Chapter Six: Preparation
Ryan hadn't said anything to Marissa since their talk in the poolhouse.
The big Singles Valentine's Dance Event Gala was coming up soon as Seth and Ryan get ready in the poolhouse.
"So big day huh Ryan?" Seth asked as Ryan tried to get his tie on.
"I've never been too big on Valentine's Day."
"Really, you were always very good with the ladies."
"Not lately." Ryan said as he turned around with his tie on finally
"What do you mean? I thought you and Marissa made up finally." Seth asked, slightly confused
"Not exactly. I said I couldn't forgive her for the Oliver situation"
"Of course, I mean you can't just get over the fact that your ex-girlfriend had sex with the guy who tried to kill you. But Marissa said that she was drunk so it wasn't really her fault if that means anything to you."
"I know it was an accident but what happened did happen and she never even told me until last week. I want to be with her but how do I know it won't happen again?"
"You don't but if you love her you'll know what to do. I'd love to help you out but I can't, Marissa can't, Sandy and Kirsten can't, Luke can't, Summer can't and I'm pretty sure Hailey can't either. You have to do it yourself."
"Pretty good for someone who is as bad at conflict avoidance as you are. Alright, let's go to the Event Dance Gala." Ryan sighed
"Gala Dance Event?" Seth asked
"Dance Gala Event." Ryan corrected
"No, I think it's the Gala Event Dance" Seth added.
Sandy and Kirsten popped in.
"For the last freaking time it's the Single's Valentine's Dance Event Gala!" Kirsten yelled
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Summer and Marissa drove to the event in Marissa's car
"So are you and Ryan like, you know?" Summer asked
"I don't know. He doesn't know and I can't do anything to help him change his mind." Marissa said
"Well, how did you guys leave it? That can mean a lot."
"I asked to get back to get back together but he didn't want to,"
"Of course not, you had sex with the guy that tried to kill him. Although, you were drunk it still happened. Did you tell him?"
"No, Seth did."
"Well the fact that he had to confront you about it to get you to admit to it won't help you at all."
"Then he basically told me that he probably should have broken up with me first considering all I put him through."
"Once again, he's right."
"Sum, you're supposed to be on my side here!" Marissa yelled
"Well, he is right. The DUI's, The OD in TJ, and your drug and alcohol problems are basically his mom all over again."
"I know but I know he loves me."
"How do you know?"
"I could tell because he was crying"
"Really?"
"Yeah, I guess he just felt like I was abandoning him like everybody else"
"From what he told me, he said you were completing the part about being his mom by abandoning him when things got rough."
"I never thought of it like that."
"I know how you can fix it!"
"How?"
"My cousin-in-law Roy will be there because he's visiting my step-mom this weekend. If you flirt with him, Ryan will get jealous and he'll tell you how he feels."
"Great idea! I did leave after he said he'd forgive but not forget"
*******
Ryan and Seth entered the club as the waiter greeted them
"Mushroom Leaf Crescent. Crab and Brie Filou "
"What did I tell you on Christmas? I'm not going to repeat my self."
The waiter walked away.
"So what are you going to do man?" Seth asked
"I'm going to find her and tell her how I feel." Ryan replied
"Good man. Ill go find Summer. I'll see you later bro."
Seth walked off as Ryan scanned the crowd.
He saw Marissa talking to a short haired blonde guy.
She giggled like he had made her giggle.
He went up to her.
"Hey, Marissa can we talk alone?"
"Maybe later, I was talking to Roy right now. Roy this is Ryan."
Ryan gave a 'what-the-blue-hell?' look as Marissa and Roy walked away hand in hand
"Shit" was all Ryan could say
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Later that night, Ryan didn't bother talking to Marissa
Summer walked up to Marissa and pulled her away from Roy
"What are you doing Marissa? Ryan isn't even watching" Summer said
"Where is he? The plan doesn't look like its working"
They look around for him and they find him in a window on the upper floor of the level sitting with his head down.
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Marissa and Roy went to her mom's house afterwards without telling anybody. Ryan sat alone in the poolhouse and Summer went to talk to him.
"Hey" Summer said as she sat down next to him.
"Hey, how's Marissa?"
"Good, you know that guy Roy she was flirting with?"
Ryan sighed
"Well she's just trying to make you jealous so you would do something romantic on Valentine's Day."
"Really?"
"Yeah, she's at her mom's house right now."
"Thanks Summer. I'll see you later."
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He went to the store to buy some Roses from the flower store. He walked into the Cooper's house ready to tell his feelings to Marissa.
That he couldn't live without her.
That life without her was unbearable
He had waited for this moment for a long time
But IT wasn't the it he had planned.
It happened to be Marissa and Roy in the middle of tearing each other's clothes off.
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Ryan hadn't said anything to Marissa since their talk in the poolhouse.
The big Singles Valentine's Dance Event Gala was coming up soon as Seth and Ryan get ready in the poolhouse.
"So big day huh Ryan?" Seth asked as Ryan tried to get his tie on.
"I've never been too big on Valentine's Day."
"Really, you were always very good with the ladies."
"Not lately." Ryan said as he turned around with his tie on finally
"What do you mean? I thought you and Marissa made up finally." Seth asked, slightly confused
"Not exactly. I said I couldn't forgive her for the Oliver situation"
"Of course, I mean you can't just get over the fact that your ex-girlfriend had sex with the guy who tried to kill you. But Marissa said that she was drunk so it wasn't really her fault if that means anything to you."
"I know it was an accident but what happened did happen and she never even told me until last week. I want to be with her but how do I know it won't happen again?"
"You don't but if you love her you'll know what to do. I'd love to help you out but I can't, Marissa can't, Sandy and Kirsten can't, Luke can't, Summer can't and I'm pretty sure Hailey can't either. You have to do it yourself."
"Pretty good for someone who is as bad at conflict avoidance as you are. Alright, let's go to the Event Dance Gala." Ryan sighed
"Gala Dance Event?" Seth asked
"Dance Gala Event." Ryan corrected
"No, I think it's the Gala Event Dance" Seth added.
Sandy and Kirsten popped in.
"For the last freaking time it's the Single's Valentine's Dance Event Gala!" Kirsten yelled
*******
Summer and Marissa drove to the event in Marissa's car
"So are you and Ryan like, you know?" Summer asked
"I don't know. He doesn't know and I can't do anything to help him change his mind." Marissa said
"Well, how did you guys leave it? That can mean a lot."
"I asked to get back to get back together but he didn't want to,"
"Of course not, you had sex with the guy that tried to kill him. Although, you were drunk it still happened. Did you tell him?"
"No, Seth did."
"Well the fact that he had to confront you about it to get you to admit to it won't help you at all."
"Then he basically told me that he probably should have broken up with me first considering all I put him through."
"Once again, he's right."
"Sum, you're supposed to be on my side here!" Marissa yelled
"Well, he is right. The DUI's, The OD in TJ, and your drug and alcohol problems are basically his mom all over again."
"I know but I know he loves me."
"How do you know?"
"I could tell because he was crying"
"Really?"
"Yeah, I guess he just felt like I was abandoning him like everybody else"
"From what he told me, he said you were completing the part about being his mom by abandoning him when things got rough."
"I never thought of it like that."
"I know how you can fix it!"
"How?"
"My cousin-in-law Roy will be there because he's visiting my step-mom this weekend. If you flirt with him, Ryan will get jealous and he'll tell you how he feels."
"Great idea! I did leave after he said he'd forgive but not forget"
*******
Ryan and Seth entered the club as the waiter greeted them
"Mushroom Leaf Crescent. Crab and Brie Filou "
"What did I tell you on Christmas? I'm not going to repeat my self."
The waiter walked away.
"So what are you going to do man?" Seth asked
"I'm going to find her and tell her how I feel." Ryan replied
"Good man. Ill go find Summer. I'll see you later bro."
Seth walked off as Ryan scanned the crowd.
He saw Marissa talking to a short haired blonde guy.
She giggled like he had made her giggle.
He went up to her.
"Hey, Marissa can we talk alone?"
"Maybe later, I was talking to Roy right now. Roy this is Ryan."
Ryan gave a 'what-the-blue-hell?' look as Marissa and Roy walked away hand in hand
"Shit" was all Ryan could say
**********
Later that night, Ryan didn't bother talking to Marissa
Summer walked up to Marissa and pulled her away from Roy
"What are you doing Marissa? Ryan isn't even watching" Summer said
"Where is he? The plan doesn't look like its working"
They look around for him and they find him in a window on the upper floor of the level sitting with his head down.
**********
Marissa and Roy went to her mom's house afterwards without telling anybody. Ryan sat alone in the poolhouse and Summer went to talk to him.
"Hey" Summer said as she sat down next to him.
"Hey, how's Marissa?"
"Good, you know that guy Roy she was flirting with?"
Ryan sighed
"Well she's just trying to make you jealous so you would do something romantic on Valentine's Day."
"Really?"
"Yeah, she's at her mom's house right now."
"Thanks Summer. I'll see you later."
***********
He went to the store to buy some Roses from the flower store. He walked into the Cooper's house ready to tell his feelings to Marissa.
That he couldn't live without her.
That life without her was unbearable
He had waited for this moment for a long time
But IT wasn't the it he had planned.
It happened to be Marissa and Roy in the middle of tearing each other's clothes off.
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