Episode/Chapter Five (Part Two)

The Cohen Pool house was a mad house of tools, scrap pieces of wood, paint, and hot sweaty workmen. Ryan had finally pulled together enough money, and with the help of his parents he could finally add an upstairs addition to the pool house for a nursery. Summer and Marissa had gone to the spa for the weekend and Ryan was determined to finish everything before they got back, with help from Seth of course. Once the Workmen were done building the addition and putting in carpet the rest was left to the Cohen Boy's.

"Well it looks like the hard part is done and over with...so what do we do now?" Seth asked as he and Ryan stood in the empty room just looking around.

"Well I guess we should start painting, Mom got a some bright green color, I guess it'll go with the girly jungle theme we're going for...here I'll set down some newspaper and we can get started." Ryan and Seth then began to paint the four walls as they painted Seth tried to start a some what casual conversation.

"You know...I'm kinda thinking about...never mind" Seth was going to start a conversation about a very serious subject but backed off and continued painting.

"What is it?"

"I'm...thinking about going all the way with Summer!" Seth began to paint at a faster pace as he waited for Ryan's response. "I mean it feels like the right time..."

"Yeah...that's what I said too...and look at me!" Ryan finished up with the wall he had been working on and continued on with the next one.

"Thanks for the brotherly advice...it really helped!" Seth said in his sarcastic tone, one that he used to much.

"I mean sure, go ahead and do it! But, I'm warning you! Me and Marissa are your cautionary tale,"

"More like cautionary whale..." Seth laughed at his own joke and sat down his brush and stepped back so he could adore his work.

"Hey! Calling my girl a whale," Ryan playfully flicked some paint on Seth's shirt.

"Maybe I am," Seth picked his brush back up and swiped it across Ryan's face. "You know...you look really nice in green!"

Ryan took the pain can and threw it in his direction soaking him in green paint "So do you!"

With that the boys went into a full on paint war, throwing, splashing, and flicking paint at each other. It was the most fun the boys had together in a long time. Once the paint was gone the two were both laying on the floor with their heads just barely touching.

"Okay, this is way to BrockBack Moutain for me..." Seth stood up and moved away from his brother.

"Yeah...kinda awkward." Ryan agreed scooting away from his brother, "Hey, the room looks good! It looks even more complete with the little paint splotches!"

"Yeah it does!" agreed Seth "All we have to do is move the furniture mom bought in and this room is all good!"

"Sure is! I can't wait till Marissa sees it she'll love it!" Ryan smiled at his work wiped off his hands and told Seth to help him clean up.

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"Ahhh, I still feel so relaxed from that weekend! I think It was because of that massage," Summer smiled as she recalled her experience with the male masseuse, Mario.

"I hate to break it to you Sum, but I didn't like it...i got so many dirty looks that I lost count! And to make matters worse when ever we finally sat down to do something relaxing...i had to get right back up and go pee!" Marissa Cooper was sitting in the passenger seat of her best friend's car as they drove back from their suppose to be relaxing spa weekend.

"Well I'm sorry you didn't like it...But I am glad to get back home and get to Seth, who knows what he's been doing all weekend, he has no life without me!"

"Summer!"

"It's true, all he does is read comic books and play video games when I'm not around, it get's kind of old after awhile but he did say he was working on a comic book dedicated to me, which is kinda sweet in a nerdy way..."

"That's so Seth! Look we're finally here, which is good cause I have to pee!" Marissa hurried out of the car and ran into the Cohen house which for the past three weeks had pretty much been her's.

"It's okay Riss I can totally get your stuff!" Summer called as she walked into the house behind her.

Summer walked into the living room surprised to not see Seth sprawled on the couch playing video games. "Seth!" Summer called hearing her voice echo threw out the house, she climbed the stairs and walked into his room to find all his comic books stacked neatly on the shelf, untouched. Summer was beginning to get suspicious the last place for her to look was the pool house. She descended down the stairs and walked out to the backyard. "Wow! Since when did the pool house have an upstairs?" Summer quickened her pace and rushed into the pool house. "Guys? We're home!" she bounded up the stairs, to find a bright green nursery fully furnished with a cherry oak crib and changing table and with a rocking chair in the corner. "Is this what you guys have been doing all weekend? It looks great!"

"Yep! You caught us," Seth said walking toward Summer and embracing her. "I'm glad you like it, see that border with the elephants and giraffes and frogs, yeah I painted it!"

"And it looks great! You guys did an amazing job!" Summer looked around at the cribs bed spread, which matched the them perfectly with a bunch of different animals on it. "Aww, this elephant is to cute!" She picked up a small white elephant that was embroidered with long green bamboo like leaves on it.

"Guys..what's this?" Called a voice coming up the stairs.

"Wait!" Ryan called he grabbed a baby blanket and wrapped it around Marissa's eyes. "Okay. Come this way..." Ryan carefully slipped off the blindfold and showed his work off proudly.

"Oh my! It's amazing...i couldn't have asked for anything better..." Marissa was amazed by everything. The paint job, the border, the furnishing, and the bed set. "It's perfect!" she kissed Ryan and examined the room some more. All she could think was that it was much better than anything Kevin Volchock could have ever given this baby, and for that she was once glad she lying to Ryan.