"The One" – Part 39

Summary and additional notes in part 1.

Author's Note: Thanks for the reviews!

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"Grandma!"

Mrs. Coyne looked up and smiled broadly. She then stood up and moved towards her grandson and daughter-in-law. When she reached them she scooped up Finlay in her arms.

"Hello Finny-bear," she said sweetly. She looked at his mother and the two shared a quick hug. "Holly J, we weren't expecting you!"

"Hello Laura," Holly J greeted her. "I know it's last minute. I had lunch with Fiona today and she told me she wasn't done with her packing. I figured I'd swing by since I offered to help."

Mrs. Coyne made a silly face at Finlay, which caused the toddler to laugh. Holly J smiled, amused.

"I'm not sure if now's a good time," Mrs. Coyne told her. "She's here with Adam."

"She is?" Holly J said surprised. She thought Fiona was picking out clothes tonight. Then it hit her, Fiona mentioned doing that Thursday night! It was currently Wednesday. "Crap! I got the days mixed up."

Mrs. Coyne sent her a knowing smile. "I know what it's like. When Declan and Fiona were young, some days I didn't know which way was up and which way was down!"

The two women laughed.

"Well, I guess I'll stay out here," Holly J noted.

Mrs. Coyne shook her head. "You know how indecisive Fiona can be. She could use your help narrowing down the choices."

Holly J nodded. "I know but… Is it safe to go in there?" Over the years she had walked in on Fiona with a partner more than once and did not want to repeat the experience!

Mrs. Coyne cracked a smile. "I have no idea, dear. I'm just reading a book out here."

Holly J grinned. "Fine. I'm going in blind then!" She glanced at her son. He was playing with a toy train as he sat quietly on the carpet floor. "And alone, because I don't want to scar baby eyes!" she said in jest.

"I'll watch him. It would be a joy," Mrs. Coyne affirmed.

Holly J smiled. "Thanks. Wish me luck, I'm going in!"

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Holly J knocked on the door a few times and waited a moment. She turned the handle when she heard Fiona yell, "Come in!" She cautiously stepped inside and let out a laugh at the unexpected sight that greeted her eyes.

"You've introduced him to the chair?" Holly J laughed. "Now he'll never want to leave!"

Fiona and Adam were in the living area of her suite. She was sitting on the couch with a huge smile as she watched Adam. He was sitting nearby in a deep green recliner with a relaxed expression on his face.

"It is pretty awesome," he readily affirmed.

They all laughed. Holly J then walked towards Fiona and the two women shared a hug.

"Oh, I know!" she excitedly agreed as she pulled away.

"Holly J and Declan have three of them in their house," Fiona informed him.

"Whoa!" Adam responded, amazed.

A few years ago Declan, Holly J, and Fiona were on vacation in Switzerland. Holly J and Fiona had gone shopping in downtown Zurich and stepped into a high-end furniture store. It was there that they became enamored with an amazingly comfortable luxury reclining chair. It never ceased to leave an impression on anyone who sat in it! Combined with the heat and massage options it was heavenly!

It cost quite a bit just to transport it and it took some time to clear customs but it was worth it.

"You have to try massage option four! It's nearly orgasmic," Holly J gushed.

Adam raised an eyebrow and glanced at his girlfriend. "Um, I'll take your word for it…"

All three of them laughed heartily.

"Now my sides hurt," Fiona complained as she recovered. She had literally laughed until it hurt!

"Mine too!" Holly J commiserated.

Fiona paused as she looked at her sister-in-law.

"It's good to see you and all… but I wasn't expecting you," she said delicately. She could have sworn she told Holly J at lunch that she was hanging out with Adam tonight.

"I know! I mixed up the days. Thought you were packing tonight," Holly J told her.

Adam furrowed his brows and looked at Fiona confused. "Didn't you say that you had everything picked out?" They had briefly discussed the wedding this morning.

"I do… I just have too much picked out," she admitted. She had three back up dresses for the reception. That didn't even include wardrobe changes for earlier in the day or possible outfits for Sunday.

Adam and Holly J exchanged a knowing look.

"Hey!" she protested with mock annoyance.

"Anyway, I picked up Finlay early from the sitter and came here so that I could help," Holly J informed her.

Fiona's face instantly lit up at the mention of her nephew. "Finlay's here?" She turned to Adam. "That's great! You can finally get to meet him!"

Adam softly laughed. She looked adorable. He wanted to reach over and kiss her, but with Holy J around he held back.

Fiona quickly turned to her sister-in-law. "If that's alright with you," she quickly added.

Holly J nodded. "Of course!" She chuckled at Fiona's excited expression.

Fiona clapped her hands together happily and jumped up. "Let's go!"

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When they got to the den, Finlay was sitting on the floor playing with a toy train. Mrs. Coyne was watching him from the couch and the 60 inch flat screen HDTV was set to a children's cartoon network.

Fiona quickly embraced her nephew. She peppered his cheeks with kisses as he laughed, before scooping him up in her arms.

"Every time I see you, you get bigger!" she told him. "How did you get so big?"

Finlay looked perplexed, "I don't know."

They all laughed.

Adam couldn't lose the smile on his face if he tried. Seeing Fiona interact with her nephew was too cute for words! He was little guy, who seemed to be a perfect mix of his parents. He had Holly J's reddish blond hair and Declan's dark eyebrows. He also seemed to inherit his dad's cool as cucumber demeanor.

When Fiona sat him back down on the floor he reached his train. The boy then looked up again and Adam noticed although both his parents had blue eyes, Finlay's eyes were blue-gray like his aunt and grandfather.

"Aunt Fiona, I got a green train!" he showed her. He pronounced her name 'Foh nah', which made Adam chuckle.

Fiona looked at the toy. "Oh wow! This is really nice Finn!" The boy nodded excitedly.

"Declan picked it up for him during a recent business trip to Italy," Holly J informed them.

Fiona glanced at Adam and smiled warmly. "Finlay, there's someone I want you to meet," she told her nephew. "This is Adam."

Adam bent down to eye-level. "Nice to meet you."

"Hi," Finlay said shyly. He looked at him curiously. "Do you like trains?"

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tbc

A/N: I toyed with putting in Holly J's scene with Mrs. Coyne at the end of the last chapter, but decided to go with it this way! Are you guys relieved it's a happy twist? I mentioned awhile back that we'd see Finlay again in this story ;-)

Review! You know you wanna :D

In the next chapter, Adam has another dinner with the Coynes! There's more cuteness with Finlay! And there's an awesome flashback that sheds more light on Adam's past…