"The One" – Part 3

Summary and additional notes in part 1.

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This was bad. Yesterday he ran into his Ex and they made plans to meet up for coffee. His pansexual Ex who was happily with her girlfriend of two years. Fiona had shown him pictures. Beth was tall, slender, and blonde. While she was nowhere as beautiful as Fiona in his opinion, who after all these years he still found stunningly gorgeous, Beth had an interesting look and was clearly attractive.

Last night he had talked himself out of getting any ideas. Fiona was with someone else. They were just meeting up as friends. Yet he couldn't help feel a pull towards her. Something about the way she looked into his eyes drew him in and he felt like the young boy who longed to be with his princess.

"Thanks," Fiona said with a smile as Adam picked up the check.

He smiled and put his debit card away. "It's no problem. I'm honored to treat you. Besides, I'm not a broke teenager anymore," he smirked. He found that the best part of being an adult was having his own money. That and being able to take girls home without worrying about be caught by his parents!

They laughed.

"This has been fun, Adam," she told him as she looked into his eyes. "We have to do this again."

His stomach was doing flips but he managed to nod normally. "Yes. Definitely. And next time bring Beth," he added. He inwardly cringed. They had been talking for six hours and she only mentioned her girlfriend at the start of the conversation, so why did he feel the need to put his foot in his mouth now?

She briefly paused and then smiled. "Yeah, of course," she said in an upbeat tone. She stood up and Adam quickly moved to pull out her chair. "Thank you."

He nodded. "Anytime princess."

She softly laughed. "We're back to that?" she teased.

He laughed. "I think so. After all, you talked my ear off all evening," he quipped.

She playfully hit his arm. "Oh, you were hanging onto my every word."

Adam momentarily froze. He felt a strange energy between them, but quickly pushed it aside. "You wish," he fired back with a grin.

He held the door open as they walked out into the street.

"Which way are you headed?" she asked him.

He looked around. "I'm meeting some friends for beers around Mulberry. You?"

"Heading home," she told him.

'Right. To her girlfriend,' he ruefully thought. "Do you want me to walk you to the train?" he offered.

She shook her head. "I'm going to take a cab."

"That's the Fiona Coyne I know!" he grinned broadly.

"Old habits die hard," she said, looking into his eyes. Adam found it hard to look away, but after a long moment he did just that. She raised her hand and a cab quickly stopped. "Well, see you around?"

He nodded. "Of course Miss Coyne!" He pulled her in for a hug. "Get home safe, alright?"

She stepped into the cab. "Will do!"

He let go of the door and she pulled it shut. He stood rooted to the spot as her cab drove down the street and faded from view.

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tbc

A/N: Interesting... This was more from Adam's POV. Looks like he's falling again... The next chapter is a game changer. We'll see Beth again :-x

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