Saturday Night

Adam's Pov

I hope everything is ready. I've double checked like a hundred times. This date has to be perfect for Fiona. Our relationship has already been put through the wringer and we have barely been together a month. But tonight will be a reminder of why it is all worth it. I hope she likes what I have planned. It took Eli, Clare, and Drew to help me pull it off. Giving myself a once over in the mirror, I start to feel more clam. It's taken me a while to really find clothes I'm comfortable in, but this black suit my dad helped pick out fits perfectly. I can't help but feel more confident as I finish getting ready.

"Hey bro, lookin' sharp," Drew said entering the bathroom.

"Thanks, I just hope Fiona agrees with you."

"You've got nothing to worry about, I mean she's already seen you in one of those ugly hospital gowns," he said laughing.

"Why do I even try to be serious with you?"

"Oh, come on. I can be serious. There's only one piece of advice I have to give you about tonight."

"And what would that be?"

"Listen carefully cause this could make or break your date."

"I'm listening."

"Use protection," Drew said laughing uncontrollably.

"Your unbelievable," I said walking away.

As I was coming down the stairs I noticed my parents waiting for me.

"The cab you called for is here," my dad said.

"Thanks, I'll be home by eleven," I said reaching for the door.

"Adam wait," my mom said. "I just wanted to tell you that we are putting our trust in you."

"I know mom, and I'm not going to let you down."

"Have a good time son, we'll be here when you get back," my dad said patting my shoulder.

"You look very handsome," my mom said.

"Thanks guys, see you in a little while," I said heading out the door.

On the cab ride to Fiona's condo, I'll I could think about was what my parents said. I know how hard it was for my mom to say that. As long as I know their trying, I can get through anything. Not to mention I have a beautiful girlfriend that completely accepts me. I'm going to show her how much she has done for me tonight. When the driver pulled to a stop in front of her condo I took a deep breath and made my way to the door. After one ring the door opened. My eyes did a double take at what she was wearing. It was a short dark blue dress, that clung to her body.

"You look...you look..."

"How adorable I've rendered him speechless," she said stepping in front of me.

"No words would do you justice."

"Wow, someone's brought his game tonight," she said putting her arms around my neck.

"Nothing but the best for you," I said giving her a kiss.

"So do I get any hints about where we are going?"

"Not a one, but you can have this," I said handing her a rose.

"Oh, Adam. It's beautiful," she said sniffing it.

"It's nothing compared to you."

"I love you," she said giving me a kiss.

"I love you too, but I think it's time we made our way to the cab."

"Right, the night is young," she said taking my arm.

"Exactly."

At the secret location

I told the cab to stop about a block away from where we were going, so I could do a grand unveiling.

"Adam what's going on?" she asked.

"Don't worry, you'll see," I said putting my hands over her eyes.

"Your responsible if I run into something."

"I would never let anything happen to you. We're almost there. O.k., open your eyes."

I watched her take in everything around her. I, along with Eli, Clare and Drew, had transformed an abandoned church into a restaurant under the stars for two. The trees had been wrapped in lights and a table set up with food waiting in a basket. I took her hand while I waited for her to say something.

"It's like a fairy tale," she said amazed.

"Only if your the princess," I said looking at her.

"Only if your my prince," she said pulling me in for a kiss.

After a few minutes I pulled away and said, "The food's gonna get cold."

"Sorry."

"Believe me, it's o.k."

Once she was sitting down and all the food was out, I could finally relax.

"Who made the food?" she asked.

"Clare and her mom."

"Well it's great. They are so nice for doing that."

"They are."

"And how did you find this place?"

"Clare and Eli found it on one of their urban adventures."

"Urban adventure?"

"Your guess is as good as mine."

"However they found it, it's amazing," she said reaching for my hand across the table.

We finished the rest of our food quickly and passed the time with easy conversation. But the night was far from over. I still had a few surprises up my sleeve.

"Adam what are you doing?" Fiona asked as I got up from the table and walked over to a box on the ground.

"Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought most fairytales included a choreographed dance number?" I said pulling a cd player out of the box.

"Are you serious?"

"Completely, so would you do me the honor of dancing with me?" I asked walking towards her.

"I would love to," she said taking my hand.

"I thought we could start with a faster song and then a slow one," I said pressing play on the remote.

"Your the expert."

"Good, so my hand goes here and yours goes..."

"I know the basics. You have know idea how many cotillons I've been to."

"Well, lets see what you got."

Dancing with Fiona was better than I ever could of imagined. She really knew what she was doing. It was so easy to dance with her. In remedial gym it was always so awkward. Fiona actually wanted to be close to me, so even if I messed up we were able to laugh about it. She also trusted me to lead her, which means a lot to me. When the slow song started her demeanor changed, she was more serious. She put her arms around my neck and mine were at her waist. I pulled her as close as possible, and she rested her head on my shoulder as we moved back and forth. After a little while she pulled her head back to look at me.

"I can't believe you did all this for me," she said.

"I'd do anything for you, Fiona. You mean the world to me. I mean before I met you I wasn't in a very good place. I'm not proud of what I did when I was depressed, and I'm going to have to live with those scars for the rest of my life."

"You don't mean..."

I'll I could do was nod in response to her question.

"Oh, Adam," she said bringing her hands around to my face.

"I haven't done it in a long time, but I wanted you to know that you are the main reason I haven't. Well, you and my therapist of course."

"I don't know what to say."

"You don't have to say anything. I just wanted to use this evening as a way to show you how much you mean to me."

"You mean just as much to me if not more. I used to think that I wasn't capable of being happy like everyone else, that something was wrong with me. But you've proved me wrong. I've never been happier in my life than when I'm with you. I love you so much," she said bringing my lips to hers forcefully.

She used her grip on my tie to keep me there. My hands tightened around her waist as I relished the feel of her lips against mine. When I finally came up for air I kissed her lightly on the forehead and once on her neck before looking into her eyes.

"I love you too, but my curfew hour is upon us," I said.

"Oh, I completely lost track of time."

"That's o.k., that usually happens to me with I'm around you. I've only been keeping track because my mom will kill me if I'm late."

"Well, I guess we should get going then."

"Unfortunately, but I promise we will have many more dates like this."

"That's quite a promise."

"I'm nothing if not reliable," I said smirking at her.

"Very true," she said interlacing our hands.

The cab ride to her condo was very peaceful, we were able to cuddle in the backseat. By the time I walked her to her door the night air was whipping around us.

"I can't thank you enough for tonight," she said wrapping her arms around herself.

"Here, take my jacket. It's getting cold."

"But I don't want to keep it from you."

"It's no trouble at all. I'll just get it later," I said slipping out of it and helping her put it on.

"Thanks."

"No problem."

"Goodnight," she said leaning in for a kiss. "Prince Adam."

"Farewell, Princess Fiona."

"I love you."

"I love you too," I said making my way back to the cab.

She waved one last time before the driver pulled away. Once I got to my house I noticed all the lights were still on. My mom was nothing if not a woman of her word. I walked through the door with five minutes left until my curfew.

"Right on time," my mom said from the living room.

"I said you could trust me."

"So, did you have a good time?"

"Yeah, it was great. She really appreciated everything I did."

"That's good, I'm glad you had a good time."

"Where is your jacket?" my dad asked.

"Oh, well Fiona got cold, so I offered to let her borrow it."

"Look Audra, I had no idea we raised such a little charmer," my dad said laughing.

"Alright, I think I'm going to go to bed now," I said walking up the stairs.

As I walked into my room I wasn't at all surprised to find Drew waiting for me.

"So, how'd it go?" Drew asked sitting on the end of my bed.

"Good."

"C'mon, you gotta give me more than that. Did you get any?"

"Don't be gross Drew."

"Well, I know something happened. I can tell by that smile on your face."

"The whole night was perfect. She couldn't believe that we set up all that stuff. I even got her to slow dance with me."

"Tell me that remedial gym is paying off, and you didn't step on her."

"No, I didn't step on her," I said throwing a towel at him.

"Sorry, I just gotta make sure you aren't tainting the 'Torres' rep."

"Please. I have just as much game as you. She even called me her 'Prince.'"

"Prince," he snorted. "Sounds more like your whipped to me," he said laughing.

"Just get out," I said shoving him out the door.

Once he was gone I threw myself down on my bed, and replayed the date over and over in my head until I fell asleep.