*Alright! Chapter two. And this is not a dream! I don't own the O.C, thought I

wouldn't mind a polygamist marriage with Seth and Ryan! Please review.*

Seth woke up four hours later and hopped into the shower. He and Ryan were

meeting the girls (Marissa and Summer) and Luke in an hour. Since Luke had gotten

shot, he was nice to Ryan and civil to Seth. Which, to tell you the truth, freaked Seth out

just a little. When he got out of the shower, Ryan was already dressed.

"Hey man."

"Good morning. Sleep well?"

"Yeah, except for people mumbling elephant juice at four o'clock in the morning."

"Well," Seth said coming up with a quick lie, "I had this giant juicer and I was

juicing everything in my sight. The Rover, my clothes, my PS2, elephant..."

"That's a lie."

"Hey..."

"You would never juice your PS2!"

"True, True," Seth chuckled as they exited their hotel room.

Summer was drying her hair when she heard Marissa enter the bathroom.

"Morning girl. Get a good night's sleep?"

"Yeah," Marissa muttered distractedly.

"What's the matter Coop? You've been like out of it for the past three days."

"It's nothing really..."

"Listen, 'Ris, I've known you since we were four, best friends since we were six.

I am foolproof when it comes to knowing when things are going wrong for you."

"Well...its stuff with Luke and I."

"Did you have another fight?"

"Um no...the opposite actually."

"OH MY GOD! YOU DID IT!!!!" she squealed.

"Now that the whole hotel now knows, yes."

"Agh! Why didn't you tell me earlier?"

"Well, it was only three nights ago."

"You slept with him after Caleb's birthday party?"

"Mmhmm."

"So how was it? Good? Disappointing?"

"I don't really know yet."

"So that is where you went. I couldn't find you after we left the bathroom."

"And me you...I looked for you before..."

"What?"

"Before I found Ryan."

"Oh Ok," Summer answered, hoping to fend of questions of where she was.

No such luck.

"So where were you?"

"Just talking to Seth."

"Seth," Summer thought, and smiled," What a freak, but a good one, if that is

possible."

"Cool," Marissa said, "So you're getting to know him better?"

"I guess, I mean he always seems to be around. With that Ryan dude."

"Yeah," Marissa said, slipping into her sulking mood again with the mention of

Ryan. She slipped out of the bathroom.

"Seth, I haven't' thought about him in awhile," Summer thought.

"Who in the hell are you kidding?" her conscience replied, "The kiss has been

going through your head like 24 hours a day since Saturday night."

"Nuh-uh. And the only reason I kissed him in the first place was those three

glasses of champagne that I snuck."

"Maybe, but the reason you keep replaying it in your head is because no one has

ever kissed you like that. Like they actually like you for a reason besides how you

looked."

"Yuh-huh!" she fired back at her conscience.

"Yes, but he cheated on you as soon as you gave your heart away. This one would never do that to you."

"You're freakin' crazy."

"Actually, you are. You're the one talking to herself."

"Ugh! Leave me alone!" she finally screamed aloud.

"Summer?" Marissa asked, leaning into the bathroom, "You OK?"

"Yeah, I-I uh---just burned myself with the dryer."

"OK," Marissa said skeptically.

Seth and Ryan headed over to Rooms 204 and 205, where Luke, Summer, and

Marissa were staying. They first knocked on Luke's door.

"Hey guys," Luke said.

"Hey," Seth said, still getting used to Luke speaking to him without an insult.

"You wanna get the girls and go to breakfast? I'm starved," Luke stated.

"Sure," Ryan said, knocking on the door across the hall.

"hey," Summer said, answering the door," 'Ris, they're here!"

Summer stepped out inot the hall and immediately caught the eyes of Seth. They stared at each other, unsure. Summer hardly noticed when Marissa came out.

"Let's go," Luke growled, "I'm hungry."

Ryan watched Luke as he snaked an arm around Marissa's waist. He followed them and then called back to Seth, "You comin'?"

"Yeah," Seth said, "Coming."

He and Summer walked down the hall, very much aware of the tension in the air.

*OK, chapter two...fun stuff huh? Well please read and check up every once

and awhile to see if a new chapter has been posted."