Lust Headquarters,
Saturday, 3:30 p.m.
Manhattan, New York
" Derrick! Where are you?! I have a surprise for you!" Massie sang as she and Selena skipped into her office. Selena giggled as they listened to Derrick fall out of Massie's chair, and scramble to his feet. He had been asleep. Massie rolled her eyes. " Gawd! Its like you can't even stay awake for like half a second! I was downstairs for a minute and you are already asleep! I didn't know I was that boring." Massie gracefully sat in her spinning purple chair. Derrick grinned. " What can I say Block. You kept me up last night until the wee hours of the morning." He winked at her mischievously as he noticed Selena trying on Massie's 6 inch heels.
Massie turned away and stared at her blank computer screen to hide her embarrassment. " Hey! How is my mini supermodel doing? Hey are you hungry? Uncle Derrick could spoil you and take you to Pinkberry if you want." Derrick whispered to Selena. He was obviously trying to be inconspicuous, but he failed miserably.
Massie kicked her legs up on her desk and rolled her eyes. " Derrick I can hear you. Selena what would you rather do. Go to Pinkberry and get fat, or stay here with Aunty Massie and eat yummy healthy food while setting up a photo shoot?" Massie asked Selena in a sickly sweet voice. Selena tapped her finger on her lips as she thought. " I wanna stay skinny. Sorry Uncle Derry, but Aunty Massie doesn't like it when I eat bad food." Selena hugged Derrick's leg in apology. Derrick sighed and rolled his eyes. " Girls are delusional." He muttered under his breath.
He stalked over to Massie's desk and propped himself up on the edge. He stared at Massie as she stared at a scan of an outfit. Massie turned her head slightly to look at Derrick as she scribbled something down on a notepad. He wagged his eyebrows suggestively. Selena giggled as Massie stepped on his foot. Derrick howled and took a step back. " So I just finished a few outfits for the mens line. You wanna see?" Derrick asked Massie, changing the subject.
Massie sat up and took her legs off of the desk. " Sure. And before you show me them, are any of them retarded as in they have like Barney prints on them?" Massie arched her eyebrow at Derrick skeptically. He laughed. " I may be dumb Block, but thats just insulting. Now do you want to see them or not?" Massie nodded as Derrick threw the sketches across the desk. Massie examined them.
The first sketch consisted of knee length navy pants, a black and white striped muscle shirt, a black cardigan, and white loafers. At the top of the sketch it had the title, Sailing Trend. Massie sucked in a breath. It was surprisingly good for a piece of mens wear, and she could totally see men of all ages looking amazing in it. She set the sketch down and kissed Derrick. " Its brilliant. Just like you." She whispered against his lips. He chuckled slightly, as she pulled away and looked at the next sketch.
This one consisted of simple khaki pants, a pink dress shirt, a white and pink polka dotted tie, an electric blue trench coat, and blue dress shoes. This one was titled Disco vs. Businessman. Massie laughed out loud when she saw the bold colors Derrick had chosen. Derrick blushed and looked down at his feet. " I overheard you and Claire saying that you thought men who wore bold colors were sexy, so I figured I might as well do it." Derrick fiddled with his fingers nervously. Massie felt bad for making him blush. " I do think that bold colors are sexy. Especially if a sexy man like you is wearing them." Massie winked at him, as she studied the next sketch.
The figure pictured was wearing metallic gray pants, a red and black jumper, black dress shoes, and a fuzzy gray top hat ( A/N I'm sorry I just couldn't resist! I always thought it would be cute for a guy to wear a fuzzy top hat... lol!). The title read Gentlemanly Fuzz. Massie smiled at the outfit again before throwing herself at Derrick with a huge hug. " Derrick I never thought I would ever say this, but you are a genius. I knew there was a reason I loved you besides your body!" Massie joked as Derrick beamed. " And the fuzzy gray top hat was totally adorable. I can see the headlines now, ' Massie Block's soccer star boyfriend Derrick Harrington taking up a fashion career?' " Massie pretended to gasp in shock while Derrick playfully swatted her arm.
He wrapped his arms around her waist and started whispering in her ear. " I was thinking, now that Lust has almost every type of clothing in the line, why not make some lingerie to pass the time? It would be like Victoria's Secret / Marc Jacobs. If you know what I mean." Derrick sucked on Massie's earlobe for a second before creating a hickey on her neck. Massie giggled in pleasure. They were pulled out of their intense make out session by Selena entering the room carrying a Teen Vogue magazine. In her other hand she held People magazine. On the cover was a picture of Alicia.
Massie pulled away from Derrick, and he groaned. " Let me see that." Massie said as she snatched the tabloid out of Selena's hand. She sat on the couch and read the headline next to Alicia's picture. ' Has the PC broken up?' It read in big black letters. There was a picture of Alicia in Spain at a club with Selma Hayek. They were both holding hands and laughing. Massie felt a brief pang of jealousy, but it was quickly erased when she read the article.
We all know what the Pretty Committee is. The leader, supermodel
Massie Block, is famous for her beauty, and diva attitude. The
second in command, supermodel Claire Lyons, is famous for her
childish face, and kindness. The other members, Alicia Rivera,
Kristen Gregory, and Dylan Marvil are famous for being friends
with supermodels, as well as their own talents. But lately they
haven't been seen together. For example, just yesterday we
caught Alice Rivera in Spain clubbing with Selma Hayek. And
the previous day we spotted Dylan in Malibu shopping with
Christina Milan! Not only that, but Massie and Claire seem to
be in New York doing various photo shoots and red carpet events.
So we asked Kristen Gregory in a recent interview what the story was,
and these were her exact quotes. " No, we are still friends. Its just that
we have been really busy lately with Alicia on tour, Massie and Claire
getting ready for Fashion Week, Dylan hosting award shows, and me
training with the team, we just haven't had that much time to hang out
together. " Even though this statement was confirmed by Alicia and Dylan,
we still can't help but wonder, will the PC ever get tired of one another?
Massie glared at the article. How dare they assume such things about her friendships! She looked at the pictures that went with the article. The picture of Alicia and Selma was there, a picture of Dylan and Christina Milan walking out of Gucci together was there, a picture of Kristen and her good friend David Beckham practicing at David's house in London, a picture of her and Derrick walking hand in hand close to Massie's apartment, a picture of Claire, Griffin, and Cam at a cafe down the street from Lust headquarters.
And the final photo, was a blown up picture from a few months ago when they were in Malibu together at Massie's beach house. The day that they had gone shopping, they had all posed for a picture outside of Chanel. Massie was in the middle and she had her arms slung around Claire and Dylan's shoulders. Claire had her arms around Alicia and Kristen, and they were all smiling or laughing. They all had this almost carefree glow to them as they smiled.
Massie smiled sadly at the picture as she remembered the exact day it was taken. It seemed like so long ago that they were all together and happy. But it had all changed when the boys had returned. Next to the picture was a huge question mark. Massie sighed as she dropped the magazine on the table and stood. Derrick had been watching her, and when she stood, he glided over to her and wrapped his arms around her. " I'm sorry Block. I know how much you want everyone to be together again. But it will all work itself out. I promise." Derrick whispered in her ear as she buried her face in his shirt.
Selena tugged on the hem of her lavender mini dress. " Are you okay Aunty Massie? Do you want to go home?" Selena asked in a concerned voice. Her blue does eyes were wide with worry. Even Massie couldn't resist that face. She smiled and hugged Selena. " Nope! I'm fine now. I just needed a moment to collect myself. So what do you say about Pinkberry?" Selena's eyes sparkled with excitement. " Really?! Can we go? For real?" Massie and Derrick laughed. " Of course! You've been so good today, that I'll do anything you want! Including shopping if you want." Massie whispered the last part so that Derrick wouldn't hear. Selena jumped up and down with happiness. " Well what are we doing just sitting here?! Lets go!" Derrick yelled as Selena grabbed his hand and pulled him into the hall. Massie snickered. " Hold on. I'll be right there." She said as she pulled out her phone.
She dialed Alicia and Kristen. Alicia answered on the second ring. " Hola." Massie rolled her eyes for a second before answering. " Hey Leesh its Massie. So have you seen People magazine lately?" The line was silent for moment. " Um, yeah I saw it this morning. That was totally untrue what they said. About us not being friends right?" Massie could hear the worry in Alicia's voice. Massie smiled softly. " Yeah it was a total lie." Alicia sighed in relief. " So Mass whats up with you? I haven't heard from you in forever." Massie and Alicia continued to talk about pointless things for a few more minutes. " Hey Leesh I'm putting Kristen on." Massie said as Kristen answered her phone.
" Hey Mass! Whats up?" Massie smiled at the enthusiasm in Kristen's voice. " Nothing much. So I saw the article in People today. Did you?" " Yeah. It was really stupid. I mean why would they think we weren't friends anymore?! The fact that they would question our friendship is an insult." Kristen answered earnestly. Massie grinned. At least Kristen had faith in their friendship. " Yeah so anyway I'm three way calling with Leesh." Massie said. The three of the talked for a few more minutes before Alicia had to go.
" Wait! Leesh before you go I have a question." Massie exclaimed. " Yeah? What is it?" Massie took a deep breath before biting her lip nervously. " Do you and Kristen wanna come to visit me and Claire in New York? Just like a little vacation for all of us. Its been really boring and lonely without all of you here. So what do you say?" The lines were silent. Massie waited. " Um, sure! I would love to! God Mass I miss you too. I was actually hoping you would say that when you called." Kristen screamed excitedly. Massie smiled as she waited for Alicia's reply.
" Mass do you even have to ask? Obviously I would be overjoyed to visit you! I need a break from all of this touring and stuff. I'll call you later with details. Bye! Tell Claire I say Hi! Love you girls! Ciao!" Alicia said as she hung up. Massie and Kristen talked the details for a couple more minutes. " Hey Kris I gotta go, but can you call Dylan and ask her if she wants to come? That would be great. Listen Derrick and Selena are waiting for me so I gotta go. I'll call you later. Love ya! Bye!"
Massie hung up, then made her way to the hall with a huge grin on her face. Derrick and Selena bounced excitedly when they saw Massie. She laughed. " Who is ready to go shopping?!" She asked. They both yelled, " ME! " As they ambled down the elevator, Massie could feel a familiar feeling in her chest. It was the feeling that she had experienced back in Malibu a few months ago. It was the feeling of being loved. And boy did it feel good.
Ok so there was the whole Massie/Derrick/PC fluff! Next chappy will be Claire and Griffin fluff! And possibly some Ellie and Cam fluff! Then the story will sadly come to an end. :( But I don't think I can stretch the plot out much longer. But I will write and epilouge after the last chapter, so that should clear everything up. UGH! I can't believe that summer is almost over! I go back to school next week! Thank god I went back to school shopping ahead of time... anyway enough complaining. Now you know what I want.
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