I'm so sorry it's so late! I had no internet all of last week and no time to put it up yesterday, but better late than never. ;)

Disclaimer: I DO NOT own anything, but the plot and any unrecognizable OCs!

Chapter Four

Caleb was in his room getting ready for Pogue's Ascension and Riley's induction into the Covenant. The last week has been stressful for him after his fight with Sarah. After leaving the mall, he and Riley went to go pay a visit to his father and her mother at the cemetery, and then they just sat under a tree in silence as they enjoyed each other's company. Being around her had calmed him and once he was completely calm, he told her about the about the fight with Sarah. She listened in silence and then apologized for being one of the reasons that they'd fought. He simply smiled and said that it wasn't her fault.

The next day, Sarah told Caleb that she would try to understand his friendship with Riley, and the rest of the week seemed to be fine until they disagreed on which costume to wear to Pogue's party. She still wanted to go as Disney characters and he was dead set against it, since he knew he'd never convince her otherwise, he'd decided to surprise her when he got there instead.

Caleb was the first to arrive at the colony house, the house used by the families for Covenant business and where his father stayed until he died. They would be conducting Riley's induction ceremony in the living room before she, and her books would be allowed into the Covenant's study which was located in the basement. He prepared the necessary things to conduct in ceremony. Soon Reid arrived with Joseph, Tyler arrived with Glenn and Chase, and Pogue, Riley and Raymond arrived. Caleb, Chase, Glenn, Joseph and Raymond as the heads of the families stood in a circle as Riley stood in the middle.

"State your name." Caleb spoke with authority as the Head of the Covenant.

"Jennifer Riley Marie Lawrence." She answered steadily.

"You, Jennifer Riley Marie Lawrence, tonight are being inducted into the Covenant of Silence under the Parry family name, under the grounds of the magic you have inherited and that you were raised around and by the members of this Covenant. Do you accept the rules of the Covenant of Silence stated to you before by Raymond Parry?" He asked.

"I do." She answered with a slight nod. Caleb then picked up an old feather pen and ink jar.

"Are all the brothers in agreement with Jennifer Riley Marie Lawrence's induction to the Covenant of Silence?" He asked, glancing around the circle.

"Aye." Joseph, Glenn, Raymond and Chase said in near unison. He pricked her finger with the pen and a drop of her blood fell into the jar before being placed back on the coffee table. He opened a large old book and placed it next to the pen.

"Sign your name." He ordered pointed to pen. Riley's eyes went black and the pen lifted out of the jar. It floated over to the book and wrote Riley's name in it. Once it was done a light filtered from the book and shot in Riley's direction. "It is done." Caleb said with a smile. "Now you can bring the books." Riley nodded and the books appeared on the table. Caleb and the other 4 heads of the families placed the hands on her book and it hummed before they pulled their hands back. "Now your story will be registered as a part of our coven's history." He explained and looked at the time.

"We only have a few minutes before Pogue's Ascension." Joseph informed.

"We should head into the basement." Glenn stated as everyone else nodded in agreement. Riley walked in to the study for the first time and saw that the shelves were filled with ancient books and hers would now be joining them. The room was filled with candles and it had an old, creepy vibe to it. All of them stood in a circle as Pogue stood in the middle surrounded by the candles.

"2 minutes." Reid said with anticipation and Pogue shifted nervously in the middle of the circle. Riley gave him a reassuring smile although she was nervous herself. She took Tyler' hand and he gave her hand a squeeze.

"10," Caleb began counting down and was joined by the others. "9,8,7,6,5,4," He moved to stand slightly in front of Riley. "3,2,1." They all finished in unison. Pogue's eyes went black as lightning struck him from above and he screamed. His body began to rise off the ground and came from all sides, hitting the middle of his chest, then suddenly he fell to the ground on his knees.

"Pogue?" Riley began to walk around Caleb and towards her cousin, but Caleb put his arm around her waist and held her back.

"No, Jenny." He said softly. "Give him a minute." He added as Pogue took a deep breath and stood up earning a smile from everyone. "Welcome aboard." Caleb said with a slightly tense smile because he wasn't completely happy with his Power for obvious reasons.

"Thanks." Pogue smiled running a hand through his long hair and his eyes returning to their usual hazel color.

Caleb has slept in and spent all day trying to find the right costume for Pogue's party, so he'd decided to take Riley's suggestion into consideration. He'd decided to go as Alexander the Great. He'd given some thought to wearing the costume that Sarah wanted, but Riley and the guys would torture him for the rest of his life if he had. 'It's too dangerous to give them that kind of power.' He thought with a chuckle. He got into his Mustang and made his way to the Parry house since he didn't have to pick up Sarah because she was riding with Kate. When he arrived, cars were all over the place even though it was only 10:30. It was obvious that no one wanted to miss a party thrown by one of the Sons of Ipswich. He walked inside and the party was in full swing with people already drinking and dancing.

"It's quite the party, huh?" Tyler asked as he walked up to the older warlock with Reid by his side. Both were dressed just as they'd promised.

"Definitely." Caleb nodded with a smile. "Jenny did a pretty good job. Everyone's here."

"Who would want to miss a party thrown by one of us?" Reid asked with a roll of his blue-grey eyes. "No one that's who," He answered his own question with a smirk.

"Where's Pogue?" Caleb looked around in an attempt to locate the birthday boy.

"He's here with Kate." Reid answered. "You will not believe what he came as."

"That means Sarah's here already." Caleb ran a hand through his dark hair. She was not going to be happy when she saw his costume.

"And let me guess," Tyler smirked a little, "this isn't the costume she wanted." He asked with feigned innocence as if he didn't already know.

Reid laughed. "I don't think so." He answered on Caleb's behalf and said guy glared at the 2 of them.

"You guys are hilarious." He said sarcastically earning laughs from the pair.

"Don't worry about it." Reid slapped a hand on his shoulder. "She'll get over it. It's just a costume party."

"I sure do hope so…" He mumbled as he saw Pogue making his way over with Sarah and Kate. He and Kate were dressed as vampires from the Underworld movies. He had on a grey button-up shirt, black trench coat, dark jeans and black boots. Kate had on the sleek black jumper Selene wore in the movies. Both of their looks were complete with the electric blue contacts and vampire fangs. Sarah was wearing the outfit Rapunzel wore but it reached 3 inches above her knees instead of going down to her feet. Caleb recognized the outfit because he'd googled the characters that she'd wanted them to dress up as. "Happy birthday again, man." He smiled and nodded at Pogue, who smiled in return. Then turned his attention to his girlfriend and prayed that she wouldn't be too upset. "Hey, Sarah."

"What are you wearing? Why aren't you dressed as Flynn Ryder?" She asked with a frown as she inspected his costume.

"Maybe because he thought that it would emasculate him. I know that I'd feel emasculated." She heard a cynical voice say from behind her. She turned around and glared at the person.

"Well no one asked you, Chase." She snapped at the young man that was convincingly dressed as a zombie.

"Snippy." He smirked.

Caleb glared at Chase to make him shut up. "I'm sorry, Sarah." He apologized with a sigh. "But I couldn't do it. I didn't wanna dress up like a character from a children's movie." He shook his head.

Before Sarah could open her mouth to respond, Tyler butt in. "Ok, no fighting about costumes, we're here to celebrate Pogo's birthday." He stood between the arguing couple.

"Yeah," Reid agreed. "Let's not fight about how Caleb didn't want to dress up as some lame character, knowing that we would taunt him mercilessly for the rest of eternity." He grinned at Caleb, who simply rolled his eyes.

"They're right." Caleb looked back at Sarah. "We shouldn't fight about some costume when we're supposed to be here for Pogue's birthday." Sarah simply nodded in surrender. There was no point in fighting with him because it wasn't like she could make him go home and change.

"So where's Riley?" Chase asked, noticing that the younger girl had yet to make an appearance.

"She'll be right down." Pogue answered. "She started getting ready late because she wanted to make sure everything was in order down here. She should be coming down any minute now."

"Speak of the devil and it shall appear." Tyler said pointing to the staircase, making everyone look in that direction.

Riley was wearing a black and red short bustier dress with ruffled skirt that hit 4 inches above her knees and had 2 straps from the middle of the bust that clipped around the back of her neck, black fishnet tights paired over the knee leather boots with 6" heels, and black fishnet elbow length fingerless gloves. Her inky black locks were perfectly straight framing her face instead of being in their usual wavy curls, and she had dark smoky eyes and her lips were painted with a seductive crimson red. She walked down the stairs confidently with the broom that the Sons had given her in hand and a black pointy hat atop her head.

Caleb's throat had gone completely dry by the time she reached the bottom step. He was sure that she'd be dressing up as a witch. He knew her well enough to be able to guess that, especially since now she had real witchy powers, but he never thought she'd dress up like that. He shook his head in order to clear his mind from the thoughts that had begun to creep in, thoughts that he was surely not supposed to be thinking as she made her way over to them.

"Hey guys." She smiled brilliantly. "Quite the turnout, right?" She asked, the fact that she'd just thrown the guys in for a loop unknown to her.

"You make one hell of an entrance." Chase smirked having noticed how Reid, Caleb, and even Tyler and himself were affected by the young witch. Reid couldn't keep his eyes off of her, he was completely entranced and Tyler was seeing her as an attractive woman for the first time in his life although he felt no romantic feelings toward her.

"You look…" Reid swallowed hard. "I can't even think of a fucking word."

"Hot." Tyler suggested with a slight blush on his cheek that wasn't hidden behind the mask. "Even I gotta admit you look hot, Riles."

Riley blushed and tucked a lock of her hair behind her ear, revealing a silver spike drop-earring. "Thanks, guys." She smiled at her friends and her eyes reached Caleb as she took in his appearance. He was wearing a sleeveless tunic, golden molded chest armor, gauntlets, and shin guards, gladiator sandals and a sword hung at his side. He looked handsomely powerful in her eyes.

"I knew you were going to be a witch." He smirked at her and chuckled.

"Which is why I threatened you if you opened your mouth, you know me too well." She rolled her eyes with a smile. "And I see you took my suggestion into consideration." She made sure that he saw her eyes travel up and down his body, stopping to meet his dark smoldering eyes. "It's a good look for you, soldier."

"Thanks. You look pretty spellbinding yourself." He responded earning a laugh from her, and the other Sons chuckled as well.

"Thanks." A light blush appeared on her cheeks.

"You even brought the broom." Reid threw his arm around Riley and pulled her close.

"Yeah," She looked up at him. "It went perfectly with my costume." She turned to look at her cousin. "I dig the contacts Pogo, very badass."

"Now my eyes are even freakier than yours." Pogue said with a laugh and Riley made a face in return.

"My eyes are not freaky." She pouted and glared at the longhaired young man.

"Just a little." He shrugged casually. "If you're happy they're like a light crystal blue, if you're excited they're bright blue, if you're mad they're a darker blue."

"If she's horny they're a dark ocean blue." Reid added and Riley punched him in the arm. "Ow!" He rubbed his arm.

"Shut up, Reid!" She growled in embarrassment as Pogue and Caleb narrowed their eyes at the blonde Son, and Tyler and Chase laughed. "You have such a big mouth." She grumbled with a blush.

"But you're not denying it." A triumphant smirk plastered on his face.

"Well I wouldn't know. I've never really looked in the mirror when feeling like that." Her eyes tried to burn holes into his face.

"Well I would." He winked and Riley used the broom to knock him of off his feet and onto his ass, making the others laugh.

"Not well enough," A smirk appeared on her face as soon as Reid's disappeared off his. She turned back to the others. "Now let's get this party started." She laughed as everyone spread out.

The party had been in swing for about an hour and Sarah was actually enjoying herself. She and Caleb had been away from Riley almost the whole time since she came down. She'd noticed the way Caleb had reacted to how his childhood friend was dressed and it made her decide to keep them apart as much as possible for the rest of the party. She also hadn't failed to notice how his eyes traveled around in, what she assumed, was in search of Riley and how he'd decided to wear the costume that she suggested. In Sarah's eyes, that was just another way he picked Riley over her. Although, she had noticed that Reid had been looking at the girl as well and obviously still held feelings for her, and that gave Sarah a burst of hope. If Reid could get back together with Riley, then her troubles would be over because she knew that Caleb would never betray his brother even if he did have feelings for the girl. Caleb was too good for that. She looked around and spotted Riley and Reid dancing together and that made her smile.

"They make a cute couple." She said to Caleb while sitting in his lap as they had some drinks and she pointed to the 2 dancing.

"They're not a couple." He looked over in their direction, a knot forming in his stomach.

"They could be." She shrugged. "It's obvious he still likes her. Maybe they'll get back together…" She mused with a small smile.

"They won't." He shook his head, not knowing if he was trying to convince Sarah or himself. "She told me that she didn't feel that way about him anymore."

Sarah rolled her eyes. "Maybe, maybe not, but I think they'd be pretty great together." She smiled as she noticed Riley begin to dance with Chase as a new song started. "Or maybe Chase," Caleb immediately tensed under her. "They do talk to each other a lot in Calculus. They'd actually make a cute couple too." She turned to look at Caleb, who had his eyes closed and was taking deep breaths. He picked her up and moved her off his lap.

"I need some air." His voice was tense and had an angry edge to it. "I'll be right back." He turned to walk away.

"Caleb." Sarah grabbed his hand and he turned to look back at her. His eyes were dark and threatening.

"I need some air alone." He jerked his hand away and walked out to the backyard with his hands clenched so tightly that his knuckles were white. 'What the hell is my problem? Jenny can dance with whoever she wants… but Chase, he's dangerous. He could hurt her! But she can defend herself quite well… And Reid, she said they were done, but dancing isn't a crime. They were just dancing. It was nothing. I've danced with her before too.' He assured himself, utterly unable to comprehend his own feelings. He growled in frustration and threw the cup of spiked punch he'd been drinking at the wall.

"You seem angry." He heard Pogue say from behind him. He turned around to face his brother. "Is there a reason?" Pogue arched an eyebrow.

"I…" Caleb sighed heavily. "I don't know… I'm feeling things that I don't understand and it pisses me off. And the more pissed I get, the more my Power tempts me and the more I have to fight it, therefore I get even angrier." He rubbed his temples as he felt a headache come on. "It's a never ending cycle."

"Want me to go get Riles so she can try to help you?" Pogue asked as he placed his hands in his pockets. He knew that his cousin had a special way of calming the older Son.

"No!" Caleb protested immediately. "No…" He repeated more calmly. "Let her enjoy herself. She's having a good time and I don't want to ruin it."

Pogue smirked at his troubled friend. "If I were you, I'd sort through my feelings quickly, man, because if you don't they're gonna escalate. The sooner you realize what's in front of you, the happier and better off you'll be." He explained and walked away, leaving Caleb stunned and even more confused.

The Bahamas was calling their name and they were well on their way. Aboard the private jet Reid, Tyler and Pogue were playing a video game on the TV, Caleb was reading a book, and Riley was asleep with her head against his shoulder. They had stayed up all night after celebrating Christmas at the Garwin home and spent the majority of the time fooling around, but even if they hadn't, Caleb still wouldn't be able to sleep. He thought back to the memory from the day before that had unnerved him for a reason that he couldn't explain.

*Flashback*

Nearly everyone was gathered in the living room of the Garwin home, which was flawlessly decorated for the joyous season, as mixed conversations were bundled among the members of the Covenant.

"Reid, you're such an arse!" Riley said playfully making Reid laugh as she, Reid and Tyler made their way into the living room; she and Reid halting in the archway together.

"Hey guys." Pogue said, getting their attention as well as everyone else's. "Look up." He pointed above them and saw mistletoe hanging there.

"Uh…" Riley turned to look at the blonde Son with a blush and saw that he was smiling. This was exactly what he'd wanted, an opportunity to remind Riley of what she once felt for him.

"It won't be that bad, Riles." He chuckled. "We used to do it all the time, remember? In fact, you couldn't get enough." He winked at the shorter girl who rolled her eyes at him.

"Fine." She conceded with a slightly uncomfortable laugh. "Just don't get any ideas." She warned, making him laugh.

"Come here." He said softly with a smile and pulled her close by her hips as her hands rested against his shoulders and their foreheads touched. His grey-blue eyes gazed into her crystalline azure ones. He slowly took her lips with his in a soft, yet passionate kiss in an attempt to show her that he still wanted her. Riley returned the kiss with the same gentleness, but clearly not the same passion that Reid had shown, as he moved a hand to cup one of her cheeks and he moved to deepen the kiss, but before he could Riley stepped back with a blush.

"There." She mumbled embarrassedly and moved to sit between her cousin and Tyler without making eye contact with anyone.

*End Flashback*

Caleb shook his head, put his book down and turned slightly in his seat so the Riley's head was resting on his chest, and wrapped his arms around her. Her hair was loose and covered her face slightly as she snuggled into him. He smiled slightly and moved her hair from her face, she didn't have any makeup on and her soft pink lips were parted slightly. He placed a soft kiss to her forehead and sighed as he turned to look out the window. He wasn't sure why seeing Riley and Reid kiss had bothered him so much. They used to kiss all the time and it had never bothered him before. He had even caught them making out a handful of times, but still it hadn't fazed him. Why did it bother him now? He had a girlfriend, a girl he liked a lot, but he couldn't help the bad feeling that knotted in his stomach when he saw Reid's lips touch Riley's. He hadn't enjoyed watching her dance with Chase either, especially when Chase's eyes met his and he smirked knowingly. What could Chase possibly know that he didn't? He felt Riley shift in his arms and moan softly.

"Jenny," He whispered in her ear. "It's time to wake up. We're landing in about 30 minutes." He smiled down at the waking girl, who gave him a smile of her own.

"Hey, Caleb." Her voice was thick from sleep and she sat up to stretch, groaning and moaning in ways that made certain thoughts invade Caleb's mind. He shook his head slightly to push them away. "I should probably change." She stood up, stretching once again and made her way to the bathroom with her bag in hand. She changed out of her jeans, boots and sweater, and put on a simple pair of cutoff shorts that barely hit mid-thigh, black converse and an open black plaid shirt with a black tank top underneath. Her face was still clear of all makeup. "Ready." She plopped back down next to Caleb. He and the other Sons chuckled. They had already shed their winter-wear and into simple jeans and t-shirts.

"It's about damn time you woke up." Reid stated as he walked over and poked her forehead. "Damn, do you sleep a lot."

"Well we were up all bloody night." She rolled her eyes. "And unlike you all I didn't poison myself with those energy drinks in order to stay up the entire flight because I'm sure that as soon as we get to the hotel you're all going to crash ever so miserably." She smiled at the boys knowingly. She was the type of person that was completely against energy drinks. She didn't drink them and always annoyed the boys about it when they did. The only thing close to an energy drink she'd ever consume was coffee.

"Please take your seats and buckle your seatbelts as we prepare to land." The pilot announced over the intercom and everyone followed his instructions. "And please remain seated until we have come to a complete stop."

"Finally!" Reid exclaimed excitedly. "I can't even remember the last time we came to the Bahamas."

"It was before we got our Powers." Pogue answered with a faint smile as the plane began to descend.

"We were 9." Tyler added with a smile of his own and the plane slowed to halt.

"How the hell are we supposed to get to the hotel?" Reid asked when the plane finally stopped and the door opened.

"Aunt Evie rented a car for us." Riley answered as they began to gather their things.

"All I have to do is go to the car rental counter and ask for our car." Caleb said and they made their way out of the aircraft.

"Ah, warmth!" Riley said with a bright smile as she put on her sunglasses. "This sure beats the snow in Massachusetts."

"Hell yeah." Tyler agreed as he and the other Sons slipped on their own sunglasses.

"It'll be 10 days of nothing but the 3 B's." Reid said with a smile.

"3 B's?" Pogue asked curiously on everyone's behalf.

"Booze, babes and bikinis." He answered grinned cheekily and everyone laughed at the blonde Son and they made their way inside the airport.

"I'll be right back." Caleb walked up to the car rental counter and Riley looked back at the others.

"Thanks for coming with me you guys." She smiled gratefully.

"It's our pleasure, Riles." Tyler smiled sweetly in return.

"Why would we want to stay in Ipswich, in the snow when we can be here?" Pogue chuckled. "Plus I'd never let you travel across the world without me there to protect you, Baby Girl." He pulled his cousin into a hug.

"Love you too, Pogo." She hugged back tightly and Caleb came back.

"Ready?" He asked and everyone nodded. "Luckily they had a car big enough for all of us." He smiled and led them outside to a silver Cadillac Escalade hybrid 2012.

"Damn." Reid smirked. "Very nice. Who drives?" He said anxiously, hoping to get the keys.

"Me." Caleb answered with a smirk and Reid's bubble popped sadly.

"Why you?" Reid narrowed his eyes.

"Because the name on the reservation said Danvers," Caleb shrugged casually.

"Well what-the fuck-ever. That doesn't mean that you get the keys, Caleb." Reid glared and Riley stood between the 2 before a fight could ensue in the middle of the airport.

"Reid, just let him drive now." She placed a hand on his chest. "We're here for 10 days, all of us will get a chance to drive." She smiled reassuringly. "Even me," She winked.

"Then we're screwed." Pogue joked and Riley stuck her tongue out at him as Tyler, Caleb and Reid laughed.

"Don't be a dick, Pogo." She said climbing into the passenger seat. "And an announcement!" She declared with a grin. "I get to ride shotgun no matter who drives." She informed leaving no room for argument as the boys climbed into the car as well. Caleb quickly drove to the Atlantis Reef hotel as they talked about all the things they wanted to do. He pulled up and the valet took the keys as the bellboy grabbed their bags from the trunk. The 5 of them made their way in and Caleb went up to one of the receptionists.

"Reservation under Danvers," He said, giving her his ID as the young receptionist checked him out.

"Yes, Mr. Danvers." She gave him a flirty smile. "Everything has already been paid for. How many keycards will you need?"

"5." He answered and she nodded as she prepared 5 of them.

"Here you are, Mr. Danvers." She handed him the 5 keycards. "Thank you for choosing the Reef Atlantis and enjoy your stay." She gave him another flirty smile, which he ignored and turned to his friends.

"Let's go." He said handing them their keycards as they went to the elevator followed by the bellboy. The elevator made its way to the top floor and the doors opened to a small hallway with only 2 doors. One was the main entrance to the penthouse and the other was to the adjoining studio which had a door that connected it to the penthouse suite on the inside. Caleb walked up and unlocked the door. "Welcome to our home for the next 10 days." He opened the door and Riley was the first to walk in and soon to be followed by her brothers.

The suite was huge. It had a modern, yet beachy vibe. The living room had 2 large bay windows. The dining room had sleek cream chairs and a dark wooden round table. A porch wrapped around with an ocean view. The main master bedroom had a king bed and sitting area, and the master bath had modern double marble vanities, infinity tub, and a separate shower. The second bedroom had a king sized bed with its own full bathroom. The third bedroom was an adjoining studio with two queen beds and a full bathroom. The living room and every bedroom were equipped with a flat-screen HDTV and Bose sound system. The kitchen was modern and fully equipped with anything they might need including groceries, but the suite came with a 24 hour butler service. And it even had its own washer and dryer.

"Damn…" Riley said in awe as the bellboy unloaded their luggage from the cart.

"Aunt Evie really hooked us up." Reid said throwing his arm around her shoulder and Caleb tipped the bellboy, who then quickly left.

"Tell me about it." Tyler agreed looking around, taking in the sight of the luxurious suite.

"This is pretty badass." Pogue smirked. "We all end up benefitting from Riley's gift."

"Now all we have to do is decide the room arrangements." Caleb explained as he sat down on the couch, soon followed by the others.

"I get my own room and the biggest room because I'm the only girl." Riley said victoriously with a cheeky grin. "Two of you will have to share the room with the king bed and the other 2 will have to share the room with 2 queen beds. Now you guys just have to decide who gets what." She shrugged.

"How are we supposed to do that?" Pogue asked as they all looked around at each other and Riley shrugged.

"We could draw straws." Tyler suggested. "But I do request that I do not room with Reid. We already share the dorm and it's always a mess so I'd rather not spend any part of my vacation cleaning up after him." He explained rubbing the back of his neck.

"Pogue's pretty messy too." Riley said making a face. "His room frightens me."

"So it's settled, Reid and Pogue will share a room and Tyler and I will share the other." Caleb said using his 'leader' voice.

"Then they can share the room with the king bed." Riley made the decision for everyone. "That was it'll be a smaller space that's trashed and only one bed unmade regularly."

"Sounds good to me." Tyler smiled in relief and Pogue just shrugged. He didn't really care where he slept.

"Aw…" Reid whined. "No fair. I have to sleep in the same bed as Pogue."

"Get over it." Riley laughed at her ex's face. "Now let's unpack." She stood up and carried her suitcase into her room. Each boy went into his designated room and began to unpack. Riley took her time unpacking and then went out into the living room, which was empty. "Guys?" She questioned and got no answer. She went to Pogue and Reid's room and found the 2 of them fast asleep on top of the covers. She chuckled and shook her head, then went to Caleb and Tyler's room, and just as she expected they were asleep as well. She yawned, feeling sleepy as well and curled up on the couch.

It had been a week into their Bahamas vacation, and Caleb felt as if he was slowly losing his mind. Why? Because he was feeling things for his best friend that he couldn't understand. Riley had been driving him mad and she didn't even know it. He was conflicted beyond words and he didn't know what to do! He loved her, of course he did. She was his best friend, but he wasn't supposed to be attracted to her.

It had all started with their official first day there, which had been the day after they'd landed. They'd gone to the beach and she was wearing a red wide band double string halter bikini top with low rise with double string side ties, Caleb had refused to react and just ignored the feeling in his stomach. He also ignored the irritation at all the men that gawked at her and the fact that Reid was flirting with her more than usual.

The second day she wore a navy blue wide band halter bikini top with a silver center ring and banded low rise bottoms with silver side rings. His mouth went dry when he first saw her. She looked more beautiful than words could describe and he loved how the dark blue of the bikini made her eyes pop. That night they went to the hotel's club and she wore a bright blue short slim fit dress with crisscross back straps and gold o-ring in back that looked so perfect on her hourglass figure that he, like many of the guys at the club, found it hard to tear his eyes away from her. He watched her dance with Reid, other guys and even Tyler as he stood by the bar with Pogue and it drove him crazy.

The third and fourth days they took pictures around town and she wore the little daisy duke shorts that Reid had picked out for her and they made her legs look even longer and then a denim skirt paired with Chucks. Those days had made Caleb happy, but confused. They spent both days walking arm in arm, and when she'd tripped on Reid's foot, he'd easily caught her in his arms as his heart hammered in his chest. He had almost wanted to kiss her, but quickly squashed that urge.

The fifth and sixth were pool days and as usual, she drew a lot of attention. Reid had been all over her and it'd bugged Caleb more than it should have. The Power would hum stronger under Caleb's skin with the angrier and frustrated he got. He wasn't sure how to handle it. He wasn't even sure why he'd been feeling the way he had. The only thing that he had noticed was that Pogue would look at him every once in a while and shake his head.

The seventh day had been the best. They stayed out late the day before so they decided to relax on the beach and return inside in the evening. They watched a movie and she lay in his arms with her head on his chest. He relished the feel of her in his arms as he ran a hand through her raven locks.

He sighed heavily and rubbed his temples before looking back out to the sunset from the patio. Pogue and Tyler had left to go get soda for them and still hadn't returned. He stood up and made his way inside, but stopped when he heard Riley let out an exasperated:

"Reid, please no."

Caleb wasn't one to eavesdrop, but he couldn't help but stand around the corner to see what the 2 of them were talking about. "Riles, please," She was facing from him and Reid grabbed her arms. "I have to say this." He turned her to face him again. "I still love you, Riley." His eyes bore deep into hers.

"Don't, Reid." She shook her head and looked away. She always felt that Reid still felt something for her especially after their most recent kiss, but hearing him say it had made it all too real.

"I want you back." He stated, picking up again before she could stop him. "I want you to be my girlfriend again."

"No, you don't." She protested with a shake of the head. "You enjoy loving and leaving, Reid! You get any girl you want!" She crossed her arms.

"And I want you!" He insisted. "You're the only one I've ever wanted! I love you, Riley! I started hooking up with girls because I couldn't deal with you leaving. You're the only girl that's ever been more than just a piece of ass to me. Please Riles, give me a chance. I never stopped loving you." Reid begged, for the first time in his life and laid his vulnerability before her, and unknowingly to Caleb too.

Riley swallowed heavily and her heart clenched at her first love's declaration as Caleb watched Riley to see her reaction. She wrapped her arms around herself and turned away again. "But I stopped loving you." Her voice was barely audible and Caleb watched Reid's expression harden as he felt a relief. "I stopped loving you as anything more than a brother, Reid." She admitted not even looking back, afraid to face him.

"Is it because of that blonde guy you met in Boston?" Reid asked suspiciously.

"What?" She looked back at him in shock. "How did you know about him?" She narrowed her eyes as Caleb felt his own widen. He didn't know she'd met someone other than her friend Heather. She never told him anything.

"The blonde guy with green eyes, right?" Reid smirked as he folded his arms across his chest. "The one you used to replace me? I Used a spell to check up on you and see how you were."

Riley laughed loudly and then took a deep breath. "Yes, the guy you saw is a lot like you. He's sarcastic and a flirt, but he's more like a brother than anything. He's my friend Heather's twin. His name is Alex Matthews and he did help me get over you because he reminded me of you and became a good friend, but Alex and I are just friends." She emphasized the last part with a smirk of her own as Reid's dropped. "Just saying that Alex and I could be more is just gross." She shuddered to prove her point. Caleb couldn't keep the smile off his face as she stood victoriously before Reid, who shifted uncomfortably. "Reid, our time is over." She said in a soft voice with a hand on his shoulder. "I'm not the same girl I used to be… You and I don't fit together anymore. You belong with someone else and so do I." She gave him a gentle smile.

Reid's eyes narrowed. "Like Caleb?" He arched an eyebrow.

Her brows furrowed in confusion. "What?"

Reid rolled his eyes. "Caleb, Riles. Do you have feelings for Caleb? Are you in love with him now?" He accused with a scowl.

Riley took a step back, thrown off by Reid's question as a lump formed in Caleb's throat and he waited nervously to hear her response. "What the hell, Reid?" She glared after coming back to her senses. "Caleb is my best friend!"

"But that doesn't mean you don't love him as more than that!" He shot back. "You 2 have been awfully close since you've come back and don't you dare deny it, Riley! That dance between the 2 of you at Nicky's totally gave away that the 2 of you are just dying to fuck!"

"You're insane!" She rolled her eyes. "Caleb is my best friend! We danced together all the time before! He and I are close, Reid. We've always been close. It didn't bother you when we were dating. Why does it bother you now?" She arched an eyebrow at him and he scoffed.

"Because it's different now!" He hissed. "Every time you're in the same room, you 2 make googly eyes at each other. It's pathetic! And just because he's your best friend doesn't mean you're not attracted to him." He argued as Riley's eyes widened and Caleb felt his own do the same. 'I that why I've been feeling this way? Because I'm attracted to Jenny? Is it really possible that she's attracted to me as well?' Caleb's mind began to process his brother's words.

"It doesn't mean he's not attracted to you either! We all see it, but he has Sarah, remember?" He shot her a smirk. "Caleb isn't man enough to step up and take what he wants, but I am." Reid took a step forward with a smile, cupped Riley's face in his hands and began leaning down.

"Reid, no." Riley protested as she pushed. Reid stumbled back slightly, surprised with the strength she used.

"Riley, I know that deep down you must feel something for me too." He took a step forward to bring her to him again and she took a step back shaking her head. Her heart was breaking for Reid. The last thing that she had ever wanted was to hurt Reid. When her aunt had told her that he began sleeping around, she was sure that he was over her. "Riley!" He pleaded and took another step forward.

Caleb step from around the corner with a glare at the other Son. "She said no, Reid. Now leave it." His voice was hard.

Reid turned to face Caleb and laughed bitterly. "Always the hero, huh Caleb? But this is none of your business." He snapped. "This is between Riley and me."

"Clearly, Jenny has ended your business." Caleb moved to stand in between Riley and Reid.

Reid glared at him intensely before throwing his hands into the air. "What-the fuck-ever!" His anger was rolling off of him like waves. "I'm done with your bullshit, Caleb. You need to man the fuck up and make a decision before someone else makes one for you." He rushed out of the room and slammed the door shut.

Caleb sighed heavily. "Are you ok?" He pulled Riley to face him.

"How long were you listening?" She asked, her voice nothing more than a whisper.

"Long enough." He admitted. They never lied to each other, no matter what.

Riley stepped out of his reached. She was feeling emotionally drained and dreaded to think about what would happen between her and Caleb after he heard all of Reid's accusations. "I'm tired. I'm going to bed." She began walking to her room. "Good night, Caleb." She said softly and then shut the door.

Caleb leaned back against the couch. His mind was still reeling after hearing Riley and Reid's discussion. 'Could it really be true? Do I want Riley as more than a friend?' He thought as he rubbed his temples. He shook his head and went to his room, turning in for the night as well.

Ooooooohhh! Look at THAT development!

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