Mkay (yes, I did just say that.), I know Sarah was harsh in the last chapter, but trust me it's all important to the plot. Anyway, I never really liked her... Haha.

Disclaimer: Still don't own the Covenant and/or recognizable characters. And I for sure don't own the song (Hey There Delilah) in here. The Plain White T's do. Too bad...


Reid was laying next to me when I woke up.

"Riley Simms," he said softly. "Funny how we ended up like this..."

The next thing I knew, he was kissing me. And I was kissing him back, even though I didn't have any feelings for him. Things were moving along quickly, and they were about to get pretty graphic...

"Stop."

I was jarred awake by the sound of Caleb's voice. Reid was sitting in the forest green arm chair across from the bed, and Caleb was still next to me, just like he had been earlier.

"Have any good dreams lately, Riley?" Reid glanced smugly at Caleb, who was fuming.

I put two and two together. "That was you?" Okay, now I was pissed. I mean, it's totally wrong to mess with someone's mind like that.

"I don't know what you're talking about," Reid replied innocently.

Caleb opened his mouth to say something, but he was cut off.

"Hey there Delilah

What's it like in New York City?

I'm a thousand miles away

But girl tonight you look so pretty

Yes you do

Times Square can't shine as bright as you

I swear it's true"

My cell phone. I scanned the room for it, but I didn't see it anywhere.

"Looking for this?" Reid held my purse up.

"Hey there Delilah

Don't you worry about the distance

I'm right there if you get lonely

Give this song another listen

Close your eyes

Listen to my voice it's my disguise

I'm by your side"

"Kind of a sappy song don't you think?" Reid rummaged through my purse and grabbed my cell phone out.

"Reid, give me my phone." I had had enough of his shit already.

He silenced me with a finger and flipped open my phone. "Hello? No, this is Reid. Riley's busy in bed with Caleb right now." He grinned over at me. "You're at the airport? Okay, I'll let her know."

He flipped my phone shut, put it back in my purse, and handed it to me. "Ellen's at the airport. She needs a ride."

"She's at the airport?" Why was she at the airport? She was supposed to be back in Illinois. If she flew out here without her parents' permission, she was as good as dead.

"Uh, yeah. Didn't I just say that?" Reid stood up. "So, get outta bed and let's go."

I just looked over at Caleb and rolled my eyes as Reid headed out the door. "One day, he's going to get his ass kicked."


"So is she hot?" Reid asked as we walked through the airport.

"I don't know. I mean there's air conditioning in here, so she shouldn't be..."

"Ha ha," he replied sarcastically. "You know what I meant."

"Reid, she's off-limits. Especially to you." If something went wrong between Reid and Ellen, like, say, he was a jerk or something, I didn't want her and my friendship to be ruined. I had heard about enough of Reid's flings from Tyler to know better than to let Reid near Ellen.

Silently, Caleb followed along behind us. He hadn't said much all morning. But he had agreed to drive us to the airport since neither I nor Reid had a car.

"Riley!"

That was definitely Ellen's voice. I scanned the crowd, but I didn't see Ellen.

"Over here!"

I turned a little more to my right and saw Ellen standing there waving.


And here, I'm going to end the chapter. Soooooooo... Let your imagination run wild. And, while you wait for another update... Read my other Covenant story, Asphalt. By the by, thanks to everyone who reviewed, which wasn't many...