A/N: Well, here it is, the glorious, or maybe not so, end. Thank you to those of ya that reviewed and added it on Story Alert!
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The next morning, when Tyler and Reid walked into their American Government class, they noticed everyone was abuzz with some kind of news. They walked up and took their usual seats. Reid looked at Rachael Andrews, the pretty brunette that sat in the row above them and smiled.
"What's got everyone going this morning?" he asked. She smiled and leaned down.
"Apparently someone has a website that has some of the girls at school on cams and stuff." Reid and Tyler looked at each other and the same thought of 'Oh shit' passed between them.
"Do they know who's behind it?"
"No, but all the girls on cam have been asked to meet with the provost in his office this morning." Reid turned in his seat and swallowed hard. Their teacher, Mr. Archer, walked in and stood behind his desk.
"Everyone please take your seats," he said as he looked through his class while everyone sat down. "Mr. Garwin, Mr. Simms, the provost would like to see you in his office after class." Tyler and Reid looked at each other. "Now, back to our discussion of the different branches of the government." He picked up a piece of chalk and turned to the blackboard.
The minutes during class seemed to go by excruciatingly fast to both Reid and Tyler. Though they caught themselves trying to pay attention to the lecture in class, they really couldn't concentrate on it, both thinking of the meeting that awaited them with the provost.
"Alright... Class dismissed. Do not forget to do the homework on pages 110 and 111 for tomorrow. Have a good day." Everyone gathered up their things and made their way out the door, Reid and Tyler included. As they walked to the provost's office, Caleb caught up with them.
"Have you guys heard the news?" he asked. Reid looked over while Tyler looked only at the floor ahead of them.
"Yeah. We have to go meet with the provost now," Reid said as he looked up at Caleb.
"Wait... why would... Please tell me you didn't. Please."
"Okay, we didn't." Reid smiled.
"Are you lying?"
"Of course. We didn't... I did." Tyler looked over at both boys.
"Then why do they want Tyler too?"
"How the hell should I know?"
"Why would you do something so stupid, Reid?"
"It wasn't stupid. It was brilliant." Reid smiled.
"Do you know how much trouble you can get into with this?"
"What are they going to do to me? I'm a minor, there isn't much. Expel me?"
"That's enough isn't it? Aren't you the one that wants to go to a good college?"
"Um, no. That would be my parents that want me to go to college." Caleb ran his hand over his face in frustration.
"I can see there is no talking to you. I'll catch up with you two after school in the aquatic center, alright?"
"Yeah, sure, man." Caleb broke away from the two boys and Reid looked at Tyler. "You're awfully quiet over there."
"What is there to say, Reid?" They looked down the hall and saw the provost's office door looming large in the distance. "I told you she would blab."
"How do you even know that this is why the provost wants to see us?" Tyler rolled his eyes.
"I know you have a season pass to the provost's office, but I have never been called in there. What other reason could there be for a meeting with him?"
"I dunno. Maybe he wants to commend you on your stellar grades this semester."
"You know what, if we get out of this unscathed, I don't want to talk to you anymore." Reid flung his arm over Tyler's shoulder and smiled.
"Tyler, you can't get rid of me no matter how hard you try."
"Yeah, I know. You're like a bad penny." He removed Reid's arm from his shoulder and they walked up to the office door. Reid opened the door and smiled at the plump secretary that sat behind a desk in the center of the room.
"Hi Doris," he said brightly. She looked over her glasses at the two boys, one confident and cocky, the other looking quite frightened.
"Have a seat, Mr. Garwin and Mr. Simms," she said in a stern voice. They walked over and sat in two of the three chairs in front of the provost's office. The door from the hallway opened and the short blonde-haired girl, Amy, appeared in the office.
"Um, I was told I needed to come back to see the provost," she said softly. Doris looked up at her and pointed to the row of chairs where Reid and Tyler sat.
"Have a seat. The provost will be with you soon." As she walked over, both Reid and Tyler glared at the girl. She sat next to Tyler and looked at her hands.
"Is this your way of getting revenge, Amy?" Reid asked just above a whisper.
"I don't know what you're talking about at all, Reid." Tyler looked at her.
"I cannot believe you would mix me up in all of this either," Tyler said with a short sigh. The door to the provost's office opened and two men in uniforms walked out.
"Thank you for your leniency and discretion with this situation," the provost said with a smile to the men.
"If anything remotely like this happens again, we won't be quite so lenient, Mr. Higgins." They glanced at the three teens occupying the chairs and walked to the door. The provost looked down the the kids sternly.
"Mr. Garwin, Mr. Simms...," Tyler and Reid stood and walked into the office. They each took a seat in the chairs in front of the big desk as the provost closed the door. He walked over and sat behind his desk as he looked at the two boys. "I assume you know why you're here?"
"No, sir, actually, we don't," Reid said innocently.
"Well, it has come to my attention that you and Mr. Simms here have opened a website called the Girls Of Spenser. You are aware that things of this nature are illegal and do reflect badly on this institution, correct?"
"With all due respect, Provost Higgins, Tyler had nothing to do with this. He really shouldn't be here." Tyler looked up and over at Reid.
"Is this true, Mr. Simms?" Tyler slowly looked at the older man behind the desk.
"Yes sir," he said softly.
"You may leave then, Mr. Simms." Tyler gathered his bag and got up. He looked at Reid and smiled a little before making his way out of the office.
"Well, sir, if that's all, I'll be going to class," Reid said as he got up.
"Not so fast there, Mr. Garwin. I need a list of all the girls that were on your website and the means by which you managed to do this." Reid sat down and put his head down slightly.
"Yes, sir."
"Also, you will be in detention for the rest of the year after school..."
"But what about the swim team?"
"I'm sorry, but this is a serious matter, Mr. Garwin. Detention for the rest of the year and you are on probation here. One more incident like this and you will be expelled from this institution."
"Yes, sir."
"I will be notifying your parents of this as well as setting up a meeting with them." Reid nodded slowly "You have so much promise, Mr. Garwin. If you just put as much energy into your studies, you may accomplish great things."
"Yes, sir. I'm sorry... It won't happen again," Reid said.
"You may go." He got up and made his way out of the office. Tyler looked up as he walked out of the office. Reid smiled as they headed down the hallway.
"So, what happened?" Tyler asked.
"Probation and detention for the rest of the year after school. Basically, I'm off the swim team for the rest of the year." Tyler looked up at his best friend.
"Was that website worth all of this?" Reid grinned.
"Yes it was, man. Yes it was."