So,I apologize about the late update. Things have been super crazy around here! I'll have another chapter up soon for this story..also for any of you reading Crime and Punishment that will be updated later on today...EmilyJade and myself have been so so so busy and we are super sorry! Sorry this chapter is a little shorter then normal(also a slight time jump but that will be made clear not to far into this chapter!)

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"I'm not arguing about it anymore,I'm done," Reid said crossing his arms and staring at Brooke who wasn't backing down.

"That's not fair,Spencer."

"Seems pretty fair to me."

"Why are you being like this?" Brooke asked trying to keep her anger in check. She mimicked Spencer's pose and crossed her arms but cocked her hip to show she was going to win.

"Because you have turned into some brat that I don't recognize,that's why!"

"Whatever."

"Typical response. Ever since you stopped hanging out with Abby you have turned into someone I don't even know."

"Maybe I have always been like this but you just never noticed," Brooke said,her temper starting to show, "You never notice anything. You never have."

"What's that supposed to mean?"

"It means exactly what I said. You. Don't. Notice. A. Thing." Brooke said pausing between each word.

"Whoa,what's going on here?" Morgan asked as he stepped into the Reid household.

"Nothing,I was just leaving," Brooke said as she shoved past Morgan who was looking between the two of them.

"YOU'RE NOT GOING ANYWHERE," Reid bellowed to Brooke's retreating back.

Brooke raised her hand and gave Spencer the middle finger before hopping into Christina's waiting car.

"Someone sure turned bad-ass all of a sudden," Christina commented as Brooke slammed the door.

"Just go,before he decides to come after me," Brooke said as Christina tore off down the road.

"I'm assuming this is a 'I'm not going home tonight' night?" Christina asked.

"Yes,can I crash at your place?" Brooke said as she leaned her head against the window.

"Of course you can,Flyer."

"Thanks."

"Anytime,darling."

"Hey,Christina?" Brooke asked quietly.

"What's up?"

"Thanks for everything. Putting me on the team,watching out for me,being my friend,all that stuff," Brooke said softly.

"What are friends for?"

Brooke smiled as Christina took another corner and drove them towards the beach.

"You're not going after her?" Morgan asked a moment after Brooke's grand exit.

"Nope," Reid said as he walked into the kitchen.

"Why not? You aren't really going to let her get away with that,are you?"

"Morgan,that is what I have been dealing with since Tuesday. It is now Friday. I can't take it anymore. It was little things on Sunday,once we got back from your place. I chalked it up to exhaustion. On Monday she was making comments here and there. Tuesday,it was like full out war. I can't handle her."

Morgan pushed Reid into a kitchen chair and started digging around in his kitchen looking for stuff to make Reid a drink, "Have you asked her what is bothering her?"

"Of course I have! I've tried everything, I tried being nice,curious,angry,gentle,mean and nothing works. It's like she is someone I don't even know anymore."

"I think you two need a break from each other," Morgan said as he handed Reid a drink, "I know the girls have been wanting to do a girls day out,talk to them see if they will take her tomorrow and we will have a guys day out."

"I can't ask them to deal with her."

Morgan laughed so hard he spit his drink out, "Is she really that bad?"

Reid shook his head, "No,she's worse."

Brooke felt her phone vibrate for what seemed like the one hundredth time and pulled it out to see if it was Spencer telling her to come again. She pulled up her messages and saw it was from Garcia, 'Hey sweet cheeks,girls day tomorrow with the other lovely ladies?'

Brooke debated just hitting delete and then claim that she never got the message but felt guilty. She was going to ignore it but then figured she should answer, 'Sure...time?'

The response was instant, '9 am,we'll do breakfast too:)'

Brooke gave a quick confirmation text and then slid her phone back in her pocket and then went back to the rec room where Christina and Leighton had stocked up on food and pop.

"Spencer again?" Leighton asked as she popped some chips into her mouth.

"Surprisingly,no. It was actually Garcia,she had a question."

"You aren't bailing on us,are you?" Christina asked as she laid down on the giant make-shift bed.

"No,but I do have to be gone by 8:45 tomorrow morning."

"Ugh,so not cool," Christina said as she threw a pillow at Brooke.

Brooke laughed as she pulled off her sweatshirt and sat cross-legged on the bed.

Leighton looked at Brooke, "Brooke,have you lost weight?"

Brooke shrugged, "A little,yeah."

Leighton nodded, "I can tell,especially in that tank top. Your shoulder blades are sticking out. You look great though."

"Thanks," Brooke smiled and shot a quick look at Christina who smiled back at her.

"But,you shouldn't lose anymore," Leighton said as she threw a bag of candy at Christina.

"Umm,okay?"

"Seriously,you look good now but on that verge of going to far."

"I'll keep that in mind,now hand me the bottle I want to try something," Brooke said reaching for the bottle of vodka that Christina had taken from her parents.