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In le note off thepile on the floorJessa watched with a satisfied grin as I got further into the spirit and added his favorite CD to the top of the heap and then another A few ehis things litteringat the pitiful pile of bad memories, I realized that I desperately wanted to set fire to itBut, obviously, that would be crazyAnd probably against some sort of city ordinancePlus, it would also burnon a pair of boots and sto wine After the very last cd had been adequately s from the effort, I finally turned to Jessa

"Okay, now I’htly out of breath from the exertion and still almost naked…except for my boots, of course

She stared at hterI couldn’t help but giggle too, as I iined what I must look like…face flushed and half-naked and insane

"Go where?"she gasped as she laughed

"To Derek’s house, of course,"I answered s off"

I stared pointedly at the broken pile of his belongings and then cracked up again in a high-pitched giggle that bordered on hystericalI should feel guilty for ruining his things, but I SO didn’tIt almost seemed like Poetic Justice since he had broken ot thereIn the ht be tempted to slash his tires

I quickly pulled on my MAN EATER shirt and we piled into Jessa’s little blue Volkswagen bug because she didn’t think I was up to driving, even the short distance to Derek’s houseShe was probably rightTwo minutes and three streets later, we pulled up onto his driveway, right behind his little black Ford Ranger with the dent in the fender

He was ho a tire iron out of Jessa’s trunk and give it a But I resisted, using an extraordinary amount of self-restraint

We climbed out and I reached into the backseat to pull out the trash bag filled with his broken belongings as Jess watchedto do with it?"she asked curiously, her light blue eyes developing a sadistic gleaht to the bed of his truck, e tu onto his bed liner like the trash that it was My battered black bra settled to a rest on the top of the pile, a garish re it, I looped it around his antenna, letting it hang as a liine his riainAnd then I reer, I tossed it in as well, listening to thethe truck bedIt tuht

And then his front door creaked openI froze in panic as he stepped onto the porch, bare-chested and in a pair of running shorts It hadn’t occurred to ht actually cohtly from the porch and walked towards us, his handso as he approached, his blonde hair wet from a shower He smelled so clean and masculineI steeled er lad you cahed as he reached for ain"

I side-stepped out of his reach and glared at hiain

Did he seriously think I was such a pathetic push-over?That he could huet about it?That his little frownie-face on his ‘please talk to me’ text yesterday had worked?Not hardly Not even close

"I had soestured toward the back of his truckHe circled the fender and peered inside

"What the…"his astonished gaze flew tosurprisedI was nor personI wasn’t accustoh, it was pretty satisfyingI stared directly into his green eyes

"See you around,"Iinto the front seat of Jessa’s car

She quickly started the engine and backed out of the driveway before Derek could say another wordAs we pulled away, he stared after us dejectedlyI desperately pushed down the guilty feelingsHe deserved nothing less than thisHe had brokenit with one of Tara Wilson’s tacky stiletto heels

As we pulled back up to the curb in front of my house, Jess turned to me

"Do you want me to come in?"

Her voice was doubtful because she kneell She knew that after the huge rush of revenge, I was going to crash down hard and would want to ht

I shookto suffer in silence tonight"I looked at my drivehere my mom’s shiny silver car was now parked"And I won’t be alone, so you don’t have to worry Thank you for coave her was starting to get a little wateryUh-ohI needed to I reached for the door handle

"Okay,"she reached over to hug et, Mace… this is his problem, not yours You’re perfect and he’s an idiotCallwithout a backward glance toward htly lit house

I’d barely stepped in the back door, though, beforein silence My chatteryof the word

"Macy, is that you?"she shouted from the kitchen

"Yes,"I called as I kicked my shoes off inside the door