Sunlight fell onto her face, warming her skin. Fayth squeezed her eyes, trying to block out the light and drift back into her dark slumber. But it was no use. She breathed in and was suddenly aware of a weight across her stomach. Frowning slightly, she opened her eyes, squinting at the bright light, and looked around. A dorm room. From the looks of it, a guy's dorm room. Her eyes widened and her gaze dropped to her stomach, where a bare arm was draped over her, and followed the arm up to rest on Reid Garwin's face, relaxed and peaceful as he slept. Her eyes then dropped to the tangle of sheets and blankets around them, and their bare bodies. Completely bare bodies.

And then she remembered everything. The hospital. Her coming to his dorm and waiting. Kissing. His hands all over body, exploring every curve she had while her own hands roamed across the lean ropes of muscles beneath his skin. And the way his touch made her feel. She had to suppress a little moan at the memory.

She relaxed into his embrace and felt his arm tighten around her slightly, and smiled. Her eyes moved over the room and stopped on the second bed. The empty bed. Tyler hadn't returned to the dorm since he'd let her in. Had he... known this would happen? Or was he just playing it safe? Hopefully he was just playing it safe. Maybe Christina had convinced him to do something for the night.

Reid shifted, and his soft lips pressed against her shoulder as he pulled her closer. She felt her cheeks heat, and remembered how many times she'd blushed the night before, starting with when he'd first removed her shirt. He chuckled, and the sound vibrated through her.

"Are you blushing again?" he asked.

"No," she said, tilting her head away so he couldn't see the color in her cheeks.

"Liar," he whispered, kissing her shoulder again, then the crook of her neck, and trailed his hand along her stomach and down toward her center. She caught his hand just as it passed her belly button, her cheeks burning and her body beginning to tingle in anticipation. He chuckled again. "I like it when you blush."

She couldn't respond without moaning. His fingers were stroking just above the little tuft of hair between her legs, and each stroke was sending pleasurably nervous tremors through her. Inhaling deeply, she pulled his hand away and wiggled a few inches away from him. "Enough." Her voice cracked, and she silently slapped herself.

"You sure?" he asked playfully. He leaned over and gently nipped the skin at the nape of her neck, causing her to inhale sharply as her eyes slid shut.

"Reid." She'd meant it to sound firm, but it came out a breathy whisper.

"Yes?" he asked innocently.

She rolled over into her stomach and looked at him, tucking her hands under her cheek. "What time is it?"

He leaned over her and somehow found his cell phone on the floor. "Um, almost eleven. Who called me?"

"Reid, get off," Fayth laughed, pushing him back onto his side of the bed.

"That's not what you were saying last night," he teased.

Her cheeks heated again, and she quickly rolled out of the bed before he could grab her. "Yeah, well, that was last night."

He gave her a wicked grin. "Want to repeat last night?"

Yes! she thought. "Maybe later." She glanced around and found her cell phone, flipped it open and sighed. Two missed calls from Christina, and three text messages from Christina. Wow. The voicemails were basically the same, asking about what her and Reid were up to and why Tyler didn't want to return to the dorm. The texts were similar. She rolled her eyes and turned to Reid, who had just hung up on his own voicemail. "Do you mind if I make a phone call?"

He shrugged. "Go ahead."

She dialed and pressed the phone to her ear. "Hey Chris."

"Fayth! Are you with Reid?"

"Duh."

Christina squealed. "So you were with him all night. Was Tyler right about him not returning to the dorm?"

"Christina!" Tyler shouted from the background, making her friend giggle.

"Um, probably," Fayth answered. Chris squealed again. "Oh, shut up."

"So you guys are up now?"

"Mmhmm."

"Great! Me and Tyler were going to meet Caleb, Pogue and their girls for lunch. Wanna come?"

She turned to Reid. "Wanna meet everyone for lunch?"

"Sure."

"Yeah. Where?"

An hour and a half later, Fayth and Reid were walking into the small diner her and Christina liked. They slid into the last available space at the booth, Reid's arm automatically going around her shoulders. She leaned her head against him and suppressed a yawn.

"Long night?" Pogue asked, giving them a knowing smile.

"Shut up," Fayth sighed.

"We figured, seeing as how you're almost an hour late," Christina commented.

"Not my fault," Fayth said, giving Reid a pointed look.

Reid shrugged. "Couldn't help myself."

Caleb, Pogue and Tyler just shook their heads, unable to hide their smiles. Sarah and Kate just grinned knowingly, and Christina nudged Fayth with her elbow. When she looked, Chris gave her a quick thumbs up, making Fayth laugh. When the waiter came, they ordered their drinks and food, and then chatted about nothing.

"Oh!" Chris said halfway through lunch. "I almost forgot. Me and the guys got one last gig."

"Really?" Fayth asked. "That's great!"

"Yeah. It's at Nicky's. Same as last time: juke box songs with some of our own. But you have to come!" she said, giving Fayth big puppy dog eyes.

"You know I will," Fayth laughed.

"And will you sing?"

She should have seen that coming. "Um.... I don't know."

"Oh, come on," Chris said. "Please?"

Reid nudged her. "You should do it."

Fayth shot him a mock glare. "You're supposed to be on my side."

He grinned, but didn't comment.

"Please?" Chris asked again. "This is our last gig. You have to!"

Fayth sighed, defeated. "Oh, alright. When's the gig?"

"Next week!" Chris said, clapping in joy.