Disclaimer: I do not own The Covenant or the characters that come with the movie. I do however own the characters I paired the boys with and the plot.
Reid knocked on the door of room 215 of the girls dorms at exactly 6pm. He had dressed fairly casual. A pair of jeans, grey shirt and a black blazer in place of his more commonly worn hoodie.
When the door swung open he had to pinch himself to make sure he wasn't dreaming. There before him stood Sophie looking—"Wow." He breathed out. She was wearing strappy sandals, a white cotton sundress, little makeup and her hair was down. His hands itched to run through the silky strands which, to his delight (and earlier guess), did in fact reach past her ass.
Sophie stood biting her bottom lip as he took his time checking her out from head to toe. While he was busy doing that she took the chance to check him out as well. She had to admit, he looked good.
When he reached her face he had possibly the biggest smile she had ever seen on his face.
"You're beautiful." He said and held out a red long stemmed rose for her to take. She hadn't even noticed he'd been holding it. Pushing aside all her earlier protests that week she reached out and took the rose from him. Smelling the sweet fragrance she smiled. "Thank you." She said and they both knew it wasn't only for the rose.
She grabbed her sweater, keys and closed the door behind them. Rose in hand she held it close as he led her out to his car. "This is yours?" She asked, slightly shocked at his taste in cars. He smiled, stopping to look over the sleek black 1967 Grand Prix parked alongside the road. "Yes, why are you so surprised?"
She bit her lip, something he recognized as a nervous habit. It was adorable. "I just.. I'm sorry for some reason I had you pegged as some hot shot rich boy who had the latest and greatest vehicle. I'm sorry, that was really rude of me to assume."
He shook his head, "Not at all.. I mean yes I do have a more well-known car but.." He walked over and pat the roof of the car. "This here is my baby. Her name is Eleonor." He opened the passenger side door for her and smiled, "Come on, Sophie, get in. You didn't offend me, I promise."
With a small nod and another thank you she slipped into the original leather seat. He closed the door after she was seated and jogged around to the other side and got into the driver's seat. He pulled on his seat belt and turned over the engine, looking over when he heard a chuckle he smiled. "What?"
Sophie smiled, "You named your car Eleonor?" He grinned, "Yeah, I did. You making fun of her?" He turned to the dash and rubbed the car as if it were real, "Don't listen to her baby, she's just jealous."
He pulled away from the curb as her warm honey laughter filled the air.
4 and a half hours, one Italian restaurant and a movie later he drove them back to the dorms. They were laughing and he was currently parked alongside the curb. "Come on! It's not a bad name... Eleonor and I have been through a lot with each other." He grinned when Sophie playfully rolled her eyes. "I just can't seem to get over the fact that you actually named your car. It's cute."
"Well thank you, I happen to like it as well." He smiled. "So, you're an artist? How long have you been drawing because from what I saw that first day was phenomenal. Truly inspiring work."
Sophie blushed, "Thank you, I've been drawing since I was about five years old. My uncle doesn't think it's worth my time and effort but I honestly couldn't see myself without art."
He nodded, "Your uncle, right, he seems very protective over you. No worries though, told him to kiss my ass." He grinned.
She laughed, her eyes wide, "You did not! No wonder he called me into his office yesterday, he went on and on about how you're a horrible influence and to stay away from you."
Reid raised a brow, "The guy doesn't even know me so how can he possibly judge me?" Sophie shrugged. "Because I'm his only niece and you're one of the four Sons of Ipswich. Reputations will always follow you." She gently touched his hand to prevent him from continuing on the subject, "It doesn't matter, Reid. He has no say over my life, I admit, I listened to the rumors and when you walked in that first day I didn't want to be one of those girls but tonight just made me realize I was being really insensitive by trusting rumors first before getting to know you." His hand tingled even after she pulled her own away.
He smiled. "So are you saying this was a good idea?" She laughed again, "I'm saying this was a great idea. I love your car, the food was amazing and that movie was really funny! I don't think I could've planned it any better."
Reid nodded. "That's really great because I was hoping to see you again. How about this Tuesday, 3pm? I've got my first swim practice of the year."
"Of course! I've never been to a swim practice before, what should I wear?" She asked. He grinned and she blushed, clapping her hands over his mouth before he could tell her what she shouldn't wear at all. "If you say I should go naked, I'm calling time of death on this date." He laughed when she pulled her hands away, "I wasn't going to say naked but now that you mention it…" He laughed again rubbing his arm when she smacked it. "…kidding! Kidding! Just... dress like you normally would. We'll go to Nicky's with the guys afterwards."
Sophie smiled, "Alright, I'll meet you at the pool then." She leaned in and softly kissed his cheek. Before he could react she had already slipped out of the Grand Prix and was halfway to the girls dorm. She was clutching the rose he'd given her tightly to her chest as if afraid it would disappear. He waited until she was safely inside before starting the car back up and driving off. A smile permanently fixed to his face.
Author Note:
Hey everyone!
Here is chapter 2! I really hope you liked it =)
I know, I know! He hasn't used yet but honestly, that's not the way to go about your first date lol
As for what is going to happen next: You decide!
At the swim practice (I'm having Reid swim the 400m Medley) would you like:
a) Reid to win without using
b) Reid to win with using
c) Reid to lose with or without using
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