Prologue
Marissa Cooper is 17 and lives in New York. Her Parents Jimmy and Julie Cooper are very successful and rich. Marissa has a boyfriend Ryan Cohen who's 17 and a best friend Summer Roberts who is also 17. Summer is together with Seth Cohen,17. Summer lives in New York with her father who is successful and rich. Seth and Ryan are brothers, but Ryan was adopted by Sandy and Kirsten Cohen when he was a few months old. The Cohen family also live in New York and are also successful and rich. Four months ago Sandy found out that Ryan has an older brother Trey who is 21 and who has just gotten out from jail. Sandy took him under his wings so Ryan could get to know his brother. And they seemed to get along fine, but sometimes Ryan would be suspicious and even jealous of him because he spent a lot of time with Marissa.
Work makes Sandy and his family move to Newport, Orange County and this is not taken well by Marissa Ryan, Summer and Seth, but they have no choice.
A few months later Jimmy and Julie decides they want to move to Newport too because of business reasons (and because Julie heard it was a place for rich people.)
After pleading with her dad, Summer manages to talk him into moving to Orange County too so she can be with Marissa and Seth.
Alex Kelly is 18 and lives in Newport, Orange County. Her parents are (big surprise) successful and rich and in Alex' opinion 'snobby, emotionless bitches.'
Her best friend, and ex girlfriend, Jodie (18) thinks the same. Alex' parents freaked out when they found out Alex had an interest in girls as well as boys and tried to ignore it and even deny it by setting her up with boys etc. Alex got sick of her parents and tried to emancipate herself from them when she was 17, but they refused and, thinking she just wanted to be more independent (because they were perfect parents,) bought her a club, The Bait Shop.
Chapter 1
The Bait Shop
"I've had enough of this," Ryan hissed angrily.
"Enough of what? Nothing is going on with me and Trey and nothing have happened or will happen either," Marissa shot back. She was getting tired of the constant fighting with Ryan who clearly didn't trust her.
"Oh yeah? That's not what I heard Trey say."
"What did he say?" Marissa asked warily and agitated.
"That you two have been making out."
"And you believe him?" Marissa asked feeling anger towards Trey for lying and Ryan for being a stupid jerk.
"How would you feel if I kissed someone else?"
"I don't know," Marissa answered truthfully. How would she feel? Angry? Relieved? Probably a little bit of both.
Ryan grabbed a blonde girl who were about to pass them and kissed her. Marissa looked stunned when Ryan pulled away from the girl. Looking at the complete stranger she noticed she too looked stunned. Marissa felt tears well up in her eyes, but she didn't quite know why. Maybe it was Ryan's complete ignorance and the fact that he didn't trust her after being together for almost a year or that he humiliated and hurt her in a club with lots of people, and by kissing a complete stranger as if it was nothing? She didn't know and she didn't really care. She ran out of the club and to her car. As far as she was concerned Ryan could go to hell.
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Marissa stayed in bed for almost two days until Summer called her and told her to get her ass out of bed and meet her at The Bait Shop. She had only agreed to go after a promise of rage blackout if she didn't show.
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She walked into the club, for once on time. Summer of course would be 'fashionably late' and Marissa headed straight for the bar in hope of getting a drink. When she found an empty chair she noticed the blonde Ryan had kissed was serving a customer. She was beautiful. Marissa couldn't help but study her face. She looked at the blonde's lips that seemed to hide a playful smile and she just knew that the girl's smile would be amazing. The girl licked her lips to wet them and Marissa unconsciously did the same. She looked further up and locked eyes with shining blue orbs. Or green. Or a mixture, she wasn't sure, but they were nevertheless mesmerizing. It was like you could see right through them to all the emotions and she could do the same to you, making it impossible to look away unless she wanted to.
The blonde's lips curved into a smile as she walked over to the blonde who was looking intensely at her. "What can I get you?" she asked politely.
"Vodka and coke please."
"Do you have ID?"
"Come on…please?"
"Sorry."
"Fine. Just coke, but I only want half a glass."
The blonde did as she was told. She had a questioning look when she gave Marissa the glass. "Why just half?"
Marissa retrieved a bottle from her purse and poured a blank liquid into the glass.
The blonde raised her eye brows. "Bad day?"
"You could say that."
The blonde moved her arm over the bar disk. "I'm Alex."
"Marissa."
"I haven't seen you around before."
"I moved her a little while ago. I saw you two days ago though."
"Oh?"
"My now ex boyfriend kissed you."
"Oh, sorry."
"It was gonna happen sooner or later. We were always fighting and kissing you was his idea of revenge because he thought I was cheating on him with his brother."
"Were you?"
"Nope. I was never interested in his brother, but he was always jealous and suspicious of us."
A brunette came up beside Marissa and leaned a little over the bar. "Hey babe."
"Hi Jodie, what's up?"
"Nothing. I was just bored and wanted to see your pretty little self."
"Right. Jodie this is Marissa, Marissa this is Jodie."
Jodie shook Marissa's hand. "Hi, I'm Alex' girlfriend."
"Ex girlfriend," Alex corrected immediately. Jodie shrugged. "Same thing. I'm the best that can ever happen to you."
"You wish." Alex looked at Marissa. "Ignore her. She's uber full of herself."
Jodie leaned closer to Marissa. "She's just grumpy because she hasn't been getting any since I cut her off."
"I heard that. Besides, it was I who cut YOU off after you cheated on me."
"I didn't cheat, it was just-"
"You were having sex with two drunken girls in my bed. I think that qualifies as cheating."
"Okay maybe, but I regretted it for a long time."
"Yeah, three days and then you forgot all about it when you found a good looking girl that was willing to spread her legs for you."
"Damn, that's harsh," Jodie said with a hand on her chest and an expression that was supposed to look pained and hurt.
Marissa laughed. "And still you're friends?"
Alex smiled. "Yep. Jodie has always been my best friend. It's kinda hard to stay mad at her. She doesn't really do relationships, she's just in it for the sex. She's a sex addict."
"That's right baby and you know no one can do you better than me," Jodie said, winking at her. Alex rolled her eyes. "I can't really know that since you're the only one I've slept with."
"Not true. You slept with that guy too…Can only remember his nicknames: Dumb ass, Dickhead, Moron, Fucker…"
"John, Jodie."
"Right, he's such a turn off, I can't believe you did him."
"I agree," Alex said and made a face to show her point.
"So are you two like lesbians?" Marissa asked curiously.
"I'm more the bi type, but Jodie's all for the ladies."
"Damn right. That reminds me, I need to ask, do I have a chance with you? Because you're one fine looking princess, even though a little skinnier than my usual kind of liking."
Marissa looked shocked at her for a second before shaking her head as a no.
"What? You wouldn't turn even for a few minutes for this sexy and extremely skilled body?" she asked, pointing at herself.
Marissa let out a short laugh. "I don't think so. Sorry."
"Okay, what about Alex?"
Marissa looked at Alex as if studying her and then shot her a flirtatious half smile.
"Maybe." Alex raised her eye brows and smiled back seductively making Jodie laugh.
They were interrupted by someone pushing Jodie aside and hugging Marissa. "Coop, how are you?"
"I'm fine Sum," Marissa answered.
Jodie cleared her throat and Summer looked at her. "What?"
"You don't have to be so rude you know."
"Whatever."
"And you are?" Jodie said, looking the tiny brunette over and licking her lips.
"Oh, Summer this is Jodie and Alex," Marissa said as she pointed.
"Did you know you're hot?" Jodie asked.
"Well yes, but…Excuse me? Eww."
"Wanna dance?"
"Eh no. Have you looked at yourself? You're a girl."
"So?"
"I'm not into girls, I'm straight. And I have a boyfriend."
"Who?"
"Seth."
Jodie laughed.
"What?"
"Seth Cohen?"
"Yes."
"Seriously though, dance with me."
"I told you-"
"Seth is hardly a boy. I'm probably more man than he is. Come on, just one dance. I promise it will be worth it."
"I don't trust you." Summer said, eyeing her suspiciously.
Jodie grabbed her arm and started to pull her towards the dance floor.
"Okay, fine." Summer said as she pulled herself free. "But just one dance."
Marissa and Alex had watched on in amusement the whole time.
Marissa was startled when she felt a tap on her shoulder. When she turned around she saw Ryan and shifted uncomfortably in her chair. Alex noticed.
"Hey can we talk? I want to apologize."
Alex snorted and Ryan turned to her.
"What was that?"
"Nothing."
"Then I suggest you stay out of other peoples business."
"Whatever," she said and turned her back to him.
Ryan stared at her back for a few seconds than turned back to Marissa.
"Please, I need to talk to you. I regret what I did."
"I don't really feel like talking right now Ryan."
"Just a few minutes?"
Alex had had enough of the pushing guy and turned around.
"Listen dude, she said no so why don't you just leave her alone."
"And I say stay the fuck out of this," he snapped at her.
Alex wanted to break his nose, but remained calm.
"I would like you to leave the club please."
"You can't throw me out," he said back angrily.
"Actually I can. I own this place and I don't like you so I suggest you leave now or I'll get someone to take you out."
For a second Marissa thought Ryan was gonna attack Alex, but instead he turned and furiously stomped away. "Asshole," Alex muttered.
Marissa let out a breath she didn't knew she was holding and looked at Alex. They locked eyes and stared deeply at each other. Neither one looked away until Summer caught their attention with loud eww's.
"What," Marissa asked as she turned to look at the tiny brunette.
"We're leaving. Jodie was seriously grabbing my ass. It's disgusting. I need to get away from her so let's go." Summer grabbed Marissa's arm and practically pulled her out of the chair. Alex and Marissa looked at each other again.
"Maybe I'll see you later," Alex said quickly.
Marissa smiled. "Definitely."
The blonde looked at Marissa until she was out of sight.
Jodie walked smiling up to Alex.
"You've got it bad," she said smugly, laughing.
"No, I don't," Alex answered pretending to be offended. "Besides, she's not into girls."
"She said she'd do you."
"No she didn't."
"Yes she did."
"No she didn't. Shut up."
"Okay, but she did."
"Whatever."
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