So I thought all night about my decision to not date Ryan and well I think I made myself even more confused. I still have no idea why I didn't except. I mean the past is the past after all and it's not like Ryan would try to do anything to me that I didn't want to do. Maybe I just didn't trust myself. Maybe this wasn't about Ryan at all but me. Or possibly I was just scared to tell Ryan about my past and all the bad stuff I had done and all the "relationships" I had been in. I have no idea…

This is all I could think about as I walked to the smoothie place where we were to meet. It made me a little late because I was thinking and not really paying attention to what I was doing and I walked slower. Ryan of course didn't care, he was just happy to see me.

Basically we just walked around all day. We went to several shops and stopped at a wonderful Chinese restaurant for lunch. He showed me all of the usual tourist sites and a few other places that he personally enjoyed. It was great to see him in a different setting and I felt like I really got to know him.

Of course as usual we were interrupted by my brother wanting me to come back. I said goodbye and that maybe we could meet again tomorrow.

I arrived back at the lab to find my brother and Dr. Brennan sitting in her office. They were of course discussing the case and having their usual banter. Thankfully Angela soon came in and saved me.

"So how was the park today?"

"Well actually Ryan showed me around today so we weren't actually in the park."

"Excuse me," it was Seeley. "Did I hear Ryan?"

"Yeah that's his name."

"Who is this kid?"

"He's just this guy I met at the skate park. It's no big deal."

"No big deal? You've been going out every day to meet a boy and didn't bother telling me about it."

"I didn't think it would matter."

"Oh it matters."

"Why?"

"You have been going behind my back to see this boy. Jeez Tori you are out for a few weeks and already you are falling back into your old ways! What else have you been doing?"

"I haven't done anything wrong. I was not going behind your back with this. Ryan is simply my friend and we haven't done anything. I did not mean to be doing this behind your back but I honestly found nothing wrong with it." I said all of this with a flat, even tone. I was not about to get in an argument over this.

"I don't trust you."

"I don't blame you."

"I don't want you hanging around with anyone that is going to get you in trouble."

"Ryan is a nice guy. We haven't done anything that could possibly get us in trouble."

"I want to meet this kid."

"I want you to butt out. We don't always get what we want."

"Are you trying to make my life difficult?"

"That's what little sisters are for."

"Tomorrow you are staying in the lab."

"I've done nothing wrong so why am I being punished?"

"You are being punished because I can't believe you when you say you have done nothing wrong. I'm only doing this to help you."

I remained silent.

"Don't you have something to say."

"I was going to say something but then I realized that it would just get me into more trouble."

"Well at least you've learned something."

"What is that?"

"To keep your mouth shut in order to avoid more trouble."

His phone rang and he had to leave the office in order to answer it. My only thought was that I hated him.

"What was that about? He completely freaked out." Angela had no idea what had just happened of course.

"It's nothing."