"The One" – Part 42
Summary and additional notes in part 1.
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"That wasn't too bad, was it?" Adam asked as he opened the trunk of the car.
Fiona slammed the passenger door shut. "No. We left early enough to beat traffic."
This morning she had gone to work at 6:00AM and stayed until 11:00AM. After that she took a cab across town to Adam's apartment. The two of them ate a quick lunch and then headed to the car rental place. They hit the road soon after, and it was smooth sailing to Boston.
He smiled at her. "I lived just down the block for three years and I only came to this garage once or twice!"
The whole time he lived in Boston, he hadn't owned a car. He had a bike, but if he needed to drive somewhere he borrowed his roommate's car.
"Good for you?" she teased him. He was way too pleased with himself!
He gave her a look and pulled her into his arms. He then kissed her deeply.
"I'm glad you're here with me," he told her, as he looked into her eyes.
She smiled at him. "Me too." She hated the idea of spending a whole weekend apart, and she was happy to learn more about his life in Boston. She knew that he moved here not long after graduating from college but not much more beyond that.
Adam released his hold on her and turned back towards the car. He grabbed the last bag and closed the trunk. "Let's go."
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They walked down a street lined with row houses that had brick finishing. Fiona assumed one of those houses would be Joe's place, but then they turned a corner and came to a rather modern condominium building. Adam held the door open for her and they went inside.
The lobby was clean but had an austere feel to it, with the stark gray colors. She gave Adam a look.
"I know. It's light years away from your office color palette! But I swear, upstairs you'll see a better representation of my decorating style," he said as they waited for the elevator.
She raised an eyebrow. "You have a decorating style?" she teased.
He laughed and kissed her cheek.
They took the elevator to the fourth floor.
"Here we are," Adam said with a smile. He knocked on the door three times and waited. He glanced at his girlfriend. "You nervous?" he teased.
She playfully rolled her eyes. "Shouldn't you be nervous? I might not like your decorating style!"
They both laughed as the door suddenly opened.
On the other stood a guy of average height with closely cropped light brown hair and hazel eyes. He had a somewhat round face and an eyebrow piercing. He looked at Adam with an excited smile.
"Dude!" he laughed.
The two guys shared a brief hug.
"I honestly wasn't expecting you for like another hour or so. You must've flew up here," he said. Traffic was usually a pain on Fridays!
Adam shrugged. "We just left earlier." He looked at Fiona and smiled. "Fiona, this is my old roommate, Joe."
Joe playfully bowed. "One must curtsy before royalty, right?" he joked.
They all laughed.
"Indeed, this is my princess, Fiona," Adam completed introductions.
Joe raised an eyebrow. "Wait, she's not green?"
All three laughed again.
"Well, if you're out of jokes, are we allowed to step inside?" Adam ribbed him.
Joe nodded and moved aside. "My sincerest apologies!"
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Fiona looked around as she took in her surroundings. The living room walls were painted different shades of green. The furniture was simple yet modern. There was a red futon couch but everything else was black and the carpet was off-white. All in all, she was impressed at how neat everything was and how nicely it came together.
"This place is awesome," Fiona complimented Joe.
He smiled. "Thank you. It was joint effort," he affirmed. He glanced at Adam, who had a lopsided grin.
"See, when I have input it's not all B-movie posters!" he boasted to Fiona.
"I can see that," she laughed. "I'm surprised you don't have a roommate," she told Joe. Given the prime downtown location and how well kept the apartment was, one would assume a vacancy would easily be filled.
Adam smirked at Joe, who then glared at him.
"I did. He moved out this past week," Joe revealed.
"Oh," Fiona responded.
Adam clasped a hand on Joe's shoulder. "I'm here to help."
"Really?" Joe said skeptically.
Adam nodded. "Fiona's right. This place should be easily rentable. You just need to find someone who's the right fit. I'll help you shift through the weirdos on Craigslist. I'll need veto power though!" he insisted.
Joe looked at him incredulously. "First, you're only here until Sunday! I doubt that's enough time to find me a roommate. And second, why should you get the final word? I'm the one who has to live here!"
Fiona looked on at their exchange, amused.
"Since I moved out a month ago, you've had two roommates! Neither one has worked out. A neutral party is needed because your judgment is bias. If you stop choosing roommates with your dick, you'd get better results!" Adam ribbed his friend.
Joe shook his head in protest.
"I'm just saying, hooking up with your roommates is generally a bad idea! You and I lived together for three years without any issues, so maybe you should choose another straight guy," Adam suggested.
Joe smirked. "The last guy was straight." He and Mitchell had spent a night together anyway! However, afterward he had gotten weird about it and suddenly moved out, leaving Joe in the lurch.
With the other guy, their living situation didn't work out for different reasons. In the beginning the two of them got along fine, but it became apparent after a week that they just didn't mesh as roommates. Joe was a night owl, whereas Paul was the opposite – and the lightest sleeper he had ever known! When Paul complained about the noise coming from Joe's headphones while he listened to music in the living room at 10:30PM, he knew that he had to find someone else!
Adam raised an eyebrow. "Okay, then maybe a girl." That way there would zero chance of anything happening between them.
Joe made a face.
"What's wrong with that?" Fiona asked curiously.
He shrugged. "I don't want to deal with some chick's douche boyfriend hanging around."
"Wow, stereotype much?" Adam quipped.
"What? I'm just being honest!" Joe asserted as he laughed.
"Well, then what about a girl who dates girls?" Adam asked.
Joe sighed. "That wouldn't be so bad… but I'd rather live with another guy." He had two older sisters and while he loved them, living with women changed the dynamic of a bachelor pad in his opinion!
Fiona laughed. "Well, as one of the womenfolk, I'm a little hurt!"
Joe grimaced. "I didn't mean to sound like–"
"I wasn't serious!" she interjected.
He visibly relaxed which made Adam laugh.
"Nice to see that you're still an ass," Joe said with a smile.
"Oh come on! You know you missed me!" Adam joked.
"I miss your monthly rent checks!" Joe fired back.
They all laughed.
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tbc
A/N: What's that? A new OC? Hehe. If you remember, Joe left a FaceRange comment several chapters ago! Anyway, it looks like Fadam are settling into Boston fine! We'll see if it continues to be smooth sailing...
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In the next chapter, Fiona asks an interesting question, Joe and Adam catch up, and there's lots of food! (so you might want to eat before reading, lol)