Emma had needed to go home, not back to school and Sean pulled up into her driveway. She was sorta impressed with how well he drove and seemed to know about cars, there was hardly talk so he thought he'd go on about that. For not being a talker, he sure didn't shut up about cars. Emma snuck a smile at him as he spoke about his passion.

When he parked, he stopped talking, noticing how rich these condo apartments looked. Hell, he should of known her and Manny were the privileged type..most college students were. He worked his ass off at work to pay through college.

"So having your own car business is like..your dream?" Emma asked him, snapping him out of it.

Woah, did he say that? He was on such auto pilot when talking about cars on the way here..

And secondly, she was actually listening? He turned his head, a little impressed she kinda cared to listen.

"Yea.." he drifts, eyeing her closely as she nodded slowly.

She was a little shocked. She wasn't sure if this guy had plans or not for the future...most guys didn't. Sean did.

"well, thanks." Emma said and grabbed her books after opening the car door.

He smirked, watching her get out, "it was..interesting."

She tossed him a look, knowing that was sarcastic since of their bickering an hour ago but she did let a small laugh out before she closed the door and left. She had tons of studying to do.

When she closed the door, Sean's smirk turned to a grin hearing her laugh and watched her walk away as he tapped his finger on his steering wheel.

Should he go, or stay, and go ask her on a date or something?

((**))

Emma got into her apartment, setting her keys down and tiredly laid down on the couch. She paused, and let lunch cross over her mind again.

How wierd that Manny had ditched her...

Her door knocked, and she groaned, feeling SO tired but got back up. When she opened the door, Sean leaned off the frame since he was waiting for her and he stood a bit, nervously?

"What.." Emma drifted, oddly looking around him. Did he need something? Did his car break down? Ugh! She really needed to study and couldn't handle distractions.

"Go out with me this weekend." he seemed to order, and not ask.

Emma snickered just at that demand, but then blinked. HE was asking her out? I mean she's had some really good looking guys go after her, but he was a 10 and a half. The blue eyes, the smirk, the muscles. All in all, this about said he was TROUBLE.

"No."

Sean's mouth dropped and he madly shook his head, "Why not?'

"I'm not dating right now." she shrugged, and leaned on her open door. Couldn't he take the hint she knew he was trouble?

Nobody could look like that and not be bad news..

"didn't say it'd be a date." Sean taunted cheekily.

"then what would it be?" Emma asked, trying not to smile but laughed shortly and shook her head.

Sean dug his hands into his jeans, "I don't know, two people at a movie theatre the same time."

"Sorry but no." Emma wanted to whipe the smile off her face, but couldn't. He was good ! But she was better.

Sean stopped her from closing the door, "I'll change your mind." he promised.

"Okay." Emma sarcastically said and he finally grinned, letting her shut the door and she locked it, just incase.

She mouthed 'wow' walking back to her couch. What a persistent jerk. No means no ! She sat to study, and opened all of her books and put the lamp on the side table of the couch on. She leaned forward and tried to focus, but her eyes slowly drifted to the door.

She giggled a little, shaking her head.

((**))

"Can you have it in by Tuesday?" Jesse asked Emma in her office the next day.

Emma groaned, putting her elbows on her desk and head in hands, "I'm struggling to finish it by Wednesday with just my classes test coming up. Please don't put more pressure on me." she begged.

Jesse leaned on the door and chuckled, "Fine, no pressure. But get it done for Tuesday." he winked.

"Maybe I'll write about you!" hollared Emma after him and he laughed. Both knew she wouldn't, or the column would be ripped out.

Frickin Jesse.. Emma scowled and needed to take a break for the day.

Her phone buzzed and she pulled it out. Manny! Perfect.

Come home if you're not busy, we can chill at the pool on this nice sunny Thursday afternoon!- Manny.

Emma sighed in relief. Good idea! She could use a swim, it'd relax her. .

(((**)))

"Manny!" she called as she entered the apartment. But she didn't find just Manny but infact, Jay and Sean standing with her. . in their swimming trunks, with no shirts on.

Manny grinned evil, Emma COULD NOT say no to Seans abs, could she?

Emma tilted her head, trying not to stare as the guys turned and noticed her and she snapped her eyes to Manny, "Aren't we going to the pool?"

"Yea!" Manny beamed, showing off her pink bikini that Jay also admired her in and both grinned at Emma.

"We're ready." Jay insists, but knew what Emma meant. She didn't want THEM to come.

"You're whose not." Sean declared, raising an eyebrow but smirked to Emma's cute little high waited short skirt that flowed, and then a floral pattern bustier. She could wear such little clothes and still look respectable. How'd she do that?

"Let me change.." muttered Emma mostly to Manny and walked to her room

The three shared looks.

Emma leaned on her bedroom door, scoffing. Who were these guys and why wouldn't they go away? Manny had the WORST taste in guys. I mean yeah, VERY good looking,, Sean himself was probably one of the best looking guys she's ever seen, but with Manny's track record for the type of guys she knew? They were probably just looking for their next victims. Like Sharks In The water

Emma changed into her white bikini and stepped in front of the mirror. She looked good, but wrinkled her nose. She changed into her red bikini. .. not bad, made her tan glow- Why was she caring?! It was only going to get wet. She rolled her eyes and finally slipped on short jean shorts.

"ok." she said, coming back and holding a folded towel.

The guys had beers in their hands now and Manny carried a small radio. When Emma stepped in, two beer cans dropped to the ground.

They looked at it and Jay scowled to Sean who picked one up, clearing his throat awkwardly.

Something had..distracted him.

"You're lucky it didn't explode." Jay said, picking up the other and put it into his group of beer since Sean couldn't handle looking after such delicate deliciousness.

Sean sneered back at him, "It fell." his eyes turned back to Emma who hadn't read into the fact he actually mentally dropped it when she stepped in . He watched her turn to go walk to the front door, watching her bikini top strap swaying side to side against her smooth archy back, her hair also falling down it too.

Sean removed his eyes and followed after Manny. When Jay was last out, Emma shut the door and locked it and they went to the pool.

The pool was in the back of their apartment building, a family of 5 was JUST leaving as they entered.. thank god. Good timing!

When they got in, they jumped into the pool, but the girls got out and laid out on their towels to tan just 5 minutes later.

Manny had laid on her stomach, Emma on her back and the guys cracked open beers to chuckle and stay in the pool.

Sean slid his hair back and sipped his beer. The water went to his waist from where he stood in the shallow end and he looked like a God with the water dripping down his bare chest and abs, off his biceps.

Jay and him were talking as the radio to the side was playing Motley Crue and Manny nudged Emma.

"God he's cute eh?"

Emma was still on her back with her sunglasses on and snickered, "Cute?" she mocked..knowing he was more than that and Manny did too. What was Manny trying to pull?

Manny was impressed Emma noticed, and sighed dreamily, "Maybe you and he could-"

"No."

"Why?!" Manny pouted.

Emma snuck another glance at Sean. His hair dripping wet, and he was laughing at whatever Jay was saying in the pool.

"He's too perfect." Emma laid back down and tried to end the conversation, "Which means something has to be off."

"So what if he looks perfect? That's not his fault he's blessed with good looks...look at us?" giggled Manny.

Emma just giggled lightly and shook her head, "Hes different." Emma then thought about that, he did seem different. Manny eyed Sean too when he glanced over, not in ear shot or anything but she passed him a frown. This whole thing wasn't going to plan. Sean looked away and frowned a bit, sipping his beer.

When Manny was back in the pool and Emma was almost drifting to sleep while tanning, she shrieked a little, covering her face when water dripped down on her and laughed, "Really, Sean?!"

He leaned over her to grab another beer out of the cooler and went back to standing over her.

"Your blocking my sun." Emma said, putting her sunglasses on her head also noted, "And getting me drenched." She sat up when she noticed him sit down.

Did she give him an invitation to sit down NEXT to her? She noticed this one drop of water, falling down the middle of Sean's body slowly and she put her sunglasses back on, not wanting to be caught looking at that and shook her head when he looked over and offered her a beer.

"No thanks." she smiled sweetly but they both knew she was acting annoyed.. why couldn't she just accept the fact he wasn't going anywhere?

He chuckled though and sipped his beer. Emma noticed how fast his hair was drying but liked to see it wet.. with it slicked back all wavely? His eyes shined brightly from the sun and he just looked utterly sexy.

Emma scoffed silently, wishing this guy would give it up already. She felt the hair on her arms stick up.

"So did you think about it?" Sean asked, snapping her out of it.

Emma watched Manny start a pool game of beach ball with Jay, "Think about what?" Emma asked, glancing at Sean weirdly. What was he talking about ?

She glanced back at the game between the two in the pool and tilted her head watching Manny giggle wildly at Jay trying to hit the ball back to her with just one hand, since the other hand held a beer.

"Going on that date with me this weekend." he said simply.

He hid his grin when she gasped in disbelief, giving him a look, "1) I already said no." she reminded and taunted, "2) You said it wouldn't of been a date."

"fine, did you think about going out on not a date with me?" Sean corrected himself, raising an eyebrow at her.

"No!" Emma exclaimed. The nerve of this guy!?

"Do you need more time?" he asked as if concerned, not wanting to take the obvious hint. The girl meant a solid no. . but he didn't wanna give up.

"No Sean." she said, staring him in the eye to get the memo, "no means no." she scoffed, looking back to Manny and Jay.

Manny was laughing as he was playfully splashing her, and Jay stopped, grinning to Mannys pout. Emma sighed, god..obvious flirtation much? She watched them smile into anothers eyes and her shoulders dropped. Oh no... Manny really did like him.

"You should think about trying to use the word 'Yes', more." Sean confirmed.

Emma was still sitting up, but leaned back on her arms a bit as she playfully tilted her head towards Sean, "Yes, I'm denying your offer. Yes you annoy me a little."

He grinned with those dimples that Emma was beginning to curse. They were so damn adorable, and his eyes smoldered her as he gave that sexy smirk after he stopped grinning.

She rolled her eyes smiling and got up and his eyes followed her like prey, "See you this weekend!" he hollered and she snickered, opening the fence to leave but tossed him one more look.

As if.

(((((***)))))))

Emma walked out of her class on her phone, happily talking to Manny on the other end..

Emma: Can you believe it? I already think I aced my test and I already have an idea of what to do for Jesse by Tuesday...just gotta work on it this weekend.

Manny: Awesome Em, I'm proud of you! It's Friday so how about we celebrate?

Emma: It was just a silly stupid test..

Manny: But you're juggling so much with the tests, classes, and column. You deserve a break!

Emma: What'd you have in mind?

Manny: How about dinner at Riccos?

Emma: Sort of not in my college budget... how about just icecream?

Manny laughed: It'll be one me! I'll ask Ellie and Mia to maybe meet us there? Be like, a girls night.

Emma: Alright, I'll meet you there by 6 then

Manny: Make it 7 and we got a date

Emma laughs: Alright, bye.

She hung up, and squished through the rest of the people in the halls to get to her last class. When she got home, Manny wasn't there. Guess she had gone to pick up Mia or something.

She changed to go and got into something a bit more fancy for being Riccos Resturant. She came out with her hair curled slighty, and wearing a short silky dark blue dress with white polka dots. It was tight around her upper frame and ribs, than flowed so prettily around her waist down to her thighs (A little short, or maybe her legs were just so long. Either way, she looked stunning). The dress made her back bare, but bow tied across the middle of her back.

She then pushed her feet into black highheels.

With that, she left.

Emma called Manny as she walked up the stairs of Ricco's restaurant.

Emma: Hey, I'm here.

Manny: Cool! I'm inside, just ask for Manny's table.

Emma nodded and hung up, as a doorman opened the door for her and she thanked him. She then went to the host desk.

"For Manny?" Emma asked, looking around the restaurant but didn't see her yet. How do you not see a group of college girls!?

The place was beautiful, classical music playing softly in the background and candles in the middle of the white clothed circular tables.

"Right this way." smiled the waiter, leading Emma.

Emma looked down at her phone, seeing Manny had texted her as she followed the waiter.

'Please don't kill me'

-Manny.

Why'd she want to kill her? Did she pick a bad tabl- she stopped walking as the waiter did, but she didn't see Manny or any girls for that matter... only Sean at a two seater table, staring up at her with that devilish grin and she almost dropped her phone.

"It's rude to text when on a date." Sean told her and she stood there in shock.

Manny was a little snake. Sean was the devil himself too! She felt so...tricked! Her body felt those goosebumps around him again, and her heart pounding unnaturally.

"Wh.." Emma snapped out of it when the waiter went around her, "Where's Manny?" she asked Sean

"Ma'am.." the waiter said pulling out her chair. She didn't want to be rude but DID huff as she sat and Sean laughed a bit, leaning back in his chair and seemed to be eyeing her down.

"you're a stubborn thing, aren't you?" Sean asked, while nodding like he already knew.

"Manny's not here is she?" Emma shot back.

"Well you can't blame her for not wanting to go with us on a date." he teased.

"Not a date!" Emma exclaimed and shut her mouth, looking around embarrassed as some people glanced over.

"You look good for it not being a date." Sean huskily admitted, loving the polka dots and how she sat in her seat, legs crossed and looking so, feminine, elegant.

He had to admit, he never dated many girls who respected themselves or could make themselves as pretty as she could.

She looked really good. And she didn't even try. She thought this was only a girls night, Manny said.

"You and Manny set this up." Emma put it together now, squinting her eyes at him like she was figuring him out, not believing her own best friend would do this too her. and Why!?

Waiter came back and Sean just ignored her, "Can we get white, instead of red?" he asked when the waiter had red wine in his hand and then nodded, leaving again.

"You can't just force people out on dates!" Emma whispered to him, raising an angry eyebrow so he understood she was mad since she couldn't yell in a restaurant.

"I think I did." cringed Sean playfully, but smirked and her mouth dropped. He was a little devil. The worst kind! A charming player.

"Here you are.." the waiter in a suit said, coming back with white wine.

Emma glanced back at the wine twice and she shifted a little. That was really expensive wine. When he passed them the glasses, and left, Emma turned back to Sean a little less mad.

"He just poured you Angelo." she said matter of factly.

Sean gave a confused look, "Is that some snob wine type?" he asked, sipping it.

"probably the most expensive in this place.." she admitted

"It's fine." he shrugged but examined the glass as he swallowed, "Not worth it though, not that good." he grabbed the bottle to inspect it. Emma would laugh at how cute he looked, examining a wealthy wine like it wasn't that good and he was right, just a perk rich snobs tried to say to make them look better. Sean probably knew and had better booze at home. He was bad boy like that.

Emma finally put her hands on the table, taking a deep breath, "I'm leaving." she declared and went to get up.

"don't you trust your friends opinion of me?" Sean asked.

"No." Emma laughed a little, "A world of no."

"Why?"

"Manny has the worst taste in guys." Emma simply noted.

Sean frowned, and noticed her 'Dear Heartbreaker' attitude coming out. He could stand her stubborn attitude at time, it was just a part of who she was, and it was cute getting her all worked up and her smiles in the end made it worth it; but when her Dear Heart breaker attitude and hatred for guys came out, he knew that wasn't her. That was something else.

Maybe she had been hurt in the past?

"Just cause she hasn't found the right guy yet doesn't mean she has bad taste" Sean declared. As Sean spoke, Emma couldn't help but notice how his shirt and eyes matched...so blue. . so pretty . He cleaned up well going from bad boy to Prince charming.

She snapped out of it and plastered on a smile, "Well then you seem to have her approval, how about me and her switch seats and you can stalk her?"

"Oh please, don't be so full of yourself, I'm not stalking." he paused..was he? He narrowed his eyes at her and then thought about it.

Maybe he was. Maybe this was turning out more than just a challenge for him.

"Your main course." came the waiters snoody voice as he came over but not with the food, no he made two other waiters come out just to each give a plate to Sean and Emma

"Your ordered for me?" Emma asked Sean.

He must of missed her anger rising, "To save you time." he muttered, picking up his fork. Damn she was hard to please.

"That is so rude!" Emma exclaimed.

Sean dropped his fork, rolling his head back. Emma was not giving him a fucking break here. "Jesus, are you some feminist?" he whispered at her

"Ya!" she didn't mind raising her voice, "Im a girl, so yes I am!"

oh shit, wrong thing to say..

Sean's eyes widened seeing Emma bolt up and go to leave, muttering 'jerk' at him. He got up as quick as he could and caught her before she left the dining area.

Some people looked over and oddly watched the couple look in a fight or something.

"Emma.."

She stiffened a bit. He hadn't said her name before, and the way he did just now sorta made her tense. She slowly looked back at him.

He looked sorry, he looked like he was really trying..

Sean took a deep breath, "I'm sorry." his eyes held the exact same emotion he spoke of, and Emma believed him then glanced around to see people staring.

She coughed awkwardly, and walked back to their table and he followed behind, scratching the back of his neck and passed a sorry glance at a near by table.

The waiter had been waiting at the table for them, hoping they came back and didn't just dine and dash. The guy looked like some James Dean punk.

They sat back down and Sean asked of him, "Can you please take these back? We're ordering again." he said, connecting eyes with Emma but smirked a little.

Guess she can have her way tonight..

((*))

"See? Not so bad." Sean taunted Emma, following her down the stairs out of the restaurant after they finished eating and paid.

Emma laughed, nodding, not SO bad.

"But, won't ever happen again." she declared, giving him a look that this was it. As far as a girl like her, and guy like him could go.

"I'm sorry.." he paused, giving her a weird look, "Was that not better the second time around? Cause I swear I even made you laugh a few times." and possibly blush; but that was his fault, she caught him staring at her during desert.

They stopped out front in the night, the restaurants lights shining down on them and she shrugged her shoulders sadly, "I'm sorry, it was fun.. but you're just not my type."

Hot as fuck, isn't your type? Emma thought to herself.

"Amuse me with what is." Sean shot back, knowing from Manny that Emma just got rid of anybody she DID date and seemed 'her type'

Emma passed him a sympathetic look, "Your what? 21?" she asked him. He seemed a little older..

"22."

"Ok.." Emma says, "I'm 19. I don't know what I want." she teased, "Does that help? I'm focusing more on my studies than dating right now and you're wasting your time."

"What about that Spinner guy?" he reminded her.

Emma opened her mouth and then sighed, "That was a glitch." she shrugged and joked a bit, "Work purpose." she seemed to of looked like it was only her joke to be in on, but Sean got it. She dated Spinner for her column.

So why not date Sean? Use him for the column? Sean didn't get it.. he knew she enjoyed SOME of tonight.

"Manny said you dated two other guys the past other month."

"Manny needs to shut up." barked Emma and he smirked at how mad her eyes could flash, and then she would look sheepish that she just blurted out like that, "I gotta get home." she said, walking to a cab til she gasped a bit, feeling his hand grab hers.

Oh god please don't do that. She thought

She looked back up slowly, her Hazel eyes locking on his blue ones from under her eyelashes.

"I'll drive you." he muttered, still not looking happy about the rejection but nodded at her when she slightly did so back and he guided her hand in hand for a second to his car, til he let go and got his keys.

Emma felt the emptiness when he let go and she crossed her arms, her hand still tingling. Emma eyed him as he unlocked the door. . why did he want her so bad?

She looked away when he looked up and then got in.

They drove in silence, and Emma noticed Sean seem pretty... down about this. Sean also noticed himself feeling that way too.

Damn. He really wanted her.

Plot twist.