NOTE: Slow burn chapter (2 parts - part 1)

        A month prior...

Farah and Adam had a much different relationship than that with Juniper. With Juniper, they were...softer. With just each other- they were wild, unrestricting, and raw. 

Farah had been talking her ass off and while that was quite normal, today was for a different reason. Farah had put her trust in Adam a long time ago. They were intertwined in each others lives since the very start. But just because she trusted him, didnt take away the worries she had. 

"She's amazing, really." Farah had said, smiling down at her phone as she sat crisscrossed on their bed. Adam chuckled as he climbed into bed next to her, lying on his side and admiring Farah. "No, really. She's absolutely adorable in every sense of the word. Even her personality is fucking adorable." 

Adam studied her face while she talked and then shifted to look at the phone with her. "She is. I've enjoyed our time together. And watching you with her...well, thats definitely hot-"

Farah playfully shoved Adam's shoulder and gave a fake pouty face. "Hey! No poking the switch!" She laughed and shook her head. "She's funny, smart, this weird quirkiness, and just adorable..." She bit her lower lip and stared down at a new photo of the three of them together. "I was serious about asking her to move in. Have you thought about it at all since last time?"

Adam nodded and crossed his ankles, his body a bit more rigid as he took on a serious tone. "Sure, Ive given it some thought. Have you?" He studied her face again and watched her expression change slowly as she flicked her thumb to the right. He watched her for a moment and then looked down at the phone again. This time it was an image of just Adam and Juniper. Juniper was kissing his cheek and Adam was practically blushing through a grin. "That wasnt a fair shot, you know." He casually pointed at the picture. 

"Hmm?" Farah's eyes remained glued to the photo but her head tilted towards him. She finally pulled her eyes away and looked down at Adam. "Oh, you mean that I caught you practically glowing in a candid?" She grinned and Adam rolled his eyes. 

"I blush plenty, thank you. You've even pointed it out several times, much to my displeasure." He gave her a look and she blinked a few times in confusion. She was about to talk when he interrupted her, something he didnt do very often. "Farah, youre looking at that photo and seeing the photo you took."

She blinked again and then scrunched her eyebrows. "That doesnt make any sense. You just said the same thing twice. Are you okay? Did you hit your head?" She giggled and held the back of her hand to his forehead. Adam didnt even given Farah a chance to react. Within one fell swoop, he grabbed the phone from her hand, tossed it to the end of the bed, and was behind her with a hand tangled in her hair and the other placed firmly on her hip. Farah gasped and tilted her head back as she felt his fingers grab a handful of hair. 

"Are you implying I am not of sane mind? Do you think I would have continued this conversation while not in a proper state of mind?" His voice was darker and Farah felt a shiver run down her spine. 

"What....No-" Adam pulled on the handful of hair tangled around his fingers and Farah hissed. She took in a deep breathe and released. "No, Sir. I was simply teasing....and a bit confused."

Adam released the tension and placed a soft kiss on her shoulder. "Then why wouldnt you ask for clarification? You know I take these talks very seriously. I wouldnt dare talk about this without being prepared." 

Farah looked down at her hands as she fidgeted with her nails. "I- I know. It's easier to make jokes when I'm feeling a bit uneasy." She gulped and Adam released the handful of hair, brushing her hair to the side. Their outstanding rule of openness made their relationship an absolute fortress but each of them struggled in their own way with opening up. Farah was entirely devoted to Adam and her submission belonged entirely to him. Farah grumbled every time she remembered the contract she made with Adam. If he wanted her to talk about this kind of stuff- and properly- it was going to be a fight unless he hit that submission part of her. She remembered the first few times he had used that headspace for a talk and how hard she had rolled her eyes. She had been the one who wanted the contract and the one who wrote it up and yet she still hated the whole idea. Was it fun? Absolutely. Entirely overwhelming? Also yes. 

"Adam....she's fucking adorable. And look at you! Youre adorable with her-" Farah went to reach for her phone and Adam growled at her, sliding his hand around the back of her neck and digging his fingers in to keep her still. Farah's eyes went wide but she halted, her arm slowly falling back down to her side. "I-"

"Go to the fucking mirror." Adam's voice was not soft at all. It was angry. He let go of her and she slowly stood up and walked over to the mirror while Adam grabbed his phone off the bedside table. She stared at herself in the mirror. She was naked except for a baggy tank top she wore that her breasts nearly fell out of and her underwear. Her eyes focused in on the scratch marks on her hip and the bite marks near her thigh. 

It didn't take but a moment and Adam was behind her again, seemingly scrolling through his phone. Farah's eyes glanced up at him and without even looking up from his phone, Adam reached out his arm, snapped his fingers, and pointed at her image in the mirror. "Eyes on you." Farah wrinkled her nose but obeyed. Adam's outstretched hand returned to his phone and he switched hands, now holding the phone in one hand in front of her and the other hand on the back of her neck, guiding her head to look at the phone. "What do you see?" 

Farah glanced at the photo and rolled her eyes. "Ugh, thats such a shitty photo of me. When did you even-" Adam dug in his fingers a bit and Farah glared at him through the mirror. "What, Adam? What? I dont get it."

Adam paid no attention to the glares he was receiving in the mirror. Instead, his eyes focused on Farah's face directly. "Look at the photo, Farah." She glanced down at the photo of her and Adam again. They were both sitting at the table, Farah with a hand over her mouth, laughing about something, with her other hand holding a spoon. Adam sat beside her, staring at her with a huge grin. Farah rolled her eyes and Adam flipped to the next picture, one that looked like it was taken moments after the last. This time, Farah's hand hovered in front of her and the other hand still holding the spoon. Vanilla ice cream was on her nose and Adam was still grinning at her but was holding a napkin midair, about to wipe off her nose. Adam flipped to the next picture which was them both at a concert. In this one, Adam stood behind Farah with his arms wrapped around her waist. Farahs hands were over his while biting her lower lip with a soft smile. Adams chin rested softly on her shoulder with his head pointed towards her, his eyes staring up at her. They both were glowing. She remembered both of those nights. It was all three of them both times. 

"What do you see?" Adam's voice pulled her back in. She looked at him through the mirror again and shook her head. Adam took in a deep breath and motioned at the spot in front of the mirror. "Sit. Same as you were on the bed." Farah fidgeted for a moment but finally sat down. Adam sat down behind her, a leg stretched out on either side of her and his hand around her waist, the other showing her the picture on his phone again. 

"She took these?" Farah asked, flipping through some more of them. Adam nodded and released her waist to brush her hair to the side and softly kiss along her shoulder. She stopped at another photo of Juniper and Adam and wrinkled her nose again. 

Adam felt her body tense and slowly looked up, setting his chin on her shoulder and looking at her through the mirror. "Farah...Are you not seeing it?" Farah pulled up a knee and held it close to her chest but Adam rested a hand on her thigh and gently pushed her leg back down. "I told you to sit as you were. You're not clamming up on me. Farah...I love you. And any love for Juniper is simply additional love. Nothing will ever take away my love for you. Not one single ounce. Do you see the way I look at you? Hell, even Juniper sees it." Adam flicked to the messages on his phone and showed her one of the texts Juniper had sent him. 

> J: You two are adorable, you know?
> J: VIDEO [VIDEO OF: Adam and Farah slowly rocking side to side. Adam standing behind her with his arms draped over her shoulders and his crossed arms on her chest. Farah's hand were hooked onto his arms and, while the music was too loud to hear her voice, you could quite clearly tell she was singing her heart out with the band. Adam ended up chuckling as she let go of his arm and raised her arm to the sky, waving it around. He kissed the top of her head and smiled big.]
> A: Eye roll. 
> J: You even get grumpy like an old man. Farah would poke fun of you for describing an emoji and not just sending it. 
> A: Farah would also get punished. Is that what you're seeking? I don't think you'd be rather fond of it but if you insist...
> J: Absolutely, not- I'm the innocent one! I'm just gushing at how cute you two are, I dont know what you mean. :angel:
> A: Mm, yes. Of course you are. 
> J: IMAGE - [IMAGE OF: Adam's eyes lit up and blushing as he watches Farah dance around.]
> J: Now me asking for a punishment would be me sending this to Farah and pointing out how red you were.
> A: It was a concert. I was hot. You're pushing. I'd be careful if I were you. 

Farah stifled a laugh when she finished reading and bit her lower lip. "She sent it to me that night too." Adam's eyes dropped and he gave her a "youre on thin ice" look. "Whattt? It was super cute. I had forgotten about that." Adam made a mental note of that implication, though- Juniper freely admitting the action would have consequences and then continuing to the thing. He'd have to discuss that with Juniper later. 

"Thats the thing, Farah. I can never get enough of you. Juniper is adorable, yes. In every sense of the word. I agree with you. But that doesn't deflate your value to me. Ever. And if you're not ready for her to move in, then we wont consider it. You brought it up and i wanted to give you time to consider your own decision." Adams hand returned to her waist and Farah relaxed into him. 

"I am." Farah was hesitant for a moment and then bit her lower lip as Adam placed soft kisses along her shoulder. When he stopped, she sighed and then finally nodded her head. "No, I am. I love the way we all get along and that we can all talk through things. The way she helps out here- and yeah she's here a good bit but she never has to, she just does. Like she has so much respect for both of us, even as individuals, and I feel the same for her. I feel safe- in us, in her, in me and you. So why is my head telling me I'm...not her...not bubbly, or bug eyed, or cutesy..."

      Adam let her trail off and then lifted her chin to look at herself in the mirror again. "Because one, youre not her. And two, you dont have to be any of those things, though I have seen you in those states on many occassions. You just choose who youre comfortable sharing that with. And thats okay. Because that's not all of who you are. You're strong, beautiful, courageous, adventurous, a leader, and so incredibly intelligent. Farah, you are your own person- you can't be her anymore than you should be her. I love you as you are."

     Farah scrunched her nose and sighed. "I know you do. Thank you." She groaned now and rolled her eyes. "Can we go back to the bed now, I hate staring at myself and I still have to figure out a way to ask Juniper without us both looking like were angry. We do that, you know. Both of us- when we get nervous, we look angry apparently."

     Adam's eyes had narrowed as he stared at her in the mirror. A grin formed on his face that screamed sinister and Farah felt herself squirm a bit. "We can think about that later. I think we need to focus on you." Farah would have sworn she felt herself go pale if she didnt see the small blush appear on her cheeks in the mirror. "Eyes on you, beautiful." His voice was smooth but breathy as he guided his lips from the base of her neck to the back of her ear. Farah shivered and shied away but Adam had already snaked a hand around her hip and then onto her hand. He guided her hand slowly between her legs and left it resting there on top of her underwear while he took both of his hands and guided them to the crooks of her legs, pulling her legs out from their crossed position. He pushed her legs open until they were in a V position and then placed one hand on her stomach and the other between her thighs. Adam pulled her underwear to the side and then stared at the mirror. Farah had only done this pose a few times with him, each making her both want to good scream and bad scream. Her body seemed to slink against him and he simply chuckled. 

    "Let's find out some more unique things about you. And you can even have the first new adjective on the list." Farah seemed confused by this and Adam now spoke as he kissed along the other shoulder. "Slide your fingers in and tell me the first thing you think of to describe yourself." Farah's face lit up again as she took in what he wanted. Adam's hand moved from around her stomach to her breasts as he gave a small tug to each nipple. As he held her underwear to the side with his other hand, his thumb started to rub small circles around her clit, the circles just big enough to make her moan and whimper for more. Instead, his circles became bigger and excruciatingly slow. She whimpered again and then practically snarled at him. But she would do as she's told. She'd rather not deal with the alternative which would probably be some self re affirming lines and something like this. She bit her lip again as she slowly slid two fingers inside, feeling how wet she already was. 

    "So, you tell me two things you think of and then I'll tell you two things I think of. And if they match, you get to come up with another word so we have at least two before we move on. If we move on. We'll see how long it takes you to find a good word." 

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NOTE: Hiya! I will be taking a small break on this story but I intend to finish this scene before I do. I should have something posted next week to finish this scene.