--Six--

The next morning Sam woke up to an empty bed. She didn't see Chase anywhere. She thought it was a little weird but, got up and left out of his room walking down to hers.

When she got there, she saw the guys banging on her door.

"What are you doing, guys?" she asked.

Reid pulled her in for a hug and said "Where the hell were you?"

"I was out, Reid." she said pulling away from his hug.

"Why didn't you answer your phone?"

"I forgot it." she said opening her door and walking in.

She laid down on her bed and carefully rolled on her stomach. "So… what's up guys?"

"We're asking the questions here… where were you?" Reid asked again.

"Bite me, Reid. I told you I was out. It doesn't matter where I was… I am fine."

"We were worried about you." said Tyler.

"Okay… but I'm fine." she smiled at Tyler. "Drop it."

"Why didn't you go to Nicky's last night?" asked Reid.

"I didn't feel like it."

"Does it have to do with Aaron's fat lip and black eye?"

"Whoa… he got a black eye and fat lip, asshole deserved it." she smirked.

"You did that to him?" asked Caleb.

"Part of it… that's what he gets for fuckin with me."

"What do you mean parts of it? Caleb looked at her confused.

"He was messing with me, trying to grab me and I socked him as hard as I could and as he was reaching back to hit me… I was rescued and he got socked in the face again."

"Who rescued you?" asked Pogue.

"Chase. He just came out of nowhere."

"The guy we met from last night?" asked Caleb.

"Yeah… we hung out. He's nice and I got to know him a little."

"You were with him?" Pogue questioned with a hint of jealousy.

Sam rolled her eyes and said "What's it to ya? Me and you are just friends remember?"

Tyler saw how sad her face was when she said that, he just laid down on her bed, letting her roll back over, laying her head on his chest, which Pogue wasn't liking too much, but he didn't say anything.

"I talked to Brooke yesterday… she says Hi." she said closing her eyes for a brief moment.

"How is she?" asked Reid.

"Good… we talked for a while."

"About what, Sis?"

"Stuff." she opened her eyes and glared at him.

"We should go to breakfast at Denny's." suggested Caleb.

"What time is it?" she asked.

"It's eight thirty in the am." said Tyler snuggling his face in her hair.

"Shit, it's too early… but I do need to eat something." she got up. "Okay, let me get dressed."

She grabbed some clothes and went into her bathroom.

"Does she seem a little different to you guys or is it just me?" asked Reid.

"A little… it feels like she's hiding something." said Caleb.

"Well… if she wants to talk about it, you know she'd come to one of us… because we all know if we ask her, she'll just shut down." said Reid.

"So we wait?" asked Pogue.

"We're gonna have to."

"I hope it's nothing serious." said Tyler.

Sam came out of her bathroom wearing blue jeans, a blue tank top, and blue Chucks.

Reid noticed her belly still sticking out and said "You still have your beer belly?"

She looked at it and said "Reid, you asked me the same thing yesterday… No, I have not gone to a gym to work it off or whatever."

"You have a beer belly?" asked Caleb looking at it along with Pogue.

"Yeah… there was lots of parties on the beach and I drank lots of beer…can you all drop it now?!" she snapped at them as she was putting on her navy blue Nike hoodie.

"Okay… Miss Grouchy Pants. Let's go get something to eat." said Reid walking out the door.

All the rest of them followed behind him to Tyler's hummer. Sam jumped in the front seat, pissing Reid off yet again.

After everyone got in the car, Tyler drove off and said "Where to?"

"We're meeting Sarah and Kate at Denny's."

"Whoa... Are you fuckin kidding me, Cal?" said Sam.

"What?" he said.

"You know how I feel about her and you want me to sit there and eat breakfast with her?"

"Jay… give her a chance. She's not bad."

"Oh hell no… Pogue, do not ever call me that again." she said trying not to cry about Pogue calling her that nickname and him defending Kate.

"But--" he started.

She cut him off and said "Don't." he nodded.

"Geez… sis, you sure seem a little moody, did you wake up on the wrong side of your bed?" said Reid with a laugh.

"How would I know? I didn't wake up in my bed." she smirked.

Reid's smile immediately turned into a frown and he said "What are you talking about?"

"Nothing. Forget it."

"No, I won't forget it. Who's bed did you wake up in?" he asked.

"Reid… you better back the fuck up off me or I will kick your ass." she snapped.

Then all of the guys stayed quiet and didn't say anything the rest of the way.

Ten minutes later, Tyler pulled into Denny's. He parked the car, they got out, and walked inside.

"Hey baby!" said Kate pulling Pogue in to give him a hug.

Sam just cringed and Pogue said "Hey."

"Hello, Samantha." a voice said.

She looked up and saw Chase sitting with them. She smiled, sat next to him, and said "Hey, Chase. What are you doing here?"

"Eating breakfast with you… I left you a text this morning." he said trying to play it off.

"Oh… I was out somewhere and left my phone. I must not have gotten it." she smiled at him.

Kate just rolled her eyes and Pogue was sitting there getting a bit jealous seeing Sam talking to another guy, a guy he didn't really know or trust yet.

After they got their food, Reid said "So, Chase… I hear you saved my sister."

"Yeah… I was walking by and I saw Aaron grabbing her. I saw her punch him to get him off of her. He was about to hit her back and I hit him instead."

"Thanks, man." said Reid.

"Oh, no problem. He shouldn't have been messing with her anyway." he smiled at Sam and Pogue saw and got a little pissed off.

"We're going to Nicky's tonight… if you want to meet us there?"

Chase thought about it and said "Yeah, sure… are you going Samantha?"

"Yeah… I'll be there."

Chase looked at Reid and said "Yes, I will definitely be there."

Pogue sent a thought to Sam "I don't like the way he is flirting with you."

Sam heard that and started busting up laughing.

"What's so funny?" asked Caleb.

"Sorry… It was something I heard that made me laugh."

"What was it?"

She glared at Pogue and said "Just some bullshit." she laughed a little more. "Awe man… good stuff."

Everyone looked at her funny, except for Pogue he was looking down.

After they were done eating, they were all standing outside by the cars.

"Hey do you want to see a movie, Pogue?" asked Kate.

"No, I got to fix my bike."

"How bout you, Chase?"

"Um." he looked at Sam. "Sure."

Then everyone got in their cars and separated to their destinations. Kate and Chase went in one car and the rest went in the other.

Reid dropped Pogue at the Danvers Manor, so Pogue could take his motorcycle in. And took the rest of them to the dorms. Caleb and Sarah got in his car so the could run some errands. Sam went to her room to take a nap while Reid and Tyler went into their room.