Chapter 22
Ryan heard a knock on his door. He peeled himself off the couch, and looked through the peep hole. It was Abby. He had been seeing her for about 2 months. He knew that she liked him a lot, but she was sorta Ryan's "I have to move on" girl. Once he realized Marissa wasn't coming back, he heard lectures from Summer, Seth, and Luke about finding someone new; so he went to a club and asked out the first girl he saw.
Abby was a really nice girl. Certainly pretty, but she wasn't Marissa. At least that's what Ryan thought. But as time passed, he started to like her. She opened up to him, and he started to be happy. Until yesterday, he thought he might actually be able to love again. But once he saw Marissa, the old flame started to burn again. He had always loved her, and probably always would. He opened the door, and she embraced him.
"Heyy baby!" she shrieked.
"Hey... what's up" Ryan mumbled.
"Nothing, nothing. I saw Summer on my way up and she invited us over for dinner tonight"
"Ohh..." Ryan knew what that meant. Marissa would be there. So would Abby. Summer was trying to put it through his head that it was totally over between him and Marissa. It was, wasn't it?
"But we have a few hours baby!" Abby said as pushed Ryan onto the couch, and climbed onto him.
After a few minutes, Ryan's mind drifted from Abby to Marissa again. She had looked great. Well, she ALWAYS looked great. After some lovin', Ryan hopped into the shower to get ready for the night. Marissa didn't know about Abby yet, and it was going to come as a shock to her that he had already started to move on. But Marissa wasn't the only naive one. Ryan still didn't know about Tad.
Knock, knock. Marissa was at Summer and Seth's door.
"Hey Marissa!" Seth said as he gave her a quick hug. "Long time, no see". He invited her in, and showed her to the large entertaining room where Summer had obviously spent lots of time lighting candles and setting the table.
"Seems like you two have, well, been pretty happy!" she said, trying to sound happy for them, which she was, but was also jealous.
"Yea, well we eloped once we found out about Emily! And ever since then, we have just been as happy as can be!"
"Yup! Well, who else is going to be here tonight?" she asked nervously. A look came across Seth's face. He knew what that meant.
"Well..." he started, but was interrupted by another knock at the door.
"I'll grab that" Marissa said, trying to be helpful. She knew it would be Ryan, and she wanted to seem as happy and comfortable as possible to show him that she had moved on. She opened the door, and was taken aback. She was seeing Ryan holding hands with another girl. Already?
Ryan heard a knock on his door. He peeled himself off the couch, and looked through the peep hole. It was Abby. He had been seeing her for about 2 months. He knew that she liked him a lot, but she was sorta Ryan's "I have to move on" girl. Once he realized Marissa wasn't coming back, he heard lectures from Summer, Seth, and Luke about finding someone new; so he went to a club and asked out the first girl he saw.
Abby was a really nice girl. Certainly pretty, but she wasn't Marissa. At least that's what Ryan thought. But as time passed, he started to like her. She opened up to him, and he started to be happy. Until yesterday, he thought he might actually be able to love again. But once he saw Marissa, the old flame started to burn again. He had always loved her, and probably always would. He opened the door, and she embraced him.
"Heyy baby!" she shrieked.
"Hey... what's up" Ryan mumbled.
"Nothing, nothing. I saw Summer on my way up and she invited us over for dinner tonight"
"Ohh..." Ryan knew what that meant. Marissa would be there. So would Abby. Summer was trying to put it through his head that it was totally over between him and Marissa. It was, wasn't it?
"But we have a few hours baby!" Abby said as pushed Ryan onto the couch, and climbed onto him.
After a few minutes, Ryan's mind drifted from Abby to Marissa again. She had looked great. Well, she ALWAYS looked great. After some lovin', Ryan hopped into the shower to get ready for the night. Marissa didn't know about Abby yet, and it was going to come as a shock to her that he had already started to move on. But Marissa wasn't the only naive one. Ryan still didn't know about Tad.
Knock, knock. Marissa was at Summer and Seth's door.
"Hey Marissa!" Seth said as he gave her a quick hug. "Long time, no see". He invited her in, and showed her to the large entertaining room where Summer had obviously spent lots of time lighting candles and setting the table.
"Seems like you two have, well, been pretty happy!" she said, trying to sound happy for them, which she was, but was also jealous.
"Yea, well we eloped once we found out about Emily! And ever since then, we have just been as happy as can be!"
"Yup! Well, who else is going to be here tonight?" she asked nervously. A look came across Seth's face. He knew what that meant.
"Well..." he started, but was interrupted by another knock at the door.
"I'll grab that" Marissa said, trying to be helpful. She knew it would be Ryan, and she wanted to seem as happy and comfortable as possible to show him that she had moved on. She opened the door, and was taken aback. She was seeing Ryan holding hands with another girl. Already?