"The One" – Part 50

Summary and additional notes in part 1.

Author's Note: Thanks for the reviews! I can't believe this is up to 50 chapters! Insane… Anyway, Enjoy the Fadam fluff!

I3FADAM - Aww! Glad you liked Sierra and enjoyed the previous chapter. Thanks for the review!

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-oOo-

By the time they got to the venue and found a place to park the rental car, it was well after 6:00PM.

"Sorry that I made us late," Fiona told him as they walked down the sidewalk. After switching her attire last minute, she had to change her accessories as well.

Adam smiled at her. He slowed to a stop, and then gently pulled her into his arms. "Don't be. We're here now and we're here together. That's all the matters," he assured her.

He leaned in and they shared a lingering kiss.

A few minutes later they arrived at the door. There were a couple bouncers out front and one was holding a clipboard with a list of names. Adam and Fiona exchanged an amused look. Neither knew security would have such a presence!

"Name?" a burly guy with a bald head asked Adam. He was wearing a gray suit.

"Adam Torres. I have a plus one, Fiona Coyne," Adam responded.

The bouncer searched the list for a few seconds before nodding. "Go right inside. Have a lovely evening," he told them with a smile.

Adam nodded and took Fiona's hand. "Thanks, sir."

The two smiled at each other and headed towards the entrance of the reception hall.

-oOo-

"Wow," Adam said in awe as they walked into the main hall. Fiona was equally amazed.

The place was tricked out in tropical theme. Both the bride and groom's families hailed from the Caribbean. Brian's family was from the Bahamas, just one town over from where they held the ceremony. Like Adam, Carla's family was from Puerto Rico. All the guests were in formal dress, but the servers were dressed in theme, wearing light colored clothes.

Adam breathed in deeply, enjoying the aroma of familiar foods. He grinned at Fiona.

"Smile any wider and your face might break," she teased him.

He chuckled and leaned in to kiss her.

"Whoa, whoa! It's a little too early for drunken wedding kisses!" a tall guy with curly brown hair and glasses joked.

Adam looked up at the interruption. "James?"

The other guy laughed. They shared a short hug. "Welcome back to Beantown!" James told him. They both had worked in the IT department. "Missed us?"

Adam shrugged. "I'm all about New York these days!"

James looked at Fiona. "I can see why."

Adam turned to her. "James, this is my girlfriend, Fiona. Fiona, this is one of our dorky computer help desk guys, James."

James chuckled and placed his hand over his heart. "Tell me how you really feel!"

Fiona found the joke corny, but she politely joined in on their laughter.

"Dude, where's your date?" Adam asked curiously.

"The missus went to the little's girl room," James told him.

Fiona frowned a little. She hated when people described bathrooms that way!

Adam looked at Fiona. "His wife, Janet, works in Human Resources with Robin and Jake," he informed her.

"Oh," she responded. She glanced around the room hoping to see some of his friends from yesterday.

"Have you seen the bride and groom, yet?" Adam asked James.

He nodded. "Carla and Brian breezed through earlier. There's a ton of people here and they arrived later than they wanted too. Traffic, you know?"

Adam grimaced. "It's annoying."

"Well, they should be back out in a bit. Everyone's mingling now, but you should probably find a table. The food is coming out soon, and after that there'll be dancing," James explained.

"Did they give you a printed schedule or something?" Adam said incredulously.

Fiona was impressed with his knowledge of the event too.

"I've been to four weddings in the last six months. I know how these things go!" James explained.

-oOo-

"Mmm! These are great!" Naomi exclaimed. She never had conch fritters before. They were amazing!

"What did I tell you?" Adam responded with a triumphant smile. Brian made a batch last year that were epic. The two were foodies and regularly traded recipes over the years.

"I stand corrected," she told him. Trying new foods wasn't her thing.

Fiona smiled at their exchange. They were sitting at a table with his friends, Naomi, Chris, Robin, and Jake. Adam played host and explained what each of the dishes on the table were. In addition to the fritters, they had conch salad, steamed fish, Johnny cake, and potato salad. And they hadn't even ventured onto the second line yet, which had Puerto Rican dishes!

"Chris, how's your food?" Jake asked.

Chris was a vegan and brought some food with him. It was easier that way. He knew there were going to vegetarian dishes included, but he couldn't eat them if they had animal products. "It's really good. Want try some?" he asked in jest.

Jake quickly shook his head. "No thanks!"

They all laughed at his reaction.

"What do you have?" Fiona asked curiously.

Chris smiled. "It's leftovers. I made creamy vegetable pie last night. It's got carrots, potatoes, and leeks."

Naomi and Adam shared a look. "Interesting combination," Naomi teased him.

Chris laughed as he shook his head. "You had some before and you said it wasn't bad!"

"Um, I think she was being polite!" Adam ribbed him.

They all laughed.

Just then a tall guy who was the spitting image of Brian approached the table. "Adam!" he called out in a warm tone.

Adam grinned broadly and stood up. "Joshua!" he greeted him. The two shared a brief hug.

"It's good to see you, man!" Joshua said as they pulled away.

"Likewise!" Adam told him. The last time he had seen him was the weekend before he moved to New York. Brian's bachelor party was held in advance of the wedding, so all of the groomsmen and close friends came together to celebrate. They had a wild time.

Adam looked at Fiona. "Joshua, this is my girlfriend, Fiona." Joshua smiled and nodded at her. "Fiona, this is Joshua, Brian's younger brother."

Fiona smiled and the two shook hands. He reminded her of the actor Taye Diggs, but with hair. He wore it cut low in a short afro. "It's nice to meet you."

"Same here!" Joshua laughed. "I've heard a lot, so it's great to finally meet the woman who got Adam to settle down!"

They all chuckled.

Joshua turned back to Adam. "I've come to collect you because we're doing speeches in a few minutes," he informed him.

"Oh," Adam said. He glanced at Fiona.

"Bring her too, because the newlyweds want to meet her," Joshua laughed.

Fiona stood up and Adam took her hand.

"We'll be back guys!" Adam told his friends.

They waved and followed Joshua towards bridegroom table.

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tbc

A/N: More mentions of food! Lol. Hope you ate beforehand ;-) By show of hands, who wants to try Chris's creamy vegetable pie?

So Joshua and his brother Brian resemble Taye Diggs? Nice! And it looks like Adam will be giving a speech. Aww.

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In the next chapter… Adam introduces Fiona to the newlyweds! And Adam runs into someone he didn't expect to see...