"Long Weekend" – part 35

Summary and additional notes in part 1.

Author's Note: Thanks for the reviews! This is the final chapter!

Disclaimer: I do NOT own Degrassi!

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The moment his plane touched down in Toronto, Adam grabbed his phone and texted Fiona.

** My flight just landed. Miss u already princess – Adam T. **

She quickly wrote back.

** Glad ur safe! I miss you too! Call me asap – Fiona C. **

He smiled upon reading her words and messaged her that he would.

After he left the plane and went through Customs, he headed towards baggage claim. He didn't have anything to pick up, since he had a carryon suitcase with him, but it was where the exits were located. Again, he reached for his phone intending to give Fiona a call.

"Adam?" a familiar deep voice called to him. He instantly recognized it belonged to his dad.

He looked up and saw his parents standing a few feet away with bright smiles. He walked over to them and they promptly pulled him into a hug.

"Glad to see that you made it back in one piece!" his mother said with a laugh. She knew how much this trip meant to her son, and that he was quite sorry to see it end. However, she was thrilled to have Adam back home. The last several days without him hadn't been the same. Audra wasn't ready for an empty nest yet!

Adam looked at his mom with a knowing smile. He certainly had missed them too, but he left his heart back in New York City. It was hard to be fully happy when he was torn between two places.

Omar threw an arm around his son's shoulder. "Let's get out of here! Your mom made your favorites for dinner tonight."

Adam grinned excitedly this news. "I like the sound of that!"

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The next day it was incredibly hard for Adam to drag himself out of bed. When he opened his eyes and realized he was back in his own room, he couldn't help but feel crestfallen. He spent a long time staring at the photo on his nightstand of him and Fiona. It was a recent photo, taken last month of the two of them at dinner with friends. The shot featured just the couple. Adam had his arm around her and they were turned towards each other, with bright smiles.

By the time he got to school his mood was slightly better. He received a phone call from Fiona when he was eating breakfast. He hadn't expected her to be up so early. It was a pleasant surprise. They chatted for a while. Even though they spoke on the phone several times last night, it was so good to hear her voice again! He missed her terribly and knew it would take some time to adjust.

"Good morning Mystery Guy!"

He turned around and saw Clare looking back at him with a teasing grin. He chuckled.

"New nickname?" he quipped.

She nodded. "It's going to stick!" she laughed.

The best friends exchanged a hug.

"So, you have to tell me all about your trip!" she said excitedly.

He smirked. "All about it?"

She gave him a look. "Well, you can skip over certain details!" she amended.

They both laughed. He closed his locker and they fell into step as they walked towards homeroom.

"It was the best weekend of my life," he began.

Clare grinned at him, finding his wistful expression completely adorable. "I believe you," she chuckled. "New York or bust, right?"

He nodded. "Absolutely!"

As the day progressed he saw that Clare was certainly right! Nearly everyone he ran into mentioned the moniker or made a comment about the paparazzi photos. Sometime after lunch Alli pulled him into the media immersion lab.

"Sit," she commanded.

He looked at her amused. "I don't get a choice?"

K.C., who was working a project in the row ahead of them, quickly stood up and walked over. "I don't want to miss this!" he grinned.

Adam sent him a quizzical look and sat down. He watched as Alli typed on the computer in front of them. She had opened a browser and was entering a web address.

"We're not the only ones talking about Mystery Guy," she noted in a sing-song voice.

A web page loaded with the headline: "Fiona Coyne Says Goodbye To Mystery Guy"

Sure enough, there was a picture of Fiona and Adam at the airport on Sunday. The two were kissing and their arms wrapped around one another. A second, smaller picture in the inset provided a much better view of their faces, as it showed the couple standing together. They seemed to be mid-conversation in that one.

"You're practically famous!" Alli concluded. She loved gossip so she thought it was pretty cool.

"You and Fiona have been dating for ages. How come they don't know your name?" K.C. asked confused.

Adam sighed. "It's complicated."

"How complicated can it be?" Alli asked intrigued. Clare had shared her worries, but Alli was curious to get the scoop directly from the source.

He shifted uncomfortably. "They do know my name but they can't report it because of my age." His 18th birthday was still a few months away.

K.C. frowned. "But doesn't it bug you that Fiona's kind of dating you on the sly?" Like everyone else at Degrassi he assumed it was common knowledge until the story on TVM aired.

"She's not," Adam insisted. "It's just that… we know when my name is reported so will the fact that I am transgendered… and also the hate crime with Owen."

K.C. and Alli both flinched at the mention of that name.

"I am who I am, and I am not ashamed of what I've gone through. But there is a lot of ignorance out there and we're bracing ourselves for it," Adam explained.

K.C. looked at him solemnly. "I understand why you would want to delay that." He had been perplexed and at first briefly wondered if Fiona was stringing his friend along. However, what Adam said put it all into perspective.

"Crap," Alli slowly stated. Now that she fully understood where he was coming from, she realized why Clare wasn't happy with all the fanfare online. "Well, you guys looked like you had a great time!" she noted, deciding to focus on the positive.

K.C. grinned. "Yeah, you both seemed really happy!" He then added, "With all that PDA I'm sure you had a lot of fun together in private!"

Adam laughed heartily.

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"I made you a soy mocha latte," Gwen told her roommate as she sat down at the table.

Fiona looked up and smiled. "Thanks."

There was a short silence.

"Three weeks will fly by before you know it," Gwen remarked, commenting on her friend's unspoken thoughts.

Fiona snorted. Was she that obvious? "Then why does today feel like it's moving extraordinarily slow?"

It was almost 3:00PM. Yesterday she and Adam had been cuddling on her bed at this time. Right now, he was finishing up his day of classes at Degrassi. It was Monday, so he had Student Council after school. He was the representative for the Senior class.

Gwen chuckled. "I know the feeling."

Fiona shrugged. "Adam was here for only four days and I miss him like crazy. What's it going to be like after Winter Break? When I get used to seeing him every day and then I have to come back here? Alone."

Gwen took a long sip of her own coffee. It was a café au lait. "Long distance is hard. Really hard," she commiserated. "But you have to ask yourself, is it worth it?"

Fiona looked at her like she had three heads. "Of course it is! I love him!"

Gwen grinned at her impassioned response. "Then you'll have to deal. It sucks while you're waiting, but one day you won't have to. He'll be here in New York for good. You just have to hold on to that."

Fiona slowly nodded with understanding. "Sorry. I know that I sound like a broken record…" she apologized.

Gwen sharply shook her head. "You sound like a woman in love. Of course you're sad that he's not here."

Suddenly Fiona's phone rang. She glanced at the caller ID and saw it was Adam. A silly grin immediately appeared on her face.

Gwen softly laughed and stood up. "Well, I'll let you get to it," she told her knowingly.

"Thanks," Fiona said appreciatively as Gwen walked away. She answered the phone. "Adam?"

"I love you, Fi," he told her without any preamble.

Her smile broadened further. "I love you, too!"

"I've got a few minutes before the council meeting starts. How are you?" he asked.

"Better. Much better since you called," she answered honestly.

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FIN

A/N: Wow, final chapter! Still hasn't quite sunk in yet, but I've taken this fic as far as it can go! Would have to pick up with a new timeline story since the weekend is over, haha. I included 'Monday' to show a bit of Fadam's readjustment period.

Thank you for following this story! I appreciate all of the alerts, faves, and reviews!

FYI, the next story that occurs in the timeline is "Name", which takes place over Winter Break of Adam's Senior Year (Fiona, Drew, and Eli are all back in Toronto in that one!).

-Cheers!

Random Timeline Trivia:

Adam's birthday was mentioned in this chapter. When and what sign he is, is mentioned in "We Are Friends"! It's the first Fadam story in the timeline series ;-)

In chapter 6 of this fic, Fiona references a scene from "Love In The City" which was only recently published! It's the one-shot "Your Decision".

Gwen, Charlotte, and Michael all appear in my Fadam engagement story… Which I might publish next. It takes place three years after Adam graduates high school.

Just finished writing this story last week, but I started writing it back in November! Insane, but like "The Wedding" I am very happy to have finished it!