~Chapter 3~
"So, Ryan, the craziest thing happened last night." Seth began as he walked into the poolhouse. Ryan raised his eyebrows at him, nodding for him to move on.
"Summer came over. But it wasn't me she was looking for, it was you. I thought at first she had us switched up, but as soon as I mentioned you were at the beach, she left before I could say anything else. I was left speechless and this, my friend, has never happened. Therefore, it frightens me." He rambled. Ryan gave him an amused look. Seth was never very good at keeping his emotions in check. He was jealous.
"So it leads me to my final question, why was Summer looking for you? Was it a school thing? Was it a 'I need your help' thing? Are you guys working together to bring the town down?" The questions kept coming from him.
"Summer and I are friends." Was all he got out of Ryan. Seth stood in shock.
"I just talked and talked, andd you sum it up in 5 words? I will never understand it. Wait." He said, finally realizing the impact of his words. "You and Summer are friends? Summer Roberts? My Summer?"
At 'My Summer', Ryan shot Seth a look.
"Shouldn't you be saying 'My Anna'?" He questioned.
"So how are you getting to school today?" He quickly changed the subject. Right then the door opened and in came Summer.
"Hey, you ready?" She asked Ryan and saw Seth. She immediatly froze but gathered herself before letting her emotions take control.
"Hey..Cohen." She said cheerfully. Seth's mouth just hung in the air. He shot a look at Ryan who just shrugged.
"See you later, man." Ryan said as he headed outside with Summer, leaving Seth in shock. He stood for a few moments before looking around the room.
"I must be on one of those hidden camera shows." He said aloud.
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"And then, Summer came into my house. She proved what Ryan said right. Their friends. Isn't that weird?" Seth said to a bored Anna. She rested her chin on her hand, trying to ignore her gut feeling. Seth was still in love with Summer and basically any guy who got close to her, he got jealous of.
"Anna? You there?" He asked. Anna snapped back to reality, suddenly irritated. She shot him a look, which he blatantly ignored.
"So what do you think about this?" He asked. Anna sighed.
"I think it's good Summer found someone." She said, knowing it was only make him mad. Seth let out a frustrated sigh.
"But this someone is Ryan. I mean, what if they end up together?" He asked, worried by the thought. Anna stood up.
"Seth, maybe you should rethink some things."
"What do you mean?"
"You're obviously not over Summer. So maybe you need to think about who you really want to be with." She said and walked away.
~~
Marissa came up to Summer, looking like a train wreck. Despite everything that Marissa has done, Summer could not help but feel sympathy for her best friend.
"Coop, what's wrong?" She asked, concerned. Tears welled up in Marissa's eyes.
"Ryan and I broke up." She choked out. Summer looked away. She couldn't help but feel like she was betraying Marissa by being on Ryan's side.
"I'm so sorry. What happened?" She asked, leading Marissa to a bench.
"He's just so jealous of Oliver, but honestly Sum, Oliver is not a bad guy. He has his probelms but who doesn't?" She said, anger seeping into her voice. Summer remained silent, only sparking Marissa's anger.
"Do you agree with him?! Do you think Oliver is a bad guy?!" She said, her voice slowly rising. Summer waved her hands around.
"Calm down, Coop. I don't think he's a bad guy, I just don't really trust him." She explained. Marissa calmed down.
"You don't know him. If you knew him, you would see he's not a bad guy." She pleaded. Summer felt helpless, she could never trust this guy, but she didn't feel like getting on Coop's bad side.
"I'll give him a chance." She said, faking a smile. Marissa hugged her tightly.
"Thank you, Sum! You won't regret it." She said, and walked away. Summer sat on the bench, looking around feeling more burdened than ever.
~~
"You what?!" Ryan said, trying hard not to sound mad. He and Summer were at Summer's house and she had just informed him about giving Oliver a chance. She took him by the shoulders.
"Just because I'm giving him a chance does not mean a thing. I will never trust him and I will be on your side. I'm just doing this to get Coop off my back." She explained. Ryan sighed and leanded against the chair. He shot her a look.
"Be careful."
"I know. I know." She said, rolling her eyes. Did he think she was stupid? Of course she would be careful.
"I don't-"
"Trust him. Ryan, I know. But think of it this way, if I hang out with them more, than I can keep an eye on him. Make sure he doesn't try anything on Coop." She said, giving him a look. He sighed.
"I don't want anything to happen to you either." He said softly. He couldn't believe how quickly things have changed. Him and Summer haven't been hanging out for too long, a couple of days, but he already felt as if he knows everything about her. He studied her for a moment.
"So how have you been lately?" He asked. She looked up, startled.
"Fine." Was her one-worded retort.
"I mean with Seth."
"What about him? He's with Anna. May him and his pixie chick be happy, but I'm moving on." She said, trying to sound confident.
"Moving onto who?" Ryan asked, seeing right through her act. She nodded slowly.
"I'm not that far ahead yet." She said casually.
"You'll find someone." He said, opening up his AP English book. She watched him study, the way he intently read the words, absolving all the information. He looked really cute. His cell phone rang, causing her to jump.
"Hello?" He asked.
"Where you at?" Seth asked. He sighed and mouthed "Seth" to Summer, who made a face.
"I'm busy." Ryan said avoiding the subject.
"You're with her, aren't you?" Seth asked.
"Yes." Ryan responded, closing his eyes. He wasn't really in the mood for Seth to jump to conclusions.
"Oh...mind if I hang out with you guys?" Seth asked.
"Actually, I was leaving in a few minutes so it would be kind of pointless." Ryan lied. Now he would have to leave but he had a feeling Summer wouldn't want Seth over.
"Oh alright. Well I'll see you in a little while." Seth said, hanging up the phone. Ryan started to pack his stuff up and shot Summer a apologetic look.
"Sorry, I figured you wouldn't want him here." He said. She nodded slowly and shot him a bright smile.
"Thanks. I'll see you." She said as Ryan walked out. She went to the window and watched him drive away, trying to push down the feeling of sadness that he was gone. Was she starting to fall for Ryan?
"So, Ryan, the craziest thing happened last night." Seth began as he walked into the poolhouse. Ryan raised his eyebrows at him, nodding for him to move on.
"Summer came over. But it wasn't me she was looking for, it was you. I thought at first she had us switched up, but as soon as I mentioned you were at the beach, she left before I could say anything else. I was left speechless and this, my friend, has never happened. Therefore, it frightens me." He rambled. Ryan gave him an amused look. Seth was never very good at keeping his emotions in check. He was jealous.
"So it leads me to my final question, why was Summer looking for you? Was it a school thing? Was it a 'I need your help' thing? Are you guys working together to bring the town down?" The questions kept coming from him.
"Summer and I are friends." Was all he got out of Ryan. Seth stood in shock.
"I just talked and talked, andd you sum it up in 5 words? I will never understand it. Wait." He said, finally realizing the impact of his words. "You and Summer are friends? Summer Roberts? My Summer?"
At 'My Summer', Ryan shot Seth a look.
"Shouldn't you be saying 'My Anna'?" He questioned.
"So how are you getting to school today?" He quickly changed the subject. Right then the door opened and in came Summer.
"Hey, you ready?" She asked Ryan and saw Seth. She immediatly froze but gathered herself before letting her emotions take control.
"Hey..Cohen." She said cheerfully. Seth's mouth just hung in the air. He shot a look at Ryan who just shrugged.
"See you later, man." Ryan said as he headed outside with Summer, leaving Seth in shock. He stood for a few moments before looking around the room.
"I must be on one of those hidden camera shows." He said aloud.
~~
"And then, Summer came into my house. She proved what Ryan said right. Their friends. Isn't that weird?" Seth said to a bored Anna. She rested her chin on her hand, trying to ignore her gut feeling. Seth was still in love with Summer and basically any guy who got close to her, he got jealous of.
"Anna? You there?" He asked. Anna snapped back to reality, suddenly irritated. She shot him a look, which he blatantly ignored.
"So what do you think about this?" He asked. Anna sighed.
"I think it's good Summer found someone." She said, knowing it was only make him mad. Seth let out a frustrated sigh.
"But this someone is Ryan. I mean, what if they end up together?" He asked, worried by the thought. Anna stood up.
"Seth, maybe you should rethink some things."
"What do you mean?"
"You're obviously not over Summer. So maybe you need to think about who you really want to be with." She said and walked away.
~~
Marissa came up to Summer, looking like a train wreck. Despite everything that Marissa has done, Summer could not help but feel sympathy for her best friend.
"Coop, what's wrong?" She asked, concerned. Tears welled up in Marissa's eyes.
"Ryan and I broke up." She choked out. Summer looked away. She couldn't help but feel like she was betraying Marissa by being on Ryan's side.
"I'm so sorry. What happened?" She asked, leading Marissa to a bench.
"He's just so jealous of Oliver, but honestly Sum, Oliver is not a bad guy. He has his probelms but who doesn't?" She said, anger seeping into her voice. Summer remained silent, only sparking Marissa's anger.
"Do you agree with him?! Do you think Oliver is a bad guy?!" She said, her voice slowly rising. Summer waved her hands around.
"Calm down, Coop. I don't think he's a bad guy, I just don't really trust him." She explained. Marissa calmed down.
"You don't know him. If you knew him, you would see he's not a bad guy." She pleaded. Summer felt helpless, she could never trust this guy, but she didn't feel like getting on Coop's bad side.
"I'll give him a chance." She said, faking a smile. Marissa hugged her tightly.
"Thank you, Sum! You won't regret it." She said, and walked away. Summer sat on the bench, looking around feeling more burdened than ever.
~~
"You what?!" Ryan said, trying hard not to sound mad. He and Summer were at Summer's house and she had just informed him about giving Oliver a chance. She took him by the shoulders.
"Just because I'm giving him a chance does not mean a thing. I will never trust him and I will be on your side. I'm just doing this to get Coop off my back." She explained. Ryan sighed and leanded against the chair. He shot her a look.
"Be careful."
"I know. I know." She said, rolling her eyes. Did he think she was stupid? Of course she would be careful.
"I don't-"
"Trust him. Ryan, I know. But think of it this way, if I hang out with them more, than I can keep an eye on him. Make sure he doesn't try anything on Coop." She said, giving him a look. He sighed.
"I don't want anything to happen to you either." He said softly. He couldn't believe how quickly things have changed. Him and Summer haven't been hanging out for too long, a couple of days, but he already felt as if he knows everything about her. He studied her for a moment.
"So how have you been lately?" He asked. She looked up, startled.
"Fine." Was her one-worded retort.
"I mean with Seth."
"What about him? He's with Anna. May him and his pixie chick be happy, but I'm moving on." She said, trying to sound confident.
"Moving onto who?" Ryan asked, seeing right through her act. She nodded slowly.
"I'm not that far ahead yet." She said casually.
"You'll find someone." He said, opening up his AP English book. She watched him study, the way he intently read the words, absolving all the information. He looked really cute. His cell phone rang, causing her to jump.
"Hello?" He asked.
"Where you at?" Seth asked. He sighed and mouthed "Seth" to Summer, who made a face.
"I'm busy." Ryan said avoiding the subject.
"You're with her, aren't you?" Seth asked.
"Yes." Ryan responded, closing his eyes. He wasn't really in the mood for Seth to jump to conclusions.
"Oh...mind if I hang out with you guys?" Seth asked.
"Actually, I was leaving in a few minutes so it would be kind of pointless." Ryan lied. Now he would have to leave but he had a feeling Summer wouldn't want Seth over.
"Oh alright. Well I'll see you in a little while." Seth said, hanging up the phone. Ryan started to pack his stuff up and shot Summer a apologetic look.
"Sorry, I figured you wouldn't want him here." He said. She nodded slowly and shot him a bright smile.
"Thanks. I'll see you." She said as Ryan walked out. She went to the window and watched him drive away, trying to push down the feeling of sadness that he was gone. Was she starting to fall for Ryan?
