Day 2.

Sean woke to stretch slowly with a groan. That was a pretty damn good sleep. He rolled over to see if Emma was awake and shot up, she was gone.

Sean jogged down the stairs quickly putting on a black t-shirt and slowed down when he saw everyone plus Emma just watching television in the kitchen and eating cereal.

"Nice ab's." taunted Lucas as Sean glared, adjusting his shirt. Emma couldn't agree more.

She smirked knowing what he was in a rush for, thinking she had got away. When she was little her Dad use to call her Mouse because she could be so quiet.

"We're going grocery shopping." Jay told Sean, "Since this place only has wierd food..."

Emma rolled her eyes at them.

"I'll stay here. I don't think our friend is to be trusted alone or out just yet." Lucas joked, glancing at Emma.

Sean looked between them. For some reason, he didn't want Emma alone with Lucas. Lucas treated girls like they were air to him.

"Do you want anything specific?" Jane asked Emma, passing her by. They were getting along now, just had to get the need of punching another out, out of the way. Emma shook her head no though, being hostaged just didn't give her an appetite.

"Cameron, let's go." Jay told Sean as he stood by the door with Jane and Spinner.

Sean frowned, grabbing his motorcycle helmet and glanced back at Emma with Lucas, playing cards together. He left out the door quickly, wanting to get this done soon as possible.

"Hmmm, lets see." Lucas drifts, walking around in the shallow end of the pool with Emma. They were bored and it's been an hour since the others have left.

Emma was asking Lucas about them, trying to get to know them a bit more since it wasn't easy living with strangers.

Lucas went on, "Me and Jane are twins, shocker right? We're both 19. Hogart's 20. Sean's 19 and Spin's 18." he explained.

"Hmmm." Emma said, sitting on the pool stairs as he slowly swam to her.

"Your just 3 years younger, rich girl." he said with a smirk and stood between her legs as she gazed up at him.

She leaned up closer to him, "Nothing you say or do will make me want you, Lucas. Just for the future, stay 2 feet away from me. Got it?" she asked with a smirk.

"Got it, rich girl." he said, with a wink.

As the others got home, they looked around for Emma and Lucas. Jane hollared that they were in the back and Sean curiously went out. He stopped walking towards the pool area as he saw Lucas dangerously close to Emma, and her smirking up to him. He swore he saw Lucas wink at her as well.

Now she was laughing and rolling her eyes.... he's never made her laugh yet. Something was boiling in him. God, was he serious? She's just a damn girl. He could get any girl he wanted, why was this one making him feel things?

"EY!" Sean shouted toward them as they looked over, he gave Lucas a look and bittered, "Got your damn burgers."

Lucas rubbed his hands together saying, "BBQ time." and got out of the pool.

Emma stayed in as she eyed Sean who avoided looking at her. What was his problem?

"How's the pool?" Jane asked Emma, coming outside as well wearing a black bikini.

"Not as cold as last night." Emma joked and Jane laughed and swam in.

Jane looked up at Sean, seeing him leaving and shouted, "Sean! Get your ass in." but he just kept on walking.

Emma swam around with Jane but ended up looking back where Sean last was. Jane saw that and laughed softly, splashing her a bit.

"He's always like that." she admitted and Emma curiously looked at her and laughed.

"Depressed?" she joked.

"Hard." Jane answered, "Mysterious, dangerous looking...whatever you want to call it."

"Why?" Emma asked, very curiously. Sean wasn't the kind of person who was easy to read, a closed book!

Jane shrugged in the water and said, "Who knows, the way we're all grown up I guess. Lucas is sort of like that too, only jokes around when drunk or making fun of someone. Our parents were never around, never cared to bring us to school."

Emma looked at her a bit sadly and saw the boys come out to help Lucas with the burgers. "And what about Jay and Spinner?" asked Emma.

"Me and Spin started dating in highschool, he just fell into it. He followed Sean and Jay around everywhere." she confirms, "Jay's not really the leader you know? Just the big talker. Sean's got the real skills."

"What's his story?" Emma asked, tilting her head.

"No one knows." breathed Jane.

This sent Emma to sneak a long glance at Sean. What was his story? I mean, the guy was hard to read and didn't look the type to talk about old stories, memories nor feelings. Why was he so.... unhappy?

"Hey Em." came a voice as a figure walked through the gate.

Emma turned her head around quickly, "Manny!" she said in shock.

Jane's mouth fell as the girl curiously looked around, not knowing who anyone was. Jay stopped and stared at Manny, almost drooled too. Lucas stopped barbequing and Spinners food dropped out of his mouth. Sean again, looked emotionless.

"What's going on?" Manny questioned Emma.

Emma opened her mouth to speak as Jay cut her off and said, "We're family." he lied and coughed as Manny eyed him and pointed to the blonde, "Me and Emma. Cousins."

Emma turned to give him a wierd look and then looked back at Manny with a fake smile and nodded. Sean chuckled.

"He's from New York." Emma lied, and hated it! Manny was her best friend, "These are his friends." she confirms.

"Craig said you had a guy over last night calling you his girl?" Manny said with a dimpled smile, "Whose the guy?"

God that smile. Jay thought not only was she sexy, but adorable too. He HAD to get in her in bed by the end of the night. Oh wait, shit. He said Emma was his girl... now he's her cousin. Oh thats going to be wierd if Craig comes by again and thinks their cousins after that...

"It's me." Lucas spoke up. Emma scoffed, he would say that! Sean looked bewildered, Jane&Spinner looked amused, Jay chuckled.

She got out of the pool and grabbed a towel as he came over and wrapped his arms around her from behind. Emma made a note in her head to take a shower as she gave Manny a believable smile and nod. Eugh.

"Really?" Manny asked, looking between them. Lucas was hot but she didn't see... chemistry?

"Mhm." Emma insists with a tight smile turning her head toward Lucas when he shocked her with a stolen kiss. She swore he slipped the tounge. OH MY SATAN!?!

Sean didn't know where it came from, but that boiling feeling in his stomach just raised a bit higher, and he clenched his teeth and fists, ever so tightly. He glared hard as they kissed and cursed the day Manny had to come over.

"Alright." Manny said convinced and walked closer to the BBQ. Jay tore his eyes from her but smirked knowing she was eyeing him as she went by, "So whose going to make me a burger?"

They threw another one on for her. She wasn't so bad.

"...and that was the day Emma started a huge food fight because of her protest." Manny was telling their stories to everyone around the back patio's table. They all laughed, eating. Emma faked a laugh and glared at Manny. Sean softly chuckled glancing at her and she caught his eye, he looked away quickly and she hid her blush.

"Don't forget, party on Saturday. I can help you shop on Thursday after school if you want." Manny told Emma.

Everyone gave looks, party? Uh oh. Usually they were all for it but would Emma tell somebody?

"By the way, you skipping today? Very unlike you." Manny insists, smirking and Jay chuckled. He bet Emma was a good girl, and Manny? She was definatly the bad girl. God he wanted her right now.

Emma snickered, "I think I'll be skipping all week, Manny. Your right though, so unlike me" she said and Manny got confused.

"She's a keeper." Lucas exclaimed with a laugh and gripped her upper thigh with his hand.

Emma wanted to slap him and well, so did Sean, maybe just backhand him and throw him off a roof.

"Hope I'm not a bad influence on you, baby." Lucas teased Emma, kissing her neck. He hid the pain on his face when she dug her nails into his wrist and he let go of her thigh.

Manny was getting up and said, "I'm going to get going."

"2 feet away." Emma whispered madly to Lucas who put his hands up and backed off.

Manny didn't even hear or see and explained, "I told Darcy I'd help her pick out a prom dress."

Oh god, Emma frowned. Prom was in 2 weeks! Emma almost forgot. Hopefully, the theives would be gone by then because she really, really wanted to go.

"Come back whenever." Jay said huskily as Manny walked to the gate where he stood and they smirked at another.

She shrugged and said, "If I feel like it." she smiled even more when he wouldn't move out of the way for her to leave until she playfully scoffed and he finally moved and watched her leave until out of sight.

"She leave?" Spinner asked, coming back outside with Jane.

"Little warning she was coming by would be nice, Nelson." Jay declared. Though meeting Manny Santos...was also nice. Jay smirked taking off his hat and running a hand through his hair.

Emma replied honestly, "I didn't know." her and Manny were such best friends, that she was like family and practically lives with her.

"And this party? Nu uh." Jay told her.

Emma freaked, "What?! Why!?!" she then scoffed, he was sounding like an annoying father or something and she the whiney girl.

Jay noticed that too and laughed, "Well darling, it's a threat to us. What if you tell someone?" he asked. Sean smirked at the two fighting.

"I promise I won't, it's just my first party since living here. It will be the party to remember!" she exclaimed.

"Better be." muttered Jay.

"Is that a yes?" Emma questioned, smiling happily.

"Fine."

I'm doing two long chapters because I'm going away this week. Summers almost over! OH NO. But anyway, hope you enjoy the next. I'll be back next week. Later!