Still a Spark
Chapter 2: Questions
Morning after Valentine's Day…
Ryan was already eating breakfast when Seth sat at the table.
"So why did you leave the dance early yesterday?" Seth asked.
Ryan looked suspicious but answered the question. "I got tired. Why do you ask?"
"Well let's say that I saw someone drop by for a late night visit."
"Yeah. Marissa came over to apologize."
"She did? How did that go?"
"I couldn't forgive her. She ran out of the pool house crying."
"Oh. Too bad. Well anyway, that wasn't who I was talking about."
"Who are you talking about?" Ryan asked.
"I'm talking about a young lady that goes by the name of Theresa."
"Oh."
"Oh? That's all you're giving me? A one syllable response? Come on, Ryan. What happened last night?"
"Nothing really, we just talked."
"Theresa came over last night just to talk?"
"Technically, she came in the morning."
"So what did you guys talk about? Comics, cars, video games…"
"Seth, why are you so interested in what happened yesterday?"
"It's in my nature, for I am Seth Cohen, the Asker of Questions, Master of Jenga!"
"Well if you really want to know, she told me that she still loved me."
"Whoa! What did you say?"
"I said that I loved her too."
"So does this mean that you and Marissa are over?"
"Yeah, basically."
"So did you guys, you know? Do 'the deed'?"
"No," Ryan replied. "Why is it that all you talk about lately is sex?"
"My dad told me that us Cohens are quote unquote, "very sexual beings," Seth replied.
"Way too much information."
Marissa's POV
When I woke up this morning, for a few seconds I felt great. I looked outside my bedroom window and it was a beautiful day. Then last night's events came rushing back to me. I remembered why I cried myself to sleep. I guess I know how Luke felt when he tried to make up with me—regretful, depressed, and angry. On Monday I'll have to put on that I'm-okay-with-being-just-friends face, while I'm really pining for Ryan on the inside. I went back to bed and hoped that the weekend would last forever so I wouldn't have to see his face…
Theresa's POV
I walk to the breakfast table with a smile on my face.
"Theresa, what makes you so happy today?" my mom asks. She knows I've been a little tense ever since she got laid off.
"Oh, nothing" I reply, but I know she can see right through me.
"Does this 'nothing' have to do with your catering job yesterday?"
"How did you know?" I ask. I swear, sometimes it seems like my mom is a psychic.
"Ryan always made you smile, even when you were little," she said while flipping over a pancake.
"He did?" I asked, doubting that this happened.
"Yeah, Theresa. When you were 7, do you remember when your dad and I got a divorce? After I told you, you ran out onto the porch in the pouring rain and cried. Ryan was riding his bike home and he saw you. He got off his bike and ran over to you. I couldn't hear what he was saying, but I remember when you came back in the house you were soaking wet, but it was the first time I saw you smile in weeks."
I remember that that day was the day I first realized that I had a crush on Ryan. I still remember what he said to me that day. "No matter what happens, I'll always be here for you." That was 10 years ago, but I still can't resist smiling when I see him…
Meanwhile…
The phone was ringing at the Cohen house.
"I got it!" Seth yelled. He paused the ninja game he was playing with Ryan and ran to the phone.
"Hello?"
"Hi Seth, It's Theresa."
"Oh, hi Theresa. Wait a second, lemme get Ryan." Seth walked over to Ryan and handed him the phone.
"Ryan?"
"Hey, Theresa."
"My mom knows."
"She knows what?"
"She knows that we're together."
"You told her?"
"Actually, no. She saw me smiling and she just knew."
"So I make you smile?" Ryan said with a smirk on his face.
"As if you didn't know that already…Well I was wondering if you could meet me at the beach today."
"Yeah, sure. What time?"
"Around 6?"
"Okay."
"Love you."
"Love you, too."
Ryan hung up the phone, not knowing that the Asker of Questions would strike again.
"So, Ryan, what did the lovely Theresa ask you?"
"She just wanted to go to the beach today."
"Oh, I see. Well what time are you going?"
"6:00. Why are you asking?"
"Just wondering… What time will you be back?"
"I dunno."
"So what was with that 'love you too' stuff about? Are things serious between you two already?"
"Yeah. We were together in Chino before I moved here."
"Oh."
"Seth, why are you asking so many questions?"
"Just doing my job," Seth mumbled.
"Huh?"
"Oh, nothing."
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