When we pull up to Kristen's house it is totally normal. We were going to change that though.
I grab bags of party supplies, handing them to Claire, Alicia and Dylan, and I grab the box with the cake. I nod a goodbye to Isac and he waves, pulling out of the Gregory's driveway and heading home.
"Okay girls, we have one hour until everyone starts coming, and then fifteen minutes after that until Kristen gets here. Are we ready to make this the second best sweet 16 ever?" I yell.
"Yes Massie!" They yelled back to me.
"Great!" I say, putting my iPod into the dock, and blasting the songs.
I Like It Like That by Hot Chelle Rae come on, and we start blowing up balloons.
55 minutes later, the house had been transformed. Streamers hung from the ceilings, pop had been poured into red cups, chips had been transferred into bowls, and a table where the presents would be placed was covered in a pink table cloth.
"Mass! Come help me keep tape up the sign!" I hear Claire yell. I quickly walk over to her and hold up the "Happy Sweet 16 Kristen" sign. She tapes both edges, and I pull my arms to my sides.
"So how's you and Cam?"I ask.
"Great. I'm just a little worried. I mean, Landon asks you to come to his practises, and Cam's on the team. Why doesn't he ask me?" She replies with a worried tone.
"Look, he told me he likes to impress you every time you watch him play, and he does that through hard work, and sometimes messing up at practises. He doesn't want to embarrass himself." I tell her, placing my hands on her shoulders. "Don't worry, he's crazy for you!"
"Okay, thanks Mass." She says, and we hear a knock at the door. I smile, and run for the door as fast as my 3 inch heels will carry me. I open it and am surprised to see Derek standing there with a card in his hands.
"Hey, sorry if I'm early, but, need any help?" He asks, running his hand through his hair.
"Uhm, no, not really, but it's great that you're here! There always has to be a first one here" I reply, opening the door more so he can come in. I watch the floor and see his blue vans enter the home.
I get a smile on my face and when I look up, he has a smile on his face too. Our eyes meet for a second, but I quickly look away.
I close the door behind him, and I take his card. Then I leave to put it on the table that I knew would soon be full of presents.
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"SURPRISE!" We all yell at once. Kristen gets the look of shock on her face, and the PC and I run out of our hiding spots to hug her.
"Thanks guys! You guys are the best!" Kristen says hugging all of us.
"Happy birthday!" I hear Dylan say.
"Well, let the party start!" I hear Landon yell, and then the song Starships by Nicki Minaj fills the whole house.
I escape the crowd to find Landon.
When I reach him he is surrounded by his friends, and I can tell he's had way too many drinks. He sees me and hugs me. "Hey babe!"
"Hey." I reply, and I pull away. "Landon, the night is young, I think you should stop with the drinks."
"Yeah, says the girl who drinks coolers. You don't know real alcohol." He replies, and I hear a series of oos, and burns.
"Whatever." I say before things turn bad. I leave to go check my makeup and hair.
When I get to the bathroom I close the door, and examine myself. I was wearing a white dressy tank top, dark wash sevens, and 3" black heels.
I re-apply my mascara and walk out. Just as I'm turning to walk down the stairs, I hear a loud bang from the guest bedroom. I turn on my heel, and put my ear against the closed door.
"Alicia baby. Oh yeah!" I can hear Landon's voice. That was it. I burst through the door and stood there in the doorway.
"MASSIE!" Alicia yells. And I feel the tears coming.
I scan the room and see clothes lying everywhere. My eyes follow the trail of t-shirts, boxers, bras, and jeans, and then my eyes wander to Landon's.
"We're through." I manage to get out before running downstairs. I burst through the crowd looking for Claire. When I find her, I break down and cry. She hugs me and asks me what happened.
I tell her and she gets a look of anger on her face.
"No way! Are you like, legit? I'm going to kill him. No, I'm going to get Cam to kill him! No way does he hurt my best friend, and ALICIA! So much for 'Best Friends"'
I wipe the last remaining tears away from my face, and look her in the eye. "There is only one thing we can do. Destroy her." I reply.
"Right." Claire says, and heads off to find the PC.
I sit down on the leather couch, and let out a big sigh.
"Hey, are you okay?" I hear a familiar voice say, and I look up. There was Derek standing right in front of me. I stand up and our eyes meet.
Just then a slow song comes on, Fallout by Marianas Trench.
We stand there awkwardly, and then he asks me if we want to dance. I smile as a yes, and my hands wrap around his neck, and I feel his hands around my hips. We sway in time to the music, and right before the song ends, he pulls me in for a kiss. My eyes close, and I kiss him back. Our hands meet, and I want to stay here forever. Landon never kissed me like this.
When we finally pull away, we're both smiling.