A/N: Thanks so much for (like 1) more reviews! *hehe*. Also, a special thanks to nevereverforever. You made me laugh, and helped me get another idea for the story!
Thanks a bunch of roses!
Claire watched the progress the police men made moving Massie's body into the ambulence. She didn't know how these things went, but she knew that Massie would be back to be buried. Tears wrenched her eye's, but Claire wouldn't let them loose. She'd cried enough.
Gawd, what the hell! You can never cry to much, not at a time like this! You are a true bitch.
Claire nodded at her thoughts, a tidal wave of tears hitting her. She sobbed. She cried a sorry to Massie, a sorry to her family, and a sorry to herself.
Claire knew what she had to do to fix this.
Derrick walked along the empty halls of the Block estate, hearing cries where ever he went. He walked up to Kendra and William's bedroom, and knocked on the double doors.
"Mr. and Mrs. Block? Thank you for your hospitality, but I must go home." Derrick said through the door. He didn't wait for a reply as he turned on his heels and headed for the front door.
"Derrick? Where are you going?" Derrick froze at the familiar voice, and tensed up.
"Home." He replied icly, not turning around to see the face.
"Would you mind driving me home?" Alicia asked, wrapping her arms around Derrick's waist and kissing his neck.
"Aren't your parents here?" He asked, taking a step away from her. She just followed and hugged him closer.
"Yes, but I'd rather ride with you." She giggled.
"No." He said, pulling away from her and spinning around to look into her eyes.
"Why not? Please Derrykins?" Alicia begged, putting her arms around his neck. She pulled her body close to his, making sure her boobs were mashed up real close to his chest.
"No." Derrick clenched his teeth, and angrily pulled her arms down from his neck, not bother to be careful. His grip tighted on her upper arm, cause Alicia to yelp in pain.
"Ow! Derrick, I thought you loved me!" Alicia shouted at him, managing to not cause a scene. That was not what this house needed today.
"No. I never loved you, and I never will. So leave me alone!" Derrick said through his teeth, letting go of Alicia's arm and storming out the door. Alicia felt the tears sting her eye's but didn't let them escape. Her little act had worked out perfectly. She nodded as she rubbed her red arm and checked that of her list.
Because to be honest, she could've said the same thing to him.
Cam left the spa twenty minutes later, spending as much time away from the main house as he could stand. But he felt like he needed to be there. As he walked away from the spa, he noticed Josh still sitting in the summer night.
"Josh?" He whispered, walked closer to the figure.
"Hey." Josh whispered back, staring up at the stars through the leaves. Cam sat next to him, looking at the night sky silently.
"She didn't love me." Josh said, breaking the quiet air.
"Oh." Cam replied, looking at Josh's face. He looked emotionless, almost calm. It was heart wrencthing to watch.
"Well, at least not as much as she loved Derrick." Josh said, pulling out a few strands of grass.
"Oh." Cam said again. He thought this over while Josh pulled out the earth. "Well, did you ever, truly love her? Or was it an infatuation? Like, you weren't over Alicia, so Massie filled the spot." Cam trailed off after mentioning Massie's name. Josh looked at him, in a creepy, thoughtful way. Cam wanted to get up and run, but he knew he had to be here for his friend now when he never had been.
"I thought about that. And so did... Massie. That's what she thought it was for me. Like, Massie was just my filler for Alicia. And that's what it was for her, with Derrick. And maybe it was, just us filling in for the people we really loved. But, still, all that time I spent with her, head over heels..." Josh sighed, looking at the sky again. The stars twinkled down at him. He fought back a sob, and looked into Cam's eyes making up his mind.
"But I'm going to move on. Massie said to do it. And she said she wanted me to. So I will." Josh declared, standing up and pulling Cam with him. He slapped his old friend on the shoulder, then walked into the main house, leaving Cam speachless.
"Come on. Let's go home." Kristen said, pulling Dylan out the door. They'd finished watching the police men take Massie away, and they were ready to go.
"Okay." Dylan said pulling out her car keys, holding Kristen's hands as they walked slowly through the humid air.
"Kris, Dyl, wait up!" Claire called out, running toward the girls. They stopped and turned around, both holding annoyed looks apon their faces.
"Yeah?" Dylan asked, arching an eyebrow. She knew she shouldn't be mad at Claire at this time, but she couldn't help it. This girl helped her best friends death.
"I just wanted to say I'm... I'm sorry. For everything. For Massie, for you guys, for everything." Claire said, holding her breath.
"We're sorry to Claire. But that doesn't change things. We can't fully forgive you now. Just give us some time and space, 'kay?" Kristen said, taking over before Dylan could get a breath. She didn't have to be her best friend to imagine what that red head might've said to Claire.
"Yeah. I really am sorry. Thanks." Claire said, walking backwards, then turning around and walking to the guest house.
"I wounder what that was all about." Dylan said, watching Clarie with spectical eye's.
"Massie." Kristen explained, managing Massie's name without crying. Dylan nodded in agreement, then hugged Kristen close as they made their way to the car.
William shut the door behind him, making sure no one was outside their door, or even their hallway.
"So let's talk this over," He said, turning to Kendra, "You either want to fix this and live happily as husband and wife, never ever cheating on each other, or get a divorce because we can't?" Kendra nodded, blowing her nose in her Klenex.
"What do you want?" William asked.
"Well, I've put a lot of thought into it. I want to be together for Massie, and becuase I still love you, but I don't know." Kendra trailed off.
"Well if you love me and I love you, why can't we stay together?" William asked.
"Becuase sometimes love isn't enough." Kendra said, looking iout the window at the early dawn.
"Yes it is! If we love each other, we can make this work!" William said, feeling guilty at his own words. He knew he probably wouldn't be able to make it work, no matter how hard he tried.
"William, do you love me, or are you in love with me?" Kendra asked, looking deeply into William's eyes, waiting for him to answer.
UGHHHH!!! I am not happy with this chapter. Well, like, I am, but not fully satisfied. It was running really smoothly, then I hit a writers block, and I could NOT get around it. GRRRRR.
Oh wellll. Give me your thought's for this chapter, and I'll see what I can do for the next one, although I do have ideas.
With love, tulips and sunshine,
xoxo, join. me. in. the. thunder
