This is my favorite chapter so far, enjoy ;)

-Rachel

Setting: Reid's room, the next morning.

Eight: Love You, Mean It

"Baby, you have to get up."

"Reid?"

"Heh, yah, come on, we have to get up."

"Why are you whispering?"

"Because it's seven in the morning and you're probably hung-over."

"Am I…ugh, where am I?"

"In my house. In my bed."

"WHAT?"

"Oh, good. You're up."

"We didn't…"

"No, we got kinda tipsy last night. I was gunna set you up in the guest room but you crawled in here."

"Shit, I must have been really out of it…Oh- no! I didn't mean I must have been out of it if I crawled into bed with you. Please don't take it that way. I just meant I don't remember…"

"Haha, chill. I know what you meant. Don't worry about it. Come on, we have to get up."

"Better idea. Let's just skip class and stay in bed sleeping and watching movies all day."

"Mmm, don't tempt me. If we skip any more classes we'll fail the semester."

"Ugh. Fuck Spenser and it's stupid attendance policy."

"Don't waste a perfectly good fuck on Spenser Academy. Please. For my sake."

"Haha, only for you Garwin…Mmm, I'm so not ready to get up."

"Did you not sleep well?"

"I slept perfect, actually. What about you?"

"Never better."

"You see, we were doing so well, and then school just had to rear it's ugly fucking head in our lives."

"Well, it's Friday. We can hang out tonight as late as we want."

"Um, I have plans with Tyler tonight. It's actually kind of a group thing, you should come."

"I'm good thanks."

"Hey! Don't leave me! Come baaack. Reeeeid."

"Stop pouting Blaise, school starts in less than an hour."

"Eff. Fine, I'm coming. Do you have an extra toothbrush I can borrow?…Thanks. Oo, purple. Nice."

"Glad you like it. I really didn't want to ever have to use a purple toothbrush anyway."

"Your welcome then."

"Heh, yah, thanks…So, I guess it's back to stockings and ties?"

"I dunno, I kinda like the ties…What?"

"Are you serious? These things make me wanna shoot myself."

"Don't do us any favors…K, next time you throw something at me, choose something less solid than your shoes."

"Sorry. Love you, mean it."

"Sometimes I actually believe you."

"You're such a sucker."

"Only in your dreams."

"…True."

"Haha, go find some food while I fix my hair."

"What's wrong with your hair?"

"Um. It's gross?"

"I like your hair just the way it is. Leave it down."

"I should at least throw in a headband."

"Screw the preppy shit today, just leave it alone."

"Hey, Reid? Maybe you missed the part where I just rolled out of bed. I can't go into school looking like I just rolled out of bed. Particularly when I smell like your sheets."

"Because everyone's going to recognize the smell of my sheets. Ok, sure."

"The girls all will…Ow! Okay, no more throwing shoes!"

"Only if you leave your hair alone…Stop looking at me like that."

"Don't hold my hands Garwin, I don't wanna like you right now."

"Heh, just hear me out. Listen, I know I don't have the cleanest reputation. I've woken up next to a lot of girls, I'll admit that. But you're the most beautiful sight I have ever had the pleasure of waking up to. And if you would just let me have that image for the rest of the day I'd really like it. Just for today. Please."

"…You know, you're sweet when you wanna be."

"Yah, well. Just don't tell anyone. It'll ruin my reputation."

"Psh. This is front page news. Can you see next week's Spenser Tribune? 'Campus Rough Neck Caught in Rare Moment of Genuine Awesomeness'. It'll sell like brownies at a bake sale."

"Except the campus paper is free."

"Whatever, you know what I mean."

"Actually, all I got out of that was brownies. I'm so hungry."

"I tired you out last night, huh?"

"You wish. I'm just a big, strong boy who needs nourishment."

"Sure. Keep telling yourself that, sweetheart."

"Fine. No toaster strudel for you."

"Eff!"

"Calm down, I was just kidding. You can have the whole box if you want."

"No- Reid, I can't find my uniform."

"What? I thought you had it in your bag."

"I must have left it in my room when I changed to dance…fuck. We have to leave like right now so I can go to my room and change."

"Or you could just do us all a favor and walk around in those tight jeans all day. No one would be complaining."

"Except the professors, deans and provost."

"They're all men too, I'm sure they'd let it slide."

"Ew, gross Garwin. You're somethin' else, you know that?"

"I certainly like to think so. Come on, I'll drive you back to the dorms."

Just for the record, I wanted to address Reid calling Blaise 'baby'. Basically, he knows he can get away with saying that because she's so out of it and with her laying beside him as their both waking up he kind of just wants a moment where it feels like this is exactly where they're supposed to be and what they should be doing. Basically he's just indulging himself, but Blaise never catches it because she's so tired and hey, they're best friends shrug.