Outside Festive Affairs Costume Shop

Saturday October 24th

1:10pm

The girls continued to argue amongst themselves as if they didn't realize they were suddenly outside in the cold. In fact It wasn't until Claire realized she could see the breaths she took in front of her and that she didn't have a personal beef with any of these girls that she thought: What the heck are we doing?

Claire flipped open her phone and dialed Isaac telling him that Massie was in the bathroom and asked her to call. Isaac thought nothing of it and replied; that he would be there in ten minutes.

Just then, one of the employees stuck there head outside and said: "Please don't stay in front of our shop with that loudness you'll scare away customers."

Claire inched away from the drama embarrassed. Finally Isaac pulled up.

Claire grabbed Kristen and Massie by the blazers and tugged them away from the scene. "OK well it's been fun...not…but we really have to go." She told them.

"This. Was. A. Disaster." Massie sighed once she was settled in the backseat of the Range.

"Ditto." Kristen agreed.

Claire didn't find It necessary to add In. She was mentally crossing Festive Affairs off her list of places to apply for a part time job.

"Isaac," Massie spoke up from the back seat, "Would you please take us to Starbucks." She needed some energy to continue this day.

"Then will you take me to Soho? I have a scene to shoot today." Claire asked sweetly.

Massie glared at Claire, "You didn't tell me you had a scene in Soho today."

"Yes I did." Claire semi snapped back. "And you said you guys would go with me If everything went smoothly. Which, just like everything else lately, it didn't!"

Massie was taken aback by Claire's tone. "Kuh-laire!"

"We're here at Starbucks." Isaac alerted the girls.

Massie stayed seated as Kristen climbed out.

"I even told Layne she couldn't come to see me today because I thought we were all gonna go together. What ever Massie, I just want all of us to be friends again and it's your job as alpha to make it happen." With that Claire flopped back in her seat as Isaac went to open the door for Massie.

Massie was so stunned by Claire's behavior she didn't even fight back she just stared at Claire's defiant gaze which was fixed forward before exiting the car.

"Can you buh-lieve her?" Massie snapped at Kristen.

"Yeah, actually, i can."

Huh?" Massie could barely believe what she was hearing.

"You've been so busy with this war Mass you haven't even considered me and Claire's well being. Do you even know what I was fighting with the DSL daters about?"

Massie wrinkled her eyebrows; "You were fighting with Skye's ex friends?"

"See! That's exactly what Claire means."

"What are you saying?" Massie slowly asked.

"I'm saying I'm calling it a day, I already texted Dune and he's gonna double me home."

"Kris you can't leave." Massie snapped.

"I have a paper due in two weeks Mass and I haven't focused on it at awl because of this madness. I'll IM you later Mass." Kristen kissed her palm and placed it on Massie's cheek before walking away to whatever designated destination she was supposed to meet Dune at.

Chris Abeley's room

Saturday October 24th

1:35pm

Massie couldn't even freak out about that fact that she was totally in her hawt older boyfriend's room or if he would make a move on her. If she had been there under happier circumstances she totally would be, but that wasn't the case.

Chris held Massie into his chest as she sobbed.

"What am I gonna do? I feel all alone and I need my friends right now." Massie wailed. Fake confidence be damned, this was an emergency.

"Mass maybe that's how your friends feel too. You all just need each other." Chris explained.

"Even if I wanted all of us to get back together again it's too late. We're all fighting each other and I'm part of the reason it is this way."

"Good. You admit you were apart of the problem, that's the first step in helping to fix it."

Massie couldn't help but giggle at Chris' philosophy.

"Hey what can I say," He shrug-grinned, "My mom's a psychiatrist, but seriously Mass if anyone has the vision to make things happen it's you I know that first had. You're the best at whipping people into shape."

Massie turned to face Chris and then, leaking eyes, moist nose and all they shared their first lip kiss.

Chris was right, Massie was a girl with vision. Big vision, and who had more power than Massie Block? She could make this work, and she would find a way how, but first she just wanted to enjoy this moment with Chris and she would.

The guesthouse, Claire's room

Sunday October 25th

3:00 pm

"So you don't think I was too hard on Massie?" Claire asked Layne. As an apology for making her miss out on the Soho shoot, she had invited Layne over to do what ever DIY project her friend's heart desired. And she had also invited Layne to the wrap party as one of her special guests along with her family.

"Heck no!" Layne said behind a mountain of swirly scraps of material. Today's project was to create seventies and sixties inspired dresses and shirts. Claire was actually surprised at how much fun she was having doing this.

"I don't blame you, I mean hawnestly I'm tired of the PC break ups and make ups too, and I'm not even apart of the group."

Claire giggled. She was happy that behind Layne's new couture clad exterior she was still the same old DIY loving, indie, modern hippie.

"OH!" Layne squealed suddenly startling Claire.

"What? Did you prick yourself?"

"I'm getting a text from Dempsey!" She smiled. "This new look thing is totally working! Lately Dempsey's been dropping hints like: 'How do you tell a girl you like her even though she's with another guy' and: 'How do you make a girl see she's with the wrong guy' he's obviously trying to hide the fact that he's talking about me."

Claire smiled as Layne flirt-texted Dempsey. Layne's enthusiasm made her think of Cam. With everything that had been going on in Claire's life she had miniscule time for her sweet boyfriend, but hopefully the Halloween carnival would change all of that.

"Oooo! He wants me to come over for one of our 'emergency meetings' he's obviously gonna ask me out today."

"Aw you have to go right now?" Claire replied, "Well OK. Oh my gosh good luck Layne." She said. The girls had one last excited squeal fest before Layne ran out of Claire's room.

"Good luck!" Claire called after her.

Claire began to clean up the scraps of material and beads when a knock sounded at her door.

"Come in."

Judy Lyons, Claire's mother, entered holding a big box.

"Here you are dear this came from the main house. I think it's from Massie."

"Thanks Mom." Claire replied kissing her mother and taking the box away from her.

I wonder what it is.

Claire gently peeled away the delicate fabric that it, whatever IT was, was wrapped in until she realized the delicate fabric was what IT was.

Claire lifted out a pale pink, blue, ivory, and soft gold dress. It had intricate designs of tiny roses on it.

"Oooohh!" Claire breathed holding the butter soft material to her face. Inside was a note that read: I've taken the liberty of taking our costumes into my own hands I have brill idea and if you wanna know what it is you'll be on icam with in the hour! :) 3 you, Massie.