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Sean dropped Emma off at her house; she said she would meet him at the party. She was going to go with Manny just to make her story to her parents seem more believable. She got ready for the party putting on a destroyed jean skirt and preppy but skimpy white tank top. She covered up with a track jacket she wasn't about to let her parents ruin her night before it even got started just because of clothes.

She heard the doorbell ring; it was Manny right on time. She ran up the stairs with her bag in hand attempting to make a quick exit.

"Emma where do you think you're going?" Her mom called after her from the living room. Emma opened the door and Manny walked in.

"I'm just going to go hang out with Manny, a movie or something." Emma responded.

"Hi Manny" her mom acknowledged "What time are you going to be home Emma?"

"Um, I think I'll just stay at Manny's." she paused "if that's ok" she added to make it seem like she was asking, but nothing was going to stop her.

"Manny are your parents home?" Spike asked.

"Yes ma'am" Manny smiled.

Emma's mother looked back at her "Be home by noon tomorrow"

"Thanks Mom, night" Emma said as she pushed Manny out the door.

The two girls set off to Manny's house where they were going to get a ride from Marco to Paige's.

The party was in full swing by 9:30 when Spinner and Sean arrived. They didn't even know half the people there, word had spread everywhere apparently. They headed straight for the source of alcohol; Spinner had been there earlier to drop it off and had unloaded a little secret stash in the laundry room. Sean followed him and the two grabbed a drink.

Spinner spotted Paige dancing in the living on her coffee table and went to talk to her leaving Sean standing against the wall looking at the other partygoers. People were already to drunk to stand Sean laughed to himself, Jay soon found him and the two made fun of the people who couldn't dance or couldn't handle their alcohol for a while.

"So… where's the wife?" Jay asked condencendingly.

"She'll be here and she's not my wife" Sean took a drink of his beer.

"Whatever you say."

"She's not! And even if it was like that, which it's not, it wouldn't be any of your business"

"Fine, Fine…I'm just saying if your turning into a pussy just for her you better be getting some."

"Oh I get plenty, and you can shut the fuck up" Sean just stared ahead.

"mmhmm I bet" Jay turned to looked around. "Speak of the devil" Jay said referring to Emma arriving and walked away.

Sean scanned to room for her and found her almost instantly his eyes looked her up and down as she approached him. He was really starting to regret his no sex idea.

"Standing against a wall and drinking, alone. You really know how to enjoy a party." She joked.

"hmmm, let's get you a drink" was his response. He led her to the kitchen and handed her a beer. Emma looked at him and cleared her throat.

"Anything but beer, please" She ran her hand through her hair. Holy Shit. Was the only thought Sean could come up with. He went to the counter and got a clean cup, in it he put some Bacardi and coke, but not too much Bacardi. Emma was pleased and they went back to the "dance floor".

Paige had finally found her way off the coffee table and in front of Spinner.

"Having fun!" Spinner yelled over the music.

"When do I not!" she yelled back and took a gulp of Spinner's drink.

"Look's like you need your own!"

"Make it something good" she smiled and retreated to the dance floor as Spinner went to retrieve Paige a drink. When he returned he saw her dancing with some random guy, and got angrier than he thought he ever would. He set down the drinks and walked up to them and pushed the guy Paige was dancing with to the side. Paige turned around to see Spinner staring down the random guy. She could tell there was about to be a fight, and she really didn't need a broken house.

Paige didn't know why he was reacting this way, they were just dancing. She stepped in between the two and started dancing with Spinner. Spinner soon forgot about the other guy and focused on Paige.

Sean and Emma had found their way to the makeshift "bar". Emma notice the altercation between Spinner and the guy Paige was dancing with but that was resolved quite quickly.

Shot after shot were being set up and shot after shot were being taken by partygoers. Emma was working on her third mixed drink and was feeling good.

"God, Paige is dancing on Spinner like he was a stripper pole or something" Emma announced to Sean.

Sean looked over and agreed that it was very sexual. "There's nothing wrong with that." He said stepping in front of Emma so she was trapped against him and the wall. Emma had a brief flashback to Peter threatening her but quickly discarded and took another drink. It was Sean, she was safe.

Emma pulled Sean closer to her by his belt, he put one hand against the wall next her head and held his drink in the other as he leaned in to kiss her. Sean noticed that Emma kissed differently when she had been drinking, it was more playful and passionate than usual. Sean definitely loved it. He pushed a little further into the kiss, this caused Emma to pull back.

"Hmm, I don't think so mister" she teased.

"Oh come on" he smiled back.

Manny walked up to the now separated couple and asked to speak with Emma. Sean excused himself to go grad another beer.

"Ok, so what's up?" Emma asked.

"Ok sooo, I think I'm gonna go for the new guy. What do you think?"

"New guy? What new…" Emma stopped herself realizing that Manny was talking about Peter. She felt sick to her stomach. "Wait when did this happen?"

"Just now, he's right over there. You know me I always like a challenge, besides he's cute…and new." She glanced over and waved, Peter gave the typical guy head nod to her. Manny turned around and Peter took the opportunity to grin at Emma who still in death stare mode.

"Wish me luck" Manny said as she turned to walk back towards him. Emma almost let her go and do it, thinking that it would keep Peter away from her. But she couldn't let her best friend go for the spawn of satan.

"Wait, Manny!" she called after her and Manny turned. "Don't do it, don't hook up with him"

Manny wanted to here why so she came back to the conversation "What? Why?"

"I'll tell you later, but please just trust me and don't go near him. Please?" Emma pleaded.

Manny took one more look at Peter then back to Emma. "Whatever you say Em. OH HEY CRAIG!" Manny replied but quickly rebounded and went off on a whole new mission.

Peter saw that Emma was now left alone and approached as she was waiting for Sean to return. "I knew you wanted me all to yourself." He whispered from behind her into her ear. She turned around and took a large step backwards towards the "bar".

"Peter stay the hell away from me." She said matter of factly.

"Or what?" He smiled.

Emma took another step back, this time bumping into someone. It was Sean. "What's going on?" Sean asked noticing the tension between Peter and Emma and stepped in the middle of the two.

"Emma did he say something?" He looked to her.

She looked past him to Peter, who simply winked and exited the scene. Emma sighed and looked back to Sean. "Emma?"

"I need a drink." Was all she said as she turned to the bar and promptly downed two shots.

Sean was worried about this little binge, he pulled her aside into the kitchen where there weren't as many people.

"Emma tell me what's with you two right now?"

"Sean it's nothing" Emma was beginning to slur.

"Tell me now or I'm leaving." He straightened up.

"Fine let's go"

"You won't be coming with me."

Emma looked at him, she couldn't believe he thought something was going on between them. He was being unreasonable in her mind. All that did was piss Emma off even more than Peter did.

"Fine Sean, he attacked me. The night you came over, he attacked and threatened me! He said if I told you he'd come back for even more. I slept at your house because I was getting nightmares ok! Happy now."

Sean immediately felt horrible for silently accusing her of having something going on with Peter. His guilt soon turned to anger as he immediately set off on a search for Peter. Emma tried to stop him but knew that her half-drunken efforts would be worthless.

Sean searched the house up and down he rushed outside to find Peter talking to some girl he'd never seen before. He swiftly walked up to Peter turned him by the shoulder and landed a perfect punch right in between the eyes of Peter who feel immediately to the ground and covered up in the fetal position. Sean kicked him twice in the side.

"You go near her again I'll kill you" he yelled and kicked him one last time before turning to go inside. A small crowd had seen what happened and within seconds Emma knew that Sean and found him.

Sean found Emma leaning against the kitchen counter. Deep down she couldn't have been happier that Sean just kicked the shit out of the guy that hurt her. But she couldn't help but remember the words Peter had told her about telling Sean, the fear was still there.

"Hey" he cupped her face "You ok?"

Emma smiled "Yes. Thank You" she slightly joked.

"Do you wanna go?" he asked.

"No don't be ridiculous. I was having fun until he came, now he's taken care of. Time for more fun" She kissed him playfully and pulled him towards the staircase.

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