Author's Note: I might write a chap every 3 or 4 days probably. Depends on
if I have any homework or anything. So yeah. Just to say something: There
was club day at our school and there was the Outreach Commission: Casino
Night. ( Very cool. It's a fundraiser for two local charities for children
and it's in March. I can't wait to help organize. ( Oh, I've realized the
last chap was a little dark and this chap is a little dark too. Ah, but
don't fret! Seth will be delivering those famous one-liners as usual and
all will be right in the world. well, my world that is.
DISCLAIMER: I don't own The O.C. except for Riley Brooks and her family.
Chapter 8 "Dilemma"
"Bye babe." Luke said and swiftly kissed Marissa on the cheek. Marissa smiled madly and watched him drive down the street.
She quickly walked into her house and passed by her father who always worked at home now. 'What's up with that?' She thought. Marissa put that thought away in a flash. She hurried up the stairs, past her mom her in her parent's bedroom who was picking out an outfit for the upcoming 50's Night benefit and past her little sister's room. Caitlin was looking at the pictures of her horse, China. 'Really, her life is horses.' She thought. She got to her bedroom at last and plopped on her bed.
The phone rang and Marissa let it ring for a while. 'There are 3 other people in this house, why should I get it?' She thought. After the 6th ring or so, it was apparent that no one in the house would pick up. She had a wild thought that it might be Ryan and grabbed the phone off the receiver on her nightstand.
"Hello?" She said.
"Coop!" 'Oh it's Summer. Figures.' Marissa thought.
"Summer, sup?"
"Nothing really. Was kind of worried about you today." The tone was concerned.
"Oh, I'm fine. Nothing's wrong."
"You sure? Alright. You know what's something we haven't done in a while? Go to the beach."
"I'm not up to it now. Maybe tomorrow or something?"
"Okay."
There was an uncomfortable silence.
"You know Coop, you haven't been yourself since, well, since the Chino kid came."
"His name is Ryan and it's not true."
"Right. You don't like him or anything do you?"
"No! Of course not! I'm with Luke remember?"
"Yeah I know. Well I gotta go. Talk to you later?"
"Yeah."
"See yah later then."
"Bye."
Click. Dial tone. 'Why does that slightly depress me?'
Marissa was in deep thought now, thinking about all the things that happened this last week. She remembered that she was going to ask Ryan what the hell happened that night, but thought better of it. 'Are you ready to face him? Especially after he saw you completely passed out and wasted?' Marissa groaned. She started to worry about what Ryan would think about it. What if he thought she had a drinking problem when she really didn't? But she knew she was lying to herself for the second time today. Marissa knew she has serious issues she needed to deal with as quickly as possible. She just didn't expect it to be so hard.
[x]
Sandy saw three figures walking up the path from the beach to the street and immediately recognized them. He strolled over to the trio to ask about their day.
"Hey guys. How was your day?" Sandy asked.
"Great." Seth said.
"Yeah. Fun." Ryan replied.
"Definitely." Riley answered.
"Oh Riley. How have you been?" Sandy asked.
"Um great. Thanks." Riley said. She wasn't used to talking to adults or anything. She was the kind of person who stuck to herself.
"That's good. Well, Kirsten wanted to have a last dinner, you know, in the house and it would be fantastic if you came Riley." Sandy stated.
Riley looked at Ryan and he gave the slightest nod. "Okay. Sounds cool."
"Great. Let's go now then." Sandy said and started for the house. Ryan, Riley, and Seth followed suit.
Ryan had another weird feeling like he was being watched. 'Man, when will this stop?' He ignored it, but the feeling just wouldn't let up. He looked around and yet again, no one. He looked up and saw Marissa looking down. He stopped dead in his tracks while Marissa smiled her beautiful smile. 'Simply beautiful.' Ryan thought. Ryan half smiled back and continued walking. He needed to talk to her.
[x]
"Thanks Mrs. Cohen! The food was delicious." Riley said and she really meant it. Lasagna and ravioli were her favorite foods and went crazy about the dinner. The dinner went well and they tried to keep it light hearted. They joked and talked about random things like a family. "Bye Mr. & Mrs. Cohen!" They walked out of the room and to the door where Riley, Ryan, and Seth said their good-byes.
"Hey the dinner was really great Seth. See you soon?" Riley asked.
"Yeah of course." Seth said and smiled. For the millionth time Riley blushed and for the millionth time Ryan rolled his eyes and smirked.
"Yeah. See you later man." Ryan said and shifted uncomfortably. He knew he was going to see Seth everyday, but it seemed weird now.
As if reading his mind, "Dude, chillax. I'll see you tomorrow." Seth said in a smooth tone.
"Right. Well I'm uh, chill.ax." He felt uneasy saying "chillax". 'Only Seth can say that word and make it sound normal.'
"Alright, Ryan is chillaxing!" Seth said, stretching out the words. "Don't be a stranger now."
"See you later!" Riley said and gave a small smile.
"Bye." And with that, Seth watched them walk away and closed the door. 'Okay, okay.It's really quiet.' He soon realized that he was really missing Ryan's company. He started to play video games, but was soon recounting all the times Ryan had stabbed him and how horrible Ryan was at the game. He soon got bored and gave up on the games. 'What else is there to do?' His stomach growled. 'Yeah, there's one thing.' He walked into the kitchen and took out some leftovers from the dinner an hour ago. He ate all the food in record time and now more restless then ever. He pushed open the French window doors and sat on one of the patio chairs. He looked at the pool house and sighed. 'I can't wait for tomorrow.'
[x]
Darkness was only interrupted by the few streetlamps on the street. Ryan and Riley were walking to her house in a comfortable silence. They both had a lot of questions, but weren't about to ask each other just now. People could be listening. They reached the Brooks' house slowly, Ryan the slower. He was getting nervous and anxious.
'What if I do something stupid? Oh man, what if Cody is there too?' Ryan thought. 'No duh. He lives here.'
"Ryan, relax. Everything's gonna be fine, it's all good with the parental units." Riley said.
"Yeah, and your brother?" Ryan asked. "I think he might hate me." Riley gave him a look. "Just a little bit." He added.
"Nah, no worries." Riley said.
'What a Luke thing to say.' Ryan thought while approaching the door. Riley unlocked the door and walked into the brand new house.
DISCLAIMER: I don't own The O.C. except for Riley Brooks and her family.
Chapter 8 "Dilemma"
"Bye babe." Luke said and swiftly kissed Marissa on the cheek. Marissa smiled madly and watched him drive down the street.
She quickly walked into her house and passed by her father who always worked at home now. 'What's up with that?' She thought. Marissa put that thought away in a flash. She hurried up the stairs, past her mom her in her parent's bedroom who was picking out an outfit for the upcoming 50's Night benefit and past her little sister's room. Caitlin was looking at the pictures of her horse, China. 'Really, her life is horses.' She thought. She got to her bedroom at last and plopped on her bed.
The phone rang and Marissa let it ring for a while. 'There are 3 other people in this house, why should I get it?' She thought. After the 6th ring or so, it was apparent that no one in the house would pick up. She had a wild thought that it might be Ryan and grabbed the phone off the receiver on her nightstand.
"Hello?" She said.
"Coop!" 'Oh it's Summer. Figures.' Marissa thought.
"Summer, sup?"
"Nothing really. Was kind of worried about you today." The tone was concerned.
"Oh, I'm fine. Nothing's wrong."
"You sure? Alright. You know what's something we haven't done in a while? Go to the beach."
"I'm not up to it now. Maybe tomorrow or something?"
"Okay."
There was an uncomfortable silence.
"You know Coop, you haven't been yourself since, well, since the Chino kid came."
"His name is Ryan and it's not true."
"Right. You don't like him or anything do you?"
"No! Of course not! I'm with Luke remember?"
"Yeah I know. Well I gotta go. Talk to you later?"
"Yeah."
"See yah later then."
"Bye."
Click. Dial tone. 'Why does that slightly depress me?'
Marissa was in deep thought now, thinking about all the things that happened this last week. She remembered that she was going to ask Ryan what the hell happened that night, but thought better of it. 'Are you ready to face him? Especially after he saw you completely passed out and wasted?' Marissa groaned. She started to worry about what Ryan would think about it. What if he thought she had a drinking problem when she really didn't? But she knew she was lying to herself for the second time today. Marissa knew she has serious issues she needed to deal with as quickly as possible. She just didn't expect it to be so hard.
[x]
Sandy saw three figures walking up the path from the beach to the street and immediately recognized them. He strolled over to the trio to ask about their day.
"Hey guys. How was your day?" Sandy asked.
"Great." Seth said.
"Yeah. Fun." Ryan replied.
"Definitely." Riley answered.
"Oh Riley. How have you been?" Sandy asked.
"Um great. Thanks." Riley said. She wasn't used to talking to adults or anything. She was the kind of person who stuck to herself.
"That's good. Well, Kirsten wanted to have a last dinner, you know, in the house and it would be fantastic if you came Riley." Sandy stated.
Riley looked at Ryan and he gave the slightest nod. "Okay. Sounds cool."
"Great. Let's go now then." Sandy said and started for the house. Ryan, Riley, and Seth followed suit.
Ryan had another weird feeling like he was being watched. 'Man, when will this stop?' He ignored it, but the feeling just wouldn't let up. He looked around and yet again, no one. He looked up and saw Marissa looking down. He stopped dead in his tracks while Marissa smiled her beautiful smile. 'Simply beautiful.' Ryan thought. Ryan half smiled back and continued walking. He needed to talk to her.
[x]
"Thanks Mrs. Cohen! The food was delicious." Riley said and she really meant it. Lasagna and ravioli were her favorite foods and went crazy about the dinner. The dinner went well and they tried to keep it light hearted. They joked and talked about random things like a family. "Bye Mr. & Mrs. Cohen!" They walked out of the room and to the door where Riley, Ryan, and Seth said their good-byes.
"Hey the dinner was really great Seth. See you soon?" Riley asked.
"Yeah of course." Seth said and smiled. For the millionth time Riley blushed and for the millionth time Ryan rolled his eyes and smirked.
"Yeah. See you later man." Ryan said and shifted uncomfortably. He knew he was going to see Seth everyday, but it seemed weird now.
As if reading his mind, "Dude, chillax. I'll see you tomorrow." Seth said in a smooth tone.
"Right. Well I'm uh, chill.ax." He felt uneasy saying "chillax". 'Only Seth can say that word and make it sound normal.'
"Alright, Ryan is chillaxing!" Seth said, stretching out the words. "Don't be a stranger now."
"See you later!" Riley said and gave a small smile.
"Bye." And with that, Seth watched them walk away and closed the door. 'Okay, okay.It's really quiet.' He soon realized that he was really missing Ryan's company. He started to play video games, but was soon recounting all the times Ryan had stabbed him and how horrible Ryan was at the game. He soon got bored and gave up on the games. 'What else is there to do?' His stomach growled. 'Yeah, there's one thing.' He walked into the kitchen and took out some leftovers from the dinner an hour ago. He ate all the food in record time and now more restless then ever. He pushed open the French window doors and sat on one of the patio chairs. He looked at the pool house and sighed. 'I can't wait for tomorrow.'
[x]
Darkness was only interrupted by the few streetlamps on the street. Ryan and Riley were walking to her house in a comfortable silence. They both had a lot of questions, but weren't about to ask each other just now. People could be listening. They reached the Brooks' house slowly, Ryan the slower. He was getting nervous and anxious.
'What if I do something stupid? Oh man, what if Cody is there too?' Ryan thought. 'No duh. He lives here.'
"Ryan, relax. Everything's gonna be fine, it's all good with the parental units." Riley said.
"Yeah, and your brother?" Ryan asked. "I think he might hate me." Riley gave him a look. "Just a little bit." He added.
"Nah, no worries." Riley said.
'What a Luke thing to say.' Ryan thought while approaching the door. Riley unlocked the door and walked into the brand new house.