"The One" – Part 75

Summary and additional notes in part 1.

Author's Note: Thanks for the reviews! Number 75! Eek! In a good way, haha!

As I previously mentioned, there's some Spanish in this chapter but I didn't want to go through translations and all that jazz so… Words spoken in Spanish will be in italics! It should be straightforward! Let me know if there's any confusion!

This is not related to my Degrassi timeline fics. (See my Author's profile for details!)

Disclaimer: I do NOT own Degrassi!

-oOo-

"¿Qué piensa tú de su nuevo novio?"

Adam glanced around upon hearing Spanish spoken. The words 'new boyfriend' clued him in that the question was in regards to him.

Tomás shrugged. "He seems alright. I think they're a good match," he answered his friend in Spanish.

"Nice, safe answer!" Raul jeered him. "No comment on his looks? I would so hit that!" He thought that Fiona's new boyfriend was gorgeous!

Tomás smirked. "¿You do realize with him there might not be much to hit?"

Nona shook her head at their comments. She lived aboard for a semester in Spain, so she understood what they said.

Adam turned to them. "¿Did you guys decide what drinks you're going to get yet?" They were all done with their first round and were about to order a second. "Anything mixed with Coconut Rum sounds good."

Raul and Tomás froze. Nona fought the urge to laugh.

"I didn't know you spoke Spanish," Tomás responded in English. Fiona and a few others looked up.

He shrugged. "My last name is Torres, but I'm used to flying under the radar."

A few people chuckled, catching the connection he made to passing.

"Right. Saw that on FaceRange but I forgot," Tomás recovered. His cheeks were warm with embarrassment.

Nona took a sip of her wine. This was quite entertaining! She always knew their side conversations en español would get them in trouble someday!

Several minutes later Adam left to use the restroom.

Once he was out of earshot Tomás turned to Fiona. "You could have warned us that he speaks Spanish!" he whispered.

Fiona raised an eyebrow, amused. "Why? What did you say?"

Raul and Tomás shared a look.

"Nothing," Raul said quickly.

Pete noted their hesitancy. "Ooh! This I want to know!" he laughed.

Gretchen looked on curiously. "What's going on?"

"Nothing," Raul repeated, eager to switch to another topic. He took a long sip of his Apple Martini.

Nona shook her head. "That's what you get for the running commentary in Spanish!" she scolded them.

Fiona narrowed her eyes as she studied them. "Out with it!"

Simone nodded in agreement, wanting to know as well! Debbie and Pamela eyed them too!

Tomás sighed. "He probably thinks we're ignorant assholes now," he said dryly, before filling them in on what transpired.

Fiona waved them off. "Adam has a good sense of humor about himself. He's pretty good about letting this kind of stuff roll off his back. You guys need to apologize, but I'm sure he didn't take it to heart."

People commenting on Adam's attractiveness was new to her. People wondering about what his situation was below the belt after learning he was trans, that was as old as the day was long! Was she disappointed that her friends went there? Yes. Was it surprising? No. Tomás and Raul weren't always politically correct. They got away with a lot by speaking in Spanish, however, this time they were busted because Adam understood them!

Raul and Tomás shared a relieved look.

"We will," Tomás vowed. He felt like a jerk.

"Way to make all of us look good," Pete teased. This was their first time meeting Fiona's new beau and dinner had been going well. When Adam left the table he hadn't let on if he was upset. In fact, if the two of them hadn't come clean Pete wouldn't have known anything was amiss!

Tomás gave his boyfriend a look. "Not helping!" His words could be harsh at times, but he wasn't a cruel person by any stretch of the imagination. He genuinely regretted his off-the-cuff remark.

Pete laughed and threw an arm around his shoulder. "Just trying to break the tension!" When things were uncomfortable, he joked. When things weren't uncomfortable, he also joked but that was beside the point! He smiled victoriously when he saw Tomás crack a small grin.

Nona smirked at them before turning to Fiona. "So, all is well?"

Fiona nodded and smiled. "Yeah." She didn't think it would be an issue, but she did have more to say. She looked at Tomás and Raul. "Of course you guys think Adam is hot, because he is!" she quipped.

Everyone laughed at her unexpected words, but they all agreed it was true.

"I swear, every time I see him shirtless or naked it's like I died and went to heaven," she gushed.

Pete grinned as he nodded. "We all saw the beach pictures! Do tell!" he laughed.

"Wow, you guys are ridiculous!" Gretchen said at the sudden turn in conversation.

"But, of course that's not why we're together. He didn't look the way he does now when we previously dated," Fiona reminded them. One thing that was continually misunderstood about her being pansexual was that it was individual that drew her in, not the packaging on the outside.

"Right," Simone agreed. She and the others had seen pictures of Fiona and Adam when they were teenagers. Before he transitioned he looked quite androgynous.

"Adam has such a good heart. I love him for all that he is, and I know that he feels the same way," Fiona declared. "But getting back on topic, he's used to being misidentified and all that it entails so I don't think he's mad or anything."

Pete smiled. He loved the detour she had made! He knew Fiona was in love with Adam, but hearing her speak about him just now, for the first time he really got them.

"I know how that feels," Gretchen stated. "When I walk into a room people are usually trying to figure me out!" Her mother was Irish and her father was Thai. People rarely got her ethnicity right! "And because I'm femme most people read me as straight until proven otherwise," she chuckled.

Fiona laughed as well. She got the same treatment in regards to her sexuality.

Nona smirked. She was African American and with her mocha complexion, people rarely got her race or ethnicity wrong! However, in social settings with her friends, her sexuality was constantly misread. "Because I hang out with you guys so much people assume I date women!" she noted in jest.

Everyone laughed.

Pete grinned. Come to think it, she was the only straight person currently sitting at the table! "Well, honey, we're all queer here. Date a girl then you can fully join the club!" he joked.

Fiona shrugged. "I tried to initiate you, but you said no!" she teased, making light of her past crush.

They all laughed harder.

Nona playfully shook her head. "Here we go again! I'm constantly coming out as straight!"

Raul smirked. "For once, the shoe's on the other foot!" He and Simone high-fived.

Adam rejoined them at the table with a bright smile. He sat down and kissed Fiona on the cheek. "What did I miss?" he asked, noting the playful mood of the group.

Fiona glanced around the table before laughing.

"We're here and queer – aside from Nona," Tomás surmised.

Adam raised an eyebrow, slightly confused, and again everyone laughed!

.

tbc

A/N: People are flawed. Good that Tomás and Raul realized they were in the wrong and are going to make amends! And kudos to Fiona for her handling of the matter!

As for the rest… Quite interesting banter at this dinner, no? Lol.

Review! You know you wanna! :D

In the next chapter… We're going to wrap up dinner with a roller coaster of emotions… And there's a surprising reveal at the end!

Another Note: Thanks so much for feedback guys! I've made some decisions on which timeline fics to post. There's angst. Fluff. Drama. Love. Tears. And everything in between.

The first one I posted last night. It's a three-shot called "Name". It takes place about a month after "Long Weekend" and touches on Adam's relationship with his biological father. It falls under the categories: Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Family.

Tonight I will post the first chapter of a Fadam fic that takes place when they're newlyweds! The story is a far future fic called "Out".

"Name" will be updated as well!