December 19th

"A parade?" Emma asked, gathering up some snow while her and Sean had a little snowball fight outside the next day. Emma had to go home yesterday after KC's little 'encounter' and help her mom shop for Christmas groceries. She called him before they went to bed to make plans for today and were now having a little fun.

Sean hid behind a tree and called back, "Yea," he peaked out, "It's a family thing." he dodged back quick when a snowball hit the tree and he grinned. She had good aim, but he was faster.

"I can't imagine you- at a parade. " Emma said with a giggle after that he heard loud and clear.

He peaked back out to see her just turning around to find more snow. He smirked and bent down to create his own snowball.

Suddenly he threw it at her, hitting her in the ass. Emma whirled around and faced him.

"Did you just throw a snowball at me?" she corrected herself, "At my butt?"

"No," Sean answered innocently, slowly walking over, "Why would you think that?"

"Someone threw a snowball at me," she says, stooping to pick up a handful of snow. "And I think it was you."

She laughed when Sean grabbed her from picking more up, grabbing her into his arms but the struggle was real as she tried to playfully get loose but ended up falling back into the snow together. Breathless from laughing Emma turned her head to look at Sean who laid beside her. He smirked, and narrowed his eyes at her. "Good one, Stealthy."

She sat up, and he stood up helping her. When he picked her back up she had to ask, "And you want me to come?"

Staring at her as he took some snow out of her hair , he tried to remember what he asked. Oh right- the parade! "Yea."

"With your family there? It being a family event?" Emma couldn't help but slyly smile. Did Sean Cameron actually want her to meet his supposed crazy family? Was this something that could be a thing?

Sean looked to be thinking about it but was nodding, "Yes." he said again, "So is that a yes or a no?"

"Well," Emma frowned and remembered, "I told Darcy I'd go with her and our cousins."

"Bring them."

"Seriously?" If that was the case, she could bring Manny too. She always came along for family traditions. "Fine. Sounds good."

"Good." he pulled her in close so quickly that she gasped and yelped before smiling. Her hands held onto his shoulders and he pulled her hips closer to his. They leaned in and slowly closed their eyes, Sean going in for the kiss first and Emma tenderly kissing back. His heart pounded too.

Or as the Grinch would say- Grew two sizes bigger!

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Emma wore her warm white cotton coat with a pink scarf and mittens. A bunch of family and friends were amongst the parade, having a good time when they got there. Her sister, cousins and Manny followed behind her.

Sean said to meet him by the Ice cream stand. Emma had no idea why they sold ice cream in the middle of winter, but she saw him standing with his cousins and Jay where he said he'd be.

"EMMA!" hissed Manny, pulling Emma back and yelling over the cheers and music of the parade. "You didn't say Jay would be here!"

Emma cringed and noticed behind Manny that Sean noticed her and began walking over. And so did the devil himself, Jay. Jay even seemed to put his head down more the closer they got to them. He must of had no idea Manny was coming either.

"Just be nice." Emma told her, receiving a glare from Manny that Emma blushed from. It wasn't that easy.

"Hello handsome." Jt greeted when he saw Sean and the group turned to Sean and Jay. "Handsome #2." he added for Jay.

Jay gave Sean a wierd look who chuckled and just met up with Emma. Jane knew Manny and introduced her to Lucas as Paige and Jt easily befriended them all.

"Hey." Sean quietly greeted Emma, sharing a smile with her.

Darcy, Emma's sister, sized them up and down. She liked Kelly, but as she eyed the two up close, she didn't blame her sister in getting so wrapped up in a good looking guy like Sean. The way the guy looked at Emma got even herself a little warmed up.

Jay itched the back of his neck as he locked eyes with Manny, "Hey."

Manny just scowled and started moving forward to guide the group away. Jay cursed under his breath and followed, a sore look in his eyes.

"So they hooked up?" Sean asked at the back of the group, walking alone with Emma, gazing at Manny and Jay walking far apart.

"Yea. He just left out the fact he still had a girl friend." Emma tried to recall, "I think she really liked him though."

Sean admitted, unashamed, "He's liked her since highschool."

Emma paused at that, thinking of when Manny told her that he said that. So that must be true then. So maybe when Jay swore to Manny that he would of dumped his old girlfriend for her, he was telling the truth. But, he shouldn't of slept with Manny while having a girlfriend. It was still wrong.

They all stood behind a little gate for the town to stand behind for the floats to pass by safely. Right now, Santa and the reindeers were just passing by. It was everyones favorite part. Emma leaned forward on the rail and Sean was pressed right behind her, holding onto the same rail as they enjoyed the show.

"Did you?" Emma suddenly asked when she turned her head to look back at Sean.

Sean looked down at her, and inhaled her beautiful vanilla scent. "Did I what?" he whispered in her ear. The cheers were still loud but with him close, she could hear.

"Did you like me back in highschool?" Emma asked and raised an eyebrow at the silence. She then bit her lip when she felt his breath on her neck and he kissed it sweetly. She would of moaned out loud but fought the urge.

"What do you think?"

Emma's heart skipped. She was glad it wasn't just her. So they did have a thing back then? She wanted to talk about it, and talk about what the hell was between them, but right now they'd enjoy this.

Emma looked back at the parade to see now a guy dressed as the Grinch, walking with a small young girl dressed as Cindy lou who waved at everyone. "Look, it's you." Emma told Sean and laughed and he tickled her sides.

Across the parade on the other side also behind another set of railings, was Sean's mother and father. His mother watched the parade with KC until she saw her other son on the other side with a girl. Not just a girl, but one that was making him smile.

"Well I'll be damned." joked her husband, seeing it too. "That the girl next door?"

KC was too busy shoving a hot dog into his mouth to care what his parents were talking about.

"Yes it is." She answered, "He better not be playing games with her. She's a sweet girl."

She eyed them across the road, and Emma was blushing to whatever Sean was saying in her ear. As more of the parade passed, the two turned to another to share a small innocent kiss that they thought nobody saw.

There was something in the way Sean looked at Emma that made Sean's mother eye them more curiously and happily. They looked quite good together and Sean looked happy.

"She's pretty." her husband admitted, almost shocked. He knew his son was a good looking man but he had his demons (they were alike like that), and he's never been with a girl like Emma before who seemed sweet, smart, and life put together. Sean usually went for wild girls or girls that didn't last more than a night. Sean seemed to be almost proud to have Emma by his side.

"Yes. Yes she is."