Sorry It took so long to get this chapter up. I had family matters. I thought I'd put this up even though its not finished as how I would like it. Sorry.
I would like to take this Author's Note Time from lucky Chapter Number 7 and say Thank You to my most faithful readers and reviewers: tines, Juzzy88 and Girlz-Rule.
Ryan watched Marissa and could see the contemplation behind those eyes he had fallen in love with. Kaitlin was in the pool house. What about Brad Ward her long-time, long distance boyfriend? And where did she get keys anyway?
"Marissa we can leave this till tomorrow."
"I thought she'd changed by now. Nope. Still Kaitlin."
"Look, she probably just got into town and had a fight with your Mum, which may I remind you is not a hard thing to do, she couldn't go t Brad's cause it's late. Who else could she go to? You're her older sister." She went over to him and wrapped her arms around his neck.
"When did you become the voice of reason?" she said kissing him.
"Does Kaitlin bring back bad memories?"
"About what?"
"Harper."
"Ryan. I love you. I always did. Johnny just he was a bit delusional."
"And now he's the best surfer in North America." (That's right boys and girls in my version Johnny Harper aka the guy we all hated did not die. I can't insult someone who died that's why I kept him alive)
"Come on." She pulled him to the door. Ryan had swam in the pool he'd walked this way before but he hadn't been in the pool house since they moved in. Marissa knocked and opened the door. Kaitlin quickly covered herself with her towel.
"Wow. Déjà vu." Ryan and Marissa said. Kaitlin wrapped the towel.
"Hi guys." Ryan was scratching his nose and avoiding looking at either of the Cooper Girls.
"Ryan can you get the Guest Room ready?" Ryan nodded and turned.
"Kaitlin." Marissa sighed pulling the door closed.
"What?"
"What happened?"
"Well I got home early I wanted to surprise you. I can't believe you and Ryan are getting married!" Kaitlin said pulling her shirt on.
"Kaitlin you shouldn't have come to the Pool House. Ryan hasn't been here since College. Did you touch anything?"
"No. well I had a shower, watched TV had a sandwich."
"Oh well. Come on guest room."
"But Marissa you're getting married!" Marissa looked out the door and nodded. Both girls jumped and screamed excitedly.
"Show me the ring." Marissa let Kaitlin yank her hand.
"Wow, that's all Ryan could afford?"
"What are you talking about? Its beautiful." Marissa sighed as she examined her ring.
"That rock isn't as big as Mum's hers is like four carats."
"Ryan spent a month trying to choose the ring and another month trying to plan the perfect proposal."
"Wow I didn't know Ryan was a romantic."
"Behind that quiet, manly, chiseled exterior…" Marissa trailed off staring out the window.
"Marissa?"
"Huh? Yeah?"
"You trailed off there."
"Oh yeah there's a romantic inside that guy." Marissa said.
"You've become quite-."
"I'm sorry its just Ryan and I went three years without having sex you know and now we just-."
"Go at it like rabbits."
"No. yes. Maybe. Shut up." Marissa laughed.
Ryan yawned as he entered their bedroom. Marissa came in to see him looking out the French doors to the pool house.
"What are you thinking about?"
"Do you remember the first night you spent here?"
"Yeah I was unconscious and you brought me here to sleep it off."
"Ok. Let me rephrase. First time with me."
"Yeah. That was nice."
"Would you like to sit in the Hot Tub." He said raising his eyebrows suggestively at her.
Seth and Summer sat in bed. He was reading the newest X-Men, she had her glasses on and was reading business reports. She sighed and put it down. She took her glasses off and rubbed her eyes.
"Hey Cohen." Summer said as she edged closer to him.
"Yeah?"
"You know we could do something else?"
"Like what?" he said turning the page.
"Well what do you think?"
"Oh we could totally watch X-Men Origins." He took a remote off his side table and pushed a button. A TV rose from the foot of their bed and expanded to a 50 inch Plasma.
"NO! Cohen!"
"What?"
"God." She got out of bed, walked around to his side and pulled him out.
"Ah! What?" she threw his favorite pillow at him.
"GO!" he walked away looking confused
"Ryan I am officially in the dog house." Seth sighed as they were having coffee on the pier.
"Not even married yet. Congratulations."
"I was thinking about something to do for her a while ago but now this is what I can do to rock her world."
"Ok man so I'm guessing-."
"Ryan-."
"You need me."
"I need you."
"For?"
"I recently gave a generous donation to the Harbor School in exchange for something."
"Oh. No. let me guess."
Ryan and Seth were in the Pool House looking at the old disheveled coffee cart. Both men had their arms folded watching the cart.
"Seth."
"I know." Seth went forward and put his fingertips on the top. There was a groaning. The legs of the cart broke and it fell, the sides of the cart fell away then the cart collapsed entirely.
"Seth."
"I know!"
"What are you going to do?"
"Say Ryan…"
"Oh god. Correct me if I'm wrong but are the word's Eu-freaking-reka moving towards this conversation with ill-deserved confidence."
"Eureka Ryan! We buy another one!" Ryan bit his bottom lip.
"Ok. First of all this has sentimental value right? Buying a new one won't help. Besides I don't think they make them like these any more."
"Ah Eureka Ryan! We rebuild it." Ryan grunted in pain.
"Ok. Except for the fact I'm the only one of us who is good at building and with the wedding getting closer and Kaitlin here. I have no time."
"Ok. If I wanted my parade rained on I'd get in the shower."
"Do you have the odd feeling of déjà vu?"
"Yes actually. Cause we did the same thing the day of that big storm and Summer was going to Italy with Zach."
"Ah yes."
"Ok. Do you think the coffee cart is a good idea?"
"Definitely."
"Let me think."
"Ok." Seth rolled his tongue around then snapped his fingers and hopped.
"How many contractors do you know."
"Lots."
"We hire one."
"Ok. Who?"
"Who can do this to the best?"
"Edmund Darling."
"Then Eureka Ryan! EU-FREAKING-REKA!"
"Yeah we so have had this conversation before."
