Inside Scoop

July 14th

2:45

Claire and Kristen sat behind the counter in a deserted ice cream parlor. Massie, Dylan, and Alicia were off on their exotic vacations while they were stuck working over the summer. Claire sighed, she was so bored. It was a slow day and unbelievably hot. She turned up the fan and blew it on her sweating face.

"I guess I'll mop a bit" Claire said and went to the back to grab a mop and bucket. She turned up the radio that was playing Walking On Sunshine Kirsten and Claire started singing as Claire mopped. Pretty soon they were dancing with their eyes closed singing at the top of their lungs. Near the end they herd the jingle of the bells that meant someone had come in. They both stopped dead in their tracks. Claire looked up and came face-to-face with the Briarwood soccer team. She giggled nervously and walked to the other side of the counter. Cam wasn't among them, probably at camp. She noticed Derrick looking at her. She knew she looked different from when he last saw her. Her hair was no longer a white blonde but a honey color; she was running every day now so she was tan and toned. Her boobs were an impressive B-cup and she had grown several inches. Kristen totaled up their order and Claire focused on scooping the ice cream. When she finished, without giving any of the boys a second glance, she went to the upstairs employee lounge. Derrick followed her. She started filling her water bottle when he showed up at the door.

"Um, hey Derrick." Claire was prepared to be hit with a million Massie questions.

"Hey Claire. How has your summer been?" Derrick said with ease.

"Okay I guess." Claire said. Massie would kill her if she found out she was talking to Derrington.

"Yeah, mine too. I wish we could have hung out more though. Maybe we could catch a movie sometime?"

Did he just say what I think he did? Claire wondered. No, no way. "Sure." Claire couldn't help herself. Derrick had changed over the summer too. In a really good way. Massie didn't even have to know. It was just a movie anyway, no big deal.

"How about tonight?" He asked, his eyes sparkling with hope.

"Okay, seven o'clock?"

"It's a date." He said then left. She watched him go. What had she just done? Didn't she still love Cam? No, the Cam thing wasn't her fault. He should have told her and been honest. He was probably making out with Nikki right now. It was her turn to have a little fun.

Ah, summer romance. What could go wrong? Everything.