"Space" – part 4

Summary and additional notes in part 1.

Author's Note: Final chapter guys! Thanks for following and enjoy :D

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Rating: T (so there's no lemons y'all)

Disclaimer: I do NOT own Degrassi!

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"Are you sure about this?" Adam asked Fiona as they walked up the porch. They had just returned from her condo, where they spent the whole afternoon together.

She nodded. "Yes. We have to be a united front if we want to be taken seriously," she insisted.

He kissed her forehead. "I love you."

She smiled. "I love you, too. Let's do this."

Adam took out his key and opened the door. They walked into the house hand in hand. The foyer was dark but as they entered the living room, they could see his parents had been waiting for them. The young couple shared an apprehensive look.

"We need to talk," Audra said and stood up. "Follow me."

Minutes later they settled around the dinner room table. Adam and Fiona sat next to each other on one side. His parents sat across from them. He felt Fiona fidget nervously, and he gave her hand a reassuring squeeze.

"So, your father and I had an interesting conversation this evening," Audra broke the silence.

Adam and Fiona were quiet as they waited for her to continue.

"It seems we're in need of some new house rules," she said.

Adam held back a groan. This wasn't unexpected. He was hoping for the best, but clearly his mother was who she was.

"Adam," she said. He looked up. "And Fiona." His girlfriend looked up as well. "I know you two would like time alone, but I'd rather you spend it at the house."

Adam opened his mouth to protest, but she held up a hand.

"I'm not saying you can't go to the condo, but I don't want you to feel like if you want privacy you have to leave."

Adam stared her confused. "What do you mean?"

Audra glanced at her husband. "We want to revise the house rules so that everyone feels comfortable. You guys have been in a committed relationship for quite some time now. I don't think it's unreasonable that sometimes you want to spend time together in your room. I'm not just talking about sex."

Adam flinched when she mentioned that. He looked at Fiona and saw she was in poker face mode. He was a bit envious because he knew his face was probably turning red.

Omar turned to them. "We've discussed it and we're proposing a new closed door policy. If you want to hang out uninterrupted keep the door closed. If you're in your room but you don't mind company, then keep it ajar. When entering a room, one will knock beforehand and wait for verbal consent as to whether or not they should proceed," he explained.

Adam nodded. It sounded reasonable. He looked at Fiona and they shared a relieved look.

"We ask that the two of you be discreet and considerate of everyone else in the house," Audra pressed. "Do we have an understanding?"

Adam blinked. "Of course!" he answered quickly. It wasn't like now they were going to go at it with wild abandon! They hadn't been caught so far and they certainly planned on keeping their amorous liaisons under wraps in the foreseeable future.

"Yes," Fiona said politely. At times, less was more. The conversation with his parents was going well, but it was incredibly awkward. She saw the light at the end of the tunnel and couldn't wait for it to be over.

Audra smiled. "Good."

There was a short pause.

Adam leaned forward is his seat. He was eager to leave this conversation behind. "Is that all?"

Audra and Omar looked at each other. "One more thing," his mother said.

He groaned and leaned back in his chair. He could feel that this discussion was going to take an even more uncomfortable turn.

"Are you guys being safe?" she asked.

Adam furrowed his brows in confusion. "From what?"

He turned to Fiona and she looked equally confused.

"I mean, there's a zero percent chance of pregnancy and we're monogamous, so there's no chance of getting any STDs," Adam reasoned. His situation had a lot of drawbacks, but not having to worry about teen pregnancy was a major bonus. Sometimes he wondered if he and Fiona would hook up as much as they did if they had to.

Audra had a wry grin. "I'm aware of that," she told him. "I still think you need to be careful. I know you guys are very committed, but you're young. If anything ever changes–"

"It won't," Adam said sternly, barely restraining his anger at her insinuation. "Fiona and I are going to be together for the rest of our lives, mom. We're not breaking up and we're not sleeping with other people."

Fiona nodded. "I love your son. He's the only one I want to be with, now and always," she affirmed. "I know Adam feels the same."

Audra sighed. She didn't doubt their love for one another. She was concerned because they were young and people make mistakes. Last fall Adam cheated with some other girl. Who's to say what the future would bring? She just wanted them to take precautions, even though she wasn't sure what that fully entailed.

She was about to respond when she felt Omar touch her elbow. She looked at him and he shook his head, ever so slightly. She decided to hold her tongue, just this once. They had broken a lot of ground tonight and she didn't want to end their discussion with hurt feelings.

"Okay," Omar told them, bringing the topic to a close.

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"That was the most awkward moment of my life!" Adam grumbled as he plopped down on his bed.

Fiona softly laughed. "More awkward than when your mom walked in on us?"

Adam grimaced at the memory. "You know what I mean!" He buried his face in his pillow.

She smiled and rubbed his shoulders. "Well, the worst is over. We're back in your room and I'm still allowed to spend the night. Let's focus on happy thoughts!"

He looked up and grinned at her. "Oh, yeah?" he remarked as he remembered the closed door policy.

She recognized the look in his eyes. "I don't think we need to test out this new arrangement tonight, but I'm on board for tomorrow."

Adam laughed and pulled her close. "That works for me!" he said excitedly, causing her to laugh as well. He leaned over and kissed her.

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A/N: If Fiona's regularly staying over at the Torres residence, I figured they would need to have a frank discussion like this at some point! And so, the idea for this four-shot was born.

As previously stated, this story takes place after "How To Save A Life", "Wanted", and "Daylight".
Which means, it's before the stories: "The Wedding", "On A Mission", the "Bare" series, and "Long Weekend"!

Lots of fics listed, haha! But, as you guys know the timeline series keeps growing :D

Thank you for reading!

-Cheers!