A/N: Just a cute little filler chapter. With a little extra 'oomph' I was going to make it just the girls; but then I decided against it and threw in our favorite sons. I was trying to think of some cute/sappy movies... and one of the first that popped in my head was Feast of Love... so there is some reference to Reid having a 'twin' (ie himself)... I couldn't help myself.


Chapter 3
Spenser Dormitory
Afternoon

The dorm door swung open and a boisterous blonde and a beaming brunette walked through the door their arms filled with supplies. Vera grinned, jumping off of her bed and helping the two girls as she closed the door and locked it once again.

"What the hell is going on?" Athena asked dully, she was sitting on her bed, Indian style looking like one of those girls she didn't like.

Crying over spilled milk.

"We came to cheer you up," Sarah stated letting her backside fall on to Athena's bed, giving the dark haired girl a sly grin.

She had sat here all day sulking, and now here were her three closest female friends, and she wanted them to go away. She'd like to slap the smile off of Sarah's face, to be quite honest. The blonde was happy ALL the time, and it drove Athena mad.

"Go away," She let her face crash against the pillow that was sitting in her lap.

"Oh c'mon… Thee… you can't tell me that you don't want to indulge…" Kate stated pulling out a pint of her favorite ice cream.

Athena glanced up and saw her extending the ice cream, "Ok, maybe for a little while…" She stated grabbing the ice cream.

Sarah squealed in delight as Vera took some of the things that Kate and Sarah brought and put them in the mini fridge that the girls kept in their dorm room. Each girl grabbed a pint of ice cream and popped in a movie that Sarah had brought in.

"You can't be serious…" Athena whine staring up at the TV as the opening credits rolled.

"C'mon Katherine Heigl is awesome…" Sarah grinned as Kate nodded.

"This is such a cute movie…" Kate echoed her friend's enjoyment.

"Why are we friends with you guys again?" Vera asked rolling her eyes and digging in to her own pint of Ben & Jerry's.

"Because we're not like the rest of the stuck up bitches around here," Kate grinned at Vera.

Athena pulled the spoon out of her mouth and looked at Vera, pointing to Kate with her spoon, "She's got a point," She smiled for the first time since that morning.

"We got her to smile, two seconds in the movie night…" Sarah pointed giving Kate a high-five.

Twenty-seven dresses later, Vera, Sarah, Kate, and Athena were in to the sappy love story with Katherine Heigl and James Marsden. The girls were gushing over how 'sexy' he was and soon fell in to the next movie the Feast of Love.

"Oh my god," Kate gasped staring at the screen.

"What?" Sarah asked her eyes wide as she looked at her best friend.

"That guy, he looks…just like…" Kate stated pointing to the blonde barista on the screen

"Reid…" All four girls stated in unison.

They all looked at each other and started laughing, until Athena spoke up, "It's uncanny really… he could be Reid's twin…"

The girls continued to watch the movie as several sex scenes flashed by causing the girls to swoon over the male counterparts in the movie. Athena fanned herself as she stared over at Vera.

"Was this your choosing?" She asked with a laugh. "It's like a tasteful porno…"

"I may have suggested it," The black-haired girl shrugged her shoulders and grinned at her best friend.

The movie ended and Athena wiped at her face, "What the fuck, you're supposed to be cheering me up, not making me fuckin' cry…" She stated throwing a pillow at her friend's head.

"How was I supposed to know that Reid's fuckin' twin dies in the end?" Vera scoffed.

The girls were interrupted by a knock on the door. Athena glanced over at Vera who slowly got off of the bed and answered the door. Four heads popped in to the room unexpectedly and Athena groaned seeing the annoying face of her guy best friend.

"I thought he just died…" Athena stated dryly.

"Me? Die?" Reid asked as he let himself, Tyler, Caleb and Pogue in the room.

"Do you have a twin brother?" Sarah asked looking up at him with big, innocent blue eyes.

"Sarah, you know he's an only child…" Caleb stated taking a seat on the ground with her, Pogue handing Vera several DVDs before kissing Kate and slapping a hand on Athena's leg.

"We're all only children…" Reid stated lying down on Athena's bed.

"Well you have a twin… and he just had some hot sex scenes in a movie and died…" Athena stated kicking him in the ribs.

"Oh baby, did you cry?" Reid asked sitting up and glancing over at her.

Athena rolled her eyes and Tyler took a seat at the end of Vera's bed who looked through the movies that the guys brought with them. Vera's eyebrows rose in question.

"What kind of movies are these?" She questioned the brood of four.

"The good kind," Tyler stated with a sloppy grin.

"What'd you bring?" Kate glanced up at Pogue who got comfortable behind her.

"300, Braveheart, the Patriot… classics…" He stated with a grin.

"What are you doing here anyway?" Athena asked rubbing her face; Reid had now made himself comfortable right next to her.

"You're our friend too, we wanted to help you get over that prick," Reid stated pulling her in to a tight, sideways hug.

"Can we please not talk about him," Athena groaned nestling her face in to Reid's chest.

"Yes, please… let's watch another movie…" Caleb grinned giving her a pat on the leg.

"I'll take that," Tyler grabbed a movie from Vera's grasp and popped it in to the DVD player.

The group got settled as the opening scenes of 300 began to play. All four girls groaned as the four guys showed their praises and quickly fell in to the movie.

xxx

Athena looked around the room, a small grin inched across her face as she watched her friends. Kate was hiding her face at the grotesque images on the screen, as Pogue laughed and let her nestle her face in to his strong chest. Sarah was jumping in Caleb's arms as the dark haired boy stuffed a handful of popcorn in to his mouth. Vera was resting on her bed, her head lying in Tyler's lap watching the movie with interest.

She let her gaze then fall on Reid who was looking at her, his ever-present smirk was no long on his lips. Instead a concerned look was on his face. She nudged him in the ribs with a forced grin and he gave her a wink.

She turned her attention back to the TV, but she wasn't paying attention. The only thing she could think of was her friends' blatant attempt to get her mind off of what had happened that morning. She had her phone turned off and the dorm room door locked.

Aaron had tried several attempts to call her, and to show up at the door. Vera had not-so-nicely told him where he could go, and told him to drop dead. Aaron defeated had stopped coming by, and her phone was off so she had no idea if he had tried to call again.

She had let herself fall for him, even though she had sworn off High School romances. She had always said they were for losers. Even telling Kate and Sarah that they were crazy, but both girls were head-over-heels in love with their boyfriends, though, Athena couldn't blame them.

She had taken the tumble too, falling in to a whirlwind of everything Aaron Abbott for the last several months. It had all seemed so perfect, but it had crumbled apart in the blink of an eye.

"Fuckin' asshole," She muttered.

Reid's grip on her tightened as she glanced up to meet that penetrating blue gaze, she could read the question in her eyes and she simply mouthed the answer. Reid sighed and pulled her closer to his chest; he didn't want her to think about him anymore.

xxx

Reid sighed to himself, she was still thinking about him. Had she really been that in to the sleaze that was Aaron Abbott? Honestly? His gut churned at the though, he didn't want her to date him in the first place, what they had was perfect.

It had killed him to see her leave him for Aaron, though she told him she wanted something serious. She wanted a committed relationship. Reid was never one for actual 'relationships' and he never thought Athena was either.

He set his jaw holding her tighter and resting his chin on her shoulder.

He had looked in to those beautiful eyes and seen the hurt, the pain. That pissed him off even more; she was suffering because of that idiot. And he was going to put a stop to that.

xxx

By the time the last movie ended half of the parties in the room were asleep. Vera smiled seeing Athena curled up in Reid's arms; his eyes shut peacefully holding her close against the side of his body. She smirked.

They were perfect for each other. She had always thought so. Even when they denied even liking each other at first, they slowly slipped in to a friendship… but the sexual tension killed both of them and they became friends with benefits.

Then that worm, Vera scowled at the thought, Aaron weaseled his way in to her arms and her heart. It killed Vera to see her in so much pain, especially over that asshole. She hated Aaron with a fury passion, and she hoped to God that he got his in the end. That Karma would come back and bite him in the ass.

Kate, Pogue, Sarah, and Caleb left leaving a sleeping Athena and Reid alone. Tyler was helping her clean up the mess that they had caused and the two were goofing off while doing so. She had always found Tyler incredibly handsome but they really didn't have much in common.

The blue eyed babe was shy, soft-spoken, and smarter than most people; Vera on the other hand was outspoken, loud and wasn't dumb, but not at the top of the class either. Though, something drew them together, perhaps it was the constant relationship going on between their best friends, or something else.

"So Ver…" Tyler picked up the last of the empty ice cream containers, his eyebrows slammed together oddly as he placed it in the trash bag with the others.

Vera laughed, "Broken heart remedies consist of chocolate and ice cream…" She stated with a sly grin. "What's up Ty?" She asked him.

"I was thinking," He leaned against her desk, his arms folder over his broad chest.

"Oh no, watch out…" Vera grinned playfully at the taller boy.

"Seriously," He laughed and shook his head. She nodded. "That maybe we could… you know… go out or something…"

Vera's mouth dropped as she glanced back at the sleeping forms on Athena's bed. Was she dreaming? Of course she was, there was no way that Tyler Simms would ask her out. Never.

Those blue eyes stared at her, waiting for an answer.

"Well?" He asked impatiently.

"Are you fuckin' serious?" Vera asked cautiously.

"No, I'm lying…" He stated rolling those impeccable azure orbs, a smirk dancing on his lips, one that could rival Reid's any day.

"Uh-sure… yeah…" She nodded swallowing hard.

xxx

The next morning Athena could feel the pounding behind her eyes; she felt the warm body next to her and snuggled in closer.

It all had been a terrible dream, she thought inhaling his scent. She nearly choked when the scent she inhaled was definitely not his. She opened her eyes and her gaze settled upon a black hoodie, lingering down to the arm she felt around her midsection she noticed the black fingerless gloves that adorned long skinny fingers.

It was real. She decided, defeated. She looked up and even though her heart was still hurting, she couldn't help but smile at the peaceful look that resided on Reid Garwin's face. She always told him that he looked like an Angel, at least in his sleep.

He looked like one, pale cheeks slightly flushed, probably from a dirty dream, his blonde hair laid perfectly around his head, resembling a bit of a halo. She smirked and turned on her side, laying her head down on his chest.

"You awake?" His voice was laced with sleep.

"Mmm," She nodded her head.

"You ok?" He questioned concerned.

"Uh-uh…" She mumbled digging her face in to his armpit.

She felt the rumble in his chest as he let out a sleepy laugh, rolling on his side, keeping his arms around her. She inhaled his scent again, this time expecting what she took in.

"I'm sorry about what happened," His voice was deep, deeper than usual.

Athena coughed and shook her head, "No you're not…"

"Yes, I am…" He stated firmly. "You got hurt, and that's not cool…"

Athena felt his lips on her temple and a warm sensation filled her stomach, "God," She mumbled. Why couldn't she have been in a relationship with him? There were sides of Reid that no one else saw, and those were the sides that she loved about him.

"What's wrong?" Reid asked pulling her away so he could look down at her.

"Nothing," She sighed heavily.

"You sure?" He questioned.

"Positive…" She lied giving him a false smile.

Reid saw right through it and decided to let it slide. He snuggled closer with her and loved the feeling of having her in his arms. It was the best feeling he had, had in the last three months. He missed this.

Athena closed her eyes, she was glad that her friends had come over to rescue her yesterday. She didn't want to slip in to parts unknown because of him. She couldn't let this affect her. Sure she had given her all to him, and he simply pushed it away. But she had to move on; it was the only thing she knew how to do.


Some fluff, I heart fluff... just like I heart Reid... and Tyler... and... you get the point.

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