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Chapter 7

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Summer woke up to a soft snore. She lifted her head slightly off Ryan's chest and looked at him snoring. She smiled and thought, 'God, he's so handsome." She leaned in over to his neck and started to kiss it. Then the snoring stopped. She continued to kiss up his neck, went around to his ear and nibbled on it for a few seconds. Then went around to his mouth and kissed it. To her surprise he kissed her back. They kissed for a few seconds before she pulled away.

"You little shit, you were awake the whole time?"

"Sorry. It was a good excuse to get some free kisses." He smiled.

"Ryan." She said as she smacked his arm playfully.

"I think you should be punished." She said seductively.

"Ohhh... punish me." He said as he kissed her

As if it knew Ryan and Summer were kissing, the phone rings.

"Ugh... Damnit. Why, why, why?" She yells.

"Ow my ear."

"I'm sorry baby." He kisses her hoping she'll ignore the phone. It keeps ringing.

"Ugh. Hold that thought." She said as she got off the couch and tripped over the pillows they threw off the couch.

"Oh my God we slept on the couch." She laughed.

"Hello?"

"Uh, Hi."

Seth.

"Seth?"

Ryan sat up.

"Uh, yeah."

"Um, Hi."

"Hi."

"Yeah you said that."

"Right, well uh, I think we should talk."

"About what?"

"Us."

"Seth there is no us."

"What?" Ryan whispered to her. He didn't like this.

"Well uh I think there should be."

"Yeah, well I don't."

"What? Why? I thought you loved me?"

"Yeah I did. Till you dumped me to go find yourself."

"Summer..."

"No Seth, I've kept this in for too long and I'm tired of it. You hurt me, bad. And I was really unhappy for a while. But you know what? Someone showed me that I deserve better and I don't need someone to make me happy."

"Summer..."

"And you know what else, I'm over you."

"Ok I get it."

"Good."

"Tell Ryan I said Hi." He said before he hung up.

When he said that her eyes got wide.

"Hey are you ok?" He said as he got off the could stand by Summer.

"What... Oh yeah, I'm find." She said as she hung the phone up.

"What is it?"

"Uh I... Seth said to uh tell you Hi."

"Uh... What how does he know I'm here?"

"I dunno. Shit. No ya know what? I don't care if he knows we're together."

"That's my girl. Ya know that was very brave of you to say all that to Seth." He said, as he put his arms around her waist.

"Well thank you. Ryan, that was such a rush. I feel like telling the whole world." She said as she got out of his grasp and ran to the front door.

"What are you doing?" He laughed trying to catch up to her.

"I'm telling the whole world... Well at least half of Orange County."

He laughed as she opened the door.

"My name is Summer Roberts and I'm dating Ryan Atwood. WOOHOO!" She yelled at the top of her lungs.

She laughed as she jumped into his arms and wrapped her legs around his waist and kissed him.

"Well, Hi there." He said before he kissed her neck.

"Hi." She tilted her head back for him to get more access to her neck.

"Good God Ryan, how did you learn to do that? Wait, never mind I don't wanna know."

He laughed.

"Summer trust me, you're the only person I'm thinking about at this moment."

"Good." She said as she put her feet back on the ground.

"Now I love ya and everything but your breath is seriously horrible... I... I mean... I don't really... I uh..." he cut her off.

"Summer."

"What?"

"I know what you meant."

"Ok good."

"I'm uh gonna go brush my teeth." He said as he let go of her waist.

"Ok. I'm right behind you."

She watched him run up the stairs into the bathroom.

"Shit, I love him." She said to herself.

-In the kitchen-

"Ok, so what do we want to eat?" Summer asked looking in the refrigerator.

"Hhmm, how about eggs and bacon?" He suggested.

"Yeah, but there's one problem."

"What?"

"I can't cook."

"But I can."

"I can help." She said reluctantly.

"You sure?"

"Yeah, can't hurt right?"

"I hope not."

"Ryan!"

"Kidding. How do you like your eggs?"

"Uh, I dunno. I've only had them dropped."

"Ew." He said mocking her.

"Shut up. It's how Seth likes them. So that's the only way I've had them."

"Until now." He said as he went in the refrigerator to get eggs.

"Well... How do you like them?" She asked.

"Scrambled with salt, cheese, hot sauce and a little bit of water, so they're fluffy."

"Hot sauce?"

"Trust me you'll love them."

"Ok so what can I do?"

"Crack the eggs." He handed her an egg.

"Uh, no can't do that."

"Why not?"

"I always get shells in it."

"Here, I'll show you." He got behind her, took her hand that had the egg. She brought the bowl to them. He leaned in to her ear to explain how to crack the egg.

"Ok now the key to cracking an egg is to not do it too soft, you gotta do it hard so you'll only crack it once." He was whispering very seductively.

"If you keep talking like that I'm gonna drop the egg on the floor and throw you on the table." She whispered back.

"Right... Sorry." He laughed.

"Ok so crack it hard?" She asked.

"Uh yeah." He laughed.

"Dude don't laugh at me."

"Dude?"

"I've been hanging out with Luke too much."

"Yeah." He laughed.

"Stop laughing at me." She started to laugh.

"I'm sorry, it's funny."

"No it's not, stop." She laughed with him.

"Summer you were getting turned on by me talking about cracking eggs."

"Well yeah, they way you were talking was like... really hot. And plus the whole thing about doing it hard and not soft. Come on, that's hot." She said embarrassed.

"I never thought about that."

"Let's stop talking about this now. I'm gonna crack the egg."

"Hard." He said teasing.

"Ryan!"

"Sorry. He laughed.

She cracked it with no shells in the bowl.

"Hey, I did it. Gimme another one."

"Good job. I'm gonna go start the bacon."

They cooked their breakfast, Summer felt like she was playing house.

"Ryan, these eggs are incredible. I never thought of hot sauce in eggs."

"Well thank you."

"I've never made breakfast with someone."

"Really? You never made it with Seth?"

"Please, all he made was cereal."

"I think we should do it more."

"Me too." She smiled.

They finished there good and cleaned up together. When they were done Ryab said he was going home to get some more clothes.

"Hey honey when will you be home? Oh wow that sounded weird." She laughed.

"Good weird, or bad weird?"

"Definitely good weird. She said as she kissed him.

"I should be back soon, I just want some clothes and I'll stop by Blockbuster and get some movies."

"Ok sounds good. Bye."

"Bye baby."

-The Cohen's back yard-

Ryan walked out to the back yard to get to the pool house and he spotted Kirsten doing laps in the pool.

"Shit." He said under his breath.

Over time Ryan got incredibly close with Kirsten and considered her a mother. He could never lie to her and vise versa. He knew once she saw him she would know something was different.

"Hey honey, you just get back from Summer's?"

"Uh yeah."

"Well I think it's great that you're there for her when her parents go out of town. I know she hates to be alone."

"Yeah, I'm actually just home for a little while, long enough to get some clothes."

"Oh. You're staying there again?"

"Yeah."

"Ryan, what's going on with you two?" She asked, reading him like a book.

"Wh... uh why do you ask?"

"Well, you've been spending a lot of time with her..."

"She's my friend."

"And when you're not with her, you're thinking about her."

"How do you know I'm thinking about her?"

"Ryan, you're... my son, I know you."

"I..."

"Why aren't you answering my question?"

"Uh..."

"How long have you and Summer been together?"

"Just since last night. Oh Shit."

"Ryan, it's ok." She laughed.

"No, it's not."

"Yes it is. She makes you happy, anyone with eyes and half a brain can see that."

"But Seth..."

"Seth will learn to deal with it."

"You think?"

"In a few years."

"Kirsten!"

"I'm just kidding. Just don't throw it in his face."

"I won't. Please don't tell him."

"I won't. Just don't wait too long."

"Ok."

"Tell Summer I said Hi."

"I will." He said before he went in the pool house.

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There you have it, Chapter 7. Hope you enjoyed it. I'll have chapter 8 up tomorrow. That might be the last one till Sunday. I'm going away for the weekend, so I won't be able to post anything till Sunday. But this chapter & chapter 8 will hopefully hold you over. Lol. I really have to, have to, have to thank everyone for the huge support & great reviews. But seriously, if you guys have any ideas please share them. You guys are reading the story; this is as much your story as it is mine. So thanks again you guys & keep reviewing!

~Tiffany