I don't own the Covenant, though I wish I could have Tyler all to myself. The girls are mine…

This chapter is more of a prologue really, but that would mess up the numbering. Let me know what you think!


Waves ~ Chapter 1

"Come on, man, tell me you can think of a better way to spend our summer?" From anyone else it would have been whining, but Reid didn't whine.

Tyler could picture his best friend on the other end of the line, slouching against something – anything – relaxed and cool as can be.

"Beach, surf, girls, apartment to ourselves... perfection."

"We could do all that at the Hamptons," Tyler reasoned. "There's no reason to fly so far away."

"Yes there is," Reid had an answer for everything. "We go there every year. It's boring. This summer we'll have new girls, better waves and no parents."

"But I really need to…"

"…Get a job, I know," Reid cut across Tyler before he could voice his last objection. "There's a sailing school fifteen minutes from our condo. They have a job lined up and waiting for you."

"What? Reid!" Tyler realized, had realized a while ago in fact, that his protests were useless. When Reid wanted something, Reid got it.

"Thank me later, baby boy. Though I still don't get why you feel the need to earn money. It's called a trust fund for fuck's sake."

"Yeah, whatever. I want my own money so Dad can't tell me how to spend it."

"Fucking parents," Reid chimed in. "That's why we're not going to the Hamptons this year. I told everyone we're volunteering in South America and they practically threw money at me."

"That's…" Tyler began.

"…A brilliant idea. I know. I'm flying to San Jose on the 20th, our flights leave there that night. First class all the way." Reid sighed contentedly. "I love being rich."

Then hung up.

Tyler threw his phone tiredly towards his bed and leaned back in his chair. It was a week before finals and he'd had enough. Stanford was a good university and he was pretty sure that he did want to be an engineer, but after two years of calculus and capacitance… it was enough to drive anyone to madness. Maybe Reid's summer plans were just what he needed. Something to look forward to during the next couple of weeks anyway.