After a second, he slowly pulled away..
"And how was that going to help you get over me?" she asked, still a little shaken.
"If I felt nothing, then I knew it was completely over. I was completely and
totally over you."
She waited a minute before she asked the next question, "And?"
"Screw the Five Step plan!"
Summer look surprised, and then burst out into laughter.
Marissa exited Summer's study. She looked around awhile for Ryan, and not
seeing him, decided to check outside. She looked on the deck and then ran down the
steps to the beach. She was relieved when she saw him sitting on a dune, letting the sand
run through his fingers.
"Hey," She said, carefully sitting down next to him.
"Hey," he grunted in response.
"Come on now. Don't give me the Seth treatment. I haven't done anything
wrong."
"So...did you get back together with Luke?" Ryan asked, staring out at the
waves.
Marissa let out a curt, loud laugh.
"Yeah right! He wanted to talk, so I decided to let him do just that. I'm not
going to be a complete bitch about it...though I have a right to."
"So what did he say?" Ryan asked, turning to face her.
"Well, he DID want to get back together, but I totally refused. I won't forgive
few things, and cheating on me is one of them. I don't think it was meant to work out."
"Well, maybe it's for the best," Ryan said, taking a hold of her hand.
Summer and Seth sat on the couch, and his hand casually slipped into hers.
"Seth, I know that you had some crazy idea about me taking part in some..."
"Let's not talk about it," he said stoically.
"NO! I really think we need to. If our relationship...I mean if that is what you
want to.." she stuttered, uncharacteristically nervous.
'Of course I do," he said gently.
"Well, if it is to go well, we need to clear the air of the whole thing," she finished.
"Fine," Seth sighed.
"I really don't know where you got the idea. I mean, the old Summer might have
done that. And as cheesy as it sounds, I have become a different person since I have
gotten to know you."
Seth smiled and blushed.
"So where did you get that crazy idea? Explain the whole thing."
"Well," he started, "the night that I went to get the food for you and Marissa, I
met Holly outside."
Upon the mention of Holly's name, Summer's features turned frigid.
"And she told me this detailed story about how you were only being friendly to
me as a dare or bet or something. And I figured since she was one of your friends..."
Summer snorted in response to the last statement.
"Well, since she was a psuedo-friend, that she would know and then that got all
these wheels turning in my head and then I just got really pissed."
"You can say that again," Summer snorted/laughed.
"And that is the whole story."
"But why would you think I would do that?"
"Just the fact that you ignored me for the longest time, and then when you did
notice me, you were a teensy bit rude.
"I..I don't really have an explanation. I was a bitch then...still am to people
who rub me the wrong way. But I didn't know you...like I know you now. So conflict
solved?"
"Conflict solved," Seth repeated.
"Well, I'd better get back to the house to make sure it hasn't burned down."
"OK," Seth laughed.
They exited the playhouse and Summer wondered. Did her mother know that this
playhouse would be so instrumental in her growing up? Or did she just have it built for
Summer's own selfish pleasure? Either way, as she locked the door, she smiled and
whispered.
"Thanks mom."
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"And how was that going to help you get over me?" she asked, still a little shaken.
"If I felt nothing, then I knew it was completely over. I was completely and
totally over you."
She waited a minute before she asked the next question, "And?"
"Screw the Five Step plan!"
Summer look surprised, and then burst out into laughter.
Marissa exited Summer's study. She looked around awhile for Ryan, and not
seeing him, decided to check outside. She looked on the deck and then ran down the
steps to the beach. She was relieved when she saw him sitting on a dune, letting the sand
run through his fingers.
"Hey," She said, carefully sitting down next to him.
"Hey," he grunted in response.
"Come on now. Don't give me the Seth treatment. I haven't done anything
wrong."
"So...did you get back together with Luke?" Ryan asked, staring out at the
waves.
Marissa let out a curt, loud laugh.
"Yeah right! He wanted to talk, so I decided to let him do just that. I'm not
going to be a complete bitch about it...though I have a right to."
"So what did he say?" Ryan asked, turning to face her.
"Well, he DID want to get back together, but I totally refused. I won't forgive
few things, and cheating on me is one of them. I don't think it was meant to work out."
"Well, maybe it's for the best," Ryan said, taking a hold of her hand.
Summer and Seth sat on the couch, and his hand casually slipped into hers.
"Seth, I know that you had some crazy idea about me taking part in some..."
"Let's not talk about it," he said stoically.
"NO! I really think we need to. If our relationship...I mean if that is what you
want to.." she stuttered, uncharacteristically nervous.
'Of course I do," he said gently.
"Well, if it is to go well, we need to clear the air of the whole thing," she finished.
"Fine," Seth sighed.
"I really don't know where you got the idea. I mean, the old Summer might have
done that. And as cheesy as it sounds, I have become a different person since I have
gotten to know you."
Seth smiled and blushed.
"So where did you get that crazy idea? Explain the whole thing."
"Well," he started, "the night that I went to get the food for you and Marissa, I
met Holly outside."
Upon the mention of Holly's name, Summer's features turned frigid.
"And she told me this detailed story about how you were only being friendly to
me as a dare or bet or something. And I figured since she was one of your friends..."
Summer snorted in response to the last statement.
"Well, since she was a psuedo-friend, that she would know and then that got all
these wheels turning in my head and then I just got really pissed."
"You can say that again," Summer snorted/laughed.
"And that is the whole story."
"But why would you think I would do that?"
"Just the fact that you ignored me for the longest time, and then when you did
notice me, you were a teensy bit rude.
"I..I don't really have an explanation. I was a bitch then...still am to people
who rub me the wrong way. But I didn't know you...like I know you now. So conflict
solved?"
"Conflict solved," Seth repeated.
"Well, I'd better get back to the house to make sure it hasn't burned down."
"OK," Seth laughed.
They exited the playhouse and Summer wondered. Did her mother know that this
playhouse would be so instrumental in her growing up? Or did she just have it built for
Summer's own selfish pleasure? Either way, as she locked the door, she smiled and
whispered.
"Thanks mom."
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