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Lars ended up taking Reggie out for pizza. The date wasn't all extravagant and Reggie was such a laid back person so why not start things off slow with pizza? After ordering what they wanted, Reggie started off the conversation asking if Lars had been Dragged into something since she was dragged into having a big birthday party. It turns out; he was dragged into watching a movie he didn't have any desire to see.

"Wait, your mom made you and Twist watch a romance movie?" Reggie laughed making Lars roll his eyes.

"It was the movie, Like Water for Chocolate," Lars said embarrassed about it.

"Hold on; I remember Twister met up with us for hockey practice, and he came there crying and was still crying for about 15 minutes after he got there. All he said was that he saw that exact movie and it really got to him." Reggie laughed. "Don't tell
me you were crying too?"

"You see, this is why I don't talk about this!" Lars said defensively. "Okay. We ended up getting into the movie and started crying at the end. So what?"

"I can't imagine you crying to a movie like that." Reggie was still laughing. "Oh man. That's classic."

"So wait...my brother was still crying when he got there?" Lars asked.

"Yeah. It was pretty funny. Otto ragged on him for it." Reggie said.

"What a loser." Lars snickered.

Reggie looked at him. He was definitely a different person tonight. Not the obnoxious, immature, punk she remembered as a kid. With the exception his gray hat he always wore, his military haircut made him look different. He was dressed in a black shirt that was tight around the sleeves and gave an excellent outline of his muscular arms, and blue jeans. He also wore his dog tags from the Marines around his neck. He was gorgeous now! Snapping out of her trance, she said, "So...you never told me why you went to military school."

"What do you want to know?" Lars asked.

"Well...why did you go?" Reggie asked. "Twister only told us you went because you got in trouble and Otto was pretty happy you left."

"You remember my old friends, Sputz, Pi, and Animal?" Lars started, and Reggie nodded.

"I lied to my parents saying I was spending the night at Animal's as a way to sneak out. He told his parents he was staying at my place. Pi stole some whiskey from his dad's liquor cabinet, and we were all drinking in public. Then we thought it would be cool to set a bush on fire. Little did we know, there was a raccoon nest in there and...it was a mess. I still feel bad about it..."

"Geeze! Twister told us you snuck out, but he never told us that part."

"Maybe because I killed a nest of raccoons by accident. I would leave that part out too. So anyway, we got busted by Officer Shirley and were arrested that night. My parents bailed me out of jail and chewed me out, and it didn't stop from there. My mom made me cut all contact with Pi, Sputz, and Animal, I had to go to court, and the lawyer made a deal with the judge saying that I can avoid juvie if I go to military school. The rest of them went to juvie." Lars explained. "So I was shipped off to Florida to live with my uncle, aunt, and two cousins and attended military school down there.

"How was it? I mean living in Florida and attending military school?" Reggie asked.

"I liked Florida and living near the beach, but I hated military school the first three weeks. I actually called Twister up crying. By the way, did he tell you that?"

"No."

"Good. I told him he's dead if he told anyone I was crying." Lars chuckled. "Anyway, I did some growing up while there even met a few cool guys, such as my boy, Greyson, and joined the hockey team. So after I graduated, I was a little anxious to come back to Ocean Shores and decided to enlist in the Marines to stay out of trouble."

"And you've been out of trouble since?" Reggie asked incredulously.

"Yeah...well, I whomp Twister here and there, so that doesn't change." Lars chuckled.

"I guess some things never will," Reggie said. "Did you have a girlfriend while you were away?"

Reggie won't have been surprised if he has had more than one girlfriend. A guy that gorgeous can get any girl he wants.

"Yes. I have had girlfriends. My most recent one, Alison, was my last relationship." Lars said. "We went out while I was stationed in Louisiana."

"What happened?" Reggie asked.

"Her parents hated me because I wasn't rich like them." Lars rolled his eyes.

"They said that to you?" Reggie asked.

"No. I just got the feeling, but they did hate me. Plus, she had a very strange relationship with her first cousin. He was ready to kick the shit out of me, and I didn't even do shit to him. I think he was jealous. So long story short, I was the one who ended it because I couldn't deal with her parents and her psycho cousin. Sweet girl but I just didn't want to deal with it anymore." Lars sighed. "Why are you asking so many questions?"

"Because you wanted to get "reacquainted" and you were my escort after all..." Reggie chortled.

"Well let's talk about you now," Lars smirked. "Have you had a boyfriend?"

"Yes. That was a year ago, and he cheated on me. So I keyed his car out of anger." Reggie said.

"Not something I'd expect from you." Lars laughed.

"I'm full of surprises," Reggie said.

At that moment, their food came. Reggie had ordered a Hawaiian style pizza while Lars ordered buffalo chicken.

"I've never had buffalo chicken pizza before," Reggie said.

"How about you try mine, and I try yours?" Lars suggested.

They traded slices. Reggie took a bite of the buffalo chicken pizza and made a face.

"Too spicy." she said.

"What's wrong? The girly girl can't handle spicy?" Lars laughed.

"Shut up!" Reggie snickered. "How about you try mine now."

Lars took a bite of Reggie's pizza and made a face, which caused Reggie to laugh.

"Nasty," he replied. "Interesting but nasty."

For whatever reason, this made Reggie smile. Was this really the same Lars she knew as a kid? Who was this and what has he done to Lars?

"So how do you feel being 18?" Lars asked.

"Well...it is definitely different. However, my dad still treats me like a child, and I have to remind him here and there that I am 18 now." Reggie said. "I don't think he is used to having an adult child."

"Eh...my mom is still like that to me. Even though I haven't been in trouble for a while now...except when I occasionally beat up Twister for shits and giggles."