Chapter 3

I had just finished pulling my hair up into a ponytail when I heard a knock on my door. I walked over and opened it letting Kate and Sarah into the room.

"You almost ready" Kate asked flopping down onto my bed while Sarah chose to stand.

"Yeah just let me grab my keys, do you want me to drive?" I asked

"Yeah my car doesn't have enough room and Sarah's is in the shop" Kate said flipping through the magazine I had sitting on my nightstand.

"Ok well I'm ready to go" I said grabbing my purse and keys.

I had changed into my favorite pair of worn out jeans and a plain white cotton t-shirt with my navy blue converse. I hadn't put any makeup on as usual. I normally don't wear makeup unless I am going out somewhere like Nicky's or a party. Also as usual I was wearing my mother's engagement ring on a chain around my neck. My father had given it to me after she had passed away saying that she had wanted me to have it. I never took it off.

When we got to my car Sarah's jaw dropped.

"Oh my God! This is your car?" she practically yelled causing me and Kate to laugh.

"Yeah I just got it a few weeks ago" I said as I unlocked it. I was used to reactions like this but the look on Sarah's face was hilarious.

I loved my car. It was a brand new silver Chevy Camaro, you know the one that doesn't go on sale to the public until late 2009, yeah that's my car.

"Oh my god how did you get it" she said still standing there with her mouth hanging open staring at my car.

"My dad is pretty high up the ladder at GM so he got it for me as an early birthday present" Sarah and Caleb had only been dating for a few days so she hadn't quite realized yet that my family along with the guys family's are a few of the wealthiest families in Ipswitch. Sarah finally remembered how to function and climbed into the back seat while Kate rode shotgun.

"So" Kate started looking at me while I drove into town "what made you decide to go to the Fall Fest after all" she asked. The look on her face told me that she already knew somehow.

"Ty asked me" I said simply.

"What" Sarah asked from the back seat "I thought you liked Reid?"

"I do, Ty only asked me just to get me to go." I said, remembering the look on Reid's face when Ty had asked me.

"There is more to this story" Kate said, squinting her eyes at me. Her expression made me burst out laughing.

"It's just..." I started talking a deep breath "you should have seen the way Reid acted when he asked me. He looked like he wanted to rip Tyler's head off." I said pulling into a parking space in front of the local dress shop.

"Oooh the plot thickens" Sarah said rubbing her hands together.

"Then after I left and I was heading back to my dorm, Reid chased me down" I said as we walked into the store, the bell on the door ringing softly behind us. I glanced around and saw that we were the only customers in the store. I saw the elderly store owner sitting behind the counter working on her daily crossword puzzle. She smiled at us as we passed her and headed straight for the formal wear.

"Really what did he say" Kate said curiosity filling her eyes.

"He asked me, that if I didn't already have plans with Ty, if we could hang out on Sunday." I said

"What's on Sunday" Sarah asked confused

"Every Sunday Reid and I used to get together in my dorm and watch movies in our sweats and eat allot of junk food. It's kind of a tradition of ours, but we haven't done it in a while because Shelby didn't like it too much."

"Oh that sucks, it sounds like a lot of fun." She said smiling at me.

"What did you tell him?" Kate asked.

"I told him that Ty and I didn't have any plans, but that Chase had asked me to go to the movies with him. Then he got all pissy about it and stormed off." I said while looking through the racks of beautiful dresses.

"He's jealous" Kate said a triumphant smile on her face.

"He is not" I said laughing at the thought

"Trust me I am the expert on jealous guys, you do remember I am dating Pouge Perry right?" she asked giving me her 'give me a break' look. I laughed.

"But I don't get why he would be jealous of Ty or Chase for that matter." I said not seeing her point.

"He is jealous because you and Ty have been close to inseparable lately, and the Chase thing is obvious." Sarah piped up looking at me like the answer had been a no brainer.

"I still hang out with Reid though" I said

"Yeah but not as much as you used to." Kate said grabbing a dress and heading towards the dressing room.

"Well that's not my fault. He has a girlfriend now, and she doesn't like us spending time together." I said defending myself.

"How did they even start dating" Sarah asked changing the subject.

"Yeah how did that happen? They are complete opposites. I mean she is a cheer leader for God's sake!" I heard Kate add form the changing room.

"I don't really know he usually doesn't go for the preppy type." I said.

The truth was I had already thought about this in my head about a million and one times since they started going out a few weeks ago. Shelby is pretty don't get me wrong she is probably about 5' 6'' she has blond hair, totally not real, and has the body any supermodel would kill for, parts of which aren't real either. I can see why Reid went after her, but what I don't understand is why he is dating her.

They are polar opposites, she likes to hang out at the mall and listens to that prissy girly pop music that should have stayed in the 90's where it belongs. While he likes to hang out with his friends maybe play a little pool, and listens to stuff that can actually be considered music. Not to mention the fact that they fight all the time, sometimes over the stupidest stuff. I mean does their relationship make sense to you, because I'm drawing a blank here.

Before Sarah could press the subject more Kate stepped out of the dressing room.

"Wow Kate you look hot" Sarah said while I whistled. That dress on her was amazing. It was a long black backless silk dress that had a plunging neck line that showed just the right amount of cleavage. It was perfect for her.

To my satisfaction we didn't return to the topic of me and Reid the rest of the trip. Sarah and I both found dressed that suited us just as well as Kate's did. Sarah's was a ivory colored off the shoulder number that fit her perfectly, while mine was a similar floor length off the shoulder silk gown that was a deep emerald green and matched the color of my eyes exactly. The second I had stepped out of the dressing room with it on both Sarah's and Kate's jaws dropped.

"Oh my God!" they both said in unison.

"Reid is going to die when he sees you in this" Kate said

"I'm going with Tyler remember." I said, while inside I was cheering

"I know you are but we both know who you really want to impress."

I smiled to myself. I could tell right now that this was going to be an interesting dance.