Disclaimer: Not mine.

A/N: The song for this chapter is 'Right Here In mY Arms' by HIM. I think the lyrics fit kind of well with the story's plot so far. Anyway, thanks for reviewing. Sorry, I can't tell you if Reid will find out about the abortion, or if he even knows. Because he might. Lux said as far as she knows only Mel and Caleb know. It's an important element of the plot.

Wild Pagan Heart by Cara Mascara

Chapter 12: Confusing to Mind Numbing in Minutes

"OhMyGod!" Mel scrreched, rushing over to me. I was making my way from the showers back to my room. Reid was watching the baby. We've had it for almost five days now. We have to bring it to class and everything. What a pain.

"What?" I asked the bubbling girl. Her grin was huge and she was jumping up and down, grabbing my shoulder. That made me wobble around.

"He kissed me!"

"Tyler?"

"Yes!" she yelled, then covered her mouth realizing how loud she had just been.

"So are you guys together now?" I questioned.

"Yes!" I smiled and hugged her.

"I'm so happy for you!" Truth is, Tyler's a real nice guy. Perfect for Mel. I can tell he will treat her right. He's got some fangirls drooling over him, but it's like he doesn't see anyone but Mel. So fucking cute! Sometimes… I wish I had that… but then I realize that it will never happen. My standards are a lot lower then Mel's. I always end up with some dirt bag.

She walked back to my room with me, babbling about Tyler the whole way. It didn't annoy me. I'm glad she has a boyfriend. We got into my room, pleased to fid it empty and I sat on my bed brushing my wet hair.

"So what about you and Reid?" she grinned. I gulped. Great.

"Nothing… we're just… hanging out… taking care of the baby."

"Okay, I know you're not telling me something." Damn it. She always knew. Well, almost always.

"Fine…" I sighed. "I think… well… we almost had sex!" I blurted out.

"What?!" Mel exclaimed. Her eyes were wide and her jaw dropped. I rubbed my face.

"I know, I know. If that stupid doll hadn't cried we would've," I admitted.

"Wow. Wow! Just think, you hated him a month ago!"

"I know."

"He's a step and a half up from Aaron though," Mel giggled. I laughed too. It's so true. Aaron. He's so pathetic. He glares at me every time he sees me. Get over it already. "Wanna go to their practice with me?"

"Um, yeah I guess so. Just let me put some hairspray in." I grabbed for the Aqua Net and sprayed my hair. We left my room and headed for Reid and Tyler's.

"Hey," Mel greeted Tyler when he opened the door. Tyler smiled and shyly kissed her on the cheek. Aw!

"Hey Lux. Reid's still sleeping," he told me, letting us both in.

"Oh is he now?" I said looking at Reid strewn out all over his bed, blanket in a bundle and hair all over the place. I shook my head and leaped on top of him. He jumped a mile, his eyes nearly popping out of his head.

"What the fuck!" he yelled, falling off the bed as I rolled onto my back and laughed.

"Morning sleepy head!" I greeted him, all too cheerily.

"Yeah… good fucking morning…" he grumbled, shuffling into the bathroom. A minute later the toilet flushed and the sink went off. Reid came back into the room. "Ugh, I peed on my hands!" he said and wiped his wet hands on me.

"Ew!" I screamed.

"Jeeze shut up! It's just water," he said, not expecting me to make such a big deal. I knew it was water. I just wanted to make a scene.

"Yeah I know," I said, cuddling under his blanket and burying my face in his pillow. Reid groaned and I felt him flop back onto the bed.

"Get up Reid. We have practice in fifteen minutes," Tyler ordered. Reid groaned again. "Reid!"

"Alright Baby Boy!" Reid caved, getting back off the bed. "Out of my bed princess," he said to me, poking at my side as he threw a t-shirt over his bare chest.

"Mmmm that's gotta be the first time you've ever told a girl to get out of your bed," I quipped, turning onto my back and raising an eyebrow up at him.

He smirked. "Well if you wanna stay here and wait for me, that's fine. I'll be back in about an hour." I blushed and rolled of his bed. Jesus I barely ever blush! He shook his head and chuckled before handing me the baby basket. "Here you go." He had agreed to take the baby every other night. This project was killing me. It wasn't Reid, it was that the baby cried about 4 times every night, making it hard to sleep, especially since Aaron made Kira watch their doll all the time, so I woke up almost every night. I ended up crashing at Mel's dorm a few times when her roommate stayed at her boyfriend's house off campus.

Tyler had kept he and Mel's doll overnight too. Once the two of us collected our 'children' we left for the pool, leaving the boys behind to do what they needed to do. I never really went to the swim meets. I've been four times since I started at Spenser. Once right before the idiot ex and I dated because I liked him, twice while we were dating and once junior year when Mel first developed a crush on Tyler. For the most part I avoided the pool though. Besides the fact that Pogue was at every meet, it was hot and humid, smelled like chlorine and was way too loud because of the echo.

"Ow, ow! Take it off baby!" I yelled obnoxiously as Tyler pulled his shirt over his head when he got to the pool. Mel wolf whistled at him and he blushed a bright red. We both laughed. It was so easy to make him blush. There weren't many spectators in the pool area yet, but in about fifteen minutes it would be packed. Spenser always had a huge turnout for swim meets. "Hey Garwin! How about a lap dance?" I yelled to Reid who was standing around and talking to Caleb in those extremely short, clinging swim trunks. I couldn't' help myself. I pulled a five-dollar bill out of my pocket and waved it at him. He gave me a lop-sided grin and strutted towards me. Oh God! I wasn't serious!

"I think I'm worth at least a ten," he said crossing his arms over his chest and staring down at my money. I laughed.

"Brad Pitt isn't worth my cigarette money," I joked shoving it back into my pocket. Tyler had made his way over and was flirting with Mel. Cute.

"So, how 'bout a good luck kiss?" Garwin asked.

"I don't think so."

"Why not?" he demanded. Gee maybe because I don't even know where we stand… at all! I don't even know if I want to 'stand' anywhere with you!

"Cause I don't want any of those cute boys from the other school to think I'm taken," I answered, looking past him to a few guys glancing my way. I smiled and Reid looked over his shoulder and scowled.

"Well I do." And then he grabbed my chin and tilted my head up. Everyone was going 'Ooooh!' How could he do this? Right in front of a bunch of people? This is humiliating… kind of. He is kissing me in front of the whole swim team, about 30 other students, Mel, and a bunch of people from the rival school! And I'm not even doing anything about it! Oh my God… he uses his tongue so well. I wonder what it feels like down- NO! Bad thoughts. This has to stop. Now… still kissing… ok now… one minute… now- thank God he pulled away. He walked off with a satisfied smirk as the coach blew his warm up whistle.

"Wow…" was all Mel said. What else could she say? "Are you going to fuck him?" Okay she could say that.

"What!?"

"Well I mean, look at him." We both peeked over at where he was standing with his fellow Ipswich Sons and the new guy Chase. He noticed me looking and smirked my way. Immediately I whipped my head to look back at Mel, hoping he hadn't seen me, even though I know he had. "He's hot, he's popular, he's on the swim team, he's best friends with my boyfriend, and he's totally interested."

"No Mel. He's interested in getting some. You know Reid's rep just as well as I do. I mean, I wouldn't mind fooling around with him because he is hot, but I'm not going to let myself be burned by two of the four of them. Bad idea. Get that best friend double date fantasy out of your little head. He'll break my heart just like his stupid friend did. I'm not getting involved with him."

"Too late I think," she muttered with a knowing smile. "You just admitted he was hot. You never would've admitted that a month ago." Shit. She had me there. But no. I'm not going to be dumb enough to let Reid get inside my head. I looked back at the guys and saw that Chase and Caleb were going one on one to warm up. Next thing I knew, Chase was pulling an unconscious Caleb out of the water.

"Oh my God!" Mel whispered, putting a hand over her mouth. The boys all hovered over him and he came to shortly after. We relaxed, seeing he was fine and watched Spenser beat the crap out of the visiting school. Chase swam freestyle in place of Caleb because he'd hit his head on the poolside and knocked himself out. But he won, so whatever.

I couldn't concentrate though. All I could think about was Reid and when he said he wanted the guys from the other team to think I was taken. This situation just went from confusing to mind numbing in a few minutes!

My phone started to ring and I answered it. "Hello?"

"Hey, it's Dee. I found something about your boys."

I went to Salem the Friday afternoon to do some shopping. I picked up a Wiccan Cookbook and a Slytherin tie haha. And on Saturday I went to the horse track in Boston and then to see Brad Paisley and Kellie Pickler. Great concert! Anyway, that's why I haven't updated this weekend. Sorry for the wait.