One week later
Adam is feeling really agitated. It has been a couple of weeks of his breaking up with Penny. They tried to work it out after their talk in the car but something has gone a miss after their conversation. Penny was not able to reach out to him and his mind would keep on asking him "where are they going with all this?" so eventually they both decided to take a break from each other. Penny wanted to meet her family in England so she decided to go and visit them where as Adam went to Hawaii to keep his mind off everything.
He remembers how when after Hawaii when he came back somehow the paparazzi got to know about him and Penny and it has been hell ever since. He has always been a private man, not sharing his personal life in public but now. 'I guess the perks of being a celebrity' he thinks. And today he is really apprehensive about the convention because he knows that someone will ask this question from him. He has been thinking about how to handle it when there is a knock on his door and someone peeks in saying "Five minutes Mr Glass"
"Thanks David" he says and gets ready for the coming evening of facing his fans. After five minutes he is walking down the hallway when he sees Sam. He smiles at Sam who nods at him saying "just relax and don't go into details. Just tell them you guys are taking a break from each other. Or you can say 'no comments' too"
"No. I think I should get it out of way once and for all" Adam says after thinking for a second.
Then Sam hears his name being called. He pats Adam's shoulder and walk up the stair among the noise of claps. Adam prepares himself for his turn when he hears it. He takes a deep breath and walks up the short stairs to the stage.
As he enters the stage he is stunned to realize that the auditorium is jam packed and people are going crazy, clapping and shouting. He cannot help it but smile and goes and sits next to Sam. Someone is fixing his microphone when Sam says "this is crazy"
"I know" Adam says looking at the balconies packed with people too. He sits there scanning the room occasionally talking to Sam and waits until all his co-stars are introduced. After every one has been invited on the stage the host started the program.
He is saying "First of all what a great Finale. You guys know The Originals finale is the best finale on CW shows?"
Adam looks around at his co-stars who are smiling and then Sam says "Really! Did we do that great?" which makes everyone laughs in the audience.
After discussing the show the questions and answers session is about to start so Adam braces himself for them.
The host is saying "Young lady you there on that side of the room"
A young girl stands up and asks "First of all I want to say, you guys are amazing especially you Adam. So my question is for Sam" that cracks everyone in the hall.
Adam feels himself going red and he laughs consciously when Sam says "what! You praise him and you have question from me. Well what can I do? Ask away"
The girl asks "Do you think Elijah will help Hayley in her transition or…"
Adam is looking at the girl when suddenly he notices the girl sitting next to her who is slightly shaking her head with a tiny smile on her mouth.
Sam laughs while Adam keeps on looking at the girl "You know I don't know. We have this game going on where we put our names in a basket and one of us takes out a name to see who will help her. Honestly I don't know but if I have to give an answer then given what Klaus and Hayley are going through right now you can make a guess"
He sees the girl in the red dress next to the girl asking question nod her head looking impressed. He smiles and then he hears the host asking another person to ask a question directed at the writer. Adam looks towards their director but he keeps on glancing at the girl who is listening to their answers with a smile on her mouth. He shakes his head and looks towards the director who is finished answering his question. Then the host points to a girl couple of rows behind the girl in red dress and says "yes you young lady"
She gets up and asks "This is the question from Adam"
Adam's feels his smile falter but keeps it there and smiles "yes"
"So I know in your last interview you said that Caroline and Klaus are over. I remember you were really interested in that relationship when The Originals started so what changed?"
Adam feels his face getting serious for a while then he hears Sam saying "Do you want to handle it?"
"Yes, I do" Adam says seriously under his tone. He looks at the girl still standing with a mike in her hand and smiles at her and opens his mouth when his gaze fall on the girl in red dress who is shaking her head with tight lips. He does not know what happened but their eyes met for a second. He smiles at her but she hastily looks away.
Sarah suddenly realizes that he is looking at him and is smiling which makes her realize that she is shaking her head. She hastily looks away feeling her face going red.
Adam suddenly laughs at that reaction and says "Okay let me try to explain why my opinion about that has changed" He looks towards the girl in red dress but she is not looking at him but rather looking down at something. He continues "So I was a big fan of Caroline because she brought out that side of Klaus that he has been hiding for so long that he was starting to forget about it too. But then Klaus came to New Orleans and now they have a baby "he looks towards Mandy "Hayley and Klaus, and the baby is 'dead' now. They have other things on their minds right now much bigger than his affair with Caroline. I think the baby has stirred something in him which is much more important then what he has with Caroline and he is not willing to let go of that by still going after Caroline. Caroline's life is in Mystic falls and Klaus's life is in New Orleans. Do you understand what I am saying?"
He finishes with a smile on his face. There is silence in the crowd and then Sam start to clap "come on that was a good answer" the crowd start to clap. Adam's eyes fall on the girl in red dress who is clapping but she is not looking at him rather than whispering in the ear of girl sitting next to her.
The host says "Okay last question this side"
Adam is so lost in his thoughts that he does not listen to the last question. He is brought back to earth by a nudge in the side by Sam and he realizes that the convention is over. They get up, take off their mikes and go into their rooms. They have to come back for Q/A section after that so they want to freshen up. Adam washes his face and straighten up his coat and jacket because there is going to be a photo shoot after that too.
After a couple of minutes of rest he walks out to be greeted by camera men, camera women, interviewers. He walks through the press line answering their questions and thanking God that no one has yet asked him a question about Penny but he is not that lucky after all so when the last interviewer asks him "So Adam one last question, Are the rumor about you and Penny true?"
Adam looks at her and then suddenly sees the girl in the red dress next to her. He smiles at her. The interviewer looks sideways at the girl and then looks back at Adam waiting for an answer so he says looking at her "Penny and I have decided to take a break because of some personal issue which I am not "he laughs making the girl in red dress smile more openly "discussing with you" then he looks at Michelle and kisses her on the cheek and stands there just for a second for the photographer to take their pictures and then he said in fake annoyance "Okay okay I am going" as she said "it is my turn now"
The interviewer laughs and he leaves but not before glancing back at the girl standing next to her for a second but she is not looking at him. Her attention is to Michelle. He smiles shaking his head a bit and walks away thinking 'Fans'
After that they had to line up for the photo shoot. Adam is posing for a photo when he sees her again. She is standing with her friend from the auditorium. Her friends seems to be saying something to her at which she shakes her head. Adam does not know that he is smiling at that. The photographer are going crazy with the pictures. Then he sees in the other direction and when he sees back the girl is gone. He sighs and turn his head when a fan comes and stand next to her. He smiles at her and looks at her with raised eyebrows. She leans in and kisses him on the cheek which always takes him by surprise even though he knew that would happen. A lot of flashes are going on. He feels as if he will go blind when two girls approach him. He looks up from rubbing his eyes and sees the girl in the red dress standing there. She is smiling and Adam realizes that she is not wearing a dress rather it is a tunic on top of jeans. Her friends holds her from her elbow and says "My friend really likes your show" She then turns to her and says in obvious annoyance "yes yes I know. The show, not the actors" when she feels the pinch.
Adam follows her movement and realizes that the girl in the red tunic has pinched her. He laughs at that and someone takes a picture of him laughing. HE looks into her eyes and says "Okay so you like the show not he actors. That is fine. It is always good to meet variety of fans".
She smiles and says "No it is not that. I like the show and the credit goes to you guys because you are doing a wonderful job. It is just that some people just watch the show because of actors" she says mischievously looking sideways at her friend who blushes and says "Guilty as charged"
Adam smiles openly and asks them "so you ladies want to take a picture?" when her friend eagerly says "yes" he asks them "Alone or together?"
"Together first and then alone" Her friend says
He stands in the middle of them and they smile at the camera. Then it is her friend's turn who puts her arm around him which makes him self-conscious but he laughs because a lot of fans do that. He looks toward her after her friend has gotten her picture taken and realizes that she is hesitant. Her friend slightly pushes her. Adam steps aside to make a place for her to stand and then without realizing he leans in so that they shoulder are touching and smiles to the camera but just before the click of the camera he feels her shift slightly creating a tiny distance between them. After the picture he looks at her with questioning glance which brings a blush on her face.
She whispers "sorry" and then turns but she trips on something.
Adam quickly holds her hand preventing the fall. There is a slight commotion and a few camera clicks. The girl gently detangles her from him saying "sorry and thanks" and turns.
Sarah feels the tug and looks back and realizes that the net of her tunic has gotten entangled with his coat button probably when he was helping her from falling.
Adam smiles and gently tries to detangle the lace of her dress from his coat button. He sees her hand trying to do that too so he says under his breath "let one of us do it otherwise we might make it more tangled"
He then he looks up and sees that she is going red on her cheeks. He smiles, he has never seen a fan – well not a fan he reminded himself – so shy.
And when he says "I am so sorry" he laughs and the button pops out.
He leans forwards before she can do anything and whisper "third time is the charm". He then leans back and puts the button in his coat pocket not realizing that there is clicking going on somewhere. He turns back and sees that she is gone.