Why Do I Have To Keep Her?
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Reid looked as Ben and Johnny argued hotly over some unknown subject. Susan desperately tried to come between the arguing teammates.
"Boys just take turns..." Said Susan trying to get a hold of the situation. "Johnny can take this Friday and Ben you and Johnny can alternate between Fridays after this."
"Thanks Susie," Replied Ben. "Because everyone knows that Alicia and I have had plans for the past three weeks to go to the La Chez for our one year aniversary, and that match stick just told us and hour ago that he was going to the club."
"Not the point," Said Johnny defeatedly. "The point is that I have a life too... and why does she have to stay here, can't I just take her with me... please!!!"
"Johnny if you go out doing whatever it is then you'll loose her in the crowd," Said susan. "And if you lose her Reed will freak out because he is now responsible for her!"
"She's what eighteen," Replied Johnny. "She can take care of herself... Besides I have better things to do than watch that juvinille hall bitch."
Johnny turned around and saw Reid. He looked as if he just hit a puppy.
"I'm sorry," He said coming near her. "I didn't know you were here..."
She put her arms out in a defensive position.
"I haven't even been here a day and I'm already causing problems..."She said dejectedly. "No wonder they didn't want me."
She ran off to her room and locked the door. Reed got in Johnny's face.
"You just don't think do you Johnny," Whispered Reed fiercely. "She has just been abandon by her parents and here you go thinking only of yourself...I'm going to go check on her, meanwhile I want you to sit down, shut up, and think about how what you just said affected Reid!!!"
He walked off and knocked on her door.
"Come in." She said from behind the door. He opened the door and saw her sitting on her bed with tear stained cheeks. "Hi Uncle Reed."
"Hi Butterfly nose," He said sitting next to her. "I'm not sure how this goes or how to talk to you as a, um, um a uh..."
"Parent." Sniffled Reid.
"Yes," He said uneasily. "A parent, but I do know one thing. Johnny had no right to say that, and at the same time, though it may, no, will be extremely hard, you have to forgive him. He acts and speaks long before he thinks, and believe me I know how hard it is, I've had to deal with him before and he has said things that I know he really didn't mean... What I'm trying to say is try not to take it personally because, well, Johnny is an idiot."
Reid laughed and looked at her uncle.
"You're right," She said smiling. "Johnny is an idiot... I forgive him, but I don't want to stay couped up in this apartment, can I please go somewhere, please..."
She gave him the puppy dog eyes. The infallable Mr. Fantastic turned to putty.
"Fine," He replied smiling. "As long as you don't go to any nightclubs, raves, or anything like that, do you understand?"
"Yes sir," Said Reid smiling innocently. "I understand, and promise not to go to any nightclubs, raves, or anything like that."
"Thank you," He said getting off of the bed. "We have to go now, I love you... and be good for Johnny and try not to kill him... Or maim him... Or do any permanent damage to his psyche or body... Good bye!!!"
After she was sure that everyone save Johnny was gone she came out of her room. He looked out of the corner of his eyes and saw her.
"I'm sorry about what I said," He said half-heartedly. "And I should think before I act and blah blah blah..."
Reid smiled at him for a moment.
"Good," She said smiling as she walked toward him. "Uncle Reed has given us permission to go out as long as it isn't to any nightclubs, raves, so on, so on, and so forth, so I was wondering, do you do extreme sports, like uh BMX, motocross, skate boarding, roller blading, snow boarding, or bungee jumping?"
He smiled.
"I thought you'd never ask," He said getting off the couch. "Get your stuff, all of your stuff ready and meet me in the garage."
In the garage Reid was waiting for Johnny at a 1967 hotrod red Ferrai, aka the new Torch'd mobile. He was about to open the drivers side door when she grabbed the keys.
"No," Said Reed opening the door. "I drive, you just sit back and kiss your hott ass good bye."
When they were both in the car and buckled in, she sped off with the stero blaring American Idiot by Green Day.
