Unforgettable Adventures

Late Night Realizations

"And then, she did a double front somersault with a twist!" Theo exclaimed at the pizzeria as he was trying to tell Luke and Charlie how amazing Reggie had done. "Oh, and, she did a Gainer! Oh I mean a Reverse, but whatever, it was amazing! I recorded them all!"

Luke looked over at Charlie "I should have gone, I didn't realize that it was her last meet." Luke looked disappointed, then walked toward the grill to finish cooking the burgers that he was making.

"Don't worry, Reg is competing in State next week, she is sure to take gold!" Theo smiled as Charlie handed him the two bags of food.

"Little cuz, let her know we will take the day off and be there for her!" Charlie smiled at Theo, "Now go take Regina some food, she needs to reset after her big day! I don't understand why she isn't here with you."

"Well, she would have, but she went home and told me to come get food, she got hurt before the meet and it's pretty bad." Theo said nonchalantly, as he hopped off the stool heading toward the boardwalk.

"Whoa, back up! What happened?" Luke called over to him making Theo turn around.

"Well, long story short, Sean made Reggie slip during practice, and she slipped on the board and basically, her back is way messed up, it will be one giant scab!" Theo said, wanting to hurry out of the shack.

"Is she okay?" Luke said taking off his apron, getting ready to go check on his daughter.

"Yeah, she is fine now, it was pretty bad at first, I told her to go lay down, and that I would bring her food." Theo said not wanting Luke to come back to the house with him. Ugh, no! I just want like a half hour alone with Reg, I never get time to be just me and her!

Charlie had caught on to what was going on in Theo's head. Well, he might finally be realizing his feelings for the little girl cuz! Hopefully this doesn't ruin their friendship, they have gotten closer over the past few months, and I don't think I am the only one who has noticed. "Luke, let her rest, Theo is just dropping off food. You can leave in a couple of hours, the dinner rush is still running heavy."

"Alright." Luke sighed, "You go take care of Reg, Theo. And tell her I'm proud of her!" He started to smile as he walked back over to the grill.

"Later!" Theo set his skateboard down and skated down the board walk towards home.

The doorbell rang, Reg just laid on her stomach staring at the door. Then there was a knock on the door.

"Theo, seriously, don't make me get up!" She yelled, trying to move to get up as the door flew open.

"Reg, Luke says that he's proud of you!" Theo smiled as he set the food down on the coffee table.

"Why the hell didn't you just walk in, like you always do?" Reg asked unamused at the fact that he didn't just walk in.

"Sorry, I wanted to make sure that...I don't know." Theo said sitting down on the couch.

Reggie smiled at him, as he handed her a shake. He grabbed the remote and turned on the TV.

"Do you need anything?" Theo asked as he handed her the bag of food.

"Nope, I've got all that I need here!" She smiled at him. This is perfect, I have my best friend, good food and a sore back. Alright, it is not the best, but I will survive. She looked at Theo confused.

"What?" Theo asked.

"Why did you come to the meet? No one else even bothered to come." She asked, wondering what his motives through all of this was. He doesn't like me, so that can't be it. Media? No the year is almost over, and he only got footage of me. He has been getting more footage of me lately, maybe it is a project for school.

"Well...I...am working on a project for media!" Theo exclaimed, slightly confused at what he was saying. Why the hell did I go? She probably has noticed that I have been recording her more. I'm such a creep! UGH!

"What project?" Reggie questioned, knowing that he was lying about something

"Just a media project, Reg." Theo said trying to recover himself.

"Oh really now?" Reggie sat up, smirking at him. She stood up and walked to in front of where he was sitting. "Tell the truth or I will whomp you!"

"What?" Theo asked worried, right before she jumped on top of him tickling him. "No, Reg stop!"

"Tell me or I will keep tickling you!" Reggie demanded, laughing as she tickled him.

"Fine! It's for your graduation gift!" He said in a stern voice, regretting how he said it after he had said it.

"Oh, I didn't know..." Reggie said, feeling guilty for having pressured him.

"It's alright, Reg, you didn't know. It's getting late, I should probably head home." He said looking upset.

"Theo, I'm so sorry...I just..."

"Reg, stop, it's fine. I'll see you tomorrow okay?" Theo said as he walked towards the door.

"Theo..." Reggie said trying to stop him.

"Congrats on the gold, you deserved it." He said walking out the door, closing it behind him.

Reggie ran upstairs, and walked out onto her balcony, she could still see him walking across the cul-de-sac. Her eyes started to fill with tears, and she walked back inside to her bed. She laid down on her bed. Her phone vibrated. She pulled her phone out of her pocket and looked at it, it was a message from Theo.

[Great job today, don't worry, I'm not mad at you. Who could ever be mad at someone as amazing as you?]

Reggie smiled at the text and replied back.

[Well, besides Miles...no one! haha! Thank you again for coming today, it meant a lot!]

Reggie laid down her phone and closed her eye before she knew it, she had fallen asleep.

Meanwhile, Theo walked down the pathway, into the cul-de-sac, where he stopped to pull his phone out of his pocket, and proceeded to text someone. As he slid the phone back into his pocket, he turned to look at Reggie's window. Why did I make such a big deal out of this? I should have just said that I think she is better than Miles and that she always has been. He walked slowly to his house, and as he reached the door, he recieved a text message from Reggie and smiled.

[You were amazing! I'm so glad that I came...]

Theo walked inside and laid down on his bed. He looked at his phone, no new messages. She probably fell asleep. Oh well, I will text her in the morning I guess. Theo set down his phone and had a strange feeling of regret. He didn't know what was over coming him. He felt different. He grabbed his phone, he stared at his background. It was a picture from their first day of school. Reggie stood in the middle with Maddy and Theo next to her, and Miles next to Maddy and Shane next to Theo. They all had their arms around each other. They called themselves the Fab Five. Miles stood tall and tried to look as tough as possible, Maddy flirted with the camera, and Shane just smiled as normal. As for Theo and Reggie, they were the focal point of the photo, Theo had tickled Reggie's side and she started to squirm and laugh. As the moment was captured, Reggie and Theo were in mid laugh, but instead of it looking funny, it was one of those pictures that was perfect. That was the best day ever. Theo thought to himself. He smiled at his phone and stared at the pictured. He kept just looking at it. These were his best friends, and he thought that they would always be friends. That first day of school he realized that him and Reggie were becoming closer then he and Miles were at times. Miles had become obsessed with Maddy and any other girl he saw, but as for Theo, he was more focused on his future with film making then he was with getting a girlfriend. Still staring at the phone, he all of a sudden got a strange feeling to call Reggie, but he knew she was asleep.

[Secret Spot tomorrow? I think we should hang out.] He texted her and pressed the send button. He didn't understand what had come over him. Why do I want to hang out with Reg alone? Why can't I get her off my mind? I mean I've always looked up to her, and... His mind trailed off and before he knew it, he had come to the realization.

"Do I like Reggie?"