Part Ten

Emma

At the end of lunch I was totally anzious about meeting Craig. Before sneaking behind the building I decided to walk Manny to class. Just to be on the safe side. Or because I was paranoid. Maybe both.

She was going on about our double date.

"So, Sean agreed to it?"

"Yeah, I guess. Wednesday night would be ok. Mom and Dad are taking Jack to Grandma's for dinner. We can order pizza or something. Look at movies."

Manny stopped walking. "Em, I'm so proud of you. Peter was...a real jerk. But, you're not afraid to move on. Everything with you and Sean will work out. You'll see, the both of you will be happier than you ever were."

She flashed a huge smile, and patted my arm. "See you when I get home tonight ok?"

"Ok. See you." I silently vowed to to keep away from Craig. I knew I could. I had to. And then I turned the corner, seeing him, sitting on the ground, back against the wall. It was going to be harder than I thought.

"Hey." I said softly. He stood up when he spotted me. "Emma..." He came over taking me into his arms.

"Craig. No." I spoke into his neck. But it felt too damn good to let go. Too right to be wrong. He squeezed me tighter. "What are we going to do?"

"I don't know Em. I don't know."

"I can't stop thinking about you Craig.." I felt my eyes begin to water. Damn Crybaby.

Craig stroked my hair, still holding me tightly. When we fell apart, I quickly brushed the tears away with the back of my hand. Trying to regain some composure.

"So. Sean huh?"

"I need to be with Sean right now."

"You told him?"

"No! Of course I didn't. But I can't possibly be with you, can I?" I stared into his face and he cocked an eyebrow. His lips made this completely adorable pursing type thing that made me want to devour them.

"I don't know. Can you?" He challenged, staring into my eyes intently.

"What are you saying Craig? You want to break Manny's heart? Or do you want us to sneak behind her back?"

"No. I mean, I don't know...this is so crazy! One minute you're like a sister to me, and the next,..." His voice rose, then got calm again and he tangled his fingers in my hair. "...The next I want to...to..." He didn't have to finish. I leaned inward to receive his kiss.

Craig

Our little make out session got real hot, real fast. Within seconds I had Emma's small, lean frame pressed against the hard concrete wall.

"Craig.."

I heard her breathe my name and I totally forgot where we were and every reason why we shouldn't be doing this.

"We...cant." She pulled away. Just as I was ready to execute my conscience.

"Emma..." She took another step backward. "Em, we can't fight this forever."

"Don't you love her?" Her beautiful brown eyes were dazed and full of confusion. The same way I expected mine to look.

"I do. I mean, I do love her, but..It's just..." I put my head down and watched her from under my eyelids. "I want to love you too."

We stood there, staring at each other for a good minute or two. Her eyes were still watery, but she did something I didn't expect. She stepped back up and then kissed me.

Okay. So small update, but yay me! Anyhoo, I am in the process of changing my fics a bit. So forgive me if I am lagging. I know I said that Summer of Love was done, but I chose to revise a bit. I have been reading others' work, and some good ideas I had have been used! That sucks, but it's good for the other authors. So that's it. Hopefully Breach will gain another chapter soon. See ya.