Summer in the City
Chapter 14
AN: Thanks you guys for bearing with me while school is going. I know I should be updating more but sometimes I just need to relax and have an OC marathon. LOL.
I know this story takes place in the future but for the purpose of my story, my story is still when they are 22 but they are 22 now. Get it? All the events that are happening now in the US are happening in my story.
Seth and Summer spent hours talking to Ryan and Marissa. Hours-literally. Summer laid out on the floor with little Catalina crawling over her slender figure while Seth, Marissa, and Ryan all sat on the beat-up couch.
"Batman rocked, dude!" Seth defended, sitting up as Ryan just dissed it.
"Come on, it wasn't like the other batman's. He was dark."
Seth shook his head in disbelief. "Ryan my man, Batman is dark. It's the best of all the Batman's."
Summer sat up. "Can we talk about something other then Batman or Superman?" She groaned. The past 30 minutes, Ryan and Seth had been discussing the latest comic book movies and action figures. Who really did care if the Superman action figure had its left foot a half-millimeter shorter then its right? Honestly?
"I ditto Sum." Marissa announced board to death by the conversation.
"Thanks Coop." Summer grinned at her and then turned her attention on the boys.
"Let's see a movie." She suggested. "Girls pick."
Ryan and Seth groaned. They were probably going to end up watching a Hillary Duff or Mandy Moore movie where the girl is an outsider and in the last 2 minutes they kiss their crush. BORING!
"No, let the guys pick." Seth whined.
"No way." Marissa and Summer both agreed together.
"Come on. I don't want to see a click-flick."
"Cohen, last time you went to one of them you cried."
"Exactly. My little heart can't take another one of those." He pleaded.
Summed smiled at him. "Red eye?" Summer asked. At least they could see a movie they would like, especially if they were paying for it.
"Oh yeah!" Marissa perked up. "It has Rachel McAdams. She's from my favorite movie."
"So guys? Red Eye or Must Love Dogs?"
Seth and Ryan looked at each other and shrugged. "Red Eye it is."
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Ryan and Marissa sat by the aisle with Cat on Marissa's lap who was playing with the empty popcorn bag. Summer sat next to Seth who was next to Catalina's empty seat. Summer snuggled against her boyfriend's side as Rachel McAdams' character was in the airplane bathroom trying to escape.
Summer screamed as the events on the screen drastically turned worst. Seth grabbed her hand and squeezed it comfortingly.
She looked up to him. "Hi." She whispered.
Seth grinned. "Hey."
Summer leaned over and gave him a kiss.
"Hey." Summer returned.
"Do you want to leave?" Seth asked. The movie was great but there were better things to do.
"Sure." Summer sat up. "Coop. We're going to get some air." Summer whispered to Marissa but she was too interested in the movie.
Seth and Sum slid out of the row and out of the auditorium.
"So…" Summer began. "Are you going to come surfing with me tomorrow? Your dad would want you to come."
Seth dragged his feet as they reached the exit of the theater.
"If you want me too."
"I do. Thanks." Summer leaned onto her tippy-toes and pressed a soft kiss to Cohen's lips. They stayed connected like that for a few moments before Summer broke it.
"I have a question."
"Okay. I have an answer. Let's see if they match." Seth responded looking down at her chocolate swirls of brown eyes.
"I miss it here." She breathed slowly. "I really do."
"Nope, not it. Mine was popcorn." Seth grinned and Summer tried to push him.
"Cohen… I was being serious." She frowned and started to walk over to the pier.
"Summer, sorry." He walked over to her and smiled. "I miss it here too."
"I don't know if I want to be in New York anymore." She whispered, as if she was telling a huge secret.
"Wow." Seth admitted. "I thought you loved New York?"
She looked up at him. "I did." Past tense. "And I know that you have your job there and everything but I just wanted to tell you what I was feeling."
Seth nodded at this wordlessly. He never really liked New York as much as Summer but he never wanted to hurt Summer's feelings by saying he'd rather be back in Newport.
Because of course everyone knew how much he hated Newport Beach with the water polo players and snobby cheerleaders. But he actually kind of liked the OC when there wasn't a water polo player looking for a human punching bag or the latest gossip surfacing.
"Hey guys! Marissa screamed from the entrance of the theater. "You just decided to leave us?" She hollered upset. Ryan was carrying a tiny sleeping Catalina and he shrugged.
"We didn't leave you. I told you we were going to get some fresh air." Summer told her, walking over to them. Seth followed.
"Oh." Marissa looked calmer. "Sorry."
"So did you like the movie?" Seth asked cautiously. He didn't want to get on Marissa's bad side.
"We left in the middle of it." Ryan answered and looked over at his girl friend.
She blushed.
"So what do you guys want to do now?"
"Pizza?"
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The 4 of them plus Catalina sat in a booth at the hippest pizza parlor in town.
"Remember the time when Ryan and Cohen went after that cat who feel in their pool and couldn't get out. They tried to be the 'macho men' and go in with their clothes on." Summer began.
"Oh, but they insisted in taking their shirts off. Hint, hint." Marissa interrupted laughing.
"Yeah, and so they both go in the pool and tried to grab the cat." Summer tried to continue but every time she tried to say the next word she erupted in a new batch of giggles.
"Anyways," Marissa continued. "You guys went in and the cat attacked you." She began laughing. "Didn't you guys end up with lots of stitches on your chest?" She looked at Seth.
"I got 7 and Seth got 11." Ryan answered and he shook his head. "We definitely weren't the brightest back then."
"Then?" Marissa chuckled. "How about now?"
"Then." He repeated.
"Ok ok. This is a good one. Just about a week ago, Ryan here, goes and turns on the garbage disposal and a knife falls in. It's being whacked around like a chainsaw or something and Ryan was reading a newspaper!" Summer started laughing with Marissa and the boys were quiet. They didn't like being laughed at.
"Our turn." Seth announced.
Summer stared at him. "Girls are more intelligent then guys."
"Really? How about the time you guys got stranded by the airport and you couldn't get home because you didn't know how to fix a flat tire?" Ryan told, eyeing the girls with an "I told you so" look.
"I said intelligent, not tool-y." Summer answered.
"That's the worst comeback I've ever heard!" Seth gasped.
"Ha, ha, Cohen." Summer shook her head. "You haven't heard the end of this."
"Is that a threat?"
"Promise." Banter.
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It was nearly midnight before Seth, Summer, Marissa, Ryan, and Catalina arrived at the Atwood/Cooper house. Summer was yawning every 2 minutes and Marissa had already fallen asleep at the arcade. Catalina was sleeping soundlessly in her stroller and all seemed at peace.
"Cohen, let's go to bed." Summer announced groggily.
"Okay, honey-buns." Ryan gave him a weird look. "It's the only time where she won't smack me for saying it. She's too tried to slap me." He shrugged.
"Bed." Summer repeated like she was 3.
"We have to get home first, sugar-lips."
"Go to bed now. Here."
Marissa interrupted. "You guys could stay here. It could be like a sleepover."
Ryan nodded agreeing and Summer smiled.
"Okay, why not." Seth announced. "But Ryan I am not sharing a bed with you again. All you did was talk about your date with captain oats."
TBC
Review! I am 100 percent sure this is the worst chapter of Summer in the City but bear/bare with me, I'm getting set up for my next chap.