"Out"

Summary: In his first week at a new job, Adam walks an awkward line as he struggles to stay true to who he is. – *Far future fic!*; Adam-centric; Fiona/Adam pairing.

Author's Note: Welcome to my first multi-chapter Far Future Fic! This story is part of the Fadam timeline series. The last one that's set during high school is "Name", which takes place in December of Adam's Senior year at Degrassi. This story takes place FIVE years later! Adam is 22 and Fiona is 24 years old!

It mostly focuses on Adam, but there are plenty of Fadam scenes throughout!

Rating: T

Disclaimer: I do NOT own Degrassi. (I'm not even Canadian!)

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Fiona Coyne Torres leaned in for another kiss. Her husband softly chuckled before kissing her back. He softly caressed her lower back as they pulled away. She smiled. It felt good to be in his arms. She was happy he was home. She knew today was a big day for him.

"You really missed me, huh?" Adam grinned. He could get used to this kind of homecoming.

Fiona lightly traced his collar. "What do you think?" she teased.

Today was Adam's first day at work. He and Fiona finally returned to New York in December, following a long post-wedding trip. After celebrating the holidays with family, they turned their attention to looking for work. Within a couple weeks Fiona landed an entry-level position for a top designer. It took Adam longer to find a position in his field.

He playfully shrugged and Fiona laughed. They walked over to the living room couch. Fiona, who had gotten home before him, had already pour drinks for them. Adam smiled at her appreciatively as he picked up the glasses from the coffee table in front of them.

"So how was your first day?" Fiona asked after they had taken a few sips of wine.

"Pretty good. There was lots of paperwork so I really didn't do much. I had lunch with some co-workers, which was nice," he told her.

"That's good," she smiled. "What are they like?"

He raised an eyebrow. "You mean are they all comic book nerds?"

"Well of course they're nerds," she responded in jest. "I just wanted to know if you were the baby of the group."

"Har har," he said. He brought his lips to hers in a quick kiss. "You're cute, you know that?"

She giggled as she nodded.

"Anyway, I think I'm the youngest full-time employee. Everyone else is in their mid-twenties to thirties," he answered. "But I'm older than the interns!"

The two of them laughed.

Fiona looked at him with a mischievous grin. "So what's the temperature like in the office? Are you out yet?"

He laughed. "Sure, I yelled 'I'm transgender' at the top of my lungs from my cube on the first day!" he said in jest.

They had conversations about this before. Adam was out to everyone in his life and he wasn't about to go back in the closet for work. He decided he would bring it up naturally through conversation, which was the way he usually revealed his status to new people he met.

Done with his drink, he placed his glass on the table. He then leaned back on the couch and wrapped an arm around her. "Whatever happens, happens."

Fiona leaned into his embrace. She hoped it would go okay.

-oOo-

The next morning Fiona awoke with a smile on her face. Last night had been pretty great. They went out to dinner at an upscale Italian restaurant. The food was delicious and it was the perfect place to celebrate reaching a new stage in their lives. They were both working adults. In the past seven months they finished their degrees, got married, went on an extended honeymoon, and moved into their first home. They were finally living their future, together.

Adam squinted in the morning light. "Morning princess," he said in a sleepy voice. Fiona lightly chuckled and it was the best reward he could ever dream of.

She reached over and placed a gentle kiss his lips. "Morning." She looked into his eyes and grinned. "It's time to go to work."

Adam groaned and looked at the clock. "Yeah."

She gave him a teasing grin. "Welcome to my world!" For the past two weeks she had to get up at 6:30AM every morning. Most mornings he got up too and made her breakfast. It was lovely spending time with him before she had to leave, but she was acutely aware he was able to head back into the room and sleep. Not this time though.

"Or, we can lay here a bit longer," he suggested slightly hopeful.

She looked at him. "Then we won't have time to each take a shower," she pointed out.

He grinned at her and raised his eyebrows. "Exactly."

She slowly smiled. "Hmm, I like the way you think Mr. Torres."

"I just want the best for my darling wife," he said lightly and pulled her towards him.

-oOo-

"Mr. Torres. You came back for another day," Jack Reuben teased. He was Adam's supervisor. He was a youthful looking man in his mid-thirties. He reminded Adam of many frat boys he had known.

"Nah, you can't get rid of me that easily," Adam fired back.

"Duly noted. I'll have to send more grunt work your way!" Jack laughed.

Adam smiled.

"So yesterday Freddie set you up on your computer. This morning you'll be working closely with Rose. She's going to run through your responsibilities this week with the marketing material on the site," Jack said getting down to business.

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tbc

A/N: Hmm… I think I will double post since this one is a little chapter is a bit short…