Well here's another chapter! I'm telling all of you now that there will be drama included and there will be soon to be more drama in the upcoming chapters. Thanks to all those who have reviewed and to those who haven't ditched my stories yet. Oh and thanks tofor giving me an idea that will be included in a future chapter. Hope you like this chapter as much as you love your favorite celebrity crush...(coughs)...Robert Pattinson...Taylor Lautner...Zac Efron...etc... Enjoy!
Once Massie arrived in her apartment, she went to her bedroom to change into some comfortable clothes besides her work clothes. She took out a pair of PINK sweatpants and her old Yale sweatshirt to wear for the night. As she started to unpack some her moving boxes for about 1 hour, she suddenly heard a knock at the door.
Massie looked over at the clock and it was only 6:00 and Alicia wasn't coming until another hour or so.
"Leesh, I didn't know you were coming early." Said Massie as she opened the door and looked into a familiar brown-eyed person that was not Alicia's.
"Derrick?" said Massie as she looked shocked at what Derrick had in his hands.
"Hey, Massie, you forgot this at your desk and you know, you can never trust anyone anymore." Said derrick as he handed Massie her Louis Vuitton planner.
Massie? Why happened to "Ms. Block, we have to be professional", thought Massie.
"Oh thanks, Derrick." Said Massie as she grabbed the planner out of his hand and began to blush.
"So how do you like your new apartment?" said Derrick as he leaned against the door while flashing his signature smirk at Massie.
If he wasn't my boss and ex-crush, right now, I would want to jump him and have my way with him. He still does look very hot. The way his muscles show through his shirt as he leans against the door or the time I walked in on him at the office…his toned body. Massie! Get your head back in the professional way. You can't think of your boss like that.
"It's great I guess and I really do appreciate you paying for the rent. It makes me feel like a princess." said Massie as she ran her hands through her hair.
"Massie, you know that you will always be a princess. Besides, doesn't the guys you date treat you like a princess?" said derrick curiously towards Massie.
"Not all of them or should I say most of them treated me like a princess. Some even wanted to control my life." Said Massie as she thought about her ex.
"Massie, to me, you will always be a princess. You deserve to be treated like a princess. As a friend, I want you to find the right prince charming and have your happily ever after just like any other girl wants."
"Thanks Derrick, I guess for the advice." said Massie as she looked at him.
"Yeah no problem, but-" Derrick was soon interrupted by his cell phone ringing.
"Hello" said Derrick as he answered his phone. Derrick smirked at the ground once he found out who it was but once he remembered that he was standing in front of Massie, his smirk soon became a frown. "Yeah I'll be right there, I was just turning something back to a friend. Jessica, I promise I will see you later tonight. Yep I can't wait either. Bye."
Massie stood there awkwardly as Derrick talked to another girl on the phone. Massie felt a hard pain in throat and she felt like crying in her room that was caused by this man who was standing right in front of her while calling a possibly girlfriend or even hook up for the night.
Massie saw that Derrick had a sad expression on his face.
"Well Mass, I have to go. I will see you tomorrow at my office and with my Starbucks coffee that will be on my desk instead of my shirt." chuckled Derrick.
"Yeah I will see you tomorrow with your coffee and on time." Massie squeaked out from her sore throat.
"Oh and also have a great time tonight with Alicia." said Derrick as began to walk away.
"Yeah thanks again for my planner and have a great night, boss." said Massie as she closed the door behind her.
"Well wasn't that awkward." said Massie aloud to herself. "Massie, don't cry over him, he's just a cocky player who is going to break your heart again. I mean he did it once and chose Dylan over you. Massie Block, you are one stupid girl that always finds the wrong boy-"
"Massie, who are you talking to?" chuckled Alicia as she opened the apartment door while carrying a bag of junk food and a present with a large purple bow on top of it.
Massie blushed. "Ohhh no one, I was just talking to myself, you know; the usual."
"Well I'm not sure if it was about Derrick Sexy Harrington but I just saw him walking out of the building doors when I was on my way up. He was offering me to help but I told him that I could handle It." said Alicia as she smirked at Massie.
"What?" said Massie as she grabbed the bag of junk food out of Alicia's hands then off toward the kitchen
"I don't know. It's just kind of weird to see Derrick leave your apartment. Why was he at your apartment anyways? Was he trying to get laid by you already?" said Alicia as she chuckled at how red Massie's face was. Alicia continued to laugh some more. "So he did get laid!"
"No we didn't do anything! He just came to return my planner because I left it on my desk." Said Massie as she looked down at the kitchen counter. "Then his phone rang and I think it was once of his sluts or booty calls but then he said something about meeting him somewhere and he made an excuse right in front of me to leave right away. It was so awkward and you have no idea how I feel about it…about this whole stupid relationship."
"WOW! I missed a lot! I knew I should have came an hour earlier" said Alicia as she took out two Fiji waters.
"So what should we watch tonight? Gossip girl series? Breakfast at Tiffany's? Pretty in pink? Pretty Women?" said Massie as she began to look through her movie piles.
"I say we watch Pretty Women. I mean come on; it's an all time classic that every girl watches!"
Massie Chuckled. "Yeah I guess you're right." Massie and Alicia began to watch the movie and eat their junk food that was full of red vines, ice cream, red bulls, and chips.
"I love how Edward in the movie helps out this prostitute through her life like he's trying to help her make a better choice for her future. He actually does care about her and in the end; he realizes that he needs her in his life. It's so cute to imagine something like that." said Alicia as she began to look at a Vogue Magazine.
"Yeah I know what you mean. I mean he spoils her because he feels like she's a….princess." said Massie as she thought about what Derrick said to her earlier about being a princess and that she will find her prince charming soon.
"Yeah I wish I can be treated like a princess. I would love to have my guy to basically drop everything for me and just care for me or even have time for me."
"Doesn't Cole treat you like princess?" said Massie curiously to Alicia.
"Yeah but we came for a vacation and to start preparing for our wedding but I'm not sure if I feel the sparks anymore between us. Yeah I do love him but I don't think it's the right love, I feel like he cares more about his modeling career than me. I mean yeah he's a great kisser and also in bed but he's just been distance lately. I mean I'm not sure if he's cheating but he came back to our apartment late last night." said Alicia as she through the Vogue Magazine on the couch that was behind them. "I don't know what to do anymore."
"Well if you still love him and want to spend the rest of your life with him, then marry him. If you don't love him, tell him now before it gets too late and in the end, you will regret it."
"Yeah your right Massie, I guess I should just think about it. But you see I wasn't sure on-"but a knock at the door caused Alicia to stop and Massie to jump. Both Massie and Alicia looked at each other strangely. As Massie opened the door, she suddenly felt broken at what she saw in front of her.
"Claire? What happened?" said Massie as she pulled Claire into a hug. Claire had her mascara running from crying, wearing her pajamas, and had a suitcase.
"Cam" was all that Claire squeaked before sobbing on the ground with Massie and Alicia looking at each other with shock.
Cam and Claire's Apartment
New York, New York
8:30 p.m.
As Claire started to make dinner, she thought about her marriage with Cam. She didn't feel as happy as before but now she feels like their living in their own worlds; keeping secrets from each other.
"Crap!" said Claire as she dropped some spaghetti sauce on her work clothes. Once Claire changed her clothes into PINK sweatpants, an old rock t-shirt, and some chestnut colored Ugg boots. She then went back to the kitchen to make the salad. Claire looked at the time and saw that Cam was going to come through the door at any moment now.
Just on time, thought Claire once she heard the door open.
"Hey, Claire." said Cam as he walked into the kitchen and gave Claire a kiss. Cam continued to kiss Claire but noticed that the kiss felt distant.
"Claire, what's wrong?" said Cam as he looked into Claire's blue eyes searching for any worry that makes her seem depressed.
"Nothing. I'm just tired and it's been a long day." Claire then walked to the kitchen table and sat in the chair. Cam followed her and sat in the opposite chair from Claire. Dinner went by silent and some small talk.
"Want to watch a movie with me?" said Cam as he grabbed Claire's hand and held her right in front of him.
"Ummm, I'm not sure; I still have work to finish up on." Claire then began to untangle cam's hands for her.
"Claire, just take a break, come hang out with me for awhile. Just relax, if you want I'll massage your back." said Cam as he pulled Claire back to him. Claire looked into cam's blue eye then to the green one. Cam knew that he won Claire into hanging out with him through the evening.
"Fine, we can watch a movie."
Cam grabbed Claire's hand and brought her to the couch while he went to their movie case to find a movie.
"Cam, what if we just talk instead of watch a movie tonight?" said Claire as she bit her lip. " I mean, it's just that, we haven't talked in a real long time."
Cam smiled. "Yeah sure, we can do that." Cam walked over to the couch that Claire was sitting on and joined her.
"So what did you want to talk about Claire?" said Cam as he put Claire's foot on his lap.
"I don't know. It's just that we haven't been spending time at all together. How's work?"said Claire as she shifted her body in the couch.
"Work's been good but stressful. But the main point that Josh and I hired Massie because we wanted to set her and Derrick up again but we also chose her because she had great requirements. Derrick has been talking to me lately how he's stressed and lately he's been telling me that it was a good thing to hire Massie. I guess he said something about missing her and he wants to try to have another chance with her but it's not professional."
"Yeah but wouldn't you call all his secretary hook-ups unprofessional? I mean come on, Derrick thinks he's the hottest guy that can play with girls hearts, hook up with them, and then just leave them. I don't want my best friend with a guy like that. In fact, I don't even want him to come near her. Massie doesn't need a cocky jerk to just waltz in her life, break her heart, and basically throw her away like a old rag doll." said Claire as she sat up.
"Claire, Derrick can always change and I have seen the way he looks at Massie." said Cam as he put his hand through his hair.
"Yeah see's her for a piece of meat to use then throw away."
"Claire, why are we even arguing about Massie and Derrick who are not even together. Were just making ourselves stressed because we both know that we don't want to lose both of our friends and I guess we both have different perspectives about them considering the fact that you hate Derrick who is my best friend since Elementary school."
"Oh so basically, you're telling me that you would choose Derrick over me?" said Claire as she got up from the couch with her hands on her hips.
"No I didn't say that. Claire, you know I would choose you but the way you've been distance from me lately wants me to choose Derrick." said Cam as he walked into the bedroom ignore Claire.
"What? I've been the one ignoring you when you have been the one keeping secrets from me?" said Claire as she followed Cam into the room. Cam was sitting on the bed staring Claire who was now mad.
"Claire, I don't know why you say I'm hiding secrets from you when I'm really not. Gosh Claire this is why were always arguing and it gets ridiculous." said Cam as he pinched his nose.
"Okay so if it's ridiculous then who would you chose over me, me or Nikki?" said Claire as she stared right at Cam with her arms folded across her chest.
Cam looked right into Claire's eyes that were now watery. "Claire, what are you talking about?"
"Cam, just tell me the truth."
"Claire, I would choose you over Nikki. Nikki means nothing to me. Besides I don't know why you would bring her up in this conversation." said Cam quietly.
"Cam, you are such a liar for a husband. What makes you think I'm stupid? I saw your phone light up the other night; I checked it and guess who it was….Nikki Dalton. Yeah that's who…that slut who wanted to put her hands on my husband and guess what she already did." said Claire. Claire walked to the closet and began to pack some clothes.
"Claire, I don't know what you want me to say?" said Cam as he looked at Claire with sadness in his eyes.
"So have you been having an affair or what? Why did she text and use the name "baby" toward you? Tell me the whole truth Cam." Said Claire as she sat on her luggage and waited for cam to speak. Cam was still sitting on the bed with his hands on his lap.
"Okay fine well here's the whole truth. When I went to California for that business trip Derrick wanted me to go on, there was a party. I drank too much and I don't remember what happened but I was talking to some girl and she was forcing herself on me and trying to get my attention but I told her I was married. I remember telling her that then the next morning…" Cam paused and looked at Claire who was in tears. "I had a major headache that felt like a cannon went through my head, my clothes were on the ground, and the woman who was following me last night was next to me in the bed."
"And what was the girl's name?" said Claire who was crying and couldn't look at cam's eyes of betrayal.
"I don't know. I ignored her. As I said, I don't remember anything about her."
"So why is Nikki texting you?"
"Well at my parent's friend's wedding that I attended awhile back, my parent's saw Nikki's parents and they invited them to come sit with my family at the wedding. So at the wedding, I guess you can say they gave to much champagne to everyone and I remember Nikki saying she couldn't find her key to her house and I told her that she could sleep on the couch in my hotel room. Then I remember that we drank a couple more drinks at the hotel bar and the next thing you know…..we…." said Cam as he starred down at his hands.
Claire looked at Cam with tears in her eyes. She was shocked that she was speechless and frozen in place on her bed.
"Claire?" said Cam as he looked up at his wife who looked at him in shock. "Can you say anything?"
"Cam….there's nothing I can say. What do you want me to say?" whispered Claire as she struggled to speak.
"Claire, I don't know but just know that I don't remember any of the nights and I was drinking." Said Cam as he tried to scoot closer to Claire. Claire now stood up so that she now looking down at Cam.
"Cam, right now, I just need some space. Right now, I feel disgusted with you and myself. I can't look at you as the same man that I married and love anymore. How could you do this? Cam, all I ever wanted was for you to love me and someday have our children together. I wanted us to become so in love that we won't care what others think of us. The first months of our marriage, I thought it was unbelievable but all of sudden….we just became distance and edgy. You know our marriage was the greatest when we actually had time for each other. Maybe it was Derrick who changed you or something. " cried Claire as she wiped her tears from her swollen eyes.
"Claire, Derrick has nothing to do with me. This is about you and me. I love you and right now, I know you hate me but I know that you will love me no matter what. If you want me to leave for awhile, then just tell me." said Cam as he stood right in front of Claire. Cam's phone then rang and flashed.
"Leave it. It's probably no one special."
Cam's phone rang again. Cam stared at Claire who now packing up her clothes into her luggage.
"Claire, can we just talk about this." said Cam as he tugged at his hair.
"Cam, I think it's for the better that we just have some space. I will be the one leaving not you. Besides I'm sure Derrick would love to have his old friend back."
Claire then picked up her luggage and started to walk toward the front door. But as soon as she picked her purse, she saw Cam's phone flash. Claire picked up Cam's phone and saw the most shocking text message that she never wanted to see.
"Claire, what is it?" said Cam as he stood by the front door while pinching his nose.
Claire then walked over to Cam, dropped his phone in his hand, and slapped him across the face.
"Don't ever try to talk to me or see me. Cam, you know that I will always love you but right now I will never forgive no matter what. I hope you and Nikki will enjoy your perfect life together." cried Claire as she slammed the door.
Cam looked down at his phone and had a shocked expression to see what caused his wife to slap him and leave.
"Man, I'm so stupid to just go see Massie" said Derrick to himself as he was driving back to his apartment. "Why does she all of sudden just come back into my life? But she did look very very hot in her work outfit today. The way her toned boy fit perfectly into her blouse and skirt, her long brown hair cascading down her back, and the way her long legs showed in her sex shoes of what girls call stilettos. Derrick, stop before you go crazy in love with her." Derrick parked his car into his regular parking spot in his penthouse garage. He put his head on the steering wheel and thought about what he was going to do about Massie.
Derrick heavily breathed through his nose and tried to clear his mind from Massie. He thought about Josh's graduation party and what happened that night with Massie. He pulled his air frustratingly until he heard a knock on his window. He saw the person outside his car and smiled right away.
"I'm glad you're here. I really need you, right now." said Derrick as he leaned down and kissed the girl hard on the mouth.
"Derrick, I know you will always want me. That's why I've been waiting here for you to get back. I've missed you. Seeing you today in the firm, made me want to jump you in front of all the girls who had secret crushes on you and mark you as mine." said Jessica between kisses. She pushed Derrick toward his car, so that his back was against it.
"Jess, you know we can't do this. This is very unprofessional." said Derrick as he pulled Jessica's arms from his neck.
"Derry, that's not what you said a couple of weeks ago. Besides, who's stopping you? Your hot and every girl wants you but you and I know that your only mine." said Jessica as she tugged Derrick's hand toward the door of the penthouse building. "Come on, I actually have to talk to you about work."
Derrick chuckled. "This isn't about work is it?"
"Nope. It's exactly my point." said Jessica as she pushed the elevator button that led to Derrick's penthouse.
Once the elevator doors opened, Derrick was making out with Jessica that he didn't realize that he was carrying her towards his penthouse.
"Derrick, you may be a player and sleep with any girl that you want but you know that I'm the best out of all." said Jessica as she began to kiss Derrick's neck. Derrick began to dig in his pants pocket trying to find his keys.
Massie actually can top you and all those other girls, thought Derrick.
Once Derrick opened his door, he wasn't thrilled to see what was in front of him. He saw his best friend slouched on his couch with his swollen blue and green eye looking at him with sadness and shock.
"She's pregnant." Said Cam as he looked at Derrick.
Derrick looked at Cam confusedly. "Dude, you should be happy. You should be happy for you and Claire. You're going to be a dad just like you always wanted."
Cam looked at the ground. "Nikki."
Derrick looked at Cam and saw that Cam's phone was now in his hands. Derrick looked down at the text message that was staring right in front of him.
Cam, I think I might be pregnant….with your baby. Please call me when u get this message. We have a lot 2 discuss. _Nikki Dalton
"Derrick, come on." whined Jessica as she began to tug Derrick's hands towards the bedroom.
"Jessica, not right now. I have to go help my friend. I owe him for helping me in the past. I think its best if you leave." said Derrick as he pushed Jessica toward the door.
"You will regret this, Derrick Harrington, because know one rejects me for their best friend." said Jessica as she slammed the door and walked out of Derrick's penthouse.
Derrick walked backed over to Cam and gave him his phone back.
"So do you want to talk about it?"said Derrick as he looked at his friend who looked miserable with bags under his eyes.
"Derrick, like you said before about your past, I think I will tell you when I'm ready." said Cam as he stood up and made his way towards Derrick's guest room.
Derrick sat in the same spot for awhile before getting up and going to take a shower. After he was done taking his shower and getting ready for bed, he couldn't help but notice that he could hear Cam crying from outside the guest room.
I guess him and Claire are done…..for now. I wonder how Claire is taking it?
Derrick then climbed into his soft bed thinking about Cam and Claire's relationship.
What if that was mine and Massie's relationship? Did I make the right choice in high school to not be with her?
As soon as Derrick closed his eyes, he couldn't help but think of Massie as he began dreaming about her.
So what do you think? Should I have Claire and Cam split up or should I have Nikki have Cam's baby? Should Alicia be with Josh? In the upcoming chapters, I will explain more about the graduation night and Derrick's past. If this is too much drama, trust me this is not the end of it yet. (chuckles) Give me any ideas of what you think should happen. Oh and sorry for any mistakes of punctuation and grammer...so please Review! :) I love to hear your thoughts and comments.
Love and Rockets,
Chrystal