~I really hate you~

"C'mon! Hurry up! We're going to be late!" Derrick Harrington said, banging his fist on the bedroom door.

"Fine, fine, I'm coming!" Massie Block said, grabbing her purse and yanking the bedroom door open to face an annoyed blonde.

"We're gonna be late." He said. Massie looked at the watch on her wrist. They had an hour more before school starts. Late? She raised her eyebrow.

"I have soccer training," he explained as they climbed down the stairs.

"On the first day of school?"

"Yeah. Tradition. We don't really play, but we reunite."

"Aw, how sweet." She said sarcastically.

He glared at her as he opened the front door and she made her way out before him. She slid into the passenger seat of his BMW and waited for him to start the engine. She put on the earphones of her iPhone and listened to music.

The car ride was silent until Derrick made an unfamiliar turn.

"This isn't the way to school." Massie said.

"It's a shortcut. Danny Robbins, the Tomahawks team captain last year, told me about it." He said.

Massie shrugged. "Whatever."

It grew silent again. Massie was surprised that the silent wasn't awkward. It was even comfortable. She just shrugged it off.

After a few songs, Massie was surprised at how long this 'shortcut' was. She counted how many songs she'd listened to. It usually took her approximately seven songs till she got to school, but she's on her thirteenth song now. She turned off the music and turned to Derrick.

"Are you sure this is a shortcut?"

"Yeah. Danny told me so."

Massie glanced at her watch. They had to be in school by nine minutes if they wanted to be on time. Derrick already missed his first-ever practice as the Tomahawks captain.

Derrick's phone buzzed. Without a second thought, he grabbed it from his pocket.

"Don't text and drive!" Massie said.

"I do this all the time."

"I don't care. It's either you put in back in your pocket or I read the message."

He glared at her before putting his phone back in his pocket.

"Where the hell are we anyway?" she asked looking at her surroundings. She's never been to this part of Westchester before. It was all road and trees and green.

Derrick was silent.

Massie stared at him before realization dawned on her.

"We're lost, aren't we?"

He kept quiet.

"Ohmygawd, Derrick, tell me we're not lost."

"We're not lost."

"Tell me like you mean it."

He kept quiet.

"Great. This is just great. First day of school, and we're lost and—Ohmygawd! I forgot! I'm senior class president! I'm supposed to give a speech during the start of school assembly! I forgot to make one!"

"Look on the bright side," he said, "you won't have to go worry about a speech."

"That is the worst 'look on the bright side' line I have ever heard in my entire life." Massie snapped before her phone vibrated on her lap.

Dylan: where r u? Kristen had 2 give the speech.
Massie: tell her thanks.
Dylan: she said thts wat vice pres are for. Where r u?
Massie: I hve no freakin idea
Dylan: wat? Boys r looking 4 derrick. Said he missed practice.
Massie: thanks to derrick, we're lost.
Dylan: LOST?!

Massie: yeah.

Dylan: wat do u mean lost?

Massie: we hve no idea where we are.

Dylan: cam's calling derrick

"Cam's calling," she said just as his phone started vibrating.

"Derrick?"

"Yeah?"

"What the hell? How in the world do you get lost while driving to school?"

"I followed Danny's shortcut."

"Shortcut?"

"Yeah. The one he told us about during summer."

Cam surprised Derrick by laughing.

"There's nothing hilarious about this!"

"There is. He takes that shortcut to go to Putnam County to see his girlfriend, you idiot."

"PUTNAM COUNTY?" he yelled into the phone, slamming the brakes, sending Massie forward. Thankfully, she was wearing her seatbelt and she stopped the fall with her hands.

"Yes. You are now heading to Putnam County."

"What the hell? I've never been there!"

"Well, too bad for you. You're going there now."

"Shit."

"Don't worry D. I'll cover for you and Dylan can cover for Mass."

"That doesn't help me!"

"I can't really help you now, can I? I've never been to Putnam either."

"Damn."

"Bye, D."

"CAM!"

But Cam already hung up. Derrick looked at Massie; she looked really pissed. Like a volcano about to erupt.

"Putnam. County?" she asked with narrowed eyes. He slowly nodded. Massie closed her eyes and took deep yoga breaths. "As much as I would like to yell at you 'til your ears bleed, I won't because I need to save my voice so that I can tell everyone how much of a fucking idiot you are."

"I know."

"And if your ears bleed, you won't hear me say I hate you."

"I figured you would."

"Good."

"Now what do we do?"

"Turn around and go back the way we got here."

"Yeah, about that, I don't remember how we got here. I kind of just took random turns."

"I really, really, really hate you."

~O~

"Derrick, I'm hungry." Massie said, looking out her window. She spotted a diner. "STOP THE CAR!"

Derrick, surprised by Massie's outburst, slammed his foot on the break. "What?!"

"Look! It's a diner!"

"Oh."

"Come on. I'm starving. I didn't eat breakfast!" Massie said while going out of the car. Derrick followed after turning the engine off.

"How do you know if it's even safe?" he asked.

"Right now, I don't really care. As long as I can eat something."

"You're the first girl who ever admitted to being hungry in front of me."

"That's because I'm starving and desperate for food. And, you should get used to it since we live together and you will see me eat," she said opening the door to hear the bells ring. She walked towards a booth and slid on a seat, Derrick sitting in front of her.

"Hello, my name is Lisa and here are some menus." A girl about their age said, smiling at Derrick as she gave him a menu and subtly giving Massie a once-over.

"I'll have some fries, two slices of pepperoni pizza and a Coke." Massie said, giving her smile just a little bit of venom.

"And you?" Lisa said, smiling at Derrick again and batting her eyelashes just a little bit.

"Same." He said and Lisa left to get their orders.

"Ugh. She was totally hitting on you." Massie said.

"I know."

"I don't see why."

"Don't be such a hypocrite. You're the one who married me, remember?"

"Shut up! We were drunk and it was an accident!"

"Sure."

"I'm not talking to you anymore."

"You will. I mean, who can resist?"

Massie was about to retort when Lisa came back with their orders. She smiled at Derrick as she put his plate in front of him and gave a little glare at Massie. Her stomach grumbled and she put a fry in her mouth. Pretty soon, the were done and Derrick was calling Lisa over to ask about ice cream.

"Yes?" she smiled.

"Do you have ice cream here?" he asked.

"Of course."

"Okay, well, I'll have a chocolate sundae and," he turned to Massie, "Honey, what will you have?" he asked.

Massie gave a little smirk at how the waitress's eyes grew wider at the word.

"Strawberry."

"Coming right up," she said before walking away.

"Don't ever call me 'honey.'"

"Don't pretend you didn't like it."

"I'm still mad at you for getting us lost."

"At least you're talking to me now. I told you, you can't resist me."

Massie rolled her eyes and waited for her ice cream. After about two minutes it came and she saw Derrick's eyes sparkle. Despite of herself, she smiled at how something as simple as ice cream can make him happy.

"Why are you smiling?"

"Nothing."

There ya go! Chapter three of the wonderful adventures of Massie and Derrick! Woohoo!

When we got lost in this village my dad took random turns…he said that the roads all lead to an exit…eventually, we got out…but it was still weird.

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