Sue flopped down on her bed and buried her face into her pillow. "I can't believe this keeps happening." She muttered to herself. At that time, Frankie came into the room and sat down at the foot of the bed. "If you would have seen Sean's face when Aiden kissed you, you'd have your answer about whether or not he likes you." she said to her daughter. "I should have gone after him, but I didn't want to run out on Aiden either after he came here to surprise me. I don't even know how he found out about the party in the first place. This is probably my fault for kissing someone else when I'm sort of seeing someone already, even if it isn't very serious with Aiden. We've only been out a few times." Sue said. "What are you going to do?" Frankie asked. "I don't know. I need to break it off with Aiden. It's not fair to him if I string him along when I'm really interested in Sean. I think I just want to go back to my apartment so I can have some time alone. No offense...I just need to get away for a while." Sue said. Frankie hugged Sue and smiled. "I'll help you pack your things." Frankie said.

Sean quietly sat in his room at his parent's house after storming out of the Heck's New Year's Eve party. He always knew he had a thing for Sue, but seeing her kiss someone else really upset him, confirming his feelings were stronger than he even knew. "Why didn't I just tell her the truth?" he wondered to himself. Up until Christmas Eve, he never knew that there was even a possibility that Sue liked him too. The kiss that they shared on Christmas Eve felt very real to him, and yet neither of them had the courage to talk about what had happened. Sean was upset with himself for not taking his chance to tell Sue how he felt at the New Year's Eve party. He didn't intend to blurt it out to Axl who just happened to be standing on the porch that night. At the same time, he was glad that someone knew the truth. Nancy Donahue came into Sean's room with a plate of chocolate chip cookies. "Sean, honey, are you okay? Why did you leave the party so soon?" she asked her son. "Hmm? Oh. No thanks, Mom, I'm not hungry." He told her. No one was able to say no to her famous chocolate chip cookies, so this really had her concerned. "Tell me what's going on? I already told you that we signed you up with a tutor to help boost those grades up." Nancy said. "It's not that." Sean said and then sighed. "I guess I should just tell you. I like Sue. I mean, I really like her and I have for a long time. I don't know if she likes me though. Tonight I was finally going to tell her and I never got a chance. Every time I am about to tell her, something comes up." He continued. "Wow, I had no idea...but I'm so happy. Sue is so sweet and you two would be so cute together. How long has this been going on?" Nancy asked. "I don't know," he said. "...I guess I've always had a thing for her, but didn't think much about it until last year. Remember when I drove to East Indy to surprise her and take her to the ball when I thought she didn't have a date? I was actually pretty upset that she already had a date...and I wanted to tell her how I felt at that moment but I didn't want to cause any trouble." Sean continued. "The ball?" Nancy asked. "Wait a minute. Ohhh...that makes so much sense now. I remember that night. Sue pulled up to the house in a hurry in the Winnebago and she was all dressed up. She was looking for you but you were already gone. I had no idea that..." Sean cut her off. "She what? She was here?" He questioned. "I'm sorry I didn't tell you, I didn't know what it was about." She said. "I have to go." Sean said in a hurry and ran out the door.

Sean ran across the street to the Heck's house and went inside without knocking. The New Year's Eve party was still going on and he didn't want to waste any more time. He frantically looked around the room and didn't see Sue. Frankie came around the corner and saw Sean. Sean nervously smiled at Frankie and approached her. "Hi Mrs. Heck. I need to talk to Sue, it's really important." He said. "Oh no. I'm so sorry, Sean. She actually just left to go back to her apartment. She was pretty upset about tonight." Frankie said. "She was?" Sean asked and then smiled. He realized that the smile was inappropriate and quickly returned to having a serious face. "You do know how she...umm..no, it's not my place to say anything." Frankie said. "Thanks, Mrs. Heck." Sean said quickly, patted her on the shoulder and left the house. Sean ran back across the street and got into his car. He took a deep breath before putting his keys into the ignition. "It's go time." He said to himself before starting the drive to East Indy.

Sue was at her apartment unpacking her luggage. Lexie was spending the school break with her family so Sue had the apartment to herself for the first time in a long time. It wasn't common for her to still be awake in the middle of the night, but there was no where to be in the morning and besides, her mind was filled with racing thoughts. After all, it was still New Year's and practically everyone stays awake late anyway. Knowing this, it still came as a shock when there was a light knocking at her door at 2am. She quickly went to the door and slowly opened it. "Oh, hi..." Sue said. "What are you doing here?" She asked. Aiden stood on the other side of the door. "I couldn't sleep and thought you might still be up. Do you want to watch a movie or something?" He asked. "Ummm...sure...but there's something we need to..." Aiden walked inside and went over to the stack of DVDs. "How about this one?" He asked while holding up a DVD. He popped it into the DVD player before she had a chance to reply and he sat down on the couch. "Okay..." She replied before sitting down on the opposite end of the couch. "What are you doing all the way over th.." He started before Sue jumped up from the couch. "POPCORN!" She shouted nervously and ran over to the pantry. She opened the door and stepped inside for a minute. "What are you doing?" She whispered to herself before grabbing a bag of popcorn and tossing it in the microwave. Aiden looked over at her and shrugged his shoulders before turning back toward the TV. At that time, there was another knock at the front door. "What the..." Sue asked to herself before walking to the door. She opened it and couldn't believe her eyes. Sean stood in the hallway holding a small stuffed Penguin and a bottle of sparkling grape juice. "Hey, Suzy-Q!" He smiled at her with a typical giant Donahue smile? "I hope I didn't wake you, I know it's late and I should have called first but I just wanted to surprise you and I really think we should ta.." Sean said before being interrupted. "What's going on?" Aiden asked as he walked up to the door and stood next to Sue. Sean's smile quickly disappeared and the stuffed Penguin fell to the floor with a squeak. Sue was still standing at the door in shock. "Um...I...ummm.." she stammered. Sean stood at the door and it was hard to tell exactly what he was feeling at that moment. "Sue? Who is this?" Aiden asked. "Umm...this is...Sean Donahue. Our families live near each other and we're close friends. He goes to St. Matthew's next door." She said, while leaving out the part about how 'close' they actually were. He eyes quickly shifted back and forth between the two guys. "Nice to meet you buddy...but it's pretty late. Maybe you should come back tomorrow." Aiden suggested and then closed the door in Sean's face. "Aiden!" Sue shouted. "What?" Aiden responded while going back to the couch. Sue opened the door to apologize but Sean was no longer standing there. The penguin and the bottle of sparking grape juice were all that remained in the hallway. "No..." Sue said to herself as a tear rolled down her face. She slowly closed the door and turned toward Aiden. "We need to talk." She said to him.

"You kissed him?" Aiden asked quietly. Sue nodded. "I'm sorry. I know that it isn't right to do that to you but I just...it's always been him." She said and then looked down at the floor. "I should be mad at you...but I'm not." Aiden started. "We've only been going out for a few weeks." He said and put his hand on her shoulder. "I'm sorry I kicked him out. I should probably go." He continued and then stood up and walked to the door. "See you around campus?" he asked before opening the door. "Okay." She replied and then closed the door behind him. She slid down to the floor and put her head on her knees. "What a night." She murmured to herself. She got back up and walked over to the kitchen where the popcorn had still been sitting, untouched. She ate a piece and spit it out. "Ugh, cold popcorn." She poured it into a plastic bag and tossed it into the trash can. Suddenly, there was another knock on the door followed by the sound of a key turning to unlock the deadbolt. The door began to open and a familiar face appeared. Axl stepped into the apartment and waved at Sue. She waved back at him with a confused look on her face.

"What are you doing here?" Sue asked her brother. He was the last person she expected to see tonight. Over the years, Sue and Axl did little more than argue but ever since starting college, they started to have a better relationship. He had spent time with her on campus before she had made new friends when first arriving at school, he invited her to parties, and he even escorted her to the ball after she had unsuccessfully tried to reach Sean who had asked her earlier that night. Now that he was dating her roommate, Lexie, he spent a lot of his time at her apartment, although it was still unusual for him to show up without Lexie being there. "Oh, you know, spending the night at home on New Year's is lame. I wanted to get out of the house and away from the parents if you know what I mean." He said. Sue gave a half smile and nod. "Also, Mom told me what happened and I thought you should know something." He continued. Sue raised her eyebrow and looked confused. "Do you remember how you told me that Lexie had a crush on me? Even though it was an accident...I thought I owed you one." He started. "I saw Sean leaving the party tonight." Sue suddenly looked interested once she heard Sean's name. Axl continued. "He told me that he has liked you for a long time and doesn't know how you feel...although it's all just sooooo obvious." He rolled his eyes at his sister. Sue's jaw hit the floor. "He TOLD you that. Oh. My. Gosh. He was here and I didn't...and Aiden...and I...and?" Sue yelled. "Yo, chill out. I've got it covered." Axl said while poking his sister in the arm. Axl walked over to the door, opened it, and turned around to wink at Sue. He then stepped out of the door without closing it. "See ya, later." He said. On the other side of the door stood Sean.

Sue's mouth was wide open and she looked at him from across the room in disbelief. Sean was still standing in the doorway with an awkward smile. It was close to dawn and it was obvious that both of them were very tired. Sue slowly walked over to the door and never stopped making eye contact with Sean. "Sean..." She said quietly. "Sue." He replied. "Do you want to come in?" She asked. Sean smiled and nodded before stepping inside the apartment. He was once again holding the bottle of sparkling grape juice and the stuffed penguin. "I just have one question." She started. "What's with all of that?" She asked while pointing at the items he was holding. He chuckled. "There's only one store that's open in the middle of the night and it was the best I could do." He said. Sean set the items down on the kitchen counter and took off his jacket. Sue was sitting on the couch and motioned for him to come and sit down. Sean walked over to the couch and sat down next to Sue. "I broke up with Aiden." She said quickly. Sean smiled. "I know. I saw him leaving. I never left, you know. I was sitting in my car when Axl showed up." He said. "Really?" She asked and he nodded. "Sue. I don't want to mess this up again. I'm absolutely crazy about you. I just never knew how to say it. I mean, we've known each other forever and I really just need to know how you feel." He said. Sue had a huge smile on her face. "Sean, I..." She started before throwing her arms around him and pressing her lips to his. Sean gasped and started running his hands through her hair while kissing her gently at first, but then more passionately. Sean pulled away. "Wait. Just to be clear..." He started. "Yes, I like you too." She laughed. Sean smiled and began kissing her again. Several hours later, Sean and Sue fell asleep with smiles on their faces while still holding each other on the couch.