Adam is feeling really tired after the shooting of the third episode of "The Originals" season 2. While driving to his house in Atlanta Adam thinks how much emotional it is going to be. The dialogues and the scenes were really heartbreaking. He absently takes off one hand from the steering wheel and rubs his hand at the back of his neck and start to look forward to spending a quiet evening with Penny. He stops his car in front of his house and gets out. He is walking towards the front door when his cell rings. He smiles at the caller ID. It is Sam. He picks it up and says "Sam I am tired today, not today"

"Oh come now Adam it was a good ending. We should celebrate" Sam is saying to him.

Adam rolls his eyes and is about to refuse when he hears Mandy's voice "Come now, Adam. Everyone is going to be there"

Adam sighs and says "Okay let me talk to Penny what she says"

He enters the house and see Penny sitting on the couch. He walks up to her and leans in and kisses her. Penny smiles at him when he steps back.

He sits next to her with his arm around her shoulder and says "Hey Sam and the guys called that they are meeting up to celebrate the last day shooting of the show. Do you want us to go?"

Penny turns towards him and sees that he looks tired so she says "Yes let us go. You look tired, you have been working really hard. This break will be good for you…" she adds mischievously "but first let us celebrate"

She turns towards him and sits on his lap. Adam kisses him. She starts to open his shirt button when he picks her up. She wraps her legs around his waist and he carries her to their room. He drops her on their bed and lies on her and makes love to her. Later they lay down holding each other's hands. He sighs and wishes that they can lie there forever but they have to go to the party so he looks at her and says "We have to go"

They dress up quickly. Adam is wearing his casual pants and shirt and Penny is wearing a long black dress. At the party Adam can see Penny not into it. He tells her than they can leave early. On the way home she is quiet so Adam asks her "what is wrong?"

She looks at him and says "nothing" but Adam knows that something is wrong so he asks her again "I know are upset about something. So out with it. Did something happen at the party?"

"No" Penny says and then she sighs and says "Adam remember the other night when you proposed to me and I said that I need time to think about it. Well I have thought about it and I have come to the conclusion that I don't want to get married"

"What?" Adam looks at her as if he did not hear anything.

"I don't want to get married. It is not you. It is me, I never wanted to get married and I know that you do so I don't think it will work out" Penny continues "hey look out" she points at the road because Adam is looking at him.

Adam looks at the road and says in surprise "I had no idea you didn't want to get married. Why didn't you tell me before?"

Penny says "because I know how much you want to get married"

"Okay…"" Adam says after a minute of silence. "Then we wouldn't get married. Just live together"

"But you want to get married" Penny says in surprise

"Yes I do but I love you more than getting married. I am perfectly okay with living with you like this"

"But Adam…." Penny says when suddenly Adam looks towards her with suspicions "You want out!"

"I just think we are moving too fast" Penny says

"Fast! We have been together for the past 3 years. How can we be moving fast? In fact I should have asked you way before this year to get married. But if you don't want to get married, we will not. Just live like this and when you are ready we can take this step then"

"That is the thing Adam. I may never want to get married" Penny says with some hesitation

"So what are you saying?" Adam asks her

"Nothing. I am just saying that I may not want to get married. I know you want to get married eventually so if you want out then this is the time. I am willing to get out of your life" Penny says

Adam is shocked for a moment, his hand get shaky on the steering wheel and the car sways a bit but he get is in control.

That night Penny and Adam are unable to sleep each lost in their own thoughts.