As promised here's the 3rd chapter. I might even get the 4th chapter up by the end of the day, but don't hold me to that.

Disclaimer ~ I still don't own any of these characters and it's still sad. But if I did have something to do with it, Theresa would've stayed with Ryan.

The Unexpected

Chapter 3

Ryan woke up with sun poring into his eyes. He looked around thinking this isn't the pool house. Then he felt someone stir in his arms.

'Summer, I'm in Summer's room.' He thought.

He looked at her thinking how beautiful she is. He shook his thoughts out of his head.

Summer groaned waking up. She felt strong arms around her, and remembered Ryan was there. She looked up at him and smiled.

"Hi." She said.

"Hi."

"I didn't cry on you again did I?"

"Uh, no, no you didn't." She didn't need to know the truth. He knew she'd feel bad about herself.

"Ryan..." She didn't believe him.

"Ok, yeah you did."

"Damnit!"

"Summer come on it's ok."

"No it's not Ryan. God, I hate crying."

"You have a right to cry."

"That doesn't mean I don't like it." She said as she sat up.

"What are you doing tonight?"

"Well, considering I don't have a boyfriend anymore, a whole shit load of nothing."

"You wanna do something?" He asked cheering her up.

"Ryan you don't have to baby-sit me."

"I'm not. Am I not aloud to hang out with a friend?"

She smiled.

"Yeah, you are."

"Good. So what do you wanna do? I have to work till 8, we can do something after that."

"Ok, I'll meet you at the Crab Shack at 8."

"Sounds good. Well I should go. Are you gonna be ok all day alone?" He asked concerned.

"Yeah, I'll be fine."

"Well you know you could always call Oliver and Marissa to keep you company."

"Yeah, that'll happen." She laughed.

"Well it was just a thought." He laughed.

Ryan got off the bed and put his shoes on.

"So, I'll see you at 8?" She asked.

"Yeah."

"I'll walk you out."

They walked out of her room and down the stairs to the foyer.

"Thanks for staying Ryan."

"Stop thanking me." He laughed.

"I'm just really grateful. I don't think I've ever gad a friend like you."

"Well I am one of a kind." He joked.

"Yeah, you are." She said as she hugged him.

"Wait, lemme go change and I'll take you home."

"I can walk."

"Ryan we had this conversation last night. I'll be right back."

She ran up the stairs and changed fast. Ryan was sitting on the couch in the family room when she came in.

"Ok, I'm ready. Lets go."

They drove to the Cohen's listening to music and talking. The thing she liked about there friendship was they always had something to talk about. When there was any silence it was a comfortable silence. She drove up to the driveway, sat back and looked at the Cohen's house.

"Uh are you ok?"

"I'm fine. I'll see you at 8."

"Ok, bye."

"Bye Ryan."

Ryan watched Summer drive away and walked into the house. He went to the kitchen to get something to eat and found Seth eating cereal.

"Hey man. Where ya been?" Seth asked.

"Uh, just out." Seth didn't need to know he was at Summer's house. Even though there just friends, he knew Seth would freak.

"Well uh I have some news."

"Oh yeah? What?"

"I um, broke up with Summer."

"Oohh... uh... really?"

"Yeah."

"Why?

"I just... I dunno. I feel like there's more out there."

"But I thought you loved Summer."

"I did, I just don't think I was in love with her."

"What the fuck does that mean?" He asked getting upset.

"Dude calm down."

"No. You went out with her for 8 months and let her think you were in love with her. What kind of a person does that?"

"I thought I was in love with her." He argued back.

"No Seth, you either are or you aren't. There's no in-between."

"Dude, what's your problem?"

"Nothing. I gotta get ready for work."

"Why are you so pissed about this? This has nothing to do with you."

"It does have something to do with me, Summer is my friend. You led her on for 8 fucking months. Look just forget I said anything."

"Ryan..."

"Forget it." He yelled as he walked out the door.

Ryan walked out of the kitchen mad at the way Seth handled his relationship. Summer didn't deserve that.

-At the Crab Shack-

7:45 Summer walked into a packed Crap Shack. There was no tables' left, so she decided to sit at the counter. She noticed Ryan running around like a chicken with his head cut off.

She laughed.

'He looks so cute all stressed. What? Ryan cute? What the hell?' She didn't get to finish her thought because Ryan was coming around behind the counter.

"Hey, you're early." He smiled.

"Yeah, I know but I was totally bored at my house."

"Sorry I left you alone."

"No, no you had to work."

"You want something to eat?"

"Nah, I feel like pizza."

"Ok, when I'm done here we'll go to the boardwalk."

"Ok, sounds good."

Summer sad at the counter for another 20 minutes till Ryan was done.

"Sorry it took so long."

"It's ok."

She noticed he wasn't in his work clothes. He was wearing a simple white t shirt and blue jeans.

They walked to toe parking lot and got in there own cars. They decided to drive their cars back to Summer's and they'd take Ryan's out. When they got to the boardwalk there were a lot of people there, Summer was worried Seth would show up.

"So uh did you see Seth today?" She asked as they walked into the pizza place.

"Uh, yeah I did. We kinda got into an argument. Well actually it was more me yelling at him."

"Ryan..."

"I don't wanna talk about it." If he told her what Seth said it would hurt her even more.

"Ryan."

"Please?"

"Ok."

They ordered pizza, argued over who would pay. Ryan won the argument.

"So what do you wanna do now?" She asked.

"Bowling?"

"Bowling"

"Yup."

"Ryan..." She laughed.

"Come on it'll be fun."

"Bowling huh?"

"Let's go."

"I never said yes."

"Oh you were close to giving in anyway."

"Ryan."

"Get in the car." He opened her door.

-At the bowling ally-

Summer never bowled before, but she wasn't bad at it. Actually she was damn good, Ryan on the other hand, sucked, like really bad.

"Ha, another strike." Summer threw her hands up in the air.

"Oh jeez." Ryan didn't wanna lose to a girl.

"Aw poor Ryan. Are you mad you're losing to a girl?" She pinched his cheeks.

"Stop."

"Come on you know you wanna smile."

He didn't smile.

"Fine, don't smile." She started to turn around and he smiled.

"Ah ha, a smile."

"Ok, fine here." He gave her a cheesy smile.

"Thank you."

"Yeah whatever, it's my turn."

"You might as well just give yourself a zero."

"Yeah you're funny. Hey everyone we got a comedian in the building."

"Would you bowl already?"

"Chill."

He got a spare & Summer was less than pleased.

"Oh come on, you totally cheated."

"Summer how the hell do you cheat at bowling?"

"I don't know Ryan, but you did. You've been getting gutter balls for like 2 days."

"Ok let's not exaggerate here summer."

"Just get out of my way it's my turn."

She got a gutter ball.

"Oh come on. You so did something to this thing." Summer complained.

"Summer, how the hell could I do something to it? I've been with you for 2 hours." He laughed.

"Oh whatever, just play."

He knocked down 1 pin and then got a gutter ball.

"Oh thank God." She said happy.

"Damn."

"Oh poor baby. I'm so sorry." She said as she walked up to him and put her hands on his chest.

"I'm sorry Ryan, I know you want to be good at everything but you have to be bad at something, and it's bowling." She smiled.

"No need to gloat." He smiled back.

Summer looked into Ryan's eyes and saw something she never saw before.

"You have really beautiful eyes. I... I mean they're like... really blue."

"Uh, thanks." He said grabbing her hands that were on his chest. They smiled at each other and she quickly took her hands away from his.

"Uh, so should I even bother to go next cause we both know I'm gonna win."

"Just do it."

"Ha ha, sorry had too."

She ended up getting a strike & of course won.

"Next time I'll let you win." She smiled.

"Yeah, thanks."

"I gotta pee before we go." She said taking off her bowling shoes & putting hers on.

"Ok, I'll go return the shoes and pay."

"Ok, I'll be back."

Ryan watched her walk away.

"Shit, I'm dead." He said to himself realizing he would've kissed her tonight.

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Ok there it was, I hope everyone is satisfied with it. Lol I know everyone is like come on come on get them together. But trust me it's not gonna be long.