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"Dean won't leave me alone," Leah groaned, but Paige had no sympathy whatsoever.

"That's because you let him into your pants the other night."

Leah rolled her eyes, staring down at Dean's texts and missed calls. It wasn't anything important- just Dean itching for another fuck.

"You try and say no when he can't keep his hands off you and that voice starts ringing in your ears."

Paige laughed. "I think we've all been there... But I guess some of us have a little more will power than others."

Leah tossed her phone to the side of Paige's bed, tired of the texts staring her back. "There's my willpower," she mumbled, pointing to the device.

"How long will it last this time?"

Leah ignored her question. Personally she didn't even want to think of her answer.

"Maybe I should just live by your mantra," she said.

Paige was a loner in her relationship with Seth that spanned a year and a half, so far. She wasn't one for feelings or emotions and it took her a hell of a long time to utter "I love you" to Seth. Even taking the next step- moving in with her boyfriend- scared the living shit out of her and she'd been doing whatever she could to dodge that bullet ever since Seth first asked months ago.

"How's that going for you anyways?" Leah asked.

"If I move in, that means I'll see your face every morning." Paige's usual defence mechanism kicked in, along with a shrug like the matter didn't matter at all.

Leah smirked. "I honestly don't think that's a bad thing."

Paige was determined to steer the conversation away from her insecurities, bringing up an idea she'd been pondering for awhile now. "What if I set you up with someone?"

Leah's eyes grew big. "That depends on who and why?"

"I'm tired of you and Dean," Paige admitted, "A relationship shouldn't be measly hookups, you hooch."

"Really? This coming from the girl whose too scared to move in with my brother?"

Paige sighed. "This isn't about me. It's about finding you someone other than Dean."

"Who do you have in mind?"

Paige smiled like the little devil she was. "Corey."

"No!"

"Oh come on! And Seth will back me up! He's a great mechanic since you're obviously in need of one and he can be your little picking on the side."

"Oh my God..."

"Just give it a shot, Leah... What's the worst that could happen that's already happened with Dean?"

Leah just laughed, not one for the idea whatsoever. "N-fucking-O!"

xXx

Seth, Kevin and Sami sat around Seth and Leah's apartment, consumed by a stack of old wrestling videos and a case of beer when the yelling began.

Leah had been on the phone with Dean for two hours straight- a fight erupting because Leah was sick of Dean's lack of commitment. As for Dean, he was pissed Leah hadn't ran back to him as quickly as he expected her to.

It was back and forth, meaningless sounding and completely audible.

The fighting was painful to hear from the living room and Leah's strained voice was enough to make Seth wanna jump through the phone and ring Dean senseless if it weren't for Kevin and Sami sitting beside him.

"Jesus," Kevin mumbled, "What the hell is going on with her?"

"Obviously has something to do with Dean," Sami answered, "He's the only one that can make her pissed off like that... Aside from Seth."

"Dean cheated on," Seth informed

the two, "Sounds like she won't get back with him or something."

"It's Dean. Did she really expect anything less?" Kevin's smart alecky tone shining through his words, "She'll be his doormat by the end of the week."

Seth ignored him. "She needs a decent, honest, nice guy that isn't Ambrose. Christ, I'd pay someone to sweep her off her feet at this point."

Kevin chuckled, a light bulb going off in his head. "Sounds like Sami's calling."

"What?!" Sami blurted out. He wasn't expecting Kevin to divulge that fact.

Seth thought for a second, coming up with a sudden realization surrounding his friend. "Sami's single..."

"He is very single," Kevin agreed, ready to drop a bombshell, "And he's had the hots for Leah since he met her."

"Really?"

Sami shrugged. There was no denying it now. "Uh... I mean, yeah."

"Not like he could do it anyways," Kevin said, convinced it was too big a job for his best friend.

But Sami furrowed his brows, sort of offended with Kevin's lack of confidence. "What do you mean by that?"

"Come on... Good guy Sami Zayn here trying to pick up a girl like Leah? I don't even think you have it in you."

"Are you kidding me?"

Kevin shook his head. "Nope. Ambrose has some weird hold on her anyways. No way you could compete with that."

Seth thought for a second. Sami was the perfect fit... He was a nice, honest guy who'd known Leah longer than most of their group of friends, even longer than he knew Sami. And he was just finding out he liked Leah this whole time?

"Why am I only finding out now about you liking Leah this whole time?" Seth asked.

Sami shrugged. "I was good at hiding it?"

"Not anymore," Kevin snickered.

"Wait," Seth smiled, pointing over to Kevin, "You thinking what I'm thinking?"

"Possibly... Does it involve Sami and Leah?"

Seth nodded, exchanging an interesting glance with Sami who in turn rolled his eyes. "What now?"

"Oh nothing," Seth said, playing coy, "Just you maybe asking my sister out and hoping something comes out of it so Ambrose is finally outta the damn picture," he suggested, grinning like a mad man. He thought his plan on the fly was genius.

But Sami, however, laughed at how insane Seth's idea sounded. "You're fucking crazy," he mumbled, "How the hell do you expect me to do that!"

"I have faith in ya," Seth said, "Plus, how could she not like you like that? Come on! You're in shape, you're into the whole punk rock thing, you have a beard."

"Great attributes," Kevin added.

Sami stood to his feet. "You two are crazy... There's absolutely no way I'm even agreeing to this, even if she-"

The creaky sound of Leah's door opened, interrupting Sami who immediately sat his ass back down, fearful she'd heard the entire bat shit crazy plan. Seth sunk into the couch, glancing at Sami first then at Kevin who could barely keep together.

"Seth?" Leah called out, leaning against the island in the kitchen. From where she stood, she could see Sami and Seth perfectly- Kevin's back towards her... Which was perfect since he was about to burst into uncontrollable laughter.

Seth felt his stomach drop to the floor. Oh shit. "Yeah?"

"What's Corey's number?" Leah asked, picking through a pile of papers.

Corey?

Seth shared a look with Sami, finding it a little easier to breathe, Sami too. She hadn't heard a thing. "Why do you want his number?" Seth asked.

Leah sighed. "Paige wanted me to call him about getting my car fixed."

No. That wasn't the real reason. And Seth remembered now.

Paige was toying with the idea of double dating with Corey and Leah. It would have been great if Seth didn't know Sami's newfound crush.

"Sami knows cars," Seth blurted out. Sami's reaction was priceless. If it weren't for Seth stomping on Sami's foot, he was sure Leah would have questioned what was up.

Kevin's face turned red as he tried keeping his laughter in. He was actually the one who knew more about cars than Sami did. But he went with it anyways. "Oh yeah, Sami's gold when it comes to cars... Plus he won't charge ya a dime."

Leah smiled at Sami. "Really? Who would have thought?"

Seth was pleased she was actually buying into it.

"I won't make you take a look at it now... Not much to look at in the dark anyways. But Paige and I have a shoot at one, tomorrow afternoon. Why don't you come over after?"

Sami nodded, like a bobble head. "Yeah, perfect," he answered, his mind unable to process how the hell he'd be able to come across as car savvy with Leah around. But there was no turning back now.

"Okay, well thanks Sami." Leah smiled before leaving the living room, heading back to her room.

As soon as that door shut, Seth let out a huge sigh of relief and Sami threw his hands to his face- covering his eyes. He was mortified. "I know nothing about cars! How the hell am I supposed to help her?" He panicked, racking his mind for anything he might have learned in automotive class- the last time he ever looked at a car with some intent to fix it... Automotive class, ten years ago.

"Relax... I'll figure it out," Seth mumbled, having no idea how. "But are you in this or not?"

Before Sami could even answer, Kevin chimed it. "You're lucky Seth set that up for you. I bet on your own you couldn't even score a date with her, let alone kiss her. And don't get me started about getting in her pants... Sorry Seth."

Seth cringed and Sami was straight up appalled. "You really don't think I can make her fall for a guy like me?"

"Nope," Kevin was quick to say.

To Sami, everything about this ridiculous plan or bet was just that- ridiculous. But he wanted nothing more than to prove Kevin wrong and maybe score a chance with Seth's sister... Finally.

"You know what? I'm in."

Seth sat there, wide eyed and all. He never thought for a second how ridiculous it was pawning his sister off but the idea of Sami and Leah together just sounded good. He wasn't passing it up and Kevin's doubts only made Sami more determined- his competitive nature taking the best of him. Kevin should have known better.

"Then I bet you, Sami fucking Zayn," Kevin muttered, pointing his finger directly at him, "You couldn't kiss her in a week, score a date in three and fuck her in four. And to show you that I'm serious,Bobby Orr 1962is up for grabs my friend."

"Oh, you bastard..." Sami mumbled. Kevin's vintage Bobby Orr hockey card- a super valuable piece of nostalgia up for grabs? Sami hated himself for even considering the bet now.

"So you in?" Seth asked.

Sami hesitated for awhile but finally extended his hand to shake Seth's first, his grip painfully right once he shook Kevin's next- the bet officially in place.

"You got it."

xXx

Is this for real?

Sami was sure this was some kinda reward for the work that had been done to Leah's old rust bucket, even though it wasn't his work to claim. But there was no way he'd be passing up the little slice of heaven that was admiring from afar.

"Holy shit... Wow."

Seth had the great idea of having Sami and Kevin sort out what was actually wrong with the piece of shit while Leah was shooting- disguising Kevin's work as Sami's. It was perfect.

"It was a leaky radiator," Sami remembered, just like Kevin coached him to say,"I patched it up with sealant."

He couldn't have thanked Kevin enough for his help and Seth for coming up with an actual brilliant plan to dodge such a bullet.

Now Sami could relax and enjoy his first experience on set. It really was heaven. He'd never seen anything like it.

Sure there were many times he'd seen her in a bikini and pictures from other shoots were one thing but actually seeing her model in person was another.

She really was a sight to see- Her long brown hair loosely curled, some bits twisted into braids, wrapped around her head like a crown. She looked so natural, almost no makeup gracing her skin. He liked her better that way- her natural beauty shining through. And that body draped in a tight, rather revealing lace number... Goddamn. Sami had never stared so much in his life.

"You know this is the only time I'm okay with you looking at my sister dressed like that," Seth whispered.

"Fair enough," Sami nodded.

"Hey! You made it," Paige beamed, wrapping her arms around Seth, pulling him in for a quick kiss.

"Yeah. Didn't take long for Sami to figure out what was wrong with Leah's car," Seth informed, weirded out while associating Sami and cars especially in front of Paige.

She was in disbelief herself, pointing her finger at Sami suspiciously. "You? Really?"

"Yep," Sami shrugged with the straightest expression possible.

"Really?"

"Yeah."

"I really wouldn't take you for the type, Sami... I thought it was Kevin's thing."

Sami shrugged again. "Everyone's got hidden talents, right?"

"Some more than others," Paige smirked, "But it saved her from visiting Corey's shop... 'Cause I know how much she wanted to do that."

"Sami's a godsend," Seth said.

"So," Sami started, his hands in his pockets, looking around the place... But really he was scoping Leah out the entire time. "This is interesting."

"Usually is... Sometimes less clothing, too," Paige casually dropped.

"Wow," Sami breathed, covering his obvious excitement with a chuckle. Thankfully where they stood in the dim corner, Paige couldn't see his red, flushed cheeks.

"I guess she should be the one to tell you, but she got a call all the way from New York. This time the big wigs wanna meet with her!" Paige announced so proudly to Seth. He smiled, knowing that was her ultimate goal when she figured modelling was her calling.

"Good for her. I'm proud of her," Seth beamed, "When is that happening?"

"After my birthday, of course," Paige giggled, "There's no way she's missing that."

It was as if Sami were disconnected from the conversation happening between Paige and Seth once Leah happened to approach, a huge smile on her face. "Hey," she greeted, standing right in front of Sami.

"Hey... You look great." He couldn't help the compliment slipping out of his mouth.

"Thanks," Leah laughed, folding her arms across her chest. Now she was really teasing...

"How'd it go with old rust bucket?" She asked.

'... Leaky radiator... I patched it up with sealant...' Sami remembered.

"Good... Just a leaky radiator. Patched it up for ya."

"Really?" Leah asked excitedly. Her car had literally been driving her insane for so long.

"Yep," Sami smiled.

"Thank you so much," Leah said, hugging him. He wasn't expecting it but he wrapped his arms around her too, chuckling.

"No problem, Lee."

"I owe you."

"Nah," Sami played it off, "Don't worry about it."

"Nope... I'll get you back. It's the least I could do anyways since you saved me from dishing out money, and a date with Corey," Leah said, looking at Paige with a smirk on her face.

"Wouldn't he have been a good fit for her?" Paige asked Seth. "You have to be the one to agree with me."

But Seth shook his head, glancing over at Sami quickly. "Nah," Seth said, "I always pictured her with someone else actually."