"I never pegged you for a slut, Dee," said Rowena. "I always thought you were better than that. Throwing yourself at Reid Garwin, how pathetic." Dylan was sitting outside the school studying when Rowena, Brittany and Kimmy came over to her and confronted her about Reid.

"What's pathetic is you actually giving a shit about what I do with my life." Dylan growled at her. Apparently Reid had been saving the seat for someone and he let Dylan sit beside him. The news traveled fast and if the Sons of Ipswich paid more attention to one girl out of the others, there would be hell to pay.

"Just know this, Reid Garwin doesn't give a shit about anyone but himself." Rowena shot back. "We're just looking out for you. That's what friends are for, right?" Rowena smiled fakely before walking away with Kimmy. Brittany stayed behind looking disappointed at Dylan.

"I'm actually surprised you like Reid Garwin," started Brittany. "I always thought you were deeper than that. You're quickly changing, Dee. Pretty soon, no one will have any respect for you anymore." With that, Brittany walked off towards Rowena and Kimmy.

Dylan now seriously doubted her actions. Was she really stooping as low as her air-head friends? All she wanted was to stop thinking about Reid Garwin. She was surprised at how he treated her that day. He was actually civil. She would have expected him to blow her off. Dylan picked up her things and went to their practice.

Everyone was already there when she arrived. Some girls were giving her nasty looks. She glared back at them which made them retreat. After practice, everyone left except for Dylan, Kira, Brittany and Kimmy.

"I've got some new stuff." Dylan announced. "Take a look and see if you like it." Dylan showed them the steps she and Sarah made. Although Kira looked slightly less than impressed, she looked like she was going to cave.

"Where did you learn that?" asked Kira suspiciously. "You don't dance like that Dylan. I know you. You're hardcore classic ballet. Not modern-day B-Girl."

"I've been experimenting a lot these past few days." Dylan answered. "Do you wanna use it or not?" Kira pursed her lips then nodded reluctantly. Dylan taught them everything so they could teach the others the next day.

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It had been a tiring day and Dylan just wanted to wind down. She went to a convenience store and bought some cigarettes and two packs of beer. She showed her ID to the cashier and picked up a few snacks from the counter.

"Now, how did you get away with that?" Dylan turned around to see Reid. He was still wearing his uniform but his hair was messed up. Dylan smiled at him and went over to him.

"Are you following me?" she asked playfully. Reid grinned as he shrugged.

"I happened to walk by and I saw you doing something illegal. My curiosity took over." Dylan chuckled at this.

"Do you wanna go for a drive?" asked Dylan. She didn't have anything better to do and maybe this was her chance to get Reid. Reid looked suspicious but agreed all the same. They got in Dylan's car and drove to the outskirts of town.

"I hope you're not going to leave me out here after you rape me." Reid joked. Dylan just laughed at him. She drove over to a cliff overlooking the ocean. There was a small bench near the edge. Dylan cranked up the stereo while it played "All Kind of Time" by Fountains of Wayne. She got out of the car bringing the beers over to the bench. Reid followed her and sat beside her.

"Why did you take me here?" asked Reid. He was a little confused at this sudden gesture.

"I don't know," answered Dylan truthfully. "I'm surprised you even came."

"Who could say no to getting raped by you in the woods?" said Reid. Dylan chuckled at the thought. If she could, she would. She opened a can of beer and passed one to Reid. He opened it and took a swig.

"I'm still curious, how did you get away with a fake ID. No one accepts those here." Dylan shrugged and sipped her beer.

"It's not fake." Dylan answered quietly. "I'm nineteen years old." She didn't know why she divulged her well-kept secret to Reid Garwin. Well, the cat's out of the bag. She couldn't take it back.

"That's kinda hot." Reid observed with a mischievous twinkle in his eye. "I'm with an older woman!" Dylan punched him playfully which made him fake hurting.

"It's not like I'm dumb or anything, I just had to stop school for a while in junior high." Reid nodded but made no attempt to ask why.

"Aren't you gonna ask what happened?" ventured Dylan. Reid shook his head.

"I'd rather not know, it would ruin your aura of mystery," explained Reid.

"Never thought of myself as mysterious," said Dylan. "More on the lines of indifferent. Don't you think so?"

"I'd say a little bit of both," answered Reid. He finished his beer and threw the can off the cliff. Dylan passed him another one and opened another one for herself. "You know you're really strange. You say you hate me one day and then you start talking to me the next. What is your deal? Are you bipolar or something?" Dylan laughed hysterically at his assumptions.

"No, I'm not. I just think I should give you the benefit of a doubt. You're not so bad when you aren't flirting with me." Dylan took another swig of her beer. She was beginning to feel a little tingly.

"That's a wise decision." Reid grinned at her. She blushed at his stare but it was too dark to notice.

"Never took you for a blusher," announced Reid unexpectedly. Dylan was shocked. How could he know?

"I can't see your skin but your expression says it all." He explained. "I've seen you react like that, but I bet no one else has." Now Dylan was blushing even more uncontrollably. Now that she thought about it, no one has ever made her blush since she was in elementary school. Dylan was speechless. How does one react to something like that?

"Fine, I'll change the subject." Said Reid. "If you don't stop blushing, your blood might just pop out of your face." Dylan laughed again. Reid was fun to be with. She never realized until now. "How come you're friends with Kira Snider and those other girls? You seem to get along with Sarah better than you do with them?"

"I guess I'm used to them," answered Dylan truthfully. "They're the only ones who can tolerate my temper and they're not afraid of me. I just met Sarah and I'm new to this whole chummy friendship of ours."

"She's from Boston Public, she can handle a girl like you." Reid assured her.

"What about you? You and your friends seem so different from each other but you've been friends since kindergarten." Dylan noticed the Sons closeness even before she met Pogue. They were always together, usually bickering and fighting but they never went as far as not speaking to each other.

"They're like my brothers. I would do anything for them even if we constantly want to kick each other's asses." Dylan chuckled at this. He wasn't so different from her. She too would do the same for her friends even though they treated each other badly.

"I'm sorry about how I acted this past week." Dylan said suddenly. "I'm always such a bitch but I don't mean to be. I guess I've been hanging out with Kira too long."

"That's okay." Reid said as he patted Dylan's arm. "At least now we're past that." He smiled genuinely at her. Not grinning, or smirking, but smiling. Before she could stop herself, she kissed him.