THE BAD BOY OF MANHATTAN
Chapter 68. The First Date As A Lovers.

Emma stands among the pedestrians passing by in the crowded Time Square area. Every now and then the girl turned to her right side and left looking for the figure of Elric who should have come fifteen minutes ago.

"Yes, that's great ... being late on the first date," Emma said. The girl looked back, reading the nameplate of a restaurant to make sure she was not wrong place to wait, as agreed by him and Elric.

Emma exhaled her rough breath. He put a scarf around his neck to ward off the cold air while looking around.

"Huh?" His mouth gaped as he looked towards the Time Square building, and saw the familiar faces of the four long-haired youths in his eyes, plastered on the huge Billboard board there. "Unbelievable (cannot be trusted)," he said.

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"Wow" said Emma, amazed. His smile was broken to see the face of his girlfriend, Elric, posing like a model photo, but with a facial expression that looks fierce.

"Hey!"

One pat on the shoulder made Emma gasp. The girl immediately turned her body and found the photo of the model Abal-abal standing in front of her.

"You're late (you're late)," emma exasperated.

"Jeez .. Just twenty minutes, Emma." Elric defended himself. "Sorry .. It's hard to get away from Larry." He called his manager's name.

Emma took her breath. "Sucks" he said.

Elric chuckled at the look on Emma's face that looked upset. "Okay, this is our first date. I shouldn't be late. I'm sorry, yes," she asked half-begging.

"Yes, I have to understand. Got a really busy rockstar boyfriend." Emma pointed at the Billboard board where Elric's face was plastered there.

"What (what)?" Elric is shocked to see a photo of himself, Darren, Samuel and Jacob in the Time Square building. "What the fuck?" abugn.

Emma frowned. "You don't know?" tanyakanya.

"Wait ...." Elric picks up the phone and steps away from Emma to call someone.

Emma thumped lips. Elric looked unhappy when talking to someone on his phone. I don't know what the young man was talking about, Emma didn't hear too much because the atmosphere was so crowded.

Moments later, Elric hung up the phone and stepped closer to her. His face looks upset. However, when he met Emma's eyes, his smile re-emerged.

"Is there a problem?" ask Emma.

"Little bit. I'll take care of it later. I don't want our date interrupted" Elric said, tidying a knit hat on Emma's head.

Emma smiling. Also true. This is their first date, should not be disturbed by any things that could ruin the happy atmosphere between them.

"So, Mr. Princess .. Where are you going?" ask Elric.

"I'm hungry." Emma's looking around for a restaurant that might fit her appetite tonight. Behind them was an Italian restaurant, however, it did not seem like he was having a taste for the food there.

"What do you want to eat?"

"Hmmm .. hot dogs, pretzels, sandwiches, anything American (any American menu)."

Elric nodded. He then took Emma by the hand and walked among the passersby, looking for the whereabouts of the hot dog stand and all that Emma called.

As usual, they do not like fancy restaurants or luxury places to eat and walk. Both of them love a la dating a fun commoner.

"Do I know you?" The hot dog seller they came to asked Elric while researching the young man's face. "It looks like your face is familiar" he continued.

Emma pointed at the Billboard board in the building behind them, telling them there was a photo of Elric and his band there.

Elric shook his head while chuckling softly at the man's words. "Hello," said.

"What dream did I have last night" said the hot dog seller happy. After finishing the two boxes of Elric's order, the man asked to take a picture with the young man.

"You are a genius. I like your song. Keep working, Young man," said the man as Elric and Emma bade.

Emma smiled at Elric's cute awkward style. Really suck, thought the girl. Elric didn't seem to particularly like such over-attention.

"Sit here, El." Emma pulls Elric's arm and takes him to an empty chair in a small park surrounded by skyscrapers.

That place too. Somewhat quiet and only illuminated by dim garden lights. In the middle of the park there are two street buskers with their complete musical equipment is singing hits songs this year. Romantic songs, of course, because the ones watching them on average are couples who are enjoying their time together.

"You don't like being a celebrity, El?" seductive Emma nudges Elric's arm with her elbow.

"You already know that, don't you?" ladybug Elric. He chewed one bite of bread and sausage voraciously.

Emma grimaced showing her neat teeth. "But you can't avoid it. You'll be very famous in a minute."

"So what (then why)?" elric said indifferently.

"Many women will adore you."

"Hmmm ...." Elric smiled faintly, tilting his head to look at Emma's downcast face. "Why?" tanyakanya.

"It's okay. Just enjoy it."

Elric. Then spend the rest of the bread filled with sausage and throw the wrapper into the trash. "You done, Em?"

"Yeah." Emma throws a box with the rest of the hot dogs she didn't spend. Suddenly, his stomach was full with just a few bites. Or, because there was some kind of worry that struck his heart at this moment. Concerns about things that are not necessarily happening.

Elric leaned his back against the back of the chair while straightening one arm behind Emma's back. "Of course I enjoyed it." He chimed in on Emma a moment ago.

"Yeah, good."

"Being with you (with you)."

Emma cleared her throat once. Really shit. The awkwardness hit back. In his heart he tried to calm himself. The one sitting next to him was just an Elric, who had lived a few months in an apartment with him.

The girl also chuckled while frowning her forehead. "It's so funny" he said.

"Why?"

"We. Relationship .... as ...."

"Daughter?"

Emma nodded while holding her smile. Elric shifted his body closer to the girl. He looked back and forth and checked around him. No one noticed. He also steals a kiss on Emma's cheek.

"Gee!" hiss Emma as she pushed Elric's shoulder slowly. His cheeks were immediately red. For whatever sake, she felt she was not a twenty-one year old girl who should have been experienced with a man.

Yep. She is an innocent and old-fashioned virgin, who falls in love with an eighteen-year-old teenager who is also inexperienced with a woman.

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