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I’d moved to LA with Mom when shejob When thewas over and ere back in LA, we kept seeing each other Neither of us was old enough to drive, but ere privileged kids of clueless parents We hired cars and hung out frequently at each other’s houses, which weren’t too far apart

We were too young and irresponsible to be sexually active, but eventually, going all the way felt like a natural progression Reid looked at oddess co I loved the feel ofinto me and the expression on his face when he stared into my eyes and whispered, "I love you"

God, ere stupid We used protection et, especially if we’d been drinking Reid resisted drinking with me most of the ti to do with his ht of the screwdrivers We must have downed half a bottle of vodka between us, and ere both violently sick , his dad discovered us in his roo a harsh parental lecture, his dad calledmother that she is, she sent a car around to collect me (Had she even noticed that I never caht? Who knows)

When I staggered through the door, the only thing she asked--derision in her tone, not concern--was if I needed aI wanted to appear was duthe hallalls on the way to my room "We use protection"

She narrowed her eyes at me, and if she’d had any sense she’d have never believed h-and-hty just because you kno to use a rubber, missy"

"Why the hell not?" I returned,"If you’d kno to use one, I wouldn’t be here to bother you"

She slappedstars, it was like sparks erupting and everything blacking out at the edges Rick rushed in and said That’s enough, Sharla and steered her out of my room as I stumbled onto the bed He came back minutes later with ice chips and pain pills My ears were still ringing when he sighed, "Just sleep it off, Brooke You’ll feel better later" In his kind eyes was the concern ot a chance to say, because Mo hed and left the room

She preferredto look like a wo conceivably prettier than her She didn’t like it

I don’t reht we broke up We’re so similar that if we both happened to be in a pissy mood at the saus I’d say, trying to hurt hiet a reaction But his teer fuse When he’d finally lose it, ould say cruel, spiteful things to each other and accuse each other of all ry was a turn-on at tiet hiht moment, the passion he unleashed was insane He’d pinback his anger and redirecting it gratefully to so obscenities at each other

Soht was one of those And then, for the first ti That reaction froies and reaffirm our love and the need to see each other even if it was 3 am

I waited, but he never called Two days later, I was in a panic I didn’t want to call first and appear weak, but I was breaking down I iveness I also wanted hi away, that wasn’t the case

So I went out to a club with a couple of costars froirls in their early twenties who felt sorry for my little fifteen-year-old breakup woes I had no problehtfawned over by older guys didn’t help like I thought it would, though

I was close to grabbing a taxi to Reid’s house and begging his forgiveness when I noticed a guy with a ca behind a post that didn’t quite conceal his girth I knew he’d be spotted and shown the door any second As he zeroed in on er course of action I would make Reid crazy with jealousy, and then he’d couy, pulled hi dirty dancing s I’d seen my mom do on the stripper pole she had installed in the extra bedroo recorded it all Reid and I weren’t big tiether, and Hollywood liked us I had no idea that being idolized alsoover the moment we’d split up and hoould happen I was just desperate to make Reid cave first

The article online the next day inable--so sad, she’s so young--while Reid was cast as the na&iuirlfriend had been doing behind his back

Out that night, and the next, and the next, Reid was photographed leaving clubs, parties and hot spots with a swarirls until there was no doubt in my mind that ere done and he was over me

I cried for teeks I barely ate I couldn’t sleep I wanted to call and tell him I hadn’t been with anyone else, that it was all a ruse But I was hurt and resentful, knowing that was no longer true for him My mother, fresh into her separation froet over a guy like that is to get a new one I heeded her advice, but couldn’t settle down to any one guy And I couldn’t exorcise Reid from my head

That’s when I met Graham, who resisted and spurned ht up no-strings screwing around We were on location not too far fro to film a movie I’d known Grahah-handed disured out that it had been a while since I’d had a period I peed on a stick and was stunned to find out I was pregnant Abortion? No proble I was--almost ten weeks

Which meant it was Reid’s Absolutely Reid’s I told them I couldn’t do it Not when my mother pleaded with me not to ruin my career Not when my father was called in to order me to comply (because yeah, that’s alorked ontoh I had no opinion in the irl and listen to your mother," my father added

I hated the in ht, and knocked on the door I don’t knohy, but I took one look at those war irlfriend were having a baby in a fewto hand it to hi for a reconciliation

"Brooke, this ht be the most important decision you ever make It doesn’t matter if you didn’t plan this--there’s a choice to ht for you, whatever that is, and then do it"