AN: Ok, longest chapter to date for this story. Hope you guys enjoy the double chapter. It just felt like both scenes needed to go together. Enjoy!

Fight Night

Back to Saturday Night

"This place is insane, isn't it?"

I'm just laughing and shaking my head as I take in the whole scene in this club. There are lights flashing and moving all over the place. Go-go dancers are dancing on platforms and in cages. People are dancing and moving everywhere. The group had been able to find a standing table off to one side of the dance floor and Atwater's friend Mike was already out on the dance floor showing Las Vegas how it was done. The club must have known that people would be getting out of the Cirque show and "The Way You Make Me Feel" was blaring over the loud speakers. I can't help it. My hips are moving to the beat and I know I have a smile on my face. My body is buzzing with all the energy and alcohol in my system. I'm swaying around and Adam leans up next to me and places an arm around my waist.

"You have got to stop that."

I look up to him and can tell that even as he is saying it, he really doesn't mean it.

"Why?"

He leans down to my ear because it is so loud that it is hard to make out what we are saying.

"Because I don't want to have to fight someone tonight."

"Why would you have to do that?"

Adam just pulls back and gives me a look that says I should know why.

"Well, if you just asked me to dance you might not have to worry about that."

I had no idea what kind of fire I was playing with. I figured that Adam would just ignore that. He doesn't dance that much. Or I didn't think he did. Adam grabs my wrist and then pulls me out onto the crowded dance floor. The music changes but the beat is still good. Because of all the people, Adam and I end up pretty close together. I can feel his hand occasionally touch my hip or waist as he keeps me close when the crowd begins to move or try to push us apart. The song changes again but the beat is slower. More sensual instead of the straight up party mode from before. The crowd hasn't thinned any so I just move closer to Adam and I feel him place his hands on my hips. I really don't know how he is handling how warm the club is. He had left his jacket at the table and the sleeves on his shirt are rolled up, but it is still burning hot. I can feel a bead of sweat making its way down my back and I look up to say something about leaving.

But locking eyes with Adam and being this close to him caused something else to happen. In the fog of the loud music, crowds of people and alcohol induced inhibition, I kissed him. It was simply being too close to fire all night and wanting to get burned. He didn't skip a beat. There was no pause. No questioning. He just kissed me back. I could feel his hand in my hair holding me to him. His tongue battling with mine in a war that had no winner or loser. I could feel myself begin to want to almost climb up him and that is what snapped me back. I pushed him away and I could see the shock I felt on his face. I turned and quickly made my way back through all the people to the table. I grabbed my bag and I could hear Atwater asking me what was wrong. I didn't stay to answer. I headed for the door.

I could sense that Adam was trying to follow me. It didn't matter how many people there were in that club. I just knew. I got outside and I just started walking. I wasn't looking for a cab. We were on the strip somewhere. I would find our hotel. I could hear Adam's footsteps a good ten feet behind me. I don't know why. I started running. Stupid. I could only get so far. I may be quick, but Adam is faster. Especially when I am in heels. He catches up to me and pulls me to him. I pull out of his grasp and begin to try and walk away, again.

"Damn it, Kim. I will follow you clear to the other side of Vegas. Stop for a second, will you?!"

I turn back to him and shake my head.

"We're not doing this."

"What? What do you think we are doing? I thought we were having a good time and we were just ending up where we were meant to be."

"No! No, I'm not putting myself through this again."

"What are you talking about?"

"I am not falling in love with you again. Just to end up right in the same spot."

"Where is that? Cause from where I'm standing…. You don't have much of a choice. I sure as hell didn't. I still love you and I have a hundred reasons as to why I shouldn't."

"Bullshit. If you really loved me, we would be married by now."

"Oh my God! Really?! This from the woman that wanted to push the wedding back and then suddenly wanted to set a date and then calls it off claiming that I didn't want to get married. That's rich, Kim."

"It's the truth. You didn't. If you did, you would have been ready to drop everything to marry me."

Adam balls up his jacket and throws it at the nearest potted plant. Not sure what the plant did to him.

"Damn it, Kim. Why don't you admit the truth? Huh? I may have been scared, but I sure as hell didn't try and test you. I realized that I had to deal with my own shit. What did you do? A push test?! Seriously?! You let Roman get in your head and destroy us. Did it ever occur to you to really talk to me about it? Or how about if you were really going to do a push test…How about you ask me if I want to go to Vegas? Huh? Oh, I would have booked those tickets in a heartbeat."

"Oh, that's easy to say after the fact, Adam. So easy. Sure you would say that now. Just so you can be right and play the victim."

"Me? I'm playing the victim?"

"Yes. What about meeting my mother? Huh?"

"My Dad couldn't go. That didn't mean that I wasn't going to be there! You never gave me the chance."

Shit. True. But. But.

"But,…"

"No, buts, Kim. I was going to be there. If I can meet Platt's Dad as a beard for her to get a check, I can sure as hell meet your mother so that I can spend my life with you."

"So if you would have said yes to Vegas, what makes that so different? Why were you okay with pushing it back but didn't want to set a date?"

"I HATE planning. I've told you that."

"You did with Wendy."

"Hell no, I did not. She planned everything. I hated it. Whatever she wanted she got. I just got told what to do. It became this long drawn out thing and we were never getting to the actual living of our life and by the time she was ready to do that… I was a different person. I was only willing to push back the wedding for you because I didn't want to lose you. I would agree to anything to make sure you were ready."

I was trying to hold myself together now. My arms were crossed across my chest and I was doing everything I could to give myself support.

"The apartment?"

"Come on, Kim. Yes, we had different tastes, but every single place we looked at was crap and you know it."

"You would have gotten married in Vegas?"

"Yes. Any day of the week. I would have left the unit hanging for you."

That did it. I lost it. The tears came out of my eyes immediately and I could feel myself getting ready to hyperventilate.

"I love you, Kim. Despite Roman, despite all of this, I still love you. I'd marry you right now if that would prove it to you."

I'm shaking my head.

"I don't want you to do that to prove a point."

Adam's eyes are actually full of tears as well and he is trying to take steps towards me.

"It wouldn't be to prove a point. Damn it, Kim. Why won't you believe me? I love you. I don't want to be with anyone else. I want to share my life with you. Only you. I don't want to wait a second if you want that, too."

I'm almost choking on my tears at this point.

"Oh my God. I did this. I did this. This is my fault."

I can't see at this point and I am just trying to back away from Adam. It was all my fault and I didn't deserve him. He must have had enough. He grabs my arm and pulls me to his chest. He wraps his arms around me so hard that I can barely breath.

"No. I should have fought more for us. I saw it coming and I didn't do anything because I was too scared. I thought I had time. I thought I had time to get my head on straight and it was you leaving that did it."

I've buried my head into his chest at this point. I can feel Adam trying to place small kisses on the top of my head, my temple, my cheek. I can't resist him. I find his lips and kiss him back with everything I have. He lifts me up into his arms and just holds me in the middle of the sidewalk as who knows how many people are walking by us. I pull back and look down into his eyes.

"I love you too. I still love you. I tried to get over you, but I.. couldn't do it."

Adam slams his lips back on mine and I know in that moment that we are going to be okay. Somehow, I know we are going to figure this out. Adam is the one to pull back this time.

"Marry me."

"What?"

"Marry me, Kim. Now. I'm not letting you go. If you love me, let's do it."

"This is crazy."

Adam's smile is infectious and suddenly his idea makes sense.

"Ok."

"What did you say?"

"Yes. Let's do it."

Adam puts me down and then grabs my wrist and starts pulling me in God knows what direction.

Down, Tiger

Back to the Present

"I remember. I'm so sorry, Adam."

Adam is cupping my face and there is a whole list of emotions playing across his face.

Adam begins to shake his head. "You have nothing to be sorry for. We both made mistakes."

"You remembered the fight."

Adam looks down and then back to me. He is wiping tears away from my cheeks and I bet you my makeup looks horrible now.

"I did. On the flight back. Not all of it, so I wasn't lying. I remembered the rest of it the next morning before you woke up. But I knew that even if I told you about it... It wouldn't have changed anything. You still would have been freaked out. It just made it really hard when I knew I couldn't explain why we needed to stay together. I couldn't tell you how you felt that night. I would have sounded crazy and like I was just trying to push my agenda."

He was right. I wouldn't have believed him. I could feel my smile spreading across my face.

"You didn't want to wait."

Adam was shaking his head and began to smile.

"No, I did not."

I move further into his arms and kiss him. Feeling him completely melt into me was the most euphoric feeling I have ever had. He was mine. All mine. I can feel us getting lost in the moment and I know I need to pull us out. I lean back slightly and I swear I hear Adam whimper. I wait to see his brown eyes open and he looks so relieved and in love in that moment.

"I love you, Adam. I don't need thirty days to know that."

Adam goes to lean forward to kiss me again when Jay comes up and places a hand on his shoulder.

"Down, Tiger. You're making a scene. Or will be if Roman sees you do that one more time. The man looks like he wants to murder someone and I honestly don't want to have to put him in a choke hold during Atwater's party."

Adam nods and pats Jay on the back.

"Fine. But only for you. I couldn't care less about him."

Post note: Not the last chapter. Not just yet. Have a loose string to tie up. ;)