Tyler woke up the next day to someone knocking loudly on his door. He rubbed his eyes and stood up to open the door.
"Your turn!" piped up Brittany. She was in her pajamas and had a jacket on. She left the doll that was crying loudly in Tyler's hands and walked away from the door. He set the baby down and chased after Brittany. He grabbed her hand and made her turn around.
"Are you kidding me?" asked Tyler. "It's six in the morning! I need to sleep!"
"If you haven't noticed I haven't slept all night!" cried Brittany. She had dark circles under her eyes and looked like she was run over by a truck. "The fucking doll wouldn't stop crying!" Tyler calmed down and let go of her.
"Did you change it?" asked Tyler. She shook her head. "Burp it?" She shook her head again, "Did you even feed it?" She shook her head again.
"Are you that much of an idiot?" asked Tyler. He would have never said that to Brittany but it was six in the morning and he wasn't that much of a morning person. He turned around and stormed back to his room. Brittany looked like she was going to cry but he left her alone because he was afraid that he would say something worse.
"What's all the noise?" asked Reid through his blanket. Tyler had just come in. He picked up the baby and walked over to his desk.
"Nothing," said Tyler. "Go back to sleep." He lay the baby down on the table and changed the diaper. He carefully cradled it and fed it. After a few minutes, he placed it on his shoulder and patted its back so it could burp. He had no intention of doing all the work on this project. He'd had enough of that with Reid. He had to find a way to make Brittany help him.
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"You look like shit," said Dylan. She and Brittany were having breakfast at the diner near school because Rosa wasn't there to cook for them.
"Don't you think I know that?" snapped Brittany.
"Rowr!" Dylan imitated a cat. "Bitchy much?" Brittany just shrugged as she sipped her coffee.
"I'm not an idiot," Brittany said more to herself than to Dylan. "I just don't know what to do with a baby."
"I didn't call you an idiot," said Dylan. "And I didn't say anything about a baby. Are you okay?"
"I'm fine," said Brittany. "Let's just go to school." Brittany stood up and paid for the check. Dylan followed her out of the diner and over to her car.
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Tyler looked around the cafeteria looking for Brittany. He saw her sitting with Kira Snider and Rowena Mason. He walked over to them and cleared his throat.
"What?" Brittany asked Rowena. She pointed at Tyler who was standing behind her. "Oh, it's you." You couldn't deny the disdain in Brittany's voice.
"We need to talk," said Tyler firmly. Brittany just shrugged and went back to her conversation with the girls. Tyler pulled her hand and dragged her to her feet.
"I said, we need to talk!" repeated Tyler. "Do you have any idea how much I have at stake because of this project?" Brittany shrugged off his arm.
"I don't care!" said Brittany. "So you can shove that doll next to the stick up your ass!" Kira and Rowena sniggered at this comment. Brittany beamed at them knowing that she put Tyler in his place, or so she thought.
"You are unfuckingbelievable, you know that?" growled Tyler. "You are going to work with me on this whether you like it or not!" With that he turned around and stalked off towards the door.
"We'll see about that," Brittany said to herself as she turned back towards her friends.
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"If I could, I'm going to burn that girl to the ground," said Tyler.
"Tut,tut! No using!" Reid playfully scolded Tyler. "Besides, turning a girl into a pile of ash wouldn't look so good on your permanent record." They were playing pool at Nicky's that night having a guy's night out with just the two of them. Aaron and his boys were absent so there was no betting going on at the time. Tyler had to bring the doll with him because he still had it.
"I can't keep tolerating her, Reid." Tyler said exasperatedly. "I need this grade. Could you ask Dylan to talk to her or something?"
"I'll put in a good word for you," said Reid as he took his shot. "But I doubt anything will get through to that thick little head of hers."
"What do I do if she doesn't listen?" asked Tyler.
"If I were in your place," said Reid, "which let's face it, I'll never be. I'd fight fire with fire."
"How the hell do I do that?" asked Tyler.
"I think it's time I taught you a few lessons, baby boy." Reid said as he slung an arm around Tyler. They both grinned as they started planning to overthrow Brittany Irons.
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"Tyler told me what how you've been acting," announced Dylan. She and Brittany were at home watching some movies.
"So?" asked Brittany.
"You're being a bitch," said Dylan. "The guy just wants to pass the class and get on with his life. You're making it really hard for him."
"I'll tell you what I told him, okay?" Brittany said sweetly. "I don't care! He can take care of the baby himself. I don't need that shit." Dylan sighed as they continued to watch. She decided to text Reid about it so Tyler would know what to do.
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Brittany was talking to Kira Snider and Kimmy Anderson in the hall the next day. They were talking about the latest gossip about some random girl at Spenser. Even though Dylan hated those girls, Brittany was still friends with them. Kira still hadn't found out that Brittany was the one who submitted her and Aaron's sex tape a few months ago, so they were still okay. Besides, who else was she going to be friends with? She was used to all the bitching and backbiting. She could survive it.
Brittany was surprised when Tyler suddenly shoved the car seat in her face. He smirked at her, the way Reid did and went into the classroom. She was at a loss for words. She left the girls and followed Tyler in the classroom.
"What the hell is this?" asked Brittany.
"It's your turn!" Tyler imitated the way Brittany said it yesterday.
"I told you, I don't give a fuck about this project!" whined Brittany.
"Well, get over it!" snapped back Tyler. "I told you you're going to work with me whether you like it or not! Quit acting like such a stupid bitch!" Dylan stepped back from him. This wasn't like him. She didn't know what to say. She never saw Tyler that angry, nor has she ever heard him speak like that to a girl. She sat down quietly beside him and didn't utter a word until class was over.
She spent the day lugging the baby around and whenever she found a chance to ditch it with Tyler he just mouthed off at her. He even called her a worthless piece of shit during lunch. Everyone saw it and she had to hide from all the curious stares of the people. What has gotten into Tyler Sims?