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Chapter Six- The Business Card
From the time she was ordered to leave to early the next morning, Summer was alone in his room. She heard the two talking late into the night, and ended up sleeping on his unmade bed. But when she woke up the next morning, there was complete silence.
She crept through the hallway that led to the living room, trying not to break the silence. Ryan was nowhere to be seen, but she found Seth, sound asleep, curled up on one of the beanbags. Standing between the hallway and him, watching him sleep. Being Summer Roberts, she never expected to mindlessly stand there and simply watch someone, especially Seth Cohen, sleep. Just sleep.
There was a blanket folded on top of the television. She grabbed it and gently dropped it over him. Still, he didn't stir, not even the slightest bit.
" Hey" the whisper from behind made her jump.
She turned around to see Ryan standing where she just was, " hey" she responded in the same tone, " how you doing?".
He shrugged, " okay, I guess".
" I'm sorry I didn't tell you about Marissa being here, Cohen told me not to and said he was going to take care of it".
Ryan nodded, " its okay, it was just strange seeing her again".
Summer arched an eyebrow and almost screamed, " saw her? When? Where".
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Marissa's eyes slowly cracked open to the surroundings of her bedroom. She knew that she did not fall asleep there, and how did she get to her? But not under the blankets. Immediately, thinking of her daughter, she got up and headed out of the room.
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" How did you get into Marissa's apartment?" Summer coarsely hissed.
" The door was open and her daughter was in the hallway. What was I suppose to do? Leave her there?".
Summer began dancing around in circles, groaning and pulling at her hair.
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Lillian was sitting on front of Tuesday morning cartoons, and made no signs that she noticed her mother walk in.
" You get to spend the day with Seth" Marissa said with a bright tone, " he doesn't have work today".
Her blue eyes grew amazingly wide, she loved Seth but never expressed it as much as she seemed to be doing now. She slid off the couch and searched over the coffee table. Lillian found Marissa's book from the night before, the one she fell asleep reading. Opening the page Ryan had held, and retrieved what he had used as a bookmark and handed it to her mother.
Marissa examined it, " Ryan's business card?" she gasped, quickly hiding it, " must be Seth's".
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" Get out there" Summer was attempting to shove Ryan out the front doorway, " go say hi or something".
He wasn't even trying to defend himself, " it's not that easy", but she still failed.
She had the front door open and was now trying to pull him by the arm, " go, before Cohen wakes up".
" Summer!" he hissed, her weak strength combined itself to give one final tug out into the hallway. Only a second later, she saw Marissa and Lillian departing from their apartment, the shock made her body slam him back inside. " What is with you two and doing that?".
Seth came stumbling towards them, half asleep with weary eyes, " what's going on?" he asked through a yawn.
" Quiet!" Summer snapped, leaning against the door. When there was a soft knock, she sprung forward, snatched Ryan, and practically dove into the closet with him.
" Must have missed something" Seth muttered, opening the door.
Ryan and Summer carefully listened from inside the dark closet. Seth's voice, then Marissa's asking where Summer was, and Seth responding with ' the shower' which made her silently moan. They both sighed when hearing the door close, and her voice was no longer there.
" You guys should just stay in there" Seth said to the door, " get comfy, I'll leave sleeping bags by the door".
Summer groaned, opening the door and stepping over random clatter to get out, Ryan following. Lillian stood below them, he big eyes fixed on Ryan, who was smiling at her.
" Hi Lil, I'm summer" she brightly introduced herself in a rather fake pitch.
Immediately, Lillian dashed towards Seth, clinging onto the back of his leg. " Smart move" he said to her.
" I was never good with kids".
Seth was detaching the little girl from him, " you're not good with humans period. Are you going to help me make breakfast?" his expression tinted with hint and easily read by Summer.
Either way, she groaned, " fine, whatever" and followed him into the kitchen, leaving the remaining two alone.
Once again, Ryan knelt to Lillian's level, " don't take it personally, but, I'm not too good with kids either. But, you probably only see me as a stranger".
Lillian shook her head, taking a step forward and wrapped her tiny arms around his neck, resting her head on his shoulder. Though puzzled, and a bit touched, Ryan returned the gesture, placing his arms around her back.
" Oh God, that has got to be the cutest thing ever!" Summer cooed from peeking through the kitchen door, Seth rolled his eyes, " what if she does know? I mean, even though she's only five".
Seth cracked four eggs onto the frying pan, " she does, but we don't have to worry about her saying anything- at least I hope not".
" So everybody knows that Ryan is Lilly's father, except for Ryan" he nodded in response, " it may just be me, but, that's totally not fair".
Chapter Six- The Business Card
From the time she was ordered to leave to early the next morning, Summer was alone in his room. She heard the two talking late into the night, and ended up sleeping on his unmade bed. But when she woke up the next morning, there was complete silence.
She crept through the hallway that led to the living room, trying not to break the silence. Ryan was nowhere to be seen, but she found Seth, sound asleep, curled up on one of the beanbags. Standing between the hallway and him, watching him sleep. Being Summer Roberts, she never expected to mindlessly stand there and simply watch someone, especially Seth Cohen, sleep. Just sleep.
There was a blanket folded on top of the television. She grabbed it and gently dropped it over him. Still, he didn't stir, not even the slightest bit.
" Hey" the whisper from behind made her jump.
She turned around to see Ryan standing where she just was, " hey" she responded in the same tone, " how you doing?".
He shrugged, " okay, I guess".
" I'm sorry I didn't tell you about Marissa being here, Cohen told me not to and said he was going to take care of it".
Ryan nodded, " its okay, it was just strange seeing her again".
Summer arched an eyebrow and almost screamed, " saw her? When? Where".
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Marissa's eyes slowly cracked open to the surroundings of her bedroom. She knew that she did not fall asleep there, and how did she get to her? But not under the blankets. Immediately, thinking of her daughter, she got up and headed out of the room.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
" How did you get into Marissa's apartment?" Summer coarsely hissed.
" The door was open and her daughter was in the hallway. What was I suppose to do? Leave her there?".
Summer began dancing around in circles, groaning and pulling at her hair.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Lillian was sitting on front of Tuesday morning cartoons, and made no signs that she noticed her mother walk in.
" You get to spend the day with Seth" Marissa said with a bright tone, " he doesn't have work today".
Her blue eyes grew amazingly wide, she loved Seth but never expressed it as much as she seemed to be doing now. She slid off the couch and searched over the coffee table. Lillian found Marissa's book from the night before, the one she fell asleep reading. Opening the page Ryan had held, and retrieved what he had used as a bookmark and handed it to her mother.
Marissa examined it, " Ryan's business card?" she gasped, quickly hiding it, " must be Seth's".
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
" Get out there" Summer was attempting to shove Ryan out the front doorway, " go say hi or something".
He wasn't even trying to defend himself, " it's not that easy", but she still failed.
She had the front door open and was now trying to pull him by the arm, " go, before Cohen wakes up".
" Summer!" he hissed, her weak strength combined itself to give one final tug out into the hallway. Only a second later, she saw Marissa and Lillian departing from their apartment, the shock made her body slam him back inside. " What is with you two and doing that?".
Seth came stumbling towards them, half asleep with weary eyes, " what's going on?" he asked through a yawn.
" Quiet!" Summer snapped, leaning against the door. When there was a soft knock, she sprung forward, snatched Ryan, and practically dove into the closet with him.
" Must have missed something" Seth muttered, opening the door.
Ryan and Summer carefully listened from inside the dark closet. Seth's voice, then Marissa's asking where Summer was, and Seth responding with ' the shower' which made her silently moan. They both sighed when hearing the door close, and her voice was no longer there.
" You guys should just stay in there" Seth said to the door, " get comfy, I'll leave sleeping bags by the door".
Summer groaned, opening the door and stepping over random clatter to get out, Ryan following. Lillian stood below them, he big eyes fixed on Ryan, who was smiling at her.
" Hi Lil, I'm summer" she brightly introduced herself in a rather fake pitch.
Immediately, Lillian dashed towards Seth, clinging onto the back of his leg. " Smart move" he said to her.
" I was never good with kids".
Seth was detaching the little girl from him, " you're not good with humans period. Are you going to help me make breakfast?" his expression tinted with hint and easily read by Summer.
Either way, she groaned, " fine, whatever" and followed him into the kitchen, leaving the remaining two alone.
Once again, Ryan knelt to Lillian's level, " don't take it personally, but, I'm not too good with kids either. But, you probably only see me as a stranger".
Lillian shook her head, taking a step forward and wrapped her tiny arms around his neck, resting her head on his shoulder. Though puzzled, and a bit touched, Ryan returned the gesture, placing his arms around her back.
" Oh God, that has got to be the cutest thing ever!" Summer cooed from peeking through the kitchen door, Seth rolled his eyes, " what if she does know? I mean, even though she's only five".
Seth cracked four eggs onto the frying pan, " she does, but we don't have to worry about her saying anything- at least I hope not".
" So everybody knows that Ryan is Lilly's father, except for Ryan" he nodded in response, " it may just be me, but, that's totally not fair".