Adam woke up early the next day. It was eight in the morning so his brother was undoubtedly still asleep and his parents were at church; his father praying for a pay raise, his mother praying for Gracie. Adam was glad that his parents only made Drew and him go every other week.

He swung his legs off the side of his bed and sat up. Adam rubbed his eyes and stretched out his arms. A yawn escaped his mouth and he stood up.

It was Sunday so he didn't need to wear his school uniform. Instead, Adam took a quick shower and put on a pair of jeans and a plaid-patterned button down. He scribbled a short note saying that he'd be at Dot for his parents or Drew (which ever found it first). He then walked outside and shut the door behind him.

A soft hand shaking Fiona's shoulders brought her out of her deep sleep. Fiona sat up and stretched her arms as the hand left her shoulder. Her eyes opened to see Holly J sitting on her bed looking at Fiona intently.

"Holly J? What are you doing here? What time is it?" Fiona questioned her one and only friend.

"It's nine in the morning, Fi. And you and I are going shopping," Holly J didn't ask.

"Not that I don't love shopping," Fiona rubbed her still heavy eyes, "but don't you think that could wait until like, noon?"

"I have to be at work at two and I want to know what happened after I left last night," Holly J answered as she got up from Fiona's bed and made her way out of her room. "We'll leave in twenty?"

Last night? Oh! Fiona remembered talking with Adam. Of course Holly J wanted the whole story. Fiona smiled to herself as she stood up and walked into her closet. She pulled out some designer clothes and accessories and got dressed.

"Ready?" Holly J said as Fiona emerged from her bedroom. Fiona nodded and she and Holly J left the condo for the mall.

Adam pulled the door to the Dot open and walked inside. It was early so the Dot was practically empty. Adam looked towards the counter and made eye contact with Peter. Peter nodded and began to make Adam's latte.

Over the past three weeks, Adam had spent a lot of his free time at the Dot with Eli, Clare, Drew, and even Wesley and Connor from the science team. He and Peter had gotten to know each other and now Peter knew Adam's drink by heart.

Peter finished with Adam's latte and brought it over as Adam took a seat at the counter. He gave Peter the money and took a sip.

"Have fun last night?" Adam turned to see Sav sitting a few seats down to his left. Adam shot him a puzzled look as he drank more of his latte. "After HJ and I left; I know there's something going on between you and Fiona." Sav got up and moved closer to Adam. His last comment had gotten Peter's attention.

"Fiona? As in Fiona Coyne?" Peter asked in disbelief.

"Yeah, Fiona Coyne," Adam said to Peter.

"That's the girl you've been moping about for the last three weeks?" Peter asked again as if everything was just starting to make sense.

"Pete, calm down," Sav turned to face Adam. "And you, start talking."

"There's nothing to talk about," Adam said looking down at his latte. "After you and Holly J left, we just talked."

"About?" Sav pressed.

Adam sighed knowing he wasn't going to win. "She told me about her past and about her drinking problem."

"Her past? She told you all of it?" Sav asked Adam cautiously.

Adam gave Sav a puzzled look. "What? Wait, did you know about…everything?"

Sav let out a short laugh and put his hand on Adam's shoulder. "Dude, I'm dating Holly J, aka Fiona's best friend. I know just about everything."

"Okay, I think I have waited long enough; start talking," Holly J said as she and Fiona entered the mall.

"I think I like this dress better," Fiona held up a strapless blue dress and tried to switch topics.

"Oh no, you are so not getting away that easy," Holly J said taking the dress from Fiona and standing in front of her. "What happened last night?"

"We talked."

"And?" Holly J looked at her friend frustrated. "What did you two talk about?"

"About Bobby and the twincest and my drinking," Fiona answered nonchalantly. Holly J just stared at her. Her mouth was agape and her eyes were huge.

"Just like that, Fi?" Holly J asked skeptically.

"Well, yeah. He deserves the truth, Holly J," Fiona responded slightly annoyed.

"And? How did he take it?" Holly J was searching Fiona's face for any giveaways. She hadn't seen Fiona texting Adam at all, but that didn't mean anything.

"So, how'd you handle it?" Sav asked knowingly. Holly J constantly worried about Fiona and Sav was always there to talk about it. He had learned quite a bit about the socialite and had to admit, she was a bit off.

"As well as I could I guess," Adam shrugged. "I mean, it was a lot to take in, but she's still the same Fiona to me. And that's all I could ever want; that's all that really matters."

Sav looked at the younger boy as did Peter. They gave each other the 'he's got it bad' look and then turned back to Adam

"So, are you two like, an item or something?" Peter pressed. Adam just looked down at the counter as if it were the most interesting thing in the world. "Hello? Earth to Adam," Peter waved a hand in front of Adam's face.

"Or something," Adam responded after waiting a few more minutes. He looked up to see both Sav and Peter confused. "You asked if we were an item or something, so I answered or something."

"What exactly does that mean?" Sav was still extremely lost.

"It means that we aren't necessarily a couple, but we won't be seeing anyone else," Adam explained to the older boys. "I think," he added softly at the end. Peter just smirked and walked away to take the order of one of the few occupied tables.

"Adam was," Fiona paused for a moment to think of the perfect word, "understanding."

"Understanding?" Holly J let out short giggle. She linked arms with Fiona as they walked throughout the mall.

"Yes, Holly J, understanding," Fiona emphasized. "It was important for him to know everything."

"Why?" Holly J asked. She was genuinely curious about why Adam needed to know all of Fiona's difficult past.

"Because, if I want the relationship to go anywhere then we need to honest with each other. And, plus, he was so open and trusting and honest with me about being transgendered," Fiona tried to get Holly J to understand. But Holly J wasn't there that day when Adam came clean to Fiona. She hadn't seen the nervousness or fear or pain in his that Fiona saw. Fiona knew how scary it was for him and she had felt guilty ever since for not being as open with him.

"So, are you and Mr. Understanding officially a couple now?" Holly J joked around. This got a light-hearted smile from Fiona.

"I'm not sure, actually," Fiona thought about it. She had asked him the very same question – to which he told her that he still loved her – and still didn't quite get the answer.

"Well, did you guys kiss?" Holly J pressed further hoping to get a 'yes-no' answer.

Fiona laughed at her friend's quesitoning. "No, we didn't kiss. He said he didn't want to ruin anything and just wanted to take it slow."

"What is it, Fi?" Holly J worriedly asked sensing there was something Fiona wasn't telling her.

"Well," Fiona began, "he said he loved me, but he doesn't want to be with me. I just don't get it."

Holly J had to admit that she too was stumped by this. If Adam loved Fiona, then why did he want to take it slow and not become a couple right away? Was he hiding something? That was the only reason anyone wouldn't want to be with the one they love. But Holly J wouldn't dare say this to Fiona; they were having a good day so far and she didn't want to ruin it with accusations. Instead, Holly J just shrugged and pulled Fiona along as they walked into another fancy dress shop.

"Why?" Sav asked Adam who looked dazed.

"Huh? Oh, why not be a couple, right. Um, I just don't want to rush things and ruin it all over again," Adam tried to make an excuse. Actually, thinking about it, he didn't really know why.

"Whatever, kid," Sav rolled his eyes and turned away from Adam.

That's when it hit him. Adam sat there and scanned the Dot just to see who else would be there this early on a Sunday morning. His eyes landed on Peter taking the order of a couple of kids. He wrote down the order on paper and Adam's mind snapped to the note.

He hurriedly rushed out of the door and to a bench nearby. Adam reached into his pocket and pulled out his wallet. Inside his wallet, Adam had the note Holly J had given him three weeks ago when he sent Fiona to rehab. It had given him some hope about the future of his and Fiona's relationship. But it was also what was holding him back.

There were a few things that seemed fishy and off about the journal entry. First was the nonexistent date. The fact that the page hadn't had a date of entry made Adam think that it could've been for a past boyfriend or something. Even though now he knew about Bobby, he still couldn't help but think that it might have been for Bobby at the early stages of his and Fiona's relationship.

Then there was the entry itself. It bothered him. Maybe it was that she never used a name; or maybe it was that the note was so general. Honestly, he didn't know. There was just something about it that irked him.

Lastly, it was one of the sentences in the note. At the end, the note talked about there being a million reasons why she and the person she was writing about shouldn't be together, but she hoped they'd work out. Adam wasn't sure that he liked the fact that (if truly about him) she was worried about what everyone else thought and that she never implied fighting for the relationship to work out.

Maybe he was just over analyzing things. Adam knew he had a tendency to do that.

He just sat there. He thought about texting Fiona asking how she was and if Holly J had grilled her just like Sav did to him. But he decided against it knowing that they weren't officially a couple…yet. There was always hope for the future.