light blue ford hybrid, the front of Kris's car smashed in so close to the front tires that it was almost incredible, and airbags from both cars were draped across one another. Then, Adam gazed at the driver seat and saw Kris laying back in his seat, eyes fluttering, with paramedics treating to him like crazy. Adam's only thought was to run to him, and so he did, only to be stopped by police officers standing by.
"Sir, I'm afraid you can not enter this crash scene," an officer said as he helped restrain Adam back.
"BUT THAT'S MY HUSBAND! YOU CAN GO ASK HIM YOURSELF! PLEASE!"
The officer looked at the others around him and then quickly let go of Adam, watching in a bit of remorse as Adam ran up to the cars where Kris lay. Poor man.
The paramedics all turned to look at Adam when he came rushing up to them. Adam just stared back horrified.
"HELP HIM, PEOPLE!"
Immediately, they all went back to tending to Kris, ignoring Adam as best they could as he cooed words of love and affection to Kris that only he would say. Soon, they had him loaded up into their ambulance, all ready to send him soaring to the hospital. Of course, Adam was allowed to ride because he was related to Kris by marriage, but he had to keep his distance as they worked on Kris. They had taken off Kris's shirt to put many heart monitor stuff on his chest and had put a tube in his nose to give him more oxygen, and Adam was becoming overwhelmed. He hated to see Kris like that, and it hurt to look at him struggle like he was. The last thing he needed was to have Kris get hurt with all the expenses of the new baby coming soon. Suddenly, Lady Gaga singing "Bad Romance" filled the car, and all eyes flew to Adam again.
"It's a ring tone, gosh. Now help Kris, will you?"
As soon as the eyes diverted back to Kris, Adam answered the phone harshly due to his stress at the moment.
"Yes?" he snapped angrily.
"Adam, it's Gia. My water just broke. I'm having the baby today and from...the looks of it, this kid's coming pretty soon!"
Adam groaned, looking at Kris worriedly. "Sweetie, you sure you can't tell it to wait?"
"Um..I don't know much about babies, but I have a feeling that once they start to go, they go. Why?"
"Kris just got in a REALLY bad car accident. He's unconscious and we're heading to the hospital. Wait, I'm pretty sure the hospital we're going to is your hospital! Oh that's great...perfect."
"Wait, Kris is hurt???? But his baby is coming soon!"
"Yeah, but what I'm thinking is that maybe I can be there for you, and then when the baby comes, I can bring it to Kris's room to show him. Sweetie, what room are you going to be in?"
Gia sighed. "I'm thinking the one they SHOWED us last week! GAH this baby is pushy."
Adam slightly giggled and looked at his watch. "Well, don't worry, as soon as I know Kris is okay I'll come as fast as I can to help you, got it?"
"Got it," Gia groaned into the phone. "Gosh, you are so lucky that your driver was here to take me or else I'd probably get in a crash too. Your baby isn't taking it's good ol' time like I wish it was."
"Well I apologize that my unborn baby wants to leave your body so fast."
"Shut up," she yelled into the phone, followed by a shriek of pain.
"Just make it to the hospital without killing a nurse and we may be fine. Bye."
"Oh I hate-"
Quickly, Adam hung up. Fortunately, the ambulance just had arrived at the hospital, and from what the paramedics were saying, Kris was starting to regain some consciousness. Hopefully he would have it all so that he'd get to hear that his baby was about to be born. The paramedics rushed him into the ER and sat Adam out in the waiting room to wait. One doctor waited behind, walking up to Adam quickly with a rushed look on his face.
"Adam," he quickly said, "I'm Dr. Rick Lewis, and I'm going to be working on Kris. I know for a fact that your baby is being born upstairs, and I want you to know that Kris is okay. You should go up there and watch your baby be born. Kris isn't going anywhere, understand?"
Adam nodded, a bit relieved that the doctor's words. He jogged up to a nurse who, after a few words with her, brought him to the room where Gia was. By the looks and sounds of Gia, their baby was about to be born soon. Adam ran to her side and held her hand.
"Hey, I told you I'd be here for you."
Gia coughed out a laugh and then let out another shriek of pain, this time almost killing Adam's hand in the process.
"Damn girl, where did you get those mussels?"
"THE DOLLAR STORE, WHERE DO YOU THINK?"
Suddenly, another doctor, this time a girl, walked in and gazed at Gia with a calm and re-assuring smile.
"Hi Gia," she kindly said, "I'm so glad to see you again."
Gia rolled her eyes and yelped loudly. "Yeah yeah, nice to see you too Dr. Leah, now, will you PLEASE get this kid out of me?"
Dr. Leah giggled and sat down on her little chair, nurses crowding around her and preparing things in the room. It was like some kind of TV show Adam had seen before, yet he never thought they really did all that work just for a newborn baby. Uneasiness slipped into the pit of Adam's stomach, and before he knew it, Gia was pushing, and his baby was being born. Yeah, okay, he knew the baby was coming the moment the doctor said it, but when Gia squeezed his hand, all thoughts disappeared and pain filled their spots. Just when Adam began to loose all feeling in his hand, everything stopped. Gia let go. The loud shouts for Gia to push stopped. And silence filled the room.
Then, Adam heard it.
The baby began to cry.
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Back in Kris's room, doctors were fighting to keep Kris in stable condition, hoping that he would wake up in time to see his newborn baby. They worked and worked until finally, Kris began to open his eyes. His first reaction was of complete pain. His whole body hurt. Heck, it felt like a big concrete block had just dropped on him and was still there. He noticed where he was next, seeing all the doctors and feeling the tubes and patches along his body, followed by seeing his right leg in a cast and his other leg bandaged up tightly, some blood showing on the outside. Kris gasped, instantly regretting it as he felt his throat ache back dryly in response. Dr. Rick then walked up, and Kris remembered him instantly.
"Dr. Rick?"
Dr. Rick smiled. "Hi Kris. Long time since your biking accident when you were 16, huh?"
"Yeah," Kris quietly replied, "can you tell me why I'm here, because I'm not quite sure."
"You were in a car crash. You're pretty lucky you didn't die, Kris, because not only was it a horrible crash, but the driver was drunk. He slammed into your car head on going 90 miles per hour. He's most likely going to die."
"Wow," Kris choked out, his mind momentarily freaking out while processing that. "Wait....where's Adam?"
"He was actually there. He was caught in traffic because of your accident and all of a sudden popped up at the scene all worried for you. He was pretty stressed, but after I told him you were going to be fine, he felt a bit better and ran off upstairs."
Kris raised his eyebrow. "Upstairs? For what?"
"Oh," Dr. Rick said happily, "just to see the birth of your child."
"WHAT? Owwww!"
Dr. Rick giggled. "How's about we get some water for you before you hurt yourself anymore?"
"Tell me what you mean, first. Water isn't as important right now."
"Adam got a call from your surrogate. She went into labor, and if I'm correct, she should be having the baby any time now."
A wide grin spread across Kris's face. "You mean my baby's born?"
"Most likely. You should be hearing from Adam soon. Now, I'm going to go get you that water. Press the button on that little remote next to your bed if you need anyone."
"Thank you, Rick."
"You're welcome, Kris. Congrats."
For a moment, Kris just stared at the door with that same grin, his heart beating happily, not a care in his mind except for his little baby.
I'm a father now. Wow.
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In the Delivery Room, Gia was laying in her bed with Adam by her side in a small chair, his brand new baby girl resting sweetly in her father's arms. Gia sighed and placed her hand on Adam's shoulder.
"You two look perfect together."
Adam smiled and then looked back to his daughter, sleeping soundly in his arms. "You know, I owe it all to you, Gia. Thanks so much for taking good care of our baby girl. I swear, I'll repay you one day."
Gia smiled warmly. "It was my pleasure, sweetie. I mean, it's so awesome to see moments like this. One day, I'll have my own child, but right now, I'm sticking to seeing a family united because of my help. You don't have to repay what-so-ever, Adam. The look in your eyes is enough of a reward."
"Gosh you are too good to be true. Gia...when Kris and I bring this baby home and begin to raise it, I don't want to not have you as a friend anymore. Is it possible we can still be friends even though you don't want to be known to our baby girl?"
"Of course," Gia replied in a quiet voice, "I'd love that. Not many parents do, actually. You know, it's a bit odd, but when parents like you guys ask to be friends...I feel almost..safe with giving the baby to you. Your little girl, I have a feeling, is going to be loved more than I think she'll ever know in her young world. I just know you guys will make her feel special, and if it's not too much to ask, could...could I be there when you show her to Kris? I know she has to go and rest with all those other babies, but I really would like to see him see her before I go."
How could he say no? "Why would I not let you? Of course you can. He probably really wants to thank you."
Gia nodded and laid back into her pillows, her eyes closing softly. "Wake me when you show him."
With a giggle, Adam let out a quiet 'yes' before nuzzling his little girl in his arms.
"Your mommy is crazy. Hopefully you'll be more like me in that department."
"I heard that and no, she shouldn't."
"Go back to bed," Adam said laughing.
"Trust me kid," Gia said a bit louder, "be more like me!"
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Three hours later, Kris was awoken to the sound of his room's door being open to reveal Dr. Rick, smiling bright as the sun.
"What's got you all happy?"
"Oh, you'll see. You've got some visitors."
"Who-"
First came Gia in on her wheelchair, who was being pushed by a nurse. She was placed near Kris, and as soon as she was at a stop, Gia reached out her hand and placed it in Kris's, giving it a small squeeze. Something inside Kris told him that something good had happened. By good, he meant that he had a feeling his little baby was going to be coming around the corner in those strong, loving arms of his beloved husband. Sure enough, he was right. Adam came in with a bright smile on his face and with a little pink bundle in his arms, his face full of joy at the moment. He walked up to Kris and, gently, placed their little girl in his arms, his face only growing happier as he saw Kris's face light up.
"Oh my goodness......this....this is our baby..."
"Our baby girl," Adam interrupted, "and she needs a name."
Kris giggled. "Of course she does. You have any name in mind?"
"You are not naming her Glitter, Adam, and that's final," Gia moaned in her chair, making the group erupt in laughter.
"I'm not that mean, Gia. I was thinking Hope."
"Hope?" Gia and Kris both said at the same time.
"Yeah, Hope. All through the pregnancy, Kris and I have been hoping she was going to turn out okay, then we were hoping that she would be born full term, and then I hoped I would see her be born. She's been centered around hope, so i think it's only fitting to call her just that."
Kris looked down at his daughter and watched as she quietly yawned and curled up closer to him. He instantly felt so attached to her, and after a moment of thought, it was decided.
"I agree. Hope Allen-Lambert. It's perfect."
"Hi Hope," Adam cooed to his little daughter, "I'm your daddy. Me and your other daddy Kris are going to take great care of you. We love you so much, sweetie. More than anything, baby girl."
"Yeah, what he said," Kris whispered to her, smiling as she gave a little cute grunt and a small sigh. "I love you too, Adam."
"Same here, Kris. Thanks for helping me get her."
"Thanks to you too, Adam."
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And thus, from that day on, Adam and Kris and little Hope lived perfectly together forever, always with this day full in their minds.
Sometimes, a blink of an eye can change your whole life. Hopefully, for the better.
It was as if in a blink of an eye, everything could change. As if you could be having the worst day of your life only to suddenly have it transformed into one of the best. That was the case for Adam Lambert and Kris Allen this time.
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It all started on a breezy Wednesday morning in L.A. at Adam's beautiful mansion of a house just blocks from his studio. Adam was in the middle of getting ready to go on a fancy, romantic dinner date with his newly found husband, Kris, in one of his favorite spots to always eat at. The 'oh so fancy' date just happened to be at Red Lobster, one of Kris's favorite spots to eat at the moment. For hours, Adam and Kris had been fighting on the phone over where to have the date at, and after seeing his cute, pout-faced boy stare at him with the longing look he couldn't resist, Adam gave in, and Red Lobster was set as the place to be. The reason for the date? Well, that is a whole other story itself.
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The day after Adam and Kris had gotten married, they were lying on the beach of one of Adam's private islands he chose for the occasion when the question came up.
"Adam, when can we have a kid?"
As far as Adam was concerned at the moment, Kris just said the most shocking thing ever. So shocking that it made Adam's heart skip a beat and caused him to cough for air, his face with the same shocked look until he finally got over what Kris had said. It took a full ten minutes before Adam could answer properly without freaking out, which he clearly wanted to do.
"Why...why do we need a kid yet? We just got married yesterday. I mean, come on, you and me have our whole lives ahead of us. Why do we need to ruin our little time to ourselves by adding a screaming, needy kid to us?"
Kris glared at Adam with one of those deathly looks that would make a mob boss even re-think his words. It took Adam a moment to completely understand why he was giving the look.
"You want a kid."
Kris nodded.
"But why?"
"Maybe," Kris said, getting up and walking away from where he was just laying, "it's because I thought you'd make a great father and that it would complete our family. But no, you just proved me wrong, Adam, and heck, if you wanted a guy who didn't want kids, then WHY did you even marry me?"
"Kris, I never said-"
"YOU IMPLIED IT ADAM," Kris angrily snapped, "you implied you didn't want kids! I should've seen this coming when I chose to marry a rock star like you. 'Oh I'll have kids with you later' you'll say to me now, but what about later when you're on tour, making it big, huh? You'll just say the same thing and forget me at home, hitting it off with ever dude you meet on the road. Well ya' know what Adam, I sure as hell want kids, and I sure as hell DON'T want you to be their father anymore! Gosh, why did I EVER marry you?"
Adam looked quietly stunned at his husband, a tear falling down his freckled face.
"Because I love you and you love me," he replied with a small voice.
"Well, you know what? I'm through with all that crap. I'm leaving. Bye, Adam."
For a moment, all Adam could do was just watch his lover walk furiously back to their cabin with tears in his eyes. His whole body was just frozen from rejection and fear. Finally, strength decided to show up, and Adam quickly with all his courage ran up to Kris, spun him around so that he was looking straight at him, and planted his lips of Kris's, his arms forcing Kris to stay. The kiss ended slowly and peacefully. Adam looked dead straight into Kris's eyes seriously.
"Listen to me."
Kris struggled under Adam's grasp, but couldn't gain exit from his arms, and with a groan, he gave up, forcing his gaze up at his husband's loving face.
"That's right. Kris...I didn't mean to hurt you by saying that. I...I guess that I came off as saying I never want kids, but the truth is that I do. I'd love a family with you, Kris, and if I could I would give you one right now, but what I was trying to say was that it'd be too soon. I mean, we don't have a stable household that we both live in, we don't have our finances all worked out, you are working on your first album and I'm about to be on tour, our families are still all jumbled up from the wedding, and it takes a lot of time to adopt a baby. We can't just go to a store and get one. We need time. Do you understand, babe?"
Kris lowered his head and slightly nodded, placing his cheek against Adam's chest.
"So," Adam said with a more cheerful voice, "how's about we wait until your album's out and my tour is over to begin the whole adoption stuff. Does that sound like a deal?"
"Yeah," Kris answered in a nicer tone, "that sounds like a perfect idea."
"So it's settled. We'll get our baby when we get more settled with our careers."
"Um Adam."
"What?"
"I want two."
"Just shut up and kiss me."
"Okay."
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So, the reason for the date was simple: to celebrate the fact that their surrogate mother that they had gotten was due any day now, and this would be one of the last times to themselves they had together for a while.
Adam was done getting ready by the time he got the call from Kris telling him to head off to the restaurant, so once the call was ended, Adam slid on his shoes, got his keys, and then ran off to his car-black mustang, as always-with a bright smile on his face. Speeding out from his parking space, Adam began his way to the restaurant in style, placing his dark shades over his eyes and turning on his radio to the local station, singing a long to his own song as it blared through the speakers. Halfway through his drive, traffic stopped out of nowhere, turning Adam's drive from a calm drive with plenty of time to get to his destination into a hurry to get there before he was late. Kris will hate me if I'm late, Adam thought as he beeped his horn, Gosh, what is causing traffic to just stop? Suddenly, the sounds of an ambulance filled the air, and Adam leaned back in his seat with a sigh. "I'll never make it in time," he grumbled to himself, checking his watch, "especially if this is a big wreck ahead."
After a minute, Adam began to hear a few people talking amongst themselves in their cars and decided to listen in effort to get his mind off Kris.
"I heard that it's a celebrity's car who got hit," Adam heard one lady say in the car in front of him, "and that he's hurt pretty bad."
Could it.....no, it couldn't be.
"Oh my gosh, I feel so sorry for him. Isn't he and his husband supposed to be expecting a baby soon?"
"Yeah. Poor Adam must be freaking out."
HOLY CRAP, IT IS!
Jumping out of his car, Adam ran to the sidewalk and sprinted past the tons of cars that were in the large traffic jam. Finally, Adam reached the sight of the accident. A green truck's front bumper was smashed up against Kris's light blue ford hybrid, the front of Kris's car smashed in so close to the front tires that it was almost incredible, and airbags from both cars were draped across one another. Then, Adam gazed at the driver seat and saw Kris laying back in his seat, eyes fluttering, with paramedics treating to him like crazy. Adam's only thought was to run to him, and so he did, only to be stopped by police officers standing by.
"Sir, I'm afraid you can not enter this crash scene," an officer said as he helped restrain Adam back.
"BUT THAT'S MY HUSBAND! YOU CAN GO ASK HIM YOURSELF! PLEASE!"
The officer looked at the others around him and then quickly let go of Adam, watching in a bit of remorse as Adam ran up to the cars where Kris lay. Poor man.
The paramedics all turned to look at Adam when he came rushing up to them. Adam just stared back horrified.
"HELP HIM, PEOPLE!"
Immediately, they all went back to tending to Kris, ignoring Adam as best they could as he cooed words of love and affection to Kris that only he would say. Soon, they had him loaded up into their ambulance, all ready to send him soaring to the hospital. Of course, Adam was allowed to ride because he was related to Kris by marriage, but he had to keep his distance as they worked on Kris. They had taken off Kris's shirt to put many heart monitor stuff on his chest and had put a tube in his nose to give him more oxygen, and Adam was becoming overwhelmed. He hated to see Kris like that, and it hurt to look at him struggle like he was. The last thing he needed was to have Kris get hurt with all the expenses of the new baby coming soon. Suddenly, Lady Gaga singing "Bad Romance" filled the car, and all eyes flew to Adam again.
"It's a ring tone, gosh. Now help Kris, will you?"
As soon as the eyes diverted back to Kris, Adam answered the phone harshly due to his stress at the moment.
"Yes?" he snapped angrily.
"Adam, it's Gia. My water just broke. I'm having the baby today and from...the looks of it, this kid's coming pretty soon!"
Adam groaned, looking at Kris worriedly. "Sweetie, you sure you can't tell it to wait?"
"Um..I don't know much about babies, but I have a feeling that once they start to go, they go. Why?"
"Kris just got in a REALLY bad car accident. He's unconscious and we're heading to the hospital. Wait, I'm pretty sure the hospital we're going to is your hospital! Oh that's great...perfect."
"Wait, Kris is hurt???? But his baby is coming soon!"
"Yeah, but what I'm thinking is that maybe I can be there for you, and then when the baby comes, I can bring it to Kris's room to show him. Sweetie, what room are you going to be in?"
Gia sighed. "I'm thinking the one they SHOWED us last week! GAH this baby is pushy."
Adam slightly giggled and looked at his watch. "Well, don't worry, as soon as I know Kris is okay I'll come as fast as I can to help you, got it?"
"Got it," Gia groaned into the phone. "Gosh, you are so lucky that your driver was here to take me or else I'd probably get in a crash too. Your baby isn't taking it's good ol' time like I wish it was."
"Well I apologize that my unborn baby wants to leave your body so fast."
"Shut up," she yelled into the phone, followed by a shriek of pain.
"Just make it to the hospital without killing a nurse and we may be fine. Bye."
"Oh I hate-"
Quickly, Adam hung up. Fortunately, the ambulance just had arrived at the hospital, and from what the paramedics were saying, Kris was starting to regain some consciousness. Hopefully he would have it all so that he'd get to hear that his baby was about to be born. The paramedics rushed him into the ER and sat Adam out in the waiting room to wait. One doctor waited behind, walking up to Adam quickly with a rushed look on his face.
"Adam," he quickly said, "I'm Dr. Rick Lewis, and I'm going to be working on Kris. I know for a fact that your baby is being born upstairs, and I want you to know that Kris is okay. You should go up there and watch your baby be born. Kris isn't going anywhere, understand?"
Adam nodded, a bit relieved that the doctor's words. He jogged up to a nurse who, after a few words with her, brought him to the room where Gia was. By the looks and sounds of Gia, their baby was about to be born soon. Adam ran to her side and held her hand.
"Hey, I told you I'd be here for you."
Gia coughed out a laugh and then let out another shriek of pain, this time almost killing Adam's hand in the process.
"Damn girl, where did you get those mussels?"
"THE DOLLAR STORE, WHERE DO YOU THINK?"
Suddenly, another doctor, this time a girl, walked in and gazed at Gia with a calm and re-assuring smile.
"Hi Gia," she kindly said, "I'm so glad to see you again."
Gia rolled her eyes and yelped loudly. "Yeah yeah, nice to see you too Dr. Leah, now, will you PLEASE get this kid out of me?"
Dr. Leah giggled and sat down on her little chair, nurses crowding around her and preparing things in the room. It was like some kind of TV show Adam had seen before, yet he never thought they really did all that work just for a newborn baby. Uneasiness slipped into the pit of Adam's stomach, and before he knew it, Gia was pushing, and his baby was being born. Yeah, okay, he knew the baby was coming the moment the doctor said it, but when Gia squeezed his hand, all thoughts disappeared and pain filled their spots. Just when Adam began to loose all feeling in his hand, everything stopped. Gia let go. The loud shouts for Gia to push stopped. And silence filled the room.
Then, Adam heard it.
The baby began to cry.
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Back in Kris's room, doctors were fighting to keep Kris in stable condition, hoping that he would wake up in time to see his newborn baby. They worked and worked until finally, Kris began to open his eyes. His first reaction was of complete pain. His whole body hurt. Heck, it felt like a big concrete block had just dropped on him and was still there. He noticed where he was next, seeing all the doctors and feeling the tubes and patches along his body, followed by seeing his right leg in a cast and his other leg bandaged up tightly, some blood showing on the outside. Kris gasped, instantly regretting it as he felt his throat ache back dryly in response. Dr. Rick then walked up, and Kris remembered him instantly.
"Dr. Rick?"
Dr. Rick smiled. "Hi Kris. Long time since your biking accident when you were 16, huh?"
"Yeah," Kris quietly replied, "can you tell me why I'm here, because I'm not quite sure."
"You were in a car crash. You're pretty lucky you didn't die, Kris, because not only was it a horrible crash, but the driver was drunk. He slammed into your car head on going 90 miles per hour. He's most likely going to die."
"Wow," Kris choked out, his mind momentarily freaking out while processing that. "Wait....where's Adam?"
"He was actually there. He was caught in traffic because of your accident and all of a sudden popped up at the scene all worried for you. He was pretty stressed, but after I told him you were going to be fine, he felt a bit better and ran off upstairs."
Kris raised his eyebrow. "Upstairs? For what?"
"Oh," Dr. Rick said happily, "just to see the birth of your child."
"WHAT? Owwww!"
Dr. Rick giggled. "How's about we get some water for you before you hurt yourself anymore?"
"Tell me what you mean, first. Water isn't as important right now."
"Adam got a call from your surrogate. She went into labor, and if I'm correct, she should be having the baby any time now."
A wide grin spread across Kris's face. "You mean my baby's born?"
"Most likely. You should be hearing from Adam soon. Now, I'm going to go get you that water. Press the button on that little remote next to your bed if you need anyone."
"Thank you, Rick."
"You're welcome, Kris. Congrats."
For a moment, Kris just stared at the door with that same grin, his heart beating happily, not a care in his mind except for his little baby.
I'm a father now. Wow.
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In the Delivery Room, Gia was laying in her bed with Adam by her side in a small chair, his brand new baby girl resting sweetly in her father's arms. Gia sighed and placed her hand on Adam's shoulder.
"You two look perfect together."
Adam smiled and then looked back to his daughter, sleeping soundly in his arms. "You know, I owe it all to you, Gia. Thanks so much for taking good care of our baby girl. I swear, I'll repay you one day."
Gia smiled warmly. "It was my pleasure, sweetie. I mean, it's so awesome to see moments like this. One day, I'll have my own child, but right now, I'm sticking to seeing a family united because of my help. You don't have to repay what-so-ever, Adam. The look in your eyes is enough of a reward."
"Gosh you are too good to be true. Gia...when Kris and I bring this baby home and begin to raise it, I don't want to not have you as a friend anymore. Is it possible we can still be friends even though you don't want to be known to our baby girl?"
"Of course," Gia replied in a quiet voice, "I'd love that. Not many parents do, actually. You know, it's a bit odd, but when parents like you guys ask to be friends...I feel almost..safe with giving the baby to you. Your little girl, I have a feeling, is going to be loved more than I think she'll ever know in her young world. I just know you guys will make her feel special, and if it's not too much to ask, could...could I be there when you show her to Kris? I know she has to go and rest with all those other babies, but I really would like to see him see her before I go."
How could he say no? "Why would I not let you? Of course you can. He probably really wants to thank you."
Gia nodded and laid back into her pillows, her eyes closing softly. "Wake me when you show him."
With a giggle, Adam let out a quiet 'yes' before nuzzling his little girl in his arms.
"Your mommy is crazy. Hopefully you'll be more like me in that department."
"I heard that and no, she shouldn't."
"Go back to bed," Adam said laughing.
"Trust me kid," Gia said a bit louder, "be more like me!"
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Three hours later, Kris was awoken to the sound of his room's door being open to reveal Dr. Rick, smiling bright as the sun.
"What's got you all happy?"
"Oh, you'll see. You've got some visitors."
"Who-"
First came Gia in on her wheelchair, who was being pushed by a nurse. She was placed near Kris, and as soon as she was at a stop, Gia reached out her hand and placed it in Kris's, giving it a small squeeze. Something inside Kris told him that something good had happened. By good, he meant that he had a feeling his little baby was going to be coming around the corner in those strong, loving arms of his beloved husband. Sure enough, he was right. Adam came in with a bright smile on his face and with a little pink bundle in his arms, his face full of joy at the moment. He walked up to Kris and, gently, placed their little girl in his arms, his face only growing happier as he saw Kris's face light up.
"Oh my goodness......this....this is our baby..."
"Our baby girl," Adam interrupted, "and she needs a name."
Kris giggled. "Of course she does. You have any name in mind?"
"You are not naming her Glitter, Adam, and that's final," Gia moaned in her chair, making the group erupt in laughter.
"I'm not that mean, Gia. I was thinking Hope."
"Hope?" Gia and Kris both said at the same time.
"Yeah, Hope. All through the pregnancy, Kris and I have been hoping she was going to turn out okay, then we were hoping that she would be born full term, and then I hoped I would see her be born. She's been centered around hope, so i think it's only fitting to call her just that."
Kris looked down at his daughter and watched as she quietly yawned and curled up closer to him. He instantly felt so attached to her, and after a moment of thought, it was decided.
"I agree. Hope Allen-Lambert. It's perfect."
"Hi Hope," Adam cooed to his little daughter, "I'm your daddy. Me and your other daddy Kris are going to take great care of you. We love you so much, sweetie. More than anything, baby girl."
"Yeah, what he said," Kris whispered to her, smiling as she gave a little cute grunt and a small sigh. "I love you too, Adam."
"Same here, Kris. Thanks for helping me get her."
"Thanks to you too, Adam."
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And thus, from that day on, Adam and Kris and little Hope lived perfectly together forever, always with this day full in their minds.
Sometimes, a blink of an eye can change your whole life. Hopefully, for the better.
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Date: 2010-09-15 02:41 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2010-09-15 11:21 am (UTC)glad Kris is ok :)
Hope will really be the luckiest girl in the world!
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Date: 2010-09-15 08:36 pm (UTC)In the Blink of an Eye (Kradam Drabble)
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Date: 2010-09-19 10:48 pm (UTC)Thx!
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Date: 2010-09-19 10:48 pm (UTC)Thx!!!!
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Date: 2010-09-19 10:48 pm (UTC)Thx :))))
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Date: 2010-09-19 10:49 pm (UTC)Thx :) lol
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