Leslie is huffing and puffing and wipes her forehead with the back of her hand. She glares at her best friend, who apparently isn't sweating at all. "How do you do that?"

Liz turns her head to the right and furls her brows. "Do what?"

"Convince me in a run when we're having a heat wave and looking like it doesn't affect you at all." The redhead whines and her shoulders slump as the other woman just shrugs. "Sometimes I really hate you."

Liz starts to laugh and points at a grocery. "Come on, let's get you some water before you pass out. I don't wanna hear your boyfriend cry when you're in hospital." She makes a face as Leslie pinches her. "Ow!"

"Chaz is a good guy."

"I didn't say anything else, did I?" The brunette laughs and shudders as the cool air in the cool air hits her exposed skin. "How is it going with him?"

Leslie nods slowly and frowns a little. "Really good. I have to admit that I am not used to be threatened like that. I mean, Patrick was okay sometimes, but Chaz … He's perfect."

"See, I told you that it wouldn't be bad to give him a chance." Liz stats and turns the corners of her mouth downward as she studies the ingredients of a cereal bar. "Ugh."

Leslie rolls her eyes and chuckles. ""How is it going with your detective blah-blah-blah?"

Liz is looking at a chocolate bar to hide her smile and shrugs. "All right."

"Oh, come on. Since you act like a grown up and the two of you don't make a scene in front of the entire BPD, I'll have to ask you directly." Leslie laughs as she sees her friend rolling her eyes. "How is it going with Adam Laverty?"

"It's great too." Liz answers and smiles. "He don't get a -"

"He can stay calm when he sees you, got it." The redhead cuts Liz off and is the one who shudders now.

"Yes," the brunette agrees and furrows her eyebrows. "That's what I wanted to say. And it is good that we are not discussing our private lives during work, that we keep it professional in BPD, or that we don't spend every single minute with each other. Like Will and I in the past."

Leslie is nodding slowly and lifts her brows briefly. "Yeah, that a bit strange, that you two were always around each other." She says and frowns as she catches the confused eyes of her friend. "Don't bet me wrong, Will was a good friend of mine and I liked him a lot. But somehow he brought the worse out of you, and I don't know why."

Liz let the words of her best friend sink in and blinks a couple of times. Somehow, Leslie is indeed right, just like Mark. Hanley wasn't a good influence for her. She sighs loudly and follows Leslie without a word.

The other woman is looking over her shoulder and smirks. "And you are smiling like an idiot when I only mention his name."

"Shut up. " Liz growls playfully and gives the redhead a good push.

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Liz standing at her kitchen island as Adam comes with exposed chest in and blinks against the blinding light in the room, frowning. "You are an early person, aren't you?"

She is lowing her chewing on the slice of bacon and frowns as well before she tilts her head to the side. "You are up early too, at your weekend off."

"I am a morning person too," He replies and wants to snatch bacon from her plate and furls his brows as she slaps his hand. He starts another attempt and glares at her as he slap the hand again.

She holds his gaze and smirks devilish. "Get your own breakfast."

"All right," Adam agrees and grabs her at the hips. He is about to kiss her when someone is knocking at her apartment door. "Are you expecting someone else?"

"That has to be my other lover." Liz replies and arches an eyebrow as he looks down at her. "Give me a sec, and don't touch my food."

He snorts and ignores Liz warning as she turns away.

Liz pretends that she has not seen that as she heads to the door and when she opens it her heart is dropping. "What are you doing here?" She hisses.

Will raises his eyebrows high. "Good morning to you too."

She isn't thinking twice and steps into the hallway, closing the door behind her. "What the hell are you doing here, Will?"

"I am on my way to New York -"

"That still doesn't explain why you are here, at my place." Liz cuts him off roughly and is crossing her arms over her chest.

"Well, I have a little stay and thought I could come by and have a coffee with you." Hanley states and tries to smile, but it looks forced.

"And I am a coffee shop, or what?" Liz snaps and hopes that the man in her apartment can't hear her. "What do you think what'd happen when you reappear? That I throw myself at you and beg you to stay?"

Hanley is chuckling nervously and nods. "Something like that, yeah."

She is staring in disbelief him and she wants to scream at him, to slap him, and to tell him to get lost. "You almost broke me, William. You made me believe that I can't exist. And then you end our relationship and moved away without a word."

"I can explain that."

Liz holds her hands up and backs away as he comes closer. "I don't wanna hear your explanation. It's too late."

"Listen I still l-" He starts to say but trails off as the door opens again and stares into Adam's face.

Liz closes her eyes and runs her fingers over her eyebrows. This day started so well and now she is forced to face her past.

Adam wants to laugh at the other man as he sees his expression, but he knows better because he can sense that something is off. "Is everything okay, Elizabeth?"

She turns to him and places an hand on his chest. "Yes, he is about to leave. Let's get back inside."

He nods and giving Hanley a wrongly look as he is about to say something and follows Liz back into the apartment. "I guys that was your ex."

Liz rubs her face with both of her hands and sighs loudly. "Yes, I am sorry for that."

Adam is in not time in front of her and let his own hand wander down her arms. "You okay?" He frowns as her eyes finally meets his and sees a lot of pain in them. "I can go if you want me to."

"I was only hoping for a nice morning with you before I have lunch with my mothers, and then my ex shows up." Liz whispers more to herself and swallows the lump in her throat down. "No, you stay if you want to."

"If I want to." He repeats and chuckles. "If I wouldn't want to be here anymore I already would be gone."

She takes a deep breath and nods slowly.

"Hey, don't look so sad." He whispers and heaves a sigh, pulling her into his arms. "It's gonna be alright."

Liz wraps her arms around Adam's body and closes her eyes.

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Jane is sitting at a table of a restaurant and arches an eyebrow as she sees her daughter entering the building. She can tell that something is wrong immediately, and she tells herself to shoot Adam accidentally on their next operation.

"If I wouldn't know any better I would think that she I your very young sister." Maura states and sips her water.

"It's scary, though." Jane grumbles but agrees silently. "But something is wrong with her. I am going to kill Adam if it is because of him."

Maura scowls at the Italian and shakes her head.

Liz sits down at the table of her parent and smiles at them. "Hey, how are you?"

"We're good." Maura answers before her wife can answer.

"You guys already ordered?"

"Only for Ma and me," the doctor says and smirks as the face of the Italian darkens.

Liz watches Jane's face becoming grim and can't help the amused smile. "Judging by your face, she ordered two mixed salads."

"I made it three." Jane says and is the one who is smirking now because the smile of Liz is dying instantly.

Liz is blinking at her and then she shrugs. "Find by me."

Jane huffs and frowns. "And how are you?"

"Okay."

"Just okay?" Maura is asking now skeptically and can tell that Jane was right.

Liz starts to wring her hands, a habit she had adopt from Jane. "Um … Will showed up this morning."

"What," the married couple is asking in unison.

"Will Hanley?" Jane asks surprised.

Liz is nodding approvingly. "Yeah."

Maura furls her eyebrows. "What did he want?"

"He wanted to start over with me."

The sergeant is growling low. "Did you -"

"No!" Liz answers emphatically and glares at her Ma. "No, nothing happened. I was … I wasn't alone when he came by."

"Why me?" Jane whines and her shoulders slump.

Maura decides to ignore her wife and is looking worriedly at the young woman. "How did Adam react?"

"You mean besides wolfing down my breakfast?" Liz asks back and her facial muscles are twitching. "He only wanted to know if I am okay."

"And," Jane asks and sighs heavily. "Are you okay?"

Liz takes a moment before she answers and listens deep inside herself. "I think I am. I am actually great. It felt good to look into Will's eyes and tell him to get lost."

"I am glad for you that you are over him." Maura states and thanks the waiter as he brings them their lunch.

"Me too." Jane agrees and eyes in disgust her lunch. "I had the feeling that he would make you unhappy in the end. Well, my gut wasn't wrong."

"Jane," Maura warns her wife.

"Just saying."

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The next morning, Liz is opening her eyes as soon as she smells coffee in her bedroom and smiles when she sees Adam sitting in the armchair that she uses when she is reading before she goes to bed, and smiles because he is absorbed in one of her books. She props herself up on the elbow and asks, "Is it comfortable?"

He looks up and frowns. "Huh?"

"The armchair, is it comfortable?"

"Not as comfortable as your bed, but it's okay." Adam answers and points at her nightstand. "I made coffee for you."

Liz looks at the steaming mug and chuckles. "Coffee in bed, I can get used to that."

He closes the book in his hands and eyes the brunette. "Beautiful, naked woman in bed, I can used to that."

She chuckles amused and raises her eyebrows, pulling the sheets over her body. "Thank you. You're not so bad yourself."

Adam turns serious again and frowns. "I hope you know that we can't do this much from tomorrow on."

Liz nods slowly and runs an hand through her hair. "I know, that's why we spend the weekend together."

"Exactly," he agrees and sips his coffee. "And the next weekend, you'll spend it at my place."

"Really?" She laughs. "What if I have to work?"

Adam gets up from the armchair and walks over to the bed. He gets in it and hovers over Liz. "I am sure we'll find a way to make up the missed time."

She let her hands roam over his bare back as he kisses her for the first time of the day and hums approvingly.

He pulls away as he hears a phone starting to ring and looks at her device.

"No, no, no, no, no." Liz whines disapprovingly and makes a pouty face. "Ignore it, it's probably just one of my family or friends."

"Doesn't matter, it could be important." Adam retorts and holds the phone in front of her eyes. "Take it."

Liz huffs and takes the her phone from his hand as she has seen who the caller is. "Hey, Sam." My coz, she is mouthing when she catches his questioningly gaze. She has to suppress a laugh as he start to trail his lips over her. She listens attentively to what Sam has to tell her. "Yeah, sure. Why not. I see you there then." She says and ends the call immediately. "Would you stop that?"

"What?" Adam asks and furls his brows.

"You know exactly what I mean." She replies and places her phone back on her nightstand. "That was Frankie's son Sam. He and my other coz are going to the beach later. Can I interest you in getting to know two of the most important men in my life?"

Adam glances long at her and isn't sure if he really should agree to that, but he can see that it is an invitation without any commitments. He nods approvingly and shrugs. "Yeah, why not."

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Liz is dressed in a shorts and a light grey bikini top and has aviator glasses on her nose as she and Adam reaches the spot Sam had given her. She rolls her eyes as she feels Adam's eyes on her, but doesn't look at him. "If you don't stop with that their gonna know as soon as you say hello."

Adam chuckles and shrugs. He is also dressed in a shorts and a shirt. "Don't you think that Frankie hasn't told his family already that you are seeing a new guy?"

She licks her lips and nods to herself. "He probably did, but I don't want to … My family can be very blunt sometimes, and TJ and Sam are more like my brothers. We were close when we grew up, and you and I haven't figured out what this is."

"I promise that I won't embarrass you," he replies with a wryly smile. "I can be whatever you want me to be."

She nods approvingly and smiles as she gets spot by her younger cousin Sam.

"There she is." Sam calls out and stands in front of her in no time, scooping her up I his arms. "How ya doing, princess?"

Liz is laughing heartily and gives him a tight hug after he puts her back to the ground. "Pretty good, and you?"

He nods and points at a group of twelve. "See that blond girl, that's my girlfriend."

Liz is arching an brow and has to swallow down the remark that she probably only can count to ten, fifteen tops. "Uh-huh, what's her name?"

"Tina." He whispers and straightens up as he hears a grunt. He eyes Adam from head to toe and furls his eyebrows. "And you have to be Adam Laverty."

Adam clears his throat and nods. "I am, nice to meet you."

TJ comes to them and slaps the back of the younger man before he can say something. "Don't be a ass." He warns and hugs the woman. "Hey, Lizzy."

She smiles broadly and rubs his back. "Hey there, it's good to see you."

He looks at the strange man and nods at him. "Thomas Rizzoli Junior. You can call me TJ."

Adam shake his hand and smiles a little. "Adam Laverty."

"You are Adam Laverty," TJ says slowly.

Liz is rolling her eyes and gives him a shove. "Move, jerk."

TJ says something to Sam and laughs with him, fist bumping.

Liz drops her chin to her chest and groans.

Adam is sneering at her and places an hand on the small of her back. "I think our little secret isn't a secret anymore … Lizzy."

"Shut up." She bites back but smiles before she starts walking with a chuckle. "And stop staring at my ass."

"It's hart to, tough. You have a pretty nice one." He laugh and follows her.

After a couple of hours, Liz spots Adam sitting a little offside from the group and strolls over to him. She arches an eyebrow and kicks his legs open.

Adam furls his eyebrows as he looks up confused. "Okay," he states elongated. "You do know that your cousins and their friends are right over there, right?"

She rolls her eyes and flops down in front of him, leaning back against him. " You okay? My cousins can be idiots."

He takes a deep breach and presses his lips to her shoulder. "They haven't done anything that would have insult me. I just needed a couple of minutes for myself."

"Okay," she groans as she is about to get up and perk her eyebrows up as she feels an hand on her belly.

"Now, you have to stay." He laughs and she sits back down.

"Do you wanna tell me what you have been thinking about," Liz asks and leans her head against his shoulder and watch the waves rhythmic motions.

Adam entwine their fingers for the first time and sighs. "About nothing particular. About live, work, where I see myself in ten years, you."

"Oh." Liz states and turns her head, caressing his thumb with her own. "What thoughts did you think of me?"

He takes a deep breath and is staring at the black sea. "That I enjoy spending time with you outside of BPD, and that you are a incredible woman, that I like kissing you and that I could drown in your eyes."

"You say all the right words to get into a woman's pants." Liz says with a smirk."

He is staying serious and holds her gaze. "But I mean every single word, Elizabeth."

Liz' smile on her lips dies instantly and she leans in, looking at him before she close gap. As soon as her lips touches his she feels something she has never felt before, her heart skipping a beat. She turns a little and deepens the kiss, and both instantly knows that everything between them has shifted.

"Jesus," TJ howls with a laugh and joins him.

Liz pulls away and runs a hand over Adam's chest, chuckling. "He is right, though."

"Why? It is a public beach." Adam grumbles in disapproval.

She gives him a light shove and smiles. "Exactly, public. You are a Homicide Detective and I am a Officer."

He perk his eyebrows up and she nods as she sees that he is understanding. "This is so unfair."

Liz laughs heartily and gives him a peck.