THE BAD BOY OF MANHATTAN
Chapter 66. Analyzing Feelings.

"Hey, Elric. I can't believe this." Lily who was passing in a jogging suit complete with her hoodie approached Elric who had just finished a song with an acoustic guitar.

"Owh, hi, Lily," said Elric kindly. He who wants to immediately meet Emma to find out the answer to the feelings he has expressed with a song, finally restrained by Lily who invites him to chat.

"Why is it here?" lily asked, furrowing her eyebrows.

"Streeting" answered Elric. The young man handed the guitar to the owner, without forgetting to thank him.

"I often jog here. As you can see right now" Lily explained without being asked by Elric.

"Good," said Elric. "Sorry, Lily ... I gota go (i have to go)," he said.

"See you, El." Before leaving, Lily gave Elric one hug, then the black-haired girl continued her afternoon run around Centar Park.

The middleman Emma who watched the interaction of Elric and the girl, looked pouted. Just now he felt flowery to hear Elric express his feelings through a song that is so romantic, but there are things that make his mood is not good.

"So, how?" elric. He tilted his head to look at Emma's slightly bowed face.

"What?" ask Emma to pretend to be stupid. "Owh, the song is great. I didn't think you could sing any more oldies, El."

Elric. "That's not what I meant."

"What do you mean?"

"Owh, come on, Emma." Elric ruffled his hair in frustration.

Emma pulled the corner of her lips. He turned his body ninety degrees to face Elric. "Favorite romantic. Good lyrics. But ... I'd rather you put your own words together, El."

"Sh it (shit)!" maki Elric is getting frustrated.

"So (So)?" Emma raised both her eyebrows demanding.

"So, my efforts to play acoustic guitar and sing melancholy songs are futile?"

Emma inevitably chuckles at Elric's words, even though her heart is being arrogant because she saw the young man being hugged by a beautiful girl a few moments ago. "I didn't say it was in vain. I'm just saying ... I'd rather you ...."

"Follow me!" cut Elric while pulling Emma's hand and holding her out of the park. Without much talking, without much ado.

"Elric!" exclaim Emma.

"Yes." Yeah." Elric answered indifferently. He continued walking down the sidewalk.

"Where are we going (where are we going)?"

"The Hudson River."

Emma rolled both her eyes. Elric is random. I don't know what's in the kid's head. "Have it, come along" said Elric, who felt Emma wanted to protest. The girl sizzled. However, he did according to where Elric would take him.

The journey to the Hudson River area that divides New York takes only a ten-minute walk. It felt like just a glance, they had gotten there.

There were many empty long benches that were on the river bank, facing the guardrail. Elric invites Emma to sit on one of the benches. Stay there for a while while looking at the Manhattan skyscraper across the wide-ranging river.

"Why take me to this place?" emma asked as she turned to Elric beside her. Their distance was only about a few centimeters.

"You don't see the atmosphere here so calm? There aren't many people who disturb my concentration."

"Concentration?"

"Yes, Emma. I'm putting together the right words to present to you."

"Okay, I'm listening (well, I'm listening)" Emma said resignedly.

Elric stroked his nape. "Talking to women about matters of the heart was not as easy as finding new techniques to play the guitar," he chuckled. "I was so confused to start, Em."

"You said you liked me!" Emma breaks Elric's confusion.

"Yes, that's right" said Elric quickly. "I like you, how about you?"

Emma smiled faintly. Ah, this child was able to make his heart so happy. All this time he always did not want to think about Elric's attitude to him. Emma has too much to consider. One of them is the age of Elric who is four years younger than him.

In any case Emma can not deny if Elric some time this seized his attention. Longing for the distant, anxious for the close, and Emma liked the presence of the child by her side.

Ah, she is a pathetic virgin. Rejecting the perfect James, as well as assurances of his bright future. However, little heart always urged him to tend to think of everything about Elric. When she saw her first act on stage, Emma almost fell in love. Oh, or maybe he's in love with the kid?

"Good, Emma! I've been waiting for an answer from you for a long time!" gerutu Elric while scrambling his own long hair. Do you know Emma if the time is going so slowly for her who is waiting for an important answer?

"Elric ... Why do you like me?" ask Emma.

"Do you like someone for a reason?" Elric raised both eyebrows thickly.

"Should. Reason is like the law of cause and effect. For example, you like someone because they are beautiful and kind. Because, because she's beautiful and as a result, you like her. Voila's."

"So, should I give you one reason?"

Emma shrugged her shoulders. "Women want to hear something good about themselves."

"The reason you're beautiful, that's for sure. You're fierce .. well, that's reality. Hmmm .. What else, yes. F uck I'm confused (fuck, I'm confused)!"

Emma took her breath. Alright. Actually, everything was clear between them. He did not need to dig anything out of Elric, or vice versa. "Elric ...."

"Yes?"

Emma drew her face closer to Elric's. He closed his eyes waiting for a response from Elric. A few times it is always delayed. What if now they just finish a kiss as a sign that both have the same feeling.

"Can you?" ask Elric.

Emma clucking. She herself is a virgin. However, it did not mean that he knew nothing about such things. But this Elric-ah, you little boy. In the end, he only nodded resignedly in response to Elric's question.

Slowly and hesitantly, Elric touched his lips on Emma's lips. One of the most serious first kisses, like two people are sharing feelings of love.

Elric was above the clouds. This is what Emma's sweet lips taste like. No drink in Manhattan can match Emma's sweet lips.

"Am I doing it right?" ask Elric.

Emma hit Elric's chest slowly. "You think I've had experience?"

"Is this your first kiss?" asked Elric innocently.

Emma clucking. "No." He had previously kissed James and someone he liked in High School.

Elric got up from his seat and extended his hand to Emma. The girl greeted him. Then the two stood near the river guardrail, breathing the fresh air of spring that afternoon.

Elric hugged Emma from behind. Emma leaned her head against Elric's chest. What a perfect moment. Until Emma realized, that she was still in a relationship with James.

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