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Chapter 11 – Decision
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Nearly an hour later, Joan finished her story to Adam saying, "...then this evening in the gift shop he told me that it was time to shed some light on the relationship between us. I knew then that I needed to take advantage of this time we've been given without interruption to tell you all of it...how I felt about you, why I do the things I do, all of it."
Joan stopped talking and waited somewhat uneasily for a comment, question or something from Adam. His extended quiet began to worry her, or perhaps she'd bored him so much with her story that he'd fallen asleep.
"Adam, are you going to say anything....scream for the guys in white coats...something?"
"Why should I?"
"Well maybe cause it's not every day that a friend of yours..."
"'My girlfriend'," interjected Adam.
"Sorry. It's not everyday that your 'girlfriend' tells you that she talks to God up close and personal."
"No, I suppose not."
"Well, I'd think that it would cause some comment."
"You said that he's, at least recently, suggested choices to you that have brought us together?"
"Yeah."
"And you said that nothing that you've been asked to do has directly been meant to hurt you physically?"
"No, unless you count doing the laundry."
"Then I guess I'm okay with it all."
"Adam, you're amazing."
"Actually Jane, I was thinking that about you."
"Than...., "Joan started to say something but it was interrupted by a large yawn. "Thank you."
With a laugh, Adam asked, "Tired Jane?"
"Yeah, I guess so. I didn't realize how much until just now."
"Maybe we should get ready for bed."
"Probably so....Um Adam?"
"Yeah?"
"How's this gonna work?"
"What?"
"Um....going to bed."
"I hadn't thought much about it, I guess I can sleep here on the couch."
"That's not fair, it's your room."
"Jane, I'm okay with it."
"Wouldn't you rather...sleep in the bed...with me?"
"Yeah, but not if it's gonna make you uncomfortable."
"Adam, it's me, Jane, remember....'you' don't make me uncomfortable. The only thing that might make me uncomfortable is if you were expecting....well, if you were expecting us to ..."
"Jane, I know we're 'together' now, but if I expected that, I think I'd be taking advantage of the situation. The time may come for that between us, but not just yet."
"Adam, I ..."
"Yeah, me too."
Adam disengaged himself from his seat on the couch next to Joan and stood up, turning as he did so to offer a hand to help her up. As she stood, he pulled her close for a soft kiss. As they broke apart he offered....
"You can have the bathroom first."
Joan took her turn in the bathroom, then allowed Adam the same opportunity. After turning down the covers and shutting off the wall light on her side of the bed, she sat down, listening to the water run on the other side of the bathroom door as Adam brushed his teeth. She smiled to herself as she thought about how everything had seemed to come right between the two of them this weekend. They were at a good place; she'd have to remember that the next time she had a conversation with God.
Adam, apparently finished in the bathroom, opened to door and came out into the bedroom, reaching for the other light to turn it off as well before sitting down on the bed opposite from Joan.
As they each got settled on their own half of the bed, lying on their sides facing each other, Joan offered, "I hope you don't plan on hogging the covers."
Adam laughed in response, saying, "I was just thinking the same thing about you."
"Good night Adam, rest well.", Joan offered as she settled onto her pillow and glanced over at Adam with a smile.
"Good night Jane," Adam offered in reply accompanied by a smile.
Just as Joan closed her eyes, she felt Adam grasp her hand that lay between their pillows.
"Jane?"
She opened her eyes in response to his quiet plea.
"Yes Adam?"
"I could get used to this you know."
Joan offered a smile in return to his comment and closed her eyes. She'd been thinking just the same thing.
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A/N: Maybe the rating was set a little high for how the story ended up, but I had to keep you guessing and some might say the rating was appropriate. I also hope that you didn't think that I rushed the ending; there was not really all that much more to say and I did leave you with a happy thought for the future. :D Thanks to all who reviewed to keep me posting throughout. Let me know what you thought of the end too.
Chapter 11 – Decision
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Nearly an hour later, Joan finished her story to Adam saying, "...then this evening in the gift shop he told me that it was time to shed some light on the relationship between us. I knew then that I needed to take advantage of this time we've been given without interruption to tell you all of it...how I felt about you, why I do the things I do, all of it."
Joan stopped talking and waited somewhat uneasily for a comment, question or something from Adam. His extended quiet began to worry her, or perhaps she'd bored him so much with her story that he'd fallen asleep.
"Adam, are you going to say anything....scream for the guys in white coats...something?"
"Why should I?"
"Well maybe cause it's not every day that a friend of yours..."
"'My girlfriend'," interjected Adam.
"Sorry. It's not everyday that your 'girlfriend' tells you that she talks to God up close and personal."
"No, I suppose not."
"Well, I'd think that it would cause some comment."
"You said that he's, at least recently, suggested choices to you that have brought us together?"
"Yeah."
"And you said that nothing that you've been asked to do has directly been meant to hurt you physically?"
"No, unless you count doing the laundry."
"Then I guess I'm okay with it all."
"Adam, you're amazing."
"Actually Jane, I was thinking that about you."
"Than...., "Joan started to say something but it was interrupted by a large yawn. "Thank you."
With a laugh, Adam asked, "Tired Jane?"
"Yeah, I guess so. I didn't realize how much until just now."
"Maybe we should get ready for bed."
"Probably so....Um Adam?"
"Yeah?"
"How's this gonna work?"
"What?"
"Um....going to bed."
"I hadn't thought much about it, I guess I can sleep here on the couch."
"That's not fair, it's your room."
"Jane, I'm okay with it."
"Wouldn't you rather...sleep in the bed...with me?"
"Yeah, but not if it's gonna make you uncomfortable."
"Adam, it's me, Jane, remember....'you' don't make me uncomfortable. The only thing that might make me uncomfortable is if you were expecting....well, if you were expecting us to ..."
"Jane, I know we're 'together' now, but if I expected that, I think I'd be taking advantage of the situation. The time may come for that between us, but not just yet."
"Adam, I ..."
"Yeah, me too."
Adam disengaged himself from his seat on the couch next to Joan and stood up, turning as he did so to offer a hand to help her up. As she stood, he pulled her close for a soft kiss. As they broke apart he offered....
"You can have the bathroom first."
Joan took her turn in the bathroom, then allowed Adam the same opportunity. After turning down the covers and shutting off the wall light on her side of the bed, she sat down, listening to the water run on the other side of the bathroom door as Adam brushed his teeth. She smiled to herself as she thought about how everything had seemed to come right between the two of them this weekend. They were at a good place; she'd have to remember that the next time she had a conversation with God.
Adam, apparently finished in the bathroom, opened to door and came out into the bedroom, reaching for the other light to turn it off as well before sitting down on the bed opposite from Joan.
As they each got settled on their own half of the bed, lying on their sides facing each other, Joan offered, "I hope you don't plan on hogging the covers."
Adam laughed in response, saying, "I was just thinking the same thing about you."
"Good night Adam, rest well.", Joan offered as she settled onto her pillow and glanced over at Adam with a smile.
"Good night Jane," Adam offered in reply accompanied by a smile.
Just as Joan closed her eyes, she felt Adam grasp her hand that lay between their pillows.
"Jane?"
She opened her eyes in response to his quiet plea.
"Yes Adam?"
"I could get used to this you know."
Joan offered a smile in return to his comment and closed her eyes. She'd been thinking just the same thing.
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A/N: Maybe the rating was set a little high for how the story ended up, but I had to keep you guessing and some might say the rating was appropriate. I also hope that you didn't think that I rushed the ending; there was not really all that much more to say and I did leave you with a happy thought for the future. :D Thanks to all who reviewed to keep me posting throughout. Let me know what you thought of the end too.
