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*I own the OC and all of its characters.. wait, no I don't. I own whole lot of nothing.
I missed 'The Escape' and it makes me sad... encore on Monday? I sure hope so.
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She didn't really want to go to the party, but a social event was a social event, and she needed to at least make an appearance. Summer grabbed her lipstick and turned at the sound of Marissa's voice.
"Ryan says that Seth is Elizabeth's date."
Summer extracted from the sentence what she wanted. "So you've been talking to Ryan a lot, huh?"
"Some."
Summer carefully applied her lipstick, trying to look distracted. Which she was. That kiss with Seth... it had scared her. And the way that he had looked at her afterwards, the complete adoration... it was all so real. She had wanted so badly to kiss him again, to feel like that again.
There was also the phone call to consider. She had felt guilty afterwards, hearing the pain and embarrassment in his voice. But it was Seth... and she was Summer. It was a dumb kiss, not a freaking marriage proposal.
She had almost convinced herself that she didn't care about his date that evening when she turned around and told Marissa that she was ready.
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The party was pretty typical. Newport inhabitants roamed around the house and deck, mingling and trying to impress each other. The moment that Seth walked onto the deck, where most of the teenagers were hanging out, he was embraced in a hug. Elizabeth smiled at him.
"You smell like girl," he grinned.
"Well, that's the idea Seth," she smiled back, dragging him by the hand.
The night was going routinely, except that Seth had someone to smile at him and give him attention. They weren't attached at the hip, but he saw her enough to make him feel comfortable.
At one point during the night, Elizabeth led him to a small office in the house. As soon as he stepped in the door she wrapped her hands around his neck, kissing him. His hands met at the small of her back and pulled her closer. She pulled back and looked at him carefully, playing with his hair.
"You know Seth," she murmured, "I like you."
"I like you too... a lot."
"I know," she smiled, kissing him again. "Take me out this weekend," she said, and he responded with a nod. She kissed his neck a few times and he sighed happily. "Now let's go show each other off." She kissed him quickly and walked with him back out into the party.
Summer watched the pair emerge from the room, Seth with mussed up hair and a goofy look on his face, Elizabeth's eyes wandering as she looped her arm's through his. Something lurched inside of Summer. Elizabeth whispered something in his ear and walked off.
Summer walked up to him. "Seth, hey," she said, her voice friendly.
"Hello," Seth said slowly, regarding her coldly.
"Can we talk for a second?" She asked innocently.
"Yes."
"Um, somewhere else?"
He shrugged indifferently, and she motioned him to follow her. They walked to an empty corner of the enormous back yard. He sat on a small bench surrounded by palm trees, looking impatient. They sat in silence for a moment.
"Did you want to say something?" He finally asked.
Summer was as lost as he was. She hadn't planned this far ahead- she had been acting on instinct, and now that they were alone, she was at a loss.
"Well, I can start," he said sarcastically. "You kissed me. Why is that, exactly? Was it a new method of trying to torture me? Honestly, they say that a little variation is good, but-"
She cut him off.
"I kissed you because I wanted to."
"Right. And later that same day you wanted to cut me down and make me feel like crap, right?" He started her straight in the eyes.
"I... I don't know," she faltered. "You've liked me for so long, I just... don't know."
"You know, I'm not just some mascot or novelty of yours, Summer," his voice was rising a little. "You can't just fuck with my feelings because of some petty ownership or jealousy issue."
"I know." She didn't know what to say, or how she felt. She just wanted to go home and pretend that she had never demanded to speak to him.
She finally looked him in the eye. To her surprise, he didn't look angry, he looked sad. He was chewing on his lip and his eyes seemed to be pleading with her. Without thinking, she laid her hand on his and leaned a little closer to him.
"Stop," he stood up quickly, his voice shaking. "You can't do this to me. I'm with Elizabeth," he pointed back to the party, "and she treats me like a person." He walked away, leaving Summer sitting on the bench.
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Ryan's stomach sank as he turned the corner. There was Elizabeth, all over some guy with spiky hair, laughing obsessively. He clenched his teeth, angry. Seth was the nicest guy he knew, finally with some hope, and this girl was screwing with him. He walked over to her.
"Elizabeth, we need to talk." She followed him away from the guy.
"Anything you say," she grinned. "What's up?"
"Seth likes you a lot."
"I like him too," she insisted.
"Yeah. And him too..." Ryan motioned at the other guy.
"What? I'm just having fun," she shrugged.
"Well, you might want to tell that to Seth. He's a great guy."
"I know that, Ryan. And I want to hang out with him and go on dates... but it's not like we're an old married couple."
"I know that, but-"
"What he doesn't know can't hurt him," she finished with a sigh. "Don't make a big deal out of nothing." She strolled away. Ryan stood there awkwardly, unsure of what to do.
"Sup bro?" Seth appeared at his side. He looked at Ryan, who didn't look as composed as he usually did. "What?" He frowned and followed Ryan's eyes.
Elizabeth leaned over and kissed some guy.
Seth gulped. He had a blank expression on his face, then just kind of nodded. Typical. He knew that he shouldn't be surprised, that he shouldn't get upset.
"You alright?" Ryan asked. He kicked himself- dumb question- but he had to do something. Seth had this odd look on his face.
Seth turned to Ryan, an ironic half smile on his face. He was beating himself up inside.
"Stupid of me to expect any better, huh?"
He stuffed his hands in his pockets and walked away.
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Poor Seth! Man oh man. Please leave some reviews and whatnot, I'll take whatever! There's more to come, so don't worry... there's hope for our boy yet!
*I own the OC and all of its characters.. wait, no I don't. I own whole lot of nothing.
I missed 'The Escape' and it makes me sad... encore on Monday? I sure hope so.
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She didn't really want to go to the party, but a social event was a social event, and she needed to at least make an appearance. Summer grabbed her lipstick and turned at the sound of Marissa's voice.
"Ryan says that Seth is Elizabeth's date."
Summer extracted from the sentence what she wanted. "So you've been talking to Ryan a lot, huh?"
"Some."
Summer carefully applied her lipstick, trying to look distracted. Which she was. That kiss with Seth... it had scared her. And the way that he had looked at her afterwards, the complete adoration... it was all so real. She had wanted so badly to kiss him again, to feel like that again.
There was also the phone call to consider. She had felt guilty afterwards, hearing the pain and embarrassment in his voice. But it was Seth... and she was Summer. It was a dumb kiss, not a freaking marriage proposal.
She had almost convinced herself that she didn't care about his date that evening when she turned around and told Marissa that she was ready.
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The party was pretty typical. Newport inhabitants roamed around the house and deck, mingling and trying to impress each other. The moment that Seth walked onto the deck, where most of the teenagers were hanging out, he was embraced in a hug. Elizabeth smiled at him.
"You smell like girl," he grinned.
"Well, that's the idea Seth," she smiled back, dragging him by the hand.
The night was going routinely, except that Seth had someone to smile at him and give him attention. They weren't attached at the hip, but he saw her enough to make him feel comfortable.
At one point during the night, Elizabeth led him to a small office in the house. As soon as he stepped in the door she wrapped her hands around his neck, kissing him. His hands met at the small of her back and pulled her closer. She pulled back and looked at him carefully, playing with his hair.
"You know Seth," she murmured, "I like you."
"I like you too... a lot."
"I know," she smiled, kissing him again. "Take me out this weekend," she said, and he responded with a nod. She kissed his neck a few times and he sighed happily. "Now let's go show each other off." She kissed him quickly and walked with him back out into the party.
Summer watched the pair emerge from the room, Seth with mussed up hair and a goofy look on his face, Elizabeth's eyes wandering as she looped her arm's through his. Something lurched inside of Summer. Elizabeth whispered something in his ear and walked off.
Summer walked up to him. "Seth, hey," she said, her voice friendly.
"Hello," Seth said slowly, regarding her coldly.
"Can we talk for a second?" She asked innocently.
"Yes."
"Um, somewhere else?"
He shrugged indifferently, and she motioned him to follow her. They walked to an empty corner of the enormous back yard. He sat on a small bench surrounded by palm trees, looking impatient. They sat in silence for a moment.
"Did you want to say something?" He finally asked.
Summer was as lost as he was. She hadn't planned this far ahead- she had been acting on instinct, and now that they were alone, she was at a loss.
"Well, I can start," he said sarcastically. "You kissed me. Why is that, exactly? Was it a new method of trying to torture me? Honestly, they say that a little variation is good, but-"
She cut him off.
"I kissed you because I wanted to."
"Right. And later that same day you wanted to cut me down and make me feel like crap, right?" He started her straight in the eyes.
"I... I don't know," she faltered. "You've liked me for so long, I just... don't know."
"You know, I'm not just some mascot or novelty of yours, Summer," his voice was rising a little. "You can't just fuck with my feelings because of some petty ownership or jealousy issue."
"I know." She didn't know what to say, or how she felt. She just wanted to go home and pretend that she had never demanded to speak to him.
She finally looked him in the eye. To her surprise, he didn't look angry, he looked sad. He was chewing on his lip and his eyes seemed to be pleading with her. Without thinking, she laid her hand on his and leaned a little closer to him.
"Stop," he stood up quickly, his voice shaking. "You can't do this to me. I'm with Elizabeth," he pointed back to the party, "and she treats me like a person." He walked away, leaving Summer sitting on the bench.
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Ryan's stomach sank as he turned the corner. There was Elizabeth, all over some guy with spiky hair, laughing obsessively. He clenched his teeth, angry. Seth was the nicest guy he knew, finally with some hope, and this girl was screwing with him. He walked over to her.
"Elizabeth, we need to talk." She followed him away from the guy.
"Anything you say," she grinned. "What's up?"
"Seth likes you a lot."
"I like him too," she insisted.
"Yeah. And him too..." Ryan motioned at the other guy.
"What? I'm just having fun," she shrugged.
"Well, you might want to tell that to Seth. He's a great guy."
"I know that, Ryan. And I want to hang out with him and go on dates... but it's not like we're an old married couple."
"I know that, but-"
"What he doesn't know can't hurt him," she finished with a sigh. "Don't make a big deal out of nothing." She strolled away. Ryan stood there awkwardly, unsure of what to do.
"Sup bro?" Seth appeared at his side. He looked at Ryan, who didn't look as composed as he usually did. "What?" He frowned and followed Ryan's eyes.
Elizabeth leaned over and kissed some guy.
Seth gulped. He had a blank expression on his face, then just kind of nodded. Typical. He knew that he shouldn't be surprised, that he shouldn't get upset.
"You alright?" Ryan asked. He kicked himself- dumb question- but he had to do something. Seth had this odd look on his face.
Seth turned to Ryan, an ironic half smile on his face. He was beating himself up inside.
"Stupid of me to expect any better, huh?"
He stuffed his hands in his pockets and walked away.
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Poor Seth! Man oh man. Please leave some reviews and whatnot, I'll take whatever! There's more to come, so don't worry... there's hope for our boy yet!