"Derrick, where the hell is your driver? He should have been here by now!" Massie complained, stomping her foot. Ever since she had gotten off the flight, she had been extremely irritable.

"Shut up, Mass. He'll be here soon."

Derrick was in an even worse mood. He always knew that Cam still liked Claire. But if he turned up in Nantucket, near them, oh shit. That weird-eyed, cheating manwhore better watch out. Josh and Claire were quiet during Massie and Derrick's bickering. Claire was singing lightly to "Bubbly" by Colbie Caillat, and her head was resting on Josh's shoulder. Josh was stroking her hair absently.

Cause every time I see your bubbly face… I get the tingles in a silly place.

"Hey Mass! What a surprise!" a sickly sweet voice came from behind them. They turned to see Alicia with Cam and the rest of their friends behind them.

"I doubt it's much of a surprise, Alicia." Massie drawled, looking at her reflection in her Chanel compact critically. Then she snapped it shut, and glared at her. She never forgave her for back-stabbing Claire when she and Cam were going out.

Flashback

It was Saturday night. Everyone was at the huge party at high school junior Skye Hamilton's house. Massie, having a major headache, decided to stay in, but allowed the rest of the PC to go. A loud knock came from outside her bedroom door. Massie sighed, looking at her unfinished nails with a frown. How dare that person interrupt her? She ignored them, and continued on her pinky. The knocking continued.

"Coming, gawd, wait a sec!" She huffed, and pulled open the door to see Claire in tears. Her cheeks were red from running and her eyes were puffy and swollen. Massie gasped.

"Eh my gawd, Claire, what happened?" she asked, enveloping her in a hug, concerned. Claire burst into more tears and she cried into her shoulder.

"ALICIA WAS KISSING CAM!" she sobbed. Massie's eyes widened with confusion.

"Alicia? Are you sure? I mean, she has Josh- and even if she did kiss him, it doesn't mean Cam was kissing her." She reasoned. Claire shook her head stubbornly.

"No! He was definitely kissing her back. I mean, I don't think he 'accidentally' started to unzip her hoodie, and feel her up!" she wailed. Massie was furious now.

"That slutty bitch! And that stupid bastard! Claire, he doesn't deserve someone like you!" she hissed. She immediately called up Josh, who was with Derrick at the time. They both came over right away, and started comforting each other. Derrick hugged Claire, and didn't let go, which didn't bother Massie very much, because her best friend was in such a miserable state. He wiped her tears away, and gave her an encouraging smile, telling her that Cam was a pathetic idiot who didn't know how great of a girl he had. Claire started to look a little better.

Massie walked over to Josh, who was sitting by himself on Massie's balcony, and staring at his hands. He fiddled with his NYY hat, looking out at the stars, with a confused expression on his face. She placed a hand on his shoulder, and gave him a sad smile.

"Why would she do that?" Josh asked, not looking at her. "I didn't do anything to her-ever. Why would she cheat on me- and hurt one of her best friends at the same time?" Massie was speechless. She didn't expect him to ask that. She thought he'd start beating up Cam, but he remained relatively calm- at least compared to Claire. "And Cam- Cam was one of my friends. He knew how much I cared about her. I just don't get him. I mean, he has Claire- who's totally amazing. Why-" Massie cut him off with a hug. She didn't know what caused her to do it. Maybe it was the way his dark, espresso colored eyes were threatening to fill with tears, or the shaky vulnerability in his voice. Or maybe it was just the sexy way his hair spilled into his eyes- wait. Massie stopped her train of thought. She was NOT supposed to think like this. I mean, it was Josh. Her BFF's- well ex-BFF's- ex-boyfriend. And besides- she had Derrick. Pulling him inside silently, they joined Claire and Derrick, who were sitting on the purple bean bags in the corner of her room.

"How about we watch a movie?" she suggested. She pulled out "Legally Blonde", "John Tucker Must Die", and "Mean Girls".

"Ugh- do they all have to be chick flicks?" Derrick complained. Claire, however, had a stony expression on her face.

"John Tucker Must Die." She said firmly. Massie smiled, and put the DVD in. They watched the movie, laughing hysterically when John got caught wearing a thong by Coach Williams, and getting pulled, by the ear, through the crowded hallways. Claire smiled in the end when Scott and Kate started to flirt. Derrick noticed this.

"I'll always be your Scott." He whispered in her ear. She smiled at him, and gave his a friendly kiss on the cheek. Massie noticed this, but she didn't care. She was watching Josh intently, and smiled when he gave her a small wink.

End flashback.

"Cut the crap, 'Leesh', I know that you were planning to run into us like this." she said, rolling her eyes.

Alicia's smile faltered, and she looked slightly frightened by the murderous look on Massie's face. "Um, yeah, so I was thinking, maybe, if we were heading to the same area in Nantucket, we could, you know, go together? And maybe hang out? For old times sake?" She stuttered. Claire excused herself to the bathroom, and Kristen did the same. Massie raised her eyebrows at the desperate-sounding Spanish girl.

"Alicia," she started in a deadly calm voice, "I wouldn't go to Nantucket with you even if I had a choice between you and Todd Lyons." referring to Claire's perverted, 'ah-noyying as hell' younger brother. "Oh, and by the way, only my friends call me Mass."

Alicia glared at her.

Meanwhile...

Claire looked at herself in the mirror, checking for any blemishes on her face. Of course, she found none.

"Hey Claire."

Kristen's face appeared next to Claire's in the mirror. Claire opened her mouth for a vicious retort, but softened. Kristen never did anything to her. Actually, before Massie, she was the only nice one in the Pretty Committee.

"Hey Kris. What's up?"

Kristen looked delighted that Claire called her 'Kris'. Were they becoming friends again?

"Not much." she answered nonchalantly. "I was wondering if you wanted to hang out when we went to Nantucket. You, me, maybe Massie even." She noticed the dubious look on Claire's face. Her voice became quieter. "Look Claire, I'm not friends with Alicia. I mean, I hated her for what she did to you with Cam. It was horrible. The only reason I came here with her was to try to be friends again. I know we've split up during high school, but hey, we can still stay friends, right?" She watched Claire's face for any change in expression and found none.

"You just want to be popular again." was Claire's blunt reply. "Come on Kristen. It would cause a hell of a lot less trouble if you told the truth this time." Kristen's silence and guilty face told her enough. "You know what? I don't give a damn. People have tried using me a lot." Claire continued. "If I were you, I'd just take the next flight back to Westchester. School's over, Kris. No one cares if you're popular or not. Just hang out with your sporty soccer friends, and don't act so desperate, kay? Buh-bye!" She flipped her long blonde hair, and walked away. Kristen watched her leave, a look of anger and revenge taking over her features.

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