She woke up the next morning wearing nothing but Adam's green t-shirt, snuggled between the plaid comforter and his chest.

She studied his angelic face as he stirred, mumbling "Good morning, beautiful," and gently kissing her forehead with a sleepy smile.

"Hey," she said softly.

He grinned wolfishly, twisting around and holding her wrists above her head in his hands. "Do you have any idea how many times I've pictured that exact scenario in my head?" he asked.

She looked up at him. "Was it like you imagined?"

He shook his head. "Uh-uh. It was way better."

She smiled, pushing his hair back from his face with her fingers. Her eyes caught the time on the digital alarm clock on his nightstand and she shot up suddenly in a panic. "We've got to get the airport, or we're going to miss Aisha and Zack!"

"Shoot," he mumbled, rolling out of bed.

Her hands groped the bed for all of her clothes and she dressed quickly, silently hoping no one would notice that she was still wearing the same outfit she'd worn to the bonfire last night.

He moved to the closet, pulling on a clean sweatshirt and tossing a black and white plaid flannel to her.

She caught it easily with a quizzical expression on her face.

"Put that on," he said.

She smiled gratefully as she ducked into the garment, tying it in a knot at her waist. "How did you know?"

He shrugged. "Because I know you," he said, opening the door and ushering her out.

They climbed into her rental car, and she pressed her foot down on the gas as they raced to the airport.

"Reminds me of our Turbo days," he joked.

They arrived at the airport in record time and Tanya urged him through the sliding motion doors. "We have to hurry, or we'll miss them!"

She spotted their group of friends near the security checkpoint, all hugging and kissing and chattering.

Within moments she was rushing into Aisha's arms, embracing her fiercely.

"You better keep in close contact," Aisha warned her.

"I will write to you all the time," she promised. "I'll send you those care packages from Nashville that you like so much."

"With the roasted peanuts and country cds?" Aisha asked.

She nodded tearfully, trying not to think too hard about the expression on Adam's face when she caught his gaze over Aisha's shoulder. "And you better send me those magazines like you used to."

Both girls laughed until Rocky pulled them apart and then she was in Zack's arms, casually telling him how nice it was to finally meet him and get to know him and exchanging phone numbers as she watched Adam and Rocky fiercely hug Aisha.

Then their friends lugged their bags away and Kat was holding onto her hand tightly, leaning her head on her shoulder. She lightly patted her head, knowing that the hollow goodbye feeling would be worse the next day when the two of them had to part ways.

The remaining friends started to head for the exit to the parking lot and Adam came over to them. "I'm going to the gym with the guys for a little while," he said, putting an arm around Tanya's shoulders. "Meet at the Juice Bar later?"

Both girls nodded and he placed a swift kiss at the corner of Tanya's mouth and squeezed Kat's hand briefly before heading off.

"Why don't we just head to the Youth Center now and have lunch?" Kat asked. "Just the two of us?"

"Sounds good," Tanya said.

She drove more carefully back to the Youth Center, Adam's scent lingering in the passenger seat and for a moment she was so distracted by the memory of how he'd moved underneath the covers the night before that she almost missed the turn passed the school.

Kat came over to her car when she finally pulled in and they walked hand in hand into the Youth Center, selecting their usual table from the old days.

The guys were already in the gym setting up for their workout and they waved to them happily as they ordered burgers.

"I'm really going to miss this place," Katherine said.

Tanya poked absentmindedly at a fry.

"Hey," Kat said in a lowered voice. "I don't mean to pry, but you didn't come last night, did you? Were you with Adam the whole time?"

She nodded silently, still staring down at her food.

Kat studied her face cautiously. "Is everything okay….?"

"I slept with him," she admitted in a quiet voice, still not looking up.

"Oh, Tanya," Kat said, sliding her chair closer to hers and placing her hand on her arm. "Are you okay?"

"Yeah, it's just….. what's going to happen the day after tomorrow when we leave?"

"I don't know," her friend replied. "I guess only the two of you can decide that."

"We didn't really get a chance to talk about it or anything," Tanya mumbled. "I don't even know if he wants to."

Katherine patted her hand comfortingly. "If I know Adam at all, I know he's going to want to talk to you."

She finally raised her eyes to meet her friend, smiling gratefully. "I really missed this," she said softly. "Us just having girl talk."

"Me too," Kat said. "We'll just have to make sure we each make more of an effort to stay in touch."

"For sure," Tanya agreed. She thought for a moment. "Are you seeing someone in Washington at all?"

Kat smiled. "There's a guy. George. It's pretty new."

Tanya leaned in closer to hear about George and the girls giggled as they talked.

"Hey, what's so funny?" Rocky asked as he came over to the table with Adam and Tommy.

"Nothing," the two girls said in unison, breaking into a new fit of laughter.

Rocky rolled his eyes, slouching into an empty chair across from them.

"I'll be back in a minute with the drinks," Tommy promised.

Adam quickly took the chair next to Tanya, reaching across her to steal one of her fries.

She swatted his arm playfully and they all laughed.

Tommy returned a moment later, once again with all of their favorites.

"How do you remember all that?" Tanya asked incredulously. "You got it right for all of us the other night too."

Tommy smiled. "Guess I'm just good like that." He turned to Adam. "Semester starts in a couple of weeks. You ready for that class?"

"Oh, yeah," Adam said, waving him off.

They fell into easy chatter as they caught up on each others' lives, with Kat naming some extraordinary service dogs by name, Tommy talking about life in Reefside, Rocky and Adam excitedly planning their dojo and Tanya telling stories from her last tour.

"Aw man," Rocky said. "You guys are so great. When's the last time it was just the five of us?" He wondered.

"When's the next time it will be just the five of us?" Tanya asked quietly.

They all got quiet for a moment until Rocky broke the awkward silence with a bad joke and then they were all laughing again.

Tommy nudged Tanya with his foot and gestured silently away from the table. She followed him curiously into the hall, feeling an overwhelming sense of nostalgia creep over her as she remembered countless afternoons ducking into the dark hallway with her friends.

"What's up?" she asked.

"I'm driving back to Reefside tonight," he said softly.

"Oh."

"I was wondering what your plans are."

She frowned. "You know, I really don't know. I guess I'm going to have to leave on Tuesday when Kat leaves."

He nodded. "Alright…. just. Reefside is not that far, you know? I'm only about a forty-five minute drive away, just in case you decide to stay a little longer. And I could get back here just as easily, if you need anything."

She smiled. "Thanks, Tommy."

"I know what it's like. You think you're on one path and then suddenly you pick up and do something totally different. It can be scary. But you know, it's a lot easier with friends, huh?"

She threw her arms around him, closing her eyes as he hugged her tightly to his chest. "You always know what to say when any of us need to hear it. I think that's your real super power."

She pulled back when she heard a slight cough and raised her head to see Adam standing in the doorway. "Hey," she said.

"Hey," he said back, shuffling his feet. "Can we talk?"

She nodded. "Yeah."

He smiled in relief. "Do you wanna go for a walk?"

She smiled back. "Yeah," she said again.