Disclaimer: Please don't sue me! I don't own 'the OC' or any of it's characters, but I sure wish I owned Benjamin McKenzie…..

This is my first OC fanfic. I know the beginning isn't that well written, but don't worry, it'll get better. Please R&R!

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Chapter One: The People Left Out

Ryan went to Marissa's house to pick her up for their date. He rang the doorbell and Oliver opened the door.

"What are you doing here?" Ryan asked.

"Who's at the door, honey?" Marissa's voice came from behind him Oliver.

"Just some guy," Oliver replied.

"I'm not going to wait forever to make out with you. Hurry up or I'll go over to Ryan's."

Once Ryan heard this, he ran over to the range rover and drove back to the Cohen's. "I can't believe that Marissa would do this to me." He opened the door and started playing on the Playstaion2. He needed to get his mind off of what he saw…

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"I can't believe that Seth's on a date with Anna and to make matters worse Coop's on a date with Chino. Maybe I could just pop in. I really need to talk to someone about the whole Seth 'thing' ," Summer thought. Summer got into her car and headed to Seth's…

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Summer knocked on the front door.

"It's open!" Ryan said.

Summer followed where Ryan's voice came from and saw him playing video games.

"Can I talk to you for a second?"

"Yeah sure." Ryan turned the PS2 off because he knew that in 'Summer time' a second meant an hour.

"So how was your day?"

"Summer, is this what you really came here to talk about?"

"Okay. I'll get to the point. Did Seth like me?"

"Yeah. He was crazy about you. You were all he ever talked about when I first came to Newport."

"Then why is he on a date with Anna?"

"I guess Anna got to him first."

"Oh."

Ryan could see that tears were welling up in Summer's eyes.

"Do you want to watch TV?"

"Yeah, sure."

Ryan and Summer walked over to the living room and sat on the couch. They sat in silence watching 'One Tree Hill' but Summer couldn't handle the silence.

"Wait a second. Aren't you supposed to be on a date with Coop?"

"She's on a date with someone else."

"What do you mean?"

"I went to her house to pick her up and she was making out with Oliver."

"What! I can't believe that Coop would do that!"

"Believe me, I couldn't believe it either."

After a while talking about Seth, Anna, and Marissa, Ryan and Summer discussed other things.

"What was life in Chino like?" Summer asked.

"Well let's say it was the total opposite of your childhood."

"It was that nice?"

"What are you talking about?"

"My childhood isn't all it's cracked up to be. My parents fought all the time, my mom was drunk, my dad was always on business trips and the only real friend I had was Marissa. Now that I've filled you in, it's your turn to spill."

"Okay. My dad was in jail, my mom was always on drugs, my brother beat the crap out of me every time he had the chance and I didn't know if I could walk down my block without getting shot."

"Oh."

"I have another question, Ryan. Am I the only one that feels left out? I mean Seth has Anna and Marissa has that Oliver kid, but who do I have?"

"You have me…"

"Thanks."

Summer kissed Ryan on the cheek. They continued watching 'One Tree Hill' and fell asleep on the couch.