BOCD Green cafe

Friday October 9th

12:30 p.m.

"What's up?" Massie asked after swallowing a delicate bite of salad she gave Kristen a nudge. Just then Claire walked over to their table escorted by Cam. Massie's mouth twitched in disgust at the three brownies (even though they were fat free) on Claire's tray along with fresh tomato soup and a fat free grilled cheese sandwitch on whole wheat.

Dune dropped by their table next giving Kristen a ribbon wrapped, tooth whitening lollipop with a shy smile. Kristen shy smile-thanked him, and suddenly Massie knew why Kristen looked so 9.5 today.

"Ehmagawd!" Massie giggled when Dune walked away, "did you and Dune?"

Kristen it her bottom lip and nodded slowly.

"Ehmagaaaawwwd!" Massie grabbed Kristen's wrist.

"What'd I miss?" Claire asked.

"Kristen and Dune lip K-I-S-S-I-N-G!" Massie sing songed.

Claire's light blue eyes glowed happiness for her friend. "Kris!" Claire grabbed Kristen's other wrist and they squealed together.

Girls and guys turned to face their table, and Massie couldn't help herself. She had to see if Ewlicia's table was looking. Dylan was as the other guys and girls at the table talked among themselves, Massie quickly looked away. On cue Alicia's voice sounded overhead giving the lunch gossip.

"We can totally celebrate at my sleep over tonight!" Massie said now that she and Ewlicia were no longer friends, she wouldn't be silent and listen with the rest of the lunch room Genghis spawn didn't deserve it. "Inez can make a cake and Isaac can stop us for celebratory lattes and-"

Massie's excited party planning fell on deaf ears with Kristen. Would Massie really be up to celebrating when she found out Kristen was the object of her crush's affection and not Massie? Would Layne still wanna be friends? Would she have to choose between her alpha and Claire for Dylan and Alicia? The whirlwind of thoughts were enough to make her claim a bad sushi day, run away and hide.

BOCD The locker room

Friday October 9th

3:35 p.m.

Massie told Claire to wait at the Range rover with Isaac while she looked for her Glossip Girl gloss with Kristen and thankfully, Claire didn't argue.

As she stood outside the door of the locker room her stomach rumled with anitcipation (reminding her of Dylan but she dismissed the thought quickly) After reglossiong and tossing her blow out, Massie pushed open the heavy locker room door.

"Ehma-what are you doing here?" Massie demanded at the same time Layne said: "Long time no see chikadee."

"I'm here to talk to Kristen!" Massie exclaimed.

"Me too she's coming here to give me some good news." Layne replied.

"What," Massie half smiled, "that DIY jean purses are in?"

"No." Layne was unfazed by the jab. "That you're shallow crush on Dempsey developed after he went to Africa and got hawt on the outside and that he likes me because I liked him when he was hawt on the inside."

Massie blinked one part shocked and two parts horrified. What if Layme had a point. Massie was speechless. The locker room door opened for a second time.

Saved by the Kristen!

"Ehma-"

"Give it to me straight doc!" Layne piped up interrupting Massie who rolled her amber eyes.

Kristen let out a slow sigh. Massie wanted to grab her by her shoulders and yell: "GET ON WITH IT!" But in a few seconds the poor thing would be torn between comforting one friend and celebrating with another (Massie) this must be hard for her. Massie gave Kristen an encouraging smile which Kristen returned.

Rolling her shoulders back Kristen continued. "Dempsey likes...me."

"EH-MA-YA-" Half way through the yay it registered in Massie's brain what Kristen had just announced.

"Wait what?"

Kristen nodded swiping her perfectly windblown, dirty blonde hair out of her eyes.

"But I don't like him back I like Dune but...I can't help you two try to get him any more. He's made up his mind now it's up to you two how to handle it."

Layne kicked one of the lockers. Hard. The thick toe of her cheap penny loafers made a frighteningly loud CRASH!

Massie and Kristen jumped totally shocked and stared at Layne.

"I don't get it!" Her shoulders jerked up and down.

Was Layne. The fearless Layne Abeley who dared to wear penny loafers and green striped socks to a super exclusive private school, and who was the only other person than Claire to successfully stand up to Massie Block multiple times...Crying?

When she looked up and showed her narrow, teary green eyes Massie and Kristen had their answer.

"Why? Why does it always come back to the pretty girls, with the hawt style?" Layne beg-asked, "why can't I win for once?"

"Layne." Kristen approached her friend who threw up a fuzy, pink gloved hand to stop her from getting any closer.

"I can't. I just." Layne stumbled over her words as she clumsily gathered her things and exited the locker room.

"Layne!" But the locker room door closed right in Kristen's pretty face. Kristen turned back to face Massie whose amber eyes were wide with surprise at what she'd just witnessed.

"Mass?" Kristen tried.

"Just come on." Massie replied calmly, getting up and smoothing her purple wrap dress.

"Are you okay? Do you forgive me? You understand right?" Kristen speed-asked.

Massie whip-turned sending her glossy hair over her shoulder to stare at Kristen. "I'm the last person whose understanding and trust you need to be trying to win back."

Kristen's pouty pink lips twitched downward. Massie sympathy smiled. "You'll figure it out Kris." She said nodding toward the door. "C'mon."