"Out" – Part 8

Summary and notes in part 1.

Disclaimer: I do NOT own Degrassi…


8-

"So did your wife know… before you guys starting dating?" John asked curiously. He and Adam were walking back to their desks.

Adam nodded. "We were friends first. She knew I was transgendered, as did everyone else at school."

John blinked. "Right, you said that yesterday," he said. Adam's openness surprised him. He felt like a jerk for asking so many prying questions, but Adam assured him it was okay. He told him, anything he didn't want to answer he wouldn't!

In Adam's experience fear, hatred, and ignorance were interlinked. When you dispelled ignorance with knowledge and the other two weren't allowed to fester. Anyone determined to hold on to prejudice would be undeterred, but you could reach those who were uncomfortable because they just didn't know any better. While it could get tiring, educating others about what it meant to be transgender was important to Adam. He wanted those who came after him to have an easier time than he did.

"She's an incredible woman. She loves me for who I am and everything else doesn't matter. When we began dating people were vocal about their opinions, but she told me that she never second guessed being with me," Adam revealed.

John genuinely smiled. "Sounds like you got a keeper!"

Adam chuckled. "Yeah, I think so. That's why I decided to put a ring on it," he quipped.

John laughed. They parted ways when Adam reached his cube.

When Adam sat down in his chair, his eyes fell upon the one personal item he had on his starkly bare desk. It was a picture of him and Fiona on their wedding day. It was a candid shot, taken right before they cut the cake. They were both dressed in white. She was wearing a gorgeous Vera Wang wedding dress, and he had on a white tuxedo. The frame was a close up of the two. They were very close – their faces were just inches apart – and they were staring lovingly into each other's eyes.

Looking at that picture always filled him with happiness. He longed for the day to be over so he could be with his wife.

-oOo-

Fiona smiled broadly as she heard Adam close the front door. It was Friday and he had survived his first week on the job. Though she missed the free time they had when they were willfully unemployed following graduation and their wedding, she was thrilled that they were already settling into a good morning/evening routine. They spent plenty of quality time together and maintained communication throughout the day. She was proud that they managed to easily slide into working adults mode.

"Honey, I'm home!" Adam called out in jest. When Fiona walked into the foyer he instantly grinned. He wasted little time closing the distance between them. He wrapped his arms around her and held her tight. After a minute he pulled back and caressed her cheek.

"It's good to see you too!" Fiona softly laughed.

"I'm so damn lucky. You're everything to me," he softly told her as he looked into her eyes.

"Hmm, that's a lot of cheese," she teased him.

He chuckled and nodded his head. "Doesn't make it any less true. I love you so much."

Fiona softened as his words. "I love you too."

Adam reached for her hand. "Those words never get old."

She giggled. "Never!" Fiona agreed. She then flashed him a wicked grin. "Care to show me how much you love me?"

Adam let out a laugh. "Absolutely." He stepped closer and scooped her up in his arms.

"You're carrying me?" she asked amused.

Neither one could stop laughing, so Adam nodded in response and proceeded to carry her up the stairs to their bedroom.

Once inside, he carefully placed her on the bed and then crawled on top of her. Fiona grabbed his collar and pulled him down towards her. He hungrily captured her lips. She eagerly kissed back and it wasn't long before they were a tangled mess of limbs, as their passion intensified. Clothes were discarded as they continued their quest to get closer.

As they reached towards ecstasy, here and now was all that mattered. They were exactly where they were meant to be.

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-FIN-


A/N: And that concludes my first multi-chapter far future fic!

Thanks so much for reading! I appreciate all the hits, alerts, faves, and reviews! As previously mentioned, there will be more stories in the timeline series!

As for other fics… I've been debating which to post next and made some decisions!

I recently finished my Fadam engagement story and will post it soon-ish. Recently I was re-reading "Radiate", and I think it would be fun to fill in some more of the gaps during their high school years. So I'm going to post "Love In The City". It's a collection of one-shots that takes place during the summer between Adam's sophomore and junior years at Degrassi! Also today, I am updating the non-timeline fic, "The One"!

This is very off-topic but... I love holiday weekends! My boss let us leave early which is always awesome! *doing a happy dance*

-Cheers!