{Love Song For No One}
{A Sequel To Merry Christmas!}
{Disclaimer} I own the OC and Seth Cohen. Oh, and I'm a pathological liar.
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{Chapter 5: Marissa In The Bushes}
"Thanks so much Kirsten." Summer said to her mother-in-law as she helped Charlotte put on her coat by the closet in the foyer.
"No problem. I know you guys never get any alone time." Kirsten winked and picked up Dylan, playfully asking, "Are we going to have fun with Jimmy and Rachel tonight?"
Dylan giggled as Charlotte stomped her Mary Jane covered feet.
"Why do we have to sleep at the Cooper's tonight, Mommy?"
Summer looked down at her daughter with slight sympathy. "Because Jimmy and Rachel miss you guys!"
"We live three blocks away." Charlotte pouted. "They can see us anytime."
Summer admired her daughter's persistence, something she obviously required from her. "Charlotte, please don't argue. It'll be fun. Jimmy has PS4 and all those games you and your father play, but on a big screen TV. You'll love it!"
"Yeah." Charlotte said as she finished buttoning her coat up, "I loved it the first billion times I played with it."
Summer sighed, shrugging at Kirsten who took Charlotte's hand.
"See you tomorrow." Summer kissed her daughter's forehead and did the same to her son in Kirsten's arms. "Have fun."
Dylan giggled, Charlotte frowned, and Kirsten let out a stifled laugh as they left the house.
Summer locked the door behind them, sighing in relief as she fell back on the couch, picking at her nails.
Seth was upstairs, taking a year to get ready for their night out.
She swears that boy primps more then she does.
"Sorry, sorry." She heard his voice call out as he jogged down the stairs, checking his hair in the mirror by the stairway quickly as he grabbed his keys, without looking up at her.
Summer stood up, "They just left."
"I didn't get to say goodbye." Seth sulked, scratching his head gently, a sign that he was sad about it. Summer recognized everything about Seth by now. She had to make up for lost time. He knew everything about her, after all, since before high school.
"They'll be fine." Summer insisted, smiling slightly at his intense care for their children. She eyed him as she stood up, making her way towards the door.
Seth rambled, "I know, but they rarely spend the night away from us and I just wanted to make sure they knew that I loved them before they left and that they were well fed, just in case Kirsten decided to cook anything over there, and," Seth rambled on as he followed Summer out the door, locking it behind them. "I just wanted to say. . ." He looked up at her, finally, lifting his fingers to his mouth as he stumbled off their porch, watching Summer pause in front of him, looking straight up at him. "Wow."
"You wanted to say wow?" Summer asked, smiling wide.
"No, I wanted to say," Seth said as he regained composure and grabbed her waist as they walked towards the car, "They there were beautiful, amazing, funny, sexy,"
"If you tell our children that they are sexy, I might have you arrested." Summer said with a straight face as she climbed into their car.
Seth watched her for a minute as he sat in the driver's seat before starting the car.
Summer stared at him impatiently, feeling slightly aware of his gaze.
She gave him a look; saying, 'what are you waiting for?' but he ignored it.
"Seth, this is fairly simple. You just put the key into the ignition. . ." Summer started, lifting his hand to the ignition of the car, looking back into his eyes.
"You are gorgeous."
Summer blushed sheepishly, letting go of his hand and buckling her seat belt as he started the car.
"I mean it." Seth said, smiling at her as they pulled out of the driveway.
"Marissa!" Summer screamed, unbuckling her seat belt as she climbed out of the car.
Seth stopped the car, staring in shock as Summer's body disappeared over towards their bushes in the front yard, looking hard though the dark night sky.
"Perfect." Seth said as his eyes landed upon a lifeless body, that was stirring awake slightly at Summer's touch. He took the key out of the ignition and smacked his head on the steering wheel. He took a deep breath and got out of the car, watching as Summer helped Marissa up.
"Hey, Marissa, nice of you to show up in our bushes. Can I take your bag?" He grabbed Marissa's duffel bag by her side before she could say a word and went inside the house, kicking the door hard as he unlocked it.
"Don't worry about that." Summer laughed uneasily. "I'm so glad you're here!"
Marissa wrinkled her nose a little and smiled as Summer hugged her.
"I hope I didn't interrupt anything." Marissa whispered as Summer pulled her into the house.
"Um, just our first night out in a year." Summer winced at seeing Marissa's bag thrown against the wall and Seth stomping upstairs. "He's just being a jerk. You wait here." She placed Marissa on the couch and ran upstairs to console Seth.
As much as she was upset about not being able to go out with Seth, she was so happy to see her best friend. She hadn't made many friends in Boston and Marissa hadn't called Summer up in a few months, and when she did take Summer's calls, she seemed really somber, which Summer couldn't bare to listen to.
"Seth Cohen!" Summer shrieked as she slammed the bedroom door behind her.
She placed her hands on her hips as he kicked off his shoes, loosened his tie, and went under the covers of their bed.
"Glad you finally learned my full name. Use it to your advantage."
"I didn't *know* she was coming, so don't take this out on me." Summer said aggressively, sitting down next to him. "I wanted tonight to happen too."
Seth looked up at her, pushing a strand of hair behind her ear, "I know."
"Let me just deal with Marissa and then we can go." Summer said, squeezing his arm gently for confirmation.
Seth answered her with a peck on the lips and scrambled out of the bed, tightening his tie again.
"Why was she lying down in our bushes anyway?" Seth asked as Summer opened the bedroom door.
"That's what I'm going to go figure out." Summer said, smiling with great frustration.
Sometimes, she had three kids to take care of. Seth was the baby of the family.
****
Marissa let out an anxious groan as Summer came down the stairs, kicking off her high heels.
"I'm so sorry, Sum." Marissa said, straighetening up.
"It's fine, I fixed it." Summer said, patting her friend's hand. "Why were you outside like that?"
"My dad dropped me off a few hours ago, but I felt nauseous. So I. . ." Marissa trailed off, seeing the 'ew' pop off in Summer's head. "And I kind of fell asleep." Marissa scrambled to her feet, scratching her head.
"You look terrible." Summer said bluntly, before smiling again.
"I feel terrible."
Summer felt so guilty as Marissa's bottom lip trembled, something she did right before she was about to burst out crying.
"Oh my god, Coop!" Summer hugged her friend. "Look, I'll give you some Tylenol and tuck you into bed. You just need rest, ok?"
"Ok." Marissa felt her tears subside and leaned back to look at her friend. "Wow, you've become motherly."
"So I've been told." Summer muttered as she went off to the kitchen.
Seth came down the stairs slowly, eyeing Marissa who smiled in return.
"See, this is how I should have greeted you." Seth said as he hugged Marissa. "Cooper, long time, no see!" He let go of Marissa and watched her smile, effortlessly. "You look. . ."
"She looks great." Summer said as she handed Marissa some Tylenol and a bottle of water. "Marissa, you can sleep in Charlotte's bedroom." Marissa nodded as she picked up her bag and went upstairs.
"Can we still go out?" Seth asked, Summer smacking him gently.
"You guys, go." Marissa said from upstairs. "I'll be fine. Have fun."
Summer glared at Seth as they made their way back to the car.
"What?" Seth asked her.
"You are such a jerk!" Summer said as she buckled up again.
"Ok, let's pretend like we didn't find Marissa passed out. I was just saying how I much I meant what I said about you being gorgeous." Summer flared her nostrils out at him, glaring as he started the car. "Gorgeously pissed off."
"You are so. . ." Summer crossed her arms as they drove off.
"Adorable? Cute? Dorky?"
"Dorky." Summer finally caved in, looping her hand in his free one.
"I love you too, Summer."
{A Sequel To Merry Christmas!}
{Disclaimer} I own the OC and Seth Cohen. Oh, and I'm a pathological liar.
{A/N} REVIEW. FEEDBACK. REVIEW.
{Chapter 5: Marissa In The Bushes}
"Thanks so much Kirsten." Summer said to her mother-in-law as she helped Charlotte put on her coat by the closet in the foyer.
"No problem. I know you guys never get any alone time." Kirsten winked and picked up Dylan, playfully asking, "Are we going to have fun with Jimmy and Rachel tonight?"
Dylan giggled as Charlotte stomped her Mary Jane covered feet.
"Why do we have to sleep at the Cooper's tonight, Mommy?"
Summer looked down at her daughter with slight sympathy. "Because Jimmy and Rachel miss you guys!"
"We live three blocks away." Charlotte pouted. "They can see us anytime."
Summer admired her daughter's persistence, something she obviously required from her. "Charlotte, please don't argue. It'll be fun. Jimmy has PS4 and all those games you and your father play, but on a big screen TV. You'll love it!"
"Yeah." Charlotte said as she finished buttoning her coat up, "I loved it the first billion times I played with it."
Summer sighed, shrugging at Kirsten who took Charlotte's hand.
"See you tomorrow." Summer kissed her daughter's forehead and did the same to her son in Kirsten's arms. "Have fun."
Dylan giggled, Charlotte frowned, and Kirsten let out a stifled laugh as they left the house.
Summer locked the door behind them, sighing in relief as she fell back on the couch, picking at her nails.
Seth was upstairs, taking a year to get ready for their night out.
She swears that boy primps more then she does.
"Sorry, sorry." She heard his voice call out as he jogged down the stairs, checking his hair in the mirror by the stairway quickly as he grabbed his keys, without looking up at her.
Summer stood up, "They just left."
"I didn't get to say goodbye." Seth sulked, scratching his head gently, a sign that he was sad about it. Summer recognized everything about Seth by now. She had to make up for lost time. He knew everything about her, after all, since before high school.
"They'll be fine." Summer insisted, smiling slightly at his intense care for their children. She eyed him as she stood up, making her way towards the door.
Seth rambled, "I know, but they rarely spend the night away from us and I just wanted to make sure they knew that I loved them before they left and that they were well fed, just in case Kirsten decided to cook anything over there, and," Seth rambled on as he followed Summer out the door, locking it behind them. "I just wanted to say. . ." He looked up at her, finally, lifting his fingers to his mouth as he stumbled off their porch, watching Summer pause in front of him, looking straight up at him. "Wow."
"You wanted to say wow?" Summer asked, smiling wide.
"No, I wanted to say," Seth said as he regained composure and grabbed her waist as they walked towards the car, "They there were beautiful, amazing, funny, sexy,"
"If you tell our children that they are sexy, I might have you arrested." Summer said with a straight face as she climbed into their car.
Seth watched her for a minute as he sat in the driver's seat before starting the car.
Summer stared at him impatiently, feeling slightly aware of his gaze.
She gave him a look; saying, 'what are you waiting for?' but he ignored it.
"Seth, this is fairly simple. You just put the key into the ignition. . ." Summer started, lifting his hand to the ignition of the car, looking back into his eyes.
"You are gorgeous."
Summer blushed sheepishly, letting go of his hand and buckling her seat belt as he started the car.
"I mean it." Seth said, smiling at her as they pulled out of the driveway.
"Marissa!" Summer screamed, unbuckling her seat belt as she climbed out of the car.
Seth stopped the car, staring in shock as Summer's body disappeared over towards their bushes in the front yard, looking hard though the dark night sky.
"Perfect." Seth said as his eyes landed upon a lifeless body, that was stirring awake slightly at Summer's touch. He took the key out of the ignition and smacked his head on the steering wheel. He took a deep breath and got out of the car, watching as Summer helped Marissa up.
"Hey, Marissa, nice of you to show up in our bushes. Can I take your bag?" He grabbed Marissa's duffel bag by her side before she could say a word and went inside the house, kicking the door hard as he unlocked it.
"Don't worry about that." Summer laughed uneasily. "I'm so glad you're here!"
Marissa wrinkled her nose a little and smiled as Summer hugged her.
"I hope I didn't interrupt anything." Marissa whispered as Summer pulled her into the house.
"Um, just our first night out in a year." Summer winced at seeing Marissa's bag thrown against the wall and Seth stomping upstairs. "He's just being a jerk. You wait here." She placed Marissa on the couch and ran upstairs to console Seth.
As much as she was upset about not being able to go out with Seth, she was so happy to see her best friend. She hadn't made many friends in Boston and Marissa hadn't called Summer up in a few months, and when she did take Summer's calls, she seemed really somber, which Summer couldn't bare to listen to.
"Seth Cohen!" Summer shrieked as she slammed the bedroom door behind her.
She placed her hands on her hips as he kicked off his shoes, loosened his tie, and went under the covers of their bed.
"Glad you finally learned my full name. Use it to your advantage."
"I didn't *know* she was coming, so don't take this out on me." Summer said aggressively, sitting down next to him. "I wanted tonight to happen too."
Seth looked up at her, pushing a strand of hair behind her ear, "I know."
"Let me just deal with Marissa and then we can go." Summer said, squeezing his arm gently for confirmation.
Seth answered her with a peck on the lips and scrambled out of the bed, tightening his tie again.
"Why was she lying down in our bushes anyway?" Seth asked as Summer opened the bedroom door.
"That's what I'm going to go figure out." Summer said, smiling with great frustration.
Sometimes, she had three kids to take care of. Seth was the baby of the family.
****
Marissa let out an anxious groan as Summer came down the stairs, kicking off her high heels.
"I'm so sorry, Sum." Marissa said, straighetening up.
"It's fine, I fixed it." Summer said, patting her friend's hand. "Why were you outside like that?"
"My dad dropped me off a few hours ago, but I felt nauseous. So I. . ." Marissa trailed off, seeing the 'ew' pop off in Summer's head. "And I kind of fell asleep." Marissa scrambled to her feet, scratching her head.
"You look terrible." Summer said bluntly, before smiling again.
"I feel terrible."
Summer felt so guilty as Marissa's bottom lip trembled, something she did right before she was about to burst out crying.
"Oh my god, Coop!" Summer hugged her friend. "Look, I'll give you some Tylenol and tuck you into bed. You just need rest, ok?"
"Ok." Marissa felt her tears subside and leaned back to look at her friend. "Wow, you've become motherly."
"So I've been told." Summer muttered as she went off to the kitchen.
Seth came down the stairs slowly, eyeing Marissa who smiled in return.
"See, this is how I should have greeted you." Seth said as he hugged Marissa. "Cooper, long time, no see!" He let go of Marissa and watched her smile, effortlessly. "You look. . ."
"She looks great." Summer said as she handed Marissa some Tylenol and a bottle of water. "Marissa, you can sleep in Charlotte's bedroom." Marissa nodded as she picked up her bag and went upstairs.
"Can we still go out?" Seth asked, Summer smacking him gently.
"You guys, go." Marissa said from upstairs. "I'll be fine. Have fun."
Summer glared at Seth as they made their way back to the car.
"What?" Seth asked her.
"You are such a jerk!" Summer said as she buckled up again.
"Ok, let's pretend like we didn't find Marissa passed out. I was just saying how I much I meant what I said about you being gorgeous." Summer flared her nostrils out at him, glaring as he started the car. "Gorgeously pissed off."
"You are so. . ." Summer crossed her arms as they drove off.
"Adorable? Cute? Dorky?"
"Dorky." Summer finally caved in, looping her hand in his free one.
"I love you too, Summer."