Disclaimer: All I own is a silver halter top I never wear, a CD I don't
listen to. Everything else my parents bought. Translation: I OWN NOTHING!!!
Lily knew she had a problem. Not only was Ryan Atwood getting to her, but so was Seth. Seth! Her Seth, her best friend. She always thought of his as a friend, almost a puppy dog, with deep brown eyes and a sweet heart. She couldn't be falling for him. It would be wrong, but why? Because she had a boyfriend that's why. But she couldn't stop her eyes from traveling to Seth and Ryan. Even if she broke up with her Ryan, she still couldn't chose between the two boys she played "Smash Brother's" with earlier.
"ARGH," Lily screamed in frustration into the silence of her room.
"I didn't even say I was here yet, but if you're having a PMS moment I'll willingly leave," Seth's voice interrupted her thoughts.
"Seth hey. You don't have to leave." Lily said, only half thinking.
"Please stop begging, I'll stay, I'll stay." Seth joked.
"Oh I'm sorry, Sethy. Yeah stay," Lily said trying to mask the sadness in her voice.
"Is something wrong baby?" Seth asked his voice slow and full of concern.
Lily looked up and met his eyes, "Why do you always call me baby?"
"You know why, I've told you."
"Can I hear it again, please?"
Seth was powerless, "Because all you remember of your parents before they died is your dad calling your mom, baby."
"Seth, we've known each other since the Carters adopted me and I moved in next door when we were three right?"
"Yep."
"You know everything about me don't you?"
"Yep. You always drown your mashed potatoes in salt, you're the only fan of Aaron Carter, I've ever met, and you have the most unwavering optimism when it comes to love," Seth rattled these things off by memory.
"And I know everything about you, you think the X-Box is completely destroying the gaming system world's good name, you have a journal that only you and I know about, and Summer is not the only girl you've ever loved."
Seth got quiet, which Lily knew was unusual. Lily got up and walked over to him.
"Are you okay? Did I say something wrong?"
"Lily, two quick questions: Do you really think your boyfriend is all that great?"
"Of course I do. I'm dating him, aren't I? And what about Summer? Is she really all that great either? Seth thought for a second, "Yeah I do think she's great. She challenges me the way you do. But the question is, are either of our crushes better than you and me?"
"What?" Lily stammered.
Seth smiled, "See now you're talking like Ryan. And I didn't get to ask my second question."
Lily nodded her head, "Go on."
"Can I do something that will probably screw up our friendship for the rest of our lives?"
Lily wanted to answer, but Seth took over. He cupped her face in her hands and kissed her. Part of her wanted to pull away and be faithful to her boyfriend, and another part wanted Seth to never stop kissing her, but the biggest part of her wanted to be doing this with Ryan and not Seth, although he'd become a hell of a kisser since their last liplock. Finally Ryan won out.
"Seth, I love you, but I think this is more complicated than you think," Lily said when they finally parted.
Seth got a look like he could read her soul, which he probably could, "You're in love with Ryan Atwood, aren't you?"
She nodded, "I'm sorry, please believe that."
Seth actually laughed. Really loud and really hard.
Lily couldn't resist, she smacked him upside the head, "What the hell are you laughing for?"
"Because I was sent to find out your true feelings for Ryan," Seth laughed.
Lily's eyes widen in horror, "You what?" she screeched.
"The kiss was just for my benefit, as a matter of fact Ryan is outside the door right now."
"WHAT? WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG IN YOUR HEAD," she started smacking him for lack of anything smarter to do entering her brain.
Ryan's blonde head poked around the doorway, "Hey Lily."
Lily just looked at Ryan, then back at Seth, then Ryan again. "WHY ARE ALL MEN CONFUSING? WHY ARE THE MEN IN MY LIFE REALLY CONFUSING? WHY ARE YOU TWO THE MOST CONFUSING OF ALL?"
"*Spoo!*" Seth yelled and then took his leave.
"I'm sorry if you think this was mean or wrong, but I had to know and guys like me don't really come out and ask things like that." Ryan apologized with the most genuine look on his face. Lily's heart melted.
"I'll make you a deal, first we kiss, then we kill Seth for kissing me."
Ryan smiled, "Deal." And then his lips were on Lily's. And every part of her was in agreement at the rightness of this.
*Spoo was made up by a boy in my class and is the opposite of oops, it's when you meant to do something and it wasn't an accident.*
Lily knew she had a problem. Not only was Ryan Atwood getting to her, but so was Seth. Seth! Her Seth, her best friend. She always thought of his as a friend, almost a puppy dog, with deep brown eyes and a sweet heart. She couldn't be falling for him. It would be wrong, but why? Because she had a boyfriend that's why. But she couldn't stop her eyes from traveling to Seth and Ryan. Even if she broke up with her Ryan, she still couldn't chose between the two boys she played "Smash Brother's" with earlier.
"ARGH," Lily screamed in frustration into the silence of her room.
"I didn't even say I was here yet, but if you're having a PMS moment I'll willingly leave," Seth's voice interrupted her thoughts.
"Seth hey. You don't have to leave." Lily said, only half thinking.
"Please stop begging, I'll stay, I'll stay." Seth joked.
"Oh I'm sorry, Sethy. Yeah stay," Lily said trying to mask the sadness in her voice.
"Is something wrong baby?" Seth asked his voice slow and full of concern.
Lily looked up and met his eyes, "Why do you always call me baby?"
"You know why, I've told you."
"Can I hear it again, please?"
Seth was powerless, "Because all you remember of your parents before they died is your dad calling your mom, baby."
"Seth, we've known each other since the Carters adopted me and I moved in next door when we were three right?"
"Yep."
"You know everything about me don't you?"
"Yep. You always drown your mashed potatoes in salt, you're the only fan of Aaron Carter, I've ever met, and you have the most unwavering optimism when it comes to love," Seth rattled these things off by memory.
"And I know everything about you, you think the X-Box is completely destroying the gaming system world's good name, you have a journal that only you and I know about, and Summer is not the only girl you've ever loved."
Seth got quiet, which Lily knew was unusual. Lily got up and walked over to him.
"Are you okay? Did I say something wrong?"
"Lily, two quick questions: Do you really think your boyfriend is all that great?"
"Of course I do. I'm dating him, aren't I? And what about Summer? Is she really all that great either? Seth thought for a second, "Yeah I do think she's great. She challenges me the way you do. But the question is, are either of our crushes better than you and me?"
"What?" Lily stammered.
Seth smiled, "See now you're talking like Ryan. And I didn't get to ask my second question."
Lily nodded her head, "Go on."
"Can I do something that will probably screw up our friendship for the rest of our lives?"
Lily wanted to answer, but Seth took over. He cupped her face in her hands and kissed her. Part of her wanted to pull away and be faithful to her boyfriend, and another part wanted Seth to never stop kissing her, but the biggest part of her wanted to be doing this with Ryan and not Seth, although he'd become a hell of a kisser since their last liplock. Finally Ryan won out.
"Seth, I love you, but I think this is more complicated than you think," Lily said when they finally parted.
Seth got a look like he could read her soul, which he probably could, "You're in love with Ryan Atwood, aren't you?"
She nodded, "I'm sorry, please believe that."
Seth actually laughed. Really loud and really hard.
Lily couldn't resist, she smacked him upside the head, "What the hell are you laughing for?"
"Because I was sent to find out your true feelings for Ryan," Seth laughed.
Lily's eyes widen in horror, "You what?" she screeched.
"The kiss was just for my benefit, as a matter of fact Ryan is outside the door right now."
"WHAT? WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG IN YOUR HEAD," she started smacking him for lack of anything smarter to do entering her brain.
Ryan's blonde head poked around the doorway, "Hey Lily."
Lily just looked at Ryan, then back at Seth, then Ryan again. "WHY ARE ALL MEN CONFUSING? WHY ARE THE MEN IN MY LIFE REALLY CONFUSING? WHY ARE YOU TWO THE MOST CONFUSING OF ALL?"
"*Spoo!*" Seth yelled and then took his leave.
"I'm sorry if you think this was mean or wrong, but I had to know and guys like me don't really come out and ask things like that." Ryan apologized with the most genuine look on his face. Lily's heart melted.
"I'll make you a deal, first we kiss, then we kill Seth for kissing me."
Ryan smiled, "Deal." And then his lips were on Lily's. And every part of her was in agreement at the rightness of this.
*Spoo was made up by a boy in my class and is the opposite of oops, it's when you meant to do something and it wasn't an accident.*