So I decided to update earlier since I've been delaying my posts…please R/R:D

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"And then I told the bartender to back off because he was really creeping me out, and then he said that he wasn't really a bartender, he was a modeling agent and he wanted to hire me…"

Marissa sat back on her seat and played around with her fork, bored. While they were eating dessert, Lauren decided to tell everyone about how she became a model for some rich clothing company and to be honest it, was boring the hell out of her.

"Not a lot of people get chosen for it either so I was totally flattered…" Lauren droned on.

Marissa wondered when she was gonna stop. Lauren seemed nice but she was really annoying. All she ever talked about ever since they got back was all about her and her "great accomplishments" she was totally showing off and it really did annoy her.

"What's taking Seth and Summer so long?" Marissa said desperately trying to change the subject. "Didn't they say that they were just gonna be a while?"

"Oh, believe me, I don't think they'll be back soon." Taylor said also bored.

"Okay, gross." Ryan said, disgusted at the idea of Seth and Summer doing the deed.

"Umm…okay, that's great and all but I was talking over here." Lauren said annoyed that she was interrupted.

"Oh, right sorry." Marissa said disappointed that her attempt to change the topic backfired.

"It's okay." Lauren said dishonestly, rolling her eyes. "So, Marissa what's your job?"

"I'm an editor in Chic magazine, I'm Summer's new partner actually and we live together now."

"Oh, well that's great." Ugh, great she's staying here. "So you're happy to be back huh?"

"Yeah, I mean I was really scared at first…I didn't really know what was going to happen when I would go back to all of this but almost everything turned out great." Marissa said as everyone smiled at her remark.

"You were scared?" Lauren asked, tactless. "Why? Did you have a bad experience here or something? Drinking? Drugs? Family problems?"

Marissa hung her head low and uncomfortably sat back on her chair. Remembering everything that went on badly in Newport was definitely what she was trying to avoid but that was all ruined now. Ryan had definitely noticed the harshness of Lauren's words and how it affected Marissa.

"Lauren that's enough." Ryan said in a "you're-going-too-far" tone

"What? I'm just asking." Lauren replied like she was innocent.

"That's a bit personal don't you think?" Taylor hissed she had just about enough of her.

"You guys need to chill, seriously." Lauren said showing no interest to their annoyance towards her, she then turned to Ryan. "Sweetie, could you please get me a glass of water, I'm parched."

"Okay" Ryan sighed looking a bit embarrassed at Lauren's behavior. He couldn't understand why she was acting so…different. She was a kind and sweet girl, but now she was just being really self-centered and tactless. He decided to talk about it with her later when they were alone.

"Taylor, maybe you should go with him, I mean this is your house and Ryan might not know his way around here." Lauren said trying to get them to leave her and Marissa alone so she could really start her questioning.

"Well, it's technically Marissa's place too so maybe she should go with him." Taylor said she was also quite fed up with her.

"Nah, you go, me and Marissa have lots to catch up on." Lauren said.

Taylor rolled her eyes on her as she got up from her seat and escorted Ryan to the kitchen. Once, the kitchen door closed Lauren turned to Marissa.

"So, tell me more about yourself." Lauren said trying to make conversation with her.

"Well, there's nothing really much to say." Marissa said, feeling the awkwardness arising again.

"Well, you can start with how you and Ryan became friends." Lauren asked. "How did you get to know each other?"

Marissa was confused on why she was interested in such things but decided to answer her for conversation's sake.

"We went to the same high school." Marissa replied, uneasy about the subject.

"Uhuh," Lauren wanted to get some dirt on their past, she wanted to find out about their romantic relationship, if they even had one but judging from the letter Ryan had wrote, they definitely had something going on between them. "Did you guys ever date?"

Marissa paused for a moment. She was shocked that Lauren would ask a question like that and frankly, she wasn't quite sure on how to answer her question.

"Y-Yeah, we did for a while but we decided that we needed to see other people." Marissa said. "There was just too much drama that got in the way." She felt a bit saddened actually, she was confused about why but deep down she knew why. She was reminded of all the hurt that she went through, all the pain and suffering, the things that she had been avoiding while she was away in Greece.

I knew there was something. "Do you…do you still have feelings for him?" Lauren asked.

"Oh, no we've moved on from that." Marissa said assuring Lauren not to worry. Yet she couldn't help but feel that she was lying, it confused her that she felt that way, she was telling the truth right?

"Good," Lauren said relieved. She was happy that there was nothing going on so far but she wasn't completely convinced. "Because if you even try to steal him away from me, I will hunt you down and kill you."

Marissa stared at her with fear and confusion. She was REALLY freaking her out and at the same time she was wondering why she would think that she would take Ryan from her, Lauren barely knew her and yet she already had her suspicions about her. She knew there was something else but she decided not to ask about it.

"That's not gonna happen Lauren." Marissa assured her. "It seems like Ryan really cares about you."

"Oh, I know." Lauren said wanting to appear confident to Marissa even if she had her doubts about what she had just said. "I just wanna make sure that no one will get in the way."

They heard the kitchen door open as Ryan and Taylor made their way back from the kitchen.

"Here's your water." Ryan said giving the glass of water to Lauren.

"Thanks babe." Lauren cooed as she took the glass and drank from it.

"So, what were you guys talking about?" Ryan asked as he sat down.

Marissa and Lauren looked at each other, obviously trying to find a good lie they can tell him.

"Nothing." They said in unison which made Ryan look very suspicious.

"Really?" Ryan asked raising his brow.

"Yeah, we were just talking about our jobs and stuff." Lauren said.

"Yeah, exactly." Marissa said.

"Okay." Ryan said still not completely convinced.

"Oh, well look at the time." Lauren said obviously trying to get out of the awkward situation. "Time for us to go."

"But-" Ryan started to protest.

"Come on baby." Lauren said as she pulled a stubborn Ryan out of his seat.

"Sorry to be rude you guys." Ryan apologized as he was dragged to the door.

"It's okay, really it is." Taylor said happy to have any excuse for Lauren to get out of their house.

Marissa just stared awkwardly at them. She was actually really happy that Lauren was leaving but she couldn't help but to look back on their…uncomfortable conversation. She was right wasn't she? Lauren had nothing to worry about…right?

"See you guys later!" Lauren said as she closed the door behind her.

Taylor let out a sigh of relief when the door closed.

"Well thank god, she's gone." Taylor said to Marissa. "I dunno about you but I was ready to kick her annoying ass, and it's weird because she's usually really nice but she was such an annoying bitch."

"Well, maybe she's not really like that." Marissa said.

"Really? After the way she treated you? Making you feel like dirt and practically insulting you about you know, your past?"

"I didn't have a really good first impression of her." Marissa sighed. "But first impressions don't last right?"

"I hope so." Taylor said. "The last thing we need is another bitch coming into our lives…" Taylor and Marissa both looked up when they heard Seth and Summer walk into the room.

Their hair was a mess and their clothes were really messed up as well. Summer's lipstick was smudged and the same thing happened for her make-up. Marissa and Taylor looked at them with a raised brow, knowing what they did.

"Uh…hey guys….what's up?" Summer said trying to look innocent.

"Save it, we already know what you guys did." Taylor said.

Seth and Summer blushed with embarrassment, Seth decided to leave before things get even more embarrassing.

"Okay, I'll go now." Seth said as he gave Summer a quick kiss and rushed out the door.

Once Seth had left, Summer turned to the two of them.

"So, what did I miss?" she asked.

"Oh, you have got to sit down for this one…." Taylor said devilishly as Marissa was obviously uneasy about it.

"Alright then." Summer said as she sat down. "Tell me everything."

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