If Only
Authors Note- This chapter is short, and it's one of the few left
Disclaimer- Not only do I not own The OC, I don't own anything on MTV (you'll see what I mean)
Chapter Ten- Slip and Slide
They all froze, as thought time had been stopped right after Seth spoke. He was the only one with a straight face- Summer was still turning pale, and Ryan looked two breaths from death.
" Jackass" Summer breathed, snarling directly at Seth.
Other then that, traffic in the street was the only thing any of them heard.
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Marissa continued organizing prescription envelopes in the medication racks, all while practicing different ways to say ' hi Ryan'. There was a cold chill down her spine, she wasn't sure what that was, but the last time she had that sensation was when Lillian was born and she saw how identical her eyes were to his.
Ryan was in the same room as his own daughter, his own flesh and blood, and ' most likely' did not know it- to him, she was Luke's daughter.
Could she really let him go back to California still believing a lie?
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Ryan wasn't sure if he was still standing or had she sat down on the carpet. If he should remain calm, or open the window and scream. His mind, his vision was blurred, and his breathing was weak. Meanwhile, Summer and Seth were using silent sign language to figure out among them what they were suppose to do next.
" If this is a joke, tell me now and I'll still laugh" he said through the hands covering his face.
Seth sat down parallel from him, " I'm sorry, it wasn't my business to tell you, it slipped, really it did".
" This is why you wanted me to come here?" he was still partially expecting camera men and Ashton Kutcher to come running out of nowhere.
Summer shrugged, " only part of it, we wanted you to see Marissa too. We were hoping she'd be the one...to tell you" her expression on t he word ' she' had Seth extending his middle finger at her.
Ryan looked up, " I have a daughter..that doesn't sound right".
" It has to sink in"
" You've known about this the entire time?".
Seth inhaled a deep breath, " yes, but she didn't want you to know, I had to respect that, but, that's why you're here, encouragement for you and Marissa to figure things out".
He leaned back, " yeah well, she didn't look encouraged to see me".
" Cohen I'm going to kill you!" the voice echoed from the hallway, and a second later, Marissa burst through the door, stopping almost immediately, " oh shit" she gasped.
Seth stood up next to Summer, " come on Roberts, lets go check on the kid".
For once, she didn't object, and quickly followed Seth out of the living room. They ran down the hall to his room, gently closing the door.
" We can't just abandon them" she waited until now to make a statement..
He glanced at Lillian who was still sound asleep, " nothing's going to happen if we're out there, so we just have to hope it'll happen when we're in here".
Summer made an aim fro his window, " I hope you have a fire escape because I'm starving".
Seth dove to block her escape, " I've got candy bard under the bed, you can throw them up later".
Her eyebrow crocked, " what, did you have this planned or something?".
" No, but at four am cravings, the kitchen can be a very long walk".
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After nearly five years, Marissa Cooper never thought she'd find herself in his arms once again.
Another Authors Note- Three chapters left at the most, but I see a sequel in the future (hint, hint- Summer and Seth)
Authors Note- This chapter is short, and it's one of the few left
Disclaimer- Not only do I not own The OC, I don't own anything on MTV (you'll see what I mean)
Chapter Ten- Slip and Slide
They all froze, as thought time had been stopped right after Seth spoke. He was the only one with a straight face- Summer was still turning pale, and Ryan looked two breaths from death.
" Jackass" Summer breathed, snarling directly at Seth.
Other then that, traffic in the street was the only thing any of them heard.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Marissa continued organizing prescription envelopes in the medication racks, all while practicing different ways to say ' hi Ryan'. There was a cold chill down her spine, she wasn't sure what that was, but the last time she had that sensation was when Lillian was born and she saw how identical her eyes were to his.
Ryan was in the same room as his own daughter, his own flesh and blood, and ' most likely' did not know it- to him, she was Luke's daughter.
Could she really let him go back to California still believing a lie?
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Ryan wasn't sure if he was still standing or had she sat down on the carpet. If he should remain calm, or open the window and scream. His mind, his vision was blurred, and his breathing was weak. Meanwhile, Summer and Seth were using silent sign language to figure out among them what they were suppose to do next.
" If this is a joke, tell me now and I'll still laugh" he said through the hands covering his face.
Seth sat down parallel from him, " I'm sorry, it wasn't my business to tell you, it slipped, really it did".
" This is why you wanted me to come here?" he was still partially expecting camera men and Ashton Kutcher to come running out of nowhere.
Summer shrugged, " only part of it, we wanted you to see Marissa too. We were hoping she'd be the one...to tell you" her expression on t he word ' she' had Seth extending his middle finger at her.
Ryan looked up, " I have a daughter..that doesn't sound right".
" It has to sink in"
" You've known about this the entire time?".
Seth inhaled a deep breath, " yes, but she didn't want you to know, I had to respect that, but, that's why you're here, encouragement for you and Marissa to figure things out".
He leaned back, " yeah well, she didn't look encouraged to see me".
" Cohen I'm going to kill you!" the voice echoed from the hallway, and a second later, Marissa burst through the door, stopping almost immediately, " oh shit" she gasped.
Seth stood up next to Summer, " come on Roberts, lets go check on the kid".
For once, she didn't object, and quickly followed Seth out of the living room. They ran down the hall to his room, gently closing the door.
" We can't just abandon them" she waited until now to make a statement..
He glanced at Lillian who was still sound asleep, " nothing's going to happen if we're out there, so we just have to hope it'll happen when we're in here".
Summer made an aim fro his window, " I hope you have a fire escape because I'm starving".
Seth dove to block her escape, " I've got candy bard under the bed, you can throw them up later".
Her eyebrow crocked, " what, did you have this planned or something?".
" No, but at four am cravings, the kitchen can be a very long walk".
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
After nearly five years, Marissa Cooper never thought she'd find herself in his arms once again.
Another Authors Note- Three chapters left at the most, but I see a sequel in the future (hint, hint- Summer and Seth)