"Mom, she's adorable. You should of let me bring her!"

Adam was talking about Flurry at the dinner table. It felt strange without his brother and stepfather there but was easing into it as a few weeks had gone by in the summer.

"You know I don't allow pets!" Audra looked across at the happy couple that held hands on the table as they ate-Becky was left handed, so they did this with ease.

"Neither do my parents, but they kept her for the summer." Becky added with a smile. They weren't happy that they had to watch a cat but didn't oppose as they fell for her as soon as they saw her.

Luis watched them interact as he sat beside his girlfriend. It felt foreign to him having a family dinner as the past decades he would eat alone. "We had a fish one time, don't you remember?"

Audra grinned at the thought, remembering Luis had won her a fish at the fair and they kept it for a while. "It was a goldfish."

Adam couldn't help but notice as his mother glowed with happiness. He still wasn't use to Luis being around because he just didn't want him around. He was okay with things like this but whenever Luis tried to connect with him, Adam would push away.

"You never even let Drew and I have fish. Dad was okay with it but you would always opposed." Adam smirked and he began to banter with his mother.

Luis felt an ache at the word "dad" escape Adam's lips and for a brief second thought he was going to call him by that. This boy was tough to crack.

"We've already decided that every one of our kids will have a pet of their own." Becky smiled bright with excitement as she began to stand up to collect the dishes.

Adam countered her actions by grabbing the dishes himself, "I'll get it." He smiled at Becky and cleaned up-even picking up his birth father's plates.

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"I'm happy you're getting along with him."

They sat out on the curb of the park. They decided to have a small adventure, as Becky would leave for a few days for a Christian mission of some sort for the church she attended at Toronto during the summer.

"I'm not but I'm trying." Adam sipped picked a French fry off the skateboard. He was enjoying a midnight snack. "On a lighter note, I'm enjoying this date."

Becky giggled and reached for a fry of her own, "I am too. I don't think this relationship would last longer than the summer though, just to let you know." She bit her fry with a proud grin from making her boyfriend laugh.

His laugh was so intoxicating and it brought joy to her heart. He was a tough one to crack when it came to laughter but her jokes always made him burst into huge fits of laughter. "I bet I can change your mind with a kiss." Adam smiled as they both leaned in to share an innocent kiss that resembled their first.

They barely pulled away as their noses brushed against each other. "I can never get enough of you. You still give me those butterflies and those goose bumps, how's that even possible?"

"Because you love me, silly." Becky smiled wide and placed a hand on the back of his neck, twirling his hair in her fingers.

"I do, so so much. From the moment you smiled at me, I was a goner."

"I seem to recall you were upset that I took your clothes before you burned them."

He smirked and looked into her eyes as he collected the first memory of seeing her, "You were passing out sheets for your play audition and you looked at me while you were talking. You kinda just brushed me off, but I liked the challenge."

She felt heart warmed that he did fall for her the moment he saw her, "You never told me this."

"Because you ignored my presence and didn't even remember that occurred did you?" She shook her head and he chuckled, "Exactly... You were this new girl from Florida and you imitated me as soon as you stated your opinions. But again I loved the challenge."

"You were soooooo hot, that caught my attention too." Becky smacked his chest as he purposely ruined the sweetness in his speech. "I only go for the hotties and you were the major hottie- You still are."

She laughed at his shallow reasoning to pursue her, "And I thought you were cute. You caught my eye at the party, obviously. I was dancing with this hockey friend of my brothers."

"Tyler, yeah."

"Yeah." She hid a smile as she was amused by the slight jealousy in his voice, "And you were with Alli. I assumed you were taken so I didn't bother."

"Well at least you pursued me instead of my brother. Drew found you hot too and I was like nope, she's mine." Adam couldn't help but smile at the memories.

Becky looked surprised and perplexed at the mere thought of even going out with Drew. He was a jock and a player in high school; she would have never pursued even if she had no interest in Adam. "I am yours. Now and forever."

Adam felt joy at the words. He had gotten the girl he always dreamed of.