The Great Gig in the Sky

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She came here to entertain you

As he climbed in beside her, she felt tension in her shoulders starting to release. She cuddled up against him and her fingers curled in his shirt. As much as she hated it, she missed him and she'd only been apart from him for a little over a day. Hard to believe and hard to accept, but the truth nonetheless.

Adrian buried her face in his shoulder and nodded at his words. It wasn't what she wanted to hear in the moment, given that she knew she was only going to make him miserable, but it was ultimately all she'd wanted from him. It was honestly all she'd wanted from anybody; all she wanted was for someone to stick it out with her, but no one ever did. She looked up at him and tapped her fingers against his chest as she smoothed out where they'd been gripping his shirt. "Did you tell Cassidy?"

Isn't she a dream come true?

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She came here to entertain you

When he shook his head, she felt a rush of relief. She had a feeling that she already knew the answer before he said it, but the confirmation made it better. If he'd told his sister, there was no doubt that Cassidy would have been there in the room with her, too. She didn't need that kind of pressure added to her already stressful situation. Her boyfriend was complicated enough, Adrian didn't want to make it worse. And when Dylan said that she was dealing with something, Adrian was struck with another momentary wave of guilt. It had to be important for him to keep the news to himself, which only made her wonder what would have happened if she'd succeeded.

Adrian nodded slowly and chewed on the inside of her cheek. All she could do was hope that by the time of the funeral, she would look like less of a creature and more human. She didn't want Cassidy to know and she also hated herself for not thinking about her best friend when she slid into the water.

Her eyes started filling again and she pressed her face to his chest, trying not to let them fall. She didn't want to feel guilty for wanting to be with her mother.

Isn't she a dream come true?

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She came here to entertain you

There was an overwhelming sense of relief as he ran his fingers through her hair and kept his arms around her. If she were going to be honest, it was everything she needed. She didn't want to admit that she needed him as much as she did, but now that her mother was gone, he was the closest thing she had next to his sister. Adrian didn't have any family and while her and Dylan were still hesitating and avoiding the labels talk, he was the only person that knew her inside and out now. He'd seen her at her absolute worst. But she still wouldn't say that she loved him anymore than she'd say that she needed him.

Instead, she just accepted him being there and let the anger she'd felt earlier drain from her completely. He didn't deserve it and it was too much energy to maintain. As they laid there, she remained quiet, her cheek against his chest and her fingers curled in his shirt. Her eyes were raw from as much crying as she'd been doing the last few days and they were heavy, but she avoided sleep for as long as she could. Even in the silence, she was comfortable. For the first time in the last two days, her grief was bearable. She made no sound as he repeatedly told the nurses he wasn't leaving, but she was grateful that they didn't try to force him out.

She'd drifted in and out of sleep, each time she was startled awake, she just curled up closer to him. It was uneasy and restless, so eventually she just gave up on it and traced patterns over his t-shirt. Adrian didn't want to break the silence, but she also sort of wanted to hear his voice again. Especially because she kept thinking about if she'd been successful, she never would have heard it again. "I don't think I could try it again...there's too many things I forgot about that I'd miss." Her eyes were dry as she said it, and her voice clearer than before.

Isn't she a dream come true?

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She came here to entertain you

Her eyes slid shut briefly as his lips pressed against her head. She buried her face in his chest and continued tracing her fingers over his shirt. At his response, she looked up at him with the ghost of a smile on her lips. It felt odd to even think about laughing, but she was relieved for the light-heartedness. It was so much easier than the heavy weight that had been crushing her over the last few months.

When he said that he would miss her, her fingers paused and she took a deep breath. It was strange hearing him say it out loud, although it had been sort of implied given that he'd been the one to save her. She didn't like thinking about what her success would have done to him, whether it was because she'd been worried he wouldn't take it very hard or because she was worried he would take it too hard, she didn't know.

Adrian's hand moved from his chest and rested on the side of his neck, her thumb stroking his jaw, "I'm sorry I reacted the way I did when I woke up. And I'm sorry you had to find me." She still wasn't of a totally right mind, but she knew what she'd done had been out of grief rather than rational thought. All she wanted was her mother and that had been all she was thinking about. Adrian felt guilty for not thinking about all of the other people she had in her life now. "I'm just glad you're here now."

Isn't she a dream come true?

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She came here to entertain you

Of course her situation was the way it went. Parents died before their children. It was the natural order of things. However, Adrian had never expected it to be while she was only in her twenties. Nor had she expected her mother not to make it to forty. Parents were supposed to die before their kids, but it was supposed to be after they experienced everything life had to offer. Amelia hadn't gotten to see her daughter be genuinely happy with a family of her own. Instead, she got to see her daughter party and sleep around because the thought of settling down had always terrified her. Amelia was never going to meet Adrian's mini me, if she were to ever have one of her own.

It hardly seemed fair.

"It just doesn't feel right anymore. This world is lacking something now and I don't know how to get it back. I don't know how to live without her," Her eyes starting burning again from the threat of tears, but she pushed back as much as she could so they didn't fall. She sighed, nothing in her life made sense anymore.

Isn't she a dream come true?

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She came here to entertain you

She'd be lying if she said that her heart, as wrecked as it was, didn't melt at the term of endearment. She could try as hard as she wanted not to adore every part of him, but she was failing miserably. It was hard to believe that before he knew about her mother, they'd barely speak to each other and when they did it was never pleasant. It was hard to believe that she'd hated him so vehemently at one point because while she'd never say it out loud, she felt quite the opposite now.

As if cued by his words, she took a deep, steadying breath and nodded. Adrian looked up at him as he pulled away and she bit down on her lower lip. The thought of having him anywhere else made her stomach turn and she felt like she could actually be sick. She shook her head first, as an answer and to clear it of the dark path her thoughts went down thinking about him leaving. "I don't...I don't want you to go anywhere." She took another breath and let it out in a sigh, "You and Cassidy are all I have now. I just want to go back home." Back to Montana, away from her old life and the crushing weight that came with it.

Isn't she a dream come true?

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She came here to entertain you

The funeral was honestly the last thing she wanted to think about. But he was right, just the last responsibility before she could go back with him. Before, she hadn't been in any rush to go back because of the pressures of school and work. Now all she wanted was to go back so that she could stay busy and distract herself from the emptiness she was bound to feel when she left California.

If it weren't for the fact that she was going to go back with Dylan, she didn't think she'd be able to do it yet. Adrian placed her hand over his and sighed against his lips. He'd been such a constant for her the last few months, taking over the position while her mother was sick. She hadn't been accepting of it at first, but with his lips against hers, she didn't think she could trust anyone else with the job.

When she pulled away, she looked down and chewed on her lower lip, "Would you stay with me for a little while? When we go back?" It was probably the safest thing to do, right? It wasn't like she was asking him to move in or anything, just a couple of weeks? Months?

Isn't she a dream come true?