Summer Paradise in December
Ch. 16 – In Your Arms
A/N- Sorry I haven't updated in a couple of days. I was having severe writers block. More people have asking for R/M so I'm gonna write about them a little more in this chapter. They are just really hard for me to write. I dunno why. They just are. So I hope you enjoy this chapter and keep reading. O yah, I can see that this fic will be coming to an end soon, probably by chapter 19 or 20. I know boo hoo, it will be sad. But I definitely want to make a sequel, like in the future. What do you guys want and what would you like to read about. How far in the future do you want it to be? Let me know in your review so I can get crackin' on it! lol!
**************************************************
Summer skipped out of the lobby and around the luxurious hotel to the bungalows that her friends were staying in. She arrived at Seth's door and stopped. Summer waited for about ten seconds while she contemplated whether or not she should knock. She decided she would and rapped firmly on the door. After a few seconds Seth answered surprised to see her, but at the same time excited.
"Hi Summer", Seth greeted.
"Hey…Cohen", Summer returned the greeting. "Can I come in?" she asked timidly.
"Sure", Seth said as he gestured inside with his hand.
Summer walked through the foyer area of the bungalow and sat down on a barstool near the kitchen. "So…", Summer said at a loss for words. This was a first.
"So", Seth began. "Do you want to start over?"
"Yah", Summer said with a smile on her face. "I'd like that."
Seth walked over to her and pulled her into a giant bear hug. He held on to her for quite some time when he finally spoke.
"It's good to feel you in my arms again", Seth told her.
"It's good to be in your arms again", she said.
Seth leaned down and gave Summer a passionate but gentle kiss, a kiss that said "I've missed you".
The two kissed for a while longer and then broke apart.
"So what do you want to do today Cohen?" Summer asked playfully.
*********************************************
Ryan and Marissa were just waking up at 11:30 after Seth and Summer had already been up for a couple of hours. Ryan rolled over to face Marissa and took hold of her hand. She moaned sleepily and slowly opened her eyes. Ryan smiled at her and gave her a good morning kiss.
"Hey", he greeted. "Did you sleep well?"
Marissa nodded her head. "I always sleep well when I'm with you."
Ryan smiled at this comment and got up to go take a shower. Marissa followed and went to the dresser she had loaded all of her clothes into and picked out an outfit for the day.
Ryan exited the shower ten minutes later and Marissa then entered the bathroom. Meanwhile, Ryan got dressed and went over to the kitchen table and poured some cereal into a bowl and hurriedly shoveled the food into his mouth. As Ryan was finishing his second bowl of Lucky Charms, Marissa emerged from the luxurious bathroom and she went over to the bed where she had laid her clothes, picked them up and moseyed back to the bathroom to change. She emerged minutes later wearing a red cotton Diesel skirt, a Dolce and Gabanna floral half sleeve shirt and a pair of cherry red Prada beach sandals. Marissa joined Ryan at the table and grabbed a banana from the fruit basket. She daintily peeled the fruit and then discarded the peel in the trash can.
"Ring, ring", the phone chimed.
Marissa picked it up. "Hello."
"Hey Coop", Summer said eagerly. "Do you and Ryan want to go parasailing today with us?"
"Umm, let me check with Ryan", Marissa covered the phone's mouthpiece with her hand. A few seconds passed while she talked to Ryan. "He said sure", Marissa answered. "When you said us, you meant us as in…"
Summer cut her off. "Me and Cohen. We worked it out. Thankfully. Seth already made the reservations so we'll meet you guys at the boat dock after lunch at 1:30.
"Ok, sounds good", Marissa confirmed. "We'll see you then."
With that Marissa hung up the phone and sat back down next to Ryan. "You do know what parasailing is, don't you?" Marissa questioned Ryan playfully.
"Sailing", he answered in a half question half statement form.
Marissa snickered. "Not really. Kind of. You go on a boat and sit in this harness thing with a parachute on the back. Then the boat goes and you get lifted up into the air. So you're like thirty feet above the water", Marissa giggled again. She knew how much Ryan hated heights. "We don't have to go if you don't want to. I mean, considering."
Ryan had an overwhelmed look on his face as she told him that they would be thirty feet up in the air. "No, it's cool. You want to go so we'll go", Ryan decided.
"I know. But if you don't want to go, just tell me. I won't be mad", Marissa informed him.
"Its fine", Ryan firmly said.
"Thanks so much", Marissa said as she skipped over to him, hugged him then kissed him on the cheek.
It was now 12:34 so Ryan and Marissa decided to go to lunch. They headed towards the door and Marissa grabbed her white Prada handbag off of the coffee table and they proceeded to lunch.
**********************************************
Lunch went well and the four friends met up at boat dock number eight.
"Cute shoes", Marissa said to Summer while they waited for their boat to re-dock.
"Ya like", Summer questioned Marissa. "They're Marc Jacobs. It's the newest style."
Seth rolled his eyes. It was sickening. All Summer ever thought about was shoes, or any type of clothes for that matter. Even when on vacation she had to have all of the hippest clothes even though she knew that no one would give a damn whether she was wearing the newest style from Marc Jacobs or the newest style from Payless. It was hopeless though, and Seth decided that that was just the way that Summer was.
They waited about ten more minutes for their boat to re-dock and then boarded. The four of them put their lifejackets on, and the boat left the dock, gaining speed every second. Finally when the shore was almost out of site, the boat started slowing down and then finally stopped. Seth and Summer decided that they were going to go first so they stood up and got into the harness. The boat sped up again and they began their ascent. They glided behind the boat for about ten minutes and then they were pulled back in by one of the crew members. Then it was Marissa and Ryan's turn. Ryan was still a little apprehensive about being so high up in the air even though he had told Marissa that he was fine with it. He cautiously got into the harness along with Marissa and slowly the parasail left the boat's deck.
"See, this isn't so bad is it?" Marissa said to Ryan once they were up in the air.
"Yah, it's cool", Ryan said clearly lying a little. The two of them took in the sites of the magnificent ocean for about five more minutes and then they were "reeled" back in and landed clumsily on the deck of the boat.
Seth and Summer chuckled a little at their amusing landing and then stopped themselves when they saw Marissa glaring at the two of them. Ryan and Marissa climbed out of the harness and took their seats once again next to Seth and Summer. The boat headed back for the shore and when it arrived they four of them got out, thanked the men and walked back along the pier to enjoy what was left of their day.
********************************************
A/N-Ok, I'm really sorry that it took me so long to get out that chapter. I was having some severe writers block. I'm thinking that I should end this story after they get back from Christmas break. But I definitely want to do a sequel, like a future fic. So give me any ideas or anything she would like to see, like how far in the future it should be or anything else. Thanks for stickin' with me through this whole process. Don't forget to leave a review. I really want to make it 150 before the story ends. Thanks!