The week flew by quickly, and here I am, sitting on steel bleachers with Kate and Sarah, on Friday. This time, the boys are racing Jefferson Hill. Unlike last time, the opposing team has a few hotties.

Not just one, a few.

Caleb was first to race, followed by Tyler and Pogue. Reid was last. He stands on the post, getting ready to dive. He stretches as he searches the stands, finding the girls and I. He gives me a wink and smirks. I smile, returning the wink. He sets up, and dives into the water once the whistle is blown. He soon pulls into the lead, and ends up winning the race.

The boys are done swimming; however, there are a still a few more races between the two teams.

Thirty minutes later, the meet is over and Spenser pulls out another win. Kate and Sarah run over and hug their boyfriends as I follow behind, walking to the other lonely boys.

"Great job you two!" I say, giving Tyler and Reid hugs.

Reid, of course, holds me for a few minutes to make sure I get wet from his body. He purposely brushes his hair against my face when he hugs me. How his hiar got soaking wet, I don't know. But believe me, it's wet.

I pull away, wiping my face. "Thanks Reid. I forgot to was my face this morning."

"Well, I figured I'd help you out, Riles." He says, hugging me again, accidentally rubbing his hair all over my face. What a jerk. A wet, sexy jerk.

"Party at the dells tonight! Everyone's invited!" A swim team member yells.

Tyler smiles at Reid. "Well, I guess I know what we're doing tonight."

Me and Reid smirk at each other. "Ah, a great opportunity to get my 37th."

I laugh. "And a great opportunity to get my 39th."

Kate and Sarah come over and congratulate Reid and Tyler. I hug Caleb and Pogue, also congratulating them.

"Hey Riley, me and Sarah are going to go get ready. You coming?"

I glance at Reid and he gives me a quick wink.

"Uh… yeah. I'll be up there in a little while. I have some… uh, homework I need to finish up."

Sarah smiles, seeing straight through my explanation. "Ok, just meet us in our room when your done with that homework."

I smile. "Okay!"

They leave as the boys go into the locker room to change. I walk out into the hallway and lean against a set of lockers. People are still filing out of the pool area after the meet.

After 5 minutes, Reid comes out of the locker room, wearing his grey sweatpants and a black wife beater. He slings his gym bag over his shoulder and searches for someone. Once his eyes land on me, he smiles and walks over, grabbing my left hand and lacing his fingers with mine. He leads me out of the hallway and walks outside, heading towards the dorms.

Tyler, Pogue and Caleb are still changing in the locker room.

"Why don't they just date? They already act like they are." Pogue states.

Caleb sighs. "You know Reid, he doesn't date. Plus, the way probably he sees it, is he can sleep with tons of girls, and Riley can't do a damn thing about it. He's got it made right now. I don't think he realizes that we all know he likes Riley. If he didn't, he wouldn't keep track of her every move. He would've fucked her already if he didn't care."

"Well, if he doesn't win that bet, he's never gonna fuck her. I don't think she'd give him the time of day is he loses. She knows how many girls he's slept with in the past month; let alone how many he's slept with his entire life." Tyler says.

Pogue looks at Tyler dumbfounded. "You mean he's really slept with each one of those girls?! But Riley's only dating the guys. You mean to tell me that he didn't find the loophole in the bet? What a fuckin' idiot!"

The two boys laugh as Caleb speaks up. "Well, it's his fault. He's too busy trying to get in Riley's pants to even think about looking for a loophole."

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"Your room or mine?" Reid asks, entering the 3rd floor hallway.

"Uhh… I don't care. Whichever."

He glances at me and smiles. "Ok, your room it is."

I laugh and dig in my pocket for my dorm key. I unlock the door and lead Reid inside. I throw my keys on my dresser and turn on the TV. Reid sets his bag by the door, pulling his shirt off and laying it down. I sit on the edge of the bed as Reid sits infront of me on the floor. I start massaging his back and watch tv.

"Holy shit, Reid. You already have more knots in your back!"

"What? I can't help it!" He says turning around, looking at me.

"You need to start relaxing. Stop picking so many fights with people. That's probably why you're so tense."

"I seriously doubt that. Picking fights actually relieves my stress."

"Then why are you so stressed?"

He turns back around, facing the tv, and mumbles. "Because the only girl I want is the one I can't have."

"What was that?"

He shakes his head. "Nothing."

I stare at the back of his head, biting my lip. Ok, I'm not stupid. I've noticed that Reid hasn't been acting… Reid-like, lately. He's definitely out of his character. I know he cares about me, but it didn't hit me until last Monday, when he stopped me from talking to Justin. He never played the protective boyfriend before, so I had a little hunch that he liked me other than just a friend. And the whole cuddling thing… that was just the icing on the cake. And let me tell you, that cake was loaded with icing.

"Hey Riles?"

"Yeah?"

"Do you want to ride to the dells together?"

"Sure. What time do you want to leave?"

"About eight." He turns around looking into my eyes.

"Okay. I'll start getting ready once I call Sarah and tell her that I'm not coming to their dorm."

He stands up. "Alright, I'll come by here and get you." He puts on his shirt, grabs his bag and heads out into the hallway.

I sigh, looking at the door Reid walked out of. Why is he acting so… distant? He's only around me. Oh wait, wow… blonde moment. He's around me. That's why. He's so confusing. If he going to scare away every guy I go after, this bet is pointless.

Or is he doing it on purpose so I don't win?

No, he would've started this earlier if he was trying to stop me from winning.

Ugh… I don't know whats going on. Like I said, he's so confusing.

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I curl my hair, giving myself soft curls, and pin it halfway up. Grabbing a cut off denim skirt and a cute t-shirt, I finish my out fit with a pair of flip flops. I begin putting on my make up when I hear my door open to reveal the blonde.

I smile at Reid. "Thanks for knocking. I could have been naked."

He returns my smile with a smirk. "I was hoping for that, but obviously that didn't happen."

He walks over to the bathroom and leans on the doorframe.

"You know you don't need that." He says, pointing to the make up in my hands.

I look up at him with my eyebrows raised.

"What? You don't!"

I roll my eyes and continue putting on makeup. I can feel Reid's eyes on me the entire time. I begin to get uncomfortable under his gaze.

"Stop it."

"Stop what?"

"Stop watching me. You're making me uncomfortable." I say, looking up at him.

He locks his eyes with mine and reaches for my neck, pulling me into him. He pushes his lips down to mine in a gentle kiss. I stand on my tip toes to get closer to him. His other hand comes up to my cheek, his thumb brushing softly on my cheek bone. We continue kissing for a few minutes before Reid pulls away.

"Come on, we better go." He grabs my hand and pulls me out of the bathroom.

"But I wasn't done with my make—"

"I told you, you don't need it."

He grabs my keys and cell phone and leads me out of my dorm room, locking my door behind him. Do you see me doing anything with my possessions? Nope. It's Reid.

I frown at him as we walk down the hallway hand in hand.

"What was that kiss for?" I grab my cell phone and keys from him, putting them in my skirt pocket.

"I haven't kissed you in a while. So I figured I'd kiss you."

I nod, "Uh huh…" waiting for more of an explanation.

He looks at me and smiles. "I like kissing you because it doesn't lead to sex. It feels good to just kiss." He explains.

"Mmhmm…" I say, still waiting for him to continue.

"And you're a good kisser."

Jackpot. I smile. "I know I am. Otherwise, you wouldn't kiss me."

He shakes his head. "Can you ever just take a compliment, Riles?"

"Nope."

He smiles biting his lip, as we get into the car; the BMW that I'm going to have in a few months. Uh huh, yeah, I was just reminding you!

Halfway through the ride, Reid rests his hand on my leg, right above my knee. I look up at him and smile. He returns the smile and puts his concentration back on the road.

I absentmindedly trace his hand with my finger, and he soon intertwines his fingers with mine. He pulls my hand up and kisses it.

I smile. "You're acting funny, Reid. You know that, right?"

He smirks. "It's what you do to me, Riles."

And that's all I get…

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Sorry for the boringness again! But thanks for reading! I'm really happy that some of you are reviewing my story! Your input makes me want to write more and more. The next chapter will be out tomorrow! Be sure to tune back in to see how the dell's party turns out!!!! Haha... that sounded like a tv comercial 'be sure to tune in'... yeah, ok, on that note, i'm gonna wrap this little chat up. Thanks again for reading!

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