A/N- Wow guys! Thanks for all the great reviews! Here's Chapter Two!
Disclaimer- All characters from The OC belong to Fox, the lyrics at the end belong to Phantom Planet's "Down in a Second"
Chapter Two
Throw Me Away
~*~
Summer came back into the hotel room slightly flushed. She slammed the door behind her, groaning with frustration and flopping down on the bed. Marissa came out of the bathroom at that moment, looking at her friend with raised eyebrows.
"You all right?" Marissa asked, putting her wet hair up in a messy bun.
"I'm fine." Summer said quickly.
"Where's the drinks?"
"Excuse me?"
"You said you and Seth were getting drinks."
"Oh…um, the machines were all sold out." Summer lied quickly.
"Liar." Marissa grinned, flopping down on the bed next to her friend.
Summer looked away.
"Wait…is something going on with you and Seth?" Marissa smiled wider, looking at her friend in shock.
"Oh, I'm sure. Me and Seth." Summer laughed, doing a very good job of sounding disgusted.
"Well, is there?" Marissa prodded, giggling.
"NO! Geez, Marissa, make me yak. Seth Cohen? Come on."
"He's not that bad! And he's totally in love with you!" Marissa pointed out.
"Where did you hear that?" Summer sat up, suddenly interested.
"Ryan told me he talks about you all the time."
Summer looked at her friend with astonishment.
"He is not in love with me. And the thought of…anything going on with us…can we drop this subject? That would never, ever happen." Summer grabbed Marissa's thin shoulders as she spoke as if to reassure her.
"All right, sorry. But you know if there was anything going on, you could tell me."
"If there was anything going on with me and Seth, I couldn't tell you because I'd have killed myself." Summer said seriously.
"You're so weird." Marissa laughed.
Summer smiled back, turning around to get packed.
"But I still maintain he's not that bad." Marissa said to Summer's back.
"You date him then." Summer rolled her eyes.
"I meant for you!" Marissa sighed, starting to get packed as well.
~*~
Seth zipped his suitcase, looking over at Ryan, who was happily eating mini-bar peanuts and watching TV.
Seth sighed audibly. This was causing him physical pain to not tell anyone what had happened with Summer. Especially not being able to tell Ryan. He told Ryan everything. And now it had happened not once, but twice! And both initiated by her! He had to tell someone!
"Is everything ok, buddy?" Ryan looked over at the irate Seth curiously.
"Yes." Seth said melodramatically.
"No, it's not." Ryan noticed immediately, turning to face his brother.
"Okay, you're right."
"What's wrong?"
"I…can't tell you." Seth said with resignation.
"Why not?"
"I've been sworn to secrecy."
Ryan shrugged.
"All right." And he went back to watching the TV.
"You're not even going to pester me a little bit about it?" Seth said, very disappointed in Ryan's noisiness.
"Not even a little bit." Ryan grinned, knowing this would drive Seth insane.
Seth threw a shoe at Ryan in frustration.
~*~
"Let's hit the road." Ryan climbed into the driver's seat.
"It is so cool your dad let us take the Rover." Marissa grinned at Seth, climbing into the passenger seat.
Seth and Summer looked at each other, then at the rather cramped two seats left in the back. She narrowed her eyes as if to say "don't get any ideas" and climbed in. Seth put his hands up in mock-surrender, climbing in after her.
It was a very long ride to the beach, and eventually everyone but Ryan fell asleep. Ryan turned on the radio to ensure that he wouldn't drift off also, and Marissa stirred at the sudden noise.
"Oh, sorry." Ryan fumbled with the dial, quickly turning it off.
"No, it's ok." Marissa smiled at him, stretching sleepily.
She looked behind her at the other two occupants of the car, and suppressed a laugh.
"Hey, check it out-" She motioned behind her.
Ryan looked in the rearview mirror to see Summer sleeping soundly with her head on Seth's shoulder, his arm lazily draped over her shoulders.
"Aww." Ryan grinned.
"How sweet." Marissa agreed.
"Summer's going to kick his ass when she wakes up." Ryan pointed out.
"I don't know…she was acting really weird this morning whenever I mentioned Seth."
Ryan looked at Marissa inquisitively.
"Now that you mention it, Seth was acting really bizarre too. Kept saying he wanted to tell me something but that he was 'sworn to secrecy'." Ryan shrugged.
Marissa raised an eyebrow at him.
"No way." Ryan shook his head.
"What? Maybe!" She laughed.
"Summer and Seth? She'd never go for that."
"You're probably right…still, it is a really funny thought that they're having like some kind of secret affair." Marissa giggled.
Ryan laughed.
"Yeah, maybe in Seth's mind." He grinned.
~*~
Summer jerked awake when Ryan parked the car at the beach parking lot. She realized she felt very warm and very comfortable and was surrounded with a very boy-ish scent. She blinked, taking in her surroundings and suddenly gasped. She had been sleeping on Seth's shoulder for the past two hours and his arm was resting comfortably around her. It felt kinda nice. But suddenly, she realized that Ryan and Marissa were looking back at them with sly grins.
"Ew, Cohen! Get off of me!" She smacked him, sounding revolted.
"Whuzzat…who…let go of the cheese cubes!" Seth mumbled sleepily, slowly waking up.
"Wake up and stop molesting me, you freak!" Summer shuddered, quickly getting out of the car as Seth finally regained consciousness.
"Morning, sunshine." He grinned drowsily at the enraged Summer.
She rolled her eyes.
"Let's go, Coop." She looked at Marissa desperately as Ryan went to the back to unpack the surfboards and towels.
Marissa looked at her curiously as they walked towards the concession stand to get hot dogs for everyone.
"So you two looked pretty cozy back there." Marissa smiled.
"No we didn't and drop it now." Summer cut her off quickly.
"Whatever you say." Marissa wiggled her eyebrows, looking suggestive.
~*~
"Pass the suntan lotion." Summer ordered Seth.
"Want him to help you put it on?" Marissa said under her breath.
Summer glared at her.
"Shut up." She hissed back, grabbing the suntan lotion from Seth and angrily slathering it on her legs.
Seth looked up as she did this, feeling his stomach flip. Summer had really nice legs.
"It looks like it's about to rain." Ryan snapped him out of this line of thought suddenly.
All four looked up at the rather threatening rain clouds overhead.
"Now what are we supposed to do?" Summer whined.
"We could just go to the beach house now." Ryan suggested.
The Cohen's new beach house was the purpose of this entire road trip. Kirsten had designed and decorated it herself, and was anxious to have them try it out and see what they thought.
"That's a good idea." Marissa agreed, starting to gather up all their things as light rain drops began to fall.
"But our bags are still all in the car."
"I'll go bring the car around to the beach house." Ryan offered.
"I'll go with you." Marissa said quickly.
"You guys get all the beach stuff and go ahead to the house. You have the key, right, Seth?"
"Yeah…" Seth looked over at Summer, who had a very angry expression on her face.
"Make it quick." Summer said to Marissa, folding up the towels as the rain started to fall harder.
Marissa and Ryan walked off looking dreamily at each other, leaving Seth and Summer very much alone and in the pouring rain.
"A stormy beach…kinda romantic, huh?" Seth said, smiling at Summer.
"Maybe to gay poets or something." Summer rolled her eyes, walking off quickly.
"What is your problem?" Seth caught up with her as they headed for the beach house just as thunder rolled overhead.
"Nothing!"
"Well, then why are you acting so weird?"
"Because! I'm disgusted with myself! I can't believe I ever kissed you!" She practically yelled back to be heard over the quickly worsening storm.
"Twice, actually." Seth pointed out.
"Whatever! I'm losing my mind! I shouldn't want to kiss you EVER! This is insane! I think we have stumbled into some freaky Twilight Zone-universe where everything-"
"You want to kiss me? Like now?" Seth interrupted her as they reached the porch of the beach house.
"NO!"
Seth looked at her for a long moment as they both stood soaking wet on the whitewashed porch.
"Are you going to unlock the door or what?" Summer demanded, slightly flustered.
"Sure, fine." Seth said, smiling at her slightly as he unlocked the door.
"Finally." Summer sighed, and they both reached for the doorknob at the same moment, their hands brushing.
A jolt of electricity seemed to shoot through both of them. They stood frozen for a moment, their eyes locked, their hands still touching.
"Let's go." Summer broke the tension, mentally shaking herself.
She did NOT want to kiss him.
Not even a little.
And definitely not a lot.
Not even when he looked at her like he just had, like she was the most beautiful thing he had ever seen in his entire life.
No, she definitely did NOT want to kiss him then.
~*~
If you want to leave me
If you want to just throw me away
I'll be down in a second
I'll be down in a second
How come now it seems that you no longer care?
How can I live a life that seems no longer fair?
Have we noticed yet that this is not a game?
A/N- Chapter Three is coming soon! Lots of reviews will only make it come faster!
Disclaimer- All characters from The OC belong to Fox, the lyrics at the end belong to Phantom Planet's "Down in a Second"
Chapter Two
Throw Me Away
~*~
Summer came back into the hotel room slightly flushed. She slammed the door behind her, groaning with frustration and flopping down on the bed. Marissa came out of the bathroom at that moment, looking at her friend with raised eyebrows.
"You all right?" Marissa asked, putting her wet hair up in a messy bun.
"I'm fine." Summer said quickly.
"Where's the drinks?"
"Excuse me?"
"You said you and Seth were getting drinks."
"Oh…um, the machines were all sold out." Summer lied quickly.
"Liar." Marissa grinned, flopping down on the bed next to her friend.
Summer looked away.
"Wait…is something going on with you and Seth?" Marissa smiled wider, looking at her friend in shock.
"Oh, I'm sure. Me and Seth." Summer laughed, doing a very good job of sounding disgusted.
"Well, is there?" Marissa prodded, giggling.
"NO! Geez, Marissa, make me yak. Seth Cohen? Come on."
"He's not that bad! And he's totally in love with you!" Marissa pointed out.
"Where did you hear that?" Summer sat up, suddenly interested.
"Ryan told me he talks about you all the time."
Summer looked at her friend with astonishment.
"He is not in love with me. And the thought of…anything going on with us…can we drop this subject? That would never, ever happen." Summer grabbed Marissa's thin shoulders as she spoke as if to reassure her.
"All right, sorry. But you know if there was anything going on, you could tell me."
"If there was anything going on with me and Seth, I couldn't tell you because I'd have killed myself." Summer said seriously.
"You're so weird." Marissa laughed.
Summer smiled back, turning around to get packed.
"But I still maintain he's not that bad." Marissa said to Summer's back.
"You date him then." Summer rolled her eyes.
"I meant for you!" Marissa sighed, starting to get packed as well.
~*~
Seth zipped his suitcase, looking over at Ryan, who was happily eating mini-bar peanuts and watching TV.
Seth sighed audibly. This was causing him physical pain to not tell anyone what had happened with Summer. Especially not being able to tell Ryan. He told Ryan everything. And now it had happened not once, but twice! And both initiated by her! He had to tell someone!
"Is everything ok, buddy?" Ryan looked over at the irate Seth curiously.
"Yes." Seth said melodramatically.
"No, it's not." Ryan noticed immediately, turning to face his brother.
"Okay, you're right."
"What's wrong?"
"I…can't tell you." Seth said with resignation.
"Why not?"
"I've been sworn to secrecy."
Ryan shrugged.
"All right." And he went back to watching the TV.
"You're not even going to pester me a little bit about it?" Seth said, very disappointed in Ryan's noisiness.
"Not even a little bit." Ryan grinned, knowing this would drive Seth insane.
Seth threw a shoe at Ryan in frustration.
~*~
"Let's hit the road." Ryan climbed into the driver's seat.
"It is so cool your dad let us take the Rover." Marissa grinned at Seth, climbing into the passenger seat.
Seth and Summer looked at each other, then at the rather cramped two seats left in the back. She narrowed her eyes as if to say "don't get any ideas" and climbed in. Seth put his hands up in mock-surrender, climbing in after her.
It was a very long ride to the beach, and eventually everyone but Ryan fell asleep. Ryan turned on the radio to ensure that he wouldn't drift off also, and Marissa stirred at the sudden noise.
"Oh, sorry." Ryan fumbled with the dial, quickly turning it off.
"No, it's ok." Marissa smiled at him, stretching sleepily.
She looked behind her at the other two occupants of the car, and suppressed a laugh.
"Hey, check it out-" She motioned behind her.
Ryan looked in the rearview mirror to see Summer sleeping soundly with her head on Seth's shoulder, his arm lazily draped over her shoulders.
"Aww." Ryan grinned.
"How sweet." Marissa agreed.
"Summer's going to kick his ass when she wakes up." Ryan pointed out.
"I don't know…she was acting really weird this morning whenever I mentioned Seth."
Ryan looked at Marissa inquisitively.
"Now that you mention it, Seth was acting really bizarre too. Kept saying he wanted to tell me something but that he was 'sworn to secrecy'." Ryan shrugged.
Marissa raised an eyebrow at him.
"No way." Ryan shook his head.
"What? Maybe!" She laughed.
"Summer and Seth? She'd never go for that."
"You're probably right…still, it is a really funny thought that they're having like some kind of secret affair." Marissa giggled.
Ryan laughed.
"Yeah, maybe in Seth's mind." He grinned.
~*~
Summer jerked awake when Ryan parked the car at the beach parking lot. She realized she felt very warm and very comfortable and was surrounded with a very boy-ish scent. She blinked, taking in her surroundings and suddenly gasped. She had been sleeping on Seth's shoulder for the past two hours and his arm was resting comfortably around her. It felt kinda nice. But suddenly, she realized that Ryan and Marissa were looking back at them with sly grins.
"Ew, Cohen! Get off of me!" She smacked him, sounding revolted.
"Whuzzat…who…let go of the cheese cubes!" Seth mumbled sleepily, slowly waking up.
"Wake up and stop molesting me, you freak!" Summer shuddered, quickly getting out of the car as Seth finally regained consciousness.
"Morning, sunshine." He grinned drowsily at the enraged Summer.
She rolled her eyes.
"Let's go, Coop." She looked at Marissa desperately as Ryan went to the back to unpack the surfboards and towels.
Marissa looked at her curiously as they walked towards the concession stand to get hot dogs for everyone.
"So you two looked pretty cozy back there." Marissa smiled.
"No we didn't and drop it now." Summer cut her off quickly.
"Whatever you say." Marissa wiggled her eyebrows, looking suggestive.
~*~
"Pass the suntan lotion." Summer ordered Seth.
"Want him to help you put it on?" Marissa said under her breath.
Summer glared at her.
"Shut up." She hissed back, grabbing the suntan lotion from Seth and angrily slathering it on her legs.
Seth looked up as she did this, feeling his stomach flip. Summer had really nice legs.
"It looks like it's about to rain." Ryan snapped him out of this line of thought suddenly.
All four looked up at the rather threatening rain clouds overhead.
"Now what are we supposed to do?" Summer whined.
"We could just go to the beach house now." Ryan suggested.
The Cohen's new beach house was the purpose of this entire road trip. Kirsten had designed and decorated it herself, and was anxious to have them try it out and see what they thought.
"That's a good idea." Marissa agreed, starting to gather up all their things as light rain drops began to fall.
"But our bags are still all in the car."
"I'll go bring the car around to the beach house." Ryan offered.
"I'll go with you." Marissa said quickly.
"You guys get all the beach stuff and go ahead to the house. You have the key, right, Seth?"
"Yeah…" Seth looked over at Summer, who had a very angry expression on her face.
"Make it quick." Summer said to Marissa, folding up the towels as the rain started to fall harder.
Marissa and Ryan walked off looking dreamily at each other, leaving Seth and Summer very much alone and in the pouring rain.
"A stormy beach…kinda romantic, huh?" Seth said, smiling at Summer.
"Maybe to gay poets or something." Summer rolled her eyes, walking off quickly.
"What is your problem?" Seth caught up with her as they headed for the beach house just as thunder rolled overhead.
"Nothing!"
"Well, then why are you acting so weird?"
"Because! I'm disgusted with myself! I can't believe I ever kissed you!" She practically yelled back to be heard over the quickly worsening storm.
"Twice, actually." Seth pointed out.
"Whatever! I'm losing my mind! I shouldn't want to kiss you EVER! This is insane! I think we have stumbled into some freaky Twilight Zone-universe where everything-"
"You want to kiss me? Like now?" Seth interrupted her as they reached the porch of the beach house.
"NO!"
Seth looked at her for a long moment as they both stood soaking wet on the whitewashed porch.
"Are you going to unlock the door or what?" Summer demanded, slightly flustered.
"Sure, fine." Seth said, smiling at her slightly as he unlocked the door.
"Finally." Summer sighed, and they both reached for the doorknob at the same moment, their hands brushing.
A jolt of electricity seemed to shoot through both of them. They stood frozen for a moment, their eyes locked, their hands still touching.
"Let's go." Summer broke the tension, mentally shaking herself.
She did NOT want to kiss him.
Not even a little.
And definitely not a lot.
Not even when he looked at her like he just had, like she was the most beautiful thing he had ever seen in his entire life.
No, she definitely did NOT want to kiss him then.
~*~
If you want to leave me
If you want to just throw me away
I'll be down in a second
I'll be down in a second
How come now it seems that you no longer care?
How can I live a life that seems no longer fair?
Have we noticed yet that this is not a game?
A/N- Chapter Three is coming soon! Lots of reviews will only make it come faster!