Sorry this chapter is so short! I would've tried to make it longer, but I didn't want to keep you guys waiting for an update any longer than I already have. It's been what? eleven days since I last updated? Sorry about that. School has been keeping me pretty preoccupied.
On another note, who else absolutely adores the new JoBros cd? :)
"You know," Claire commented as she watched the water droplets weave intricate designs on the tinted window of the Range Rover, "if it was just a few degrees colder, it would be snowing." The freezing rain hadn't let up all day, so when school ended at three o' clock, Isaac was waiting in the parking lot to drive the girls home, as per the arrangements Massie had made that morning.
"Maybe it will get colder overnight and they'll call a snow day tomorrow," Dylan put in hopefully. "No school Friday equals three day weekend, and three day weekend equals par-tay!"
"Heart that!" Alicia cheered, and Massie could practically hear the gears turning in Alicia's head as her mind formulated new plans to steal Josh back. "BTW…where's Kristen?"
"She had practice," Dylan responded matter-of-factly, gathering up her thick red hair and flipping it over her shoulder.
"You mean it wasn't canceled?" Claire asked in surprise, turning away from the window. "They're practicing in this weather?"
"No, Kuh-laire." Massie rolled her coveted amber eyes. "They're having an indoor work out session in the gym."
"The boys too?" Alicia's eyes narrowed at the prospect of Josh and Kristen working out in the gym together.
"The boys are in Gym 2, ahb-viously," Massie reminded her friend.
"Did Plovert tell you that?" Claire guessed.
"No," Massie replied slowly, watching Claire carefully. "Cam told me."
"Oh." Claire fidgeted in her seat, avoiding eye contact. "Did he, um, tell you anything else?"
"Just that you and him were back together."
"Right," Claire replied with a forced smile.
"How come you didn't tell me?" Massie accused.
"It kind of just happened," Claire replied honestly.
"Fine," Massie relented. "But for future reference, when one of my best friends gets a new boyfriend, I'd rather hear about it from her, not someone else." Alicia and Dylan murmured their agreement, and Claire wondered if there was an underlying reason behind Massie's interest in the matter. Did Massie like Cam after all? Claire cringed. She should be relieved, but fake though it was, there was a part of Claire that didn't want her "relationship" with Cam to end so soon.
The rest of the car pool was finished in silence, each girl preoccupied with her own thoughts. Massie and Claire went their separate ways when they arrived at the Block Estate, Claire heading straight to the guest room while Massie retired to her bedroom. The tension between the two girls was so obvious that even Kendra picked up on it.
"Are you and Claire having another one of your spats?" Massie's mother inquired, opening the bedroom door up a crack and poking her head through the doorway.
"No," Massie replied tersely from her desk, swiveling away from her iMac to face Kendra. "Why would you think that?"
"You usually hang out together after school," Kendra replied simply.
"We both had a lot of homework today," Massie lied.
"In that case, I'm glad you girls are finally making your schoolwork a priority." Kendra turned and left the room. Massie rolled her eyes at her mother's retreating back before turning back to her computer to continue her IM convo with Alicia.
Massiekur: how did things go w/ josh 2day?
HOLLAGUURL: gr8! i still have a long way 2 go tho
Massiekur: maybe we could have that party dyl was talking about
HOLLAGUURL: r u thinking ? im thinking
Massiekur: ill bring the magnet if you bring the bottle ;)
Massie smiled to herself. That way, she could kill two birds in one stone. Not only could she ensure that Josh kissed Alicia, she could also make sure Claire knew no amount of flirting with Cam would ever make Plovert jealous. What better way to keep a boy's affections than to treat him to a make-out session, courtesy of a little Spin the Bottle?