Chapter 35

"So I want to do something special for her" Adam commented to Eli as they walked to their last class of the day. "I mean we haven't' officially been on a date so I want to at least make it official, you know?" Adam put his books on the desk as he took his seat next to Eli's. "How about-" "No dude, Not little Miss Steaks or the Dot. God are those the only two restaurants around here?" Adam groaned as he put his head down on top of his books. "Hey you never told me how that whole talk with Katie went" Eli commented as he randomly wrote inside his English book.

'Thanks" Adam told Katie as she and Marisol started to walk away, the crowd leaving after the dying down of the whole crazy scene that just took place in the middle of the hall way. "Can we talk?" Adam asked, Katie, Marisol looking over at Katie as she nodded and both of them walked away from everyone. "Talk" Katie said in a stern voice.

"I-I" Adam started. "God you never been lost for words, so speak Adam" Katie shot back. "I wanted to say I am sorry on how things with us ended." Adam looked at Katie as she started to breath a little heavier. "I never meant for you to think that I ever played with your feelings. I didn't want to hurt you like I know I did. I just hope at least one day maybe.." Adam rubbed the back of his head and held his books a little closer to him. "… we could be friends?" He looked at her for a response. He read her body language. She was in a state of sorrow and peace, but at the same time anger. Adam started to walk away. "One day" he heard and looked back to see her leave and walk down the hall.

"That sounds as awkward as a conversation can get. Dude how do you find yourself into those situations?" Eli joked, Adam only shrugging his shoulders. He wanted everything for his first real date with Fiona to be prefect and nothing was popping in his head. "Alright open to page 415. Beowulf, the first and one of the most important works in the Anglo-Saxon-"

"I got it!" Adam lifted his head and looked over at Eli as the thought of a great first date came to him. "Mr. Torres! Care to share?" Mr. Perino asked, Adam looking in front of the class and seeing all eyes on him. Adam shook his head and opened his book as the class went back to seeing the front, a few laughs. "What is it?" Eli whispered to him as he look to see the teacher looking away once again. "Cooking"

"Cooking?" Holly J crossed her arms as the younger kid stood in front of her as he started going off about some crazy idea in his mind. "You want to buy her cooking lessons?" Holly J questioned as she got her stuff together and started to walk. "What? No. Did you even listen to me? I said I was going to cook her a dinner, our first real date, but there is a problem"

"And I am the solution?" Holly J raised and eyebrow as an enthusiastic Adam walked beside her. "Well more like the key keeper. I need a way to get inside her apartment. I bring the food, cook it, she walks in and is amazed at my good culinary skills and makes for a spectacular date." Adam smiled the whole time talking about his plan. Holly J smirked at the kids enthusiasm. "Ok" she told him nonchalant.

"Ok?!" Adam grinned at her saying this. Holly J reached inside her purse and took out her keys, picking the one marked with an F on it and starting to take it off her key chain. "This is the spare she gave me. I'm giving it to you" As the key came completely off, Holly J placing it in Adam's hand, "But" Holly J made a fist, entrapping the key in her hand. "If this goes wrong, I am not in any way responsible for this, got it?" she warned him,.

Adam nodded quickly as he looked at her fist come apart and the key sitting on the palm of her hand. Adam grabbed it and smiled, putting it in his pocket before thanking her again. Adam walked away slowly before he saw her leave an ran down the hall. "Eli! I need a ride!" he yelled as he saw his friend already taking advantage of the PDA rule free after school time with Clare.

" I got her key" he told them both, not caring that he was breaking their love fest for a moment of his own glory. 'I just need a ride to the store, get some stuff and get cooking" Adam clasped his hands together." "Ugh fine' Eli gave in at seeing Adam so happy. He grabbed Clare's hand as they stood, all three walking towards the student parking lot. "So you couldn't pick on a prefect spot to take her, so you're making her food?" Clare questioned him. "Adam that is really sweet of you. I know she'll love it" Clare swooned over it as Eli rolled his eyes. "Why don't you ever do that for me?" Clare asked him as they got in Morty. "Because I already have you" Eli winked, earning a playful slap on the shoulder from Clare.

Adam waved at his friends as he got out and hung on to the groceries he had picked up. He had planned a simple dinner he could make Fiona and he knew it was full proof.

"Thank god" he said to himself as he got into her place, almost tumbling over the bags of food he had bought. Adam had spent his allowance on this dinner and he was going to make it count. He unwrapped the fish from the carpenter paper and set in on the cutting board as he looked through the plastic bags, going through to find the oil he had bought, knowing that his girlfriend was not a cook so he knew he wouldn't find any in her home. Adam took the pan he found and put it on the fire, placing some of the oil in it.

The fish fillet sat there as he bath it in lemon and salt, trying to season it a bit before again having to go and get the ingredient out of the bag. Adam went through the cabinets and found a pair of tongs, grabbing a fillet from the plate he had used to season it and carefully walking over to the hot steaming pan.

"Fuck!" he shouted as the fish made contact with the hot pan, immediately searing it from one side, making some of the oil come of and burn him. Adam jumped a bit around like a wild man, going over and putting his hands on the cold faucet water, not really paying attention to the fish still cooking.

Fiona sighed as she got to her door. Holly J had spent the last hour talking her ear off and she was more than happy to get back home. As Fiona went into her purse to fish out her keys, she smelled something coming through her door. She sniffed again.

"Burning?" she told herself and quickly opened the door, only to come face to a heap of white smoke, covering her lungs and making her break out into a cough frenzy. "Fiona. Stay back" she heard. "Adam?!" she yelled. "What are you doing?!" she asked him as he took a glass full of water and walked over to the hot pan on the now off burner. Adam dunked the whole glass in, drenching the fish in water, the smoke coming from it coming down instantly. Adam sighed in relief as he looked over at Fiona. "Dinner" he answer her question.

End of Chapter 35