Title: Bitter Tasting

Summary: Full, mind-blowing passion and lust isn't a bad thing in a relationship. Unless, that is, you're feeling it for someone who isn't your boyfriend - more like your boyfriend's worst enemy.

Reid walked down the empty hallways. It was too late to go to class. If that girl had taken so long to relieve him then he probably could have made it on time. Or if Ella would have just… frowning, he stopped his own thoughts. He hated thinking about her like that. It isn't like she's a god damned expert, he thought. But he still couldn't deny the fact that lately his body would only respond to her. He hated that even more.

Thinking he was the only one wandering in the hallway, he was surprised when he heard voices coming from behind the corner. It sounded like familiar voices. His suspicions were confirmed when he took a peek around the corner.

There she was, the object of his every desire talking to the one person he loathed most. His fist clenched tightly into his hands as he stared at the screen before him.

Aaron had Ella pinned against the wall and was planting small kisses on her neck. Feeling the anger rushing to his head, Reid decided to walk away. He, of course, was too consumed in his irritation to notice what was really happening. The boy failed to notice how Ella had he hands on the Aarons' chest attempting to push him away. More importantly he failed to notice the look of disgust on the girls face.

Ella bit down on her lip, attempting to stop herself from gagging as she felt Aaron's tongue on her skin. "Aaron… please," she pleaded, "can you just stop!"

She winced as the boy dug his fingers on her shoulders and slammed her against the wall. "You know this all part of the deal," he said as he looked into her dark eyes. It was true; it was part of the deal. But he could see it in her eyes, how much she hated him, and that only made him want her more.

"I…I…" she paused for a moment to take a deep breath before continuing. A small smile formed on her lips as she tried her best to look more… well… less disgusted by his presence. "I just meant we should stop here in the hallway," she smirked as she leaned forward gently pressing her lips to his. "We wouldn't want to give anyone a show, right?"

Aaron let out a low chuckle as he dropped his hands from their grip on her. He knew she was lying; it was obvious, despite how good she was at it. Bringing a finger up to her chin, he gave her a quick kiss before completely backing away. "Be ready, tonight at 7," he said, turning from her and walking away.

For a couple of seconds she stood and watched as he walked away until he was out of sight. Ella let herself slip down to the ground, as the tears threaten to spill from her eyes. She hated this, having to play the loyal girlfriend when all she wanted to do was be with…

Frowning, she rubbed her eyes furiously. I don't cry… not for him… not for either one of them. Taking a deep breath she picked herself off from the floor. Glancing at her watch, she let an audible groan escape her lips. She was late… for the second time today.

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"Where were you?" asked the brunette as he picked up his books from the desk. The bell had just rang indicating the end of the day and was curious to know why his friend had shown up late for class. Not that the blond being late was something surprising, it was the look on his face when he walked in that alarmed Tyler.

Reid barely registered the question asked, as his mind was still preoccupied with Ella. Looking over his shoulder he saw his friend giving him that 'I'm worried about you' look.

Smirking, he placed an arm over Tyler's shoulder. "I had things to take care of baby boy," he said as he gave the boy a light punch on the arm. "Look I got to go handle some business, so how about I met you at Nicky's." With that the blond left the room not bothering to give the boy time to agree or disagree.

Wandering the hallway, he immediately spotted who he was looking for. It was that pretty little brunette with the talented mouth that he had gotten to know earlier that day. He still didn't know her name, not that names mattered much for what he wanted her.

She had her back turned so she didn't notice him approaching until he had placed his hands on her waist. Turning her around, he smirked at her shocked expression.

"Hey Carrie, how about you come with me to Nicky's tonight." The statement wasn't really a question; it was more of a demand. The girl nodded her head frantically as a blush appeared on her cheeks. "I'll pick you up in an hour," he said planting a kiss on her delicate tan skin.

"Oh and Reid, my name is Carmen," she said as she watched the boy start to walk away from her as fast as he had first came.

"Yeah, okay whatever Candice. See you later," he said giving the girl a small wave as he continued his down the hallway.

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Ella sat by the bar, in her navy blue tube top with black skirt, waiting patiently for Aaron to finish up his game of pool. It was an understatement to say that she wasn't in the mood to be here, but really had no choice on the matter. She was his puppet, there was no use denying that fact.

But besides all that, the reason why she didn't want to be here, it was because of Reid. He would be here any moment; just like he was every night, but after what happened earlier today she just didn't think she could face him. It was a cruel thing for her to do, leave him with a hard on in the hallway like that. She knew she had pissed him off and even though that had been the point, she just couldn't stand to look at him tonight.

Finishing off her drink, she went towards the pool table to pull Aaron away from his game. Lucky it had just ended so he had agreed quickly enough to drive her back to the dorms. Probably wants to mess around, Ella guessed at the eagerness of the boy. They were almost out the door when her ear caught the voice of an all too familiar boy.

Out of the corner of her eye, she spotted him; the one person was trying to avoid, too bad he wasn't alone. She saw Reid dancing with the girl as he whispered something in her ear making the girl giggle. Ella couldn't take her eyes off of them; it was making her sick to her stomach. Of course that was just the little green monster called jealousy, though she was not about it admit it.

Reid caught her looking and threw a wink in her direction. Squeezing Aaron's hand, she gave him the biggest smile she could muster. "Let's dance one song before we leave," she said dragging Aaron a few feet away from where the blond was.

In seconds Ella started grinding herself with her boyfriend, making sure his back was in the direction of Reid so that he couldn't see her looking at him. Reid soon caught on to her little game and started dancing with the girl more intensely. The beat of the music continued and both of them also continued their game. With every beat, they would provoke each other more and more, that was at least until Ella saw him place small kisses on the girls' neck.

Seeing him doing that, placing those kisses on the girl, made her stomach turn even worst than before. It was as if there was a fire burning deep inside her. Biting her lip to try and gain control over her anger, she pulled back from Aaron. "I'm going to the bathroom babe, be right back," she said glancing over to Reid making sure he got the message.

Stepping her way through the crowd, she rushed into the bathroom, and not even two seconds the blond stepped in. Reid raised an eyebrow at her, as he saw her standing there, arms crossed over her chest and a frown on her face. He was about to ask her what was up, but she beat him to it.

"What the hell do you think you're doing out there?"

Taken back by her question, the blond couldn't help but smirk. "What are you jealous because I'm here with Cindy?"

"Her name is Carmen not Cindy!"

Reid waved a hand at her dismissingly. "That's my pet name for her," he said, mentally cursing the girl for not having an easier name to remember. His smirk quickly faded as he stuck his hands in his pockets. He knew he shouldn't but that just made him want to hassle her even more. "Besides…" he paused slightly smiling as he saw her raise an eyebrow at him, "what do you think you were doing with Aaron?"

"Its called dancing," she replied, sarcasm was thick in her voice, but she could care less if she was pissing him off right now.

They both fell silent, neither one looking at the other. Figuring the conversation was over; she turned around and was about to head out the door. Jesus, I think this is the first time we're in here without doing anything sexual, she briefly mused as she held out a hand to turn the knob on the door.

"What are you doing here with him?" he asked, knowing full well the answer. He knew Aaron was her boyfriend, he knew it since the very beginning. While at first he had been thrilled of the idea of her cheating on Aaron with him, it was an ego boost in it of itself, now he wasn't happy about it.

The question made her stop dead in her tracks. She couldn't understand why he was putting her through this. Bawling a fist, she turned around to face him. "What did you expect? For me to come here with you?" Immediately after she said it, she regretted every word. They came out sounding so cold and harsh – not how she meant to say it at all.

Yes, his mind screamed, that was exactly what he wanted, but he couldn't tell her that. At the moment he couldn't even look up at her. "Why not?" It was a simple question. He knew the obvious answer, but he didn't want that one, he wanted her real reason.

The sound of his voice was unusually soft and it made her heart clench. But still she wasn't about to admit that to him. Rolling her eyes, she ran her fingers through her hair thinking of what to say. "It… we… we're a mistake," she mumbled out as her eyes remained fixated on the floor. She was vaguely aware of him taking a few steps towards her, but it wasn't until he pushed her against the wall, that she was sure of it.

Frowning, she looked into his eyes expecting for them to show anger or annoyance. Instead she noticed a small glint in the back of his eyes. It was that mischievous sparkle he got when he was about to do something he wasn't supposed to. As soon as she felt his hands roaming her thighs and going north, she knew what he was about to do.

Her eyes widen as she felt him push the thong aside and start to tease her sensitive spot. I knew I shouldn't have worn a skirt; she mentally scolded herself. But soon all rational thoughts left as felt brush a finger over her clit. There was a little voice inside her telling her to push him back, but it was as if her body had a mind of its own.

Ella could feel herself getting more and more aroused by the second. He brought his face down to hers and gently kissed her lips. But the kiss only remained gentle for a second as he then bit down on her lip. Gasping from the sensation, from both the kiss and his fingers, he took opportunity to invade her mouth. Just as she thought he was going to pull away from her, she suddenly felt him slip his fingers deep inside her.

It was a pleasure overload for the girl. Breaking away from the kiss she couldn't help but let a moan radiate from her mouth. "Oh god… oh Reid… please…" she couldn't even finish a complete thought as his fingers worked themselves harder and faster into her.

Reid smirked as he saw the look of pure bliss on her face as his fingers quicken their pace. Her back arched off from the wall and her face turned a deep shade of red as she the pleasure building. He knew she was about to orgasm from that look on her face, well that and the fact he saw her toes wiggle in her flip-flops. Her toes always wiggle when she's about to climax.

She had her eyes tightly closed and her mouth was slightly gapped open as she let out soft moans. It was driving him wild, hearing her moan like that, he knew he had to stop soon if he didn't want to trash his plan. A small grin played on his lips, and he quickly removed his fingers from her, stopping the girl from reaching her peak.

Before she could protest, he closed the gap between them, as he took his time to savor her lips before pulling away. The look on her face with priceless. Holding his hands in defense, he smirked at the girl. "This is just a game, remember," he said, feeding her the very same line she had told him earlier.

Damn him, why is he making this so hard for me to do. "Yeah you're right," she stated in a low whisper that Reid barely heard it. Her hands arranged her skirt and under garments in proper place before looking at the boy in front of her. She let her eyes linger on his lips for a minute before stepping forward and kissing the corner of his mouth.

Ella couldn't help but grin as she let her hand stroke his obvious hardness. Slowly licking her lips, she pressed herself against him as she leaned up to reach his ear. "You know…" she halted to sensually nibble on his earlobe, "Aaron is much better at this game."

She felt his body tense at the mention of his name. Placing her hands on her hips, she smiled as placed a quick kiss on his cheek. "Sorry game over now," and with that she walked out of the restroom.

It had to be done, she reasoned with herself as she made her way through the crowd. Her life was already planned for, and she couldn't escape it. It wasn't fair for her to continue this little charade with him knowing fully that she was committed to Aaron.

No matter how much it hurts to let him go… things are better this way. Walking over to Aaron, she grabbed his hand within hers. Swiftly she turned the boy around so that she could kiss him, knowing that a pair of blue eyes was watching. I'm so sorry… forgive me Reid…

Author Notes:

I know I didn't update in a long time but I had a bit of writers' block. This chapter is 6-7 pages long though and you should be happy because I don't usually write that much. But I'm hoping this chapter was good enough to make you guys happy.

I have the next chapter preplanned to typing it up should be quick. Just so you know the next chapter is where all the juicy details on why Aaron and Ella are together, also the flashback of the first encounter with Ella and Reid.

Remember guys to please leave me some feedback… its my birthday on Sunday so you guys can review as an early bday present… ok so go on now review.