"You live here

"You live here?"

"I own here, not get out of my pool."

I swam to the end, but refused to get out of the pool.

"Well?" Reid asked; impatiently.

"I'm practically naked, don't you have a towel?"

"Fucking girl, you're a pain in my ass!"

While he walked away, cursing to himself I smiled and chuckled a bit knowing that I caused the apples in his cheeks. He came back out with a towel in hand. I smiled.

"Thank you" I said.

"Yah whatever. Just get out of my pool."

I stepped out of the pool as he held out the open towel, turning his head in the other direction. I smiled and the apples were back again. It was a cute look on him. I put the towel around me and looked up at him. I took my hand and turned his face towards mine.

"I'm sorry for earlier, it's just I was angry at you and then you yelled at me and apparently my fathers dead. I don't know what's happening to me everything is so out of control!"

I sat down on one of the pool chairs; he walked over to me and sat down in front of me.

"I'm sorry too; I swear I thought you knew about your dad Carol. Not even Caleb told you I can not believe him. Jack ass!"

"It's not his fault, its Marie's that whore! She has this evil spell on Caleb making him think that she's the innocent one. I can't stand her. Do you know she tried to get me to sign these papers from the lawyers? She wants me to give all of my fathers belongings back to her. She doesn't deserve them!"

I walked over to the table I had placed the papers on earlier. I dropped my face into my hands, not knowing what to do anymore. He pulled my hands down from my face and just stared into my eyes.

"Maybe you should sign the papers?"

I smacked his hands away from my face and got up to leave.

"Carol wait…"

"How dare you, what is she sleeping with you too? Is my mother that seductive that she got you under her wing?"

"Carol it's not like that, just listen don't you think your mom will make your life a living hell if you don't sign these papers."

"She'll make my life a hell as long as she is living Reid there is no escaping her!"

I stood there in silence not knowing what else to say. I looked up at him; he was staring at me again. He took a couple of steps towards me; he stopped when we were face to face. He was only a couple of inches taller then me, just that perfect height. He took my hand in his,

"Carol, I have never done anything with your mother and trust me I don't intend to. Sure she's tried to seduce me, but come on I'm way to hot to resist."

I started laughing.

"Now there's that smile I've been missing, but Carol seriously if you're not going to sign them then you better be ready to face off with your mom."

"She is not my mother. My father died a month ago and my mother has been dead for over five years."

There was nothing else to be said it was the complete and utter truth, it was hard to say and hear, but it was how I felt.

"Reid is it ok if I stay here. I mean I have no where else to go, I'd stay in my car, but …"

"Carol shut up, come on lets get you settled."

I smiled and gave him a big hug. I walked silently behind him into the house. It was completely gorgeous, it was everything I knew Reid was, it was nothing like everyone else thought he was. As we walked in from the backyard an amazing, gigantic, kitchen came into my view. I couldn't believe it; he had everything I had ever dreamed of a completely furnished kitchen that was ready for any action blown its way. I had the urge to test it out, but I didn't want to mess up it up because it looked as if it had just been cleaned.

I walked over to his living room; green leather sofas and a big plasma television hanging on the wall over the fire place. I sat on the sofa and pulled my legs into a crossed position. The sofa was comfortable, my body sunk into the leather cushions. It was making me a bit drowsy, but I needed to stay awake, I wanted to talk to Reid.

"Carol, come upstairs."

I got up from the comfortable sofa and looked around for the stairs. It was a long spiralling staircase at the end of the hall way near the front door. I began to walk up, it was magical each peg was carved into with these antique images and symbols. Once I got to the top I noticed five rooms, I wondered if he was planning to have more kids then he had first told me three years ago.

Every room was empty except for two one was Reid's room and the other was the guest room. Reid's room was all him; cream walls, blue bed spread, wooden desk it was an identical match to his room back at his parents mansion. A pair of hands covered my eyes.

"What?"

"Shhh… keep your eyes and mouth shut."

I pouted my lips and crossed my arms dropping my shoulders, but all he did was simply laugh. He began to push me forward, down the hall.

"Come on princess."

"I'm not your princess and where are you taking me?"

"I said shut it already, geez you always were the stubborn one."

I didn't bother defending myself since it was the truth, I am stubborn. I smiled; he turned me onto another pathway and stopped. He opened the door to the unknown destination.

"Are you ready?"

I nodded my head to nervous to speak. I wasn't really sure why, but with his breath so close to my ear it made the hair on the back of my neck stand up and the close proximity between us makes chills run up and down my spine. He moved his hands from my eyes down to my shoulders while pushing me into the dark room. He turned on the lights, the room was gorgeous.

The funny thing was that the room looked identical to the one I had described to him, the one I had told him I wanted. I was speechless; it had a creamy coral tone to the walls, leaf green and creamy mattress with decoration pillows all over the bed. There was a connecting washroom that looked magnificent consisting of a shower, toilet and large whirl pool. The tiles were mostly white with random leafy green ones. I walked back into the room a few aroma candles were lit giving off a faint smell of baked cookies, my favourite!

"This is beautiful Reid, but I can't help but notice that it is exactly what I told you I wanted."

"I know. What can I say you're my inspiration."

We both stood their silent just staring into each others eyes. Even though his eyes were a dull brown I could see the faint glint of honey beaming out with happiness. Before I could say a word he looked away.

"Alright into bed already, I'm tired."

"But I have nothing to wear."

He scrambled to the drawer and threw me one of his t-shirts and a pair of boxers.

"These should let you swim."

"Thank you!"

I began to undo my pants when I noticed him still watching me.

"Aren't you going to turn around?"

"Why it's nothing I haven't seen before."

My jaw dropped as he smirked devilishly back at me

"You ass, so you were watching me when I swam and when I was getting out of the pool!"

"Not denying or agreeing to any accusation without my lawyer present."

We both began to laugh at that one

"Just turn around will you?"

He did as I asked, he turned around and faced the door, but he had been caught and we both knew it. I stripped down and into his boxers and t-shirt. My body looked as if it had been sucked up by the clothing. I walked up to him slowly and jumped on his back. He stumbled a bit in shock as I kept laughing at the site of his flustered face.

"Oh yah?"

He flipped me back into the bed and spun so that his body was positioned above mine trapping me under his firm, toned torso. I already knew what he was about to do. I screamed and laughed as his hands tickled every inch of my stomach and sides. I laughed continuously squirming beneath him trying to wiggle out of his grasp, but I was completely stuck.

"Stop!"

I cried out in laughter. He continued to torture my weak body.

"What? I didn't hear you?"

"STOP PLEASE!"

My body couldn't take anymore of the abuse I began to tear up from the laughter,

"Say that I am the awesome, sexiest man in the whole world!"

"YOUR'RE… THE AWESOME…UGLIEST MAN…IN THE WORLD!"

"Ugliest aye?"

He tickled me intensely and didn't show any motion of stopping. His hands travelled up and down my sides, all over my stomach. He knew all of my weak spots.

"STOP PLEASE!"

The tears were streaming down my cheeks. He stopped abruptly.

"Say you want me."

I looked up into hi eyes they were a mixture of embarrassment and sincerity. He wanted me to want him. Was that even possible? It was my chance to do what I have wanted to do for three years now. I took both of my hands slid them up his lean muscular torso and grabbed both sides of his head and brought his lips down to mine. It was just a simple peck, but the spark when we touched sent an electric current through my body. I stared up into his eyes, making the moment as serious as I wanted it to be, but before I could say it he up and left. He left me on the bed, in the dark, by myself.