The Way Back to You
Chapter 2
Fiona opened her eyes, seeing her computer sitting next to her, the screen now black. She'd fallen asleep listening to Adam's voice, then dreamt about him. When she opened her eyes, she expected to see him, not her computer.
Tears stung at her eyes as she snapped the screen shut. She grabbed her phone to check her messages, a voicemail alert with Adam's number popped up on screen.
She smiled as she pushed the button to listen to it. "Good morning, princess," he began. "As promised, this your morning wakeup call but, surprise, you're not awake. I guess ten o'clock is too early for you."
Fiona laughed as Adam rambled on. She checked her clock, it was well past noon.
"I'd hate to cut your beauty sleep short. Not that you need it, but I guess I did keep you up late last night. Call me back later. I love you."
She smiled as she lowered the phone from her ear. She quickly dialed Adam's number and listened as it rang. She sighed when it went to voicemail.
"Hey," his voice said. "This is Adam. You know the drill."
She sighed. "Why do I have a feeling this is going to turn into a never ending game of phone tag? I know you've been up for about two hours and school hasn't started back yet. I guess you're with Eli and Clare. Sorry I missed you. Twice. Call me."
She hung up her phone. In seconds, it was ringing again and Adam's picture was on her display. She smiled as she answered the call. "Hey."
"I'm sorry! I'm sorry, I didn't hear my phone. It was on the other side of the room and I…"
She laughed. "Adam," she said, interrupting him.
"Hi," he said. "How did you sleep?"
"Fine, after story time. How about you?"
"I didn't. I was up until about three listening to you snore, then I guess your computer went dead and I stayed up… thinking about you."
"I don't snore," she said defensively.
"Only when you're on your back," he told her.
"I do not!"
He laughed. "It's not that bit of a deal. It's cute. You whistle."
"It's cute? Adam, snoring is not cute."
"Someday I'll video tape you snoring and you'll see."
"Do it and I'll kill you," she warned.
He laughed again. "Yes, dear."
She smiled. "So what are your plans for today?"
"I don't know. Clare and Eli are going out tonight and I really don't wanna be the third wheel. I'll probably just stay home and watch a movie."
"Which one?"
"Probably Inception."
"Of course." Her eyes went to her entertainment unit. "Actually, do you still have that copy of Lost in Translation I gave you?"
He groaned. "Yes."
"Put it on," she told him as she got the movie off her shelf and put it in her DVD player.
"Why?"
"Because I'm gonna watch it with you."
"Alright." She heard him shuffle around his room, laughing when she heard a stack of movies topple over. "Ok, I found it. Now, want to explain to me how we're gonna watch this together when we're hundreds of miles apart?"
"Stay on the phone. We'll start it at the same time. It'll be like we're watching it together." She sat back on her bed, looking at a picture on her nightstand of them kissing near the Trevi Fountain during their summer in Italy.
"Except we're not. My favorite thing about watching movies with you is holding you."
She smiled. "Yeah, that's my favorite part too. We have to work with what we have, right?"
"I guess," he said, sadness evident in his voice. "Ready?"
"Yeah. Press play."
To be continued…