Tyler knew it was only a matter of time before Janie stormed into the guestroom that he had been assigned to. Naturally, Reid was in the room as well.

Reid was changing into his pajama pants when the door was slammed open and he yelped, pulling up his pants so quickly that he fell over.

Tyler rolled his eyes before moving to help his boyfriend up. "Smooth," he told the fallen boy. "Real smooth."

Reid looked up at who was standing at the door, relieved that it was only Jane. "Hey, Janie-girl," he greeted cheerfully, as if he had every right to be lying on the floor, much less dropping in on her when she was supposed to be getting a brief reprieve from their advances.

Jane's eyebrows nearly shot up at the nickname. That was a new one. Closing the door quietly, she turned to look at the two boys.

For a girl so small, she cut a surprisingly intimidating figure. "What the hell are you two doing here?" she asked, her voice low, wary of her father hearing.

Reid rolled his eyes, sitting up. Tyler, who was crouched next to him, was only inches away from him. Neither boy, used to each other's presence, noticed their proximity but Jane did (and secretly, a part of her reveled in it. The two were so close that if Reid were to turn his head she had no doubt his lips would meet Tyler's). "Vacationing, obviously," the blonde hair boy said with a smirk.

Jane gave a silent snarl. Pointing at each boy in turn, she said, "You are supposed to be in the Alps and, Tyler, you're supposed to be in France. What the fuck are you two doing here?"

"Seeing you, obviously," Tyler stated.

Jane's eyes focused on him and she almost took a step back. The boy had obviously showered recently and instead of his hair being spiked it was loose and hanging over is eyes, curling slightly, much lighter than when product was in it, the perfect frame for his sapphire gaze. Jane remembers the first time she had seen him like this and just like then it seemed surprisingly intimate, as if she was seeing him without any pretense. And just like the first time she felt a shiver glance her spine. His hair coupled with the Look made a powerful combination and Jane almost took a step back. Suddenly the walls seemed too small, the boys too close to her, she should -.

"Leave," she ordered. She didn't dare say aloud the please that had been begging to follow.

Reid snorted. "No way."

"It's my house," she argued, hands on her hips.

Reid gave her a shit-eating grin. "Not a chance," he paused before continuing on. "Anyway, technically it's your dad's house, and since he's the one that invited us…" He trailed off and his grin grew larger, if possible.

Jane almost gave a childish stomp. "I don't care," she said. She lied, but gave no indication of that. "You two are supposed to be spending time with your families. Not meandering around a dangerous place like New York."

"You're right," Tyler agreed. Jane almost cheered in relief before she heard what he said next. "New York is a dangerous place, so we're going to stay here and take care of you."

Jane opened her mouth to protest. "I don't need to be taken care of, especially -."

"Jane," Reid said so seriously Jane's attention turned to him almost instantaneously. "We aren't leaving you," he enunciated the statement clearly, as if telling her the one and only thing she would ever need to know.

Jane closed her mouth and eyed the two boys' somber countenances, seeing no weakness in their resolve. "Fine," she said finally, after a long moment. She turned away and opened the door. Stopping in the doorway, she looked back, opening her mouth to say something. Seeing their unfaltering gazes, practically burning blue, she closed her mouth before the door followed suit.

After the door closed, Reid and Tyler looked each other and grinned, knowing that they had won some kind of victory.

TBC.

Disclaimer: The Covenant does not belong to me.

A/N: Almost done! Yee! I've already started writing Chemicals React and have outlined Chemical Engineering. Maybe it wasn't such a good idea to name it 'the Chemistry Saga' because I'm having a hard time making up titles to do with Chemistry. Lol.