~The Guy That Saved Me~

Chapter 4 (Jay)

****AFTER SCHOOL****

~Paige POV~

My dad was waiting for me in the front and he had a cigarette lit.  "Get in the car Paige I aient' got all day," he said flicking his cigarette out the window unto the black concrete. "Yes, Sir'," I said hopping into his car and looking in the backseat to see Josh. 

Before we even took off, Reid ran to my car, "Hey we still up for Friday," he asked wide eyed and grinned. He propped his hands up on the window pane and waited for an answer. "Um......." I stuttered trying to come up with a believable reason that I couldn't, and not get beat by my father while doing so. "Yes?" he replied. I shook my head no and my dad drove away.

Half way down the road away from school my dad stopped the car. "NO FRIENDS, NO BOYS, AND NO BOYFRIENDS!!!" he yelled out and threw his cigarette out the window he held up and fist and punched me in the arm. My arm dropped and tears welded up in my eyes. We drove home silently the whole way home.

~Reid POV~

I stand there alone and rejected by the girl that I wanted to be with. "What?" kept popping into my head as the thought of her not going on a date with me hit me pretty hard. Why did her dad look so mad at the thought of us going on a date...maybe he was protective I thought.

I waited for my mom to come pick up all four of us. "Where's Jay?" I asked Skylar as she texted on her phone. "I don't know....bathroom probably," she said chewing her bubblegum. Jay came running out with a piece of paper and a grin.

"Why you so happy?" I asked, "I got a date with Alexis Baker," he replied. Tears started rolling down my cheeks and I quickly wiped them away. "Bro, are you crying....I thought we could like go on a double date or something," he said. "I can't," I said angerly. "Why not?" he asked. "She rejected me," I said and mom parked to pick us up.

We got into mom's van and she asked us how our day's were. "Good," we said in chorus. She chuckled and turned on the radio.

~Paige POV~

I ran inside after grabbing Josh out of his car seat and headed to my room. I flopped down on my pillow and began to cry. Soon after there was a bang at my door, "Paige what did I say about locking your door, do the laundry, then make Josh some dinner!" yelled my father as his footsteps got quieter. "Yes Sir," I replied and walked outside of my bedroom.

I did the laundry and fed Josh in his highchair. Father demanded me to make his dinner and I did as he asked. I watch my mom take a sip of her Dr. Pepper and read her book. I made mom a plate of spaghetti and myself.

I ate my spaghetti in the basement......alone.  I cried and cried and cried. "He was probably the only guy in the whole world who you might have a shot with and you blew it, you blew it," I said to myself as I cried. I feel asleep on the basement floor that night and was woken up to my dad with my cellphone.

~Reid POV~

I walked into the house and walked to the living room. I propped my legs on Roxie's legs and changed the channel at least 100 times before we finally found something to agree on. 

I sat there, then I realized I had Paige's phone number. "Text her," said this voice in my head. I did I texted;

Hey Paige, I don't know what happened today but maybe you were nervous in front of your dad, If your still willing to go out text me back! :) (this is Reid)

I slept roughly that night like Paige wasn't okay. It hit me pretty hard at the thought and I drifted off to sleep.

****NEXT MORNING****