Chapter 4: The Unexpected Kiss

I woke up and stretched. Wow that was a refreshing nap. I didn't think I'd sleep. I glanced over at my little alarm clock on the night table. It read 6:45am. "Oh my!" I sat straight up. "I much have been asleep for…"

"An awful long time," Adam interrupted, standing in the door frame. "You're up I see."

"How'd ya guess?" I asked sarcastically.

"Jeez! You haven't been up for 5 minutes and already you're sarcastic."

"I'm sorry. It's just…" "I know."

Adam smiled and sat next to me on the bed. "So, do you want some breakfast? I can make anything you want…as long as it's either toast or English muffins."

"Ha-ha." I laughed. "What a wonderful selection."

"Come on, be nice. You're talking to the guy who almost failed bake shop here." Adam joked.

"That's right! I completely forgot about that!" I giggled.

"Well I'm glad my misfortune has put you in a better mood." Adam pouted. "How about we just go out to eat? That way you won't be able to laugh at me."

"Alright. Want to go to Friendly's?"

"That's fine. I doubt I'd be able to make toast anyway!" Adam grinned.

"I'm just going to take a hot shower, okay?" "That's fine. I was going to run to my apartment and change clothes. I'll be back in a few, okay?"

"Yeah, no problem," I said as I walked into my bathroom. I pulled out a clean towel and my favorite lilac scented soap. Hopefully this'll make me feel better.

When I finished, I got dressed and Adam was back already.

"Damn, what took you so long? I've been waiting here for a full…" he looked at his watch, "three minutes!"

"Ha-ha. Aren't you the funny one now?" I smiled. "Well, what are we waiting for, let's go!"

Adam drove to Friendly's. There weren't too many people there, considering it was so early, so we were seated immediately. We ordered our breakfasts and began chatting about random stuff. Pretty soon, we were served and began eating. About half-way through the meal, I glanced up and watched as Kat, Tommy, Billy and Cestria walked in. I dropped my head quickly down, hoping they wouldn't see us. "Maddie, what's up?" Adam asked concerned. "Asshole alert," I replied with no emotion.

"Oh, do you want to go?"

"No, I'm not going to run away every time I run into him. He's not worth changing my life over."

Adam smiled at me. "Good for you."

Thankfully, they didn't notice we were there and we finished our meal in peace.

Adam and I drove aimlessly around Angel Grove. There wasn't anything either of us wanted to do, so we ended up going to Adam's apartment. We sat on his couch and turned on the TV. As usual, there was nothing decent on.

"Whatcha thinkin' about?" Adam asked me, turning to face me. I looked away, because I knew if I looked him in the eyes I'd start crying.

"Nothing much. You know my brain doesn't function on weekends."

"Ha-ha. No, seriously. You looked like you were thinking about something important." I felt my eyes fill with tears. Adam must have noticed because he took my chin in his hand and turned my face to meet his. "I understand that you're in pain and you miss him but don't let him keep you in pain. We're going to get you through this, okay? I promise."

"Okay," I said quietly. As I stared into his dark brown eyes, Adam leaned in and kissed me lightly on the lips.