"The One" – Part 33
Summary and additional notes in part 1.
Author's Note: Though the word count is about the same as the others, the length may seem a bit short (it's prose all in Adam's head). However, it does set up the next chapter nicely!
This is not related to my Degrassi timeline fics. (See my Author's profile for details!)
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Work was going slow, so when he came back from lunch Adam found himself on FaceRange. He copied some old photos to a USB flash drive over the weekend, and decided now was a good time to upload some. Every since he started dating Fiona his friends that didn't know her were surprised they had gotten together so fast. He figure posting old pictures would diffuse some of the questions by shedding light on their long history.
His first stop was Fiona's profile. He usually went to it several times a day, though he didn't admit this to anyone else because he figured it came off as a little obsessive. He just loved looking at her. Adam smiled when her profile picture loaded. It was a photo of her sitting in Central Park. Both the open green grass and the skyline with tall buildings could be seen in it.
He scanned her page and saw that there was no recent activity since the last time he viewed it. He laughed at himself. 'Unlike me she's actually doing work!' he thought.
Adam shook his head and went to his own profile. There were a couple of random links from Drew which he decided to check out later. He navigated to the photo section and clicked the button 'add photos'.
The first photo he selected was one of him and Fiona, taken during her senior prom. He remembered Holly J had taken the picture. He and Fiona rode to prom in a limo along with Holly J, Sav, Anya, and Owen. However, in the shot it was just the two them. They stood near the snack tables, facing the camera with their arms around each other.
He had worn the suit he initially bought for the party he threw for her the previous semester. He decided against wearing a plain black tuxedo, and the choices were either this or his cream colored suit. When he asked his friends and family, the purple one had won hands down! Fiona had worn a stunning black dress with accents of purple, so they matched. Being a sophomore, Adam was amongst one of the youngest attendees but no one cared! They had an amazing time dancing the night away!
Adam decided to add another photo.
When he viewed the thumbnail he immediately laughed. It was photo taken inside the halls of Degrassi, by the lockers. In it was him, Fiona, Clare, and Eli. It was still his and Clare's sophomore year. Eli was a junior and Fiona was a senior. They were all waiting for Drew to finish practice so that they could travel together to the Dot. Boredom set in and they took some silly photos. He and Eli convinced Clare to join them in mimicking the expressions of their favorite cartoon characters! As they did, Fiona couldn't stop laughing. Bianca was behind the camera and captured it all.
Adam smirked. It wasn't their best look but at least they were all smiling!
The next photo he added was taken not long after he graduated from high school. It was the summer time and he was 18 years old. He, Fiona, and Drew had gone to the beach. Drew's girlfriend at the time had taken the shot of the three of them sitting in beach chairs. It was the year before he had top surgery, so he wore a gray t-shirt and red swim trunks. Fiona wore a navy blue bikini with a multicolor sarong around her waist. Drew was shirtless and wore black swim trunks. The three of them were relaxed and all smiles. He and Fiona were sitting close and holding hands.
That summer was a good one. Fiona spent all of June and July in Toronto. In August, he went with her to New York City. Two years of long distance had been rough on them, but for three months none of it mattered! When they were together, their problems seemed so far away.
One of the things he recalled most fondly about that summer was how much sex they had! He started taking testosterone the very same week he finished school. Three weeks in, his hormones were all over the place and he noticed a significant increase in his sex drive. Luckily not only was Fiona supportive, she was fully up for the challenge! They were more daring with their lovemaking – the Janet Jackson song "Anytime, Anyplace" came to mind – and she liked the bolder side of him.
Adam sighed at the memories. They had sex in a number of interesting places, but only got caught a handful of times. There were a few times when he suspected his mom knew something was up, but he was grateful no one they knew had ever walked in on them!
Deciding it best to move on from this train of thought – while at work – Adam quickly selected another photo.
It was one of him and Fiona taken at his alma mater, Syracuse University. In October of his freshman year he played intermural floor hockey. In the picture they were at the gym, just after a game. He was wearing dark shorts and a college t-shirt, and looked rather sweaty. Fiona looked poised as always, in a green dress and jean jacket combo.
He didn't generally post pictures that involved kissing, but the emotion in this one moved him. Both he and Fiona were exuberant! He recalled that his team played two games that day. They won the first one and lost the second. However, his and Fiona's happiness came from being together. In the shot, he was turned towards her with a hockey stick in one hand, and the other wrapped around her shoulders. Fiona had an arm around his waist. They were both smiling as their lips touched.
When he was done selecting the rest of the photos, he posted a total of ten in an album entitled "When We Were Young". Additional pictures featured them with Eli and Clare, with Drew, and also one with Holly J and Declan. The latter photo was taken during the August he stayed in New York.
Once published, Adam went back to work!
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tbc
A/N: Hmm… Some insight into their lives after the events in "Bury The Castle" here ;-)
In the next chapter, there's even more! Adam gets a bunch a feedback from friends and family on what he posted...
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