"Radiate" – part 31

Summary and additional notes in part 1.

Author's Note: Final chapter! Thanks for reading guys! Enjoy the fluff.

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Music Notice: The song featured is "Jus Right" by Robin Thicke. It's beautiful and definitely reminds me of Fadam!

Disclaimer: Do NOT own Degrassi!

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"It's good to be home," Fiona sighed as she walked through the door.

"You can say that again," Adam smirked.

"Oh?" she teased.

He grabbed her around the waist and pulled her close. "Home is anywhere you are," he told her as he looked deeply into her eyes. They stared at each other for a long moment. "I love you." He leaned in for a kiss, but she suddenly pulled away.

Adam frowned. "What is it?"

She walked over to the kitchen, determined to get a drink. "What do you want?" she asked upon opening the fridge.

"I don't want anything," he told her. "Just you," he said to himself.

"I'm going to open a new bottle of champagne," she announced.

"What are we drinking to?" he questioned.

"To life, love, and happiness," she responded without missing a beat.

"I guess you have it all figured out," he noted, a little annoyed.

She laughed at the irony of the statement. "Yes, you know me so well," she deadpanned.

Adam furrowed his brows. He wasn't sure what caused this sudden shift in mood. He walked over to her. "I like to think that I do," he said carefully. "Talk to me, Fi."

She shook her head. "I don't want to freak you out." This night had gone so well, she didn't want to wreck it.

Adam smiled at her. "Nothing you can say would ever freak me out," he assured her.

She sighed. "Don't make statements you can't stand by."

He studied her. "Fine. I'll go."

"What?" she said alarmed. Was he really threatening to leave?

He smirked. "I'll go first. I'll tell you something that freaks me out a little," he clarified.

She rolled her eyes. "Very funny."

"I wasn't trying to be," he said seriously. He took her hands in his and took a deep breath. "Remember yesterday?"

"That's a broad question. Can you be more specific?" she asked amused.

Adam leaned forward and pressed his lips to hers. "It was right before that."

"Lunch time?" she said knowingly.

"Bingo!" he confirmed. "Anyway, right before I asked to be your boyfriend, you gave a small speech saying that I was your prince."

Fiona smiled at the memory.

"You also said that I was 'the one' and that made me incredibly happy," he continued.

Fiona blinked, unsure where he was going with this. Yesterday she didn't think he caught her slip of the tongue. "Yeah?"

"You're the one for me too," he told her. "I don't want to be with anyone else."

Her heart was beating fast as she took in the gravity of his words. "But we're pretty young," she stated looking away.

Adam brought his hand to her chin and gently raised it until her eyes found his. "I don't think that matters. I know who I want to be with and it's you," he declared. "Do you ever think about the future? Once we're out of school? What our lives together might be like?" he pressed. He felt extremely vulnerable at the moment but he needed to know if she felt the way he did, so he forged ahead undeterred.

"What?" she croaked out. It felt like he was reading her mind. All this time she thought she had been getting ahead of herself. It felt good to know he had been thinking of the same things.

Adam smiled. When he looked into her eyes he got a good feeling.

"Yeah," she finally answered. He grinned widely.

"Do you want to get married?" he asked.

Her eyebrows shot up. "Um, is that a proposal?"

Adam softly laughed. "No," he quickly assured her.

She held her hand over her heart and fell down laughing. "Good, because I don't think I could handle that," she joked. That would be moving a little too fast, even for her.

He joined her on the carpet and gently caressed her cheek. "I meant, would you want to get married someday… to me?"

Fiona pulled him into a lingering kiss. "Maybe," she teased.

Adam nodded. "I'll take that. Maybe is good," he quipped.

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The next morning Fiona awoke with a start. She turned on her side and snuggled close to her pillow in an attempt to coax herself back to sleep, but when memories of last night came to mind it was of use. 'Did we really have that conversation?' she questioned. She turned to Adam's side of the bed but found it empty.

She dragged herself out of the covers and migrated to the bathroom. She washed her face and brushed her teeth. When she exited, her room was still empty. She decided to look for him. As she walked down the hall the delicious aroma of eggs and fresh baked biscuits filled her nose.

She rounded the corner and saw Adam at the stove. He was wearing his blue Panthers undershirt and a pair of plaid boxers. He nodded his head to the soft music playing as he cooked. She smiled broadly, immediately recognizing the song.

It's just right, it's just right
A million words will never say,
The way I truly feel about,
The one I just I can't live without

Cause it's like that, it's like that
The way you move, the way you dance
The way I know the moment when,
You need my love, you need my hand

And all I want to do is see you
All I want to do is please you
I'm hypnotized by everything you do
I hope I'm just right for you

And baby I know, you're the only one for me
And it's right there on your lips
And it's right there in your kiss
And baby I know, you're the only air I breathe
And it's right there on your lips,
And it's right there in your kiss

Just right
Just right for me
Just right
Just right for me

Adam went to grab some milk from the fridge. He smiled when he saw his girlfriend. "Morning Fi."

"Morning Adam," she told him.

He looked at her with open affection for a moment before closing the distance between them. She wrapped her arms around his neck and deepened their kiss. Adam brought his hands to her waist as the passion exploded between them.

After a long moment Adam suddenly pulled away. "Crap, the eggs!"

Ten minutes later they were sitting at the kitchen table with a new batch of scrambled eggs, ham, and fresh biscuits.

Fiona sighed happily as she sat across from her boyfriend. "You know, a girl could get used to this," she teased.

Adam laughed. "I hope so, 'cause that's how I roll."

She looked at him for moment. "Did last night really happen?" she asked hesitantly.

He took a sip of orange juice. "You mean when you said you wanted to marry me?" he grinned.

She gave him a look. "I said maybe," she corrected him.

He waved her off. "You say that now, but I'll wear you down," he joked.

She smiled at him. "You're really not freaked out?" she questioned. She could imagine that most sixteen year old boys would be.

Adam leaned closer to her. "A little," he admitted. The depth of his feelings scared him but he felt what he felt. "What about you?"

She chuckled nervously. "Yeah." A little might be an understatement, but she was certain of how she felt about Adam.

He let out a breath. "So, we're on the same page. That's good." He reached for her hand.

Fiona nodded. "Yeah, that's good," she agreed. She paused before suggesting, "We might want to keep this to ourselves for now." They could use some time to figure things out, but she was thrilled Adam saw her in his future, like she envisioned him in hers.

Adam squeezed her hand. "Ya think?" he laughed.

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-FIN-

A/N: Wow, 92 pages in Word! Insane!

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Okay, now to reveal what comes next... This story ended in November. There's a two-shot I previously published called "That's All", which takes place in December (I just updated the timeline on my Author's Profile). The next story, "Blood On The Ground" takes place right after it. I will publish it later this week!

I was debating whether or not to add a love scene to "Radiate" but ultimately decided it didn't need one. "That's All" is pretty racy. If you haven't read it, you may want to before read it "Blood On The Ground".

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