Chapter 11:: Compromising Position

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Reid held the door to the dorms open for me.

"Such a gentleman."

He smiled down at me as we walked towards my room. Even though it was approaching one in the morning the halls were pretty full with guys and girls meeting and parting for the night. When we approached my door I unlocked it and turned to say goodbye.

"Well here we are."

He placed one hand against the door beside my head, "Did you have a good time tonight?"

"Not really," I said with a grin on my face.

"You're so funny. Keep talking like that and I won't take you out anymore."

"I'm so scared."

"Are you free tomorrow?"

"I have to work. Maybe after?"

He smiled, "Maybe."

His hand dropped from the door to touch my cheek. As he leaned down to kiss me goodnight I was painfully aware of the eyes on us. When he pulled away he winked at me before turning and heading towards the stairs.

I exhaled and went into the empty room. I sat down on the bed and kicked off my shoes. As I was taking off my socks Caitlin walked in. From the insane smile on her face I assumed her ride home with Tyler had been equally as pleasant as mine had been.

"Well, give me the deets."

Caitlin threw herself down onto her bed and grabbed Mr. Tidbit in her arms, "When you left with Draco earlier I was just minding my own business, uploading photos, thinking what a boring and lonely day it would be when a couple hours later there's a knock on the door. I had thought it would be George apologizing for ditching me at the dance yesterday but it was Tyler. Now I understand you were distracted at the dance so you didn't see George leave and Tyler gallantly offering his services. I had thought it was just because we were friends and he wanted to get away from his date. But he was laughing at my jokes and smiling and he walked me home and hugged me goodnight. He didn't mention today at all when he left so I was really surprised to see him. He asked me if I was free and if so did I want to go out to get something quick to eat before going bowling with you and Reid. I said yes. And here we are."

"Oh no we're not. What happened at dinner?"

"He paid and we talked. He's funny. George is going to be so jealous."

I felt the smile drop off my face, "You're not doing this to make him jealous are you? Because Tyler is a really nice guy."

"Of course not. It's just a pleasant side effect."

I narrowed my eyes at her and slid under the covers. In the minutes before sleep overcame me I wondered if I should have a talk with Tyler. Caitlin, though I loved her, was a bit of a fool. She had a strange obsession with George that I was sure would overcome her interest in Tyler. I really hate being in positions like this.

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Work passed by quickly the next morning, as my good mood had survived the night asleep. Back at the dorm I changed quickly from my work clothes to my work out clothes. As I exited the room, water bottle in hand, I ran right into Reid.

"Going somewhere?"

"To the gym. I'm sorry, I forgot we made plans. Sort of."

He smiled, "Well since they were only "sort of" plans I guess I cant be too offended."

Suddenly I had a funny image pop into my head, "You could join me if you wanted?"

He considered, "Why not? I have to keep in shape for the swim meet next weekend anyway."

I smiled mischievously to myself as he ran upstairs to get changed.

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We entered the gym ten minutes later and Reid began to head over to one of the bench presses.

"Not that part of the gym."

He raised his eyebrows and followed me towards the back to the group exercise rooms. As we entered the room I grabbed two mats from the pile and led him to an area of the room that hadn't filled up yet.

He looked around, wide eyed, "Yoga? You seriously brought me to do yoga?"

I smiled over at him and began to stretch.

"You so owe me."

I laughed as we began the session. Surprisingly he had little to no problems with most of the asanas. I looked around the room, which was about 97% female, to see the majority of those girls eyeing Reid with a hungry look. I stifled a laugh and continued with the workout. Though I must admit, my eyes sometimes strayed to look at the positions he was in as well.

I'm only human.

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"What are you laughing so hard for?"

I smiled over at Reid as he took a swig from my water bottle, "Nothing. It was just entertaining to watch the girls drool over you."

He grinned cockily at me, "Well I am amazingly attractive you know."

I rolled my eyes, "Yeah, yeah."

"Stop pretending that you're immune to my charms Redden."

"You're amazingly attractive and I can barely contain myself around you."

"That's what I like to hear. So, are you going to come to my swim meet this coming Friday?"

"I think I can fit it into my schedule. I'll have to hit the library a few times this week as you've kept me pretty busy."

"Well I know I've been distracting you from your studies but hopefully you've enjoyed it."

"You're not so bad."

He smiled at me and as we approached my door he did the same thing as last night. With one hand caressing my cheek, and a questioning look in his eyes, he leaned down to kiss my lips softly before leaving again.

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Just another small chapter of Reid & Aubrey time. (:

R&R