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I have to give a little shout out too my friend Cathy who came up with the title. Go read her story Thanks To you!
Summer Roberts was your typical California rich bitch. That is she until her junior year of High School, when Seth Cohen chose her over Anna Stern. Summer Sat by The Cohen's pool thinking about that day.
"Cohen I can't go through this anymore. I can't just be friends with you. I see you and Anna hanging out and I just wanna squeeze her till all the geek liquid oozes out of her ears!" Summer yelled.
"Summer calm down."
"No, Seth. I will not calm down. Who the hell do you think you are telling me to calm down? You need to make up your mind. God that lets be friends thing is such a cop-out"
"Summer."
"I'm not done Cohen. You know I don't talk about feelings & all that mushy shit and I really don't know where the hell this is coming from, but I can't help but like you. And I wanna be with you. I know we don't have anything in common & the comics will have to go. But you're sweet and funny and weird and annoying but you're amazing. And I just..."
Seth stops her. Summer was not expecting him to kiss her like this. They've kissed 4 times. The first kiss was innocent, like most first kisses are. The second was because Summer was confused and she needed to kiss him to see if anything was there. The Third was full of passion and wanting. The forth was him being a horny 16 year old. But this. this was not anything like those kisses. This kiss was full of hope. It was soft & precious, full of love.
Summer pulled away slowly.
"Aren't I the one that is supposed to do that?" Summer referred to most of their kisses where she initiated them.
"I know it was hard for you to say all that." He said as he cupped her face.
"Yeah, well don't get used to it."
"You're all I've ever wanted Summer."
Those words echoed through her brain. She felt like it was just yesterday he said that he wanted her. That day she had a boyfriend. Now she doesn't. Yes that's right Seth Cohen broke up with her. She thought about earlier that night.
"Summer, we have to talk."
"Uh oh, so series Cohen. Are you breaking up with me?" She laughed.
Seth didn't say anything.
"Oh my god you are"
"Summer, I love you. You know that"
"Yeah, well you sure have a hell of a way to show it"
"Summer, I'm 17. You're my first girlfriend. But don't you think we're moving so fast for our age?"
"No Cohen, until about 10 minutes ago I was completely confident in us."
"I just can't."
"I'm sorry loving me is so hard"
"It's not hard. I just want to see what else is out there. It's just..."
"Nn...no I get it."
"I'm sorry."
"Whatever."
"I'm just gg.gonna go."
"Yeah, you do that."
So now here's Summer, an hour later sitting by her ex boyfriend's pool. She thought about going to Marissa's, but she so didn't feel like seeing Oliver. Yes you heard right. Coop was now with that weirdo Oliver. Marissa broke up with Ryan after Oliver kissed her. She didn't break up with him because she felt something for that freak. She did it because she couldn't deal with the fact that she betrayed Ryan. But of course Oliver was there to pick up the pieces. Oliver is just. EW. Summer heard the back door open & she thought it was Seth. She felt sick.
"Oh, hey Summer." Thank God, It's just Ryan.
"Hey."
"You ok? You look like you're about to be sick."
"Oh.oh. yeah I'm fine."
"You sure."
"Mmhhmm."
"You uh you want me to get Seth? He can help you feel better."
"Uh. no. uh I don't think he can." Her lip started to tremble thinking about him.
"Hey."He said softly.
"He broke up with me."
Ryan was stunned.
"Uh. are you sure?"
"Yeah, he made himself pretty clear."
Ryan sat down next to her. In the almost 2 years they'd known each other they became friends, slowly.
"What did he say?"
"We're going too fast. We're so young. He wants to see what else is out there. Ugh I gave up everything for him. I have no friends, because of him & he dumps me. What the fuck is that?"
"Uh."
"Oh of course take his side. I know you're his best friend. But you're my friend too."
"Summer, I'm not taking sides."
"Whatever."
"Summer, don't start being like this."
"Like what? Upset my boyfriend broke up with me?"
"No, a bitch."
"Excuse me?"
"Look, I'm sorry."
"No, I. I didn't even let you talk."
"I'm so.I thought you guys were doing good."
"Me too. I guess we were both wrong."
"Summer, I'm sorry"
"Yeah, me too. I guess of all people you would understand."
"Yeah."
"I just can't believe this is happening." Summer told herself she was NOT going to cry. She was NOT going to crumble, too late. Summer kept her hands over her face so Ryan couldn't see her cry. He saw her shoulders move & knew what she was doing. He moved closer to her. He felt so helpless. He wasn't good with this kind of thing. So he simple put his arm around her and let her cry on his shoulders. Ryan knew that Summer wasn't the type of girl that let people know she was hurting. He held her; let her get it all out for about 20 minutes.
"God. I'm sorry. I like totally ruined you're shirt." She said as she pulled away.
"Don't worry about it."
"I never do that."
"I know."
"I just."
"It's ok. You needed to."
"Thanks. Well I should go before he comes back."
"How are you getting home?"
"Oh. I have my car." She said as they stood up.
"Summer, you can't drive yourself. You're a mess."
"Gee thanks. You really know how to boost a girls confidence."
"Please you've already got enough of it. Come on I'll drive you home." He said as he grabbed her keys out of her hand.
"No, really I can drive."
"Well, that's nice but I'm still driving you."
"Ugh fine."
~At Summer's front door~
"Thanks for bringing me home & for letting me be a crying freak."
"What are friends for?"
"Ya know we sure have come a long way since we first met."
"Well you're not exactly the same person."
"What does that mean?"
"I think Seth kind of changed you. You show you have feelings. I think he made you soft."
"He did NOT make me soft! I am NOT soft."
"Ok Summer. Well I think I'm gonna head home."
"Ryan you can't walk."
"It's not far."
"Ryan don't be stupid. You can stay here."
"What about you're parents?"
"My Dad is on a business trip and step Mom went with him."
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah. To tell you the truth, I hate being alone. Seth usually stays with me, but ha, I don't think he will tonight. So will you stay?"
"Uh. Yeah yeah I'll stay."
"Thanks." She said as she opened the door.
"Oh yeah, you're not soft." He said sarcastically as he shut the door.
I have to give a little shout out too my friend Cathy who came up with the title. Go read her story Thanks To you!
Summer Roberts was your typical California rich bitch. That is she until her junior year of High School, when Seth Cohen chose her over Anna Stern. Summer Sat by The Cohen's pool thinking about that day.
"Cohen I can't go through this anymore. I can't just be friends with you. I see you and Anna hanging out and I just wanna squeeze her till all the geek liquid oozes out of her ears!" Summer yelled.
"Summer calm down."
"No, Seth. I will not calm down. Who the hell do you think you are telling me to calm down? You need to make up your mind. God that lets be friends thing is such a cop-out"
"Summer."
"I'm not done Cohen. You know I don't talk about feelings & all that mushy shit and I really don't know where the hell this is coming from, but I can't help but like you. And I wanna be with you. I know we don't have anything in common & the comics will have to go. But you're sweet and funny and weird and annoying but you're amazing. And I just..."
Seth stops her. Summer was not expecting him to kiss her like this. They've kissed 4 times. The first kiss was innocent, like most first kisses are. The second was because Summer was confused and she needed to kiss him to see if anything was there. The Third was full of passion and wanting. The forth was him being a horny 16 year old. But this. this was not anything like those kisses. This kiss was full of hope. It was soft & precious, full of love.
Summer pulled away slowly.
"Aren't I the one that is supposed to do that?" Summer referred to most of their kisses where she initiated them.
"I know it was hard for you to say all that." He said as he cupped her face.
"Yeah, well don't get used to it."
"You're all I've ever wanted Summer."
Those words echoed through her brain. She felt like it was just yesterday he said that he wanted her. That day she had a boyfriend. Now she doesn't. Yes that's right Seth Cohen broke up with her. She thought about earlier that night.
"Summer, we have to talk."
"Uh oh, so series Cohen. Are you breaking up with me?" She laughed.
Seth didn't say anything.
"Oh my god you are"
"Summer, I love you. You know that"
"Yeah, well you sure have a hell of a way to show it"
"Summer, I'm 17. You're my first girlfriend. But don't you think we're moving so fast for our age?"
"No Cohen, until about 10 minutes ago I was completely confident in us."
"I just can't."
"I'm sorry loving me is so hard"
"It's not hard. I just want to see what else is out there. It's just..."
"Nn...no I get it."
"I'm sorry."
"Whatever."
"I'm just gg.gonna go."
"Yeah, you do that."
So now here's Summer, an hour later sitting by her ex boyfriend's pool. She thought about going to Marissa's, but she so didn't feel like seeing Oliver. Yes you heard right. Coop was now with that weirdo Oliver. Marissa broke up with Ryan after Oliver kissed her. She didn't break up with him because she felt something for that freak. She did it because she couldn't deal with the fact that she betrayed Ryan. But of course Oliver was there to pick up the pieces. Oliver is just. EW. Summer heard the back door open & she thought it was Seth. She felt sick.
"Oh, hey Summer." Thank God, It's just Ryan.
"Hey."
"You ok? You look like you're about to be sick."
"Oh.oh. yeah I'm fine."
"You sure."
"Mmhhmm."
"You uh you want me to get Seth? He can help you feel better."
"Uh. no. uh I don't think he can." Her lip started to tremble thinking about him.
"Hey."He said softly.
"He broke up with me."
Ryan was stunned.
"Uh. are you sure?"
"Yeah, he made himself pretty clear."
Ryan sat down next to her. In the almost 2 years they'd known each other they became friends, slowly.
"What did he say?"
"We're going too fast. We're so young. He wants to see what else is out there. Ugh I gave up everything for him. I have no friends, because of him & he dumps me. What the fuck is that?"
"Uh."
"Oh of course take his side. I know you're his best friend. But you're my friend too."
"Summer, I'm not taking sides."
"Whatever."
"Summer, don't start being like this."
"Like what? Upset my boyfriend broke up with me?"
"No, a bitch."
"Excuse me?"
"Look, I'm sorry."
"No, I. I didn't even let you talk."
"I'm so.I thought you guys were doing good."
"Me too. I guess we were both wrong."
"Summer, I'm sorry"
"Yeah, me too. I guess of all people you would understand."
"Yeah."
"I just can't believe this is happening." Summer told herself she was NOT going to cry. She was NOT going to crumble, too late. Summer kept her hands over her face so Ryan couldn't see her cry. He saw her shoulders move & knew what she was doing. He moved closer to her. He felt so helpless. He wasn't good with this kind of thing. So he simple put his arm around her and let her cry on his shoulders. Ryan knew that Summer wasn't the type of girl that let people know she was hurting. He held her; let her get it all out for about 20 minutes.
"God. I'm sorry. I like totally ruined you're shirt." She said as she pulled away.
"Don't worry about it."
"I never do that."
"I know."
"I just."
"It's ok. You needed to."
"Thanks. Well I should go before he comes back."
"How are you getting home?"
"Oh. I have my car." She said as they stood up.
"Summer, you can't drive yourself. You're a mess."
"Gee thanks. You really know how to boost a girls confidence."
"Please you've already got enough of it. Come on I'll drive you home." He said as he grabbed her keys out of her hand.
"No, really I can drive."
"Well, that's nice but I'm still driving you."
"Ugh fine."
~At Summer's front door~
"Thanks for bringing me home & for letting me be a crying freak."
"What are friends for?"
"Ya know we sure have come a long way since we first met."
"Well you're not exactly the same person."
"What does that mean?"
"I think Seth kind of changed you. You show you have feelings. I think he made you soft."
"He did NOT make me soft! I am NOT soft."
"Ok Summer. Well I think I'm gonna head home."
"Ryan you can't walk."
"It's not far."
"Ryan don't be stupid. You can stay here."
"What about you're parents?"
"My Dad is on a business trip and step Mom went with him."
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah. To tell you the truth, I hate being alone. Seth usually stays with me, but ha, I don't think he will tonight. So will you stay?"
"Uh. Yeah yeah I'll stay."
"Thanks." She said as she opened the door.
"Oh yeah, you're not soft." He said sarcastically as he shut the door.