12. Charms

When reporters wrote about Reid they said he was a charming young man.

When teachers wrote reports they said he was a charming, polite and prepared student.

When the upper echelon met Reid at his parents parties they always said he was such a charming boy, and wasn’t it too bad that he was already spoken for.

When women were questioned about why they wanted to be on his arm it was always because he appeared to be a real charmer.

Despite his many charms though Reid was not a good boyfriend until he moved from Los Angeles to England.