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The Ties that Bind	By : Lady_Kae Category: +M through R > Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch Views: 2280 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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A/N: Just wanted to apologize for the long spans between updaates. I hit a little bit of a writer's block with this chapter, though I have the muse back and things are rolling again. I wish I had enough time to participate in ....Forgot the damn acronym...NANOWRYMO? Something like that I think. I've been talking about it with one of the girls I work with and I still wish that I could have joined her for it. Ah well. Overnight job plus two kids does not a conducive writing envrionment make. Thank you all for sticking with me thus far, and again, I would love to hear any critiques or comments you may have, as well as any questions you might want to ask provided they aren't spoiler material. Keep enjoying!
-Kae

Book II: Bond

Chapter 2- Dancing in the Moonlight

A Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch Fanfiction

You shouldn’t be texting during class Andi lol
You started it Sean. I can’t wait to get out of class, at least I’ll be with someone more entertaining than Professor Hughes over here. While very intelligent, his droning puts nearly the entire class to sleep.
Lol. And who’s this someone pray tell Andi?
Andi chuckled even as she looked at Sean’s text and she began to covertly type her reply. Who do you think ;) Andi sighed a little dreamily as she thought of her crush. She was getting impatient though. Andi desperately wanted him to ask her out, hold her or even her hand. Most desperately though, Andi wanted Sean to kiss her. There had been several times when Sean had looked as if he wanted to, but he had kept himself from doing so. Then again, he probably hadn’t wanted to push it too far. They had only known one another two weeks after all. Andi tried not to snort as she got a reply back.
So says the woman who trips on air in an empty field. You’re much more amusing than I am I think Andi. :D lol
Sean laughed as he looked at his phone. He was just waiting for Andi to get out of class at this point. Andi actually had tripped on air just the other day when she had tried to run away from him. Then again, it had been a rather impromptu chase. Sean had enjoyed the results of it however, as he had chased Andi down and both had gone crashing to the ground with her on top of him. Sean couldn’t keep himself from sighing as he thought of the woman who had ensnared him so easily. He had very much want to kiss her right then and there, but Sean was waiting for that all encompassing, positively perfect moment. It had been close though, he couldn’t deny that. The smile on Andi’s face had been breathtaking, the glow in those beautiful eyes as they gazed down to his had made his heart skip a beat. Her fingers has gently and delicately run along his jaw as she had lay over him, and Sean’s arms had pulled her tighter against him as he smiled affectionately himself. He was pretty sure the look on his face had mirrored hers.
Without warning, Andi came tearing out of the building as fast as she could and Sean had to act fast before she toppled them both over the bench he was leaning against. “ HA!” she crowed as she threw her arms around his neck. She couldn’t contain her bubbly laughter as Sean tried to keep his balance and he chuckled a bit as well at her impishness. “ Thank god Hughes let us go early today. However, we’ve got a twenty page report to prepare over the next two weeks…” Andi rolled her eyes in an unenthused fashion and shook her head. “ I’ll be hitting the library a lot it seems.”
Sean nodded. That was his cue to back off for a little bit. “ I understand. I’ll keep in tou…”
Andi shook her head. “ Nuh uh. You’re not getting rid of me that easy, Sean.” she purred. Her eyes closed a little, though the effect was not lost on the man holding her. If that was the look Andi would give a man when turned on, well, Sean was most definitely in a pickle.
That look was nothing short of arousing to him.
Sean swallowed a bit hard at the look on Andi’s face. Dear lord, she was not making things easy for him, was she? Sean knew he was falling hard and fast for her, and he didn’t want to rush into this. Andi was worth taking time with, he knew it! “ But you…”
“ I never said I needed to study alone.” Andi purred again, her fingers tip toeing up his chest and then she tapped a finger against his nose. Oh the look on his face was priceless! She was resisting the urge to kiss him that look was so adorable!
Sean shook his head and chuckled as he leaned in closer to her. His forehead brushed hers as his eyes locked onto hers. “ And what the hell was that about?” he asked, still laughing a bit.
Andi shrugged. “ That’s for me to know and for you to figure out.” Andi said, smirking impishly all the while.
Sean rolled his eyes a bit, but said nothing. The smile on his face was speaking volumes however as he contentedly held Andi against him. He couldn’t get enough of her company it seemed. " I need to get to class. I'll see you Thursday?" He asked tentatively.
" Mmhmm." Andi hummed as she rested her head against his chest. The sound of his heart was beyond comforting to her, though she couldn't fathom why. She briefly had a passing thought of the two of them laying in a bed with one another, with her finger tapping out his heartbeat as she listened. She blushed a bit and tightened her hold on Sean and he gave her a squeeze in return. " See you Thursday, unless you want to come by my aunt's place for a bit." She added suggestively.
Sean shook his head as he smiled. " I've got a lot to do myself tomorrow. Granted I only have one class, but Wednesdays are the one day I can get most of my coursework done. Thank you for the invitation however. Maybe next week or the week after?" He offered.
Andi smirked a little. " We'll see." She cooed. She had been hoping to pin him down for a date. Ah well, he would ask when he was ready she was sure.
Andi was patient enough to wait.

The first week of October came quicker than Sean would have liked. He was nervous, terrified really, about asking Andi out on such a high end date. The woman he had come to know over the last month was more down to earth than he would have ever thought possible. Well, there was nothing for it. He had promised his dad that he would go to the ball with a date. And there was only one woman that Sean wanted for such a thing.
And she was currently walking beside him.
Andi was smiling happily as Sean’s hand brushed hers a bit and she laced their fingers together, a shy look on her face now. Both had been growing much bolder in their displays of affection lately over the last two weeks alone.
“ I actually had something I wanted to ask you about Andi…” Sean began, though he was starting to feel a bit jittery now.
“ What’s up?” Andi asked him. They were right in front of the St. Ignatius Statue by the Hughes building. Her blue eyes looked up at him and she gave him a soft, affectionate smile. “ What has you so nervous? Just relax. It’s only me and you here.” Her free hand came up to caress his cheek a bit and Sean took it in his own and kissed her palm gently.
Sean sighed a bit and nodded. It wasn’t as if he was having to do this in front of her entire family after all.
“ My dad received some tickets for the annual Westchester Halloween Charity ball. Of course, he forgot to check with my mother on their plans and he set up something himself. He asked me to take his stead at the ball and I was hoping you would attend it with me as my date for the evening.” Sean finally said, his eyes locked to hers as he lost himself in her cerulean depths. There! He had finally gotten that out. Hopefully Andi wasn't adverse to the idea.
Andi smiled brightly at the invitation. She had only heard about the ball the Westchester Dinner and Dancing Club put on every year and had always wanted to attend one. However, it was a couples only kind of event, which left Andi out as she had not wanted to bring any of the men she had the misfortune of dating these last few years. “ I would love to Sean. I love ballroom dancing.” she said brightly.
Sean smiled himself. If he had known that he would have asked her much sooner! At least they had the entire month to prepare for it now. “ You’ll be glad to know that I happen to enjoy dancing myself then. I can’t stand the kind of stuff they do in clubs nowadays. Call me old fashioned, but I prefer a bachata or a Argentinean tango myself.” Sean smirked a bit at the blush that claimed Andi’s features at the mention of the two sensual dances. Both were of latin creation, and both were said to be like foreplay between lovers. Sean prefered the bachata over the tango though, as there weren’t as many movements entailed as the Argentinean Tango. That particular dance was nothing short of sexy to watch, especially if the partners were really good together. “ And thank you for joining me. I’ll pick you up Halloween night at about six o clock. The festivities normally begin at seven. Do you need a gown? The theme this year is masquerade by the way.”
“ No, I have the perfect gown at home for this." Andi said. And she did too. So Sean liked it spicey, hm? Well, she was going to have to test him on just how good he was and if they truly had any chemistry dancing together. She was no slouch herself. " Was that what had you so nervous? Asking me on a date?" She teased gently.
Sean chuckled as he drew her close. He had yet to kiss her, though he wanted to very much. " No, asking you on a date of that magnitude is what had me on edge. I wasn't sure how you'd feel about attending a soiree like that with as down to earth as you are." Sean admitted honestly.
Andi shook her head. " Don't judge a book by its cover, hun." Andi purred in return. She smiled a little as Sean leaned in close and without warning the clock chimed two in the afternoon.
" Shit! I'm late for Macroeconomics! " Sean cried in dismay. He began running towards the Collins building and he turned back to Andi for a moment. " Don't think for a second that I won't be picking up where I left off in two more hours!" He called out to her.
" I'll be waiting!" Andi replied, her blue eyes alight at the promise. Who knew, maybe Andi would find herself swept off her feet later that night.

" Late again Sean?" Professor Lorey asked him, a knowing smile on her face.
Sean looked nothing short of apologetic as he looked to his professor. " I'm sorry, Mrs. Lorey, I was with Andi as both of us were between classes and..." Sean began, out of breath from running up the three flights of stairs. He had an excited look in his eyes at the mention of the young woman he was enamored with though.
" Just try not to let it happen next week. " Professor Lorey said chipperly. She could see a budding romance in the works here.
“ You got it, Mrs. Lorey.” Sean said with a smile as he took his seat.

Andi met Sean outside of the Collins building after his class let out and both smiled brightly at the sight of each other. “ I have a question for you.” Andi purred, as her arms wrapped around Sean’s neck. He felt nothing short of delicious as his hard, lithe body settled against hers.
“ Let me guess. You, me, dinner at Don Coqui’s, tonight?” Sean replied. He wanted a date dammit. He wasn’t going to allow the Halloween Ball to be their first date.
“ Close enough.” Andi said with a smirk. “ I was going to suggest hitting my aunt’s really quick, grabbing some take out and then going back over to your place to see just if you can put your money where your mouth is.”
Sean smirked. “ I’ll give you an hour to get ready.” he offered, his tone husky the longer he held Andi against him.
“ Hour and a half. Do you know how long it takes me to tame my hair?” Andi countered. She couldn’t deny that the way Sean was looking at her was making her belly flip, in the good way that was. He looked like he wanted to devour her where she stood and Andi shivered a little bit.
She wanted to be devoured.
“ Done. It’s only four now, so we should get there with plenty of time.” Sean replied. He could see a faint blush rising to Andi’s cheeks and Sean resisted the urge then to sweep in and kiss her right then and there. He wanted that perfect moment...That perfect feeling between both of them for that. “ Let me get you back to your aunt’s then. Did you just want to crash at my place tonight seeing as how both of us have classes first thing?”
Andi thought that over and blushed brightly. She had never spent the night at a potential boyfriend’s house before and depending on how things went tonight...Andi wasn’t sure if she should, though the idea was promising. “ Let me mull that over. I’ll give you a definite answer before we leave Don Coqui’s though.”
Sean nodded and smiled brightly. “ No problem. Now, come on.”

Andi all but tore through the house squealing like a schoolgirl as she ran for her room.
“ Andi?” Linnette inquired, as the family was just sitting down to dinner when her niece came tearing into the house.
“ Can’t talk, only got an hour and a half to get ready!” came the reply. Thank god Andi already knew what she was wearing tonight. Wait until Sean got a load of her!
Clarrissa, one of Andi’s cousin’s and the only daughter of the bunch, ran to the bathroom to get the scoop. Andi almost never went out after she finished her classes.
“ OOOOoooo! Andi’s got a date!” fourteen year old Mitchell said, smiling devilishly.
“ MITCHELL!” Andi yelled from across the house. “ Shut your yap already!”
Linnette and Nathan both laughed at this. “ Finally going on that date with Sean then?” Linnette called to her niece playfully.
“ Will you guys leave me be so I can get ready please! He’s going to be here no later than six!” The sound of the shower met their ears and Nathan busted out laughing.
“ I’m calling Ronnie and Ishmael!” he called out to her. “ Wait for it…”he whispered.
“ DON’T YOU DARE! Uncle Nathan I swear, I don’t care if I’m your niece I will...AHHH!” The squeak of flesh against wet linoleum heralded her scream and a loud bang was heard afterwards. “ Owwww!” Andi groaned.
The Holton family all busted out laughing at hearing this. It was much too fun to get Andi’s dander up sometimes, and she got clumsy for it.

Sean arrived at the Holton house just before six and he looked himself over in the rearview mirror. Yep, his hair was being manageable for once today. He hadn’t gone too over the top though. A nice form fitting, green button up with the sleeves rolled to the three quarters position, his favorite pair of pants to go dancing in. Comfortable shoes, all check. Sean grabbed his blazer from the back seat and put it on. He had only met Andi’s aunt last time. By the look of things, most of the crew was home.
He strode up to the door and knocked curtly and heard the shout of “ I’ll get it!” from one of Andi’s cousins. Sean smiled as the door opened and he looked down at the bright blue eyes and smiling face of who could be only Mitchell.
“ I’m here to pick Andi up?” he said, looking down at the boy for a moment.
“ MOM! Andi’s date’s at the door!” Mitchell shouted halfway across the house. “ Andi’s still fighting with her hair and mom’s helping her. Why don’t you come in to wait for her?”
“ I’d like that, thank you.” Sean replied. “ You must be Mitchell.”
“ That’s me. Has Andi been going on about how much I piss her off?” he asked with a smirk.
“ Mitchell! Language young man!” Nathan said warningly from the sofa. He was in the midst of reading the paper as the two entered the living room from the foyer. He folded it up and set it to the side. “ You must be Sean Morrison.”
“ Mr. Holton.” Sean replied by way of greeting as the two shook hands.
“ Andi should be almost done, Linnie was only helping her to pin something into place.” Nathan replied with a smirk. He shook his head a bit and then chuckled. “ Women and their hair.”
“ Tell me about it. Martin, my dad, and I always knew it was going to be a long night whenever mom would scream the words…”
“ I hate my hair!” both men chorused, laughing at the same time.
“ I’ve heard it myself more times than I care to count. Thankfully, Clarrissa has short hair, so I only ever hear it from my wife. Andi normally just…” Nathan said, walking over to the kitchen counter where his middle child Derrick was loading the dishwasher.
“ Throws it into a messy bun.” Sean chorused knowingly.
Nathan smirked appraisingly at Sean. He certainly seemed to know Andi pretty well already. “ Where are you guys heading?”
“ Don Coqui’s. I haven’t had a chance to go dancing in a while and threw the idea out to Andi earlier.” Sean replied. “ Besides, we’re attending the Westchester Halloween ball later this month.”
Nathan’s brow rose up. No wonder Sean wanted to take Andi dancing. It would be a good way for them to ease into their date for the ball. “ Just watch out…”
“ You had better not be insinuating that I have two left feet, Uncle Nathan.” Andi said with a chuckle. “ I’m ready when you are Sean.” she added brightly.
Sean was floored by the vision before him. Andi was wearing a tight sage green three quarter sleeve shirt with a steep v neckline that left very little to the imagination and a long midnight black skirt with a slit up the left side that ended at her mid thigh. What drew Sean’s attention the most however was the heels Andi was wearing. They were two and a half inch heels, also black, and the leather straps were laced up her calf invitingly. Good god, she looked stunning. Her hair was drawn up and away from her face and she was wearing her contacts tonight, foregoing her glasses for the occasion. She had on very minimal makeup and Sean swallowed hard at the shade of red that was on her lips.
That shade was all but screaming “ KISS ME!”
“ You look amazing.” he breathed out, bringing both her hands to his lips to kiss them. This felt so familiar to him for some reason. Why the hell would this feel familiar in the first place? Sean shook his head a bit to clear it and smiled at Andi as he picked up her overnight bag. That was going in the trunk until they got back to his apartment that night. “ If you’re ready, then we’ll be off. Thank you for inviting me inside while I was waiting.” he said to Nathan.
Andi smiled. Thank goodness he was so polite. He didn’t know that her uncle would more than likely be calling her dad the minute they left. “ I’m not coming home tonight by the way. Sean offered to let me crash at his place because we have our trig class first thing in the morning.”
Nathan looked at Sean skeptically at this. Certainly Sean wasn’t trying to get into his niece’s pants with this. He’d kick his ass if he tried to however. Andi had already dealt with one over amorous date.
“ I’m taking the couch. Andi’s a lady after all and deserves the privacy of my bedroom.” Sean said placatingly, holding his hands up as if showing he meant her no harm.
Andi smiled softly at this. “ I’m a big girl, Uncle Nathan. I’ll see you all tomorrow afternoon after I get out of my classes. And I told Aunt Linnie the same thing. Let me tell my parents about this please.” she said, her blue eyes settled on her date. “ Let’s go Sean.”
Sean nodded. “ Have a good night!” he called to the Holton’s as Andi dragged him out the door.

The music was nothing short of lively and Andi was nothing but all smiles as she and Sean were led to their table. “ I’m a bit nervous to be honest. All my other first dates haven’t exactly gone well…” she admitted. “ I’m hoping you’ll be able to break that streak.” she said softly.
“ That makes two of us. I have yet to go on a second date with anyone myself.” Sean replied honestly. He took her hands in his affectionately and kissed her knuckles. Something around her ring finger drew his attention. “ Andi, what’s this? A tattoo?”
Andi looked to where Sean was referring to. “ No, it’s a birthmark. I’ve always had it there.” she replied. There was a patch of light brown skin circling her left ring finger. If Sean looked carefully, he could see little breaks in the pigment, almost as if something familiar was written there.
“ Is that Nazcaan?” he murmured, his brown eyes narrowed a bit in the low light.
“ What did you say?” Andi asked him. That word, it sounded familiar. Much too familiar and Andi looked down at her hand. Sure enough, she was almost positive the markings around her finger read ‘ Trust in Love’.
“ Is that natural?” Sean repeated. “ I mean, I have a mark almost like yours...See.” Sean held up his own left hand to show her the darkened skin around his finger as well. What in the eight levels of hell was going on here? Matching birthmarks of a sort? That just couldn’t be, could it?
Andi’s fingers traced over the dark brown skin a bit as she looked at the similarities. “ There’s no denying there’s something odd going on here. What are the odds of us having similar birthmarks?” Andi pondered.
Sean sighed a bit. “ Let’s think about that some other time, Andi. I’d rather just enjoy my time here with you at the moment.”

The two conversed a bit about how their classes were going. They only ever got to see each other at school really, though both could admit to wanting more than those scant moments.
“ I hope Professor Lorey wasn’t too hard on you today.” Andi chuckled, smiling as she grabbed another empanada. They had ordered the appetizer platter when they had been unable to come to an agreement on any of them.
“ She didn’t really fuss. She thought it rather funny and romantic really.” Sean said, though he blushed at the choice of words he used.
Andi’s eyes were bright as she looked at Sean after he said this. “ Is that what you would like out of this?” she asked, her voice sultry as she leaned across the table.
Sean swallowed hard at the alluring look in her eyes. “ If I said yes?” he replied softly.
“ I’ll tell you after we get back to your place.” Andi purred, her voice full of promise though not in a sexual way.
Sean smiled here. Oh that definitely gave him hope that there was something between them. He nearly stiffened the moment he heard Te Extrano come on over the speakers and his eyes lit up. “ Andi, would you like to dance?” he asked her. “ If you don’t know the steps, I can lead you easily, I promise. The bachata is not that hard to learn at all.”
Andi returned that smile with one of her own. “ I’d love to.” she whispered.
Sean quickly shrugged out of his blazer and hung it on the back of the chair and he smirked confidently as he helped Andi to her feet. He led her to the floor, his eyes not leaving hers once and Andi gasped prettily as Sean spun her into his embrace and his leg settled between both of hers. “ It’s like a merengue, but a little closer than that.” he purred as he began showing her a few of the basic steps.
Andi’s eyes were locked hotly onto Sean’s as her hips rolled sensuously against his to the beat. She knew quite a bit about latin dancing, and knew how to salsa, tango, and cha cha with the best of them. But this dance, oh this dance was nothing short of foreplay with an accompaniment. She leaned back a bit and Sean swayed her from left to right, only to slowly bring her back up as his hand traveled up her side and back down her arm to her hand.
Sean’s cinnamon brown orbs were alight as well as he twirled Andi quickly. Her skirt flared with her momentum and she turned over his leg with both her legs kicking high in the air a moment. She was a natural…Sean quickly spun her back into his embrace, his breathing just a bit heavy now as they continued their number, and gently brought both her hands up behind his head. He spun quickly himself and then twirled Andi about again, settling her against him this time. Her breathing was just as heavy and there was a faint blush on her cheeks, though her blue eyes were sparkling as they met his.
Andi heard the song start to close and she held back the gasp that threatened to escape from her throat as Sean dipped her low, holding her left leg against his hip tightly and leaning over to where the two of them were nose to nose. Oh boy...there was most certainly chemistry between them. And not just for dancing either. Andi knew instinctively that things were definitely going to get much more interesting between them tonight.
Both of them were pulled from their reverie as applause erupted around them. They had completely tuned everyone else out.
“ Well if we can expect another show like that, I’ll definitely play another bachata later.” the dj said, mirth very evident in his voice.
Andi blushed brightly as Sean brought her back to her feet. She wasn’t sure she could last another bachata, not in public at least. That dance was much too sexy to not be affected by it.

Riley's eyes narrowed a bit as he watched Sean and Andi take their seats again, both of them smiling broadly at one another. Damn it! Sean might not stick to his patterns with Andi. He had been keeping tabs on them for the last month as it stood. How the hell was he going to get her to himself? He hadn't expected them to be here and he was with someone else tonight anyways. It wouldn't bode well for his date to see him all up in arms about the girl he had been lusting after for the last two months. Riley would just have to be patient. Sean was sure to let her go sooner or later, right?
Soon enough, his date took her seat across from him with a sour look on her face. " That sunova bitch...Ooo, I just want to throw my glass at him..." she growled out.
Riley looked at her curiously. " Everything alright, Nina?" He asked with a chuckle.
" Sean's over there with that freshman he's been in such a tizzy about. That bastard'll probably throw her over like he did to me last year." Nina spat, her brown eyes narrowed scornfully over at Andi and Sean's table. She had been one of many women that Sean had not indulged himself in, though Nina had offered very enthusiastically. She still was pissed at him for passing her up, and it only irked her even further that he was so into some spoiled little bitch. She was from a predominant and wealthy family herself. What the hell was so special about Andi?
Riley smirked. Maybe there was a way for him to get closer to Andi. And he had no qualms in using Nina to do just that.
" I have an idea." Riley purred. " You game?"
" Not right now, Riley. I am in no mood to be swept off into the alley for a quickie." Nina groused.
Riley shrugged. That wasn't what he had in mind, though he would be seducing her later. There wasn't any way he was going without tonight. Ah well, let Nina think what she would. Riley would just have to be patient.

It took a few drinks, but Riley finally managed to talk Nina into what he had in mind and she smiled a bit ferally at the thought of ruining Sean's date. They waited until the two had gotten up to dance again and Riley quickly called for his friend.
" Hey! Wasn’t expecting to see you tonight man!" Sean said happily. Andi smiled at Riley as well, and Sean wrapped his arm around Andi's shoulders.
" Same here. Thought you had homework and the like to do tonight." Riley replied. " Good to see you again Andi."
" Likewise." She replied happily. It was as if she and Sean were drunk off of each other's presence, their happiness was so palpable.
" I'll admit I was hoping to steal Andi away for a dance if you wouldn't mind, Sean. You guys were fantastic out there earlier." Riley said innocently enough. His gray eyes were glittering at the prospect of having Andi so close to him like she had been to Sean earlier.
Sean looked down at Andi. " That's your call, Andi." He said, though he didn't let on how much the thought bothered him. He wasn't in the sharing mood tonight considering this was their first date.
Andi thought it over a moment and gave Sean a reassuring smile. " One dance isn't going to hurt, Sean." Andi said, patting his shoulder. " I'll be back in a bit once the song is over.”
“ No need. I’ll dance with him.” Nina offered as she walked up behind Riley. “ Long time, no see Sean.”
Sean tensed instantly. “ No need. I’ll sit this one out.” he said in declination. He had no interest in being that close to Nina at all. Not after the fit she had pitched when he had taken her on a date. Nina thought she was the kind of woman every man wanted, and that had turned her off to Sean almost instantly. No, he didn’t want to be anywhere near this particular ex in the slightest.
“ I’ll just sit with you for a bit then.” Nina huffed indignantly, rolling her brown eyes a bit petulantly at the blatant refusal in Sean’s voice.
Andi was about to protest Nina’s attitude when Riley dragged her over to the dance floor. “ Let go of me, Riley. I’m not going to allow her to treat Sean like that.” Andi hissed as she pulled her arm free.
“ Sean’ll be fine, Andi.” Riley said, attempting to placate her. Just two minutes...He only wanted those two minutes with her luscious little body pressed against his. “ He and Nina...Well, let’s just say they’ve got a bit of history together.” Riley purred suggestively. He wanted to plant that bug in Andi’s ear, make her doubt Sean and possibly turn her attentions toward him if he could. Riley had no qualms in using underhanded means to get what he wanted, and he wanted Andi.
Andi scowled. “ Do you really think I’m that stupid, Riley? Sean and I know each other better than that. Both of us asked one another about any exes we would need to look out for and Sean promptly warned me about Nina as she goes to school with us. Now if you’ll excuse me, I’m going to go rescue my date.” Andi hissed disparagingly. She turned on her heel and promptly stomped over to where Nina was still bickering with Sean. Not waiting a second more, Andi hauled Nina out of her seat and leveled her flaming blue eyes on the other woman. “ Leave. Now.” Andi ordered without broking any opposition from the other woman. She wasn’t about to let anyone, anyone, ruin this date. Not after all the waiting, bonding, dreaming...No, Andi wasn’t going to stand for it.
“ Make me.” Nina replied nastily. Her brown eyes were narrowed on Andi as well and her hand flew out to slap the other woman for hauling her out of the booth so roughly. She wasn’t expecting Andi to duck as fast as she had and Nina suddenly found herself turned towards the dance floor with one arm pinned behind her.
“ Don’t ever move to strike me again.” Andi hissed in her ear. Nina easily had three inches on her, even with both of them wearing heels, but it was clear to see who the more graceful of the two was if their current positions were any indication. Andi’s arm was securely around Nina’s throat while the other was still twisting the taller woman’s arm further up. She had been set on automatic when Nina had moved to hit her.
Nina shuddered a moment. What she had just heard sounded nothing like Andi for that exact moment. It was as if she had become someone else entirely. Her voice, while lilting to listen to had an english twang to it that had not been there before and held the promise of violence in it should Nina try to retaliate any further. Nina didn’t want to press her luck. Andi sure as hell sounded as if she meant business.
Sean and Riley were both watching their dates in shock. Sean knew about Andi’s defense training thanks to her cousin, but Riley didn’t. Riley hadn’t taken Andi’s own possessive tendencies into play, not that he had known about them as it stood. Hell, only Sean had seen that side of her briefly when another woman had tried to flirt with him last week while Andi had been in his arms. That had been arousing to watch, Sean mused, and so was this. He liked that Andi could take care of herself, that she didn’t need him to stick up for her all the time. He would in a heartbeat however, but it was so satisfying to see that she would do the same in turn for him.
“ Is there a problem over here?” the manager asked.
“ If she leaves, there won’t be.” Andi said, roughly letting Nina go now. “ They only reason I had her in that lock was because she made to attack me.” She went to grab her purse and Sean stayed her hand.
“ I know for a fact she’s been drinking tonight.” The manager said in annoyance. “ What about you?”
“ I’m underage, sir. Like I’d chance something like that.” Andi snarked. She knew she needed to calm down and snapping at the staff wasn’t going to help. She just wanted Riley and Nina away from her so that she could try to salvage her date. She didn’t want to leave Sean feeling as if he was cursed with constantly bad dates, though Andi was starting to wonder the same about herself. It wasn’t Sean’s fault this time around however, as it had been outside interference that had made things spiral. “ I’m sorry. We’re trying to enjoy our date and his ex seems dead set on trying to ruin it for both of us. If you need us to leave, we’ll settle the bill and be on our way.”
“ There are other restaurants we can hit Andi…” Sean whispered in her ear. At least he had gotten one dance with her, though Sean could admit that he wanted to stay so that they could have a few more.
“ There won’t be any need for that. I’ll take Nina home and you guys can finish up your date.” Riley said graciously. He needed to keep the image that he was a supportive friend to both of them, despite his intentions. Only tonight would tell if Sean intended to keep to his normal patterns.
Nina was getting ready to protest when one glare from Riley silenced her. Andi was glowering at her as well, quite openly, and that in turn made Nina nervous. There was no way in hell she was crossing the other woman again. Nina was positive that if she tried to do so again, Andi would kick her ass without hesitation. No, it was better to leave now with her dignity still relatively intact. At least it wasn’t going to be all over the tabloids tomorrow.
Sean gently eased Andi back into the booth and she did so rather staunchly, as her eyes were glued to Riley and Nina. “ At least we all didn’t get kicked out.” Sean said, trying to brighten the mood a bit.
“ I can’t help but feel as if they both did that on purpose…” Andi grouched as she settled in again. “ I know Riley’s your friend and all Sean, but there was….You know...Nevermind.” her eyes settled on the tiny glass of tequila before her and Andi pouted a bit. She was tempted to ask Sean if she could have the second of the two shots he had ordered, but was stopped when Sean picked the little glass up to drink it himself. Well, that certainly nipped that in the bud. she thought as she breathed out a heavy sigh to try to relieve herself of the stress and she saw Sean gently nudge over his shot glass. It had about two fingers worth of AsomBroso and Andi gave him a curious gaze this time.
“ What? I ordered two shots, I technically drank both.” Sean said innocently. “ Just hurry and knock it back. Considering we have yet to eat, you’ll still be sober by the time we leave, I promise.” he added. He had no intentions on getting Andi drunk in public. Now if she wanted to tie one on when it was just the two of them, that was a different story. He had a bottle of Jack, a bottle of Patron, and a couple other types of liquor; his favorite being his bottle of Bailey’s, all in his apartment just waiting to be downed. “ I promise you, I have no intentions on getting you plastered and then having my way with you when I get you back to my place. What I told your uncle still stands, Andi. You’re taking my bedroom while I pull out the hide-a-bed. You’re a lady and you deserve to be treated as such.”
Andi smirked. “ I was going to ask you how you knew I wanted to finish it off.” she replied, hurriedly downing the rest of the contents. Andi didn’t normally drink in public, but she liked a glass of wine every now and again. Especially a moscato, or some port.
Sean shrugged. He had actually sensed her need for the alcohol to help settle her nerves, but he wasn’t sure how. “ Better?” he asked her.
Andi sighed in relief despite the burn tickling its way down her throat. “ Much.” she answered. “ Now...Where were we before this mess started?”
Sean smiled again as he leaned forward to take her hands in hers. “ Right about here, I think.” he purred in answer. He’d much rather be dancing at the moment, but there would be time for that later. Besides, he’d let Andi pick the next dance.

They were a bit silent as their main course came, though the food was quickly forgotten as the two got up to dance some more when the song struck them. Sean was having a blast and if the smile on Andi's face was any indication, so was she. They chacha’ed, salsa'ed, and even danced a rather steamy tango through the night.
" No more.." Andi laughed as Sean tried to pull her to the floor for one last dance. Oh yes, they had definitely been able to salvage their date after that mess with Nina and Riley. " My dogs are barking up a storm. I need to get these heels off."
Sean chuckled himself. He had been having so much fun with her that he couldn't help himself. " Let's settle the bill and get going then." He said gently. “ Unfortunately, we have Trig in the morning.”
Andi harrumphed a bit. “ Don’t remind me. I’m tempted to play hookie with you tomorrow.” she groused as she rubbed her sore leg. It had been much too long since she had gone dancing for that long, though she had had such a wonderful time with Sean. Their dancing chemistry was amazing, though it made Andi wonder about their other chemistry. She honestly hoped the man could kiss as good as he danced. And while she made it a rule to never give her date a kiss on the first date; not that they ever panned out any further of course, Andi wanted to kiss Sean at least once tonight, even if it was just a goodnight kiss.
Well, she’d have to wait and see how things went later. Andi felt no where near tired yet.

Andi sighed a bit as Sean opened the door to his apartment and she walked in tiredly. " Thank you." She whispered as she leaned her head against his shoulder while her arm snaked around his back to the opposite side to give him a quick hug and Sean led the way in once he broke away. She whistled low as she looked at the apartment Sean had. It was huge! She placed her hand against the wall to steady herself as she unbuckled the straps to her heels, though she was still trying to look around. She wobbled a bit and Andi shook her head to watch was she was doing to unbuckle the straps. As much as she loved them, Andi had to get the damn shoes off.
" There's a bathroom in the master bedroom that you can shower in or there's the one in front of the office to the right over here." Sean said softly as he set her overnight bag on the sofa for a moment once Andi joined him in the living room. "And your welcome, though I should be thanking you for your company tonight. I don't think I've had that much fun in years." His eyes fell on the stereo a little longingly as he finished speaking. Sean honestly had wanted just one more dance with Andi before they had called it a night.
Andi smiled and she looked over to the stereo by the tv, having followed Sean’s gaze. " Maybe we could have one last dance before retiring for the night." She whispered softly. “ Now that I have my shoes off, my feet already feel a bit better.”
Sean smiled and waved his hand over to the stereo by way of invitation for Andi to choose the song. His mp3 player was still hooked up to it and Andi began browsing through the songs until she found one that struck her fancy.
The slow, dulcet tones of a piano started up and Sean gently took Andi's hand in his. She closed the distance between them as her arms wrapped around his neck and the first part of the lyrics met their ears as they began swaying softly.
I really hate to let this moment go
Touching your skin, and your hair falling slow
Sean leaned in as his cheek rested on top of Andi's head. Her hair had fallen out of its style during their tango, and it was tickling his nose a bit as he inhaled. She smelled of lavender and peppermint. She felt so wonderful in his arms like this. Sean never wanted to let her go.
When a goodbye kiss, feels like this...
Don't you wanna stay here a little while?
Don't you wanna hold each other tight?
Don't you wanna fall asleep with me tonight?
Don't you wanna stay here a little while?
We can make forever feel this way
Don't you wanna stay?
Let's take it slow, I don't wanna move too fast
I don't wanna just make love, I wanna make love last
Andi eyes were shut though she could feel Sean's breath wafting softly against her ear as his cheek caressed hers ever so gently. She was so in tune with him at that very moment and Andi opened her eyes for a second.
" I don't kiss on the first date..." she whispered, although she was leaning in closer to him. She could feel his soft breathing tickling her lips now.
" I understand..." Sean replied, though he could feel Andi’s breath fanning across his face by this point. He felt her nose rub his as they drew closer, her scent still cloying and sweet in his nostrils. The feel of her against him was inducing a high he had never felt in his life.
When you're up this high, it's a sad goodbye
Don't you wanna stay here a little while?
Don't you wanna hold each other tight?
Don't you wanna fall asleep with me tonight?
Don't you wanna stay here a little while?
We can make forever feel this way
Don't you wanna stay?
Oh yeeah
Oh, you feel so perfect, baby
Yeah, you feel so perfect, baby
Their lips barely grazed one another's at first, and Andi gasped at the shock that ran through her at the tentative contact. Sean inhaled sharply himself as the feeling coursed through him as well and his lips brushed hers again. It was as if lightning had shot through them both at the same time, the thrill that ran through them had been heady and intoxicating already.
Don't you wanna stay here a little while?
Don't you wanna stay here a little while?
Don't you wanna hold each other tight?
Don't you wanna fall asleep with me tonight?
Don't you wanna stay here a little while?
We can make forever feel this way
Don't you wanna stay
Andi's arms tightened around Sean's neck as their lips met fully this time and both groaned a bit as Sean pulled Andi as tight as he could against him now. She still tasted like the flan she had for dessert. The sweet taste of the caramel and the custard on her lips was divine as Sean gently tapped his tongue across her bottom lip, begging her for entrance and Andi granted it.
Her tongue danced with his as sensually as their bodies had earlier in the evening and Andi lost herself in the all consuming sweetness of that kiss. That was the exact moment Sean had been waiting for, and it had been well worth it. It had felt nothing short of perfect, divine even, though the feeling of Andi’s lips moving against his as they were now was easily pulling any coherent thought from him. He wanted more of her, that was without a shadow of a doubt, but Sean didn’t want this to turn out like the rest of the dates he had been on. Not like those other women... He didn’t realize how different things already were, as he never brought his dates back to his place once they were done for the night, much less spent the night in the same residence as them as he was doing with Andi. He wanted them to be comfortable together no matter where they were. Sean barely heard another bachata start playing and he took Andi's hand in his as they began dancing once more to the beat. He didn’t want to end the night yet, not if things kept moving like this.
Andi's hips rolled in time with his as they silently twirled and turned about his living room, her eyes softly glowing with desire as Sean eased her with his own body in the direction he wanted her. They moved effortlessly as one and Andi gasped prettily as Sean held her leg against his hip again, this time running his hand slowly up the smooth skin of the back her thigh. He spun her around to where her back was facing him and he buried his face in the crook of her neck, his lips barely pressing against the sensitive skin there. Andi's head lolled to the side to give him better access and Sean had to catch her as her knees went weak when he pressed his lips fully to a spot just behind her ear.
Andi turned in his arms again, her mouth parted just a bit as she looked at Sean through hooded eyes. Forget what she thought earlier. The bachata wasn't foreplay with an accompaniment, it was nothing but the highest form of seduction with it's own soundtrack. She could feel her temperature shooting through the roof the longer Sean's lithe, sexy form was pressed to hers and Andi closed the distance to kiss him again. God damn she was so aroused by this.
Sean groaned delightedly against her lips even as they continued dancing and his hissed a bit when he felt Andi moving in on the buttons of his shirt. " Slow down..." he whispered. " I'm not going anywhere...There is no one else I want Andi...Just you."
Andi kissed Sean ardently at this soft proclamation and she gasped into his mouth as she felt his arousal press into her. Well, at least she now knew he thought she was sexy, much less that his earlier protesting was moot. He wanted this just as much as she did. " I don't want to stop Sean..." she breathed out against his lips.
Sean felt her grind her hips to his in time with the beat and he groaned a bit at the contact. " There's no rush..." he said huskily. Damn if he didn't want her though. Andi was still working at the buttons of his shirt and Sean hissed a bit as her lips latched onto his neck this time, her teeth gently nibbling and worrying the sensitive flesh there. He lost the internal battle with himself as he picked Andi up and her legs instantly flew around his waist.
He could not deny her if she wanted this.
Sean carried Andi effortlessly up the two flights of stairs and through the loft where he had his game room setup. The trip wasn’t smooth however as Sean and Andi both crashed into the wall a few times as their lips met heatedly now, both clearly distracted as their passion began soaring higher and higher than either had anticipated. Andi had finally finished unbuttoning Sean’s shirt and her eyes glittered in delight at the toned physique he had. Damn he was sexy…
Andi groaned delightedly as Sean pinned her against the bedroom door, her eyes shut tightly as her tongue twisted and curled around Sean’s and she gasped a bit as he pressed his hardness directly against her heat. “ Oh god…” she whimpered, her eyes glazing a bit at the sensation. Her belly clenched in anticipation now, and she undulated wantonly in Sean’s arms. Her temperature was through the roof and Andi wanted to get them both out of their clothing at this point.
“ Don’t call on god, Andi.” Sean whispered seductively against her lips. “ I’m the only key to salvation tonight.” He couldn’t hold back the chuckle that bubbled from him as Andi shuddered in his arms after his lips had latched back onto her neck.
“ Sean.” Andi panted, though her hands had nestled into his hair by this point. “ There’s something I need to tell you…” She at least had to warn him, though her mind was quickly going blank the longer they were nestled so close like this.
Sean kissed her deeply and looked deeply into her eyes. “ What is it Andi?” he purred. “ Feeling a bit nervous?” Again he looked as if he wanted to devour her, wholly and completely, and Andi wanted him to do it. It would be one hell of a way to go, that would be for certain.
Andi blushed a bit and nodded silently. “ Sean...I’ve…” Her eyes closed a bit and she flushed a bit brighter in embarrassment. “ I’ve never made it this far with anyone else.” Hell, she wanted to at that very moment. She had a feeling Sean would be a very thorough and attentive teacher, and Andi wanted to be his focus, all night if possible. She had never felt the urge as strongly as she had with Sean.
Sean looked at Andi a bit shocked. A lovely woman like her had yet to…His eyes softened a bit and he sighed heavily. “ I can’t do this...Not tonight at least Andi.” he whispered. “ I don’t want you to lose your virginity in a bout of momentary lust...I mean, I…” Sean groaned a bit as he tried to find the right words. It was much more than lust to him, and he risked offending Andi at this point. “ You’re so much more different than the other young women I’ve been on dates with. I’m invested in you, Andi. I care about you and respect you more than to just take your virginity on the first date. I don’t want it to be just because we lost ourselves in the moment...If we do connect like that, I want it to be because there’s no shadow of a doubt that we’re in this for the long haul. I’ve had enough of quick trysts and one night stands, Andi. I’m not looking to date casually. I want something that has meaning, something that will last...Possibly a lifetime.” Sean finished this softly as he gently set Andi down to her feet.
Andi felt her heart swell at Sean’s honest words and she smiled softly as her eyes met his. Her arms were still wrapped around his neck and she drew Sean in closer as she embraced him tightly. “ You’re a rare one in these times, Sean.” she whispered into his ear. “ And I’m lucky you’re mine…” Her eyes were full of affection as Sean looked at her with surprise in his eyes. “ You heard me.”
Sean smirked. “ That goes both ways you realize.” he purred, jostling the latch of his bedroom door silently. Andi gave a little shriek of surprise as Sean whisked her inside and he smirked a bit as he carried her bridal style over to the bed. “ You’re mine too now.”
Andi smirked herself as she pulled Sean down into the king sized bed with her. Even if they weren’t having sex tonight, Andi was not letting Sean leave her alone that easily. She wanted him beside her, to hell with what he told her uncle. “ You’re not leaving this bed until morning, Sean.” she said with a sultry smile. “ Just because we’re not going to be doing a horizontal mambo doesn’t mean I can’t keep you beside me for the night.”
Sean chuckled and he veritably purred as he leaned into Andi to kiss her. Oh, he was going to like being able to do this whenever he wanted. In fact, Sean was already loving it.
So was Andi for that matter. She moaned a little delightedly as his weight settled over her and Andi smirked against Sean's mouth. Oh yes, the make out sessions that are now going to ensue from now on, she mused lustily. If Sean kept kissing her like this, she was going to take longer in the shower than she wanted. She sure as hell wouldn't be getting clean until later if he carried on as he was. Hell, Andi would be sorely tempted to sneak in on him during his.

Both took turns showering, though Sean allowed Andi to go first, and he found her already sleeping soundly with a broad grin on her face when he padded softly over to the bed as he dried his hair. He smiled fondly and Sean tossed the towel into the hamper with seasoned practice as he sat on the bed. Andi automatically rolled over to him as Sean settled under the sheets and he sighed happily as he settled her into his embrace. Now that felt beyond right, he mused as Sean sighed again as his eyes closed.
He couldn’t remember the last time he had fallen asleep so quickly.

Andi groaned miserably as she heard the alarm going off and she started cussing under her breath as she began reaching for it. Had Linnette purchased a new alarm for her or something? That didn’t sound like the one she had. Andi began waving her arm about a little wildly as she kept her eyes shut. She was hitting the snooze button dammit!
“ OW!” came a surprised yelp.
Andi’s eyes opened wide and she looked up at Sean with bleary blue eyes. “ The hell?” she murmured. Where was she again? Wait a second...She was with Sean and this bedroom wasn’t hers, so logic dictated that she was in his bed. “ We didn’t screw last night, did we?” she asked sleepily. She certainly remembered the insane arousal she had felt before falling asleep last night. Had she snuck in on Sean while he was in the shower? She could have sworn she had, and that they had all sorts of kinky and creative sex through the night. Their lack of nudity however told Andi otherwise. It must have been a hell of a dream then. One very, very good dream...
Sean busted out laughing. “ No, Andi...You’re not even awake, are you?” he asked her, pulling her tight against him. That had been the best night’s sleep that he had had in so long.
“ Not really...I was aiming for the alarm on my nightstand. The muscles of my arm know where it is.” Andi mumbled a bit as she snuggled deeper into Sean’s arms. Oh good gravy he was wonderfully warm.
“ Andi, honey, we need to get up. We have class at eight.” Sean said, stifling a yawn.
Andi smiled tiredly at the pet name he used and she sighed a bit. “ Do we honestly have to? I think both of us can afford to miss one class, sweetheart.” she retorted with slight purr.
Sean smirked. It looked like Andi was testing out the pet names too. “ Not this one...We have a test this morning, remember?” he said after planting a kiss on the top of her head. His fingers were drawing lazy circles into the exposed flesh of her shoulder and he felt Andi wiggle in his arms a moment. Was she ticklish?
Andi groaned miserably and she curled up tighter around Sean in an effort to keep him in bed with her. “ I could get used to this.” she whispered, changing the topic again. The less they talked about class, the better. Andi was still of the mind to play hookie for the day. Let the rest of their peers and their teacher think what they would. Andi was dog tired after last night and she wanted to stay in bed with the man holding her.
Sean turned her in his embrace and he leaned in to kiss her. “ That makes two of us.” he murmured happily against her lips even as he claimed them. " Now up and at'em. We need to get ready for class." He'd drag her out of bed one way or the other.
Andi smirked as Sean tried to move towards the edge of the bed now and she grabbed both his arms before he could get out of it fully. " Get back here..." she ordered seductively, her eyes half lidded and bright at the prospect of kissing him senseless. Her mind was still thinking of the dream she had last night and her body warmed quickly at the thought of Sean doing such unbelievably kinky things to her body. Things that Andi found she wanted Sean to do to her.
Sean couldn't hold back his laughter as Andi pulled him back to her and her lips pressed to his. He hummed happily at the contact. Oh yes, Sean could definitely get used to waking up like this every morning, he mused. He stretched out beside Andi as their tongues began dueling a bit lazily now, both of them just enjoying one another as much as possible for now. Andi pushed him fully onto his back and climbed over him, never once breaking their connection and Sean hissed a bit against her lips even as his hands grabbed her waist to keep her still.
They never did make it to their class that morning, much to Andi's amusement.
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