Chapter One:
The Beginning
Two years earlier
She sat there in the same spot she has sat for three years. She looked around the cafeteria and noticed that her brother and Sarah his girlfriend had just walked in. She looked over at the lunch line and saw her best friend Peyton Johnson and Tyler getting lunch. And walking towards the lunch line was Pogue and Kate. Then the Blonde wonder of all her problems sat right in her view.
"Whoa earth to SD." Reid said waving his hand in front of Sawyer's face.
"What?" she asked smiling at him.
"What were you thinking about?" he asked stuffing fries into his mouth. She reached across the table and grabbed a few for herself and smirked.
"That this is the last year that I get to sit here." He smiled at her.
"Really? That's what you were thinking about?"
"Yeah. I really was I mean we're seniors, high school is almost over. Then we're going to have to be all grown up." She huffed grabbing more fries.
"Uh well if the end of the year means we have to grow up then let's raise some hell first." He smirked. Then the rest of the group showed up and took their respective seats.
"So you guys excited about tonight?" Kate asked looking down at the two. They rolled their eyes. Sawyer looked away from the group and Reid turned towards them.
"Are we really going to this stupid dance thing?" he asked. Sawyer scoffed.
"Duh," she huffed blowing her dark brown hair out of her face.
"Oh will you two stop you know you want to go." Sarah smirked.
"No I don't." they both snapped.
"Well we all know you are, so who are you going with?" Kate asked knowing the answer.
"No one." They said together again. Reid looked over at her and smirked; she smiled and rolled her eyes.
"Don't even think about it." She stated staring him down. He turned to look fully at her.
"Why not?" he asked.
"Because I'm not getting all dressed up for you, go dance the first two dance's and then have you all over Brittany Harper, and leave me all by myself. That is why Garwin." She said leaning closer to him over the table.
"Who says I'll be all over Brittany Harper?" he asked.
"Uh you know what I mean. I might as well go stag and not have to worry about how you're going to get home after you've spiked the punch and had your fill for the night." She explained grabbing more fries from him.
"Okay how about I make a deal with you?" he asked.
"What?"
"I go with you and I leave with you. No other girls." He stated folding his arms across his chest, feeling pretty proud of himself.
"Really, just me no one else." She asked surprised.
"Yeah just you." She smiled at him and nodded.
"Wow Garwin didn't think you had it in you." Peyton said. Everyone smirked at him.
Later that night Peyton Sarah and Kate came running into Sawyer's dorm, she shares with Peyton, all giggly and happy. Sawyer rolled her eyes and looked back at her biology book. Then the next second she was staring at her bare knees. She looked up and Peyton was holding her book with a knowing look on her face. Sawyer popped out head phones and glared.
"What?" she huffed.
"Don't give us that you know what." Kate said jumping on the foot of her bed.
"No really what?" she asked.
"Um how about the fact that the man of your dreams just asked to you the winter formal." Sarah said coming out of the bathroom.
"Ha well he's not the man of my dreams, he's just, he's Reid." Was all she said and the girls understood. They pulled her off the bed and they started to get dressed for the dance. Sawyer even let herself get all giggly.
An hour and a half later the girls were all dressed up covering there selves with long beautiful fur coats, walking down the halls of Spencer's dorms. They reached the big front doors and threw them open. On the other side were the four sons of Ipswich each leaning up against their own car. Tyler of course had his hummer, Caleb the mustang, Pogue with a dark blue Boxster S Porsche, and Reid with a red 1969 Chevy Corvette. The guys were standing there in long trench coats with their hair done and nice shoes. They went all out. The girls stopped talking and admired the four boys in front of them. Reid was the first to break out of the trance all eight of them were in. He walked up to Sawyer grabbed her hand and kissed her cheek. She smiled up at him and let him lead her to the car. Then Caleb followed then Pogue then Tyler.
"You think he's serious about this deal thing, about her being the only one tonight?" Peyton asked. Tyler looked over at her as he started the car.
"Well he kept saying he was going to, that he was turning over a new leaf." Peyton looked at him as if he had three heads.
"He said that?"
"Well he didn't say he was turning over a new leaf, I just added that." He smirked.
"You're a jerk." She said smiling at him. Her smile melted off her face and she looked out the window.
"Peyton?" she looked over at him. "She'll be fine even if he doesn't keep his promise. She a strong girl." Peyton nodded and looked back out the window.
"God I hope so." She whispered.
"You think he's really going to do this?" Sarah asked getting in the mustang.
"He better." Was all Caleb said.
"Yeah," Sarah whispered to the window.
"I don't think he can do it." Kate said as they started to pull out of the parking lot.
"Well you're optimistic." Pogue said looking over at her.
"Well I mean its Reid, I hope for Sawyer's sake he does do it. But that doesn't mean I have to believe he will. And if he does I'll apologize for every bad thing I've ever said about him."
"I have faith in him. And if he does screw up. You can say I told you so." She smiled at him and nodded.
"You excited?" Reid asked looking over at the beautiful girl sitting next to him. She looked away from the window and smiled at him.
"Eh." She shrugged.
"Sawyer I meant what I said. I'm going with you I'm dancing with you and I'm leaving with you."
"Well in that case since you brought the car I get to drink. Ha." She smiled, he smirked at her and went back to driving. She looked out the window up at the heavens.
'I really hope you mean it.' She thought as they pulled up to the gym.
Once inside the girls went to the coat check and turned in their coats. When they turned around the boys were gapping. Sawyer wore an off white off the shoulder mini dress with hot pink panties and bra that you could see but not enough to look trashy with hot pink high heels. Her hair was a mass of curls falling around her shoulders.
Peyton was in a long turquoise halter dress that had a slit in the side up to her mid thigh. With black strappy high heels and a black clutch. Her hair was curly half up half down with turquoise diamond clips.
Kate was in a mocha colored dress with thin straps it had beautiful bead work then it flowed down at the bottom. With dark brown stilettos, her hair was straight with a clip holding the right side back off her face.
And Sarah was in a strapless white dress that is made up of different fabrics all over lapping and flowing down to her feet, which are adorned with white flats with little bows on the end. Her hair was done up in a bun on the top of her head with hair framing her face. Sawyer was the first to move she walked up to Reid and shut his mouth.
"Your drooling Garwin." She said he wiped his mouth then he shook his head and grabbed her hand. He pulled her to the dance floor and brought her back flush against him.
"Your ready for this?" he asked she nodded and gridded her hips into him.
"I've been waiting for this." She whispered and then let the music take her over. After a couple of more dance's they walked to the refreshment table where the rest of the group was hiding out. "Oh my God I need a drink." She said taking the cup that was currently in Pogue's hand and downed it.
"Uh your welcome." He said picking up another drink.
"Thanks." She smiled. Pogue tucked her under his arm that wasn't attached to Kate. Sawyer looked over at Reid and Brittany Harper took this moment to grace them with her presents. Sawyer looked over at Kate and buried her head in Pogue's chest as he kissed the top of her head.
"Hey Reid." Brittany said with a sickly sweet voice.
"Brittany." He said turning to face her.
"You wanna dance?" she asked batting her clumpy eyelashes. Sawyer groaned just loud enough for Pogue and Kate to hear. They gave her pity looks and they all looked back at Reid.
"Actually I'm here with someone." He said grabbing Sawyer but the elbow and tucking her under his arm. "And I promise it would just be me and her tonight." Brittany looked on the verge of tears.
"Reid." She whispered through gritted teeth letting him know that she planned on doing more than just dancing.
"Brittany." He said back. She stood up put her chin in the air, huffed and walked away.
"You gave up getting laid to hang out with me?" Sawyer asked looking up at him. He shrugged.
"Been there, don't want it again." He said. Sawyer smiled and kissed his cheek. Then they looked back at the group. "So are we ready to ditch this place now?" Reid whined.
"Yeah let's go." Tyler said putting his arm around Peyton leading her to the door. They all go into the cars and drove to the cliffs above the dells. They all got out, Sawyer took off her shoes and ran to the edge of the cliff. Reid snuck up behind her pushing her and grabbing her right before she fell.
"God." She said putting her hand over the heart. "Don't do that." She said looking up at him.
"I had a good time." He said looking out in front of them.
"Me too Reid, you surprised me."
"Is that a good thing?" he asked looking back at her. She looked at him for a minute then looked out in front of them.
"Yeah." She looked back at him. "It's a really good thing." He gently put his hand against her cheek bringing it to her neck he rubbed his thumb along her lips. Then he kissed her. She backed away a little closing her eyes shaking her head.
"Don't, don't do this. I'm not a toy Reid." She whispered then looked at him.
"I never said you were." He whispered back.
"But it's how you're going to make me feel." He looked away from her. "Even if you don't mean to, you will."
"What about the other guys you've been with didn't they just make you feel like a toy? Come SD I'm Reid."
"Reid those guys were MY toys I wasn't there's. And it's because you're Reid that I don't want to do this. Not like this."She finished looking away from him.
"Me neither." He whispered. He kissed her cheek and walked away. She looked after him, and was mesmerized by the sight of her best friends talking, laughing, singing, and dancing. She smiled knowing it would always be them; that the eight of them were never going to separate. She looked over at Reid as he threw Peyton over his shoulder. He had proved something to her tonight, she knew that he would never change there was no point for him to. But she knew he was growing up and that was enough for her. Sarah came running over to her with a blanket wrapped around her shoulders and a bottle of Jack Daniels. She always did like her men.
"So we decided that we're going to camp here the boys will make a fire and we'll just sleep in the cars. Sound good?" she asked linking her arm with Sawyer's. Sawyer nodded as they started to walk back to the now blazing fire. "Good because we were going to do it anyways." She laughed, Sawyer looked at her and laughed to. Sarah was a complete mess yet she looked stunning beautiful. "Plus we have an unlimited supply of alcohol to keep us extra warm." She giggled taking another swig of her favorite man besides Caleb.
"Yeah and who do we have to thank for that?" Sawyer asked.
"Why your knight in shining armor of course." She said then threw her head back in laughter and took off running. She jumped on Caleb's back. Sawyer took a seat between Reid and Peyton, wrapping herself in Peyton's blanket with her. Reid handed her a fifth of watermelon Smirnoff vodka.
"My fav. Thanks." She smiled at him.
"Your welcome." He whispered.
"Okay, because I'm really drunk and I just want to play, we're going to play truth or dare." Sarah said standing up swaying a little. The boys groaned and the girls yelled.
"Alright, Alright." Kate said she pointed her bottle tip toward Caleb. "CD truth or dare?" everyone looked at him.
"Truth." He stated.
"God your such a pussy." Sawyer smiled at him.
"Okay who and when did you lose your v-card to?" Kate asked putting her bottle to her lips. Everyone looked at him waiting to hear who golden boy's virginity. Sawyer took a swig of her bottle giving her brother a knowing look. He took a deep sigh and never let his gaze wonder away from Sawyer's.
"Brittany Harper end of sophomore year." He said taking a drink.
"No way." Tyler laughed.
"Wow." Kate nodded.
"That's gross." Sarah said laughing.
"You knew." Reid said looking at Sawyer.
"Well duh I knew he's my brother." Sawyer said.
"Okay my turn." Caleb said. "SD truth or dare."
"How did I know you were going to pick me." She smiled took a drink of her bottle and sighed. "Truth I guess."
"And I'm the pussy." Caleb said. "Alright do you like anyone?"
"What kind of question is that?" Peyton asked.
"Yeah I do." Sawyer said everyone looked at her expectantly. "What he asked if I like anyone not who it was."
"You're unfair." Tyler said.
"Alright then Ty truth or dare?" she asked.
"Dare." He said smiling very proud of himself.
"Okay." She got up and went to the hummer. She rummaged in the middle console and pulled out a CD she put it in the player. "You Tyler Simms have to strip to the song of my choosing and make it look legit." His jaw dropped and everyone laughed. Peyton pushed him up and he stood next to the hummer.
"How undressed do I have to get." He asked.
"As undressed as I want you to be." She smirked. Tyler glared at her as she put Nsync bye, bye, bye on and he groaned. She sat back down in her spot and watched. He started to move his hips to the music slowly pulled up his sweat shirt. Then we the clothing was off he threw it at Sawyer.
"Woo hoo." Peyton yelled. The guys laughed and the girls gave out cat calls as Tyler striped. He was about to take off his boxers.
"Okay, okay that's enough. I don't think we want to see your hairy ass." Sawyer laughed. Each girl handed back the article of clothing that he had threw at them. Then sat down next to Peyton.
"I'd like to see your ass." Peyton whispered.
"Of course you would." Sawyer answered, the alcohol was getting to her.
"Okay my turn Reid truth or dare?" Tyler asked.
"Dare."
"Make out with Sawyer." He said without hesitation. Sawyer looked at Reid wide eyed. Reid put his hand to her neck pulling her in and kissing her hard. Sawyer's hands grabbed his jacket and clung to it, as he kissed her with all he had. After the need for air became too much they parted.
"Wow." She whispered.
"Jeez I told you to make out with her not suck her face off." Tyler laughed.
"Shut up." Reid looked over and Tyler then checked out the group to pick his victim. "SD truth or dare?" he asked.
"Oh God, truth." She said.
"What? You suck." Reid whined. Sawyer gave him a look. "Okay who and when did you lose your v-card to?"
"Wow the Danvers' are secretive I can't believe no one knows." Sarah said getting interested. Sawyer glanced at Tyler who looked at her then back at the fire.
"It," she stopped and looked at Peyton. "It was…Tyler." Kate and Sarah gasped. Caleb let out a hiss, Pogue let a little laugh out. Reid's jaw dropped and Peyton just stared at her.
"How, how, how?" Peyton asked.
"We were 15 it was a long time ago and we just did it. We promised we wouldn't tell anyone." She explained.
"Then why'd you tell?" Reid asked.
"Because it was going to come out sooner or later." Tyler answered.
"Can we just finish the game." Sarah asked. Tyler, Sawyer Reid and Peyton smiled at each other forgiving and forgetting.
"Yeah truth or dare Sarah." Sawyer asked.