I woke to the sound of soft rock music playing quietly in the background and the smell of bacon cooking. I wiped my eyes and yarned as I sat up and looked around the room. The couch held the folded blanket from where Adam had slept the night before and I thought back to the grateful smile on his face when I said I'd spend the night at his apartment, but only on the condition one of use slept on the couch.
Like a true gentleman he never hesitated to sleep on the couch. He gave me a quick tour of the apartment even though I've been there before. He reminded me where the bathroom and kitchen were then they both head to bed, well Adam on the couch but still he went to sleep.
I got up out of bed and made my way towards the kitchen where the smell of the bacon was now heavy in the air. I stopped at the doorway and watched Adam busy himself with cooking the bacon.
He was only wearing a pair of tight fitting jeans and I was amazed at the mussels across his back, which almost looked sculptured. I couldn't help myself as my eyes drifted up and down his body taking in every little detail drinking in the sight of him.
Ok I didn't realised I had goo goo eyes until he turned around to see me standing there mouth almost to the floor, but my oh my! Does he have a nice body or what?
"You hungry?" He asked innocently. His smile widened when he noticed my eyes absently drift up and down his torso while my mind seemed to be stock.
Unable to speak I nodded 'yes' and moved over to the small kitchen table in one side of the room. Moments later a plate of bacon and eggs landed in front of me and I tried desperately to concentrate on my food but the image of a bare chested Adam kept distracting me and my eyes starting to seek out Adam who was sat across from me acting innocently even though he knew the effect he was having on me. I would have sworn he was doing it on purpose.
We sat in silence as we both slowly picked at our food until he finally spoke up again. "Cat, do you want to go out for dinner with me?"
"Yes!" I said with no hesitation and then almost died right then and there when I realised how desperate I had just sounded. My heart was hammering within my chest and the little voice inside my head kept repeating over and over again, 'Richie was right'.
A small laugh caught my attention and I could feel my cheeks heat up. "So tonight, I'll pick you up about eight. Is that ok?"
"Yeah that sounds good." I couldn't help but smile at how relax he made me fell. He had just asked me out on a date and it didn't seem to effect me that he was five thousand years old; in fact that thought didn't even cross my mind.
"Great, it's a date then."
"Yeah a date." I was now beaming.
The rest of breakfast went without much more to say and the food had soon disappeared from our plates. I helped with the tidying up then showed and changed. Adam had to leave for work so I got a taxi back home. It was then that I realised I had nothing to wear for a date; in fact I had no idea what to even wear.
I left the flat and walked the short distance to MacLeod and Tessa's barge all the while a smile was plastered on my face at the though about of going on a date with Adam.
When I arrived I noticed Richie's bike parked in the same place it had been left yesterday beside MacLeod's car and wondered if he had crashed on their couch as it was unlike him to be out and about at the early hour of eight in the morning, unless it involved a woman that is.
I entered the barge without knocking like normal and spotted a bleary eyes Richie sat on the couch with Tessa. "Morning." I greeted them with a smile.
"Morning Cat, do you want something to eat?" Tessa asked as she started to get up from her seat.
"No I'm fine, I've just had something." I said coming to sit down on a chair opposite them.
"How was you night with Adam?" Richie teased, as he seemed to become instantly more awake.
"What can I say? We slept, Adam slept on the couch while I slept in the bed, sorry to disappoint." I couldn't help the grin; it just didn't want to go away.
"Then what's with the grin?" He asked looking smug.
"It's because where going out on a date tonight, that's why I'm here. I realised when I got home that I have nothing to wear for a date, I was hoping that Tessa would come shopping with me so I can pick something out." I grinned innocently at Tessa. I was relieved that I wasn't working that day, as it would give us extra time to go around and find something nice.
"I'd love to go shopping with you." Tessa agree as the door opened behind me, I looked back and saw MacLeod coming out from her bathroom. I smiled a greeting to him then returned to the conversation with Tessa.
"So have you any idea what I could get?" I asked not really knowing what to wear; I guess that teaches me to ask where we're going to be going in future.
"I know just the perfect shop that's got this dress which would suit you and it could be used for smart and for casual so you wouldn't have to worry." Tessa assured me.
"What's the special occasion?" Mac asked as he sat down on the arm of the couch.
"Cat's got a date with Adam!" Tessa beamed as she shared the good news.
"Oh!" I could tell MacLeod wasn't happy, was it possible for the mistrust that possessed him last night had returned?
"What's wrong with that?" I couldn't help but ask feeling slightly annoyed that he would assume that with Adam been immortal it was a bad idea to date him and I knew that, that's what his problem was.
"Well it's nothing really it's just, what do you really know about him?" Ok he had that look in his eyes that told me that I wasn't going anywhere until I said I wouldn't go on the date. Boy was he so wrong.
"I know a lot more then you Mac and I'm going on this date, there's nothing you can say or do that's going to persuade me against going." I can do assertive as well as the next person.
"You'll be putting Tessa, Richie yourself and me in danger. For all you know he could be after my head." MacLeod said trying to convince me.
"Mac, he's not after your head, trust me. Methos is a survivor he doesn't fight unless he has too and Adam is part of the Watchers he'd be risking his cover if he came after you and he's not about to do that when it means giving up his sanctuary." I wasn't going to give up without a fight.
"Duncan, Adam seemed like a nice enough person last night. Let her go our with him." Tessa backed me up and I couldn't help feel like grinning but held it back.
"Fine!" Mac spat out and he stormed up the steps and out onto the deck of the barge. I suddenly had a sinking feeling MacLeod wouldn't leave it at that, but what else could I do?