Reviews equal LOVE. You guys are snazzical (copyrighted word by Kristyn ;). Keeping up my promise, since finals are over (HELL YEAH!!) and there's nothing better to do :). Just kidding. We're nearing the end of the story (tear, tear), but seriously, you guys are freaking amazing for actually liking this story... anyone who favorited, alerted, or even just reviewed, you are off the hook (haha, I've always wanted to say that, no matter how lame that sounded.)
Anyhow, review if you want to see Clairington in the next chapter... :) Oh, and by the way, for the confused readers: nothing happened between Josh and Claire- in case anyone was confused/worried. He just wanted to cheer her up with some movies and such. THIS IS THE SECOND TO LAST CHAPTER. Sorry, but I really need to wrap this up. :) OH- and actually READ the lyrics of the song "Emotional". They are like, perfect for the situation. Well, at least I think so.
Claire P.O.V
It's been three years since I've been on a date with Cam. Claire realized, applying thick black eyeliner with her reflection in the mirror. She raised her lip liner to her mouth, then lowered it, sighing. She wasn't sure whether she was happy or upset with the way things were turning out.
She broke up with Derrick. Bad.
But she realized that he was a cheater. Good.
Now she was with Cam. Um, we'll get back to that one.
And she missed Derrick like crazy... UGH. This was insane. She was going to end up calling Cam "Derrick" on their date at this rate. Even though she'd never admit it, seeing Derrick with that- that- bitch at the beach made her feel more jealous than she ever felt in her life. No, not because of her- I mean, ew, her bikini was Playboy worthy!- but just seeing her hands roaming all over his body made her want to tear her (Kristen's, not her own, ah-bviously) fake, unconditioned blonde hair out. Shaking her head, she finished her makeup and looked critically in the mirror. She wasn't exactly sure how Cam was dressing up, so she just went with the classic, "dark wash skinny jeans-sexy, printed halter-gladiator sandals" combo. You couldn't go wrong with that. After debating what to about her hair, she put it half-up and frowned at her reflection. She looked nice. Well, dazzling, but same thing. Grabbing her cropped YSL denim jacket from her chair and white Coach tote from her bed, she exited her room and went into the hallway.
She could hear snippets of conversation from the many bedrooms around her.
"No, Plovert. I said I wasn't going to forgive you, so get a freaking life."
"But Dyl, I told you, she doesn't mean anything to me. It's just lust."
There was a sound of a door slamming and a red-faced Dylan stomped out of a bedroom. She spotted Claire and gave her a guilty smile.
"Hey Claire. Hot date?"
"Yeah, with Cam." she answered, tugging the hem of her halter nervously.
"Don't worry, you'll be fine. Just, uh... never mind, I have no good boy advice right now, so you're on your own. Tell me all the deets later, 'kay?"
"Um, okay." Claire said, surprised. She was slightly startled by Dylan's sudden change in attitude but welcomed it. Massie was kind of mad ever since she had hung up on her yesterday, and Cassie was great, but she didn't really understand the situation as well as someone from Westchester. And to add to her surprise, Dylan hugged her.
"Look, I know you're kind of freaked right now. You're Claire Lyons, you can do this."
"Thanks Dylan." she gave her a genuine smile. Dylan smiled back, then went downstairs. On the way down, she turned back and shouted,
"I think Cam's still in his room with Hunter."
"'Kay, thanks!"
Giving her a final smile, Claire turned the corner to Cam's room, but the door was shut, and a jumble of low voices were coming out. Unable to contain her curiosity, she leaned her head in and tried to listen to the conversation.
"Dude, I don't feel right about this anymore. Claire's been totally miserable for the past few days. I told Cassie to make her feel better, and she did, but still... and god, Kristen's such a bitch! Why should you make the poor guy suffer?"
"Man, I thought you were on my side for this! So help me, or just go stay out of it- I've waited way too long to get back together with Claire to worry about this!"
She heard Cam walking toward the door, and quickly ran out the hallway and down the stairs, to avoid any suspicion.
"Claire, you ready?"
She turned and saw Cam smiling at her, his hands in the pocket of his leather jacket.
"Yeah, let's go."
Derrick P.O.V
"Block, do we have to do this?" Derek whispered over the static of the radio. "What if she isn't even listening to the radio?"
"Impossible. Cam is obsessed with music. Oh, did Hunter send the video?"
"Yeah."
"'Kay. I'll go up to the theater to put it in. What about Cassie?"
"Yup."
"Good."
"Are you sure this will work?"
"Positive."
Claire P.O.V
"Do you want to switch on the radio?" Cam asked, turning away from the steering wheel for a moment.
"Yeah, sure."
She pressed the small, glowing "RADIO" button, and tuned it, till she found a rap station.
"JAMMIN' 94.5. Ramiro and Pebbles here for the Sexy Seven at 7 Countdown. We have a caller from Boston, who is this?"
"Hi, I'm Crystal. I recently broke up with my boyfriend."
Claire and Cam both stiffened, but didn't touch the radio.
"Aww, honey, I'm sorry."
"Yeah, so I'd like to hear the song "I Remember" by Keyshia Cole."
Ooohh yeah oh yeah
Oooh, remember
Oooohh I remember,and I wanna know
Where were you, when I said I loved you
And where were you, when I cried at night
Waiting up, couldn't sleep without you
Thinking of, all the times we shared
I remember when my heart broke
I remember when I gave up loving you
My heart couldn't take no more of you
I was sad and lonely
I remember when I walked out
I remember when I screamed I hated you
But somehow deep inside, still loving you, sad and lonely
No one knew, all the pain I went through
All the love, I saved deep in my heart for you
Didn't know, where I would go, where I would be
But you made me leave, and plus my heart it just
It just kept telling me so.
"Claire, are you okay?"
Claire looked down and realized that her hands were tightly clenched around the armrest and immediately loosened her grip. She took a deep breath out and shook her head a few times.
"No?" Cam questioned, glancing at her.
"No, I'm fine." she assured him, staring out the windows with a slight frown.
"Okay." He didn't sound convinced, but dropped it.
"We have a caller from Nantucket here for our final song. Who is this?"
"Uh, I'm D."
Claire almost fell out of her chair, startled. That was Derrick's voice... She glanced at Cam to see if he had realized it too, but his gaze was on the road like nothing was wrong.
"D?"
"Yeah, um, I screwed up with my girlfriend. Big time. I thought she was cheating on me, when it turned out she wasn't, so I cheated on her, because I was hurt and all, and she saw. She's the best thing that's ever happened to me, and I'm sorry that I ever hurt her like this. So, can you play "Emotional" by Casely? Oh, and Claire- I miss you like hell, and... and I love you."
Both Claire and Cam's heads snapped toward the small radio in total shock. Cam quickly averted his eyes back to the road, while Claire stared at the speakers intently.
Damn Somebody Tell Me Why The First Girl I See When I Walk Up In The Club Her
You Told Me That You Was Gon Make Sure I Wasn't Gona See This Girl
No Not Tonight, I Wanted To Give It Time, I Wanted Her Out My Mind
Now It's Too Late To Leave
Damn, I Wonder Who That Is She's Talking To...
He Put The Drink Down Now He's Makin A Move,
I Wonder Where They Movin To
And Just Like A Fool I'm Watchin Her
Tryna Make My Eyes Deter
But I Can't Stop Watchin I'm Watchin
Said I Can't Stop Watchin, I'm Watchin
Now The Only Thing I Feel Inside Of My Chest Is All This Regret
I Never Should Of Let You Go, Why'd I Let You Go,
This Situation Is Under My Skin
There's A War Goin' On Within
This Is How I Feel Everytime I'm Around You
I Just Lose Control When I'm In The Same Room
I Get So, I'm Sooo
Emotional, Emotional, Emotional
So What Do You Think?
Should I Roll Up, Like I Do It On Dubs
Show Her What It Is, Make Her Miss My Love
Yea Reminisce On Us
Look At Me Stressin, So Caught Up
Learnin My Lesson, I Realize
(But Now It's Lookin Like It's Too Late)
Cause He Just Wrapped His Hands Around That Slim Waist
That's My Waist
Please Don't Tell Me She's Dancing The Same Way
She Danced With Me
Man That Could Never Be
That's What She Said To Me
That's Why It's So Hard To Believe
Now The Only Thing I Feel Inside Of My Chest Is All This Regret
I Never Should Of Let You Go, Why'd I Let You Go,
This Situation Is Under My Skin
There's A War Goin On Within
This Is How I Feel Everytime I'm Around You
I Just Lose Control When I'm In The Same Room
I Get So, I'm Sooo
Emotional, Emotional, Emotional
Hey Girl, Didn't See Ya Standin There It's Been A
Long Time, It's Feelin Really Good To See Your Smile
(Every Once In A While) I'm Thinkin Of You And Me- E
But Life Is Good I'm Free-E Yea
Wait! Baby I'm Frontin Honestly I Made A Big Mistake
I'm Struggling With Reality, It Hurts More Everyday
I Been Blaming You For Makin Me Feel This Way
And Now I'm Crushed Without Your Love
This Is How I Feel Everytime I'm Around You
I Just Lose Control When I'm In The Same Room
I Get So, I'm Sooo
Emotional, Emotional, Emotional
Cam quickly turned off the radio, and parked the car near the movie theater and got out of the car.
"Let's go."
Claire nodded numbly, unable to move. Derrick...
Cam P.O.V
Cam casually placed his arm over Claire's slim shoulder in the darkened movie theater. He noticed her stiffen, but she didn't move. He tried to concentrate on the movie, but couldn't. He could tell that she was having second thoughts about the whole 'moving on' thing after she heard the radio. Hopefully she wouldn't be able to figure out the truth. Derrick just had to leak it out- maybe Claire wouldn't remember him saying that he only cheated on her when he thought she was cheating on him. Dammit, his entire plan could go up in smoke...
They were watching "21". Just when Jim Sturgess and Kate Bosworth were about to kiss on the subway, the screen went black. A few young girls sitting in the row in front of them screamed, and Cam rolled his eyes. Probably just a technical glitch. Then, the screen brightened again, except this time, showing two people sitting at a table, a pretty, dark-haired Spanish girl and a black-haired boy. You could only see the back of the boy's head, but Cam suddenly grew clammy. That girl was Alicia. Meaning, that guy was-
"Cam?" Claire asked suddenly, her eyes glued to the screen. "Is that you?"
"Uh..."
He trailed off and watched in horror as the camera zoomed in and you could hear the voices clearly.
"So," Alicia's low whisper was the only noise in the silent theater. "I found out that Derrick thinks that Claire's cheating on him with Josh. You need to encourage that. Tell Derrick it's true, so he'll get together with Kristen. Then, you can get Claire."
"Nice." the Cam on the screen nodded with a smile. "When do I do this?"
"At Hunter's party tonight. It'll be perfect." Alicia smirked. "Then, Kristen will get Derrick into an empty bedroom, and start making out, and you will lead Claire straight down there, so she'll think that Derrick's cheating on her!"
"Genius."
The scene changed, and suddenly, Cam watched in deadly silence as the conversation he had with Hunter, just minutes before Claire and Cam had left for the movies, was projected on screen.
"This is wrong. I'm not going to let Claire live in a freaking lie. Even Alicia's given up on breaking up Josh and Massie." Hunter said, pacing across the screen.
"Shut up, Hunt. I don't give a damn if Alicia's not here. I have Claire back now."
"Dude, I don't feel right about this anymore. Claire's been totally miserable for the past few days. I told Cassie to make her feel better, and she did, but still... and god, Kristen's such a bitch! Why should you make the poor guy suffer?"
"Man, I thought you were on my side for this! So help me, or just go stay out of it- I've waited way too long to get back together with Claire to worry about this!"
The screen went blank.
Everyone in the theater was glancing around confused, but Cam watched apprehensively as Claire's face grew redder by the second.
"Is this true?" she demanded, turning to him, her voice breaking slightly. "You planned all this?"
"Claire, I-"
Cam felt a hard slap sting his cheek and stared at her in shock. She stood up quickly, popped open the lid of her soda and dumped the icy contents on his head. Coke dribbled down his hair and face, and he shook his head frantically.
"What the-"
He winced as another slap hit him.
"You."
Slap.
"Fucking."
Slap.
"Ass."
Slap.
"Hole."
Slap.
People recognized the two of them from the screen and began to clap. Before Cam could do anything, she snatched her bag from the floor, and ran out the theater without another word.
Massie P.O.V
"I told you it would work." Massie sighed contently and leaned back in her chair. Josh nodded, but kept his eyes on the huge T.V screen, where the Yankees were playing the Red Sox.
"Yup. That was genius." he agreed, taking a sip of the Dr. Pepper in his hand. "How'd you get the videos, though?"
"Hunter, Cassie, and Dylan." she answered, stretching.
"Dylan?" Josh questioned, his gaze averting from the game for a brief moment. "Marvil?"
"Yeah, we talked. Apparently her and Plovert broke up because he kept checking out Sluticia. So she's single now, and just chilling. We're cool now."
"That's cool."
Suddenly the two of them heard distinct shouting from the bedroom they had locked Claire and Derrick in, to force them to make up.
"YOU IDIOT! HOW COULD YOU BELIEVE-" Claire screamed.
There was a ramble of tense murmuring. Startled, Josh and Massie both ran to the door and pressed their ears against it.
"NO DERRICK! YOU'RE SO STUPID! WHY WOULD YOU THINK THAT-"
"I was just jealous-"
"SHUT UP! SO YOU GO FOR KRISTEN?"
"You went for Cam!"
"ONLY AFTER YOU-"
There was silence. Josh and Massie glanced at each other worriedly. Suddenly, they heard heavy breathing and soft giggles.
"Derrick."
Moan.
"Derrick... stop it..."
Giggle.
"Derrick..."
Both Josh and Massie pulled away, with amused and horrified looks on their faces.
"Never again." Massie shook her head quickly and clamped her hands on her ears. "I never want to hear the name Derrick sound like that ever again."
"Oh god." Josh looked faintly green. "I think I'm gonna be sick."
There you have it. Clairington make-up. Gotta love it. Next chapter is the LAST one. Review PLEASE with a cherry on top :).