The look in Adam's eyes was priceless in a very bad way. He looked for all the world, like the girl he loved had been ripped away from him. In a way she had been. Adam looked at her one more time. "Just friends huh?" and beat a hasty retreat.
"Adam wait!" Joan shouted after him. She shot God an apologetic look and scrambled to her feet, running after Adam. She went after him calling for him to stop and finally managed to catch up by grabbing his arm.
"I said wait!"
Adam turned on her snarling "So you two are just friends Joan?"
"I can explain. David and I did start out as just friends, but lately-"
"I don't care Joan." Adam cut her off angrily. "I can't believe you. I liked you. I trusted you. I let myself believe that we could be more, I can't believe I did that!"
Joan stared at him at that point. "What do you mean more?" she asked.
Adam looked at her, raw hurt and anger in his eyes. Joan started connecting the dots. "Did, did you want me to be your girlfriend?"
"Yes!" Adam shouted. "I wanted you to be my girlfriend!" Adam breathed in. "I wanted it so bad I could almost taste it. I wanted you to be my girl, only now, you're someone else's." he finished in a whisper and turned away, leaving Joan to pick up the shattered remains of their relationship, hoping there was some way should fix it.
Joan watched him leave and then ran back to God, tears pooling in her eyes. When she got back, she collapsed in front of him. "Why did you want to meet me here?" she asked softly. "Please say it wasn't for that. I don't want to hurt Adam like that."
God took Joan in his arms and held her. "No, it wasn't." He brushed away the tear streaking down her cheeks. "I asked you to come here because I wanted to be with you. Adam was a side effect. He was meant to find out, but not like that."
"How? How was he-"
"I'm sorry Joan; but that possibility is closed we have to deal with this one now." God replied softly, rubbing her back.
"I don't like it." Joan hiccupped.
"I know." God whispered in to her hair and continued holding her.
Joan sighed unhappily and let the rest of her tears fall.
After she was done crying, God handed her a leftover napkin to dry her face and blow her nose. "Thanks."
They tossed away their trash and folded up the blanket. Joan started to pick up the basket but God did it for her. "Let me."
They quietly walked out of the park, Joan lost in her thoughts, wondering what she was going to do with Adam and God staying quiet to let her do so.
"Do you want me to walk you home?" he asked gently at the entrance.
Joan shook her head. "I need to be alone. I need to explain things to Adam. You know he wanted me to be his girlfriend, right?" She laughed softly. "What am I saying? Of course you did." She took the basket from him. "Thanks."
"You're welcome Joan. Good luck."
"I'll need it." Joan smiled slightly and turned towards home.
Joan shut the door behind her with a thunk and headed towards the kitchen to get a drink and to put up the basket.
"Hi honey." Helen called from the table.
Joan put away the basket, got her drink and sat next to her. "Hi mom." She replied.
Helen saw Joan's face and asked if anything was wrong. "Didn't you and David have fun?"
"We did." Joan smiled at that. "But… we kissed and Adam saw us."
"Kissing good, Adam seeing it bad?"
Joan nodded, taking a sip of her drink. "Oh yeah."
"I'm sorry to hear that. Any ideas on what you're gonna do?"
Joan stared into her drink, hoping it would hold the answers. "I need to talk to Adam but think I'll let him cool down and talk to him at school on Monday."
Helen nodded and the two moved onto other things to talk about.