The sun is slowly going down, making my dorm room grow darker. I'm laying on my bed, feet at my pillows and my head near the end, watching "How to Lose a Guy in 10 days." I love this movie. It's so cute and funny. Plus, I'm getting some tips for the little bet Reid and I have going on. I could always play the 'baby talk' card. Haha…

A knock on my door breaks my attention from the movie.

"It's open." Turning my head back to the movie, I hear my door open and close. I don't look at the intruder until I feel my bed sink down beside me.

"For what do I owe this pleasure?" I ask the blonde.

"You know why I'm here." Reid says smirking.

"Well Garwin, I'm still pissed at you for that little stunt you pulled after your meet. So don't count on getting a massage from me tonight."

He sighs and stands up. "Come on, Riles. I was just taking care of you. Most girls would be grateful that I stepped in. Although, I probably wouldn't have stepped in if you were most girls… so either way, you should be happy." He explains, taking off his shirt.

Why does he have to do that? He knows how I am. He's well aware of my back and shoulder obsession. He doesn't play nice… I don't like him…

"Too bad for you. I'm not most girls." However, like most girls, I can't look away from his topless body.

"I know you're not, Riles. That's why I didn't want you to date that guy. You deserve better."

"Wow, the Reid Garwin. Caring about little ol' me? No way!"

"Shut up. You know I care about you. You're the only one who see's this side of me. So don't push your luck!" He chuckles and walks to the edge of the bed and sits down on the floor.

Where might you ask?

Where else would he sit other than right in front of me, with his back staring at my face. He is an asshole. A caring asshole with a gorgeous back and perfect shoulders. Damn him. However, he is an asshole none the less.

So here I am, forgetting about the movie, just staring at the form in front of me. Once he stretches, flexing his shoulder muscles, I come out of my daze and ignore the back of Reid Garwin.

Ok scratch that. I try to ignore the back of Reid Garwin.

I sit up and look over Reid's head so I can see the movie. About ten minutes later, he turns around and looks up at me, giving the cutest…

No… Let me try that again.

He turns around and looks up at me, giving the most despicable, horrible, and ugliest puppy dog face.

And let me just say this: Damn those blue eyes and damn those puppies.

Seconds later, I'm gripping my fingers on his shoulders and my thumbs are digging into his muscles. Somehow, this is how I spend my nights after his swim meets. I don't know how this ritual started, but I'm not complaining. Plus, it keeps him out of trouble.

"Reid, you're tense. Relax, otherwise, this massage isn't going to help any."

He takes in a deep breath and lets out a big sigh. His head goes limp and hangs down, looking at the floor. I spend about 20 minutes massaging his back.

"Why do you have so many knots in your back, babe? It seems like you get more and more every time I give you a massage. Are you stressed?"

He chuckles. "You have no idea."

"Aww, is the bet stressing you out? You know, you could just call it quits and let me have your car. I'll drive you around. I promise."

"Riles, you're not getting my car. No way in hell."

I move my hands and gently massage his neck muscles.

"Uh huh. And there's no way in hell that you're having sex with me."

I move my hands again and start running my fingers through his hair, gently scratching it occasionally.

"Oh, this is the best part!" He says. And no, he's not talking about the movie.

I found out a while back that Reid Garwin loves me to play with his hair.

I quote: "You're the only one who does it right. You're officially the only one allowed to play with my hair from now on."

There you have it. The boy loves head rubs. He's so cute when I play with his hair. He gets this content look on his face and his eyes close, as if he was soaking in the feeling. He'll be asleep real soon. I'll bet you 20 bucks. He always tells me to play with his hair when he wants to sleep.

'Rub my head. I'm sleepy.' Demanding much? Yes, he is. I don't think he realizes that my hands get tired.

Reid suddenly stands up, pulls his shirt back on and walks out of the door saying: "I'll be back, Riles."

I furrow my brows in confusion. Well that was odd. I shrug my shoulders and get off of my bed. I slip off my jeans and put on a pair of red gym shorts, rolling them up twice. I pull off my t-shirt and replace it with a white tank top. I go into the bathroom and brush my teeth. Walking out of the bathroom, I see my door open and reveal Reid, wearing a pair of grey sweatpants and a wife beater.

I raise my eyebrows at him in question.

He stares at me. "What?" He pulls off his wife beater and crawls into my bed.

Apparently, I'm going to be sleeping with Reid tonight. Funny how he never asks if he can sleep with me. He just invites himself. Typical.

I turn off the movie and crawl in bed beside him. He's lying on his stomach, clearly wanting me to look at his back. Jerk.

The second I lay down Reid looks at me.

"Rub my head. I'm sleepy, Riles."

Sound familiar? Told you he's demanding.

I smile at my thought and begin running my fingers through his hair. He's so easy to please.

After 15 minutes, my hand begins to hurt. I move my arm around his lower back and close my eyes. I feel him roll over and his arm snakes around my waist. He kisses my forehead before placing his head in the crook of my neck. He gently kisses my neck and then lays his head on the pillow beside mine.

"Why are you being so cuddly tonight?"

He shrugs. "I haven't cuddled in a long time. And you're the only girl I cuddle with. But we've been so involved in the bet that we haven't cuddled in a while. So we're cuddling."

"Uh huh. And since when do you like to cuddle? And don't I get a say in this cuddling?"

"Since umm… I don't know! And, no, you don't. Just cuddle, damnit!"

I laugh and cuddle with Reid for the rest of the night. Somehow, Reid's head made its way to my stomach, begging for another head rub. We both quickly fall asleep as I rub his head.

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The sun tickels my skin as I wake up the next morning. I roll over to feel my comfy blanket beside me. Wait, a blanket? Where's Reid? I sit up and look around my dorm room. No Reid. I get out of bed and walk over to my closed bathroom door. I faintly hear the water running on the otherside. He must be taking a shower.

I'm really glad that I have my own shower. Other people have to use the common showers at the end of the hallway. Luckily, my parents threw Spenser some extra cash so I could have my own shower. They figured it would be safer from diseases.

I crawl back into bed, looking at my clock, which read 6:18am. Damn, Reid's up early. This must be a record. Thank God I took a shower last night. Otherwise, I wouldn't have time to get ready.

I snooze in until 6:45. Being woken up by someone, Reid, smacking my ass.

"Wake up baby girl. You gotta get ready for class." He brushes the hair out of my face. "Come on, I brought breakfast."

I sit up, rubbing my face, and stare at him. "Why are you up?"

"Cause it's Tuesday and we have class?"

I furrow my brows. "But you're, like… awake."

He smiles. "Well, I had a good nights sleep. Now get up. Classes start in 40 minutes."

I grab a piece of french toast off of the plate he brought up. "Wow. Are you eager to get to class or something? I've never seen you this awake at this hour."

He laughs. "No, I just haven't slept that good in a while."

I nod and finish eating. Reid heads to his dorm, which is 3 rooms down from mine, to change into his uniform for school

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I'm at my locker, getting my books for calculus. I really don't like that class. If i didn't have it with Reid and Tyler, i would bored as hell. Thank the Lord for the Sons of Ipswich... They are my safehaven and bordom curers. I love you God!

Kate and Sarah walk up to me smiling, pulling me out of my thoughts. "Hey you two! What are you smiling about? Did y'all have a good night or something?"

Sarah links her arm with mine. "The question is: did you have a good night?"

"What are you taling about, Sarah?"

Kate speaks up, "Well, Tyler made the comment that Reid stayed in your room last night."

I look around the hallway. "Yeah, so?"

Sarah smiles. "So… what happened?"

I stare at the bewildered. "Guys, nothing happened! You know how swim meet nights work. I always give him a massage. That's no secret."

Kate nods. "We know that, Riley. But he never stays with you the same night; let alone during the week. So we just figured something happened."

I laugh. "You two are incredible. Just because you can't control your hormones, doesn't mean I can't. I, unlike some people…" I glance at Sarah, "can sleep in the same bed with a guy and not do anything."

I get a little slap on my arm from Sarah. "I can sleep in the bed with Caleb and not do anything!"

I cock my eyebrow at her.

"Sometimes… oh, shut up Riley! We're talking about you and Reid, not me and Caleb." She says, giving me a playful evil eye.

I roll my eyes. "Oh, nothing happened! I just gave him a massage and played with his hair. Then we just cuddled until we fell asleep. No biggie."

Kate's mouth drops. "Reid cuddled?!"

"Uhh… yeah."

"But, Reid doesn't cuddle."

I smirk. "Well, apparently with me, he does."

Sarah shakes her head. "I don't believe this. Kate, this is amazing! Reid has finally found a girl that he can settle down with. Him and Riley can date and it'll be perfect!" She says, telling Kate.

I roll my eyes. "Sarah, I—"

"Who can date and it'll be perfect?" Pogue asks, walking over to us with the other sons following behind him.

I glare at Sarah. "No one."

Caleb senses that we were talking about me. "Come on Sarah, let get to class. We'll see you guys later!"

They walk away with Pogue and Kate, leaving me with Reid and Tyler. I clase my locker door and turn around to face them.

"What was that all about, Riles?"

"Well Reid, Tyler here figured it'd be smart to tell the two gossip queens that you slept in my room last night." I playfully glare at Tyler.

"But we didn't do anything. Why does it matter? It's not like we haven't slept in the same room together before."

"Exactly. But Kate and Sarah think otherwise. I don't think they're ever going to realize that we're never going to date."

Reid raises his eyebrows. "We're not?!" Tyler surpresses a laugh and smiles.

I cock my eyebrow. "No, you don't date, you fuck. Remember?"

"What? Oh… yeah."

I stare at him oddly. Tyler quickly feels the uneasy tension. "Let's go to class."

Breaking my gaze from Reid, me and the boys walk to class is silence. Boys are so confusing.

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Sorry for the boringness... I just didn't have any smart remarks to put in this one. But i think it was sufficient enough! Thanks for reading! If anyone has any ideas let me know. I'm starting to run out... haha. Thanks again!

Britt