"So it's just a onetime thing?" Claire asks into the phone.
"Yeah, I mean you looked so happy, Mass! More happy than you have been in a while! I think you should go after him!" Dylan says.
Kristen, Claire, Dylan and I were on a four way discussing last night.
"Mass, I mean, come on! We all saw the glimmer in your eyes last night after that kiss!" Kristen says.
"I know, I know, and I liked it, but I'm single now! Single and ready to mingle, right!" I say into the phone.
"Yeah, I guess. So what are we going to do tomorrow with Alicia?" Claire asks, and my heart sinks then. I hadn't really thought about it.
She was supposed to be my best friend, but friends don't do that. They don't go making out, and possibly losing their v-card to their friends boyfriend.
"Easy, two words." I say, then Dylan, Kristen and I say in unison "Destroy Her."
"Right." Claire says.
"Well, I have to go study, talk to you guys later!" Kristen says, hanging up.
"Yeah I have to go too." Claire says, and her line goes dead.
"Dido, see you later." Dylan says, and we both hang up our phones.
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"Okay girls, remember, if Alicia comes up to us, we ignore her. If she says something, I'll deal with the comebacks." I tell them, and we walk into BOCD high school.
We're dealt with the usual jealous stares, but now I am faced with winks from guys of all ages, and the occasional guy who tries to be cool and gives me a slick hey.
Finally I reach my locker, and I open it with a sigh. Not one of those guys was Derek.
"Oh my god! Mass, the hot senior even winked at you! You should go after him!" Dylan says, turning to me and leaning on her closed locker.
"Or that cute junior!" Kristen says encouragingly
"I have someone on my mind, but it's confidential." I reply with a smirk, and when I look over at Claire I give her a wink, telling her it was still the same person we'd chatted about last night.
"Massie, there is someone wanting to talk to you in the front doors." An LBR says to me, and I nod, telling her I'd be there in a minute.
"This should be good." I tell the girls, and head off to the front doors.
When I get there, Alicia is standing there with her arms by her side. When she looks up at me, she smiles, but my stare makes it fade.
"Mass look I'm so sorry, he forced me into it, I couldn't help it!"
"Mhhmm. That's why your clothes were everywhere and you looked so happy." I reply with a icy tone in my voice.
"Mass look, is there any way I can make this up to you!" She says, begging now.
"Are you a razor?"
"No..."
"Then why do you think you can hurt me, and I'll forgive you!" I reply, turning around to leave.
I hear the bell ring, so I quickly grab my books from my locker and run to my math class.
While running, I run smack dab into Derek, causing me to fall, books flying everywhere.
"You know, we really have to stop meeting this way." I can hear Derek say, extending his hand to help me up.
I smile, and get lost into his big brown eyes, but quickly snap out of it. I reach out for his hand, and he pulls me up.
Once we collected our books, I start to head off but hear Derek's voice again.
"You know, math class is this way?" He says, and I turn around, blushing. How could I have forgotten?
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The final bell rings, and I head to my locker to be met by Landon.
"What do you want?" I ask.
"I want you. I messed up, and I'm sorry. You know how I mess up."
"Yes. But, you've done that with other girls. I don't care about them. I care about me. You messed up, with my best friend. And when you mess up, it proves you don't really love me. So I'm done."
"I was drunk! You can't blame anything on that. I love you!" Landon says, and just then, for a second, I forgive him, he leans in, and our lips meet, but I pull away. That one second, over.
"I'm sorry Landon. I can't." I reply, and turn to leave, but I get a sharp pain in my wrist, and I'm pulled back so I'm facing him.
"Massie Block. I wouldn't do that. I know your secrets. You loved me too."
"Loved. Past tense. And blackmailing me? I don't care. Because you'll lie about it. And I don't care."
His hands raise, and push me back into the lockers, and he holds me there.
"You'll regret this, regret it I tell you. No one will love you like I did. Treat you like I did. Send you-" Landon begins, but then he is trusted off of me, and I see Derek there, holding his shirt, punching him.
"DEREK!" I yell, but he continues to punch him.
"Dude! What's up!" Landon yells between punches. "I thought we were friends!"
"No one hurts Massie." Derek replies before a teacher pulls him up.
After about 10 minutes of sorting this out, I am in the parking lot with Derek, wind blowing my wavy hair around.
"Sorry about that.. I just hate to see people hurt you like that." Derek says, hand in his pockets.
"It's okay, thanks for sticking up for me."
"Yeah, I heard what he did, and you were right to dump him."
"Yeah..." I reply, and there is an awkward silence before we both look up at each other, eyes meeting.
We both lean in, and then our lips meet. I was happy I had decided to use my mango glitter glossip lip gloss today.
His lips are warm, and I don't want to leave right now.
My hands rap around his neck, and his my hips.
Usually now Landon would have tried to pull my shirt off or something, but Derek keeps his hands around my hips.
We kiss until I can't stand not breathing, and then we pull apart, smiling at each other. "Want a drive home?" Derek asks.
"Yeah, that'd be great." I say smiling.