Restless Summer Nights
Chapter One
Say Hello to Westchester
Massie Block didn't know what to feel as she was headed to her father's McMansion in Westchester with her best friend, the gorgeous red head Dylan Marvil who decided to come with her to the huge metropolitan city in New York, after Manhattan.
In her seventeen years of life, she had met him only twice. Once in her birth, and the second time when she was five when she and Kendra Mortimer Block, her mother bumped on him at the Polo match somewhere in the Hamptons during the summer.
She was supposed to go to Paris with Dylan to study French and live in Dylan's stepfather's huge hotel for three long months and live the Parisien life, but then Kendra received a phone call from William saying that he wanted to spend some time with her estranged daughter.
After days of fighting on the phone, Kendra gave up and cashed in on two tickets from Los Angeles to New York. Knowing that Massie was going to get mad about not being able to choose to go to Paris, she decided to get her an extra ticket to bring an extra friend, which ended up being Dylan.
After arriving in JFK airport, they saw the limo waiting for the Block/Marvil party and got in, which directly took them to the Block Estate which was a huge mansion with a pool, some garden that looked like a whole field with a lake included, and a pool house with a gym house.
The limousine parked inside the gate, which automatically opened as soon as they saw it from the security cameras in the street.
The doorman opened the car's door, and Massie got out leaving all of her bags inside except for her Chanel 2.55 black handbag which was hooked on her right shoulder. Dylan did the same, knowing that the driver, doorman and butler would bring it up.
The butler walked them to their rooms. Massie's room was attached to another room, which was decided to be Dylan's. The only thing that separated the two rooms as a corridor was the huge bathroom. It looked something like Brenda and Brandon's room in Beverly Hills 90210, the 90's version. Except that the room was way more luxurious, and decorated by an interior designer.
Massie's room had a gorgeous wall color which looked like a pearl pink with hints of golden. There was a walk in wardrobe which was so big it would have fit her whole wardrobe back in Los Angeles as well as Dylan's.
The bed was a queen sized bed and it looked like something a british princess would sleep at in the Buckhingham Palace. There was an antique desk which had nothing on top. The room almost looked like a Four Seasons Hotel executive room.
"Woah, Mass. I thought the environment we lived in was rich, but this place is BEYOND! Is everyone in Westchester this rich? I wouldn't mind finding a potential husband here!" Dylan exclaimed more excited than she needed.
"Dylan, we are not rich. We are upper middle class." Massie corrected her. Dylan's father was an associate director in the art section of Esquire magazine. That was definitely good enough to live a very good life, but nothing like the one they were going to live this summer.
Dylan's mother was unknown, after she lost custody against Nicholas Marvil she never showed her face again. Dylan didn't even know her mother's name.
Massie's mother instead didn't have a job, she was just married to a pretty wealthy business man that sold art. He was pretty wealthy but this was nothing she could ever dream of.
"Do you think everyone in Westchester is filthy rich like your daddy?" Dylan asked as she jumped on the bed.
"I don't know, there's only one way to find out" Massie hinted as she looked outside the window. She could see the skyscrapers from her window."But first, I need to take a nice shower and prepare. I will so not spend the first day and night in this city looking like I just woke up"
"Go ahead, I'll be touring the house meanwhile" Dylan said as she looked around the room.
"Actually you go first, I need to go talk to my father first" Massie let Dylan in the bathroom.
She walked towards the main corridor where she asked the first maid she saw where her father was. The maid pointed at the dining hall, and she saw him there having lunch with another lady.
"Massie?" He asked, not sure when he saw her walking in with a pair of Kenneth Cole shoes and a summery dress.
"Yes... Dad?"
"Yes, if you don't really feel comfortable calling me that you can just call me William" William tried to make her feel more comfortable. The lady awkwardly looked at both of them.
"That would be better" Massie exhaled calmly.
"This is my girlfriend Judi Lyons, Judi, this is Massie" William introduced the blond socialite look-alike to Massie. She was gorgeous and looked like a young model or something. She seemed like a copy and paste of Gwyneth Paltrow, except more classy and better dressed.
"Nice to finally meet you, William talks about you all the time" Judi said, but Massie didn't believe it at all. If he did, why did he never come to see her?
"Judi has a daughter your age, her name is Claire, she will come over in an hour and she would love to show you and Dylan around the city" William explained.
"That would be nice. Dylan's in the shower, she will come say hi in a few minutes" Massie told him.
"That isn't a problem. When you're both done getting cleaned up why don't you come and have lunch with us? There's a spare bathroom on the right of your bedroom. You can use that"
Massie was glad she had an extra bathroom. Sharing with someone was something that she couldn't stand, especially if it involved Dylan who took around an hour just to take a 'fast' shower.
"Thank you, I'll just clean up and we'll be right back"
The girl walked towards the corridor and opened the door to the bathroom next to her bedroom. It was huge, gigantic, and everything seemed to look golden. Even the toilet seat.
It had a bathrobe, with a monogram with written 'Massie', which meant that the bathrobe was for her. She smiled thinking that she never had anything monogrammed before. That also showed that William was glad she was staying with him for the whole summer and cared for her to feel at home in the huge palace
She turned on the water and took a long shower, washing her hair with expensive products from Frederik Fekkai, Khiel and stuff like that.
When she was finished showering, the room was all steamy. Massie opened the window, and let it all out so she could see her reflection in the mirror. She dried her long brown gorgeous hair, and dried her body with a really soft towel.
She got out wearing the bathrobe and headed towards the bedroom. When she got in, she found all of her bags unpacked and her clothes neatly folded inside the walk-in-wardrobe.
She chose what to wear. She wanted to make a good impression her first day in Westchester. Unfortunately, even if she could afford some expensive items of clothing, her mother didn't dare spoil her.
Her clothes were not Italian or French exclusive brands, they were pretty chic, but from cheaper shops such as Urban Outfitters, Marc Jacobs and Donna Karan, those were what she settled for at the moment. In the future she hoped for Gucci, Prada, Dior and the real high fashion.
She put on a floral summer dress that had an elastic on the stomach, and put on a brown leather thin vintage belt on top of it as a high-waist belt.
On her feet she slid on a pair of brown gladiators with heels. She decided to get the brown vintage shoulder bag to match the outfit.
Dylan came inside the room looking very excited, wearing a really nice Donna Karan summery sun dress in a green that complimented her gorgeous jade colored eyes. On her feet were a pair of Nine West heels.
"I am so glad I followed you here because this place is freaking amazing!" Dylan squealed as she jumped on the bed. "Did you say hi to your father? How was he?"
"He was really understanding and nice. I also met his girlfriend and apparently she has a daughter our age, which kinda surprises me because she doesn't look older than twenty eight" Massie thought about Judi's wrinkle-proof forehead and gorgeous blue eyes with a million dollar smile, she was the perfect wife in a few words with a great fashion sense.
"I can't wait to meet them. Your father seems cool"
"Oh yeah, I almost forgot, he wanted us to come out to have lunch" Massie remembered. She got to the door and the redhead followed her to the dining hall, where more food had been prepared for her. William and Judi were still there.
"Hey, I'm Dylan, you must be William, it's a pleasure to meet you and thank you for your hospitality" Dylan shook hands with William.
"It's my pleasure Dylan, you can stay here as long as you want. And you're welcome to treat this place as you home"
"I'm Judi, really nice to meet you" the very young looking blond woman introduced herself. "My daughter Claire has just arrived, I can see her car parked by the front door"
Massie and Dylan turned around and saw a fabulous grey Mercedes Benz parked, with a blond, tall girl hopping out of it gracefully. She was an exact copy of her mother, and Massie noticed that Judi looked something like Gwyneth Paltrow whilst Claire, the daughter looked like a younger and fresher version of Charlize Theron.
Claire Lyons was wearing a mini dress from BCBG Max Azria pleated croos-front dress in a beautiful pale cornflower blue with a pair of Jimmy Choo grey heels that matched her brand new Balenciaga grey bag. Her hair was long and a beach wavy blond, her skin was slightly tanned, and her eyes were covered by a pair of black Rayban Wayfarers.
She got in the house and walked towards the dining hall, looking like she owned it. "Mom, William. What was so urgent you had to wake me up this early for?"
"Claire, it's one pm" Judi said in a classy tone, which showed that she tried to keep her calm.
"Whatever, I was still sleeping, it's summer you know?" Claire retorted and rolled her eyes. "Who are these two?"
Judi sighed, "These are the two girls I told you about over a week ago. William's daughter Massie, and her friend Dylan. They are staying here for three months or so"
"Right. I'm supposed to take care of them, right?"
"Yes, Claire. Introduce them to some friends of yours or something, show them around" Judi said exasperated.
Claire looked at Massie and Dylan. "Fine." She sat down on a chair and decided to join the lunch.
After they were done eating the home made pasta, salad, and dessert, a very Italian meal, Claire, Massie and Dylan decided to stand up, and head towards Claire's car. Before Massie could get in, William stopped her and talked to her.
He got out something from his pocket. "This is a credit card I have made for you. I know I haven't been around in a long time, but I really want to make it up to you and get closer to you. You can buy anything you want, don't feel bad about using it, after all you're my daughter."
"I can't accept this, William" Massie denied it, as much as she wished she could have gotten it. In all her life she just had three debit cards. And the rest were all cash.
"Of course you can. Don't hesitate to use it. Go wild! I want you to have really good memories this summer, and as much as people try to convince themselves that money doesn't bring happiness, money plays a big part of it" William cracked a smile.
"Thank you so much. I really appreciate what you're doing" Massie gave in. She grabbed the American Express and put it inside her wallet.
"It's really my pleasure. You can come home whenever you want, I know you're a teenager and you want liberty, and I am pretty cool dad so I will give it to you. If you stay at someone's house just make sure you give me a call to let me know or just text me"
"Thanks, you're really cool" Massie smiled. She hugged him and got in the silver Mercedes, where Claire was patiently waiting with Dylan.
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"I guess he decided to give you a credit card" Claire smiled as soon as Massie shut the Mercedes' door behind her.
"Yes, how do you know?" Massie asked as she put the wallet back into her bag.
"He's been talking about it for the past few days" Claire admitted as she drove through the main street. "That means we could do some shopping for your make over. I'm not insulting you or anything, you've got a nice style, but what I'm saying is that you won't survive in Urban Outfitters and Nine West in Westchester."
"I get it, that's cool" Massie replied.
"Do you have enough money with you to go spend it on some Prada?" Claire's question was directed to Dylan.
"Yup. I've got a few credit cards, I never spent too much before and even if my father has always been proud, he wants me to spend more at times." Dylan replied. It was true. They were pretty wealthy. Never had money problems. And her father kept on telling her she needed to spend more.
"That's good then. I think we will get along just fine"
Claire parked the car in a fron row of the mall's parking lot, and when they got out of the car and shut the doors, they headed towards the mall, ready for a new look.
Massie had spent over ten thousand dollars without feeling one little bit guilty about it. She knew her dad would be glad she felt comfortable, and she knew that ten thousand dollars was nothing to a millionaire who was going to be a billionaire once he bought the famous wine company from Italy her mom told her about. So she decided to go wild, as her dad told her to.
She bought tons of skirts and dresses from BCBG Max Azria, Prada, Marc Jacobs and such, then at least six pairs of Jimmy Choo, Christian Louboutin, Dior, Yves Saint Laurent and Zac Posen shoes. Tons of tops from Vince, Alexander Wang, Joie and much more. Summer-y scarves from Alexander McQueen, and lots of sunglasses from Rayban, Chanel, Dior and Gucci. Accessories from David Yurman and Tiffany's.
Dylan bought a little less, but enough to completely change her wardrobe. The girls were amazed by how Claire knew everyone in the West-Mall, as she liked to call it, and everyone knew that they should kiss her ass because she was one hot-tempered girl.
After their shopping spree, they were dragged into Svetlana's Beauty Salon, where they got manicures, a new hairstyle, their eyebrows waxed, facials, and finally pedicures. When they got out of the mall with brand new hairstyles, and looking fiercer than every, passengers couldn't stop but turn their heads wondering if they were celebrities or something like that.
They got back into the car, and headed back home.
"Aren't you so happy you met me?" Claire exclaimed as she parked in front of the gate. It was six pm now, and they didn't want to stay out late their first night, one factor was because they were hella tired, and the second factor was because they didn't want to make a bad impression on William. "I'll pick you up tomorrow afternoon. We'll go out"
They headed back to their rooms, changed into pajamas, and decided to talk in Massie's bedroom because the bed was way bigger than Dylan's. After they had a shower, they brushed their teeth.
"I think I'm really going to like it here" Massie started as she brushed her teeth. She didn't feel like having dinner and she told the cook and maids that. Dylan wasn't hungry at all either.
"I know, I already love it." Dylan replied when she spat the mix between the toothpaste and saliva on the sink.
"And Claire seems cool, kind of eccentric but cool." Massie gargled some water and spat it on the sink. She headed towards her bed where it was waiting for her to lie on. Dylan soon joined her.
"Ugh, I don't know how to tell you this, but somehow I should" Dylan blurted out, not knowing what she was doing at all, Massie looked confused.
"What?" Massie just wanted to hear what it was. She was tired as hell, jetlagged, and just wanted to get some sleep.
"The reason why I decided to ditch Paris and come spend the summer with you was because I'm here to find my mother" Dylan admitted. Massie opened her mouth in shock. "I know, it's a terrible idea, I hear that a lot. But before you asked me to come to Westchester with you, I found a document in my dad's office. My birth certificate. My mother lives here, Massie"
"Do you at least know her name?" Massie dared to ask.
"It's Merri-Lee Marvil" Dylan stated with a completely serious face. "As in the host of the Daily Grind, that Merri-Lee Marvil"
Suddenly, Massie wasn't so tired anymore.