Sins 15

Caleb was reading on one side and Reid was doing some questions for history on the other side of her. Max was chewing on the end of her pencil and trying to concentrate on her lit paper. All around her. Her friends were writing or reading. The table was absurdly quiet almost disturbingly so. The only sound heard from the table was the scratching of pencils on paper.

Max could still feel the hostility coming from Caleb and she in turn glared at him. He saw her look and further buried his head into his book. The table remained like that until bell rang. The others made like they were going to leave. But when Caleb and Reid stood up to follow them. Max slammed them both back into the chairs.

"Max!" hissed Caleb. She had used to do it ."What the hell is your problem, today?" said Max. She was staring at Caleb "you shouldn't have" Caleb started. "But I did now shush about it" said Max. Caleb looked irritated and slightly pissed off. He obviously didn't like to be bossed around, especially by his younger sister.

"Now out with it Caleb why are you acting like such a jerk to us?' said Max "I'm not acting like a jerk" Caleb said defensively. Reid nodded yes but didn't say it. This was Max's show. Caleb finally relented when she stared him down. "I'm just concerned about you that's all," said Caleb.

The librarian had started to walk towards them. So Max did to her what she had done to jenny. "You want to go sit down and leave us alone, we're not disturbing you" said Max. The woman turned back around and walked back to the desk. Caleb and Reid both looked at her in shock. Where had she learned that one, they didn't even know how to do that? "Now why are you so concerned about me?' said Max.

Caleb looked nervous for a second, wasn't he supposed to be the one chewing her out? "I'm just not sure of someone's' motives" said Caleb he looked right at Reid when he said it "so that's it you don't trust me" said Reid. "When it comes to her, no," said Caleb.

"Why not" said Reid "oh come now you know what a player you are" said Caleb

"Well maybe I've stopped playing have you ever though of that," said Reid. "Why would you?' said Caleb. "Maybe I found something better" said Reid. Max just sat there and listened to them argue. Had she heard what she thought she had?

"Whoa, wait a second," said Max "don't I get a say in this?' said Max. "Yeah of course" said Caleb. "Can I say something?" said Reid "of course" said Max. "I wanted to ask you this earlier but I kind of froze up" said Reid. Caleb raised his eyebrows in shock. Reid froze, oh shit.

"Yeah sure go ahead," said Max. "I wanted to ask you if, you would, date me," said Reid at last spitting out the last. Max sat there blinking in surprise. Say what? Was her first thought. "Sure why not" said Max. Caleb looked at her in shock. "Are you sure about this?" said Caleb "yeah, can you handle it?" she asked, "Ok, I guess I'll have to if that's what you want," said Caleb.

He didn't have to like it though. "But I will be watching you" said Caleb. He pointed at Reid. Reid didn't look the slightest bit concerned. "Don't break her heart Garwin or I'll break something of yours," said Caleb. "Caleb!" said Max. Caleb didn't back down on this part, so Max reluctantly let it go.

Caleb gathered up his stuff and started for the door. Reid did the same but he waited for Max. "Max I just want you to know I've never really done the steady girlfriend thing" said Reid. "Reid its ok, I've never done the boyfriend thing so if you screw up I won't notice" she said with a laugh.

"Seriously no ones ever asked you out" said Reid "no not really they were all more like friends to me" said Max. "Oh!" said Reid. "So shall we go get ready for our first official date?" said Max. Reid had a wicked grin on his face that was making her nervous. "Yeah I'll see you later then," said Reid. They had been walking as they talked and soon found themselves in front of the dorm building. Max went up the stairs and turned off on the second floor. Reid kept climbing to the upper level.

Max walked down her hallway and put her key in the door. She listened for a second and heard soft sobbing. She opened the door and quietly set her stuff down. Jenny was lying on her back on the floor surrounded by empty Ben and Jerry's containers. Oh great a pity fest, thought Max. She grabbed her shower supplies.

Max headed for the showers and enjoyed a relaxing shower. Then she headed back to the room. Jenny was eating another tub of Ben and Jerry's when she walked in. Max closed the door and pulled out a dress she had bought a few days ago for this concert. She debated on wearing it for a few minutes. Then decided to just go for it.

"Where are you going?" sniffled Jenny. "On a date" said Max with a shrug. "With Reid?' said Jenny. Max debated about just telling her the date was with Tyler but then jenny would think Reid was still available and he wasn't. "Yes," said Max.

Jenny sniffled and took another bite of ice cream "he's an asshole you know" said Jenny. Max shrugged he hadn't been at all asshole like to her, just to jenny. She of course deserved it. "You should have gone for Tyler he's nice" said Jenny. Max wasn't sure if she was talking to her or herself.

Max reached into the drawer of her dresser and pulled out fresh undergarments. And you still would have cheated on him and Tyler would have been a worse wreck than Reid had been Just because he was a nice guy.

She put them on and slid the dress over her head and zipped the closure in the front. It was a cute little blue jean dress she found and it zipped all the way up the front.

Max left it partially unzipped because it looked better that way. "Why are you dressing all up for him, its just Reid?" said Jenny. She sounded jealous and Max had no intention of hearing her comments the whole time she was getting ready.

So she used again, this time to make jenny's little memory lapse a little more permanent.

"Jenny you've had enough ice-cream put it away and go to bed. Forget you ever dated Reid at all," said Max. Jenny set the ice cream on the floor walked over to her bed and fell face first into the mattress. She was soon snoring loudly.

Max hoped she hadn't over done the amount of energy on that, last thing she needed was an amnesiac jenny.

She grabbed her makeup pouch and actually put some on, she never used to even buy the stuff before she came here. She put some on and put it away grabbed the heels she bought to go with the dress and put them on. She grabbed her purse and keys. Then headed out the door. She would just meet them in the lobby. That way jenny would stay asleep and Max wouldn't have to explain to them what she had done.