Crave
Apologies for the slow update. I had issues with this chapter. I haven't got the OC on dvd myself, and with all the Trey clips on YouTube mainly of the shooting or the attempted rape scene with Marissa I was trying to recall his introduction to the show in season 2 from memory. In the end, I decided not to stick to the show to make it easier, but some bits might be similar. I hope you like it :)
"Fuck me," Trey began, giving Ryan a knowing smile, "that little brunette you are friends with is hot!"
Ryan couldn't help but grimace, he had been afraid this would happen.
He and Sandy had collected Trey from jail the day before, and tonight Seth had asked the group round to meet his brother after school, the gang seemed to consist of Anna, Marissa, Alex, Zach and Summer these days. Considering the amount of exes between them they actually gelled well together as a group.
Trey didn't notice Ryan's face as he got into his bed on the floor of the pool house, where Sandy and Kirsten had agreed he could stay whilst he sorted himself out.
"I've been without a girl for so long man - you think she'd go for me?" Trey looked to Ryan hopefully and his brother's reaction was obvious from his face, "don't look at me like that, man!" Trey laughed, "you got designs on her or something?"
Ryan half shrugged, "or something..."
Trey stared at his brother suspiciously, "so... what's the deal?"
Ryan half smiled, "I like her and she likes me... but she's Seth's ex and I'm Marissa's ex..."
Trey slapped himself on the head, "fuck man, I forgot about that Marissa chick - she visited me with you once, right? ... so she and the blonde and together?"
Ryan nodded, and Trey grinned, "that's hot man." Trey thought for a second, "although so not good for your ego, turning a girl to the other side. Don't do that with the hot brunette Ry, she's too tasty to lose to the dark side, y'know what I'm saying?" Trey winked and grinned wider.
Ryan couldn't help but grin back and a slight blush rose as he recalled his own "hot" times with Summer.
Trey spotted the blush, and eagerly moved forward, "you do know I'm sayin'! - You've already done the deed with her then - details man!"
Ryan rolled his eyes, "man, you sound like a girl."
"I've been without female presence for too long, bro. Dish me some dirt and help your brother out!"
Ryan frowned, "like that's going to happen. Details of my sex life with my secret girlfriend to jerk yourself of to? No thanks. I don't to be punching my own brother when you're next in a room with her."
"Secret girlfriend huh?"
Ryan threw his spare pillow at Trey, "shut up and go to sleep..."
The next morning Trey stumbled half asleep into the Cohen's kitchen, where Ryan was already dressed ready for school and eating cereal.
"Trey, good morning!" Sandy exclaimed from behind the refrigerator, shutting it he offered Trey a bowl, Trey shook his head, but gave Sandy the thumbs up at an offer of a bagel.
Trey sat down at the table next to his brother whilst Sandy toasted the bagel.
"You sleep well?" Sandy questioned, setting the plate at the table a minute later.
"Yeah," then he eyed Ryan annoyed, "apart from the late night phone calls."
Ryan nearly choked on his cereal, "sorry, man."
"Summer right?" Trey asked through his first mouthful, "why the fuck was she calling so late?"
"Language," Kirsten said as she entered the kitchen.
"Shit, sorry," Trey said, and they all had to smile at the instant mistake. "So, she have panic attacks or somethin' man? You were on the 'phone for like half an hour trying to calm her down."
Ryan grimaced, "she had a nightmare."
"Who had a nightmare?" Seth asked bounding happily into the room, then he saw Ryan's face and grimaced himself, "Summer?"
Sandy and Kirsten moved in closer to listen to Ryan's response, looking concerned.
"Yeah, she gets them every night. But sometimes they are really bad and she has to call me..."
"So, they know about you and Summer?" Trey asked, looking suspiciously at all three of the Cohen's, Ryan nodded slowly, and began eating his cereal again. "I thought Seth was one of the reasons you didn't want to be together?"
Seth sat down, "I was, originally. And, they pretty much are together, apart from at school, in public - basically anywhere Marissa might see them..."
"What's her problem? She's got her own girlfriend. She can't have dibs on all the hot chicks, that's just greedy man," Trey said with a shake of his head.
"Trey," Ryan sighed, "just eat your bagel, man. It's complicated OK? All you need to know is that Summer's off limits, got it?"
"Sure dude, whatever you say" Trey devoured the rest of his bagel.
After school Seth, Anna, Ryan and Summer all returned back to the Cohen's. Seth and Anna left to 'study' in Seth's room pretty quickly.
Trey wasn't there and Ryan hoped his brother was out looking for jobs.
"Can we go hang in the pool house?" Summer asked him, almost nervously.
"Sure," he couldn't wait for some alone time with her. All last week after school they had either hung out as a group, or Summer and Marissa disappeared back to Summer's place to hang just the two of them. Ryan had been OK about it, she needed that normal girlie time with her best friend, but that didn't stop him missing her company.
Unexpectedly Summer burst into tears and threw herself into his arms the second the pool house door was closed behind them.
Ryan gathered her up and laid her on the bed, quickly getting on next to her and drawing her close.
"Do you think I look like a slut?" She hiccupped.
Ryan frowned, so that was what this was all about - he had noticed that yesterday she had worn a mini skirt for the first time since her attack. And today, although she had gone for skinny jeans and some funky boots, she had dared a low cut top which he hadn't seen on her since before... "no," he answered quickly. "You look beautiful."
"I'm tired of feeling like an open wound all the time. How do people get over this?" Summer asked exasperated, gripping onto him tighter.
"I've done some research; there are some support groups in the area… I have addresses," Ryan said trying to be helpful.
Summer shook her head, "I'm not ready for that yet," she sighed, "all I want to do is stay in here forever," she snuggled up against him further, "with you."
Ryan smiled, "sounds good to me."
When Sandy and Kirsten returned home an hour later, and Trey also reappeared with the exciting news of a job, they ordered takeaway as a celebration.
Trey stepped out for a cigarette and found Summer sat on a sun lounger, he took up a seat next to her.
"I hope you didn't come out here for fresh air," he commented as he lit his cigarette.
Summer gave him a small smile, "it's OK. Well done on the job."
He shrugged, "it's clearing tables, I can't say I'm thrilled," he flicked some ash away, "better than nothin' I suppose."
"I guess."
"So, what's the deal with you and my brother?" Trey asked, staring at her.
Summer sighed, "it's complicated."
"Yeah, I got that from Ryan."
Summer looked surprised, "Ryan said we were complicated?"
"Yeah," he blew smoke away from them, "and so did you; at least you're on the same page. - He warned me off you y'know? I don't think he would've mentioned about you, but when I said you were hot he nearly had a heart attack," he returned his gaze to Summer and couldn't help but let his eyes flick down to her chest to remind himself how hot she was.
Summer caught him checking out her cleavage and gulped nervously, "I'd appreciate it, if you didn't look at me like a piece of meat," she huffed, "I'm as good as your own brother's girlfriend -"
"-Don't act all high and mighty with me, sweetheart," Trey drawled, "you're the one strutting around with your cleavage spilling out - and yesterday you were wearing a skirt shorter than a belt. If you walk around like that guys are going to look at you."
He looked to her for a reaction; she had paled and slowly stood. He noticed her breath had become heavy and he frowned, "are you OK?"
"I need to get changed," she said, quite calmly, and walked towards the pool house.
She returned a few minutes later completely swallowed up in Ryan's sweatpants and hooded top.
Trey frowned, "you don't need to go to that extreme, sweetheart," he murmured as she walked past him to head back into the kitchen.
She looked back to him and he was shocked at the look in her eye, it made him shudder, "don't call me sweetheart."
Ryan frowned as Summer came back in wearing his clothes, Seth, Anna, Sandy and Kirsten too stopped what they were doing for a second to take in the sight.
Kirsten quickly asked Anna a question distracting the pixie haired blonde as Ryan got up and moved toward Summer.
"Are you OK? What's with the clothes?" He asked concerned.
Her face was left blank, her eyes looked lifeless, "I looked like a slut."
"Summer you looked fine -"
"- everyone kept looking at me," she shuddered, "boys, men... they kept looking at me..."
Trey entered and brushed past the pair, the smell of smoke following him in. "You've got a head case there, Ry," he whispered to his brother as he moved to sit back down.
In an instant Ryan had yanked Trey back and pushed him up against the wall, everyone's gaze upon them he shouted, "what the fuck did you say to her?"
Summer's hands pulled at Ryan's, "Ryan... Ryan... it's not Trey," she seemed to have snapped out of her stoic state, "It wasn't Trey. It's just everything. I'm not myself - you know that," Ryan slowly let go of his brother, and looked to Summer, "my heads a mess - yes he did say something, but I already had thoughts of it in my head anyway."
Ryan looked suspiciously back at Trey and then took Summer's hand, "we'll be in the pool house - don't disturb us."
Anna looked to Seth, confused, "what's going on?"
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