"Long Weekend" – part 25

Summary and additional notes in part 1.

Author's Note: Thanks for the reviews! This chapter is filled with Fadam-ness, lol.

FYI, references are made the stories "Blood On The Ground" and "How To Save A Life".

Disclaimer: I do NOT own Degrassi!

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"I thought they'd never leave!" Fiona joked as she and Adam walked down the corridor.

He snorted. "Yeah, it was a full house." He turned to her paused. "Now I can do this without looking over my shoulder!"

Fiona watched curiously as he leaned towards to her. Instead of tilting his head so they could kiss, he continued straight and proceeded to rub his nose against hers. As he pulled away neither one could stop laughing.

She grabbed his hand and they began walking towards her room.

"So what do you want to do?" he asked.

"I'm starving!" she exclaimed.

He chuckled. "Yeah, I could eat a whole cow."

"Let's go out somewhere to eat. We can wander around a bit and find a place close by," she suggested. Adam readily nodded at her words. "Ooh! We could walk up Columbus Avenue! There are tons of great restaurants and bistros," she continued.

"I'm sold!" he agreed. He just wanted food. Badly.

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Adam had a silly grin on his face as they strolled down the street. They were holding hands and he was ridiculously happy just being with her. They were walking north on Columbus. Every so often they stopped to glance over a menu but they had yet to find a place that they liked.

"What do you think?" Adam asked. They stopped in front of a small café.

Fiona viewed the menu posted on the door and sighed. "They seemed to be serving sandwiches and small bites. It's only 12:00PM and their brunch service has ended already!" It was almost unheard of on a Saturday. Most places stretch it out to 1:00 or 2:00PM on the weekends.

Adam had a small grin. "So… no?" he deadpanned.

She rolled her eyes. "If you want to go…" She trailed off when she saw his grin widen and realized he was teasing her. "You're a jerk."

Adam laughed. "What?" he feigned innocence.

Fiona narrowed her eyes. "I lack patience when I'm hungry."

"Clearly," he mumbled and looked away. He rubbed the back of his neck. "What about this place on the corner?"

"Magnolia Bakery?" she questioned as they continued to walk.

He nodded. "Yeah. I bet they have fresh bread!"

Despite her previous annoyance with him, she smiled. His excitement was infectious. "Let's check out the menu."

When they came closer and peaked through the windows they realized it was bakery with desserts such as cupcakes.

"Crap," he said disappointed.

"Well, we can always come back after lunch," she pointed out.

He smiled at her. "Deal."

Fiona suddenly looked around. "I know a place nearby!" She grabbed his hand and led him around the corner. Adam laughed. He didn't care what kind of food it was, he just wanted them to finally get a meal.

"This place is called Telepan. I had lunch here with Charlotte ages ago! You're going to love it," she beamed as they walked through the door.

They were seated at a table right away. They had barely taken off their coats before a basket with fresh ciabatta bread was placed on the table.

Fiona and Adam shared a conspiring grin.

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"Oh my gosh, this is amazing!" Adam exclaimed before taking another bite of their appetizer. Fiona had ordered them the House-Smoked Brook Trout. The name sounded fancy, but all he cared about were the delicious flavors dancing on his taste buds. The fish was buttery smooth came dressed with a sour cream sauce that was tart and tangy.

Fiona smiled. "So you like it, right?"

"Wow, it tastes really good with this potato thing," he continued.

"It's a buckwheat-potato blini," she told him.

He grinned and scooped a piece of fish and blini on his fork. "Here, try 'em together, Fi," Adam told her as he brought his fork toward towards her.

"You're feeding me now?" she giggled. He laughed as he nodded his head. She leaned forward and he watched intently as she took a bite.

"What did I tell ya?" he said triumphantly upon seeing the content look on her face.

"Perfetto," she agreed.

Adam softly laughed as he looked into her eyes. "I love you."

Fiona smiled broadly and reached for his hand across the table. "I love you, too."

He was feeling really good at the moment. Despite the small hiccup this morning, this trip couldn't be anymore perfect. He was over the moon that they were spending the whole day together. Just the two of them.

"Last night was amazing," he said, holding her gaze. He saw her slightly blush and knew she was thinking of the same things he was.

"You were amazing," she responded.

"I think we can both give ourselves pats on the back," he quipped. They both laughed.

"I'm so glad that you're here with me," Fiona said honestly.

The past three months had been rough. Going from seeing each other every day to not seeing him for weeks at a time had been a major adjustment. As she got used to life in New York and started a routine it got easier. It was nice being close to her parents and just a bus or train ride away from her brother and best friend. Still, her heart was in Toronto.

The weekend trips to visit Adam were bittersweet. She often timed it so she could fly in early Friday, that way they had around three days together. If he had a basketball game she would be there to cheer him on. Though usually they spent the first day either hanging out with friends or heading to Torres residence for dinner. Her parents had yet to sell the condo which was a godsend. They often spent the rest of the weekend there. It was wonderful having private space to themselves, which allowed them to reconnect both mentally and physically, but the time always felt so short. One minute it would be Saturday morning and they were lounging in bed, the next it would Sunday night and she would be heading back to the airport.

Adam looked at her warmly. "Me too, Fi. I missed you so much."

Fiona closed her eyes briefly. She didn't want to cry. "Next month should be pretty exciting?" she said, wanting to focus on positive things to come.

He broadly smiled. "Four weeks with Fiona Coyne! I'm not sure what I've done to deserve that, but I definitely don't regret it!" he joked.

She giggled and squeezed his hand. "I guess you were really good in your last life," she teased.

He nodded. "I can't wait to see you every day," he said wistfully.

"Is that all you're looking forward to?" she remarked lightly.

He playfully raised an eyebrow. "It's first on my list," he affirmed. "And having you as my nursemaid after surgery is second."

She laughed unconvinced. She knew Adam was counting down the days to his surgery.

He was having his internal female organs removed – uterus and ovaries. This was a major milestone for him. Following his suicide attempt in March, he had a series of discussions with his parents about continuing his transition to male. When the previous school year ended in June, he underwent top surgery to remove his breasts. Originally it was decided that he would have the internal procedures during the following summer due to concerns about recovery time. Adam hated the idea because it meant that he would spend the summer before college recuperating from surgery. However, his doctor decided that he was a good candidate for a laparoscopic hysterectomy, which had a much shorter recovery time. They scheduled the internal procedures for winter break instead.

Adam had long ago decided that pregnancy was something he did not want to experience. He knew that there were plenty of other transmen who did give birth to children but it was something he did not want for himself. The ordeal with Owen sealed it for him. He made peace with not having biological children. In his view, it took more than blood to be a parent. His true father, Omar Torres, had taught him that. When they were ready to start a family he and Fiona could adopt or she could get pregnant through a donor.

However, his mother was still having trouble processing this. Had he not ended up in the hospital in March, he was certain that she would not have given him permission to go through with surgery. Mrs. Coyne had astutely intervened. She pointed out even though he expressed ambivalence about having biological kids now there was no reason why he couldn't "save for a rainy day" and take steps to preserve his fertility if he changed his mind. She suggested ovarian tissue banking which his mother and Fiona urged him to consider. He agreed to the save the peace, but he later admitted to Fiona that it was nice to have options. The technology was still in initial stages but who knew what was possible in ten years time.

"Well, it will be interesting spending four weeks at casa Torres. With Drew back it will be a full house," Fiona noted.

Adam grinned. "Yeah, it'll be like last Spring," he remarked. From March onward Fiona had practically lived with them. "Though I'll miss the condo…"

She smirked at him. "I'm sure you'll be more mobile towards the end."

He raised an eyebrow. "Good point!"

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tbc

A/N: Like chapter 6, some serious discussion of the future mentioned here. Let me know what you think!

Also, cited some real businesses. If you're in the Upper West Side, check them out, lol! Next update... to be determined. I will say that Chapter 26 will be more Fadam fluff (cos it's awesome!).

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