"You do know that you have changed him, right?" Reed asked.

"Changed him?" I repeated.

He nodded his head and then went on to explain "He is happier with you. The first time that I heard about you was a complete shock to me. I almost did not believe it."

"Believe what?"

"Now I see it." Reed said "He came in today and he smiled at you. He laughed also."

"Are you trying to say that I have broken Stone?"

"No." He disagreed "You fixed him."

For the second time that night, I found myself defending him "There is nothing wrong with Stone. He is perfect."

Reed chuckled at the last part of my defence, making my face go red again. This made me rest the side of my head and hide my blushed cheeks.

"Why are you not with him?" He asked

"Um...What?"

He repeated his question "Why are you not with Stone?"

"Stone is not interested in me like that."

"You are right." Reed confirmed before adding "It is not a mere interest."

"Then what is it?" I asked, trying to prepare myself for disappointment at his answer.

"Ella," Reed delivered softly "You do know that Stone is in love with you."

My mouth opened and closed again.

"That is...That is not true." I stumbled on my words.

"It is not?" He asked sceptically.

Grabbing a piece of my hair that was falling on my forehead and twirling it, I eventually countered back with "We are in the same friend group because of Brennan and Lana. He maybe feels he has to be close to me for Brennan's sake."

Reed appeared amused at my rant.

"I actually call him my acqenemy which is a mixture of acquaintance and enemy." I kept talking.

"You are the worst liar I have ever seen!" Reed burst out laughing "And I can't even see your face because you are hiding it in the chair."

I kept my mouth shut and continued to hide my flustered face in the chair.

I had to deny it. I had to deny it to myself another because I could see myself slowly but surely growing attracted.

He then went on to ask, "Do you kiss all the people that are in your friend group?"

"How do you know we kissed?" I questioned while turning my head to the side to see him over my shoulders

A triumphant grin took over his face.

"I didn't. Now I do." Reed chuckled before questioning "So how many times have you kissed?"

"I would answer that but moving my mouth would result in moving and that might end up ruining my tattoo."

"I am not inking you yet." Reed mentioned.

"Shut up." I mumbled before I queried "Stone is your friend. Do you not have loyalties to not talk about him behind his back?"

"Nope." He answered, over pronouncing the four-letter word and dragging the syllables out.