Jenna slowly walks down the sidewalk to her building, carrying a bag from the market.
Expertly texting with one hand, she sends out a message to Heather.
Heather
VERY happy. I just met a guy at the coffeehouse!
Heather
Am I rubbing salt in your wound?
Jenna
No. Itās not your fault that two weeks have gone by and I havenāt called Adam and he hasnāt called me.
Jenna
I still donāt have the guts to do it, and it looks like heās really done with me.
Heather
I canāt believe he hasnāt said another word about it.
Jenna slumps into her building and takes the elevator.
Jenna
Totally my fault. But letās talk happy things. Whatās up with this mystery man of yours?
Heather
Heās coming back with coffee now. Text you later with the deets?
Jenna
Please do. Fingers and toes crossed for you, baby.
Jenna swallows hard as she walks down the hall then enters her place.
She sets down her bag filled with ingredients for the loneliest dinner imaginable.
With her phone in hand, she wanders to the door of Adamās old bedroom.
To call or not to call? Thatās always the questionā¦
Adam
I decided to come here so you couldnāt hang up on me this time.
She drops her phone and whirls around toward his voice.
Adam is on the sofa, his brown hair tussled, his green eyes intense as he holds up some keys.
Heās wearing faded jeans and a Han Solo tee shirt that clings to his every muscle.
Adam
You donāt have to say anything.
Adam
Not when the look on your face already says it all.
He stands and tosses the keys onto the sofa.
Adam
Youāve got this expression that tells me youāve missed me as much as Iāve missed you.
Adam
One that says you remember what we were to each other before this whole tie incident.
Adam
Donāt look away from me, Jen. Can you tell me why you shut down on me like that?
Jenna
I donāt want you toā¦
Adam
Think the worst of you?
Adam
Why would I do that when weāve only gotten started?
Shocked, she locks gazes with him. Thereās a fire in his eyes that sears her.
Her vision starts to blur.
Adam
Oh, shit. Donāt cry.
Jenna
Iām trying not to.
Jenna
But itās hard to believe that you donāt care that I kept mementos of you in my closet.
Jenna
And that I used a specific memento in someā¦very interesting ways.
Jenna
I even took selfies of all those ways.
Jenna
Go ahead. Tell me Iām a weirdo.
Jenna
Doesnāt knowing that I used your tie that way make you squirm?
He shakes his head and, grinning, begins to slowly walk toward her.
Jennaās pulse trembles.
Jenna
Now that you know Iām not the innocent nerd you always fantasized aboutā¦
Jenna
Do you really still want me?
He keeps closing the distance between them.
Adam
Youāre still throwing a ton of excuses at me.
Heās so close that she has to lift her face to look up into his heated gaze.
Adam
You donāt have to do this. That wall youāre building doesnāt have to be real.
His voice is a ragged whisper.
Adam
Jesus, do you know how special and sexy you are to me?
Adam
And itās because of the things that make you different from everyone else, like your brains. Your heart.
Jenna
So youā¦donāt think Iām weird?
Adam
I mightāve been attracted to your shyness and nerdiness at firstā¦
Adam
But your kinks are what really get me.
Adam
I just wish you were more comfortable with me so you wouldnāt be skittish any longer.
He thumbs away a tear from her cheek as an emotional ache twists in her chest.
Adam
Just the thought of never seeing you again kills me.
Adam
Especially over something that I absolutely accept about you.
Adam
Why would you want to do that?
She grips his tee shirt, pulling him a little closer.
Jenna
Because I never thought Iād hear anyone say these things to me.
She slips her hands around his waist, hardly believing sheās touching Adam.
He cups her face in his hands.
Adam
Thereās another thing I came here to say.
Adam
I love you, Jenna. Every part of you.
Adam
Including the things Iāll discover about you from now on.
Jenna
I love you, too. Always have, always will.
He pulls her to him for a breath-stealing kiss.
Itās intimateā¦hotā¦longā¦
And promises many more fantasies.
He keeps holding her so close that she can feel his heartbeat.
Adam
Now for the question of the decadeā¦
Adam
What other toys do you have in that closet of yours?
