Chapter 5
Disclaimer-McG and Josh Schwartz own the O.C., I just wish I did.
Thanks for the reviews! Keep them coming!
Summary: Marissa and Summer get off to a late start to the ski lodge house and Ryan runs into one of the "old gang"
To the Cohens' house we go
"Coop, come on," Summer yelled for the 10th time. They were supposed to leave for the Cohens' ski lodge house an hour ago.
"F*ck off, I want to wrap my presents. Unlike you, I think it's nice when you actually wrap a present," Marissa snapped back.
Marissa did have a point. Summer had just thrown stuff into a few bags and packed it. But Summer was impatient and Marissa had an eye for detail.
"Are you happy? I'm finished," Marissa announced 20 minutes later.
Summer rolled her eyes. "Can we just go?"
Finally the two girls were on their way.
**********************************************************
"Sandy?" the voice crackled over the line.
"Ryan, is that you?" Sandy replied.
"Yeah. Listen, I may be a little late getting in tonight. My flight's been delayed for a few hours. But I will be home tonight," Ryan managed to say, before the phone went dead.
"Okay, see you later," Sandy said into the dial tone.
Crazy kid. Oh well, at least it wasn't Christmukkah Eve. Seth and Kirsten would have been devastated if Ryan wasn't there for Christmukkah Eve. As much as he hated to admit it, Sandy would have been equally upset as well. Ryan had really grown into the family over the years. He and Kirsten treated Ryan the same as they treated Seth. And Ryan really loved them for it.
*****************************************
Ryan sighed. Two more hours at the airport before he would be home. He decided to go to the airport store to see if he could find a magazine or something.
Ryan was flipping through the pages of AutoWorld when a perky voice called out his name.
"Ryan, is that you?" A blonde with short hair came towards him.
He looked at her in disbelief. "Anna?"
"Hey there! How are you?" Anna smiled.
"Fine, but my flight got delayed. Looks like Newport will have to wait a few extra hours to have me back," Ryan laughed. Imagine running into Anna, here of all places. "So where are you headed?"
Anna laughed as well. "Same as you. I'm just there to meet with some prospective clients of mine. Looks like I'll be spending the holidays working," she said, somewhat bitterly.
An idea popped into Ryan's head. "Can you hold on a second? I just forgot I have to make a call. I'll meet you at the Starbucks."
*******************************
Ryan called Seth's cell phone and prayed that he would answer. "Seth?" Ryan said.
"Hey man. Dad told me your flight got delayed. At least it's not Christmukkah Eve," Seth said.
"I know it's short notice, but do you think your parents would mind if we had another person join us for Christmukkah?"
"Correction, our parents, Ryan. And please don't tell me you're still with Carla," Seth banged his head against the table.
"No, not Carla. I took care of her a few days ago. I just ran into Anna. She's heading to Newport to meet with some clients, and she'll have to spend the holidays alone," Ryan said. There was silence at the other end of the line. "Come on man, for old time's sake. Please?" Ryan pleaded.
"Well, okay. But can you drop the hint that I'm not into her anymore?" Seth replied.
"God Seth, you're turning into Summer!" Ryan joked.
After they hung up Ryan walked to Starbucks, where Anna was waiting. They got their drinks and sat down at a small table.
"Sorry about that, I just had to make a call. But I have a question," Ryan said, sipping his Frappaccino.
"Shoot," Anna smiled.
"Well, you said you're going to spend the holidays alone. And the Cohens and I want to invite you to our Christmukkah. There's going to be tons of people you know there, so you'll feel right at home. It's at the Cohens' ski lodge house," Ryan blurted out. "You know where that is, right?"
Of course she knew where it was. She and Seth and Ryan and Marissa had gone up there many times, before Summer intervened. Summer. Just thinking about that name made her angry.
"Wow, thanks for asking! I know you just went and called your house to see if it was okay. Of course I'll go. I really appreciate it," Anna agreed, a glimmer of hope in her heart. This meant she would see Seth, Seth Cohen. Finally!
Disclaimer-McG and Josh Schwartz own the O.C., I just wish I did.
Thanks for the reviews! Keep them coming!
Summary: Marissa and Summer get off to a late start to the ski lodge house and Ryan runs into one of the "old gang"
To the Cohens' house we go
"Coop, come on," Summer yelled for the 10th time. They were supposed to leave for the Cohens' ski lodge house an hour ago.
"F*ck off, I want to wrap my presents. Unlike you, I think it's nice when you actually wrap a present," Marissa snapped back.
Marissa did have a point. Summer had just thrown stuff into a few bags and packed it. But Summer was impatient and Marissa had an eye for detail.
"Are you happy? I'm finished," Marissa announced 20 minutes later.
Summer rolled her eyes. "Can we just go?"
Finally the two girls were on their way.
**********************************************************
"Sandy?" the voice crackled over the line.
"Ryan, is that you?" Sandy replied.
"Yeah. Listen, I may be a little late getting in tonight. My flight's been delayed for a few hours. But I will be home tonight," Ryan managed to say, before the phone went dead.
"Okay, see you later," Sandy said into the dial tone.
Crazy kid. Oh well, at least it wasn't Christmukkah Eve. Seth and Kirsten would have been devastated if Ryan wasn't there for Christmukkah Eve. As much as he hated to admit it, Sandy would have been equally upset as well. Ryan had really grown into the family over the years. He and Kirsten treated Ryan the same as they treated Seth. And Ryan really loved them for it.
*****************************************
Ryan sighed. Two more hours at the airport before he would be home. He decided to go to the airport store to see if he could find a magazine or something.
Ryan was flipping through the pages of AutoWorld when a perky voice called out his name.
"Ryan, is that you?" A blonde with short hair came towards him.
He looked at her in disbelief. "Anna?"
"Hey there! How are you?" Anna smiled.
"Fine, but my flight got delayed. Looks like Newport will have to wait a few extra hours to have me back," Ryan laughed. Imagine running into Anna, here of all places. "So where are you headed?"
Anna laughed as well. "Same as you. I'm just there to meet with some prospective clients of mine. Looks like I'll be spending the holidays working," she said, somewhat bitterly.
An idea popped into Ryan's head. "Can you hold on a second? I just forgot I have to make a call. I'll meet you at the Starbucks."
*******************************
Ryan called Seth's cell phone and prayed that he would answer. "Seth?" Ryan said.
"Hey man. Dad told me your flight got delayed. At least it's not Christmukkah Eve," Seth said.
"I know it's short notice, but do you think your parents would mind if we had another person join us for Christmukkah?"
"Correction, our parents, Ryan. And please don't tell me you're still with Carla," Seth banged his head against the table.
"No, not Carla. I took care of her a few days ago. I just ran into Anna. She's heading to Newport to meet with some clients, and she'll have to spend the holidays alone," Ryan said. There was silence at the other end of the line. "Come on man, for old time's sake. Please?" Ryan pleaded.
"Well, okay. But can you drop the hint that I'm not into her anymore?" Seth replied.
"God Seth, you're turning into Summer!" Ryan joked.
After they hung up Ryan walked to Starbucks, where Anna was waiting. They got their drinks and sat down at a small table.
"Sorry about that, I just had to make a call. But I have a question," Ryan said, sipping his Frappaccino.
"Shoot," Anna smiled.
"Well, you said you're going to spend the holidays alone. And the Cohens and I want to invite you to our Christmukkah. There's going to be tons of people you know there, so you'll feel right at home. It's at the Cohens' ski lodge house," Ryan blurted out. "You know where that is, right?"
Of course she knew where it was. She and Seth and Ryan and Marissa had gone up there many times, before Summer intervened. Summer. Just thinking about that name made her angry.
"Wow, thanks for asking! I know you just went and called your house to see if it was okay. Of course I'll go. I really appreciate it," Anna agreed, a glimmer of hope in her heart. This meant she would see Seth, Seth Cohen. Finally!