Adam is holding and kissing Liz along the jawline as she is slowly but surely coming down from her high. Her whole body is still trembling and she doesn't mind it a bit. She drags her nails over his scalp as he buries his face in the crook of her neck and doesn't feel the need to tell him to get off of her like she did with the others she had been with since the day she had broken up with him.
"We should break up more often if this is your way to make it up again." Adam mumbles against her skin and can't help the smirk that is spreading free.
Liz is chuckling and looks deep into his eyes as he props himself up on his elbows. She realizes what she has been missing over the last months and now she is feeling complete again. "Maybe it just has to do with the time we haven't been together."
He is holding her gaze and smirks "We have been together day in and day out in those seven months."
She rolls her eyes now. "You know what I mean." She says and runs her hand from his shoulder to his chest, and her hand is hesitating as soon as she can feel the scarred tissue under her fingertips. She is holding his gaze and has to swallow hard.
The smile on Adam's lips is dying as soon as her fingers brush over the scar on his chest and he lowers his head, asking for permission to kiss her again.
Liz is pulling his head down so she can the last gap again.
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Jane is annoyed that they had to stand in front of their daughter's apartment and that Liz isn't answering, even though they had agreed to have breakfast together this morning.
The Italian huffs and gets her keys out of the pocket of her jeans. "I am not standing up at seven am at my weekend off and stand in front of a locked door."
Maura rolls her eyes and takes a deep breath. "Jane, maybe she has forgotten it and isn't at home."
"Our daughter is at home," the taller woman growls and unlocks the door. "Her car is in front of the house and we both know that -" She trails off as soon as she sees the chaos in her usual neat daughter's apartment. Her first thought is that someone broke in and that this person had taken Liz by surprise. She arches an eyebrow as soon as her eyes land on a leather jacket for a man and gets it in her hand, searching through the pockets."
"What are you doing?" Maura hisses and takes a step closer.
Jane isn't looking at her and fishes an wallet out of the inside pocket. "I wanna know whom we have to thank -" She trails off again as she opens the wallet and is looking at Adam's driver's license. She turns it to her wife and snorts.
"Let's go." Maura whispers and turns so leave. She looks over her shoulder and her heart drops as Jane is about to make her way to the bedroom. "Where are you going?"
"I bust their chops." Jane says a little louder and frowns when the doctor grabs her at the wrist.
"Jane, look around." Maura says with a normal voice and perk her eyebrows high. "Do you really think that they are in the state to get growled at?"
Jane looks around once more and is blinking a couple of times. "No, probably not." She admits and her shoulders slump.
Maura has to smile a little and takes Jane's hand in her own. "Come on, Jane. Let's go before they wake up. You can chose the breakfast."
The Italian takes a deep breath and finally follows the blonde out of Liz' apartment again.
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Liz is sitting behind the steering wheel of the unmarked car and is staring at the street with furled eyebrows. "So are you going to tell me who the woman in the entrance hall was?"
Frankie is sitting on the backseat and groans loudly as he slumps back.
Adam is frowning and looks at her. "What are you talking about?"
"The blond chick you have been talking with this morning," she states and is looking in the rearview mirror as she hears another groan. "You alright, Frankie?"
"Yeah, I'm fine," the older man answers and wants to be somewhere else.
Adam is chuckling and rolls his eyes. "That was Sofia Hudson, a old friend from school. You don't have to be jealous."
"I wasn't jealous." Liz replies and shrugs. And it is true, she hasn't been jealous as she spots Adam standing with a blonde, who probably was in his age, at the front desk and was talking to her as she emerged from the Café. She could see that the other woman has been trying to flirt with him, but Adam stayed politely and gave her a brief hug before Liz had joined them to give him his ordered coffee. She still has to smile a little when she remembers the shocked face of the other woman as soon as she had seen the brunette.
Frankie is leaning forward and glances at Adam. "Believe me, you'll know if Liz is jealous."
Liz is swallowing her growl and the urge to floor the brake. "If you don't stop, I'll turn around and drop you at a old folks' home. That means no more burgers for Uncle Frankie."
Adam scoffs and looks out of the window.
"The you won't know that Shane is in town." Frankie shoots back and drops his chin to his chest as soon as he notices his mistake.
Liz' eyes are finding her uncle's in the rearview mirror and frowns a little. "Shane is in Boston?" She asks surprised and he is nodding.
"Who is Shane?" Adam asks confused and looks over his shoulder.
Frankie is leaning back again and is having a devilish smile on his lips. "He was Liz' first crush in high school."
She snorts and shakes her head. "Shane Amatucci was hardly a crush." She says as Adam's eyebrows shoot up high. "We have been best friends back in school, we spent the -" She makes a face and the two men starts to laugh amused. "It doesn't matter who he was in the past. I haven't seen him for ages."
Frankie is grinning now. "Oh, you would be surprised if you'd meet him today."
"Yeah," Liz asks with a small smile as she looks at her uncle.
Frankie smirks and gets his phone from it's holder, typing a message. "I have his number. I can write him that you would like to meet him tonight in Greely's."
She nods approvingly and lifts an shoulder. "Yeah, sure."
Adam has seen Frankie's amused look and knows that he is hiding something and has to stifle his laugh. He shakes his head but doesn't say a word.
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Liz is entering Greely's with Adam and looking for a familiar face that she has t seen for years. She had told him everything about Shane Amatucci so he wouldn't get a wrong impression. Shane actually had been her first crush in high school, but as soon as she understood that he only saw in her a cute little girl, she gladly excepted that they stayed friends.
She stops dead as she spots the said familiar face and her jaw hit the floor.
Adam is bumping into her and grasps her hand as she stumbles a little forward. "What is it?"
She thrusts her chin towards the bar counter and frowns. "This is him. This is Shane Amatucci." She mumbles.
Adam is following her eyes and he looks at several men who are standing at the counter, frowning. "Uh, okay."
"Elizabeth Rizzoli-Isles," a young, lean man with curly black hair says and beams as he walks towards them. "My God, you look amazing."
Adam's frown is deepening as the man lifts Liz off the floor with ease and clenches his teeth. "I think that is Shane Amatucci." He mumbles
She is laughing surprised as he sets her back down to the floor. "You look great yourself."
Shane is eyeing Adam from head to heel and arches an eyebrow. "And who is this handsome guy?"
Adam is clearing his throat and shakes the other man's hand. "Adam Laverty, nice to meet you."
Shane is smirking at him. "Likewise." He points at another man and sighs. "This guy over there is my boyfriend Jerry Webster."
"Your boyfriend." Liz repeats and rams her elbow in the pit of Adam's stomach as soon as she hears him grunting and raises an hand in the same time.
Shane looks confused at the brunette and furls his eyebrows. "You do look a little surprised that I am gay. I … thought that you would understand the style of -"
Liz is coming out of her haze and frowns as well. "What? Oh God, no. I mean yes, I do not have any problems with gay people. You know that I have two mothers, I am very open-minded when it comes to that. I am just a little surprised because in school you seemed to be -"
"A crush boy?" Shane finishes her sentence and smiles.
"Yes," she chuckles and nods approvingly. "Yes, exactly."
He chuckles and drops his chin to his chest. "You aren't the first one who is saying that. So Adam, and who are you? Liz' gay moral support?"
"No." Adam laughs and shakes his head. "I might be many things, but I am not gay."
"I can confirm that." Liz says and interlace their fingers. "He is not gay."
Shane is raising his eyebrows high and smirks. "So, you're not walking your mothers' path."
Liz is licking her lips and is following him with Adam to the counter. "No. No, I do like men, especially this one here." She says and finally greets Jerry Webster just like Adam.
"And Jane and Maura are okay with that," Shane asks and sips his beer.
"It's not like they could have forced me to be interested in women." Liz replies and takes a deep breath.
"What do you want to drink, Liz." Adam whispers into her ear and smirks as he sees her gaze.
"Wine." She answers and doesn't break the eye contact. "Lots of wine."
Shane is smirking as well and looks questioningly at the brunette. "So, what are you doing for a living?"
"Um," Liz says and starts to wring her hands. "I am a cop, just like Ma and … Adam."
"The two of you are working together?" Jerry finally asks.
She nods approvingly and looks briefly at Adam, who is ordering their drinks. "Yes, we are. And what are you doing for a living, Shane?"
"I am a pharmaceutical representative." Shane answers and wiggles his brows.
"Just like me." Jerry adds and sips his own beer.
Liz can put one and one together and frowns. "So you are here for business?"
The two men are nodding and she wants to be anywhere but here.
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Liz is laying down in the bed and places her head on Adam's shoulder, her hand is sneaking underneath his shirt.
"I like Shane." He states and pulls her closer.
She takes a deep breath and closes her eyes, enjoying the moment. She hasn't thought that he would move back into the apartment after just two weeks after they got back together and she will do anything that their relationship will work out this time. "He always was a decent guy. It would have surprise me if that would have changed."
He is running his hand over her bare arm and nods approvingly, kissing the top of her head. "But something is bothering you. Is it because he is gay?"
"God, no." She says with a smile and looks up. "I am the last person who is judging someone because of the person's sexuality. Did I feel like an idiot? Yes, but that's because I didn't see that coming. I don't know but I have a odd feeling about the reason why they are in Boston."
"Because they are pharmaceutical representative?"
"Mm-hm."
Adam takes a deep breath and pulls her even closer. "Maybe you are just -"
"Overreacting, being hysterical?" She asks and frowns.
"Overreacting." He is choosing from the two options that she has given him and is hoping that he made the right call.
"Maybe I am." Liz agrees and finger his beard. She furrows her eyebrows as he suddenly is scoffing. "What?"
"I just wait for the comment that I need to shave my face." Adam says and chuckles as she rolls her eyes.
She props herself up on her elbow and is studying his appearance. "I actually like your beard."
"Really?"
"Yes, it actually makes you look like a man."
"I thought that I proved enough times that I am a real man." He retorts and wiggles his brows.
Liz is smirking broadly and puts her head back on his shoulder. "Yes, you did."
Adam is still smiling and switch off his beside lamp. "Night, Liz."
She takes a deep breath and is closing her eyes with a smile. "Good night, Adam."
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The next morning, Liz is sitting on the couch and is working on her laptop as Adam emerges from the bedroom. "Morning." She mumbles and takes a swig from her coffee. "You slept long."
He opens the fridge and gets the orange juice out of it. "Yeah, I know. I felt like sleeping in today. What are you doing?"
"I googled Shane." She answers without looking up from the screen.
Adam takes a deep breath and pours himself a glass of juice. "And what have you found out?"
Liz sighs loudly and leans back. "Nothing. I found out absolutely nothing. All he had told last night is true. I don't know why my gut is jumping."
He sighs loudly and is flopping down on the couch next to her. "I can't tell you, Elizabeth. But I can tell you that you are not alone with the feeling."
She is nodding slowly and is running an hand over his back as he props himself up on his knees to take a look at her researches. "Maybe it really is nothing."
"I learned two things since I know you," he replies and frowns deeply. "That there is something behind when you say that your gut is jumping and that we better should be listening to your gut feeling."
Liz is tugging her feet underneath herself and rolls her mug between her hands. "I was hoping for a relaxing weekend."
Adam is scrolling down the page and scoffs. "Well, I learned three things since I know you and your family."
"And what would be the third thing."
"That there are no relaxing weekends anymore." He replies and turns his head when there is no snappy remark. He can see the uncertain look and smiles a little. "Which is a good thing. A really good thing."
Liz is smiling a little and leans forward to close the lid of the computer now.
Adam is pulling his hands back before she can squeeze them. "Hey," he is laughing before he's burying her under himself.
She is bursting out loud and looks deeply into his blue eyes, running her fingers through his hair. "God, I missed you."
He is keeping her gaze and sighs. The lonely nights in a hotel bed are still fresh in his head and that he barely slept for seven months. He has been surprised that neither Liz nor Maura had noticed his sleeplessness. That's the reason why he is sleeping longer every time he gets the chance to. Catching up on a lot of sleep can be a hard work too.
"Mmm," she sighs and is tracing his face with her fingers.
"What?" Adam is asking and he can see the answer in her eyes.
"I am glad that you finally get some rest."
Of course, he thinks and frowns deeply.
Liz can see that something is bothering him and her heart is skipping a beat. "What's wrong."
He is looking deep into her eyes and his frown deepens. "I have to tell you something."
"Okay."
"In those seven months … I have been with two women."
She has to fight with herself to keep a straight face and takes a deep breath. She isn't really sure how to react on that because she had been with more than only two men, and suddenly guilt is washing over her. "Okay."
"I am sorry." He whispers.
Liz' heart is dropping and she frowns. "For what?"
"Because it felt like cheating on you." He admits and inhales shakily.
Liz is losing every control of her face and she can tell that it is clearly visible. She had been looking for someone who comes near to Adam and isn't so dangerous like him. But she hasn't found the Adam copy who isn't a cop. "You don't have to be sorry for anything, Adam."
He sighs heavily and closes his eyes. He knows that Liz has been with more than just one of two other men, but he had felt like he has to tell her that, because he has been taught by his parents to be honest.
She looks long at him and she could start to cry because she sees nothing but sincerity in his eyes. "You remember the night as you asked me if I am real?"
"Of course I do," he chuckles. "I asked that night I'd kissed you for the very first time."
She scoffs amused and nods. "I will never forget that kiss." She says as she sobers.
"Me neither." She whispers and she means it. She decides to be honest to him and to herself. "I am madly in love with you, and I am scared."
"To be really in love?"
"That I am going to lose myself in you."
The smile on Adam's lips is dying and he starts to understand why Liz had broke up with him. "If you need -"
"I love you," she cuts him off and closes her eyes. "I want you."
He looks long at her and frowns. He knows that she isn't talking about sex right now, that she is making a commitment right now. And he is wishing that he could believe in that, but something is holding him back. "Let's take one step at a time." He says calmly and smiles a little.
A loud sob escapes from Liz' throat and she hates herself for that, but she silently had been hoping that Adam and she could continue where they had broke off. She knows that it is just wishful thinking, but hearing it from Adam is breaking her heart.
Adam grabs her hand and place it over his wild beating heart. "This is yours, Elizabeth. I love you unconditionally, but we both need to heal."
"I know," she whispers and her body stars to tremble as he olds her tight.