Chapter 10: Dinner and a Show

Disclaimer: I do not own the Covenant or the characters involved not yet at least. I'm just waiting to see a shooting star. Then muahhaha I will! "no, still no."-caleb. Crap.

I knocked on Sarah and Kate's door and opened it when I found that it was unlocked. Kate was lying on her bed writing an essay. Sarah was in front of her dresser folding clothes. "Hey, guys." I said brightly.

"Hello to you too, Miss Chipper." Sarah commented turning to face me. "So why have you decided to finally grace us with your presence?" Kate questioned. "I'm sorry guys. I was just trying to sort everything out. I finally have." I said grinning. "What?" Kate shrieked. "Really?" Sarah said excitement shining in her eyes. Everything was forgiven now.

"Yep." I said. "Well, tell us." Sarah said impatiently. Normally, I would probably torment them and allude to things but since they put up with my psycho behavior I decided to just tell them. I told them all about what happened at the pool and some of the things I was thinking last night. "Go Tyler!" Kate said.

Sarah was smiling at me, "Yes! Team Tyler succeeds." I was confused. "Wait. Don't you guys like Reid?" "Of course. But like you said, he's not a relationship person and we really like hanging out with you. Besides, Tyler's so..." Kate trailed off looking for the right word. "Perfect?" I supplied. We all erupted in a fit of giggles.

"Crap! We're supposed to meet the guys for dinner in 15 minutes." Sarah said. We had lost track of time. They were telling me stories of the guys which were highly amusing.

"We made plans earlier while you were being all antisocial. But now that you've come back to your senses and aren't ignoring your friends…" Kate said. "I'm so in. Let me go change." I said. I was still in my bathing suit and over clothes.

I went back to my room. I changed into a pair of jeans and a blue v-neck short sleeves sweater with a white tank top underneath. I pulled my hair back into a low ponytail and put on a light amount of makeup. I sighed. It was nothing like what Kate and Sarah was capable of but it would do.

I went back to my friends' room. Sarah was dressed similarly to me, in jeans and a black t-shirt. Kate was in khaki shorts and a green short sleeves zip up hoodie with a white tank top underneath.

" 'kay. Let's go." Sarah said soon after I arrived. We made our way over to the dining hall laughing. The boys were already at a table when we got there. "Hey, cutie." Kate said as she kissed Pogue. He made a face at the nickname and I think I was the only one to catch it.

"Sarah" Caleb said and gave her a kiss on the cheek and a hug. Everyone was sitting down and I found us sitting around the circular table in this order(in a clockwise motion): Me, Tyler, Kate, Pogue, Reid, Sarah, Caleb and back to me.

I brushed my leg against Tyler's under the table when I crossed my legs, "Hey." "Hey, Sophia. Feeling better?" he asked. "Much. You must have the magic touch." I said and then turned to see most of the table looking at us.

Pogue was grinning like he won the lottery. Reid was smirking with a "ha, told you so" look. Sarah was nudging Reid trying to get his attention. Caleb wasn't paying attention thankfully. Kate was just smiling at the two of us. O-kay, AWK-ward.

Tyler must have noticed this. "Wanna grab some food?" "Please." We got up to enter the line. "What's up with them?" he asked. I shrugged. Innocent Tyler. I really wish they would stop staring. I mean I understand they all know I like her but geez! Tyler thought.

We got our food and returned to the table. Caleb, Reid, Sarah, and Kate all got up to go get in line. Pogue gave me a wink when I sat down. Tyler noticed and raised an eyebrow at me. "So Pogue. You only have one bike right?" I asked. He nodded, "I'm hoping to get another one soon. Just gotta wait to see if I can find all the parts to fix it." He said. I began eating my spaghetti. The rest of the table returned.

Various conversations were struck up. I brushed my leg against Tyler's, this time on purpose. I smiled slightly as he tried to suppress a smile. "Hey, what do you think of going to David's party this weekend?" Kate asked the table. "Sounds good." Reid mumbled before shoveling in another bite of food.

"Reid. Heard of chewing? Try it some time." I scolded. He just rolled his eyes at me. "Yeah, I'm in." Pogue said. He would go anywhere with Kate. Caleb just nodded, "If you want to go." He said to Sarah.

She agreed and soon me and Tyler were the only ones who hadn't responded. I looked at Tyler. He was waiting for my answer before he answered. I just smiled at him. "We're in." He said. I loved how he spoke for both us.

Tyler was sitting there and I was leaned forward listening to Sarah. Tyler squeezed my thigh and I inhaled suddenly. He chuckled at my reaction and leaned forward and whispered, "That was for earlier, Soph." "I think I like this game." I whispered back.

Caleb was watching us with a… I don't know, a pleased expression?

We finished dinner and walked back to our dorms together. We arrived at the dorms and Pogue, Caleb, Reid, and Tyler went up to their floor as Kate, Sarah, and I went to our rooms.

In Reid and Tyler's Room

"Ah, I can't wait for the party. It's been awhile since we just kicked back." Pogue commented taking a seat in a chair. "Yeah, man. It's gonna be fun." Tyler agreed. "I'm sure you'll have lots of fun, Tyler." Reid said while snickering. "Shut up." Tyler mumbled.

"Yeah, so what's up with you and Sophia?" Caleb asked smiling also. Tyler sat up and grinned, "What do you mean? Nothing's going on." "Don't lie to us, Baby Boy. We saw that stunt at dinner." Pogue said. He loved giving Reid and Tyler a hard time especially about girls.

Tyler blushed slightly then shrugged, "Couldn't help myself boys." Reid punched him on the arm, "That's my boy. Now call and ask her out." "C'mon Tyler. Stop being a wimp. Do you have balls or not?" Pogue said. Tyler's jaw clenched, "Out."

"Why man?" Caleb said but was shaking with quiet laughter. It was so easy to frustrate Tyler. "Because you're being asses and I don't want any of you shouting things in the background when I call her." The three boys stood shocked. Tyler wasn't really shy like most people thought but he didn't radiate the confidence that the others Sons did. That was until now. He was more confident now that he was around Sophia. The other boys did not miss this fact.

"Alright, Alright. Calm down." Reid said and grabbed his stuff for his shower. "See ya tomorrow Ty." Pogue said and ducked out the door. Caleb smiled, "Have fun." and followed Pogue.

Tyler dialed Sophia's number. She picked up on the second ring. "Hey, Tyler. Miss me already?" she said. "You bet. Since I seem to know what you like, I have a feeling you want to go out to eat. Maybe Tuesday at 7?" Tyler asked. He didn't even notice that he was walking around his room aimlessly. Sophia laughed, "You're right once again. It's a date." She said. Tyler smiled to himself. They chatted for a few more minutes before he had to go finish some work.

Yes Yes I know. It was a little fluffy but get used to it. Anyways, you all know you secretly like it! So you know the drill, read and review.. Thanks!

sarah