CHPT. 2
As soon as she was alone Marissa closed her bedroom door then took her cell phone off the charger. "Go figure," she said looking at the display screen. "15 missed calls, 10 text messages, and 5 voicemails. All from Summer." Marissa didn't even bother to read and listen to the messages. She just hit number one on her speed dial. "Hello?" the voice on the other end answered after the first ring. "Hey Sum," Marissa replied.
"Coop! OMG I have been calling you and calling you and calling you some more. I left you like a gazillion messages! Where the hell have you been?" Summer asked sounding frantic.
Marissa shook her head (Same old Sum) she thought. "I've been here all along," she replied.
"Well why didn't you answer your phone? I've been dying to talk to you all day," Summer replied.
"Haha, because I was asleep. My mom just came in here and blackmailed me. And if she wouldn't have done that, I would still be asleep," Marissa said sounding slightly annoyed.
"Ohh, the parental control game again huh? Sounds like trouble in Coop-land. I heard about Julie going out of town. So what are your plans for today?" Summer said in the span of about 5 seconds.
Marissa's eyebrows rose once she heard that her best friend had already heard about her mother's plans for a trip. "Wait…what did you just say?" Marissa asked wanting to make sure she had just heard correctly.
"I said what are you gonna do today? I was thinking about the mall. I kind of feel a shopping mood coming on. What do you think?" Summer asked continuing the conversation, not realizing that anything was wrong.
"Unbelievable! I can't believe she didn't tell me before she told you. Ugh! How did you find out?" Marissa asked.
"Julie never told you? Oops…Guess I should've kept quiet then huh? You know if it makes you feel any better Coop, Julie didn't tell me. It was Mrs. Cohen," Summer replied trying to make this less of an issue for her best friend.
"And how did she know? You know what, never mind I already think I figured it out. God I am so sick of parents right about now. Let's go down to beach Sum. Meet up at my house in an hour?" Marissa asked.
"Sure. I have lots to you about Seth and I. Oh well I guess we better get off the phone now because its gonna take me 30 minutes alone just to pick out my bikini. See you soon Coop and try not to go into flip mode on your mother," Summer said.
"Ok Sum," Marissa replied and hung up the phone. (Hah flip mode…I might save that one for later) she thought to herself. Then she got up and headed her huge, walk-in closet. "Hmm what to wear…" she said as she proceeded to pick out which bikini she wanted to wear.
1 hour later
"Ding-dong!" the doorbell rang at the Cooper-Nichol mansion. The butler answered the door.
"Jeffrey, hey what's goin on?" Summer asked dressed in her blue and white polka dotted bikini top and blue jean short shorts.
"Nothing much Miss Roberts. Come on in, Marissa is upstairs and I think she is almost ready," he replied.
Summer stepped into the house. "Jeffery how many times do I have to tell you? You don't have to call me Miss Roberts. Summer is just fine plus Miss just makes me sound old and wrinkly," Summer said then started walking up the stairs to Marissa's room.
Jeffery smiled. "Ok, I can work on that Miss Summer," he replied. Summer shook her head and kept on to Marissa's room.
"Coop! Where are you?" Summer asked as she walked into Marissa's bedroom.
"Right here," Marissa replied as she came out of her closet dressed in her red and white polka dotted bikini top and blue-jean mini skirt.
"Wow total déjà vu and you hott!" Summer said giving Marissa the once over.
Marissa laughed at her best friend and replied, "I was about to say the same to you Sum. I think we are definitely bringing sexy back."
"Hell yeah we are! You ready to go?" Summer asked.
"Yeah, just let me tell Jeffery to tell my mom I'm leaving," she replied. The two girls headed downstairs and there was Jeffery when they got there. "Hey Jeffery, we're leaving. Could you tell my mother I'm gone?" Marissa asked.
"Sure thing Miss Cooper. When should I inform her that you will be home?" he asked opening the front door for the girls to exit.
"Don't tell her unless she asks. And if she does, then tell her whenever I feel like it," Marissa replied after giving a second of thought.
"Very well Miss Cooper. Here I found your car keys laying on the end table in the living room," he said tossing Marissa her keys.
Marissa smiled and said, "Thanks Jeffery. You're a lifesaver." Then she got behind the wheel of her brand new Ford Mustang and took off towards Newport Beach listening to Rihanna's "Please Don't Stop The Music".
"I LOVE this song!" Summer said then started dancing in her seat. Marissa laughed.
Fifteen minutes later they arrived at the beach. It was a sunny day, about 85 degrees outside, perfect for lying out.
"Got your towel?" Marissa asked grabbing her own and putting her Marc Jacob designer sunglasses over her eyes and grabbing her bottled water.
"Yep, right here," Summer replied as Marissa hit the automatic door lock button on her keychain.
The two girls walked onto the beach and picked their spot to lie down in. The spot they picked wasn't far from the car and it was only mildly crowded. There was a group of boys tossing a Frisbee around, and a group of girls tossing the football around. Everyone else was pretty much in the water of just laying out.
"Ahh, I love it when we get a great spot," Summer said pulling her Prada's over her face and getting comfortable on her towel.
"Me too," Marissa replied taking a sip of her water, then joining her best friend. "So tell me about you and Seth. It sounded urgent on the phone," Marissa said with a laugh.
"Ugh, tell me about it! Ok so you know how Seth is all into this comic book stage right? Well I went over to kiss house and started trying to be all sexy and have and me-and-him moment and guess what her does?" Summer asks then continues on without waiting for Marissa's response. "He actually has the balls to tell me not right now and I'm working on my comic. Can't we do this after I finish this last sketch?"
"Wow," Marissa replies.
"I know! That's what I thought too. So I totally got mad and told him that I was glad he loved his comic so much because that's about all the lovin' he was gonna get for awhile," Summer replied.
Marissa couldn't help but laugh at her friend's situation. "That's too bad. You know Seth is the only guy I've ever met that would rather read in comic then have sex," she said.
"I know! And its frustrating the shit outta me!" Summer replied then sighed.
"Well maybe that's a good thing. I mean it makes him different and he's definitely not like any of the Newport guys and that is a good thing," Marissa replied.
"Huh," Summer said appearing to be in deep thought. "You know I never really thought of it that way. Thanks Coop."
"Sure thing Sum," Marissa said.
After about a minute of silence Summer said, "Soo, Coop what's new with you? How are you and Ryan?"
"Ugh, god there is no me and Ryan," Marissa replied.
"That bad huh?" Summer asked,
"Yeah, you know maybe there's something wrong with me Sum. I have Ryan right infront of my face and I don't want him. Is there something wrong with me?" Marissa asked looking over at her best friend.
"No, Coop there is nothing wrong with you. I promise. Maybe you just haven't found that special person to make you chase them," Summer replied.
"I guess…but what I never find that person?" Marissa asked.
"You will Coop, you will. If I have to sign up for eHarmony then I will dammit!" Summer replied trying to make her laugh.
It worked. Marissa started laughing and they just layed there, enjoying the sun. Well until suddenly out of nowhere a football came flying over and knocked over Marissa's water bottle. The water got all over Marissa.
"Hey! " she yelled then jumped up.
A teenage girl about Marissa and Summer's age ran over. She had blond hair, blue-green eyes, and a black bikini top on with some board shorts on.
(Wow she's really pretty) Marissa thought to herself as Summer got up and stood next to her.
"Sorry about that," the girl said picking up the football off of the sand.
"You should be," Summer replied with a slight attitude. "Geeze can't two girls tan without worrying about getting hit with a football?" she asked.
The girl laughed and then turned back to Marissa. "You ok?" she said looking at Marissa up and down. It seemed like she spent extra time going over her body but Marissa figured it might have been her imagination.
She hadn't said a word the whole time. She had just been standing there, silent and observing this girl's beauty. (Wow, she is like flawless. I've never seen her around here. She's sooo…) Marissa thought to herself until her thoughts were interrupted.
Hello? Earth to girl who looks lost infront of me," the girl said waving her hand infront of Marissa's face now.
"Coop?" Summer asked wondering why her friend was suddenly lost for words.
Marissa seemed to snap back to reality after this. "Yeah," said. "I'm fine."
"Ok…" the girl responded. "Well sorry again and you might wanna check on your friend," she said and looked at Summer.
"Oh I will, and try to keep your stupid ball away from us next time!" Summer yelled at the girl's retreating form.