Oh and in the last two chapters, it should be Saturday, the 17th of May. Sorry. Slight error there. It'll be changed in this chapter.


Massie smiled back. They heard a door close and saw Claire walking towards them, pulling Massie's old johdpurs out of her butt crack.

'Gawd, Massie, how small are these?' She said, putting her helmet on and buckling it.

Massie and Emma burst out laughing.


The Block Estate

The iPad

Saturday, May 17th

11:49 P.M.

Massie rubbed her eyes and yawned. It had been a long but exciting day and she was incredibly tired. She shuffled over to her closet still dressed and searched for a pair of pajamas. She pulled out her turquoise silk cami, and matching boy shorts. She changed, dropping her clothes in the wash basket and climbed into her bed. She stared at Bean, fast asleep in his own bed, and felt her eyelids start to lower, just as she was about to drift off, her cellphone started to beep. She snatched it off her bedside cabinet, angrily and opened the text message.

CLAIRE: sorry if im waking you but i cant sleep

MASSIE: gawd, claire, i was about to drift off. you woke me!

CLAIRE: sorry, go back to sleep

MASSIE: no, im awake now. what do u want?

Massie waited for a reply, but there wasn't one. She sat up in bed, staring at the blank screen then threw it on the floor when there wasn't one. Bean jumped at the thump of the cellphone hitting the floor.

'Sorry, Bean.' Massie said, feeling bad. 'But, Bean, I swear Kuh-laire is going to get it in the ear for waking me.'

She watched her dog close it's eyes and it wasn't long before she could hear Bean's soft snores.

'Goodnight, Bean.' Massie said.

She lay back down, and snuggled deeper under the covers. She felt drowsy again, and prayed to Gawd, that her phone didn't go off again. It didn't but she heard the sound of an IM message coming from her Mac. She'd forgot to turn it off, in her haste to go to sleep. She started to make crying sounds because she was so angry, sat up and started to smack her bed with her pillow.

'I HATE MY LIFE!' She shouted.

She got out of her bed and padded over to her computer. She sat down hard on the chair and it toppled over. She started to make crying sounds again.

'What's the date today? Friday, the 13th?' She got up off the floor, rubbing her arm where she had banged it and lifted her chair. She sat back down on it, without as much force and clicked on the IM.

SHORTZ4LIFE: gud morning.

MASSIEKUR: u hav no idea how much i want 2 kill u an claire right now.

SHORTZ4LIFE: ys tht?

MASSIEKUR: u both interrupted my sleep.

SHORTZ4LIFE: maybe u shud sign out of ur IM before going to sleep

MASSIEKUR: maybe u shud go to sleep urself

SHORTZ4LIFE: alrite. alrite. nah me cam and josh are on the ps3. so i dont think we will go bed yet.

MASSIEKUR: oh so its not just u

SHORTZ4LIFE: no. embarassed now?

MASSIEKUR: no, angrier. im goin now. im so tired. tell u bout moms scan tomoz. nite.

SHORTZ4LIFE: goodnite HUNNY

MASSIEKUR: goodnite DEAD MEAT.

MASSIEKUR HAS SIGNED OFF 12:17 A.M.


The Block Estate

Dining Room

Sunday, May 18th

10:07 A.M.

Massie cut one of her strawberries into miniscule pieces and carefully placed a piece in her mouth.

'Someone's being careful.' William said, nodding at Massie as she leaned her head over her plate and kept her body away from the food.

'Yeah, I got this satin cami last week, and I don't want to stain it with red juice.' She said, indicating to her cream top.

'Let's hope our next two are as fashion conscious as you, Massie.' Kendra said, pointing towards her large bump.

Massie giggled.

'Fine, the girl but I don't want a brother that wants to borrow my makeup.' She said.

'I bet you don't want a brother who looks like a street tramp from New York City.' Kendra said.

'Suppose not. I'll style him, just fine.' Massie replied.

'We'll start to shop for nurseries next week, we could go to Pottery Barn. Next Saturday?' Kendra asked.

'Definately. Could the girls come?' She asked.

'If they are allowed too, yes. I believe you're going to discuss names today.' Kendra said.

Massie nodded and checked her watch.

'By the pool at 1 P.M. I'd better go set up.' She said, eating a last piece of fruit then getting up from the table. 'See you later.'

'Check with Inez about food. I think she's preparing something but that could be for dinner. And no wild names.' Kendra said.

Massie giggled.

'Sure thing.' She said, exiting the dining room.


The Block Estate

Poolside

Sunday, May 18th

12:57 P.M.

'Hey.' Claire said, breezily as she walked around the pool.

Massie lifted her sunglasses and sat up on her lounger.

'Hi.' Massie gestured to the lounger beside her and lay back down.

Claire looked at Massie's outfit. Massie had slipped off a pair of chunky black flip-flops and was lounging around in a pair of khaki shorts and a black bikini top. Claire looked down at her own outfit. Her denim shorts were ages old but still fit, they were perhaps a little tight around the butt but Claire didn't mind. Her own bikini top was red and she slipped off a borrowed pair of Massie's red flip-flops. She lay down and closed her eyes, having left her own cheap sunglasses back at the guesthouse. They both lay in complete silence until a whistling sound filled the air. The girls sat up as their sun rays were blocked by a shadow. Claire blinked a few times before her eyes adjusted to the sudden light and Massie removed her sunglasses. Before them, stood Cam and Derrington.

'Sorry, Mass. For last night, did I just disturb you again?' Derrington asked, sitting on the end of Massie's sun lounger.

'What are you doing here?' Claire asked, directing the question at Cam.

Derrington answered it for Cam.

'We were just going to Cam's.' He said.

Claire slipped her flip-flops back on and stood up.

'Massie, would you call me when the others are here and we can start the meeting. If you know what I mean.' She said, giving Cam a glance to show what she meant.

'Sure.' Massie said. She slipped her sunglasses back on and lay back down, watching Claire stomp back to the guesthouse.

'What's her deal?' Derrington asked.

'You know what her deal is. Her deal is him.' Massie said, pointing to Cam.

'Him has a name.' Cam said, angrily.

'It doesn't matter to Claire, you cheated, you blew off her offer of friendship. She's hardly going to treat you good when you've been the bad guy of the relationship.' Massie said, breathily. She felt completely relaxed beneath the sun's rays and Derrington's gaze.

'I shouldn't have blew her off, I know that.' Cam said.

'I think you mean, you shouldn't have cheated.' Massie said. 'But it doesn't matter now, Claire is over you.'

'I'm not over her.' Cam said.

Massie shot up from her seat and whipped her sunglasses to the ground.

'Gawd, Cam. Could you be anymore dumb?' She said. 'You say you don't want to be friends but you're still in love with her, how does that make sense?'

'I thought I could unattach myself.'

'And, how's that working out for you?' Massie said, sarcastically.

'Anyway...' Derrington said, before Cam could reply. 'We'd better get going. Come on, Cam.'

'Yeah, we should.' Cam said.

Derrington stood up.

'Later, Mass.' He said, starting to walk away.

Massie got up from her seat. She followed Derrington out the gate, then grabbed his semi-muscular arm.

'Later? I think I deserve more than that.' She said, and she kissed him full on the lips.

'Aren't you wearing lipgloss?' Derrington asked, pulling away.

'Ehmagawd, I'm so sorry, was it really bad?' Massie asked, feeling stupid.

'No, it was better.' He pulled her closer and kissed her again, but more passionately. He pulled away again, before they reached the tongue stage. 'Sorry, but I can't fully kiss you if your parents are a few metres away. Come round mine later.'

'Sure. We can work out how long we've been going out.' Massie said, giggling.

'Fun.' Derrington said, raising his eyebrows.

'I'll make it fun.' Massie said, and she threw in a naughty wink for good measure.

'It'll be fun, if you wear that bikini.' Derrington said, he winked back.

'You can count on it.' Massie said. 'I'll come round about 3 P.M. and then it's still hot enough to wear it.'

'Are you serious?' Derrington asked, widening his eyes.

'Definately.' Massie said, she blew him a kiss and walked away, knowing that he was checking her out.

As soon as she was back at the sun lounger, she pulled out her phone and texted Claire letting her know the coast was clear. She lay back down and a few minutes later, all of her BFF's were at her side.

'Now to business.' Massie said, sitting up. She gestured for some of the girls to sit opposite and some to sit beside her.

'Girl's names. Something unusual like Massie but not overly unusual so that the poor girl will be bullied.' Massie said.

'Lilly?' Dylan suggested.

'It's cute but isn't that a funeral flower.'

'That's my aunts name.' Dylan said, looking hurt.

'I like it. The middle name could be Mae.' Claire said. Dylan smiled and Massie added it to her list of possible names.

'Rayne?' Claire suggested.

'That's cute. It's unusual but not overly. Middle name?'

'Avery?' Alicia suggested.

'Rayne Avery. That's cute. Any other offers?' Massie asked. The girls shook their heads.

'Boys names?' Massie asked.

'Jayden?' Kristen suggested.

'I like it.' Massie said. 'Middle name?'

'Reese?' Dylan said, thinking of food.

'Jayden Reese.' Massie said out loud. 'Sounds good.' She added it to the list.

'Dalton?' said Alicia.

'That strangely reminds me of Harris Fisher.' Massie said.

'More like Cam.' Claire said. 'Nikki Dalton.'

'Sorry, Claire.' Alicia said.

'No, it's fine. I like Dalton.' Claire said. 'Put it on the list.'

'Middle name?'

'James. Dalton James.' Alicia said.

'That sounds really good.' Massie said. She started to tear the paper up, then folded them and placed the four pieces into a cap, she had by the lounger.

'Pick.' She shuffled the cap and offered it to Claire. Claire mixed the paper around and pulled a piece out. She unfolded it and read aloud.

'Dalton James.' She said.

'YES!' Alicia said. 'I picked the whole name.'

The girls giggled.

'Let's hope Mom and Dad like it.' Massie said. She shook the cap again, and offered it to Dylan. Dylan pulled a scrap of paper out and read aloud.

'Rayne Avery.' She said.

'Ok, that's settled.' Massie said. She tossed the cap aside. 'Let's go tell my mom and dad.'


I would have gone into more details on the meeting and more name suggestions but I wanted to get this up before I go to bed. So review.