It's the first time
in a long time
that I've drifted away from you
its the first time
in a long time
that I've seen someone new
it's not what it once was
it's not what it used to be
I'm not who I once was
I'm not who I used to be
…
I've left without you
Rooney
***
After doing several lines with Arturo and Nick, Ryan grabbed Theresa around the waist and suggested they head back to her bedroom.
"Ryan, you're wearing me out!" Theresa giggled, before getting up and heading back to her bedroom with Ryan in tow. Neither of them remembered to lock the door.
***
Arturo watched the exchange in silence. He wasn't sure what was going on. Ryan and Theresa had been together, off and on, for a long time. Now Ryan was living in Orange County with some trust fund socialites, and the last time he saw Ryan, he brought that skinny ass girlfriend.
He wanted to go find that girl and her guy friend. Someone was going to give him some answers.
***
Seth tried to figure out what to do. Ryan and that girl were obviously not outside, which made him worry about where they were, and what they were doing. He'd hoped there was a reasonable explanation for this mess, but was things were not looking good.
He was also worried about Marissa running into either of them alone. He debated whether or not he should stay put for when she came back, or if he should try and go find her.
His drink was too strong, so he'd only taken one sip. Seth looked around and made sure no one was watching him as he poured it in the bushes behind him before heading towards the back entrance of the house.
***
Marissa felt so foggy she couldn't tell what was happening to her. She knew she was in the laundry room with the bartender, but she couldn't figure out why. She just wanted to lay down and sleep. It was as if the world around her was in slow motion and she was watching what was happening in broken segments.
He'd gotten her into the laundry room without anyone else seeing them and he knew for certain this prime piece of ass was not from around here, and wouldn't remember him.
He started pushing her towards the washer and dryer. She was so fucked up she didn't even seem to notice.
***
Seth had checked both bathrooms and hadn't found Marissa. He should never let her go off alone, not that he could do much about it. It wasn't like he was all big and tough like Ryan.
At this point, he figured fuck the plan, whatever that might be. He needed to find Ryan, they needed to find Marissa, and get the fuck out of here.
Seth saw that there was a short Mexican guy approaching him.
"Do you know Ryan Atwood, or where he is?" Seth asked.
The guy was sizing him up. "Yeah, where is your skinny friend?"
Seth hesitated only a moment, hoping this guy would help him. "Marissa is Ryan's girlfriend – or at least she was, and now I can't find her."
Arturo glared at him for a moment. Another fucking trust fund kid, but he knew that it wasn't this kid who was his problem. It was Ryan, who was fucking his sister.
"Come on, let's go," he grumbled as he headed down the hallway to the bedrooms with Seth in tow.
Arturo knocked only twice before trying the doorknob and finding that it was unlocked. He yelled out and then swung the door open hard. Theresa scrambling to get off Ryan and pulled a blanket around her naked body.
"Arturo, what the fuck are you doing?" She screamed.
Seth stepped into the room. He was afraid that Arturo was going to start beating Ryan for messing around with his sister, and Seth needed Ryan to help him find Marissa.
Ryan looked really fucked up, but seeing Seth, he also shot up in the bed and grabbed for a sheet.
"Ssseth?" he slurred, "What're you doin' here?"
"The better question bro, is why is your skinny ass girlfriend Marissa here?" Arturo shouted, walking over to the bed as if he was going to deck Ryan.
Seth ran over and jumped between them, hoping Arturo wasn't going to beat his ass instead.
"Hey, is there any way we can find her before you kill him?" He asked.
Ryan looked back and forth between Seth and Arturo, trying to process what they were saying.
He and Theresa got up from the bed, each pulling sheets and blankets around themselves.
"You never broke up with her Ryan?" She whispered, her voice catching in her throat.
Ryan stammered, he couldn't find the right words. Everything was turning to shit and he was still fucked up.
Seth bent down and grabbed Ryan's pants and underwear and tossed them to him.
"Can you all work this out after we find Marissa?"
Seth looked over at the dark haired girl and then down at the floor, "sorry."
Arturo seemed unsure about whether or not to go ahead and kill Ryan, but figured that the skinny chick might need their help after all. He nodded at Ryan before he and Seth left the room so Ryan and Theresa could get dressed.
***
The bartender pushed her against the washer and started sticking his tongue down her throat. This was great, she was barely conscious of what was going on, let alone scream out in protest.
"Hey little miss uptown bitch, you ever been with a guy like me?"
Her eyes seemed to going in and out of focus, but she made no response. At this, he smiled and took off his shirt.
End of Chapter Five