I thought you hated me

Disclaimer: Don't own them

(Maggie POV)

Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god what am I doing? One second I'm going towards my mom and the next I'm sucking face with Reid.

Reid was pulling Maggie closer into his arms and trying to work his way into her mouth with his tongue when Maggie suddenly pulled back and her hand flew to her mouth with her eyes going wide. She mumbled something Reid didn't hear because everyone was still cheering about the New Year. When he asked what? She looked back at him then turned around and pushed her way through the crowd. He saw her walking towards the backdoor and was on his way to follow her when he was stopped by a bunch of girls from Spencer's who were trying to get a new years kiss from him.

Meanwhile Maggie was on a bench in Arobella's Garden with her head between her knees hyperventilating and trying not to cry. She was confused about what just happened, she has hated Reid for so long and lately she was finding him more tolerable but she couldn't forget what he did to her. And now she was just seen by probably half the guests there, kissing him back. Kids there must probably think that she's going to end up being another notch on his bed post. She didn't even want to be anywhere near his bed post…or did she?

She suddenly felt cold and realized that she ran out of the house with out her coat but she didn't want to go back inside or not he might find her. Maggie was starting to regret her decision of dressing up in her new sexy persona and trying to stand out a little more. She missed the quiet shadows and the un-churned up emotions she was having. For so long her goal was finish school and get away from the stuck up idiots of Ipswich; now she was…she didn't know what she was but the quiet mousy Maggie was going to be hard to get back now that half a party saw her kissing Reid Garwin. She put her head in her hands and had herself a mini melt down of tears.

(Reid POV)

"Shit where the hell did she go?" Reid was scanning the guests at the party hoping to find any sign of a red dress. Girls were giving him the eye and hoping to get lucky with him but he was more concerned about finding Maggie and finding out why she ran away from him after a kiss like that.

"Reid! Can you tell me what the hell was that all about?" Reid looked down and saw Arobella with everyone else standing around him with expressions ranging from shocked, surprised and interest but Arobella had one of rage.

Arobella poked Reid in his chest and asked the question again but Reid was having none of that. He turned away from them and went to the back of the house hoping that Maggie might have been in the kitchen or in one of the dens. Arobella would have followed but Tyler held her back. He heard Tyler telling her to "let him be that he has other things to worry about now." What Reid didn't see was Maggie's mother going up to him.

"Excuse me young man but I have a bone to pick with you…" Reid looked down at a short woman who was around her late forties with a polished looking bob hair cut and a black feminine power suit.

"Um… okay lady I don't know what I did to you but I'm kind of looking for someone right now so what ever it was can it wait?"

Reid tried to sidestep the woman but she gripped his arm hard enough to stop Reid in his tracks and almost wince in pain. "Look lady what the hell—"

"You listen up to me, you must be that Garwin boy my baby told me about…I saw what just happened and I don't care who you or your parents are in this town I will not have you messing up my daughter like you did the last time, or else I will take care of you…got it?"

Reid started to get a little scared at the woman and was shaking his head yes just to get her away from him when her words finally kicked in. "Wait a minute how do you know me? And what do you mean you kno—OH your Maggie's mother."

"No shit, now do you understand what I said or do you need to have it explained again?"

She got a gleam in her eyes and Reid finally had had enough of being treated like a demon child.

"Um with all due respect ma'am, you're kind of freaking me out right now so I don't want or mean to piss you off, but I know what I did was wrong and I've been trying to make up for that…but whatever goes on between me and your daughter I think we should try to solve it first before we ask for reinforcements. Now could you let go of my arm and step like ten five feet away from me before you hurt me?"

Maggie's mother couldn't help but internally laugh at the boys' reaction. She normally used this attitude in board meetings and negotiations so she could be taken seriously and she knew that he was trying to make amends with Maggie from what she was telling her. BUT she did see her daughter run away from him with a hysterically trapped expression. She wanted Maggie to let her mind make up a few things for herself before Reid stormed in and made her crazier. "Fine I will step away from you but know this if you hurt my little girl the consequences will be dire…now when you find her tell her that I wish her a happy new year."

Reid didn't really know if he was given the okay to look for Maggie or given a death sentence but either way he looked at it he was free from Maggie's mother and he ran towards the back of the house.

Once outside Reid took a deep breath and ran his hands through his hair. "Fuck now I have her scary ass mother, Arobella and probably everyone mad at me and after me."

He was walking along the house when he heard someone sniffling followed by hiccups. Walking over to see who it was he saw Maggie whipping tears off her face and trying to clean up some of the mascara running down the corner of one eye. He walked over to her and offered her a handkerchief. When she looked up to see who it was she groaned and looked away from him whipping her eye. Reid sat down next to her and they stayed like that for what seemed like ages.

Reid couldn't take it anymore and asked what he had been dying to know "What did you run away?"

"I don't know…I'm supposed to hate you right now and you are supposed to NOT be kissing me."

"Hey last time I checked you were the one that kissed me right back" Reid said indignantly. When he saw that she looked like she might cry again he remembered that he came with a purpose and it wasn't to make him the victim. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean for it to come off that way……you just confuse me and I'm not used to being confused, especially when it comes to girls."

Maggie looked surprised at Reid's admission and quietly said "Oh…at least I'm not the only one."

"Well what do you feel now?"

"I'm not sure; I mean I know I'm still mad about what happened last year…but you have been nicer to me and I have noticed that you aren't as big of a man whore like you were last year."

Reid chuckled at that and said "Thanks I guess. It's good to know that someone is noticing my change…the guys think I'm still a jerk with girls but I don't know I've just been restless."

Maggie stayed quiet not knowing what to say and realizing that Reid probably needed to talk about his emotions more then she did. At least she had her mom and Arobella to talk to but he had his friends who all expected him to be the black sheep and probably never took the time to really have a heart to heart talk with him because they each had girlfriends. She was taken out of her deep thought when he started to talk again.

"You know…I haven't actually been out on a date/booty call/ or anything with a girl in like four months…Don't tell anyone I told you that." Maggie just nodded her head yes. They were both quiet deep in their own thoughts when Reid noticed that Maggie was shivering from the cold because she ran out without her coat. He got up and took off his blazer, then placed it on her shoulders before sitting down again.

"Thank you…"

"No problem…can I ask you something?" Reid turned his body on the bench so that he was facing Maggie.

Maggie frowned deep in thought before finally nodding her head yes. "How come your different tonight?; Not that I'm complaining mind you, it's just I don't think I've ever seen you look this…this"

Reid was making hand gestures indicating her outfit and hair cut and Maggie was expecting the worst and turned her face away from his gaze not wanting to see his face when he told her she looked bad or something worse.

"This hot!" Maggie whipped her head around and looked at Reid and saw that he was taking in her outfit and liking what he saw.

"You think I look hot?" Maggie blushed then looked at her toes so Reid wouldn't notice her blush or her smile.

"Yea I do but you still haven't answered my question" Reid was smiling at her hoping that she didn't take it as a smirk.

Maggie slid a glance at him and then opened her mouth to speak. "I was tired of everyone seeing me as the fifth wheel and never being looked at for me or even considered as a date when a party or ball happens in this town…. I told Arobella that I would make my new year's resolution that I would get out of my shell and try to be more approachable to guys."

"I guess it worked…no one could get near you all night because you were always dancing with some schmo." Reid looked mad at the thought of all those guys with their hands all over her.

"Yea…I uh noticed you had a problem with all those guys. What they do to you anyway, win at pool?"

"No…"

"Just no? you really expect me to believe that Reid Garwin is pissed off at someone just because…come on I just practically bared my soul here and you're lying to me…how do you expect people to take you seriously if you don't take yourself seriously."

Maggie scoffed at Reid and got up to go back into the party and try and talk her mom into leaving early when Reid grabbed her arm and pulled her back down. "I was mad at them was because they got to do what I've been dying to do for days now."

Maggie quirked an eye brow and said "You mean rip your pants, spill drinks all over yourself and sweat all over me?"

"No… I wanted to hold you in my arms and dance every dance with you and have you look at me the way you looked at those guys…like you were having fun and didn't care about anything else. I wanted to have you in my arms and like it there and smile at me for once and actually mean it."

Maggie just looked at Reid who had let go of her arm and was looking off at the flowers when she placed her hand on his cheek and turned his face towards her and kissed him on the lips.

(A/N: Hey all I hope you all like how it's going…I'll try and update some more. As always please review)