Chapter 10

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"Hey Seth," Ryan greeted me, as I walked in after the date. He and Marissa were in the family room, watching some sort of game show. What caught my eye, though, is that Ryan's arm was around Marissa, and her head was resting on Ryan's shoulder.

"Hey guys," I said suspiciously.

"How did the date go?" Marissa asked.

I plopped down on the couch next to Ryan and said, "One of the weirdest dates I've ever been on. Not that I have many to compare to, though."

"Katie not what you expected?" Ryan asked.

"No, Katie was cool. We saw Summer though."

"Oh, Seth, I'm sorry," Marissa said sympathetically.

"Well, how was it weird?" Ryan asked.

"If I told you, you wouldn't believe me," I said. They both looked at me curiously. "Summer and Katie got into a fight."

"About what?" Marissa asked.

I pondered her question for a moment. Why exactly did they fight? Because of me? No, Summer wouldn't ruin her perfect manicure for me. "I really don't know. Summer came over, being her usual sunshine self, and one thing lead to another and Aaron and I had to separate the two."

They both looked confused, "What is your definition of fight, Seth?" Ryan asked.

"Claws, hair pulling, the works."

Marissa started to giggle, which turned into an full blow laugh.

"What's so funny?"

"Nothing," she managed to get out, still laughing," It's just that Summer got in a fight over you!"

"Well thanks for putting it so nicely," I said dryly.

Marissa took a deep breath to control herself, "No, I didn't mean to sound like that. It's just that Summer has never gotten in a cat fight before… over a guy nonetheless. I find it funny and somewhat cute."

"They didn't fight because of me," I stated.

She gave me a 'get up and smell the coffee' look, "Seth, come on. Why else would they fight?"

"Maybe they both were having shitty days and needed to release their anger?"

"Or maybe Summer was jealous that she wasn't getting your undivided attention," Marissa said knowingly.

Even if that was so, I still couldn't believe it. Summer had never showed anything but repulsion towards me, so why would she change her mind now, especially since she has a boyfriend. "Highly doubtful."

"Whatever," Marissa said, "Well, I better be going. I had fun tonight Ryan." The two exchanged a chase kiss on the lips. Whoa, when did this happen? I was gone for two hours and when I get home, these two become all lovey dovey. When Marissa pulled away, they were both beaming. "Think about what I said, Seth."

I nodded.

"Bye Marissa, I'll call you tomorrow," Ryan said.

"You better," Marissa said playfully, while walking out.

We heard the door shut and the interrogation began.

"How come your arm was around Marissa and you kissed her goodnight?"

"Maybe because she's my girlfriend," Ryan said, as if it were the most obvious thing in the world.

"When? Why? Details, my man!"

"She came over to hang out, we were talking, and she kissed me on impulse…"

FLASHBACK:

Marissa cut off Ryan in mid sentence, and crushed her lips against his own. She had been wanting to do this since summer, and finally couldn't hold back any longer. Ryan seemed surprised at first; he didn't respond right away.

Marissa was starting to feel foolish and was about to pull away, when she felt his mouth eagerly respond to the already growing intensity kiss. Her hands roamed over his strong back and up his neck, playing with the tiny hairs.

To say this kiss stunned Ryan was an understatement. Marissa still seemed to be depressed over Luke, and by no means did he invite her over for this, not that he minded though. He couldn't get enough of the kiss. Her warm mouth was intoxicating him, and he liked it.

Finally, they both needed oxygen, so they pulled apart.

"Wow," Ryan said.

Marissa looked at him bashfully, "I'm sorry. Umm I should go."

She got up and started to leave, but Ryan's voice stopped her. "Wait, Marissa. You can't just go."

"I'm sorry, Ryan. I don't know why I just did that."

"You did it because you wanted to," Ryan said, "And I am glad you did it. I've been wanting for you to do that since I first met you."

"So have I," Marissa said softly. Uknowingly, the two krept closer and closer together. They were practically touching and locked into one another's gaze.

"Marissa, I know you and Luke just broke up, but I really think we would be good together," Ryan said, running his fingers through her silky hair.

Marissa leaned into Ryan's gentle touch, "I do too."

Ryan took a deep breath, "Marissa, will you be my girlfriend?"

Marissa gave him his answer with another passionate kiss.

They both pulled away, wrapped up in each other.

"So, is that a yes?" Ryan asked.

"You better believe it," Marissa said, as they went in for another kiss.


END FLASHBACK

"Awww, how romantic!"

Ryan blushed, "Yeah, it was."

"I hope you won't forget about me," I said dramatically.

"I don't know," Ryan said, "You're up against some tough competition. But I bet I am too."

"Huh?"

"You seem to like Katie," He stated.

"Yes, I do. She's really cool."

"But she's not Summer," He said, reading my mind.

I groaned, defeated. "I mean, I'm trying not to like her, but it's hard, you know? I've practically been in love with her since 3rd grade, and it's hard to get rid of those feelings so soon."

Ryan looked at my and patted my shoulder, "Well, at least you're taking the first step to get over her."

I chuckled, "Yeah, the funny thing of it is, though, is now that I'm trying to avoid her, I keep seeing her." I stood up and started walking out to my room. "Well, goodnight. Have pleasant dreams about Marissa."

"You know I will," Ryan said.




I hated Mondays. Something about them always made me uneasy. You just get used to a sleeping habit of waking up after the birds, but then Mondays come, and throw you off again.

Katie left me 3 messages, all of them saying she had a good time and wanted to get together again soon. I don't know why, but I didn't feel like calling her back. I guess it doesn't really matter, though, because I'll see her today. Along with Summer…

Marissa honked; she was driving to school today. She was waiting outside her car, waiting for Ryan, and ran up to him and gave him a kiss. Ryan dropped his books and put his arm around her, kissing her back.

"Ewww. Please keep down the PDA's," I said, "I just ate breakfast!"

Marissa gave me an annoyed look, and Ryan blushed, "Sorry, Seth."

"Come on," Marissa said, nuzzling her head into Ryan's chest, "Let's get going."

Marissa and Ryan climbed into the front seat, and I hopped into the back. We were almost to school, when Marissa missed the turn, but kept driving anyway.

"Umm, Marissa," I said, "Is Ryan becoming a distraction, because you don't seem to notice we're going the wrong way?"

"Oh, I'm sorry," she said, "I forgot to mention, we're picking up someone."

"Who?"

Just then, my question was answered. We pulled up to the Robert's mansion.

Marissa turned around with a guilty expression on her face, "Sorry," she said simply, "Umm I'll be right back." She patted Ryan's hand and got out of the car. She rang Summer's doorbell and was pulled inside briefly, then both girls walked out. Damn, why did Summer have to look so hot?

The two girls were laughing, upon entering the car. Summer took a look in and sneered. She reluctantly got in the seat next to me. Marissa came in and started back up the car, and pulled out of the driveway.

"So, Summer," she started, "That's a really cute shirt, where did you get it."

"Hollister."

"That's cool, maybe I could borrow it sometime?"

"Sure."

Marissa looked at me through the rear view mirror helplessly. She was trying to ease the tension, but it wasn't working all that well.

"So, Cohen," Summer said suddenly, "How is that freak that you like to call your girlfriend?"

"Katie is doing fine, thanks for asking," I replied, "And how is Mr. Beer Bong?"

"Aaron? He is doing more than fine, just perfect actually."

"Well that's just great," I said dryly.

"Beyond great," Summer huffed, crossing her arms over her chest and looking out the window.

"So, Summer-" Ryan started pleasantly, but was cut off.

"Can it, Chino."



We arrived at school early, so we decided to hang out outside before we had to go to class. Ryan and Marissa were walking slightly ahead. Summer was walking behind me, and I was somewhere in the middle.

"Seth, wait up!"

I turned around to see Katie. "Hey Katie."

"Hey," she said, giving me a teasing kiss on the corner of my mouth. She was about to say something, when she noticed Summer. I saw a devilish twinkle in her eye as she leaned in, giving me a much more intense kiss then before.

"Gross."

"I'm sorry, Summer," Katie said innocently, "Is this bothering you?"

"Of course, why wouldn't two freaks kissing bother me?"

We came to a picnic table and everyone sat down. Katie hastily straddled me on my lap.

"I had a lot of fun this weekend," she said, whispering in my ear and giving it a nibble.

"Uh… yeah, me too."

"Would you give it up?" Summer snapped.

"You know what, Summer, if you can't handle it, I suggest you leave."

"Why don't you leave, these aren't your friends."

"Is Seth your friend?"

She hesitated for a moment, "Yes…yes, as a matter of fact he is."

Ryan almost spit out the water he was drinking. Marissa dropped her muffin, and I stared stupidly at Summer after her confession.

"Oh right," Katie cackled, "Now he's your friend. How convenient; the moment he stops focusing all his attention on you, you want to be his friend."

"That's not true," Summer said indignantly.

"Say whatever you want, I'm going," she said. She turned to me and changed to a sweeter tone, "Meet me after first period, Seth." And with a final kiss, she was off.

Katie breezed past Aaron, who was approaching our table.

"Hey, Summer," He said, as he leaned to for a kiss.

"Excuse me," she said, pushing him away and hurried off.

Aaron looked confused, "What's wrong with her?"

"For once, she's not getting what she wants," Marissa said.

A/N: And yeah, Katie turned out to be kind of a bitch, didn't she? You know the drill, review!