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Chapter 14 Party like it's 1999
Marissa was standing outside her sisters' room she was not sure on how she should be approaching this situation, she had Alexs' words running in her head treat her like she is an equal. That she is one of your friends and not your younger sister.
Treat her like the age she is and not the age she was when she left for boarding school.
"Hi." Marissa shyly said as she opened the door to her sisters' room.
"What are you doing here?" Kaitlin asked.
"I thought that we could talk a little." The older girl replied.
"So what do you want to talk about?"
"I don't know. All I know is that I'm going to miss my sister when I'm gone."
"I guess I'm going to miss you too." Kaitlin said and she was happy that Marissa had said something about that.
"And besides that if you come to this party that mum is throwing you might get to see Summer go all rage blackout on Seth." Marissa said and laughed.
"What did he do this time?" Kaitlin said and she herself couldn't help but to smile, picturing how that would look.
"It's a long story."
"Give me the cliff-notes then." The younger of the two said with a smile, this was going better then she had thought and she was treated like a normal teenager for once and not a pre-teen.
"Okay, I'll try." Marissa said and started to give Kaitlin the cliff-notes on this particular thing.
"So you are saying that Alex left because of what Seth said and that he didn't listen to his girlfriend." Kaitlin asked.
"I guess that you could say that."
"Oh, I'm so going to this party." Kaitlin said "And I get to meet Alex."
"I'm not sure she'll be there." Marissa said and the younger sister could tell that something was bothering her older sister but this time she wasn't going to push she was going to do the right thing. "So there must be a reason, that mum wanted me back her almost begging me to get you to talk."
"Well, I think that she misses you and want to make up some problems with me so that you'll stay behind and not do this thing with dad." Kaitlin said.
"But I made it pretty clear to her that I'm doing this so I just don't sit at home not doing anything." Marissa said and sighed. "What is going on with you and don't say nothing because I know you and there is something going on in that head of yours."
"I'm not ready for you to know that but I can tell you that mum aren't happy and she knows but she won't tell you because she wants me to show that I mature enough to tell you myself." Kaitlin said and laughed "I tried to tell her that I'm not that mature but she doesn't believe me."
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"Alex, I have some news for you."
"Great Darren." Alex said "or so I hope."
"Well, I myself won't be able to get you that kind of money at the moment, you know how the banks work but I have someone that is interested in this."
"Good." The blonde said over the phone. "So, am I the one that talk to this person or is it you that should handle this contact."
"He's in Newport and he said it would be okay if you talk to him." Darren said "Just tell him what it's about and then there won't be any more problems."
"Thanks, you are a lifesaver." Alex said.
"Don't thank me yet, it's not a done deal just yet."
"So who is this man I'm going to talk to?" Alex asked.
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Marissa was standing with Kaitlin out by the pool at the Cohen resident; the two of them had managed to get away for a bit from the party.
It was nothing like either Marissa or Kaitlin had thought, it was for sure a Newport party planned by Julie Cooper, which was one thing they couldn't get away from.
Summer had hidden away just like Seth and Ryan and for awhile Marissa could swear that she saw Taylor in there but there could only be so much she could take on one night.
Taylor being there was just too weird, sure the girl had gotten closer to Ryan from what she had heard from Summer and once she had told Kaitlin this her sister could just agree with Summer; Taylor Townsend had been spending a lot of time trying to get Ryan to talk.
What is the saying opposites attract, if this would happen then there was some truth to that, Marissa couldn't believe that there were two people in all of Newport that was more different.
"Have you seen Alex around?" Kaitlin asked.
"No, and I would guess that you haven't seen her either." Marissa said.
"Not really." The younger sister said, "I don't even know what she looks like."
"oh, that's good."
"I don't think I like this side of you." Kaitlin said.
"which one?"
"The one that tries to be funny." Kaitlin replied. "You are almost as funny as Ryan."
"But Ryan isn't funny."
"Well, I would ask Taylor about that."
"what do you mean?"
"I heard that she had said to the Cohens' something like isn't Ryan funny." Kaitlin said. "Just so you know I almost feel sorry for him."
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Alex was standing outside of the Cohen house, well it was more like a mansion but it had had the last time she had been there a feeling of a home.
"Alex!" Seth exclaimed as he saw the blonde standing outside the door. "You should come inside."
"And I think that you should use your inside voice." Alex said, shaking her head, she still had no idea why she was here.
"Yeah, you are right I so should do that." Seth said, still it wasn't in a normal tone, it was still loud.
"Seth how much have you had to drink?" the blonde asked.
"I don't know." Seth said with a cheesy grin.
"Let's find Summer or Ryan." Alex said, first time in this house in a long time and meeting the residents of this house and Julie, she for one didn't feel like babysitting Seth while he was drunk.
"Summer." Alex said as she saw the feisty brunette talking to some girl that she never had seen.
"ooh, Alex." Summer said as she saw the blonde. "Haven't seen you in forever, but I have heard some stuff."
"Let me guess. Marissa."
"yes. And you have Cohen."
"I do have Cohen here and I think you can take him." Alex said "He is after all your boyfriend; I don't feel like babysitting tonight."
"Just leave him." Summer said "And this is Taylor."
"I don't know you." Taylor said as she looked at Alex.
"And I don't know you." Alex said and then turned to Summer "have you seen Rissa. Thought I should say hello."
"Yeah outside by the pool, I think she is talking to Kaitlin." Summer said.
"Oh, then I'll wait they have some stuff to deal with." Alex said and turned around to leave.
"I have a question for you." Taylor said and Alex turned around as she heard this girl that she had no idea who it was and had no plans on getting to know.
"Okay." Alex said more like a question.
"Do you think Ryan in funny?"
"Ryan?" Alex asked not sure on where that idea came from.
"yes." Taylor said. "He's hilarious."
"I don't know, I didn't think he was that funny when I met him last time but then again if he was funny then I might not have been throwing beer bottles at him." Alex said and shrugged her shoulders and left.
Both Summer and Taylor was just standing there not saying anything.
"So how do you know her?" Taylor asked looking at Summer.
"She is both Seth and Marissas' ex. At least Marissas' and she's Seth ex according to him." Summer said.
"Okay, so did you know that she had thrown bottles at Ryan?"
"I had no idea but then again I'm not surprised." Summer said, hoping that this conversation was soon over and done with.
"Why aren't you surprised about that?"
"What is it that they say, opposites attracts and well let's put it this way." Summer said and sighed, "Alex is almost like a female Ryan but she talks a bit more at least that's what Coop claims."
"Does this mean that Ryan is fair game?" Taylor asked. Summer had no idea on how this girls mind worked, from asking Alex if she thought that Ryan was funny and how Summer knew Alex and now to wondering if Ryan was fair game.
"I would think so." Summer said "I don't think Marissa would be with him again, if she was the she would be here with us and not going with her dad."
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Alex had gotten a beer and now she was trying to hide as good as she could, she would just say hi to Marissa and hopefully meet Kaitlin and then she had to make the call but then again if she was lucky then she might be able to deal with it here after all.
Ryan of all people came waling up to her and this was not what she had been expecting.
"Please, save me." he said.
"Why would I do something like that?" Alex asked.
"I'll pay Seth debt off." Ryan said hoping that it would help.
"Okay but then you have to tell me from who you need saving." Alex said, she had an idea and it was too good not to help him.
"Taylor, she has been following me all night."
"oh, I met her." Alex said and smirked.
"please."
"I'll see what I can do but she is one of a kind are you sure you want to let her go." Alex said and laughed.
It didn't take long before Taylor was there with them.
"I didn't think they two of you were friends." Taylor said.
"Who said that?" Alex asked.
"No one really." Taylor said "I just thought that throwing beer bottles at one another wasn't something that friends did."
"You told her that." Ryan asked and looked at Alex.
"She asked if I thought you were funny and somehow that came up." Alex said like it was nothing.
"Fine." Ryan said.
"Taylor was it?" Alex asked and the girl nodded. "It was ages ago we have put that behind us and we are moving on."
"Okay. So are that true?" Taylor asked and looked over at Ryan.
"What she said. So I'm going to go." Ryan said and he left and as he did that he could hear Alex yell after him.
"I'm sorry but I'm going to find Marissa and say hi before I leave." Alex said and left Taylor standing there alone not understanding what this was all about, she was always left alone but then again Ryan was fair game.
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Alex walked outside to the pool where she could see both Marissa and a girl that she guessed would be her sister, Kaitlin.
The taller of the two girls looked up and saw the blonde and gave her a small wave, letting her know that she had seen her. The younger girl besides her looked up and saw a blonde that she didn't recognize.
"is' that Alex?"
"yeah, it's Alex."
"She's hot." Kaitlin stated as she let her eyes roam up and down the blondes' body.
"Don't I know that already?" Marissa said looking over at Alex.
"hey, I think you can come over." Marissa said making a motion for Alex to come to them.
"I wasn't sure that I should come out here." Alex said a bit hesitated.
"You did the right thing." The older brunette said.
"you know that you are kind of hot right?" Kaitlin asked still not sure how Marissa could have been as stupid as she had been dumping Alex, well her sister was dumped but she herself was the reason that it happened.
"I know that."
"Kaitlin, you shouldn't stroke that ego more than necessary." Marissa said with a laugh.
"So now that I have met you." Alex said looking at the younger of the Cooper sisters, "I can go back to the boat."
"Please stay." Kaitlin said "I want to get to know you and if you are as cool as everyone says. I mean that can't be possible."
"you know." Alex said with a smirk "I'm even cooler."
The three of them continued to talk and Marissa tried to pry what it was that Alex had been hiding since they got back here and even when they were at the island.
But that was not something that she managed to do but she had made her mind up that she would be getting to know that before they had left Newport.
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"There you are." Summer said. "I've been looking for the three of you. Seth is drunk and Taylor is just talking about Ryan."
"Again?" Kaitlin asked. "She asked me what Ryan liked in a girl. I told her to talk to Marissa but I don't think she did." Marissa just shook her head, knowing that the Townsend girl wouldn't be coming to her for advice.
"You know something funny." Summer said "She asked Alex if she thought Ryan was funny and somehow beer bottles came up in the conversation."
"She asked you too?" The youngest girl asked. "She more like told me that Ryan was funny."
"That wasn't the best part even." Summer said "He came to Alex later and asked for being saved from her."
"Please can you don't tell them all that happened here tonight I like to have some stuff kept personal? Thank you."
"This is just like any other party in Newport." Marissa said "And I think that we should be heading back to the boat and maybe someone would like to join us tonight and leave this party mum haven't missed me or even looked for me."
"I'm on my way out the door already." Alex said.
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Alex was about to leave when she saw the person that she had come here to talk to besides Marissa and this was her chance, he was after all alone and it seemed like he wanted to hide so this could be a good time.
"Sorry to disturb but I was told by Darren that you could help me." Alex said.
"Oh, I've been waiting for you to come looking for me." he said. "And I haven't seen you here in a long while."
"I know I kind of went back to LA and finished school and all of that."
"That is great Alex." He said "So there must be a reason that you wanted to talk to me."
"Yeah, and I'm not sure that this is the best place to talk about this at." She said.
"I understand. So how long will you be in Newport?"
"A think there is a couple of days left." Alex said "I'm going to sail with Jimmy and Marissa, kind of helping out on the boat."
"Great way to combine work with seeing the world?"
"Pretty much the reason and it pay pretty well too." Alex said. "So maybe tomorrow at your office if it's okay for you around lunch."
"that sounds great and I think that I'm the only one there at that time." He said. "And I'm going to make sure that my wife won't be there too. She might blab to someone."
"Thanks, I really appreciate it and I hope that you can help me."
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Who do you think that is it that Alex is meeting with the answer to that and maybe some more questions will be answered in the next chapter?