Chapter Six:

I know you

They walked out of the dorms and his '69 Corvette was sitting at the curb idling. Sawyer smiled as she remembered the dance. He brought her to her door opening it and helping her in. she smiled at him and put on her seatbelt. Reid took his time walking around the car he was so nervous and he didn't know why it was just Sawyer and it was just a date. He huffed then opened the door and climbed in he smiled at Sawyer and put the car in gear.

"So where are you taking me?" she asked, the silence was too much for her. Reid had not so much as glanced at her since he started to drive.

"It's a surprise," he said shrugging. Sawyer smiled and looked out her window.

"Okay," she said as she looked at the stars.

"That's it?" he asked glancing over at her. She shrugged looking back at him smiling. "You're just giving up you're not going to try and guess?" he said bewildered she usually hated surprises.

"No, if you want to surprise me then I'm not going to worry about it." She said staring at him. He grinned over at her then looked back to the road.

"Good," he whispered. He took his right hand off the wheel grabbing hers and holding it in her lap. She looked down at their intertwined fingers then back over at him; she smiled and looked out the window before he could catch her staring. Her heartbeat accelerated she couldn't believe that this was happening. She had been waiting for this for so long it almost didn't seem real. He pulled the car into a parking spot on the side of Main Street in front of her favorite Italian restaurant. He smiled over at her then got out of the car hurrying around to help her out. He pulled her to the restaurant by the hand opening the door for her.

"Welcome to Jeno's do you have a reservation?" A petite blond asked, she then looked up at them giving Sawyer the once over, then her eyes traveled to Reid and she smiled batting her eyelashes at him. Reid smirked and looked over at Sawyer wrapping his arm around her waist making it known that he was with someone.

"Garwin," he said then he leaned over and kissed Sawyer on the cheek. "You smell good," he whispered. Sawyer smiled and breathed a laugh.

"Your table is this way," the blonde snapped. Sawyer looked at her and followed her Reid close behind Sawyer. Reid held out Sawyer's chair for her and she smirked at him again.

"Your server will be with you shortly," He blond stated stalking away.

"Well Mr. Garwin your manners are impeccable this evening," Sawyer said leaning across the table toward him.

"Well Miss Danvers it is taking everything in me not to come over there and have my way with you on this table," he whispered back, Sawyer laughed and leaned back in her chair.

"There's the Garwin charm I know and love," she said still chuckling. He smiled at her as he leaned back too. At that moment there very flamboyant waiter came up to them.

"Hi there my name is Josh and I will be serving you tonight, what drinks can I get started for you?" he asked looking between them smiling.

"A bottle of your best wine please," Reid said eyeing Josh daring him to ask for an ID. Josh smiled he knew who they were, and he wasn't about ready to deny them anything.

"Very well sir I will give you a minute to decide on your meal." He said and walked away smiling.

"I think he liked you," Sawyer said smiling at Reid over her glass of water. Reid rolled his eyes and took a drink of his own water.

"So what are you getting?" he asked looking down at his menu. Sawyer studied him trying to read his mood.

"They Seafood fettuccine," she answered ever even looking at her menu, her father use to bring her here every Friday for dinner when he use to be able to move. "How did you know about this place?" she asked. Reid looked up at her and smiled.

"You'd be surprised about the things I know about you," He said sitting back getting cocky.

"Really?" she asked sitting back too. Josh came back and poured them both a glass of their best red wine and took their orders then disappeared again.

"Yeah, I bet I know more about you then you know about me," he said still smiling taking a sip of his wine. She scoffed she highly doubted that.

"Like what?" she asked taking a drink of her wine too then leaning into the table, he leaned in with her so they could whisper to each other.

"Like your favorite kind of music is country, your favorite color is green, but you think you look best in peach, you sing in the shower, your favorite number is 4, and you believe in magic…" he said trailing off she snorted a laugh at the last one.

"Apparently I believe in magic do you know who we are?" she asked grinning at him. He rolled his eyes.

"You know what I mean, and see I told you I know you," he said smirking.

"Reid you could have found that stuff out from anyone," she said challenging him.

"Okay," he started then he looked around the restaurant for inspiration. Then he looked back at her "You cry at happy endings, you go see your dad every day, he use to call you Soy Bean," he smiled at that one then continued. "You wish you could fly, you're still afraid of the dark even though you tell everyone you're not, you have a box under your bed that is full of notes that me and you use to pass back and forth in middle school," she looked at him shocked, Peyton didn't even know about that box, he gave her a small smile. "You have all my favorite CD's so that when I lose mine I can burrow yours, your then only person in our group that knows Pouge's middle name, you're the only person that I can always count on no matter what." he said no more smile no more smirk they were just staring at each other. She had no idea that he paid that close attention to her.

"How did you know about the box?" she asked, he looked down at the table and then back up at her through his eyelashes.

"I have one too," he whispered so quietly that she almost didn't hear him; in fact it was so quiet she that she heard him wrong.

"What?" she asked sitting up, he looked around the room again then back at her.

"I said I have one too," he said louder, she blinked a couple of times staring at him. Then she blinked again the information wouldn't process she couldn't believe that he had a box under his bed with their notes in it too. There food came but neither of them looked away from each other or thanked Josh they just stared at each other. Sawyer finally blinked and looked down at her food. She started to eat and Reid followed. Now he probably scared her.

"Sawyer?" he asked looking over at her she looked around the room before her eyes finally settled on him.

"Yeah," she whispered. He reached his hand across the table and grabbed hers.

"I'm sorry," he said, she looked at bewildered, why was he saying sorry? He was the most amazing man she had ever met.

"Why?" she asked.

"I didn't scare you?" he asked sitting back, now he was confused.

"No, but you won the bet, I didn't know that about you I guess I don't know you as well as I thought I did." She mumbled more to herself then to him. He smiled and relaxed happy he hadn't scared her off or something.

"Well what do you know about me?" he asked taking a bite of his chicken tortellini. She grabbed her wine taking a big drink, and then looked over at him smiling.

"Well you play the guitar, but you don't own one you play your dads old one, when you're sick your mom still sings you to sleep," Sawyer smiled over at him and he smirked. "You love your hair played with, you're actually really good at pool and don't need your powers, you have girly handwriting and are both left and right handed, you sing in the shower too and can actually carry a tune, you are my biggest weakness and you know it, you try your best not to hurt the people you love, your favorite subject is English, and you have my whole heart." She said looking at him seriously. He stared back at her unable to form words.

He knew on some level that Sawyer liked him but he never imaged that she was in love with him. She bit her lip and took another big drink of her wine. She looked at Josh and tipped her empty glass at him. He came over quickly pouring her another glass then excusing himself once more. She took another drink then looked back at Reid. He watched her drink the way her lips curved around the glass and the way she licked her lips after every drink.

"Reid?" she asked, 'God Sawyer you are so stupid, you don't tell a guy that you love them when all you're doing is fucking each other.' She thought staring at Reid. Then all of a sudden he stood up walked over to her pressing his lips firmly to hers. It was short and sweet he pulled away and sat back down he gave her a weak smile and took a bite of his dinner. She was still looking at him wine glass still in her hand. She snapped out of it and took another drink. If she kept this up she'd be drunk before dessert.

"How's your food?" he asked looking back up at her. She took another bite swallowed then looked back at him.

"Good," she whispered. He nodded and turned back to his dinner. The rest of dinner went in the same fashion asking each other non personal questions and trying not to stare at the other one. Josh came back and took their plates giving them the dessert menu and refilling their wine glasses.

"Thank you," Sawyer whispered looking at Josh as he filled her glasses. He winked at her and walked away.

"I think he likes you," Reid said smiling over his glass at her. She smiled and rolled her eyes.

"I don't think he swings my way," she said taking a drink of her wine, she was starting to feel tipsy. Reid laughed out loud then took a drink of his wine.

"Maybe your right," he said as he watched Josh walk past them swinging his hips. They both looked back at each other and laughed. "So do you want dessert?" he asked looking over the menu.

"Let's get the mile high mud pie to go." she said finishing off her fourth glass of wine. Josh came over and filled it for her again and she sipped it.

"Okay," Reid said putting the menu down. As soon as it touched the table Josh was back.

"Did you guys decide on a dessert?" he asked picking up the menu smiling at the two.

"Yeah we'll take the mile high mud pie to go please," Reid said handing Josh his credit card. Josh nodded and walked away. Sawyer finished her glass of wine again and Reid filled it for her. "You keep this up and I might have to carry you out of here." He said picking up his own glass. Sawyer smirked at him taking a big drink.

"I'll have you know Mr. Garwin that I learned how to handle my liquor from the best." She said smiling.

"Oh yeah who is that Miss Danvers?" he asked leaning in close to her. She leaned and put a hand around her mouth as if she were telling him a secret.

"You," she whispered. He chuckled and leaned back.

"What can I say I'm a champ," Sawyer laughed and took another drink then she hiccupped. Reid chuckled at her as Josh came up with Reid's card receipt and the mud pie. Sawyer stood finishing her drink and grabbed the pie. Reid grabbed his card slipping a twenty in Josh's hand standing up and then he grabbed Sawyers hand leading her out the door. He opened her door for her again helping her in the car, then he jogged around to his door. He was so anxious to get her to his house and out of the dress it almost killed him. He got in the car and tore out of the parking spot and sped off toward his house.