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Chapter 10
Summer was sitting up in the guestroom bed watching Ryan sleep and thinking about the night before. She couldn't believe how incredibly beautiful it was. Sure she had sex with Seth and at the time she loved it, because she didn't know any better. But what she had with Ryan was different. It was special. It was like nothing she'd ever experienced or ever wanted to. She looked at the clock next to Ryan.
"Shit, it's 9:00." She said quietly.
Not quietly enough, Ryan woke up.
"Good morning beautiful." He said smiling up at her.
"Morning baby." She said before kissing his cheek.
"I have to go in my room now." She said apologetic.
"Should I leave?"
"No, no stay. We'll go out later. I cannot stay in this house with Paris."
"Why don't you like her?"
"Cause she's just using my Dad for his money. 5 Months before my Dad and her got married her parents cut her off. It's totally obvious that's why she married him."
"Wow."
"Yeah. Well I'm gonna go in my room. Meet me downstairs in like 20 minutes."
"Ok." He kissed her fast before she left the room."
Summer walked out of the room quietly and bumped into Paris on her way back to her room.
"Summer."
"Hi Paris."
"What were you doing in the guest room?"
"Uh... I... I was just saying good morning to Ryan."
"Why did that boy stay here last night?"
"Cause I was alone."
"Yes well, I don't think it's a good idea for him to stay here anymore."
"What? Why not?"
"Summer what's been going on between you two?"
"Uh... nothing. We're just friends. Why would you think something's going on between us?"
"Well you're being awfully protective of him Summer."
"Well..."
"Summer I don't want him here. Look at what he did to poor Marissa's family."
"What? Ryan had nothing to do with her family problems."
"Summer..." She didn't get to finish because Ryan walked out of the bedroom/
"Well, Hi Ryan." Paris said politely.
'God she's so fake.' Summer thought.
"Uh... Hi. I'm uh gonna go now."
"Wait I'll walk you out." Summer said as she walked down the stairs.
As they were walking into the front hall Summer's Dad David came out of the family room.
"Well Hi there Ryan." He said as he shook Ryan's hand.
"Hi Mr. Roberts."
"Please Ryan. I've been trying to get you to call me David for the last 4 months."
"Sorry." He laughed lightly.
"Well it's quite alright. I just want to thank you for taking care of my little girl for the past 4 months. I know the break up was very hard for her."
"Dad."
"Now Summer it's not secret..."
"It's ok. She's my friend." He said giving her a look.
"Yes well I have to go make a call, so if you'll excuse me." He said before disappearing to his office.
"I got to go." Ryan said opening the door.
"Wait... Ryan what's wrong."
"Nothing."
"I thought we were gonna go somewhere."
"Wouldn't that make your step mom even more suspicious?"
Summer looked away from him.
"I heard you talking to her."
"Oh, Ryan I..."
"Why did you say we're just friends. I thought last night was a lot more than just friends."
"It was. It was perfect."
"Then why didn't you tell her?"
"Cause then she would tell my Dad."
"What happened to not caring about what your Dad thinks?"
"I don't, I just don't want her to tell him."
"Why?"
"Cause you're not S... "She didn't want to say his name.
"Seth? I'm not Seth."
"Ryan... I..."
"No Summer. After all this I still consider Seth my Best friend, my Brother and I really hate that my Girlfriend, who just happens to be his ex Girlfriend, to compare me to him."
"Ryan..."
"I'm not Seth."
"I know that..."
"And I never will be."
"Ryan calm down."
"What are you afraid your step mom is gonna hear?"
"Ryan don't do this."
"Summer when I told Kirsten we were together, I was proud. Not ashamed." He said a little hurt.
"Ryan I'm not ashamed."
"Then prove it."
"How? Ryan I'll do anything to make you see that I want this."
"Tell your Dad."
Summer looked away from him.
"That's what I thought." He said before he left.
"I love you." She whispered to the shut front door.
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About half an hour after Ryan left, Summer was in her car driving to a little coffee shop to meet someone for advice, Kirsten. Summer walked in the coffee shop and spotted her right away. Kirsten saw Summer walking to the table and stood right up.
"Summer, are you ok sweetie? You didn't sound too good on the phone." She said as she hugged her.
"Uh... no... I... I don't think I'm ok. I think I screwed up big time." She said sitting down at the table.
"Well what is it?"
"Ryan."
"Oh. Yeah he didn't look too good when he came home."
"He looked bad?" She asked feeling worse.
"Just a little sad."
"I knew it. I screwed up the best thing that's ever happened to me." She said in tears.
"Summer what is it?"
Summer told Kirsten the fight they had and asked what she could do to make it up to him.
"Are you ashamed of Ryan?"
"No, no not at all. No way."
"Then why didn't you tell Paris the truth?"
"I... I dunno. I guess I just didn't want her to be the one to tell my Dad. She doesn't like him and I know she would make it seem like a bad thing. Ryan is not a bad thing, he'll never be a bad thing to me, no matter what. I don't care what he's don't in the past, all I care about is what he does from here on out. I care about us. If there still is an us."
"Well... I think you've found your answer Sumemr." She said smiling at how much Summer has grown up in the last year and a half.
"I have to tell my Dad."
"Yup."
"Thank you Kirsten."
"Summer I didn't do anything. You did it all on your own." She laughed.
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Summer called Ryan and told him not to ask any questions, just to go to her house. This was it. She was gonna tell her Dad. She knocked on his office door.
"Come in." She heard him say.
"Hey Daddy." She said cheerfully.
"Hi sweetie. What can I do for you?"
"Uh... W...Well... I have to um tell you something."
"I already know."
"You do?"
"Yes, and I think it's great." He smiled.
"You do?" She smiled.
"Well of course. It's a great school."
"Yeah I know... Wait... What?"
"I found the Julliard envelope on the coffee table."
"Oh... Yeah that."
"Isn't that what you wanted to tell me?"
"Um...uh... no."
"Well then what is it?"
"Uh... ok... um I... I went on a date last night."
"You did? With Seth? Are you getting back together?"
"Um no Dad. I'm not getting back together with Seth."
"Oh well then who did you go out with?"
"Uh... um... I..." She thought about what she said to Kirsten about not being ashamed.
"Ryan. I went on a date with Ryan. We're together now." She said smileing.
"Excuse me? You're dating Ryan Atwood."
"Yes."
"You can not be serious."
"Yeah I am serious."
"He was in Juvenal Hall."
"Dad..."
"He burned down a house."
"It was an accident."
"He's a criminal."
"No he's not."
"His brother is in Jail."
"That's not Ryan's fault."
"His Parents abandoned him."
"The Cohen's..."
"... Are not his parents."
"Stop. I thought you liked Ryan?"
"Summer..."
"No you can't control this. I love him and nothing you say or do is gonna change that."
"You don't love him. He's not Seth."
"I know he's not Seth. I don't want him to be Seth. I want him exactly how he is. And that includes his past; present, future, all of it. He's a good person. Why can't you see that?"
"Summer..."
"No. I should've known this was a lost cause."
"But..."
"I know you're gonna try & talk me out of this, but I'm not gonna let you. I love Ryan and you can't change that." She stood in front of his desk waiting for him to say something, but he didn't, so she left. When she shut the door to his office she saw Ryan standing against the wall.
"Hi." She said surprised.
"Hi."
"Um..."
"That was quite a speech."
"Yeah, well I meant it all."
"I know."
"You do?"
"God do you know how much I love you?" He said as he put his hands on her cheeks.
"I think I have a pretty good idea." She smiled.
"Ryan I am so so so sorry. I didn't mean to make you think I'm ashamed of you. I just knew he was gonna react the way he did and I didn't wanna put you through that. I was just trying to protect you."
"I know and I appreciate that, but I can take care of myself."
"I know, but it just kills me to hear someone talk about you like that."
"It's ok. I'm used to it."
"But you shouldn't have to be,"
"Why does it bother you so much?"
"Cause I don't think there's anything wrong with you. I mean yeah, ok you have a past, but I mean who doesn't? No one should judge you because of it. I mean you've grown so much in the last year and a half." She was starting to get emotional.
"Like you didn't judge me after you found out I was from Chino?" He said teasing her.
"Well yeah... ok I did. I guess we've both grown."
"Uh yeah I'd say." He smiled.
"So we're good?" She asked happy?
"Yeah." He said kissing her cheek.
"Maybe I shouldn't do that right in front of your Dad's office."
"I don't care."
"I do. Come on."
"Where are we going?"
"My house."
She stopped.
"Uh are you sure that's a good idea?"
"Oh yeah. I forgot about Seth."
"No you know what he's just gonna have to get used to it."
"Are you sure?" He asked as they walked to the front door.
"Yup, let's go." She said grabbing her purse.
"We could always just stay in the pool house." He said getting his keys out of his pocket.
"No, you shouldn't have to hide out in the pool house. Come on it'll be fine."
He opened the passenger door of the car to let Summer in, then got in the car.
"This should be an adventure." He said before pulling out of the driveway.
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Ok there it is! I hope you enjoyed it. Ok like I said I have like 21 chapters written & I've included Marissa in the story, but I think I'm changing my mind & I wanna get rid of her, I don't wanna kill her but I want her gone lol. So if anyone has any ideas, please share! Thanks for all the reviews!
Chapter 10
Summer was sitting up in the guestroom bed watching Ryan sleep and thinking about the night before. She couldn't believe how incredibly beautiful it was. Sure she had sex with Seth and at the time she loved it, because she didn't know any better. But what she had with Ryan was different. It was special. It was like nothing she'd ever experienced or ever wanted to. She looked at the clock next to Ryan.
"Shit, it's 9:00." She said quietly.
Not quietly enough, Ryan woke up.
"Good morning beautiful." He said smiling up at her.
"Morning baby." She said before kissing his cheek.
"I have to go in my room now." She said apologetic.
"Should I leave?"
"No, no stay. We'll go out later. I cannot stay in this house with Paris."
"Why don't you like her?"
"Cause she's just using my Dad for his money. 5 Months before my Dad and her got married her parents cut her off. It's totally obvious that's why she married him."
"Wow."
"Yeah. Well I'm gonna go in my room. Meet me downstairs in like 20 minutes."
"Ok." He kissed her fast before she left the room."
Summer walked out of the room quietly and bumped into Paris on her way back to her room.
"Summer."
"Hi Paris."
"What were you doing in the guest room?"
"Uh... I... I was just saying good morning to Ryan."
"Why did that boy stay here last night?"
"Cause I was alone."
"Yes well, I don't think it's a good idea for him to stay here anymore."
"What? Why not?"
"Summer what's been going on between you two?"
"Uh... nothing. We're just friends. Why would you think something's going on between us?"
"Well you're being awfully protective of him Summer."
"Well..."
"Summer I don't want him here. Look at what he did to poor Marissa's family."
"What? Ryan had nothing to do with her family problems."
"Summer..." She didn't get to finish because Ryan walked out of the bedroom/
"Well, Hi Ryan." Paris said politely.
'God she's so fake.' Summer thought.
"Uh... Hi. I'm uh gonna go now."
"Wait I'll walk you out." Summer said as she walked down the stairs.
As they were walking into the front hall Summer's Dad David came out of the family room.
"Well Hi there Ryan." He said as he shook Ryan's hand.
"Hi Mr. Roberts."
"Please Ryan. I've been trying to get you to call me David for the last 4 months."
"Sorry." He laughed lightly.
"Well it's quite alright. I just want to thank you for taking care of my little girl for the past 4 months. I know the break up was very hard for her."
"Dad."
"Now Summer it's not secret..."
"It's ok. She's my friend." He said giving her a look.
"Yes well I have to go make a call, so if you'll excuse me." He said before disappearing to his office.
"I got to go." Ryan said opening the door.
"Wait... Ryan what's wrong."
"Nothing."
"I thought we were gonna go somewhere."
"Wouldn't that make your step mom even more suspicious?"
Summer looked away from him.
"I heard you talking to her."
"Oh, Ryan I..."
"Why did you say we're just friends. I thought last night was a lot more than just friends."
"It was. It was perfect."
"Then why didn't you tell her?"
"Cause then she would tell my Dad."
"What happened to not caring about what your Dad thinks?"
"I don't, I just don't want her to tell him."
"Why?"
"Cause you're not S... "She didn't want to say his name.
"Seth? I'm not Seth."
"Ryan... I..."
"No Summer. After all this I still consider Seth my Best friend, my Brother and I really hate that my Girlfriend, who just happens to be his ex Girlfriend, to compare me to him."
"Ryan..."
"I'm not Seth."
"I know that..."
"And I never will be."
"Ryan calm down."
"What are you afraid your step mom is gonna hear?"
"Ryan don't do this."
"Summer when I told Kirsten we were together, I was proud. Not ashamed." He said a little hurt.
"Ryan I'm not ashamed."
"Then prove it."
"How? Ryan I'll do anything to make you see that I want this."
"Tell your Dad."
Summer looked away from him.
"That's what I thought." He said before he left.
"I love you." She whispered to the shut front door.
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About half an hour after Ryan left, Summer was in her car driving to a little coffee shop to meet someone for advice, Kirsten. Summer walked in the coffee shop and spotted her right away. Kirsten saw Summer walking to the table and stood right up.
"Summer, are you ok sweetie? You didn't sound too good on the phone." She said as she hugged her.
"Uh... no... I... I don't think I'm ok. I think I screwed up big time." She said sitting down at the table.
"Well what is it?"
"Ryan."
"Oh. Yeah he didn't look too good when he came home."
"He looked bad?" She asked feeling worse.
"Just a little sad."
"I knew it. I screwed up the best thing that's ever happened to me." She said in tears.
"Summer what is it?"
Summer told Kirsten the fight they had and asked what she could do to make it up to him.
"Are you ashamed of Ryan?"
"No, no not at all. No way."
"Then why didn't you tell Paris the truth?"
"I... I dunno. I guess I just didn't want her to be the one to tell my Dad. She doesn't like him and I know she would make it seem like a bad thing. Ryan is not a bad thing, he'll never be a bad thing to me, no matter what. I don't care what he's don't in the past, all I care about is what he does from here on out. I care about us. If there still is an us."
"Well... I think you've found your answer Sumemr." She said smiling at how much Summer has grown up in the last year and a half.
"I have to tell my Dad."
"Yup."
"Thank you Kirsten."
"Summer I didn't do anything. You did it all on your own." She laughed.
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Summer called Ryan and told him not to ask any questions, just to go to her house. This was it. She was gonna tell her Dad. She knocked on his office door.
"Come in." She heard him say.
"Hey Daddy." She said cheerfully.
"Hi sweetie. What can I do for you?"
"Uh... W...Well... I have to um tell you something."
"I already know."
"You do?"
"Yes, and I think it's great." He smiled.
"You do?" She smiled.
"Well of course. It's a great school."
"Yeah I know... Wait... What?"
"I found the Julliard envelope on the coffee table."
"Oh... Yeah that."
"Isn't that what you wanted to tell me?"
"Um...uh... no."
"Well then what is it?"
"Uh... ok... um I... I went on a date last night."
"You did? With Seth? Are you getting back together?"
"Um no Dad. I'm not getting back together with Seth."
"Oh well then who did you go out with?"
"Uh... um... I..." She thought about what she said to Kirsten about not being ashamed.
"Ryan. I went on a date with Ryan. We're together now." She said smileing.
"Excuse me? You're dating Ryan Atwood."
"Yes."
"You can not be serious."
"Yeah I am serious."
"He was in Juvenal Hall."
"Dad..."
"He burned down a house."
"It was an accident."
"He's a criminal."
"No he's not."
"His brother is in Jail."
"That's not Ryan's fault."
"His Parents abandoned him."
"The Cohen's..."
"... Are not his parents."
"Stop. I thought you liked Ryan?"
"Summer..."
"No you can't control this. I love him and nothing you say or do is gonna change that."
"You don't love him. He's not Seth."
"I know he's not Seth. I don't want him to be Seth. I want him exactly how he is. And that includes his past; present, future, all of it. He's a good person. Why can't you see that?"
"Summer..."
"No. I should've known this was a lost cause."
"But..."
"I know you're gonna try & talk me out of this, but I'm not gonna let you. I love Ryan and you can't change that." She stood in front of his desk waiting for him to say something, but he didn't, so she left. When she shut the door to his office she saw Ryan standing against the wall.
"Hi." She said surprised.
"Hi."
"Um..."
"That was quite a speech."
"Yeah, well I meant it all."
"I know."
"You do?"
"God do you know how much I love you?" He said as he put his hands on her cheeks.
"I think I have a pretty good idea." She smiled.
"Ryan I am so so so sorry. I didn't mean to make you think I'm ashamed of you. I just knew he was gonna react the way he did and I didn't wanna put you through that. I was just trying to protect you."
"I know and I appreciate that, but I can take care of myself."
"I know, but it just kills me to hear someone talk about you like that."
"It's ok. I'm used to it."
"But you shouldn't have to be,"
"Why does it bother you so much?"
"Cause I don't think there's anything wrong with you. I mean yeah, ok you have a past, but I mean who doesn't? No one should judge you because of it. I mean you've grown so much in the last year and a half." She was starting to get emotional.
"Like you didn't judge me after you found out I was from Chino?" He said teasing her.
"Well yeah... ok I did. I guess we've both grown."
"Uh yeah I'd say." He smiled.
"So we're good?" She asked happy?
"Yeah." He said kissing her cheek.
"Maybe I shouldn't do that right in front of your Dad's office."
"I don't care."
"I do. Come on."
"Where are we going?"
"My house."
She stopped.
"Uh are you sure that's a good idea?"
"Oh yeah. I forgot about Seth."
"No you know what he's just gonna have to get used to it."
"Are you sure?" He asked as they walked to the front door.
"Yup, let's go." She said grabbing her purse.
"We could always just stay in the pool house." He said getting his keys out of his pocket.
"No, you shouldn't have to hide out in the pool house. Come on it'll be fine."
He opened the passenger door of the car to let Summer in, then got in the car.
"This should be an adventure." He said before pulling out of the driveway.
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Ok there it is! I hope you enjoyed it. Ok like I said I have like 21 chapters written & I've included Marissa in the story, but I think I'm changing my mind & I wanna get rid of her, I don't wanna kill her but I want her gone lol. So if anyone has any ideas, please share! Thanks for all the reviews!