Massie POV

With a giggle, I shoved my Elle magazine to the side of the bench in our dressing room. "Kris! That looks awesome!"

She was clad in a strapless light pink mini-dress and white Jeffery Campbell Litas. Her birthday was in a few weeks, and due to the tragedy that just struck her, her parents asked me to help throw her a surprise party. Of course I'm a terrible surprise party host and I spilled the details to her about five minutes after they asked.

"You think so? Thanks! I want to look perfect." she nervously tugged at the hem of her dress. Claire sat next to me on the bench, surveying Kristen's outfit.

"Oh Kris, you're beyond perfect. You'll drive the guys crazy!" She exclaimed.

"Thank you," she blushed. "You guys should look in the mirror though! You look amazing."

We stood and did as she suggested. I was in a mini dress as well, though mine was white and had a crinkled texture. Claire had a knee length aqua halter dress and a matching clutch. "Well you aren't wrong," I joke.

"This is going to be great!" she smiled for the first time in a while and I couldn't help smiling too. "I don't care about the chemo, I don't care about the tumor, I don't care about anything. I just want this to be perfect for us."

"It will be." Massie assured Kristen, taking a seat next to her. Claire stole the seat on the other side. They stared in the mirror, not wanting to lose this moment. The moment where things didn't seem like they would go wrong. My phone interrupted a minute later.

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I clicked on it, warily.

UNKNOWN: GO TO THE RIVERA ESTATE. ALICIA WISHES TO SURRENDER AND GIVE YOU M.A.P.

I smirked. Maximum Alpha Potential. I wasn't too sure that this was the truth, but I decided to go with it anyway. In fact, I was anticipating this to be a trap, but I could honestly care less. Being alpha wasn't my goal, getting my friend back was.

"Girls, let's check out. We've got matters to attend to." I order.

Alicia POV

I tried to hold back a smirk as I heard Derrington beg me back. "I didn't know you would move on to Kemp!"

Not responding right away, I inspected my manicure while standing in the doorway, holding it open just enough to show my figure. He was pacing my porch, head slumped forward. "So you want to hook up with me now?"

"I guess," he said sheepishly. I slung my arms around his neck and engaged him in a full make out session. As our lips interlocked, I opened my eyes-just a peek- and I noticed a familiar car pass by our house before turning and skidding away. We separated for a moment and I felt my eyes flicker up to meet his.

"What made you come back?" I asked softly. He shrugged.

"I realized what I would be missing," he leaned in but then he stopped.

"What'cha waiting for?" I inquired, curiously.

"Nothing, I just realized that you already had sex recently. Twice. So, never mind. I'm not feeling up to it." he smiled slyly before sauntering with his 'jock swagger' back to his Mercedes Benz.

"Tease," I spat. Although he wasn't lying about the first part. I slept with both Josh and Kemp the past two days. Is that slutty? I made a mental note to ask Olivia later.

Marching up the staircase and back to my room, I glanced at my Louis Vuitton bags and groaned. Pulling out my phone, I immediately called Olivia as always. Then I made it a five-way between the Glamour Girls and Mia.

"So, Mia, have you made a decision?" I asked, and I swear I heard her chuckle.

"Alicia, I'm not sure about this. I don't really want to hurt anyone."

"But you do love gossiping. Which is why you'll do this. And besides, I'm the alpha of this school. I can destroy you until there's nothing left but rubble."

She sighed. "Okay, I'll do it." I grinned victoriously. "So you want me to take over while you're in Spain and create a gossip blog like Gossip Girl. I get it. Anything else?"

"Yes." I reply mischievously. "Never let anyone know about this. Or else. And that May-sie girl should be in tears by the time I get back."

"Fine. Whatever."

"Oh," Layne piped up. "And we need to make a name for you. Gossip Girl is too unoriginal."

"How about just GG? It could stand for Gossip Girl or Glamour Girl or whatever," Keira suggested.

"Heart that!" I exclaimed.

"Ah-greed. GG it is." Mia confirmed.

"Well I've got to go girlies! See ya in a few weeks!"

"Bye Leesh! We'll miss you!" Olivia shouted.

Without responding, I hung up and pressed the button on my intercom and called for my maid; telling her to come up and grab my things. A short hour later, I was on the plane, awaiting my arrival.

Derrick POV

I was walking back to my car after soccer practice when I heard high heels tapping impatiently against the concrete. I didn't notice, but Massie was standing there and she saw the whole thing.

"What the bloody hell is going on? Is Alicia cheating on Josh with you!?" she narrowed her eyes towards me. I held my hands up in surrender.

"Block, it was nothing! I swear!"

"You must be completely barmy to think I'm such a mug as to believe that. I saw you kiss her yesterday!"

"I..." I tried to make a comeback, but failed. "don't know what you just said."

Massie sighed in frustration. "I said, you must be completely mad to think I'm so gullible and that I would believe you."

"Oh," I let my mouth hang open stupidly. "Well, you can't tell Josh!"

Suddenly, her angry glare disappeared and was replaced with a cunning smile. "Believe me, I won't."

"You won't?" I asked, astonished.

"Nope. You will."

"I'm not." I shook my head. "No way."

"Derrick." she stomped her foot. "Don't you want to stay friends with Josh? Come on, you've known each other since middle school when he first came here. If you tell him first, at least you'll seem like the mature one-not that you know what 'maturity' feels like. Unless you want me to end things with him for you right now. Speak of the devil; Hey Joshie!"

"You wouldn't-"

"Try me," she hissed.

Josh walked over, waving back at Massie. He wore the same Briarwood Tomahawks practice uniform as all of us, which now had mud splotches and grass stains. "Hey Mass, what's up."

"Oh nothing," she answered with flawless smile. "Derrick here just has something to tell you."

Massie turned to me with a smirk and nodded for me to go on. I cleared my throat once. "Well Josh, you should know that-"

Suddenly she looked kind of guilty "Wait," she said. Josh raised an eyebrow in suspicion and I did as well. "I think I'll tell him." I was about to tear her head off because she was making me do it before but suddenly she wants to be in the spotlight. She looked like she was getting close to tears, which I had never seen in Massie before, and I suddenly knew she wasn't going to tell him anymore. "Kristen has cancer."

I felt my mouth drop a little and Josh's was left all the way open, allowing bugs to fly in. "We found out really recently," she continued. "but her birthday is coming up and Derrick and I here were just going to ask you if you could come. We don't have the invitations yet but they'll be out pretty soon."

"Of course I'll come." he said softly. "God, that's awful."

"Yeah. They found a tumor in her leg."

"Seriously!?" his eyes widened. "That's just cruel. How will she play soccer?"

"I'm not sure," she shook her head, staring at the ground.

"Could you tell her that I'm sorry?"

"For the tumor?" Massie's perfectly sculpted eyebrows scrunched together in confusion.

"No," Josh chuckled softly. "For something else. She'll know."

With that, my best friend walked away and back to his car. I stared at Massie in awe. "You covered for me? Why?"

"I don't know," she groaned. "I guess I just wanted to see if you would do it. I didn't think that you actually would."

"Come on, Block, there has to be something else."

"Well..." she spun around to face the soccer field. "Maybe I don't think Josh deserves to get his heartbroken. He's a loyal friend who would never do that to someone. Unlike some people I know."

Massie took off her heels and ran on the soft turf, putting more and more distance between us. It felt like a slap to the face, hearing that and then watching her run up to the rest of my team with a bright smile on her face. As if nothing happened. Cam and Plovert hugged her and she allowed, although they were smelly and gross. But she had her own practice at the same time as us anyway, so she didn't mind. Refusing to even watch this another second, I climbed into my car and sped away.