...

"I have to go fly out to Queens this week."

"In New York?"

"Is there any other?" Alan asked sarcastically, ever since fans started seeing him on the street he was tense and had been snapping at Darcy a lot.

"God. Sorry for the dumb-ass question." Darcy threw down her magazine and walked out of the room

"Where the hell do you think you're going?" Alan stood

"I'm going out. Does it matter where?"

"Uh, Yes it does matter where."

"Why the hell would you care?" Darcy grabbed her coat, "Ever since you 'we're found', you've been acting like a jack-ass. A complete controlling jack-ass." She turned and reached for the door-knob but Alan grabbed her arm, roughly

"Get your ass back in here. You're not going anywhere."

"Go get yourself drunk and leave me alone." She yanked her arm away from his grasp, exited, and slammed the door in his face

"Bitch."

... 

Ping. Ping. Lola sat up and turned to the window in her bedroom, Ping. Ping. 

"Reed? What are you doing here?" She opened the window and a pebble flew past her face into the bedroom

"Ooo, um, Sorry." Reed smiled uncertainly and glanced around, "Look, I know you're helping out your mom or whatever but I miss you. Can I come up?"

"You know how much she hates you. Besides I'm not allowed to have boys in my room... at night." 

"Well it's morning in London..." Reed offered hopefully

Lola sighed and motioned for him to come on up. Reed climbed the side of the house using the gutter as support. He was almost to her room when the gutter groaned and started falling backward, Reed jumped the last few feet. He barely grabbed onto the windowsill before he started to loose his grip and slip. Lola laughed quietly, then helped him into the room. 

"Why do you want to come up? You've always been fine without me there before."

"I was lonely."

"So..?" Lola just didn't get it. Why was he lonely and how was she suppose to help?

"So, I wanted to see you... and cuddle." Reed batted his eyes

"Reed..."

"Please."

"No. Now leave before my mom-" Lola started but the door to her room swung open and there limped in her good ole mum

"What the hell is going on here Lola?!" She yelled

"Well mom..."

"God, I hope you at least had protection."

"MOM!"

"Is it too much for a mother to wish for her daughter to use protection before having diggery-doo? I hope you know what I mean by that, I'm sure you do." She looked seriously at them from the doorway, "Or is it too much for a mother to wish that her daughter would check if this breaking-and-entering asshole had any STDs?"

"MOM! Nothing was going on here! Nothing!" Lola was turning 50 Shades of Red from embarrassment 

"Sure. Sure. Like I believe that. Just remember honey, don't swallow." Lola's mom winked and closed the door, "Oh and do you want me to go run and get some birth-control or condoms for you? I have to go buy some tampons so it wouldn't be a hassle." 

"Get out! Now!" Lola yelled at Reed and her mother, causing Reed to knock over a pile of books in the process of running toward the door

"Oh honey, I love these little chats we have..."