Todd woke up and realized that he had fallen asleep holding Marty in his arms. He was so scared that when she woke up she would tell him that she regretted everything that had happened between the two of them. He couldn't lose her...not now...not after she had made him feel things that he didn't think that he was capable of feeling.

Todd took a deep breath as Marty fluttered her eyelids open.

"Good Morning Marty," he stated as he tried to read the panic in her eyes.

"Good Morning," she muttered as she climbed out of bed trying to avoid eye contact with him. She had made a mistake...she wasn't sure where or how it had happened, but somehow she had done the one thing that she swore she never would do. She had fallen in love with somebody, but love never lasted and she needed to find a way to crush this feeling before it destroyed her.

"Are you feeling okay? Do you want to take a shower?" Todd asked as he climbed out of bed and wrapped his arms around her.

"I'm fine, just a hangover," Marty stated as she walked away from his embrace and frantically threw on her clothes. "I actually have other plans, so I'll have to take a rain check on that shower," Marty stated as she threw Todd's clothes at him.

After he was dressed she walked him out.

"I'll call you," Todd stated as he attempted to kiss her. Marty turned her face as Todd's lips grazed her cheek.

"Yeah...okay, I'll see you around, she stated as she climbed into her car. She drove to Rodi's. She needed to come up with a plan and desperately needed a drink.

XOXOXO

It had been a week since Todd had seen Marty. He wanted to call her, but he didn't want his dad to eavesdrop in on the conversation. He had gone home for Spring Break because his dad needed his help at the office and Peter Manning wasn't a man who you could say no to.

Every night he dreamt of the reunion that he and Marty would share only to be disappointed at waking up alone, but he was back now and determined to find Marty and make up for lost time.

He headed straight to Rodi's and found her behind the bar mixing drinks and handing him out to customers.

"Hey Marty, I didn't know that you were a bartender," Todd stated as he sat down at the bar.

"I'm not, but Suede is sick and I thought I would cover his shift. What can I get you?"

"The only thing I want from you is a kiss," Todd seductively whispered as he leaned in and pulled her into a kiss.

She kissed him back for a second and then pushed him away as she remembered her resolve to stay away from Todd and all the dangers of love that he possessed.

"Listen Todd, what happened the other night...it can't happen again. I'm Suede's girlfriend and I really want to make things work with him."

Todd felt crushed and heartbroken, but he did his best not to let the hurt and disappointment show on his face. Suede was all wrong for her and Todd was certain that they were destined to be in each other's lives. He would just have to fight for her.

Marty cared about him...he was positive about that. He had to think of some excuse to continue seeing her so that he could force her to admit that she cared about him too.

"I understand...but can we at least remain friends?"

"Of course we can," Marty stated as she handed him a beer on the house.

Can I come over tomorrow night?"

"I don't know-"

"Please Marty...I could really use your help to study for the Calculus Test," Todd pleaded as he showed her his famous puppy-dog eyes that had always gotten him anything he had ever wanted from the opposite sex.

"Okay Todd...you can come over to study, as long as you realize that I'm with Suede."

"I realize that Marty, I'll be over tomorrow night at seven. See you then," Todd stated as he walked out of Rodi's

XOXOXO

Todd knocked on the door, but there was no answer. He called Marty's phone but it went to voice mail. "Come on. Marty, open the door...I know you're home," Todd shouted as he continued to knock on the door.

"Todd, come on in," Marty said as she answered the door in nothing but a towel. Her hair was wet and he could see the beads of water clinging to her smooth skin in the same way that he wanted to be.

"Sorry I lost track of time and I was in the shower. Wait right here and I'll be right back," Marty said as she began to walk away.

"Wait Marty," Todd said as he grabbed her hand and pulled her into his arms. He kissed her passionately as his hands slid down the curves of her body.

"Stop," Marty whispered as she pulled away from him.

"Why? I can show you a really good time," Todd said.

"I'm with Suede Todd."

"Then why did you kiss me back?"

"You caught me by surprise. You said that you would respect the fact that I'm with Suede. Maybe this whole friendship thing is a mistake."

"NO! I'm sorry...I really need your help to study. I won't make another move on you," Todd said.

"I'll be back after I change," Marty said as she headed up the stairs.

She quickly got changed into a t-shirt and shorts as she tried to focus on anything but how good it felt to kiss Todd. She grabbed her calculus notes and headed back downstairs.

An hour passed and Todd still had a hard time concentrating on anything that Marty was explaining about the Calculus problem in front of them. He couldn't get kissing her off of his mind and the need to kiss her again was driving him insane. He licked his lips as he stared at her soft, sensuous lips. He wanted to keep his promise, but he just couldn't.

"Fuck this," he swore out of impatience as he tossed his book on the floor and pressed his body against Marty's as he kissed her again.

Marty got lost in the passion and overwhelming feelings of lust and need and she kissed him back. She felt his erection pressing against her as their tongues collided with one another.

"What the hell? I thought you were studying tonight," she heard Suede say as the door slammed shut behind him.

XOXOXO

"It's not what it looks like," Marty stammered as she pushed Todd away from her.

"Really? Cause it looks like you were making out with Frat boy over there," Suede stated.

"He kissed me. It...it didn't mean anything. You're the one that I want to be with," Marty said as she pulled Suede into a passionate kiss.

"I'm sorry Marty...I thought that you had changed, but you will always be a cheap slut that bangs anything with a pulse. Whatever we had...it's over," Suede shouted as he pushed Marty away from him and walked out, slamming the door behind him.

"I'm sorry Marty, but it's for the best...you belong with me. I...I love you," Todd said.

As much as Marty wanted to tell him that she loved him back. She couldn't...no good had ever come from loving anybody. It was a poison that she just didn't need in her life and it would be better to walk away from him now before anybody got seriously hurt.

"I need you to leave. You were just a regrettable one night stand...nothing else. I agreed to be your friend and tutor you because I felt sorry for you, but you destroyed everything between me and Suede. I never want to see you again," Marty said as she held the door open.

"Marty, I know that you love me too. I could feel it in the kisses that we shared, please don't push me away," Todd pleaded with her.

"You really are delusional. I would never fall in love with a pathetic loser like you," Marty coldly stated as she pushed him outside and slammed the door in his face.

XOXOXO

Todd had never felt so low. He had put his heart on the line and she had stomped all over it. It had been the first time that he had cared about anybody since his mom and he should have known that nothing good would have come out of being honest with her.
He hated himself and he hated her and he would make her pay.

"Zach, I need you to bring some Meth to the Spring Fling Party. I really need to have a good time tonight," Todd said as he hung up the phone.

"Powell, it's Todd. I need you to do me a favor buddy. I need you to make sure that Marty Saybrooke is at the Spring Fling Party. I have some very important plans for her," Todd announced as he hung up the phone and walked away from Marty's house. One way or another, Marty Saybrooke would pay for breaking his heart.