A/N: Flash forward to freshman year in college, Massie and Derrick haven't seen each since senior graduation. :) just a little background knowledge! And thank you for the reviews. Love you all!

Chapter 3: Bruises

Haven't seen you since high school

Good to see you're still beautiful

Gravity hasn't started to pull

Quite yet I bet you're rich as hell.

Massie Block sat down at Starbucks. She was home for the summer to take a break from the hustle and bustle of New York City. Massie was attending Julliard to pursue a singing career. It was a rigorous work schedule, but it would pay off in the long run. Massie took a sip of her latte and tapped her fingers against her iPhone. She wondered if Derrick would be here. Massie bit her glossy lip and sighed, she had lost touch with him after graduation.

"Well, well, well, if it isn't Massie Block!"

Massie looked behind her and smiled at the speaker, "Derr!" She stood up and embraced him in a tight hug. "God I've missed you," Massie mumbled into his shoulder.

Derrick smiled and let go of her, "It's been awhile, but you're as beautiful as ever."

Massie blushed, she still liked Derrick. "Thank you Derrick," she said softly. "How is college?"

"Ah, stressful, but good," Derrick said with a shrug. He attended University of Southern California and played for their soccer team. "How is Julliard though? I bet you have a record deal already."

Massie laughed, "Oh no, not yet. But I've met a couple of people who like my music so we'll see where that goes."

"I bet you'll get one soon though, you're amazing," Derrick said.

Massie smiled, "You're sweet. You wanna sit? I'll go grab you an americano if you want to catch up."

"That sounds great," Derrick said.

These bruises make for better conversation

Loses the vibe that separates

It's good to let you in again

You're not alone in how you've been

Everybody loses, we all got bruises

We all got bruises.

"Yeah Dylan and I broke up after freshman year. Found out she was cheating on me with some business major," Derrick said taking a sip of his americano.

Massie gave him a sympathetic look, "I'm sorry, I know how much you loved her."

Derrick shrugged, "It's ok. It just hurt a lot you know? Thinking that the girl who loved you was really lying this whole time."

Massie nodded, "Yeah. I can't really imagine how that feels."

Derrick smiled, "It's ok. So what about you? You've probably have someone."

"Oh yeah, um, I met this guy in NYU. His name is James. We've been going out for a year now," Massie said with a blush.

Derrick smiled, "That's great."

Massie nodded, "Yeah, I mean there's been a couple of rough patches."

Derrick raised his eyebrows, "What happened?"

"Well he cheated on me once. It was just a drunk hook up that he doesn't even remember doing," Masie said looking down at the wooden table. "I've never told him either."

"Mass, I'm so sorry. No one deserves that," Derrick said placing a reassuring hand on her arm.

Massie gave him a weak smile, "Oh it's fine, I mean, I've gotten over it. It is nice to tell someone though."

"Yeah, likewise. It still feels like our last day of high school you know? I feel like you picked up right where we left off," Derrick said.

Massie smiled, "I know, I've really missed this."

Song = Bruises by Train

I don't know, this just made me kinda happy :) next chapter will be in Derrick's point of view, when they're out of college.