AUTHOR'S NOTE: (SPOILER!!!) In this chapter you'll find out what Sean acts so weird around Manny.

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Manny sat Sean down on the bed and climbed up next to him as he laid down. She started taking off his shirt and unbuttoning his jeans.

"What are you—?" he asked.

"Sh," she whispered. "Don't say anything." She smiled at him.

Sean nodded. Manny leaned down and kissed him. Wait, this was turning into like what it was over the summer…

Manny came up to Sean's house. Sean was sitting on the porch. Emma had sent him a postcard from wherever she was with her mom, Mr. Simpson, and Jack, Mr. Simpson had been going to some sort of specialist for some treatments. Sean didn't know.

"Hi Sean," Manny said.

Sean looked up at her and smiled. "Hey," he replied. He had become sort of friends with Manny when he and Emma started dating. "What's up?"

She shrugged. "Bored," she replied.

He nodded in agreement.

"Sean," she said, sitting down next to him. "Could you tell me why Craig wants to be with Ashley more than me?"

Sean shook his head. "He said you used him," he replied.

"I didn't use him," she said. "He wanted me."

Sean nodded. "Right," he replied.

"Why are you disagreeing with me? I'm your friend."

"He's my friend, too."

She rolled her eyes. "I know," she replied.

There was a minute's silence. "Do you want to come in and get something to drink?" he asked.

Manny nodded and they stood up and walked into Sean's house. "Tracker's not here," he said, over his shoulder as he opened the fridge and grab a couple of sodas and handed one to Manny.

Sean walked into the living room and Manny followed him. Sean opened his drink and took a long drink of it and then sat it down. Manny sat hers down unopened.

"Sean, there's something that's been bugging me all summer," she said. "I just have to get it off my chest."

"Yeah?" Sean asked.

She slid closer to him. "I think I'm in love with you, Sean," she replied. Before he could say anything she kissed him. Sean wanted to stop her but the kiss was too sweet. She took his shirt off and ran her hands across his chest.

Sean woke up from the horrible nightmare of that summer. He didn't mean to do anything with her. He didn't want to do anything with her. She was a witch! She had put a spell on him. He stared up at the ceiling as Manny was kissing his chest. She sat up and looked him in the eyes. "What's wrong?" she asked.

Sean shook his head. "I can't do this," he said.

"You don't want to do it with me?" she asked.

He shook his head again. "I love Emma," he replied. "And she loves me."

"Emma told you she'd be here. She didn't show. If she loved you she would have been here with you."

Sean pondered that thought and kissed Manny.