Reid walked out of the school building, wondering where Mattie had gone. He saw a silver car that he knew was hers pull out of the parking lot, and go furiously down the road. He hopped into his car, and drove after her as fast as he could. He saw her pull over at the park, walk to a spot of sunny green grass, and lay her blanket down on it. She sat there, reading a thick book. Reid made himself look as best as he could, exited his car, and walked slowly towards her.
"Is this blanket taken?" he asked her, gesturing to the half of the blanket she wasn't occupying. She looked up at him, and looked back at her book, trying her best to ignore him.
Seeing no signs of objection, Reid sat down on the blanket beside her. "So, what are you reading?" he asked nervously.
Her expression grew solemn, and she slowly closed her book. Looking over at him, she opened her mouth slightly, unsure of what to say.
"Listen, Reid, it's so good to see you again, and-"
"Go to dinner with me," Reid cut her off.
"I can't," Mattie whispered.
"If you're still married to Justin, then we'll go as friends, but please, go to dinner with me," Reid begged.
"No, he left me two years ago," Mattie stated, but she instantly regretted it. "Look, I just can't."
She started to pack up her stuff, but Reid sitting on the blanket prevented her from doing so.
"Reid," she said anxiously. "Please move so I can fold this up."
"Not until you tell me why you can't go to dinner with me," Reid said stubbornly.
Mattie sighed deeply before quoting the very words that destroyed her life five years earlier. "So, did you finally sleep with her?"
"What are you talking about?" Reid asked, utterly confused.
"Yeah, I did," she continued. She took another deep breath before saying, "I think I love her."
"Mattie, what are you going on about?" Reid asked, starting to get concerned. He stood up and looked into her tear filled eyes.
"Oh, pull yourself together, man… You tapped the sweetest piece of ass in Ipswich… You should be happy… And you won the bet, so I owe you fifty bucks…" she shuddered, a tear slipping down her cheek. Reid searched her eyes, and deep within her, and deep within himself, he found that memory. He and David shared that conversation that day in the manor all those years ago.
"But, Mattie, I-"
"Reid, let's not do this again. You and I don't belong together. That's an easy thing to see. I don't need you," she said. Tears were coming down her cheek quickly. She turned and walked away, leaving the blanket underneath him. She didn't want it anymore.
"But I was going to tell you that you didn't hear the rest," he said quietly as she walked away. She clearly didn't hear him because she kept walking away.
When Mattie got into her car, she started it up, and wiping her tear-stained cheeks, she pulled away from the park.
