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Chapter Four- Wandering Toddlers and Beanbag Chairs
Lillian sat on the seat next to her window, her legs pulled against her chest, not like she took up much room in the first place. The sun had gone long ago, as did her bedtime. But city lights kept her from seeing the stars.
Seth walked in, but id didn't distract her attention, and he expected her to be in bed. " Hey Lilly" he was quiet so Marissa wouldn't hear them. He pulled an old picture from his pocket and revealed it to her, " do you know who this is?". Ryan's face could hardly be seen, but he was there. Lillian shook her head, " well you will know soon, I promise".
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It was nine at night. And he had been sitting there for God knows how long, staring at the portable phone that was centered on his coffee table. There had been several phone calls since, but he had not answered a single one since Seth Cohen.
Apparently it was urgent for him to get to New York as soon as possible. And if Seth expressed something as being that important, it probably was.
Marissa was there, he heard her. And since Seth had referred Ryan as Kirsten, his mom, for the last part of their conversation, she didn't know he was on the phone. Ryan had not spoken to Marissa Cooper in over four years, but he had thought about her every day.
But she had a child now, her and Luke's daughter. According to Summer, horrible source at it was, she was around the same age of the amount of years since they last saw one another.
Maybe the break up hadn't affected her as much as it did for him.
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" This is a stupid idea" Summer grunted.
Seth rolled his eyes and turned around, " why don't you think about Tijuana? Remember your dumb plan and Marissa almost died?".
" Screw that! I had to share a bed with you".
" Why don't you use a bit of your extra metabolism and trade it in for a heart?".
She was prepared to slap him, " and waste it on what? Kissing you?".
He had began inching towards her when- " am I interrupting something?".
The two looked over to see Ryan. " Atwood!" Seth shrieked, throwing his arms around his neck, nearly knocking them both to the ground, " I can't believe its you! You haven't changed a bit!".
Ryan still remained stunned, not from seeing the, but from what had gone through his mind in the past five hours on the plane. " Nice to see you too Seth" he finally broke away, " hi Summer" she only smiled, to afraid to speak.
" Summer's not going to be speaking, for awhile, to avoid saying something she will regret" and she nodded.
Ryan mocked an eyebrow, " what's this about?".
" Nothing, nothing" Seth began, guiding Summer away by her shoulders, " nothing at all. Why don't we get home? You're probably tired".
" Not really".
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The entire cab ride, Seth distracted conversations away from the ' M' word. It was when he started talking about Gabrielle, Seth knew he had hit rock bottom.
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When arriving at the apartment building, Summer took off dead ahead of the guys, running up to the fifth floor ahead of them.
" Seth, can you please tell me where Marissa is?" Ryan asked upon being guided down the hallway.
" I'm getting to that" he said, opening the door that Summer had already unlocked, " but first, you've got to see the new kind of plumbing I have".
Just then, by chance, Seth glanced down the hallway, and saw Lillian standing outside Marissa's doorway, staring at them. Quickly, he body slammed Ryan into his own apartment and went after her.
" Of all the times you break out" he went through the doorway and plopped Lillian down in front of Marissa, who was reading on the cough, " she can't reach the lock".
" I don't lock the door, in case you want to come in".
" I can knock!" he yelled, running out of the apartment and down the hallway.
He entered his own apartment, slamming the door. Both Ryan and Summer were standing there, giving him cold stares. " Seriously, what's going on?" Ryan asked.
Seth glanced around in own family room, " what? The chairs?" he referred himself to the colorful beanbag chairs that decorated the floor, " oh, those. My bed is the only furniture I have, and that's from the house. These are just until I get enough taste to get some real ones, and they keep my mom off my back" he nodded along with his explanation.
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Hours went by, no one was sure how many to be exact, but enough to really notice. It was dark out, and all information that had been gained between dinner and then was that Ryan was going to see Marissa very soon. Seth had no idea what he meant by that, and Ryan probably knew it.
" I'm going outside to get some air" he left Summer and Seth, wondering if they'd both be alive by the time he got back.
Once stepping into the hallway, he noticed someone standing not too far from him. A little girl.
Chapter Four- Wandering Toddlers and Beanbag Chairs
Lillian sat on the seat next to her window, her legs pulled against her chest, not like she took up much room in the first place. The sun had gone long ago, as did her bedtime. But city lights kept her from seeing the stars.
Seth walked in, but id didn't distract her attention, and he expected her to be in bed. " Hey Lilly" he was quiet so Marissa wouldn't hear them. He pulled an old picture from his pocket and revealed it to her, " do you know who this is?". Ryan's face could hardly be seen, but he was there. Lillian shook her head, " well you will know soon, I promise".
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
It was nine at night. And he had been sitting there for God knows how long, staring at the portable phone that was centered on his coffee table. There had been several phone calls since, but he had not answered a single one since Seth Cohen.
Apparently it was urgent for him to get to New York as soon as possible. And if Seth expressed something as being that important, it probably was.
Marissa was there, he heard her. And since Seth had referred Ryan as Kirsten, his mom, for the last part of their conversation, she didn't know he was on the phone. Ryan had not spoken to Marissa Cooper in over four years, but he had thought about her every day.
But she had a child now, her and Luke's daughter. According to Summer, horrible source at it was, she was around the same age of the amount of years since they last saw one another.
Maybe the break up hadn't affected her as much as it did for him.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
" This is a stupid idea" Summer grunted.
Seth rolled his eyes and turned around, " why don't you think about Tijuana? Remember your dumb plan and Marissa almost died?".
" Screw that! I had to share a bed with you".
" Why don't you use a bit of your extra metabolism and trade it in for a heart?".
She was prepared to slap him, " and waste it on what? Kissing you?".
He had began inching towards her when- " am I interrupting something?".
The two looked over to see Ryan. " Atwood!" Seth shrieked, throwing his arms around his neck, nearly knocking them both to the ground, " I can't believe its you! You haven't changed a bit!".
Ryan still remained stunned, not from seeing the, but from what had gone through his mind in the past five hours on the plane. " Nice to see you too Seth" he finally broke away, " hi Summer" she only smiled, to afraid to speak.
" Summer's not going to be speaking, for awhile, to avoid saying something she will regret" and she nodded.
Ryan mocked an eyebrow, " what's this about?".
" Nothing, nothing" Seth began, guiding Summer away by her shoulders, " nothing at all. Why don't we get home? You're probably tired".
" Not really".
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The entire cab ride, Seth distracted conversations away from the ' M' word. It was when he started talking about Gabrielle, Seth knew he had hit rock bottom.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
When arriving at the apartment building, Summer took off dead ahead of the guys, running up to the fifth floor ahead of them.
" Seth, can you please tell me where Marissa is?" Ryan asked upon being guided down the hallway.
" I'm getting to that" he said, opening the door that Summer had already unlocked, " but first, you've got to see the new kind of plumbing I have".
Just then, by chance, Seth glanced down the hallway, and saw Lillian standing outside Marissa's doorway, staring at them. Quickly, he body slammed Ryan into his own apartment and went after her.
" Of all the times you break out" he went through the doorway and plopped Lillian down in front of Marissa, who was reading on the cough, " she can't reach the lock".
" I don't lock the door, in case you want to come in".
" I can knock!" he yelled, running out of the apartment and down the hallway.
He entered his own apartment, slamming the door. Both Ryan and Summer were standing there, giving him cold stares. " Seriously, what's going on?" Ryan asked.
Seth glanced around in own family room, " what? The chairs?" he referred himself to the colorful beanbag chairs that decorated the floor, " oh, those. My bed is the only furniture I have, and that's from the house. These are just until I get enough taste to get some real ones, and they keep my mom off my back" he nodded along with his explanation.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Hours went by, no one was sure how many to be exact, but enough to really notice. It was dark out, and all information that had been gained between dinner and then was that Ryan was going to see Marissa very soon. Seth had no idea what he meant by that, and Ryan probably knew it.
" I'm going outside to get some air" he left Summer and Seth, wondering if they'd both be alive by the time he got back.
Once stepping into the hallway, he noticed someone standing not too far from him. A little girl.