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Seth let the sun beat down on him and absorb him. The raft floated lazily in the pool. He didn't want to think; he was tired of thinking. Hell, he was tired of everything.
"Seth," he heard Marissa's voice and kept his eyes closed.
"Yes ma'am?"
"Where's Ryan?"
"Somewhere in the pool house," he waved his hand lazily.
"Thanks."
After she left he returned to this semi-conscious state, detaching himself from the world. From the previous night.
"Is it all right if we join you?" He registered Ryan's voice.
"Sure," he lifted his head up and opened his eyes. There stood Ryan, Marissa, and Summer. He hadn't realized she was there. He suppressed a groan and put his head back down.
Summer waded into the water with Marissa while Ryan sat with his feet in the pool. She looked at Seth, trying not to stare. Ryan began splashing Marissa, so she swam over to Seth.
"Hey."
"Yeah, so let's not do this right now," Seth said bluntly. He didn't care who heard him. "Don't worry, your insecurities are safe. I'm not happy anymore and I got screwed over, so you don't have to talk to me."
Ryan and Marissa, exchanging curious glances but taking their cue, slipped inside and gave them some privacy.
"Did you feel something when we kissed?" She tried a new approach, though she wasn't sure what her goal was.
He opened his eyes and looked at her. "I've liked you since third grade Summer. What do you think?"
Seth closed his eyes, lying back on the raft. Suddenly he felt a pair of soft lips on his. He opened his eyes in surprise, saw Summer, and quickly closed them again. He kissed her deeply and she responded immediately. Her hand appeared on his bare chest and slowly slid across it.
There they were again, feeling cut off from the world and everything in it.
She pulled away and he studied her. He didn't know anything except that he wanted to kiss her again. He leaned forward, threw the raft off balance, and slipped awkwardly into the cool water with a splash.
When he emerged from the water she was laughing at him. "Smooth, Cohen."
"Yeah, I'm pretty slick."
"Dork."
"You never did miss a chance to remind me," he kept his voice normal, but pointed.
He waded to the edge of the pool and sat on the steps, soon joined by Summer.
"What exactly are we doing, Seth?" She asked him.
"You tell me, Summer," he sighed. "You kiss me, then blow me off, then randomly kiss me again. Am I just a damn good kisser, or are you getting something else out of this?"
Everything was so real again. She knew that she had to cut the bullshit. He was pleading with her again, completely open to her. She had been horrible to him... and yet here he was.
"Those kisses... they meant something to me, Seth. I guess I'm just not sure what, yet."
His reply surprised her. "Well, let's find out then."
"How do you mean?"
"Let's go somewhere tomorrow. No Ryan, no Marissa. Just some good ole quality time."
"In public?" She could have kicked herself from letting that slip from her lips.
He actually smiled. "Yes, Ms. Popular, in public."
"What do you want to do?"
"You'll see."
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Summer absentmindedly ran her brush through her hair, checking the clock again. Seth would be picking her up in ten minutes. He hadn't told her where they were going but, judging Seth, she knew that it wouldn't be anything too fancy. She had dressed casually in shorts and a tank top.
She set the brush down and closed her eyes. What was she doing? One day she had been rolling her eyes at the bothersome guy, and the next she was kissing him and going to hang out with him. She hadn't had much time to look at everything that was going on.
She knew that it had been Elizabeth. Summer had been jealous, watching them interact, watching Seth turn those adoring eyes on some new girl. Amidst all her snide remarks at him, she never realized how much she loved the attention he gave her.
Now she would be finding out if it had all been a jealousy issue, or if she really did feel something for him.
Seth Cohen.
She smiled to herself and skipped downstairs at the sound of the doorbell.
Seth stood there with a goofy smile on his face. "M'lady," he nodded his head and handed her a single tulip. She smiled; he was so different from other guys.
"Thanks," she smiled. "So where are we going?"
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Sorry so short, guys! I wanted to post, but I really want to spend a lot of time on their day together. If you review, I'll be your best friend....
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Seth let the sun beat down on him and absorb him. The raft floated lazily in the pool. He didn't want to think; he was tired of thinking. Hell, he was tired of everything.
"Seth," he heard Marissa's voice and kept his eyes closed.
"Yes ma'am?"
"Where's Ryan?"
"Somewhere in the pool house," he waved his hand lazily.
"Thanks."
After she left he returned to this semi-conscious state, detaching himself from the world. From the previous night.
"Is it all right if we join you?" He registered Ryan's voice.
"Sure," he lifted his head up and opened his eyes. There stood Ryan, Marissa, and Summer. He hadn't realized she was there. He suppressed a groan and put his head back down.
Summer waded into the water with Marissa while Ryan sat with his feet in the pool. She looked at Seth, trying not to stare. Ryan began splashing Marissa, so she swam over to Seth.
"Hey."
"Yeah, so let's not do this right now," Seth said bluntly. He didn't care who heard him. "Don't worry, your insecurities are safe. I'm not happy anymore and I got screwed over, so you don't have to talk to me."
Ryan and Marissa, exchanging curious glances but taking their cue, slipped inside and gave them some privacy.
"Did you feel something when we kissed?" She tried a new approach, though she wasn't sure what her goal was.
He opened his eyes and looked at her. "I've liked you since third grade Summer. What do you think?"
Seth closed his eyes, lying back on the raft. Suddenly he felt a pair of soft lips on his. He opened his eyes in surprise, saw Summer, and quickly closed them again. He kissed her deeply and she responded immediately. Her hand appeared on his bare chest and slowly slid across it.
There they were again, feeling cut off from the world and everything in it.
She pulled away and he studied her. He didn't know anything except that he wanted to kiss her again. He leaned forward, threw the raft off balance, and slipped awkwardly into the cool water with a splash.
When he emerged from the water she was laughing at him. "Smooth, Cohen."
"Yeah, I'm pretty slick."
"Dork."
"You never did miss a chance to remind me," he kept his voice normal, but pointed.
He waded to the edge of the pool and sat on the steps, soon joined by Summer.
"What exactly are we doing, Seth?" She asked him.
"You tell me, Summer," he sighed. "You kiss me, then blow me off, then randomly kiss me again. Am I just a damn good kisser, or are you getting something else out of this?"
Everything was so real again. She knew that she had to cut the bullshit. He was pleading with her again, completely open to her. She had been horrible to him... and yet here he was.
"Those kisses... they meant something to me, Seth. I guess I'm just not sure what, yet."
His reply surprised her. "Well, let's find out then."
"How do you mean?"
"Let's go somewhere tomorrow. No Ryan, no Marissa. Just some good ole quality time."
"In public?" She could have kicked herself from letting that slip from her lips.
He actually smiled. "Yes, Ms. Popular, in public."
"What do you want to do?"
"You'll see."
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Summer absentmindedly ran her brush through her hair, checking the clock again. Seth would be picking her up in ten minutes. He hadn't told her where they were going but, judging Seth, she knew that it wouldn't be anything too fancy. She had dressed casually in shorts and a tank top.
She set the brush down and closed her eyes. What was she doing? One day she had been rolling her eyes at the bothersome guy, and the next she was kissing him and going to hang out with him. She hadn't had much time to look at everything that was going on.
She knew that it had been Elizabeth. Summer had been jealous, watching them interact, watching Seth turn those adoring eyes on some new girl. Amidst all her snide remarks at him, she never realized how much she loved the attention he gave her.
Now she would be finding out if it had all been a jealousy issue, or if she really did feel something for him.
Seth Cohen.
She smiled to herself and skipped downstairs at the sound of the doorbell.
Seth stood there with a goofy smile on his face. "M'lady," he nodded his head and handed her a single tulip. She smiled; he was so different from other guys.
"Thanks," she smiled. "So where are we going?"
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Sorry so short, guys! I wanted to post, but I really want to spend a lot of time on their day together. If you review, I'll be your best friend....