A/N- okay so I'm a terrible updater...but I eventually updated? I don't even know if anyone still cares, but I felt guilty about this fic just sort of being left alone...so I started it up again. Now, updates will be faster than last time, but I make no guarantees about when. Anyway, this chapter is done and the next is on the way... so R & R please...its motivational?
Summer walked into Marissa's place and found the place to be a disaster. Clothes were everywhere, magazines scattered across any surface and dishes on any other available surface. Marissa herself looked absolutely wrecked. Not in a oh-my-god-I cannot-remember-a-single-second-of-last-night way…more like in a oh-my-god-i-wish-i-didn't-remember-last-night way.
"Coop, what the hell is going on. Your house looks like a Cyclopean monster charged in here and took a club to anything that resembled order. And that's not like you. Then this whole Trev thing. You look…I've never seen you look like this. Like even you don't know what's going on. And like…hello? Coop? You made me come over here! What the hell is going on??"
"See, that's the thing," Marissa quietly said, "I don't know. Sum. Like, if I could explain what was going on in my life over the past 24 hours, maybe I'd be able to answer. But I can't. Cuz I don't know."
"Okay let's take it one thing at a time. I want to know all about Trev…but judging by the look you just gave me right there, we'll work up to that one. How about why your place…looks like this…?" Summer gestured to a sock, sitting on top of a bowl of popcorn.
"I don't know!" Marissa covered here eyes with her hands.
"Your house got ransacked? Coop seriously? We should call the cops then or…" Just as she pulled out her phone and opened it, Marissa grabbed it from her and closed it firmly.
"No, no…I did it. I just can't explain…I…" Her eyes wandered her apartment, as if searching for the answer on her walls.
"Coop, did you take something at the party last night or oh my god did someone put something in your drink?" Summer touched her friend's shoulder but still did not get a normal response. Just indifference.
"No… it's not like that, I remember last night perfectly. That's why I'm so confused!"
Marissa stepped away from Summer, turned back as if to add to her sentence and then just sat down on the couch.
"Coop, you're freaking me out. Start at the beginning. Take your time, whatever it is, we'll work through it." Summer sat down beside her best friend and took her hand. "Coop?"
"Okay, okay. So here's what happened. Okay, you know how I told you I didn't really want to go to the party last night. And I wanted to stay at home? Well, I was decided to do that. You called…said I had to come see Trev and stuff. But I just felt like staying in. So I made popcorn, set up the dvd player and then boom."
"Boom?" Summer questioned.
"Yeah, I just…I had to come to the party. Like it became absolutely necessary that I come to the party and hang out with you and just be there. I don't know why. But it was like I couldn't not go. Physically couldn't stay at home. Some other force brought me to that party. It had to have…"
"Coop, don't be ridiculous. You're just as crazy as Atwood and his 'woman of his dreams'."
"Who?" Marissa turned to Summer with an even more bewildered look.
"Nevermind. Keep going."
"So. I showed up at the party. Just at the time you disappeared with some guy that everyone says is a nerd…"
"That's so not what happened and if you would let me just—"Summer sat up straight almost pleading with Marissa to listen and then stopped herself by the look Marissa gave her. "Right. So not the time for that. You were saying?"
"So about that time…I see this guy and he's good looking. We talked for a few seconds and he was flirting. Says maybe I want to come see a bedroom with him. I politely declined. He left me alone. I stood by myself for a few seconds…then…something happened."
"Okay look Coop, for the love of god, spit it out!"
"I get this completely weird feeling like I need to go find that guy. Like I need to be somewhere else. IT was like everything that happened last night happened for some reason beyond me or something."
Summer just stared blankly at Marissa. "Are you still drunk or something?"
"No! That's the thing. Argh…okay so I found the guy. We went into a bedroom and uh, we slept together."
"You what!?!?" Summer erupted off the couch turning around on Marissa. ""I've been here for like an hour listening to all of this and you're just telling me this part now? Who? What? How? When? Why?"
"That's what I want to know." Marissa shrugged at Summer.
"Wait a sec…you don't even know who!?"
"Oh, yeah I do. It was haha Trev, you got your wish. Although I didn't know it was him until this morning."
"Wait wait wait. Slow down. Marissa Cooper. The virgin of forever…slept with someone and she didn't know who he was? What the hell? Coop…what did you drink last night??
Because seriously, the Coop I know would never do that."
"You see…that's the point. Like I know I did it. He didn't force me or anything. Parts of it are blurry. But only cuz I was in such a rush to have sex with Trev. I just…it needed to happen. Like I said. It was some kind of crazy fate…thing."
Summer and Marissa just sat in silence for awhile both thinking over the night before.
Finally summer broke the silence.
"So..what are you going to do? There's this party on the weekend I think… and you could see Trev and…"
"No. I cannot face him like ever again. I wouldn't know what to say. Hi, we needed to have sex, now that we did, I'm over it, bye? I don't think so. I'm not going to another party like ever again."
"Okay fine, suit yourself." After a few moments of silence, Summer added, "So…how was it?"
"Summer!"
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Ryan had not wanted a week to go by faster since he was a kid and Christmas was just around the corner. This party could finally be the place he met Dreamgirl. He knew it was a cheesy title, but if he had to be honest, this girl was definitely worthy of it. All Ryan had to do was make a quick stop at the grocery store before making his way to the party.
He pulled up to the store, parked and ran inside, pulling out his list. He ran through the aisles, grabbed everything he needed and walked up to the cashier. The lady in front of him had tons of stuff but he figured he had the time to kill anyway. He glanced to his left and all of a sudden, he could not breathe again. His world held in place. It was her. In his mind, all he could see was her. Finally hismind processed her existence and he knew he had to move.
He shook himself out of his daze and noticed she was already heading for the door. He figured a strange guy calling out to her would be too weird, even for him. He decided to chase after her. What he should say when he caught her, he didn't know, but he knew he had to catch her anyway. The lady in front of him positioned her cart, blocking his way through. Ryan pushed against the cart, trying to squeeze past but got stuck. He finally squirmed his way through but by that time the blonde had made her way to her car.
Ryan just made it through the doors and decided that desperate times, called for desperate action. "WAAAAAAAAAAAAIT." He screamed after the girl as she started her car. She glanced over at him and he smiled. And then she frowned, pulled her seat belt on quickly and floored it out of the spot. "NO. No. This is not happening. WAAAAAIT" He chased after her car, and watched her floor it faster out of the parking lot. Ryan watched her drive away. He could not believe how close he had come to meeting his Dreamgirl. And then not. He stared at the ground dejectedly. Even if he did finally meet her, he'd sufficiently creeped her out. He had to hope she'd be at this party. And he could just claim to have thought she was someone else. He turned back towards the store, realizing everyone in the parking lot was watching him. Shit, he thought. Just, shit.
"Coop? Coop are you home?" Summer walked into Marissa's house, using her friend's spare key. Looking around, everything had returned to normal in the past week. It was as if the weekend prior to the current one had never happened.
"I'm in here," Marissa called back from the kitchen. "And you won't believe what just happened."
"Oh yeah?" Summer questioned as she rounded the corner into the kitchen and grabbed a banana before taking a seat at the table.
"No, I don't need help and make yourself at home." Marissa scowled at Summer for a brief moment before Summer, whose mouth was full, gestured for her to continue her story. "Right, so, I was getting groceries and some guy practically chased me out of the store and screamed for me to wait."
"Weird. What did he want?"
"Um, I sped out of their as fast as I could. I mean… it was weird. And like, this week has been weird enough. No, I was not stopping for Creepguy. At all."
"Hm, was he good looking?"
"What does that matter?" Marissa asked as she finished putting away all her groceries.
"Coop, it always matters."
"Well he was far…but he looked okay. Anyway, I just thought it was weird." Marissa sat down next to summer and grabbed a piece of the banana. "So, why aren't you getting ready for this party?"
"Well, two reasons, one I thought maybe you might have changed your mind and want to come?" Taking Marissa's death glare as a sign Summer continued, "And, well, I need to move out, and I know your lease for this place is coming up soon, and well… I was hoping you and I could live together?"
"Oh, well I hadn't thought about it but I mean I guess we could look for a place if you want?"
"Well, I already found the place, I put my money down and uh…it starts next week."
"Summer?!" Marissa stared at her friend in awe.
"Look, I meant to tell you last weekend, but with all the craziness, it didn't seem like the time and then I forgot. Anyway, Coop I really need you to say yes."
"Well…don't look at me like that…okay fine. But Summer you owe me huge. But it will be fun for it to be just the two of us. Whoa, hold on, why did you cringe? It's just us isn't it? Sum? Summer Roberts?"
"Well…you see, yes and no. When the other two people in the house aren't there, then it will be just us."
"What? Who are we living with then?"
"Well…see, I don't know yet but don't worry, I'm working on it and by tomorrow morning, I will tell you everything. Right now, I'm late for the party. Have fun tonight, don't stay up too late….reading. Haha I don't think I would ever say that to anyone else. Relax, take it easy." And with a quick peck on the cheek and hug, Summer was off, leaving a confused Marissa behind.
Across town, Seth and Ryan were standing huddled together in a corner at the party.
"Dude, why are we here, like I don't get it, a week ago, you wanted to be miles away from any Newpsie dumbass. And now you dragged me to one of these things?"
"For the hundredth time, I have to try and see that girl again. And if you don't want to be here, you can leave."
"And do what? You know I'm packing to move out, and as little amusement this night is providing, putting stuff in boxes won't help. Which you should be doing too, you need to move soon don't you?"
Summer walked into the party wondering how she was going to keep her promise to Marissa, just when she heard Seth talking to Ryan. She quickly recognized Ryan and she knew she'd seen the guy standing next to him before somewhere. But the important part was that they were moving.
"Heyyy! Atwood, how are you bud?" Summer walked over and hugged Ryan and smiled at Seth. "Any luck with Dreamgirl?"
"Not yet," A slightly confused Ryan replied.
"Right…well keep looking, listen I didn't mean to overhear or anything but you said you were moving…do you perchance have a place picked out?"
"Well actually, I'm going to look for a place tomo—" The blonde boy responded before being interrupted by his brother.
"No, no we don't, why? Do you have a place in mind or something?" Seth said, staring at Summer eagerly. Ryan just glared at Seth. Summer brightened up considerably.
"Well, my best friend and I are looking to fill up two rooms in a house and uh, well it starts next week and we're sort of desperate. What do you think?" Summer asked biting her lip.
"Well… I mean, maybe we can swing by to look…" Ryan started but was cut off by Seth again.
"We're your guys."
"Really? Awesome, thanks so much, I owe you guys, oh Marissa is going to be so pumped about this, she tends to worry about living with randoms. Okay, that's awesome. I'll tell her. Thanks again guys. You're the best." And with that, Summer walked off, leaving Seth just to stare after her.
"What the hell was that about man?" Ryan smacked Seth in the back of the head.
Seth didn't shift his gaze at all, instead he just said, "You have your Dreamgirl, I have mine."
Ryan shook his head and looked up at the ceiling. "Seth, do you have any idea how badly this could end up?"
"Or it could be the best thing that's ever happened to us."
