"What do you think of Tyler Sims?" asked Dylan. She and Brittany were at the Lotus Garden Spa across town. They were having lava stone treatments that day.
"I think he's hot as hell, but nice as a bunny, why?" Brittany answered as she stared at the floor.
"Wouldn't it be awesome if you and he were to hook up?" Dylan asked enthusiastically. Dylan started laughing which made the stones on her back fall. The Chinese therapist frowned as she picked them up.
"What's so funny?" asked Dylan as she looked up from her position on the bed.
"The idea that spic-and-span Tyler would go out with wear-and-tear Brittany," Brittany answered sarcastically.
"It's a good idea," retorted Dylan. "Wouldn't it be so cute if we'd go on double dates together?"
"Not only is Reid rubbing off on you, but you've also been spending too much time with that bubbly public school reject." Brittany snorted.
"Stop calling her that," said Dylan. "She's my friend now too, you know."
"But she's not mine," Brittany shot back. "Don't even think about setting me up with Tyler Sims unless it's for a late night drunken booty call."
"Looks like I'm not the only one Reid's rubbing off on," snapped back Dylan.
"Whatever," said Brittany as she stood up and wrapped a towel around her. "You know I'm not into guys like that. He's okay as a friend but as a boyfriend? I'm beginning to feel sick just thinking about all the mushy bullshit I'd have to do."
"You're impossible!" Dylan groaned as she lay back down.
"I know," Brittany replied as she went out of the room to go shower.
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"What's the first word that comes in your mind when I say Brittany Irons?" Reid asked as he passed the ball to Tyler. They were at Caleb's place playing catch outside. Caleb and Pogue were sitting on the lounge chairs beside the pool.
"Outgoing," answered Tyler. "Why do you ask?" He tossed the ball back to Reid.
"Dylan's thinking about hooking you two up." Reid answered nonchalantly. The ball hit Tyler's head as he started laughing.
"Dude, you're girlfriend's got a sense of humor," said Tyler as he picked up the ball.
"My sentiments exactly," replied Reid. They stopped playing catch and sat down beside Caleb and Pogue.
"What's so funny?" asked Caleb.
"I told Tyler Dylan thinks he and Brittany Irons would make a great couple." Reid answered. Caleb and Pogue looked at each other with skeptic expressions.
"See what I mean, Reid?" said Tyler as he pointed out their friend's reactions.
"I never said I agreed with her," said Reid. "I'm just telling you."
"She's hot, but definitely not my type," said Tyler. "The fact that you already tapped that makes the situation even more comfortable."
"It's not like I passed anything on to her!" Reid retorted.
"I'm not just talking about you," replied Tyler. Reid just shrugged and the whole conversation was forgotten as the afternoon flew by.
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Brittany scanned the aisle for some tampons. This stupid drugstore always replaced the items every time they took their inventory. Dylan had plans with Sarah and Kate so she had to buy the stuff they needed at home. Her basket was almost full and it was getting pretty heavy. It was so hard being a girl with all the necessities you needed for the bathroom. She stared at all the items in the shelves and didn't notice the guy in front of her. She bumped into him which sent all the stuff in her basket flying.
"Watch where you're going, dipshit!" screeched Brittany as she started picking up her stuff. She looked up and saw it was Tyler who was red in the face.
"I'm really sorry, Brit!" said Tyler as she helped her get her stuff back in her basket. "I didn't see you there."
"Yeah, you didn't," snapped Brittany. "Thanks for helping me pick it up anyway."
"Yeah, no problem," said Tyler meekly. He was staring at his shoes as Brittany stood up.
"Do you want me to carry that for you?" asked Tyler. He was the only guy who'd still be a gentle man even if you snapped at him like that. Brittany nodded and roughly placed the basket on his arms.
"So what brings you here?" asked Brittany.
"I'm buying stuff for the dorm," answered Tyler. "Reid doesn't do this kind of stuff, really."
"You're too nice, you know that?" said Brittany as they walked towards the counter. She finally saw the tampons by her left side but she didn't want to buy that in front of Tyler.
"Yeah, so I've been told," chuckled Tyler. "I didn't think that you'd be the one running errands."
"Well, my lovely best friend's always preoccupied nowadays, so I have to pick up the slack." Brittany replied dryly.
"That's real nice of you," observed Tyler. Brittany snorted at the thought.
"That's the last thing I'd expect people to say about me," said Brittany as she took out her credit card. Tyler placed Brittany's basket on the counter first and set his own on the floor.
"Yeah, that's what Reid said," remarked Tyler.
"You guys been talking about me?" asked Brittany. Tyler blushed and shook his head.
"Reid just said something about Dylan wanting to pair us up," said Tyler shyly.
"Unbelievable!" exclaimed Brittany. "She's been bugging me about that, too. I told her that it was impossible."
"Hey, way to hurt a guy's ego," laughed Tyler.
"Oh, come on." Brittany scoffed. "You know it's true."
"I guess you're right," said Tyler. The cashier punched in everything and swiped her card. After the items were bagged Brittany turned to Tyler and said goodbye. She walked out the door as Tyler waved at her.