Sins 22
Reid was leaning forward and suddenly felt himself stop. He tried to move and found that he couldn't "Max?" said Reid. "Yes baby" she answered. "Why can't I move?" said Reid "cause you can't behave" said Max. Tyler was lying on his side watching them.
So he saw the impish grin she had on her face. "Max honey, seriously your scaring me" said Reid "oh really?" she teased. Tyler burst out laughing at Reid's predicament. "Its not funny man" said Reid Max turned to look at Reid "what do you say?" said Max "sorry?" said Reid. She released him and he fell forward onto the bed.
He sat up slowly warily watching the girl lying next to him. He had thought Caleb had been joking about her being stronger. "Where did you learn that from?" said Reid "From the book, I've been reading it, or at least the handwriting I could decipher" said Max.
"Really as in actually reading it?" said Tyler "yeah why not it is a book" said Max. Reid laughed out loud. She was training herself, like Gorman predicted. Tyler sat up in the bed next to her. Sometime during their antics, Tyler had stripped and climbed in bed.
Max pushed her pillows against the headboard and sat up. "How much of it have you read?" asked Tyler "most of the beginning chapters and the stuff dad wrote" said Max. She said the last sadly. She pulled the blankets closer to her chest.
The two boys looked at her in sympathy they all knew what it was like to lose their fathers. Most had died way before their time. The effect of overusing their powers. Something they thought would eventually happen to them.
"You really miss him don't you?" said Tyler. "Yeah, mostly cause I never got the chance to really know him" said Max
"Don't feel so bad we all experienced it, I never really knew my dad either" said Reid. Max looked at him "me either" said Tyler "yeah but you were both here, you could have" said Max "except they didn't want to know us" said Reid. He was looking at the blanket under his hands.
Tyler snorted "yeah tell me about it as soon as I turned thirteen he just stopped talking to me about dad stuff, it was always the power this or the power that" said Tyler. Reid nodded "same here, except mine were mostly lectures" said Reid.
Max reached out her hand and touched Reids arm. "Was Caleb's, I mean our dad the same way?" said Max. "No not really I honestly think he got lucky in the dad department" said Reid "yeah except for the fact he used more than all our dads combined" said Tyler
"Oh!" said Max "he did love Caleb and you though that I truly believe" said Reid "yeah, he may have been a stubborn self centered old coot but he loved you" said Tyler. Max looked at her lap."Yeah I know I read the letters he wrote to me and my mom, stuff he never mailed mostly," said Max
"That was probably because of Evelyne," said Tyler "Evelyne?" said Max "Caleb's mom and his wife at the time" said Reid. "That I know about but if he was married I still don't understand what he saw in mom" said Max "my mom, not Evelyne," said Max. Reid looked at Tyler and then back at Max. "Because he was trying to save us any way he could," said Tyler. "Even at the expense of his own marriage" said Reid.
Max looked sad for a few moments. "So how many letters did he write?" said Tyler. Max looked depressed and he wanted to at least steer her towards a happier subject. "Oh hundreds I think, there was ones in there dated to when I was three" said Max.
"So he knew about you way back then" said Tyler "yeah there was even a few from my mother" said Max
"Really what did she say?" said Reid. He was curious about Max's mom, since she never talked about her. Max shrugged "mostly asking for money or for him to take her back" said Max" at the rate he aged she wouldn't have wanted him anymore" said Reid. "That bad huh?" said Max "he looked a hundred and three when he died, at forty three" said Tyler. Max's eyes went wide "holy shit" said Max.
"That's the effects of over using" said Reid. He sounded nervous about it for some reason. She suspected he was guilty of the same thing. "Is that why I'm so important?" said Max. "That's part of it the other is that your family" said Tyler. Max smiled at him that was sweet.
Max changed the subject "I know she did write to him when I turned twelve asking for his help with me" said Max "that's when you first got your power?" said Reid "yeah silly don't you know girls mature faster than boys" said Max.
"Yeah right" said Reid. "Then explain why we hit puberty first?" said Max. Reid snorted and refused to answer her "that's what I thought" said Max. "So are you really stronger than us?" said Tyler. "Careful baby boy" warned Reid "she wouldn't hurt me would you baby doll" said Tyler. Max grinned at him and suddenly he wasn't so sure "only if you call me that again" said Max.
Reid laughed at him, "oh man she has you there be careful man she's strong" said Reid. "How strong can she be she's a girl" said Tyler. A moment later he found himself stuck to the ceiling face first.
"Very funny" he murmured "night" said Max she snuggled back under the covers "ah Max very funny you can let me down now" said Tyler she ignored him and seemed to be going to sleep. "Ah Max?" said Tyler. Reid started laughing at him "its not funny Reid, I could use a little help here" said Tyler. Reid continued to laugh until he fell out of the bed. "Reid!" hissed Tyler.
He struggled to move but couldn't even blink; the only thing free was his mouth. He was pressed against the ceiling like a leaf under glass. Parts of his anatomy were being smashed into the ceiling. He hoped he wasn't going to have to stay here all night because the popcorn ceiling wasn't all that comfortable. Especially on certain parts of his lower anatomy. Plus he was cold because he wasn't wearing anything.
Reid finally stopped laughing and pulled himself up off the floor. Max grabbed the blanket he had partially taken with him and pulled it off of him. "Blanket thief" she muttered "hey!" said Reid he climbed back into the bed. "Night baby boy" said Reid "hey that's not funny" said Tyler Reid shut off the light.
"Reid? Max? Come on guys this isn't funny anymore" said Tyler he was greeted by Reid snoring. "Max?" he said softly no answer "Max please I'm sorry, can you let me down please?" he heard her chuckle into the pillow. Then a second later he was falling. He landed on the bed and bounced off onto the floor. "Ouch" he said holding his back. He slowly climbed back into bed. After he brushed ceiling popcorn from his anatomy.
He glared at the two sleeping friends. Reid scooted closer to Max and put an arm around her. She didn't seem to notice. Tyler sighed and lay back on his pillow. Finally falling asleep staring at Max while she slept.
He awoke the next morning to the flood of sunlight through the front window woke them. The hotel clerk had placed them on the sunrise side of the building. Much to the teen's irritation. Tyler rolled over and found more ceiling popcorn stuck to his cheek. Max rolled over and banged her head against Reid's chin "ouch" said Reid. Max opened her eyes and gazed sleepily at the blond head sharing the pillow. "Morning you two" said Tyler. Reid opened one eye and glared at Tyler's cheerful face. He wasn't a morning person and hated the fact that the youngest son of Ipswich was.
"Morning? its morning already?" Murmured Max into the pillow. "Yes it is beautiful," said Tyler. Reid growled at Tyler's cheerful compliment to his girlfriend. "Come on blondie bear ups a daisy," said Max. She put a foot out of bed and then realized she was nude.
"Ah Tyler turn around" said Max he leaned back on the bed "no" he said. "Tyler!" hissed Max "hey you had my business plastered on the ceiling for most of the night," said Tyler. "All right I'm sorry now turn around" she said. "Nope" said Tyler. She glared at the grinning baby boy. "Fine then" she said and climbed out of the bed. Walked towards the rest room without being the slightest bit shy about it.
Reid felt her climb out of bed and turned towards her. He watched her strut past a shocked Tyler, stark ass naked. Reid grinned at her retreating back. "Now that's a beautiful sight first thing in the morning" said Reid. Max didn't seem to care that both boys were staring at her while she walked around the room.
Reid picked up his cell phone and snapped a quick pic of her bending over to grab her clothes. "Reid Garwin did you just take my picture?" said Max. Reid tried to look innocent "will you kill me if I say yes?" said Reid. "I might," said Max."I just plan on using it as a screen saver" said Reid. "It better not end up on the internet," she said
"Oh no baby I'm keeping this beautiful image all to myself," said Reid. She growled at him "you better" she said. Then slid on her under wear. Tyler laughed for some reason. "What's so funny?' said Max "nothing" Tyler answered trying to sound innocent "pink lace" he murmured to Reid as she walked over towards the bathroom door to get her bra.
"What was that?" said Max "nothing" they both answered and started laughing. "You two are acting very weird what gives?" said Max. "Just an inside joke honey you know guys stuff" said Reid. He walked up behind her and tried to kiss her neck again "ah ah none of that we have to get out of here check outs at ten thirty" said Max
She did however let him kiss her lips. He pulled her closer to him pressing her up against his bare skin. "Do you have any idea how hard it was not to touch you last night?" said Reid. "Nope besides you didn't do a very good job," said Max
Reid smiled at her but made no effort to let her go. She looped her bra around her waist and started to fasten it. Reid undid it and threw it across the room. "Reid!" said Max she was about to finish that statement with a chew out session when Reid cut her off with a kiss. It wasn't a playful one like the others. It was a full on passion filled kiss.
His hands roamed up her body, as she remained lip locked with Reid. He finally broke off the kiss and said "are you sure you want to get dressed right away?"
She stepped back from him. She was still smiling at him when she said, "Not now Reid, this is still technically a first date," said Max. Reid groaned in frustration when she walked away and retrieved the bra. She put it on and smirked at him. Then pulled her dress over her head. "Tease" Reid murmured. "Have a little patience and eventually I might please," said Max