A/N: Here is chapter twelve. Please Review!

Disclaimer: I DON'T OWN anything but Cassie.

Summery: Cassie Delaney is attending Spencer Academy on a scholarship and is instantly taken under the wing of none other then Reid Garwin. Their friendship causes her to become friends with the other sons and as her feelings towards Tyler grows, she can't help but wonder it they're keeping something from her. Something huge.

Climbing into the front seat, Cassie waited for the others to toss their stuff into the trunk before getting in then once everyone was settled and ready to go, she gave Tyler the thumbs up and smiled as he started down the road and towards the highway which would lead her straight to Rowley and her parents. Right after her performance, she hit Nicky's then went back to her dorms around 11 and started to pack, knowing that they would most likely be staying over at her house, though her parents didn't know that it was only boys coming since both Kate and Sarah had plans. She glanced back at Reid, who sat in between Caleb and Pogue, scowling at the fact that he had to be in the backseat for two hours while she was in the front with Tyler. The car was silent for a few minutes before she decided to slip in a CD. The first track was United States of Pop 2009 by DJ Earworm, her eyes closed as she rested her head against the headrest and soon she found herself thinking about the school's talent show which was coming up in a month. Would she do it? She could easily pick a song and do a cover but what song? Did she want something funky? New or an old song with lots of emotion? Her eyes slightly opened as she peeked over at the boy next to her, his brown hair spiked like normal. Did she want to sing a song that would express how she felt about him? No, she couldn't do something like that...could she?

"Yo, Baby Doll." Someone pocked her in the arm causing her to jump up and groan. "Oops," Reid grinned as he noticed that he had scared her. "So, you did pack lunch right?"

"No, I thought that was your job." She replied with a confused look on her face. She was sure that Reid had clearly stated that he would be bringing the food. "It wasn't your job was it?"

"Nope," He popped the 'p'. "Well did anyone bring snacks?"

"Dude, can you not wait two hours and we can stop at someplace in Rowley." Caleb said with a sigh though Cassie could see a twinkle of amusement in his eyes.

"Fine." Reid huffed. "I'll starve for two hours."

Cassie smiled, dug out her phone and texted her mom quickly and waited for a reply before turning to them. "Actually, my mom is in the middle of preparing her famous Honey back Ribs and mash potatoes. Then I think my dad is making his chocolate cake or some other kind of desert."

"Seriously?" Reid gasped, his eyes pleading with her to not be kidding.

"Yup, my parents love to cook and when I told them I was having friends over, well they kind of went over bored. I just texted my mom now to ask what we where having and that's what she said, so you guys are in for a treat."

"I love your mom." Reid sighed, making everyone laugh. Cassie raised an eyebrow at his comment then smiled when he added. "But not as much as I love you."

"Or sex." Pogue whispered. Reid jabbed his friend in the stomach and glared while Caleb simple shook his head.

"Well then, now that Reid has told us about his love for me and my mother, let's talk about..." She pondered for a second then said. " No, better yet let's play a game."

"Please no, 'I spy with my little eyes'." Pogue begged. "I hate that game."

"No, 20 questions," She grinned. "I know some stuff about Reid but not a lot about the rest of you. So you guys in?" They all nodded. "Okay, so this is how it is going to work. We each have 20 questions to ask and they can be used on anyone but once those 20 questions are up, you're out."

"I get t go first." Reid grinned as his eyes scanned the truck before landing on Cassie, the look in his eyes telling her that his question was going to make her spill something rather embarrassing. "Baby Doll, who was the first person you found attractive in Ipswich."

She opened her mouth, closed it then repeated that motion a few times before replying quietly. "Umm, you." His eyes widened as if that had not been the answer he had been expecting and she knew what he wanted her to say, it was the name of the boy sitting beside her. She slowly lifted her eyes to his face and noticed that he was in fact blushing, the hint of scarlet red visible on his pale cheeks. The other two boys beside him where laughing making her scowl. "Pogue, Caleb you better shut up before I come back there and smack both you upside the head." She glanced over at Tyler to see no trace of amusement on his facial features making the grin on her face disappear.

"Your turn." Pogue said, breaking her out of thought. She nodded and locked eyes with Caleb, smiling when he raised an eyebrow.

"Caleb, have you ever flashed someone?"

He blushed and nodded, glaring over her shoulder at Tyler. "I was ten and it was at one of my parents parties, this dumb-ass over here dared me to moon everyone from the balcony and I did it, thinking no one was paying attention until I heard someone yell 'Nice Ass." She giggled and tried not to picture the scene in her mind. "What about you Cass, you ever flash someone?"

"Nope." She replied. "Pogue, is that your real name?"

"Christopher Pogue Perry." He stated. "I hate that so I go by Pogue. Reid," The blond looked up. "Did you ever have a small crush on Cassie?"

"Crush?" Reid laughed. "I do not crush on people, I merely am attracted to them so if that was what you where applying then yes, I thought she was hot." Cassie rolled her eyes when he winked her way. "Who wouldn't, though after spending a lot of time with her, I realize that she is like my best friend and that is all she will be but that doesn't mean I would pass up an opportunity to put those heels in your closet to good use."

"Ewww, Kinky Bear." She groaned. "How in hell did you even know about those, no one knows about those?"

"Last week, we where chilling and you went to the bathroom so I investigate and found those. The question that is always on my mind is what are they for?"

"You going to use that as one of your questions?" Cassie asked. He nodded. "It was apart of my Halloween costume a year ago when I was still friends with everyone. Analise was always dressed to impress and her audience that night was the male student body of Rowley High, let's just say I was in a rather interesting slut suit."

"Slut suit?" Caleb chuckled.

"Yeah, so I haven't worn them since."

"Special occasions only?" Reid grinned.

"Yeah." Cassie nodded then realized she had walked right into that one.

"I can make that happen."

"No, that is gross." Cassie shuddered. "Me and you." Both of them stared at each other before shaking their heads. "My turn, hmm Tyler." He simply nodded. "You ever stole something before."

"He's too innocent to do that." Reid whispered.

Tyler glared at his friend through the read-view mirror. "No, I have not stolen anything, unlike that asshole back there." Everyone looked back at Reid as he flipped Tyler the bird. "So Cassie, do you have any other nicknames other then Baby Doll."

"Uhh," She thought back to her old school and nodded but then held up her finger. "Do you mean like a friendly nickname or just nickname in general?"

"General."

"Yeah, I do. Sassy-Cassie, this one guy in my old school used to call me HM after my breakup with Liam. It stands for Hot Mess." She kept her gaze fixed on her finger nails, examining the chipped polish and everything else. "A lot of them started after Liam broke up with me, nasty names about how I was a flirty drunk and stuff like that. I got used to it and all." She looked back up at Tyler-who was sending her a sympathetic smile. "Reid, have you ever cried during a movie."

"Maybe." He said and the rest of them nodded their heads. "Okay I have, it was Legends of the Fall."

"Awwww." She cooed, laughing when he made an attempt to poke her. Glancing back at the clock, she realized that they had in fact wasted a good twenty minutes talking about everything and they still had a long way to go. Leaning back against her seat, she listened to Reid as he asked Pogue something, a feeling of happiness growing inside of her. These were her friends, these were the people she could trust.

Cassie pointed to the light blue house at the of the old street, her eyes taking in the familiar white picket fence, fall colored leaves that covered mostly every single tree in her front lawn and chimney which had a stream of smoke coming from it that told her that in fact they where in the middle of having a fire. Her heart was racing with excitement as Tyler pulled the giant Hummer up beside her father's 1997 Corvette which had been a gift to himself after twenty years of service at the local hospital as a surgeon. Once the Hummer came to a complete stop, she wrenched open the door and climbed out into the chilly November air where she inhaled the smell of something cooking in the kitchen and knew that the inside of her soon-to-be old house would smell great. Cassie glanced over at the guys then motioned for them to follow her, she took the steps two at a time and then with a deep breath, Cassie opened the front door and walked inside.

Everything was scattered, boxes where stacked together then placed in corners leaving the middle of the rooms empty. The living room was one of few rooms still in tact since all the furniture was rather large to be fitting into boxes. The flat screen was still on top of the large cabinet-which was now empty- and then the couches and chairs where still there. Cassie heard the door shut behind her as Caleb closed it and a few seconds later her mother came from around the corner, followed by her father. They both stopped upon seeing her with four boys, her Dad's eyes growing wide like saucers before grumbling as her mom elbowed him in the ribs.

Her Dad was middle aged-40- with dark brown hair that could easily be mistaken as black, his skin was a creamy color with a small amount of freckles on his nose that could only be seen up close. He stood tall at 6"0 and was in rather good shape since he was a Doctor or well surgeon. His eyes were like hers, dark green and told everything he was thinking.

Her mother on the other hand was small-like her- at 5"4 with her curly light brown hair and small pointy nose. Cassie got a lot of stuff from her mother, the cute smile, as her father would say, the pale skin and personality. Both her and her mother were kind and quiet but once you got to know them, well then you couldn't get them to shut up. They both shared the dark lashes and freckles on their arms which darkened during the summer.

"Hey Mom, Dad." She said the last part in a warning, knowing her father was going to be asking loads of questions to those boys. He had grown quite protective of her after everything that had happened between her and Liam. Her mother pulled her into a warm hug which made Cassie relax. Then it was her father's turn. Her Dad kissed her head, gave her his bright smile then gave her a hug.

"So, who are those guys." Her mom whispered to her with a slight twinkle of amusement in her hazel eyes. "Anyone you're, you know?"

"No and these are my friends Caleb Danvers." Caleb smiled and waved. "Pogue Perry." Pogue snapped his attention from the photos on the wall to her and nodded. "Reid Garwin." He flashed them his smile instead of the evil smirk. "And last is Tyler Simms." Being the sweet boy Tyler was, he walked up and held out his hand which both her parents took. "Guys this is my Dad, Oliver and my Mom, Heather."

"It's nice to meet you." Heather said with a kind smile. "Please come in and get settled, dinner should be ready within the hour. Oh dear, your room is still intact, we didn't know what to pack because you left a few things behind."

Cassie nodded then grabbed her suitcase which had been brought in by one of the boys and started down the hall and towards her room and stopped in front of the bathroom just to let them know where it was before continuing on down until they reached the very end. She smiled at the sign which read "NO BOYS ALLOWED!" That had been up there since the age of 9 when she still thought boys had cooties and were gross. The guys behind her chuckled and when she pulled open the door, she was greeted by the sight of her light blue room. Her bed was still in the corner with the sheets messed up from the last time she had slept in them and scattered on her floor where a few books and other random objects that she had forgotten to put away. Cassie tossed her suit case on the bed then plopped down on the chair.

"You guys can set your stuff down anywhere." Her room was big, the second biggest in the house because her parents though she needed space to grow. The windows where large and gave her the view of the whole backyard and both her ceiling and floor where a bright white that made the blue walls even lighter.

She watched as the guys peeked around, Reid attempting to be sneaky about going through her drawers but he was failing. Tyler was looking at an old photo album while the other two boys discussed the room itself. Cassie rolled her eyes then jumped when her cell phone went off, the ring-tone could belong to only one person, the girl that had made her last month the best it could be. Nolan Fitzpatrick.

"Hello." Cassie said cautiously.

There was a pause then Nolan's voice came blaring from the end causing Cassie to hold the phone back. "OMG! You're back. Since when. Ian told me that he ran into your dad the other day and was told you where coming back. Are you like here now!"

"Calm down Nol and yes I am back now." Cassie explained. "And since when did Ian talk to my Dad?"

"I don't know." Nolan laughed. "But, I don't care about that. I care that you're back." The girl screeched. "So, are you coming to the party tonight."

"Party?" Cassie asked. She hadn't heard anything about a party but then again, nobody knew about the party until last minute because of the fear cops could come and shut it down.

"Yeah, Peter Adams is having one at his house, you know where that is right?"

"Everyone does." Cassie said and it was true. If you had to vote for the richest boy in Rowley, Peter Adams would win hands down. He was the son of Darren Adam, the owner of the new science lab outside of town. That family had the biggest house and the famous parties. She had been to one herself while still with Liam and had a blast, they usually got a DJ, a bar and sometimes dancers. It was always the latest thing at the Adam's party. "You going?"

"Hell yeah." Nolan said. "And you should come to. Ian hasn't seen you since you left and neither have I and besides, you need to get out and party since I'm sure you haven't gotten to do anything fun in Ipswich."

"Actually I have." Cassie replied. "It's not that bad of a place." Her eyes flickered to each boy, who where all staring at her with confused eyes. "The people are very nice for the most part and they have this really cool place called Nicky's."

"Oh, cool." Nolan said. "Have you met any guys yet?"

"Actually I brought them with me." Cassie laughed when Nolan gasped. Her friend was a little firecracker. At 4"12, Nolan was a feisty little thing that didn't care to express her opinion even if it hurt something. She was brutally honest and Cassie liked that.

"How many? Are they hot? Did you kiss one of them? Is one of them your boyfriend? I need details Cassie and I need them now. I don't care if they are in the room at this time." Nolan demanded. "Tell me please."

"There are four." Cassie stated. "All of them are extremely attractive." Reid shot her a wink making her roll her eyes. "No, I have not kissed one of them and no to the last question."

"Damn, well then you definitely need to come to this part and bring them with you." Nolan exclaimed with a giggle. "So, please come or I will have to come and kidnap you."

"One sec, I'll ask." Cassie placed her hand over the receiver. "You guys interested in going to a part tonight?"

"Oh yes." Reid smirked. "I could use a good party."

"Sure." Caleb said and the other two agreed.

"Okay, we're in." Nolan squealed. "Calm down Nol, now when does it start cause I would still need to get ready."

"Umm, I think around 9 tonight. It's supposed to be one hell of a party. Apparently he has been planning it since last moth. So, I guess it will go till around 2 or 3 in the morning."

Cassie nodded. "K, I will see you then Nol."

"Bye, girl." Nolan said before hanging up.

Cassie shut the phone then sighed. She had not been planning on going to a party tonight but with Nolan's persistent ways and the fact that she had a chance to dance with Tyler, well how could she say no. Her eyes flickered from her suit case to her closet as she tried to think of what clothes she had that could make an outfit for this evenings event. Most of her good clothes where in Ipswich, meaning she was going to have to make do with what she had.

She looked over at the boys knowing she was going to have to warn them about who was going to be there since there was a huge chance that they where going to be attending. "This party is huge which means everyone could be going from all the high schools. Last time there was around 1,300 people attending and that means-"

"They will be there?" Reid demanded in a cold voice. He waited for that sad look to pass over her face which would cause him to get mad but it never came. She just nodded and shrugged. "You don't care?"

"About him." Cassie laughed. "No and why should I. He fucked it up and I'm over it." Reid met her gaze and knew what she was talking about, it had something to do with a certain brunette. "Analise though, well that is a different story. I don't think I'm ever going to get over that but fighting is not going to help so please do not start anything no matter what they do." All four boys nodded. "Thanks."

"So what are you going to wear, there are a couple of things in that drawer that would look quite good on you." Reid said.

Cassie looked over at the direction his finger was pointing at and gasped. "You went through my pantie drawer you sick, horny bastard." Reid only laughed. She rose to her feet, walked over and smacked him hard upside the head. "I hate you."

"No, you don't." Reid said with a smirk. Cassie ignored his comment and took a seat beside Pogue on the floor.

"DINNER!" Came the sound of her mother's voice. Leading the way, she headed out of her room, down the hall and around the corner where they found her parents placing food on the table. It almost made her talk to him when Reid's stomach growled but she ignored him and took a seat in between Tyler and Caleb and away from her best friend.

They ate while discussing a whole bunch of stuff, Caleb talking with her Dad about working at the hospital and Tyler was discussing books with her mom. Pogue had joined a bit later while Reid tried to get her to talk to hm and about half way through, he gave her the pout which she could not help but obey. He smiled in triumph then apologized making her smile. The dinner and desert had been delicious, her stomach now full and once they where back inside her room, she told them it was time to start getting ready, because tonight she was going to have some fun, no matter what.

A/N: So here is the next chapter, I am already working on the next one which will be the party where some stuff will do down. DRAMA! And I would like to know what you think should happen... I should be updating in a few days if I get a good amount of reviews :) sooo please review because it means a lot to me!

P.S: Okay, so I thought I should clear things up a bit. The relationship between Cassie and Reid. They are best friends, I think that part was clear. Reid flirts and that means he does flirt with Cassie every so often and she usually does NOT return it but that doesn't mean she won't all the time. So if you see her flirting, it's either because she's drunk ^^ or it just works with the story but I was just telling you this because I was thinking of having her dance with Reid next chapter. What do you think of that?

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