Reid stole my date.

And yes, I'm pouting. I don't like him right now. He's not playing nice.

Sarah, Kate and I are sitting together beside the pool table where the boys are playing.

Justin and his 3 friends are playing pool against the Son's of Ipswich. Yep, you heard me right, the Son's… as in all of them. I guess they figured 4 on 4 would make the stakes more interesting.

"Well girls, let me tell you. This has to be the best date I have ever been on. I never thought that a date with my two best friends would be the best date ever. Wow… I love you girls!"

Sarah and Kate laugh at me. "Just think, Riley; you don't have to worry about us being jerks to you. You know, like leaving you for pool and all."

We all laugh as we turn our attention to the pool tables, were our boyfriends/friends that are boys, are standing. Without us… their girlfriends/friends that are girls.

Apparently Justin and his friends are pretty good because they're keeping up with the Son's. However, minutes later, Reid shoots in the eight ball, sealing the victory. Justin curses as he hands Reid 60 bucks.

"Ok," Reid smirks, turning to his brothers, "60 divided by 4 is 15. Here ya go, boys!" Reid hands Tyler, Caleb and Pogue 15 dollars each.

Then, he walks over, handing me the 15 dollars. "Riles, stop pouting and go buy yourself a drink." I glare at him, causing an evil smile to spread across his lips. "And pull up that lower lip… unless you want me to pull it up by kissing you in front of your lover boy."

He walks off, joining Tyler as Caleb and Pogue head over to the foosball table.

I stand up, stomping over to the bar. "Nicky!"

"Yeah? Oh, hey Riley. What can I get you?"

"A shirley temple with extra cherries please."

He laughs. "I thought so. I knew I bought this cherry juice for something."

After making my drink, I hand out a five for him. "Nah, don't worry about it. It's on me, Riley."

"Thanks Nicky!" Walking back over to the table, I glare at Reid.

I feel him grab my butt and I whirl around, glaring at him, with the straw in my mouth, drinking my lovely shirley temple.

"Riles, play with us. Caleb and Pogue left." I look up at Justin. He shrugs and tells his friend John to sit out the next game.

Rolling my eyes and sighing, I grab a pool stick as I set down my drink.

"Ok, any stakes for this game? Care to win your 60 bucks back?"

Justin looks at me as I shrug. "Uhh… let's do 30 bucks."

Reid smirks. "Alright. 30 bucks it is. And to make things interesting… whoever wins," Reid glances at me smirking, "takes Riley home tonight."

My mouth drops. Is he serious What the fuck?! Well, Justin won't agree to it…

"Deal." Justin says.

WHAT?! But- but- but… What a prick! Does he not want to take me home? Fuck that! I'll show him whose boss. Stupid ass swimmer.

My eyes dart between Reid and Justin, as a smirk appears over Reid's face. "I guess I should clean up my passenger's side for Riley."

I scoff and break the pool balls. A solid falls into the corner pocket, leaving open another great shot to hit in another solid. I sink the solid, but miss my 3rd shot.

I glance up at Justin as he looks at me dumbfounded. "You play pool, Riley?"

I smile. "Yeah. Reid taught me." Eat that shit, buddy. If you're going home without me, I'm empting your pockets first.

He shakes his head as he sets up to take his first shot. I lean against the wall as Reid comes over, standing in front of me.

"Stop sulking, princess. I told you he was a jerk, Riles. He doesn't care about girls."

I look up to Reid as he turns around to glance at Tyler's shot.

Ok… I don't cry. I'm usually a pretty tough girl. But why is it hurting me so much Yeah, I like Justin; but I definitely don't have feelings for him. It just hurts to know that he doesn't care about my feelings. Yes, I know the stakes were Reid's idea, but damn. Justin could've said no. He should've only betted money. But no, he doesn't give a shit about me or my feelings. Asshole.

A tear escapes me eye, rolling down my cheek. Reid turns back to me smirking because Tyler shot in another solid. I look up at him and his smirks quickly falls. He moves over a little, blocking me from everyone else's view.

"Riley, babe, what's wrong?!" He reaches up, brushing my tear away with his thumb.

I shake my head, causing more tears to fall. "Nothing."

He holds my face in between his hands. "That's bullshit." He glances back at the pool table. "Come on, let's go outside. The guys are taking a break anyways."

He pulls my arm, leading me out onto the porch area. Once we get outside, I pull myself onto the porch railing. Reid stands between my swinging legs, placing both of his hands on either side of me.

"What's wrong, Riles? And don't say 'nothing'. I'm not that stupid."

"It just hurts, Reid. He didn't even think twice about taking me home. Do you know how that feels? I mean, I don't care about him, but damn. Am I nothing to him?"

"Maybe I shouldn't have made that bet."

"No, Reid. That's not the point. It's the concept that Justin didn't turn down the bet." A few tears roll down my face.

"Don't cry over the dickhead, Riles." He wipes away my tears again. "I only made the bet because he was talking about making you another notch on his bedpost tonight."

"What?" I say softly, looking into Reid's eyes.

He sighs and looks down, breaking the eye contact between us. "I wasn't going to tell you. That's why I made the bet so he couldn't use you. You're the one supposed to be using him… not him using you."

I softly laugh, pulling Reid closer to me as I wrap my arms around his waist. "Thanks, Reid."

He smiles, moving his hands to my face. "No problem, Riles. I'm just taking care of you."

I smile back at him as his lips capture mine. His hand moves to my neck, pulling me closer to him. I suck on his lower lip slightly before he pulls away.

"We'll have to continue this tonight, Riley. But let's go play pool."

"Oh yeah. You need to guarantee your prize." I hop off the railing and look up at Reid.

"I already got my prize." He smiles down at me, draping his arm around my shoulders.

"Well, well… Reid already got his prize, huh?" A voice speaks up in front of us.

I look in the direction of the voice to see Justin standing in the doorway. Reid maneuvers in front of me, blocking me from Justin's view.

"Well, that's good dickhead. Why are you still here then?" Reid questions the Carson swimmer.

"I was actually coming to lay some moves on Riley, but obviously I'm a little late for that. I should've known she was a two timing whore."

"You fucking asshole!" I step up beside Reid, glaring at the jerk.

"Well Riley, I see your protective brother turned out to be a protective boyfriend."

Reid beats me to a response. "Yeah, so what!?"

"I'm just wondering if he's really protective, or if it's just an act." Justin steps forward, standing directly in front of Reid.

Reid pushes me behind him. "Reid, don't!"

"He started it, Riley."

Justin laughs, as he pulls his fist back to hit Reid. Reid blocks his hand, and punches him in the face. I dodge out of the way right before Justin pushes Reid into the porch railing.

I run inside the bar, heading for Nicky. "Hey Nicky! Some jerk started a fight with Reid on the porch."

"Alright Riley. Thanks!"

Nicky grabs his baseball bat and walks out the door leading to the porch. I follow suit to see Reid pin Justin on the ground and get in one last punch before Nicky pulls him off.

Reid spits on the ground and wipes the blood from his mouth. I walk over to him. "Are you okay?"

"Yeah, just a busted lip. No biggie."

I smile up at him as I wipe the remainder of blood off his lip.

"Get out of here kid." Nicky yells at Justin as his friends run out onto the porch. They all run to their cars, pulling out of the parking lot and speeding down the road.

Nicky turns to Reid and I. "Sorry, Reid. But rules are rules. I can't let you back in here for a week."

"Ok Nicky. Sorry about the fight, man." Reid shakes hands with Nicky in understanding.

"Hey man, shit happens." Nicky leans in closer to us. "But if I see you in here before your week is up, I'll pretend I don't notice you." He gives Reid a wink and walks back into the bar.

We laugh watching Nicky leave. Reid places his arm around my shoulders as I place my arm around his waist. "Let's go back to the dorms and finish what we started a few minutes ago, Riles."

Biting my lip, I look up at him and smile. I slide my hand into his back pocket, pulling out his keys. "Can I drive?"

He laughs at me. "No."

Snatching his keys from my grasp, he gives me a big smile.

"Come on Reid! You're injured."

His eyes flash with fire and he smirks. "Not anymore." He says, feeling his lip.

"Ugh!" I start pouting, while sticking out my bottom lip slightly.

He starts laughing at my attempt to get what I want. Replacing his around across my shoulders, he guides me to his car. "You know, Riley, you look really cute when you pout."

"Well, that's good, cause I'm going to keep pouting the whole way home."

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