My eyes traveled around the room, noting the changes. There was a bottle of champagne resting in a bucket of ice, a silver tray of chocolate covered strawberries on my bed side table, and slow music playing on my stereo. This was obviously well thought out.

"Upton…what are you doing?"

"I came to find my Valentine." He replied as he stood and walked towards me. Right away I knew something wasn't right, his steps were awkward. He wasn't steady on his feet.

"Are you ok?"

"I'm better now." He replied as he wrapped his arms around me, pulling me towards him.

"No, Upton…something's the matter with you." I put my palms against his chest, pushing him away from me. Upton stumbled backwards slightly, but still maintained his grip on me. "Please Upton, you need to leave."

"What's wrong Reed, I fail to text you a few times, and suddenly you're too good for me?"

"A few times? I haven't heard from you since break. And beside this isn't even about that. Its past curfew, you can't be in here I could be expelled!"

A stupid grin spread across his face. "You don't want me to leave." He stated, tightening his arms around me. My mind reeled, how was I going to get out of this situation?

"Please let go of me." I tried to push him back again, but this time he didn't budge " I want you to leave Upton."

His eyes flashed. I had made him angry. Before I could react, he was kissing me, forcing his tongue down my throat. "You don't want me to leave Reed, you're confused. Its been awhile, you've just forgotten how good we are together."

"No! you were a fling. Its been over for more than a month. I have a boyfriend. And I love him. And I'm not going to ruin that for you. I'm not sure what you thought was going to happen, but you're messed up. I don't even know who you are right now. I'm not sure if your drunk or you're on some sort of drug, but right now you're not the guy I had fun with this Christmas." I felt the sting of a hand across my face.

" Now Reed, don't be stupid." He growled. I was scared. His hands circled around my neck. I let out a scream as he pushed me against the wall. His hands tightened around my throat, cutting of my air supply. I was so confused. This wasn't Upton, it couldn't be. The Upton I knew wouldn't hurt me. Only, right now…he wasn't only hurting me, he was trying to kill me. I was going to die. But I couldn't die. I had just got Josh back. I started flailing my arms and legs. Lucky for me, I had a lot of stuff. Books and picture frames were knocked off of my desk, each item hitting the floor with a bang. Upton didn't seem to be threatened by the noise, he was just angry that I was moving. He let go of my neck, grabbing me by the shoulders and slamming me against the wall. I took the opportunity and let out a blood curdling scream. I screamed so loud that the back of my throat burned. Upton jumped back at the sound of my voice, his eyes focused and he looked at me with an expression of horror. " Oh my god…oh god. Reed? Shit! I'm sorry, I'm so sorry."

He let go of me and I crumpled to the floor crying. At that moment the room of my door burst open and everyone on my floor piled into my room, looks of terror on each face. Upton grabbed the champagne bottle and jumps out of my first floor window. Then everything went black.

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"Reed! Reed wake up!"

"Noelle?" I tried to answer, but my voice wouldn't work. I opened my eyes to see Noelle and Ivy crouched beside me. Behind them were many other faces that my mind wouldn't recognise.

"Are you ok Reed?" Noelle asked, obviously shaken.

"I'm…" I couldn't say anymore, I burst out crying. "I'm not ok. I didn't….i didn't want.."

"Ssssh…can we get you anything?"

"I…need….Josh" I replied between sobs.

Noelle looked over to our house mother who simply nodded knowingly. Noelle then looked around for someone to send, pointedly skipping over Ivy. "Constance, go fetch Josh."

I tried to move, but let out a whimper instead. My entire body hurt. I wasn't sure how long they had been there, but I then spotted two police officers stepping forward through the group of girls.

"Miss Brennan. We have some questions."

I kind of went in and out of consciousness during the questioning. It was over before I realized it had even begun. When the officers turned to leave is when I realized that the three of us had been alone in the room. Where did everyone go?

As soon as the officers had exited, Josh rushed in.

"Reed, baby. I'm sorry this happened." He pulled me into his arms.

"Ouch" I whimpered , causing him to loosen his arms from me. "No, don't let go" I cried, burying my face into his neck. Josh kissed my forehead and ran his fingers through my hair.

"Aren't you mad at me?" I asked, barely above a whisper.

Josh pulled me back at arm's length to look into my eyes. "Why would I be mad at you? You didn't do anything wrong Reed."

"He kissed me" I sobbed, "he kissed me and I couldn't stop it."

"This isn't your fault Reed. You know that right? Of course I'm not mad. He did this, not you." He leaned down and kissed me gently on the lips. "I'm just sorry I wasn't here to protect you."

For the first time in a long time, I felt safe. I fell asleep curled up in Josh's arms.

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A/N : What is Reed's life without drama? For the record, I actually like Upton , which is kind of why I had to make him drug altered for this scene. But on a brighter note, I got a new laptop so now I can maybe work on longer chapters. Please Review =)