"Love In the City"
Summary: A series of one-shots detailing Adam and Fiona's summer of love in New York City; Post-"Come What May"; Fiona/Adam pairing. *timeline fic!*
Author's Note: This is part of the timeline series!
So I've mentioned in a bunch of my fics that Adam spends the summer between Sophomore and Junior year in New York City with Fiona. Here is a series of vignettes from that summer! They will be posted in non-chronological order!
This takes place after the fics: "Morning After", "Come What May", and "Details"!
Categories: Romance, Humor, Friendship, Family, Angst
Rating: K+ (for now)
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"Mi Familia"
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Pedro "Pepe" Calderón studied the boy standing before him. For most of his sixteen years, he had known him as "Gracie".
Pepe had been at the hospital when Gracie was born. He remembered standing outside the nursery of newborns with his wife, Lily, and the child's father, Ernesto. She was born with a shock of dark chestnut hair, but with her pale skin and blue eyes Gracie clearly favored her father. When her newborn hair fell out, it grew in blonde which increased the resemblance further.
Gracie was a wonderful child. Good-natured and always smiling. She was tomboy, who loved to roughhouse with the boys. Like others, Pepe assumed she would grow out of it. However, as the years went on it because apparent that she was different from other girls. She grew more withdrawn and sullen. The last time Pepe had seen his niece was at family wedding. Grace was thirteen then. She clearly didn't want to be there and was miserable throughout the night. She refused to dance with anyone, including her male relatives. He questioned his sister Audra about it, but she brushed off his concerns.
Three years had gone by. Suddenly this past May he received a call from his sister explaining to him why he hadn't seen his niece in so long. He didn't have a niece anymore. Instead he had a nephew named Adam. The boy was coming to New York City for the summer and needed a job. Pepe didn't hesitate to say yes. Adam was family and he took care of his own. Always.
It was Monday morning, just a few minutes shy of 8:00AM. Pepe had just finished his morning coffee when his assistant manager told him that their new intern had arrived. He walked out front to the main room and stopped in his tracks upon seeing the teenager.
The boy was wearing baggy jeans, a green plaid shirt with a gray t-shirt underneath, and white sneakers. The outfit seemed rather warm for the ninety degree heat outside. His medium brown hair was cut short, but to Pepe he still appeared somewhat feminine because his features were delicate. However, if one didn't know about his status he could definitely pass as a young looking teenage boy.
"Adam?" Pepe called to him.
The boy looked up. "Uncle Pepe," he said quietly. Adam cautiously met his uncle's eyes. He was nervous.
Pepe let out short a laugh and walked over to his nephew. "Come here," he told him before pulling him into a hug. He held on tight and smiled when he felt the boy relax. When they pulled apart, he gave Adam a reassuring grin.
"You're looking sharp," he told his nephew.
Adam smiled shyly. "Thanks."
"You're not too warm, though?" Pepe inquired. Most people didn't wear layers in this heat!
Adam shook his head.
"You don't talk much, do you?" Pepe teased him. This got Adam to laugh.
"I do… It's good to see you. I want you to know that I won't let you down," Adam told him earnestly.
"Ah, you're going to work hard?" Pepe questioned.
Adam nodded. "Every day," he firmly insisted.
Pepe laughed. "Well then, I wish I had ten more just like you!"
Adam smiled.
"Follow me," Pepe instructed him. "Did you eat breakfast yet?"
"I did," Adam told him. He and Fiona had a full meal together at the Penthouse before he left.
Pepe put a hand on his shoulder. "Alright then. Let's get to work sobrino."
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-FIN-
A/N: This one's short and sweet :) Let me know what you think.
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Spanish translations:
mi familia – my family
sobrino – nephew
