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Book II: Bond

Chapter 3- Cuando te Miro a Los Ojos Hermosos

A Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch Fanfiction
Andi smirked as she looked in the mirror at her gown for the ball. " What do you think mom? Do you think this'll knock his socks right off or what?!" She asked excitedly as she looked over her shoulder at her reflection. Thank god her ass looked as good as it did in this dress and not like a big, lumpy pumpkin, despite the upcoming holiday. The gown was a deep orange color, one that had struck her fancy years ago due to the uncommon hue, and Andi had since had a green vine added from the hem up to her left shoulder. The gown had a single wide strap over her left shoulder while the other was bare and it had a single matching glove that she wore on her right hand.
" Sweetie, you make me jealous at how good you look sometimes. But yes, your date is going to have a hard time keeping his hands and eyes to himself." Tammy, Andi's mother, replied with a smile. " When are we going to finally meet this young man, Andi? You've been so secretive about who he is."
" Mom, we've only been going steady a couple of weeks. The halloween ball isn't until next Friday. We've only been on five or six dates so far for that matter." Andi scolded gently.
Tammy harrumphed a bit. " That's more than anyone else, Andrea." She shot back as she folded her arms over her chest.
Andi groaned in displeasure at the use of her full name. " Mommmmm." She whined a bit, narrowing her eyes on her mother. " How many times do I have to ask you to not call me Andrea?"
" I'm your mother which gives me the right to call you whatever I please." Tammy chortled. Andi could still be such a child sometimes. She reached for a box to their left and she pulled out the lovingly crafted mask that was there. " This really is a beautiful piece, Andi. And it matches your gown perfectly."
The mask was shaped to fit Andi's face and resembled a small pumpkin on one side. The right side of the mask had the beginnings of a vine on it and there was a long silk vine still tucked into the box. The mask and vine had been glitzed up with hundreds of sequins, as had her gown. She had only just gotten the gown back today in fact. She had dropped it off with a friend of hers two days after Sean had asked Andi to the ball.
" Lucy did everything up for me. When I told her about the halloween ball and she saw my gown, she all but gasped and said inspiration had struck. This vine here is going to be weaved into my hair from where it connects with the mask, see!" Andi said brightly. " I can't wait! I promise you and dad will get to meet him soon. We're just trying to pace ourselves is all. We were discussing when it would be best to meet each other’s parents and we figured that next month would be a good point to probably introduce you guys to him and then from there I’ll be meeting his parents between November and December. He’s already been invited to their Christmas party and he’s bringing me as his plus one."
Tammy smiled softly at her daughter and she cupped Andi’s face in both her hands. " The only thing that matters is that he makes you happy honey. Please tell me he at least knows how to dance. It would be kind of stupid to go to a ball and not dance after all." she quipped as she helped her daughter wiggle out of the gown. Andi’s cab was going to be there any moment to take her back to Mt. Vernon.
Andi blushed a bit even as she sighed dreamily. " Don't worry mom, we've already been dancing a few times. He can dance just fine." They had been going to Sean's apartment on a very daily basis as of late so that Andi could keep practicing on the bachata. Every time they would do that however, it always ended in a very heated make out session between she and Sean. Not that Andi minded of course. She was just happy to be with him.
" Certainly nothing too risque?" Tammy inquired with a smirk.
Andi shook her head. " He's been teaching me the bachata. If you and dad ever go back to the studio to keep up on your lessons, I highly recommend asking them about it. It's an easy enough dance to learn, but it takes a while to master the other movements." Andi said knowingly. That had been exactly what she was having Sean work on with her.
Tammy's brow rose at the mention of the sensual dance. " I know what the bachata is Andi. Is he really any good?"
" Does a bear shit in the woods?" Andi remarked playfully as she pulled her jeans back up her hips. She had no sense of bashfulness with her mother, aunt, or Clarrissa. It wasn’t as if the other women didn’t have all the same parts after all. Now Adrian on the other hand, Andi owed him for the last time he had walked in on her changing. She told all the boys to knock on her door for a reason, not that they ever listened of course. " He stole my breath the first time we ever met mom. I know it’s still early, but I…” Andi blushed a bit as she thought of Sean again and a soft, loving smile crossed her face. “ I think it’s getting serious between us mom. I think this is going to go long term.”
Tammy looked at her daughter. “ You guys haven’t had sex, have you?” she said, her tone serious. That would throw any feelings off due to their physical relationship.
Andi shook her head as she reached behind her to snap her bra into place. It was going to be coming off again soon enough when she changed, but Andi didn’t want to hear Tammy gripe about her daughter not wearing one. “ We almost did after our first date, mom, but he said that he didn’t want to just lose himself in the moment like that. Said that he wanted both of us to connect like that only if we knew we were in it for the long haul...He wants to find someone to love mom, and I honestly hope he finds that in me. I...I want him to find that in me...He’s nothing like the other’s were and I love the feeling I get when I’m with him, dancing with him. Everything. He knows I’m still a virgin mom. He’s a keeper.” Andi said softly. She gently hung the gown back up and she pulled her sleeveless tunic back on. Andi loved the way it looked on her, though it felt odd for a moment. Like she felt there was something missing...A cloak? No, Andi surmised as she shook her head. Why the hell would she feel as if she needed to wear a cloak? This was the twenty first century, not the sixteenth. Movement outside drew her attention to the window and Andi smiled a little ruefully. Her cab was here to take her home. “ I need to be getting back to Mt. Vernon soon though. I’ve got a lesson to do.”
Tammy looked at her daughter thoughtfully. “ Are you even going to tell me his name Andi?” she asked. This young man certainly sounded like a keeper.
Andi smirked as she piled her brown locks on the top of her head and she put her glasses on as she gathered the garment bag up into her arms. “ I’ll only tell you that his name is Sean.” she replied, her blue eyes twinkling merrily.

Sean laughed a bit as he wrestled Martin in a headlock. As opposed to his brother, fifteen year old Martin was a bit of a twig. The only reason Sean was as toned as he was was due to the fact that he worked out on a daily basis, despite keeping up with his studies. Add in all the dancing he and Andi had been doing lately, and Sean had himself a hell of a workout.
“ Sean, c’mon already! I need to get my AP English report done!” Martin said, his tone clearly annoyed. He was much more studious than his brother. Hell, he was set to graduate this year and his dad had already gotten him set up at MIT for next year. He couldn’t wait to go, as Martin knew it was the opportunity of a lifetime.
“ This is the first time I’ve gotten to see you in almost two months and you’d rather do your homework? I’m hurt.” Sean said, a mock depressed expression on his face. As he had told Andi, he was damn proud of his little brother. Martin deserved the chance he was getting for all the work he had put into it.
“ And hear about any conquests that you’ve had recently? I’ll pass.” Martin groaned out as he slipped out of his brother’s grasp.
Sean smirked as he sat on Martin’s bed. “ I’ll have you know I’ve been dating the same young lady steadily now since the beginning of the month, thank you very much.” he remarked. Sean shook his head. “ Just don’t forget to live a little. There’s more to being a teenager than your schoolwork Martin.”
Martin smirked a bit. “ This is an important assignment, but don’t worry, I’ve got plans for this weekend and next. I’m not that much of a bookworm.” Martin sat at his desk while still facing Sean and he crossed his arms over the back of the chair. “ I’ll give you fifteen minutes to tell me about this young lady you’re dating. After that, I really do need to get back to work.”
Sean began telling Martin about Andi and Martin looked at his brother amazed. This was the most animated he had ever seen his older brother about a woman.
“ Wait a second, you haven’t bedded her yet?!” Martin exclaimed, his eyes going wide in shock. His brother was notorious for just that. Well, only a select handful. The one night stands he had were a sizable number as well.
Sean shook his head. “ I told Andi the same thing, Martin. I have more respect for her than that, and I honestly care about her. I’m thinking about asking her to move in with me.” Sean whispered. Andi had been spending the night more often in the last week alone and Sean loved waking up beside her. They had practiced a bit too late the night before and Andi had passed out while waiting on him to get out of the shower. It had just been easier to text Linnette to appraise her of the situation and she had no problems with it. Andi was a grown woman after all. His eyes went a little dreamy and soft as he thought of the sight that had met him that morning. Andi’s hair had tickled his nose a bit and her eyes had opened slowly to meet his. A bright smile had formed on her face and she had leaned in close to kiss him sweetly. Sean could wake up like that every morning.
In fact, he wanted to.
“ Martin, I know you won’t go blabbing it to mom or dad, but I think she might be the one…” Sean finished softly. He stood up and walked over to the bedroom window and he leaned against the sill a moment while looking down at the city. The normal hustle and bustle of Albany. He was glad he lived in Mt. Vernon now. Much quieter for the most part, despite the metropolis that was New York City not being all too far away. “ Everything about her calls to me, Martin. Absolutely everything. It’s like she’s a magnet and she keeps drawing me in closer and closer, deeper and deeper...I...I want her to be the one…”
Martin whistled a bit. “ You do realize you’re going to have to bring her to meet mom and dad soon.” he said. Martin was beyond curious as well about the young woman who had stopped his brother's habits. She must be something incredibly special if Sean had broken from his normal patterns with her. The fact that they had gone on more than one date was more than enough proof of that.
" After the ball." Sean said. " I was going to pitch the idea to her soon anyways." The eldest of the Morrison boys was already planning something huge for Christmas as it was. Sean felt his phone buzz and he smiled a bit. Andi had just gotten back to Mt. Vernon. " I need to be heading out. I've got a tutoring lesson this evening."
Martin looked at uis brother skeptically. " Tutoring?"
Sean smirked. Let Martin think what he would. “ Have fun with Eva this weekend!” he said over his shoulder as he left the room.

Andi was already stretching when Sean walked back into his apartment. He had given her a key last night in anticipation of this day as both had gone to visit their parents. " Welcome back. How's your family doing? " she chirped happily.
Sean crossed the room over to her with a smile. " They're fine. My mom's all abuzz about wanting to meet you." He wrapped his arms around her and Andi sighed happily at the contact. “ Did Dalton give you any trouble getting in?”
" Same here. And no, he didn’t. He’s watched the two of us coming and going over the last few weeks." Andi said with a smirk. She pulled Sean down by his collar and planted a sensuous kiss against his lips. " Hurry up and get changed already. We need to practice for the competition this weekend."
Sean chuckled and kissed Andi once more for good measure. " I'll be right down. Any plans for dinner tonight?"
" I ate on the way back to be honest." Andi resumed her stretches so that she was good and limbered up. “ Did you want me to call Luigi’s for a pie while you’re changing?”
“ Yeah! Supreme with a side of garlic knots!” Sean called over the side of the loft where his game room was. “ Catch!”
Andi looked up even as she finished dialing the number and she deftly caught Sean’s wallet. “ Oh no no no! My turn Sean! You just paid for dinner last night!” Andi shouted through the house.
“ My house, my rules, Andi!” he called out. “ I’ll just shove the money into your purse when you’re not looking if you pay!”
Andi groaned a bit, and glared up towards the loft a bit, despite the smile working it’s way onto her face. Sean was going to spoil her if he kept that up. At least they only ever argued over whose turn it was to buy food for the two of them. Andi counted her blessings there. At least they weren’t like a lot of other couples that Andi had seen as of late with the times as they were, with both partners constantly fighting pettily. Mostly over bullshit for that matter, things that could have easily been worked out. Andi was more than thankful that if she or Sean did ever have an issue arise, which it had in last last two months they had been in each other’s company, that they talked it out and worked on their problems together.
Yes, Sean was definitely a keeper, and Andi had no intentions on letting him go. She wanted to be the woman to make all of his deepest and most desperate desires come true. But a good relationship took work, and both of them were in the learning phases of that still. The one thing that mattered was that they were both working on it together.
Sean found Andi lost in her musings when he came back down stairs. “ Andi? Sweetheart, did you order the pizza?”
Andi jumped in place and she blushed when she looked over to Sean. “ I must have blanked a bit. I’ll order right now, okay?” she said, smiling despite her embarrassment.
Sean nodded. “ Hurry up. We’re covering the Dominican Bachata tonight between covering our routines for the amateur's competition at Don Coqui’s this weekend.” he replied as he kissed her on the forehead.

The music was playing softly in the background as Sean showed Andi some of the more complicated steps to the dance to the eight count beat. They had been practicing for the last three hours and they needed a cooldown song to allow them to catch their breath.
However unlikely that was whenever they began dancing the sensuous latin dance however.
Andi had a slight flush on her cheeks that had nothing to do with exertion and everything to do with excitement. Dancing with Sean always left her feeling like she was flying. His hand slowly smoothed down her side to her hip as she spun to face him again and her hips swayed invitingly against his. Sean had a gleam in his brown eyes as he held her close, their movements fluid and sexy to the discerning eye. They were nose to nose now as they shimmied their shoulders a bit, and Andi closed the distance to kiss him deeply.
Sean groaned delightedly as she did so and he pulled her flush against him, their dancing forgotten. Damn, she set his blood on fire with just a single kiss! Sean fell back into the couch with Andi on top of him and he hissed a bit as her hands smoothed down the expanse of his torso. She loved the way he felt against her palms and fingers, hard, unrelenting and strong. His hands swept down her sides slowly and Andi gasped prettily into his mouth as his thumbs ghosted past the swell of her breasts. Her hips ground against his wantonly, begging for more friction to ease the slow burn she felt at his touch. Sean returned the favor as his tongue plundered her mouth and he smirked a bit against her lips after the pained groan he received from her for it. His eyes went a little hot as Andi pulled him up fiercely, her azure eyes glowing like twin suns.
" Bedroom, now." She growled against his lips. Her eyes shut tight as Sean stood up, unburdened by her weight and he quickly carried her upstairs to his bedroom. Andi was pulling at the black wife beater he was wearing, wanting to rid him of it and she moaned throatily as Sean pinned her to the wall a moment, his hips nestled securely between hers. She balanced herself as Sean pulled away to allow her to pull the piece of clothing off and he kissed her soundly the minute it cleared his head.
Sean didn't remember how they even made it to his room after that, he was solely focused on Andi at that point. His hands were on either side of her as they lay in his bed, their tongues dueling passionately and their hips rolling to an invisible beat. His lips left hers as Sean planted soft, lingering kisses against her neck and jaw now, his eyes shut in intense concentration and Andi arched into him as he gently palmed a pert breast through the thin fabric of her workout shirt.
" Sean..." she breathed as her hands nestled in his hair. It was slightly damp from how long they had been dancing and it was just starting to curl a bit. Her grip tightened as she gasped, for his fingers were gently rolling a peaked nipple between them now, and her nails raked a little against his scalp.
Sean nearly lost himself there as he groaned in response. " Damn Andi..." he whispered against her moist skin. She had a thin sheen of sweat that gave her an ethereal glow in the low light.
" Sean, please..." she cried softly, her body undulating against his rhythmically. She needed more than this.
Sean chuckled a bit. It was certainly empowering to know that he was making a virgin this needy. " Not yet, Andi. I promise, when the time is right, both of us will know it." He purred against her ear seductively.
" Don't leave me like this..." she begged. She needed relief and Sean was the only one who could give it to her.
Sean's eyes glittered a little here at the thought of what he could do for her. Normally if he started anything like that, it was all or nothing. He kept telling himself that he wanted to take his time with Andi time and time again. He didn't want to admit it, but he was terrified of hurting her. That was honestly the only thing keeping him from going to the next step. That and the thin barrier he would break through. Sean had never been anyone's first, so had never really dealt with that particular aspect of sex.
Andi's arms drew Sean back down to her and her lips slid over his heatedly in her passionate surrender. She wanted...no, needed him desperately. " Sean...I can't take this ache any longer. I feel as if I'm being consumed by a flame and you're the only one who can temper it. Please...I'm not going anywhere...There's no one in this world that moves me the way you do..." she begged him sweetly.
Sean felt his breath hitch in his throat at her honest plea and he sighed a little as he gently claimed her lips once more. " As you wish..." he whispered. Sean pulled Andi into his lap as his tongue delved into her heat and his hands slid under the hem of her shirt. He moved slowly and deliberately in order to give Andi time to stop him, though Sean couldn't deny that he had been dreaming of this very moment for the last couple of weeks now.
Andi broke away a moment to toss her shirt over the side of the bed and Sean swallowed hard at the sight of her. She was a high b, low c in cup size and he couldn't stop himself as he leaned in to suckle one of her perky mounds. Her stomach was flat and toned, more than likely from all the dancing they had been doing over the last couple of weeks. She was breathtaking and he didn't even have all her clothing off yet. Andi's head flew back at the feeling that coursed through her as Sean's tongue laved the rosy bud he was focusing on and she grasped him tightly.
Sean was slowly losing himself in her sweet surrender to him, and his heart swelled with what could be only love for the woman in his embrace, a love that Sean hoped Andi could reciprocate. He had told her in no uncertain terms what he was searching for when they started dating after all. Slowly he leaned her back into the mattress as his fingers hooked into the band of both her sweats and her underwear; which were lace by the feel of it, and Sean drew them languidly down her legs as he kissed his way down her body reverently. She was like a goddess that he could spend all night worshipping. " God damn you're beautiful." He breathed out. The smell of her was so sweet and cloying as it filled his nostrils and Sean pressed a kiss into her hip. There was no way in hell he was passing this up.
Andi gasped sharply at the contact and she fisted the duvet as his tongue ran over the inside of her thigh to collect the moisture that had gathered there. Sean's pleased groan reached her ears as he repeated the same attentions on the other and Andi shuddered a bit at the contact. She had masturbated frequently as of late to the very thought of what Sean was going to do and Andi's hands flew to his hair as Sean's tongue ran from her center to her clit in an effort to gather her flavor on it. She shrieked a little even as her legs quivered on either side of Sean's head and he again groaned his pleasure at the taste of her as his tongue and lips caressed her in such an intimate manner.
Sean's worries and fears were slowly ebbing away as he pleasured Andi, and his erection was straining tightly against the soft cotton of his sweat pants. His eyes opened to look at her, and Sean swore he had never seen a more beautiful sight. Her head was thrown back in her ecstasy, her chest rising and falling rapidly as he suckled the hidden bundle of nerves; which earned Sean another impassioned shriek, and her cheeks and chest had a fetching blush covering them. She was certainly a sight to behold in her first surrender.
Andi felt Sean turn them over to where she was over him and she quickly grabbed the headboard in an effort to steady herself. She was quite light headed from everything already. Her eyes were half lidded as she looked down at Sean and he smirked up at her sexily.
“ Enjoying yourself?” he asked.
Andi blushed brighter even as she nodded. “ You?”
“ Not done yet, I’ll tell you then.” Sean purred. He held her hips tight as he pulled her down a bit and he continued where he left off with relish. He probed her entrance with his supple muscle, which caused Andi’s hips to roll in an effort to draw him deeper. Oh, she was certainly ready for the real deal, Sean mused lustily. His brown eyes were locked to hers as Andi watched him now, her breathing growing more erratic as he laved her honey pot and brought her closer and closer to her release.
“ Sean...Oh shit...Sean...I’m...I’m…” she cried out, finishing her sentence with a long keen that stretched into a scream of rapture.
Sean thoroughly relieved her of every drop of her essence, grunting his pleasure as he did so. She was certainly sweeter than anything he had ever tasted before. He moved Andi into his lap as he sat up himself and his lips found hers heatedly. Andi pulled him forward as she went to her knees on the bed and her hands began pushing at his sweat pants desperately. Sean, whose need had set upon him now, helped her push both his pants and boxers away and he groaned as her hands traversed his torso as they made their trip south.
Andi looked between them and her eyes went a bit wide at the sight of him. Sean's cock was jutting out proudly from a nest of dark curls at the apex of his hips and he smirked a bit despite himself. " Damn..." she whispered. He was hung.
" We don't have to keep going if you don't want to Andi." He said tenderly.
" I meant it more in the damn I'm lucky sense." Andi replied huskily. Her own need was overriding any trepidation she felt. She felt Sean pull her back into his lap and she rolled her hips against his invitingly. She wanted this more than anything.

His blood was boiling in his veins. Riley had been unable to keep himself from spying on them again tonight and he could tell what was going on in Sean’s bedroom easily enough from his perch on the roof of the building across from Sean’s apartment. The sensuous movements, the silhouette of two nude bodies against the light, the cries he was certain he had heard coming from Andi...Oh yes, Riley was certain that Sean was finally going to screw Andi tonight. He had grown more and more distant from Sean the longer the other man had Andi to himself, as Riley was unable to hide the jealousy he felt that Sean had snapped her up when he had. That bastard! He always got whatever Riley wanted, leaving him with only sloppy seconds nine times out of ten.
It didn’t matter anymore. He was going to take care of this problem once and for all. He was transferring out of Fordham and was moving out of town, but Riley wasn’t going to leave that easily. He was going to leave his mark on Sean, wreak his revenge on the man for stealing the very thing Riley had wanted ever since he had laid eyes on her. It was hard to see through the curtains, but the medical student was sure that he had Sean in his sights.
Sean wasn’t getting any tonight if Riley had anything to do about it.

Sean hurriedly put on a condom when he was sure he had worked Andi up enough and he groaned into her mouth as her hips rolled wantonly against his again. Good lord, he wanted her, needed her so badly now it was maddening! Just as Sean was about to go for the gold, a loud bang rang out and the sound of glass shattering met both their ears. Andi was knocked to the right as a bullet crashed into her left arm and she screamed in pain as she fell from the bed clutching her injured limb in agony.
" Andi!" Sean shouted. Where the hell had that come from?!
" Son of a mother fucking bitch!" Andi growled out. Blood was seeping past her fingers as she clutched the wound. " Grab a small towel and my scarf that I was wearing earlier from downstairs, quick. I need to bind the wound so that I can get dressed."
Sean quickly grabbed his pants and hopped into them as he went for the door. Andi was leaning against the bed when he came back with the items she had told him to grab and his brown eyes took her in worriedly. His bedroom window faced the street side...Had that been an intentional shot or had it just been a fluke? " I need to call the police too Andi." Sean said softly. His voice was full of concern as he handed her the towel and scarf and Andi pressed the towel to the wound.
" The bullet is lodged right on the bone..." she hissed. " Tie the scarf around the towel real quick." She groaned miserably as pressure was put on the wound and she pulled her pants over. " Talk about a hell of a cock block." She pulled her pants back on with difficulty and she looked at her shirt. " I'm going to need your help getting my shirt back on, Sean."
Why did it feel as if Andi had been through something like this before? Her brow furrowed as Sean hurriedly looked for her shirt, a scene playing almost as clear as day in her mind. The two of them in a forest, running desperately, a sharp burning pain, and then it was gone again. Sean looked nothing like he did now though. The version of him had been thinner with longer hair, much longer hair. There was no way in hell that happened...What the hell was that anyways? Some sort of delusion brought on by trauma? I still feel as if I have all my mental facilities...Andi thought.
She didn’t see the woman staring at her in the corner holding her own left arm as if in remembrance. Amara shook her head sadly as she looked at Andi, and she trailed her fingers over the faint scar from the goblin’s arrow she had been grazed by the night they had met Tarin. Was Andi going to have injuries similar to those that she had received during the time she and Gascon had been traveling together? Amara certainly hoped not. She still remembered how agonizing being stabbed through the leg had been, much less when her arm had been broken by Palisanther’s crazed phantom in her mind. Sighing a bit heavily, Amara surmised she might have to try some other time to reach Andi. It had taken a long time just to get this far in attempting to contact her.
Sean wordlessly complied, though what Andi had said made him chuckle a bit. He helped her to her feet and walked over to the window to inspect the damage. The entire pane would need to be replaced. His eyes narrowed darkly. If he ever found out who did this, there would be hell to pay. Andi had been hurt because of someone's recklessness if it had been a fluke. If not, Sean mused darkly, there wasn't a hole in this world deep enough or dark enough for them to hide in as he would take more than a pound of flesh in retaliation.

" What were both of you doing when you were shot, Ms. Demmers?" an officer asked her. She had since been transported to the hospital shortly after the initial wave of police had arrive and the bullet had been removed. Andi had gotten very lucky that she had only needed local anesthetic to remove it and get the sutures she was currently getting at that very moment. The forensics team was going to town on Sean's apartment as well and Sean groaned a little. Though it pained him to think it, Sean was a bit glad that they hadn't gotten as far as they nearly had. It would have been murder having to confess that they were right in the middle of having sex when Andi was shot.
" We had been practicing our routine for the amateur's competition at Don Coqui's this weekend and we had started making out. Instead of staying in the living room we moved up to the bedroom. I was in Sean's lap when I was shot." Andi replied. She and Sean had agreed to keep the more intimate details out. This was going to hit the newsstands in the morning without a doubt.
Sean was sitting off to the side. He had already given his statement as well.
" Must have been a hell of a make out session." The officer chuckled, grinning over at Sean who smirked and shrugged in return. " You're certainly a lucky guy Mr. Morrison. Ms. Demmers here is quite a catch."
" One I have no intentions on letting slip away either." Sean replied as he smiled affectionately at Andi.
" That's good to hear Mr. Morrison...Off the record, they wouldn't be able to find you if you were to break Andi's heart." The officer said, his eyes leveled on Sean seriously for a moment as he said this. He fully meant it too.
" Ishmael!" Andi scolded. " Sean, don't pay him any mind." Her eyes shot daggers at her cousin for the threat.
Sean laughed out loud. " I thought that he might have been one of your cousins. How many Holtons could honestly be in the tri-city area?" Sean said. " You have nothing to worry about, Officer Holton. Andi has the say in how long we're together."
Ishmael looked at Sean consideringly. He had met all three of Andi's ex's and they had never said anything like that. Then again, they hadn't been emotionally invested in her, they had only; and blatantly for that matter, lusted for her. Sean certainly looked as if he was. And if the way Andi was looking at Sean said anything, she was just as invested as Sean.
Commotion from up the hallway startled all three of them and Tammy burst into the room. " Andi! What the hell happened? Your father and I were watching the news when your name suddenly came up saying you had been shot!" She exclaimed.
" Mom, I'll be fine. A stray bullet hit me is all. For all we know it could have been two rival gangs trying to step one another up." Andi replied placatingly.
Tammy looked around the room. " Taking care of this case yourself, Ishmael?"
" Can't. Relative. They only allowed me to take their statements so that I could make sure she was okay. I've seen hardened cops cry more than Andi has by the way, Aunt Tammy." Ishmael said proudly.
Tammy's eyes fell on the last occupant of the room. " I guess it's safe to assume that you're Sean then?" She asked, her attention completely on him now as the doctor finished up Andi's stitches.
" That would be correct, Mrs. Demmers, though I wish the circumstances were better." Sean replied as he stood straight from where he was perched against the wall. " However, I see that you're the reason she's as lovely as she is. I've seen pictures of your husband, ma'am, and I daresay that Andi got the better half of the genetics from you." He kissed the back of her hand smoothly and Andi smirked. Sean had just won over her mom in a heartbeat.
Tammy tittered girlishly. " Well thank you. Andi, I think you might be right in what we spoke about earlier." She said to her daughter obliquely. The door opened again and the blue eyes of Peter Demmers fell on Sean and his wife first and then to Andi and Ishmael.
" Oh sweetheart, thank god you're okay." He breathed out in relief. He crossed the room and wrapped his arms lovingly around his daughter. " How did it even happen?"
" She was having a hell of a snog with her boyfriend apparently. " Ishmael said with a smirk.
The doctor couldn't hold back her chuckle as she washed her hands. " She's good to go, everyone. I daresay that this is going to be an interesting conversation. And as for you Ms. Demmers, I think you'll still be okay to compete this weekend, but nothing too fancy. I don't want to see you in here again until it's time to remove the stitches in two weeks. Keep them covered for the first couple of days and keep either a little bit of vaseline or triple antibiotic ointment on them so that they won't itch." She remarked. " I'll have the nurse bring in her discharge papers."
" Thank you!" Andi called to her retreating back. " Looks like we can still compete this weekend Sean."
Peter looked at Sean considerably. So this was the young man who had swept his daughter off her feet? He pulled away from Andi and walked over to Sean. " Peter Demmers." He said, extending his hand out to shake Sean's.
" Sean Morrison." He replied, firmly shaking Andi's father's hand. " I wish the circumstances were better, but it's a pleasure to meet both of you finally. Andi's told me so much about you."
Tammy stared at Sean's back in shock. " Morrison?" She questioned.
Sean nodded. " My father is..." he paused slightly as his phone rang and he looked at who it was. " Excuse me...I need to take this call."
Tammy looked at her daughter and nodded approvingly. " Why didn't you tell me you were dating Vic's eldest son honey?!" She said with a smile.
Peter chuckled at the bewildered look on Andi's face. " Victor and I used to go to school together. While we don't get to talk as often as we like anymore, much less see each other, we've been very good friends for years. You're mother and I are actually attending his company ball next week so we can catch up." Peter explained. " Now what's this about a competition you and Sean are in?"
Andi smiled brightly. If their parents were friends that was going to make things all the more smoother. " Sean and I signed up for the Amateur Latin dance competition at Don Coqui's this weekend. We're competing in three categories, the cha cha, merengue, and the bachata. If I can toot my own horn, we're pretty damn good." Andi said excitedly.
Tammy and Peter smirked a bit as they looked at one another. " Would you mind to terribly if we joined you then? Just to watch I mean." Tammy asked.
" Andi?" Came Sean's voice as he poked his head in the room. " My apartment hasn't been cleared by the forensics unit yet. They need to get some equipment in from another branch before they can finish up. I can't even go home after I take you back to your aunt's."
" Nonsense. Both of you are staying with us until the matter is resolved. Our home has better security than the Avalon does." Peter said. " You can't even grab a couple days worth of clothing?"
Ishmael smirked. " I can get a duffle set up for ya. I just need to clear it with the lead on the forensics team."

Andi sighed a little in her sleep as she snuggled up to Sean. Her parents had managed to sweep them out of the hospital without drawing too much press and all four had gotten into her dad's favorite car. The pain medication they had given her had knocked her out.
" Just how serious is it between you and my daughter Sean?" Peter asked. When he didn't get an answer Peter looked into the backseat curiously. He smiled a bit at the sight of Sean holding Andi tightly in his own repose, his cheek resting on the top of her head and Andi nuzzled him a little with another contented sigh.
Tammy smiled as she turned a little to look at them and she looked back to her husband. “ I think it’s safe to say Andi’s not letting him sleep in the guest room…” she said knowingly.
Peter harrumphed a bit. “ And allow him to screw my daughter under my roof? I don’t think so.”
“ They haven’t had sex yet, dear. Andi and I were just talking about this earlier.” Tammy replied. “ I think it’s safe to say that Andi’s not going to do anything like that at home anyways.”
Peter growled a bit under his breath. “ You’re certain about that, Tammy?”
Tammy nodded. “ Besides, after the night she’s had, I think we need to make an exception.”

Andi and Sean were laughing brightly as they went over their routine again, this time the one for the cha cha and Andi winced slightly as she moved her left arm wrong. They were in the little used lounge and had cleared enough room to be able to practice while being able to watch themselves. “ Okay, I can’t lift it that fast. Is there another embellishment that we can change that with?” Andi said.
Sean looked thoughtful and nodded. “ Maybe if we work in a little twirl instead so that you don’t have lift it too quick. Let’s try that really quick.” They took up their positions and Andi counted the beat for them. Their feet moved quickly and Andi twisted her hips as Sean’s hand gently lifted her arm. The skirt she would be wearing would flare perfectly with that movement.
“ I think that’ll work out nicely.” Andi said, nodding in approval. “ I want to run through the whole thing this time while adding that in. Let’s see how that looks in the mirror.”
Sean nodded and he pulled a remote from his pocket. Andi was a hell of a taskmaster when it came to practicing, but they were sure to at least place at least second if not first. “ Ready. Five, six, seven, eight.” he said, and a chipper latin beat started up.
Peter and Tammy were watching them and Peter’s brow rose at how good they actually were. “ If the doctor thing doesn’t pan out, Andi and Sean could consider going pro.” he said approvingly. Their chemistry was amazing.
“ If you think their cha cha is something, you should wait until they start in on the bachata.” Tammy said, albeit just a bit breathlessly. They had practiced that one yesterday and Tammy had been left fanning herself after watching them.
Peter’s brow rose a bit at this. “ I guess we’re in for a treat tomorrow then?”
Tammy exhaled a bit forcefully at this and nodded at the same time. “ Just you wait.”

The restaurant was packed and Sean looked around a bit from the table they had been given. There were five other couples dancing that night, and Andi could not wait to get started if the way her knees were bouncing was any indication. Sean’s eyes glittered as he looked her over. Her long brown tresses had been swept up into a bun and she had a multitude of red silk roses surrounding it. The rose red top she was wearing was form fitting and left very little to Sean’s imagination now that he had seen her in her splendor, and a tiered black skirt sat on her hips. She looked nothing but amazing tonight. Sean knew he looked pretty dapper himself, the red shirt he was wearing matched Andi’s and he had the sleeves to his favorite position at the three quarters length.
His attention was drawn when the dj came over the speakers and started up the intro for the competition and introduced the competitors.
“ If ya’ll are Don Coqui regulars, you know who couple number four is. In the last month alone they’ve been setting fire to the dance floor with their steamy bachata. We’ve got Sean and Andi!”
A spotlight fell on their table and Andi popped out of her chair sprightly and Sean caught her in a smooth, effortless motion and she settled on his hip as he walked them to the dance floor. There was a mass of cheers and catcalls for them and Andi waved to some of the regulars they had come to know.
The last two couples were announced and everyone took their positions on the floor as the lights came up so the judges could see better.
“ The merengue.” came the dj’s voice.
Sean and Andi both smirked as they took up their side by side positions, their feet shuffling against the floor to the opening chords of ‘Ojitos Bellos’ and both did a full and quarter turn in place before Sean took Andi by the hand and waist. “ You just tell me if I need to lay off your arm. We don’t want to bust the stitches after all.” he whispered.
“ Don’t worry, I will.” Andi promised.
Their eyes were locked the entire time they danced and their hips moved invitingly against one another as Andi settled against Sean to be all the more closer to him. Andi couldn’t keep the smile off of her face as Sean gently spun her in place, though only half way as he held her against him and their feet shuffled in time to the song. Andi’s hips were moving exaggeratedly to make up for the lack of arm movements that the dance was known for and Sean turned around at the same time she did, reversing their positions for a moment. They went back and forth like this three more times, the two receiving a burst of applause for the speed they showed. Andi had faltered on a step however, though she tried not to let it show.
Sean had skipped a step himself and he shook his head slightly to tell Andi not to worry about it. The only thing that mattered was that he didn’t hurt that arm further than it already was. He spun her into a double tunnel, following not even a moment after Andi went through, and his eyes brightened a little at the laugh Andi gave him. She loved that particular step, though she thought it funny to watch him attempt it with someone of her height. Sean slipped a little again, but he didn’t pay it any heed this time. You can’t win them all, as the saying goes.
Peter and Tammy were watching them closely as the song continued. They certainly didn't have a care in the world it seemed. All that mattered was that they were together.
Andi was left gasping for breath as she and Sean finished up their merengue with a rather dazzling flourish, and the audience gathered clapped a bit.
" The cha cha..." came the announcement.
Andi walked a few paces away from Sean in order to take her starting position and she lowered her head as both her hands came up.
The music came in and she flung both her arms out, her feet moving quickly to the beat as she began stepping backwards. She and Sean both turned at the same time just before they were back to back and Andi smiled broadly as he took her by the waist and hand. Sean spun her around, both trading places as they moved as one. Despite the fact they were competing, both were having a blast. That was the only thing that mattered to either of them. They turned again, and Andi held Sean's arms crossed in front of her as they continued their slow, slow, slow, fast pace, her hips swaying to the beat. Sean turned her back around, and Andi twisted her hips as they had practiced yesterday, and her skirt flared exactly how Sean thought it would. His eyes began glittering a little as he thought of how those hips had been undulating against him wantonly earlier in the week and Andi smirked at the familiar look in his eyes. Sean had been given the okay to return to his apartment and both would be doing so after they left the competition that night.
The song ended and Andi jumped into Sean's arms, both her legs resting on his hips as Sean steadied her. They were breathing heavily now, and Andi slowly slid down his body. The bachata had been saved for last.
" The bachata."
Sean stood behind Andi as her right arm came up to cradle his head against her neck and a slow, sensuous beat stated up. Her hips began winding side to side as they stayed in that one spot and Sean's hands slowly began traveling to their respective places at her hip and then her hand. Andi's breath hitched a little as she turned to face Sean and her hips settled against his. A slight smirk formed on her lips as she felt his arousal press into her with every sensual sway of their hips and Sean chuckled as the now familiar blush of her own desire started creeping down her neck. Their feet were moving on automatic now as they moved left and right, peppering their movements with little spins and other deliberate embellishments that added a sexual flare to their dance. Andi hissed a bit as her leg came up and Sean ran his hand on the underside of it as he swung her from right to left. That same leg flew backwards as Andi did a complicated turn with the momentum and Sean's back settled against her as Andi slowly ran both hands up his torso and then his arms as their hands wove together once more. Sean turned to face her, and he had to resist the urge to sweep in for a kiss right then and there. Andi's eyes were shining like twin suns as they locked onto his bright cinnamon ones and Sean slid his hands down her back as Andi bent backwards, her right leg entwined with his as the finishing chords of the song rang through their ears.
The applause was deafening as all the couples dancing took their bows and retired to their seats for a well deserved break.
Peter had to admit that his wife had been more than right about the bachata and he smiled at the two as they drank deeply from the glasses of water that had been left there for them. " You two did a fantastic job out there."
" Thank you." They chorused, and both smiled brightly at one another at the unintended sync. It was almost as if they were feeding off each other’s emotions they were so in tune at that very moment.
Andi stood up. “ Well, if you’ll excuse me, I’m going to the powder room for a moment. I’ll be right back honey.” she said, kissing his forehead affectionately.
Sean felt a bit nervous in all honesty, but there was nothing for it. It wasn’t as if he could join her in the ladie’s room. “ So, how do you guys think the other couples did?” Sean asked, trying to strike up small talk with his girlfriend’s parents.

Andi was washing her hands in the basin when she got the feeling that she wasn’t alone.
“ Help me...Please, Andi…” came a voice. Who ever it was sounded as if they were far away and desperate.
Andi stiffened and looked around. “ Hello?” she called out. She had been certain she was the only person in here. Her eyes fell on her reflection and she screamed a little in shock. That wasn’t her reflection…
The woman she was looking at looked very much like her, but there were many differences in their appearance. Her ears were a bit pointed and her face wasn’t as round as Andi’s was. More noticeably than all that, the woman in the mirror had a generous bump in the front that suggested she was pregnant.
“ You’re the only one who can help me, Andi...Please. I can’t stay like this long…” she pleaded, her blue eyes filled with tears.
Andi’s breathing was incredibly labored as she started backing up for the door. She had to be hallucinating. She just had to be. There couldn’t be another person where her reflection was supposed to be! “ Who are you?” she whimpered, shaking her head even as she did so.
“ Amara.” the doppelganger replied sadly.
Andi gasped even as she felt something within her react at the name the other woman had said. What the hell was going on here?! She looked up dismayed as Amara started fading from sight and Andi rushed back to the mirror as her own reflection started coming back.
“ You need to find Gascon’s soul!” Amara cried hurriedly. “ You’ll know, trust me!” Her voice faded as the rest of her had and Andi was left staring at her own scared reflection again.
Andi pressed a single finger to the glass. Sure enough, there was space between it and its twin in the mirror. That hadn’t been a prank. There was a thrum resonating within her at the mention of the name Gascon. Longing, desire, love, wholeness. She looked side to side a moment and shook her head. That couldn’t have just happened. There wasn’t any possible way.

Sean looked up at Andi worriedly as she silently joined them once more at the table. There was something in her eyes that clearly had her bothered, but she was putting on a front for her parent’s sake. He leaned in to kiss her on the cheek. “ Are you okay? You look as if you’ve seen a ghost, Andi.” he whispered in her ear.
“ I’m fine, Sean. I promise.” she replied as she smiled and kissed his cheek as well.
Sean knew she was lying. It was as if he could feel her very fear and uncertainty rolling off of her to him alone. She would come to him when she was ready, Sean knew that.
“ Alright everyone, the judges have made all their deliberations. For the merengue, third place goes to Marianna and Julio.” Applause and catcalls met the couple as they got up from their table and took a stand on the floor. “ Second place, Jack and Nala.” Another round of applause met this couple. “ First place on the merengue goes to...Ricardo and Luz!”
Tammy pouted a bit. “ You guys did better than some of the couples out there.”
“ We screwed up three times, actually.” Sean said. “ I slipped twice and Andi faltered on a step herself. If we hadn’t done that, we probably would have taken third. Though Ricardo and Luz really did deserve the win there. We meet up here twice a week to dance and they can dance circles around the two of us with the merengue. We have them beat on the bachata though. There’s not doubt about that.”
Andi smirked at the confidence in Sean’s voice. It was hard not to feed off it.
“ For the cha cha, third place goes to Liam and Rosa.” A round of applause met them and the couple took their spots. “ Second place goes to Sean and Andi!” The crowd again cheered and catcalled at this. “ And first place, again, goes to Ricardo and Luz!”
Sean reached over to high five Ricardo as Andi gave Luz a hug.
“ Man, you guys are going to stomp everyone on the bachata. You guys had both Luz and I going ‘Dayum!’” Ricardo said with a chuckle. What he had caught of Sean and Andi’s routine at least had left his eyes bugging a bit. Andi certainly knew how to move it for a white girl.
“ On the bachata, third place goes to Jack and Nala!” The applause was a bit subdued this time, as everyone was anticipatory about the second and first place wins. “ Second place, Ricardo and Luz! And first place goes to Sean and Andi!”
Andi all but jumped into Sean’s arms in her elation and she planted a very steamy kiss against his lips. That had certainly made her night. Now all she needed to make it better was for the two of them to get back to Sean’s place.

Sean and Andi placed second overall in the competition, though it had been a very close call with Jack and Nala just a single point behind them. If the two hadn’t misstepped during the bachata, it would have easily been a tie between the two couples. Sean smiled as he and Andi walked through the door and he took a good long whiff. As much as he had enjoyed the last few days at Peter and Tammy’s apartment, Sean had missed the chai and spice smell of his own home. His favorite tea was chai, though Andi preferred a darjeeling herself.
“ I love my parents and all, but dad needs to put his foot down on all the potpourri.” Andi said with a chuckle. “ All the scents mom had clashed, whereas the tea here...Ahhh….I never thought I’d grow fond of chai in that sense.” She sank into the sofa and Sean followed not that far behind her. Both were pretty knackered from the competition that night once the adrenaline had worn off.
“ I’ll say, no offense meant of course.” Sean agreed.
“ None taken.” Andi replied, leaning instinctively towards Sean. “ You were awesome out there tonight, hun.”
Sean smiled and turned to stretch out onto the couch, all the while pulling Andi over him to where they were both comfortable. “ So were you. There’s something I wanted to ask you though...I mean if you’re not cool with it, it’s okay but I….”
Andi chuckled as she silenced his nervous rambling with a gentle finger against his lips. “ You’re rambling, honey.” she purred. She swept in for a quick kiss and Sean seemed to settle down a little at this.
“ Move in with me…” Sean whispered against her lips as Andi broke away. His brown eyes met her surprised ones and he chuckled a little, unable to resist the urge to do so at the clear shock written on her face. “ I’m serious Andi. I want you to move in with me...I love the feeling I have whenever you’re here with me. While I do live here, it’s never felt like home...Not until you came into my life Andi. I want it to be our home.”
Andi smiled brightly and she pulled Sean up to where he was sitting with her in his lap. “ We’ll make this a home together then, Sean.” Andi consented, her blue eyes glittering brightly. She closed the distance to kiss him deeply and Sean sighed happily at the contact.
Yes, it would be their home. And Sean would make sure Andi never went without.

A/N: Two-fer! Like I said in B2C2, the ball is rolling again. I might even get Chapter Four up tonight if I can stay awake. I've been up since 1am or so EST, has my hubby let me sleep too long last night. I shouldn't be complaining, but I need to stay on my sleep schedule for work too. As for the chapter title, it roughly translates to " When I look into your beautiful eyes." Hope you all enjoy.
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