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Chapter 1:

Marissa sat on her bed reflecting the past month. So much has changed; she didn't know what to think anymore. Since Caitlin came home it seemed like everything had been turned upside down. Ryan had broken up with her and started dating her sister. She was now dating Johnny. Summer was alone and on the rebound. Seth was currently dating Taylor. And Miss Julie Cooper was sucking the life out of yet another powerful man in Newport, or does she actually own a heart?

She looked at watch. Marissa was supposed to meet Johnny at the beach a half hour ago. He's been practicing for a big surf tournament coming up. He was going to be so mad that she was late. She grabbed her house key and started to walk to the beach. She just needed to get her mind off of everything. Sometimes, she wished she could just sail away like her dad did. Why couldn't he take her with him? Why couldn't she be in Hawaii? She knew why she didn't go, but that was the past. She didn't love Ryan anymore…. She hated him.

Marissa sat down on the hot sand with her shorts barely covering her butt and her bikini top shining blue. She smiled as she saw Johnny on a giant wave coming into shore. It amazed her how good of a surfer he was. It was a good thing he was so passionate about something. It meant he could be passionate about other things. She wished they didn't decide to take things slow. She wanted him, almost as bad as she want Ryan… Why did she keep thinking about him?

She waved to Johnny as her thought was broken by a phone ringing. She looked around the beach as she answer her phone already knowing it was Summer complaining about a certain Seth Cohen.

"Hey Sum."

"Coop… I need serious help." Summer voice came frantically from the other end.

"I'm at your service."

"I just can't stand seeing him with that… that… Whore!"

"Okay."

"I just have to get him back!"

"Why, don't you just lay off of it for awhile? Try dating around. I heard there was this really cute new guy."

"I don't want anyone else."

"Summer…"

"I love Cohen. Why can't he see that?"

"Because men are idiots?"

"C'mon Coop… You have to help me get him back. I am not going to prom without him. We're both going to go to Brown next year. Then we'll get married, have kids, and live happily ever after…" Summer cried through the receiver. She could get over Cohen once, but he was like a drug, she needed more.

"I'll come over later and we'll talk about it."

"Ok… I'll be in my room."

Marissa hung up the phone as Johnny ran up to her. She smiled as she pulled him down next to her. She loved being with him. He was a great guy. He made her happy, but she felt like something was wrong, something was missing.

"You're late…" He said jokingly. He hated how she would be playful one minute and then serious the next. He ran a hand through her hair as he watched her think. He could never quite guess what was on her mind. They were just two of a kind. Ever since the night he first talked to her, he knew they had a connection. He was just glad she could finally see it too.

She didn't know why… but suddenly she started thinking about how late she really was. She was supposed to have her period three weeks ago. Something about the way he said your late triggered that thought in her head. Was she pregnant?

"What's on your mind?"

"Just Summer is going through a hard time. She's like a sister to me, so I worry about her."

"If your mom has her way, she will be your sister."

"I should probably go be with her. She took the whole Seth and Taylor thing pretty hard. Maybe we can go out for dinner tonight?"

"I thought you said you worked?" Johnny asked. He never seen her so worked up. It was the one thing that they had honesty. He could tell her anything and she could tell him anything.

"I'll call you…" Marissa said standing up and running away. She just wasn't herself today and she didn't want him to see her like this. The only person who could understand was too upset to even think right now, but she had to tell Summer anyways.

As she started to cross the road right in front of the beach, a black blazer sped by almost hitting her. She fell on her ass as she tried to get out of its path. She knew who it was the second she saw it. The one person she never wanted to see again. He had been so different since her sister came to town. She shrugged it off thinking, I guess her really did fall for a Cooper girl.

The more she thought about it, the more she started to cry. She was so stupid to get jealous over Johnny and Caitlin. She loved Ryan; she always had. She loved Johnny, but in the way she loved Summer. She was barely able to hold herself up enough to walk to Summer's house. She didn't have the perfect little world she had always hoped to live in.

She knocked on the door. She knew she could just walk in, but she saw her mother's car in the driveway. She didn't want to see anything that would scar her for life. As she waited for Summer to come answer the door, she couldn't help but look down the street at the Cohen residence. She could barely see Ryan and Caitlin goofing around, but she could see it.

"What took you so long?" Summer asked as she opened the door. She grabbed her best friends hand and ran up to her bedroom. It took her till they sat down to see that there was something wrong with Marissa.

"I was with Johnny." Marissa said wiping the water from her eyes. She couldn't believe she had been crying so hard. It has been over a month. Why was she still crying? She should be over it by now. She loved Johnny…. She loved Johnny.

"Did you guys get into a fight?" Summer asked suddenly concerned. She only saw Coop this upset when it had to do with one man. She just looked at her friend and waited. There wasn't anything she could do unless Marissa was going to tell her what was wrong.

"I was late," Marissa said like it meant nothing.

"So he broke up with you?"

"Not that type of late Summer!"

"NO!"

"Maybe…"

"You slept with Johnny? You ho."

"I didn't sleep with Johnny we're taking things slow. I mean we made out, a lot, but always with our clothes on." Marissa said as she let her eyes wander around the room she used to sleep in. The room she was probably going to be moving into again.

"OH MY GOD! And I thought I had problems," Summer said. She put her hands over her mouth knowing that wasn't going to make things any better. She put her arms around her friend. This wasn't the senior year that they dreamt of as freshmen.

"I don't know what to do…"

"We have to get you tested… I mean you have to know." Summer said looking intensely at her friend. It was them against the world again, only this time the world was winning. Summer grabbed her purse and motioned for Marissa to follow her.

"Where are we going?" Marissa asked as she followed Summer outside to her car. The two girls hopped in and sat in silence for a moment.

"You have to find out the truth sooner or later. You might as well get it done and over with while you have me for support and your mom is busy. You don't need her asking you a million and one questions." Summer said as she turned on her car and radio music started blaring. Both girls smiled at each other knowing that no matter what the other was always there. They sang along with the music forgetting about the world around them.

Marissa sighed as she walked up to the registration desk. She could see a few people she knew. As if they didn't already have a bad perception of her, let's add a baby on the way. She told the nurse at the desk everything she need to know and sat down next to Summer who was reading the newest issue of Cosmopolitan.

"There's no turning back now. I'm so scared." Marissa started crying but was silenced by the opening of the door. She just stared in utter shock as she saw Caitlin come prancing into Planned Parenthood. She wiped her tears and walked up to her sister.

"Oh, hi Marissa," Caitlin whispered as if nothing happened like they were the best of friends. They were never close. Why should she start caring now?

"What are you doing here?" Marissa asked in a demanding tone. She was the oldest; she was supposed to be the one in charge. She just looked at her sister in an angry look. She started hating her more and more… Then came the disgust.

"I'm getting birth control pills… And maybe a few condoms."

"You're a merely a child."

"Don't be jealous because I'm better then you are. I'm all grown up and Ryan appreciates that. I'm not worn out like you are."

"What!"

"Now if you'll excuse me, I have a date to get ready for," Caitlin said as she put the money on the counter and grabbed the brown bag the nurse put up. She smiled and pranced away as if she was the queen on the world and Marissa was just her slave.

"Marissa Cooper?" The nurse called from the hallway leading to the examination rooms.

Summer grabbed Marissa and followed the nurse. Marissa was still in a state of awe. She didn't know this creature that was walking around in her sister's body. It was her life and there was nothing she could do to get away from it.

After peeing in a cup, Marissa waited in the examination room with Summer. She could barely sit down she was so nervous. She needed to get out and do some running or jumping jacks. She didn't want the test to be positive. Give her cancer, just don't make her pregnant.

"I'm sorry for the wait. We're a bit busier then normal today," The nurse said as she entered the room with the test results. Marissa and Summer looked at each other not knowing what to say. It was the moment that would change their lives.

"Well the test came back positive. You are pregnant. Is there anything else we can do for you?"

Marissa just shook her head no and walked out the door. She paid before she took the test. She had to go somewhere. She had to be alone. Her life as she knew it was over. She was going to be a single parent with nowhere to go.