Chapter Fifteen: Harvard Crimson
Author's Note:
Apparently Harvard has "Final Clubs" as opposed to Fraternities/Sororities but since this is fanfiction - I'm adding some Greek Life to this Ivy League campus.

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Sleeping until noon without being woken up by Caleb was a small victory for Reid. He rolled out of bed, completely naked, and stretched his arms over his head. Checking his phone there were a few more pictures from Tyler, two tweets from Pogue and a few texts from Caleb – checking in on him. What the hell? His mom didn't call as much as Caleb did!

Reid frowned at the phone and then the empty bed.

How was it that he hadn't managed to hook up with anyone yet? He was smoking hot (if he did say so himself), intelligent (see his review of Dreamcatcher) and had plenty of money (yet no car) – so how the hell was it that he just spent the night alone in his dorm?

Never again he vowed to himself. Tonight some very lucky (and hot) lady was going to spend the night in this very room in the bed of the one and only Reid Garwin.

He skipped a shower and headed out to get some campus dining hall food. Wearing a pair of gym shorts and a tee shirt that were on the floor (which were probably dirty but passed the smell test – meaning they were good for one more day) he stole a pack of Caleb's Listerine strips and popped one in his mouth in lieu of brushing his teeth.

Piling his plate with a healthy assortment of fried cafeteria food and a giant glass of chocolate milk, he made his way to a table of girls. Not just any table of girls; these coeds were wearing Greek letters – meaning they were sorority chicks.

"Good afternoon ladies," he greeted them with a smile as he reached for the ketchup.

They politely replied a similar salutation before returning to their conversation. He took a few minutes to pick his favorite. The short haired girl Reid dismissed immediately. He liked long hair better, with a preference for blonde.

But the blonde sitting in this group had a gap between her two front teeth.

Pass.

Next he ruled out the two with salads in front of them. They were probably vegetarians, which meant they were probably members of PETA too. Reid liked burgers too much to get involved with anyone like that. Even for a night.

Which left the Asian girl – who reminded him too much of Cho Chang from Harry Potter.

Moving on….

He finished eating and headed back to the dorm. On his way he passed several groups of students with painted faces who were wearing so much Crimson gear they looked like models from a Harvard catalog.

Then he spotted Kira Snider approaching.

"What's up with the parade?" he said when she passed by.

Kira rolled her eyes and pretended she didn't know him, choosing to talk to her friends instead.

"Yo Abbot!" Reid called to his fellow Spenser alum who was only a few steps behind Kira.

"Garwin!" Aaron replied with a slight slur. Reid's eyes immediately zeroed in on the bottle of Gatorade in his hand which looked a little paler than it should. "See you at the game!" Aaron waved, as his brother grabbed him warning him to, 'shut the hell up.'

"The game?" Reid had to take a second to remember. "The Game!" he repeated to himself. Yes, the football game that the cheerleader mentioned…what was her name again? Uhhhh, he tried to think of it. Starts with an A…

Amber?

Aubrey?

Reid knew that he'd remember it eventually. Heading back to the dorm to shower and change – he realized that he did not own one piece of clothing with Harvard on it. Shit!

He looked across the room at Caleb's closet.

"The Golden boy will have something."

Official OC Counter:
1. Vanessa Gardella - Sarah's roommate
2. Sara - From Calculus

3. Stacey – Women's Swim Team Captain

4. Ashley - cheerleader

5. Adam Abbot – Aaron's older brother

6. Kim Wilkinson – From English class

7. Emily Hawke – Kim Wilkinson's roommate

8. Erica – Java Junction barista

9. Fat Cop – Boston PD