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Chapter 11

Ryan and Summer walked in The Cohen's house. It's been almost 2 years since he moved in with them but he still has a hard time realizing that he is a part of The Cohen family, a big part. The house was quiet, so Ryan thought no one was home, although all the cars were there. All of a sudden they heard arguing in the living room.

"Is that Luke?" Summer looked at Ryan.

"Uh... I think..." He said walking with her into the family room. They saw Seth an Luke playing play station.

"Hey guys." Summer said.

"Yeah... Yeah Hi." Luke said not paying attention to them.

"Oh come on man." Seth yelled.

"Ha I did it... I finally beat you." Luke said gloating.

"Yeah good for you."

Luke couldn't stop laughing.

"I'm just so happy for you."

"Ha ha thanks." Luke joked.

Seth looked over to the entryway of the family room and saw Ryan and Summer.

"Oh Hey." He said not really knowing what to feel.

"Hey when did you guys get here?" Luke asked.

Summer laughed.

"Uh... Just know." Ryan said.

Just then Kirsten walked in the room.

"Hey guys how's the game coming? Oh, Hi Ryan, Summer." She smiled.

"Hi." They both said.

"Oh I won Mrs. Cohen."

"Oh please, it's Kirsten." She smiled politely.

"O... ok." Luke said shyly.

Seth looked at him like he was on crack. Luke was anything but shy.

"Uh can I talk to you two in the kitchen?" Kirsten asked Ryan and Summer.

"Oh... Uh yeah sure." Ryan said following Kirsten.

"See ya." Summer said to Luke and Seth before going into the kitchen.

"Dude you're Mom is so hot." Luke exclaimed.

"Oh thanks so much for that." Seth said disgusted.

In the kitchen Ryan and Summer sat down at the island in the middle of the kitchen while Kirsten was getting 3 bottles of water for them.

"Can I get you two something to eat?"

"Uh no thanks." Ryan said.

"Oh... Um no nothing for me thanks." Summer said a little nervous.

"So I take it you talked to your Dad Summer."

"Uh... y... yeah I did."

"And?"

"It went as well as I thought it would."

"So not good."

"No, not really. But it's ok." She smiled at Ryan.

"Good. What did he say?"

"Oh, he just gave me a bunch of crap about Ryan's past."

"But you don't care about that?"

"Nope." She smiled grabbing Ryan's hand.

"Good. You got yourself a good girl here Ryan."

"I know." He smiled shyly.

"Now I wanna talk to you both about something. I think it would be a good idea to have your parents over for dinner." She said looking at Summer.

"Are you nuts?"

"No I... I think it would be a good idea to have both of our families together, get to know Ryan."

"They don't consider me a part of this family."

"But you are Ryan and you always will be."

"I appreciate this Kirsten, really I do but you didn't see my Dad when I told him. I just don't think it's a good idea right know."

"Well maybe you're right. I wouldn't want to make matters worse."

"Thanks." Ryan said grateful.

"Hello family, Summer." Sandy said as he walked in the kitchen.

"Hi Sandy." Summer said politely.

"Well we're gonna go to the pool hosue." Ryan said wanting to get out of there, fast.

"Bye guys." Both Sandy and Kirsten said.

"Uh... What's going on with them? Seth is in the other room and Summer is going in the pool house with Ryan. Why?"

"Well honey, Ryan and Summer are together now." Kirsten said calmly.

"Oh. When did this happen?"

"Uh... Friday."

"How's Seth?"

"He's dealing with it?"

"Does David know?"

"Oh yeah he knows."

"I take it that's not good."

"Uh... no. I suggested her parents come over for dinner and get to know Ryan, show them we love him and that what he's done in the past doesn't matter. But I guess that's not good enough for David." Kirsten sounded very sad.

"It's ok baby. They'll come to there senses sometime." He said hugging her.

"I know but it kills Summer." She said pulling away.

"Oh I'm sure it does."

"She loves Ryan so much and all she wants is her Dad to be happy for them."

"She loves Ryan?" Sandy smiled.

"Yeah she does, a lot."

"Well your Dad never approved of me and look at us."

"That's true." She said kissing Sandy's cheek.

"I've really lost her." Seth whispered to himself outside of the kitchen having just heard the whole conversation.

"What's up man?" Luke asked walking up to Seth.

"Nothing, I'm staying at your house tonight."

"Dude, you ok?

"Yeah, I just don't wanna be home right now."

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"You know..." Summer started.

She kissed Ryan.

"I was worried when my Dad came home..."

She kissed him again.

"... That we wouldn't have anywhere to do this."

She kissed him again.

"But I totally forgot that you had a pool house."

She kissed him yet again.

"Well I don't know how long the privacy will last. People in this family really don't know how to knock." He said before kissing her heavily.

They kissed for about ten minutes before they're interrupted.

"Hey Summer do you..." Kirsten stopped when she saw Ryan on top of Summer.

"Oh my! I really need to learn how to knock."

"No it's ok Kirsten." Summer said as she got up.

"Uh... I was just leaving." Summer said as she straightened her shirt.

"No don't." Ryan tried to stop her.

"Don't leave Summer, it's ok, really. You're both almost 18. I just... I was gonna ask you if you wanted to stay for dinner."

"Uh... I... uh..."

"Seth went to Luke's tonight, if that's what you're worried about."

"Uh... I don't..."

"Come on stay." Ryan really didn't want her to go.

"I dunno..."

"Do you really wanna go home and be with your Dad and Paris?" Ryan smiled.

"N...no I don't." She laughed.

"Good so you're staying?" Kirsten asked hopeful.

"Sure why not."

"Great, I'll go tell Sandy."

"Uh Kirsten wait." Ryan stopped her.

"Yeah?" She smiled.

"Are you cooking?" Ryan asked as her smiled faded.

"No. Sandy is throwing a few steaks on the grill, with some corn and potatos."

"Oh, sounds good." Ryan smiled.

"Thanks for the vote of confidence." She joked.

"You're welcome." He said giving her a cheesy smile before she walked out.

"You know, you're not very nice." Summer said kidding.

"Oh yeah?" He said taking her hand.

"Yeah." She smiled thinking he was gonna do something romantic but he didn't.

"Yeah." He said pulling her on the bed slowly moving his hands to her side to tickle her.

"Ryan don't you dare."

"Don't I dare do what?" He asked smiling.

"You know."

"Mmmm no I don't."

"Please don't tickle me baby." She said sweetly.

"You really don't want me to?"

"No I don't."

"Too bad." He said tickling her.

"Stop.... Hahahahaha.... Please Ryan." She said laughing.

"But I like it." He continued to tickle her.

"Ryan... don't you... love me?" She asked in between laughing.

Then he stopped.

"Of course I love you."

As soon as he said that she got out of his grasp and she got off the bed and stood up.

"Ha ha... I'm good."

"That's not fair."

"I had to stop you some how."

Ryan gave her a look.

"It's still not fair."

"Oh come on. Let's go see if there's anything we can do." She said taking his hand to get him off the bed.

"Hey wait." He said taking her other hand in his and bringing her close.

"I love you." He said smiling.

"I love you too." She said as she moved her arms around his neck and he moved his arms around her waist. He smiled as he leaned down to kiss her. Every time he kissed her she felt like she was the only person in the world. He made her feel like she was the only person that mattered without even really trying.

"Hey you two, what would you like..."

Sandy interrupted.

"... For desert... but you two are having desert. Kirsten told me I might wanna knock, but ha when do I ever listen to my wife, huh Ryan?"

"Uh not anytime I can think of."

"Ok... I'm gonna go now." He said walking out of the pool house.

"Well so much for privacy." Summer laughed.

"I told you."

"Come on." She said taking his hand once again to walk out of the pool house. They walked out to the back yard where Sandy was by the grill. When they got there Kirsten walked out with a tray of two glasses of wine and 2 cans of Dr. Pepper.

"Hey you two, I hope Dr. Pepper's ok?" She asked.

"It's fine." They both said.

"Look I'm sorry about earlier I didn't mean..."

"Sandy really it's ok." Ryan really didn't want to get into it.

"What happened?" Kirsten asked.

"I didn't knock." Sandy simply said.

"Ohh."

"Well, Summer how do you like your steak?"

"Uh... not burned."

"Well Kirsten isn't cooking."

Ryan and Sandy laughed.

"I just love my Family." Kirsten said as she put her arms around Ryan and Sandy.

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At about 6:00 dinner was ready and they sat down to eat. The first few minutes it was dead silence until Sandy broke it.

"So Summer, have you thought about what schools you want to apply to?"

"Um well I just got my application for Julliard, for dancing." She said smiling.

"Julliard, really?"

"Yeah."

"Summer I didn't know you were a dancer." Kirsten said, surprised Seth never mentioned it.

"Yeah."

"For how long?"

"Uh... Well my Mom got me started when I was like three, but I stopped right before high school." She explained.

"When did you get back into it?" Kirsten asked.

"Uh... Well just a few months ago. Ryan uh actually encouraged me to get back into it."

"Really? Ryan?" Sandy turned to look at Ryan.

"Oh... Well it's no big deal. I mean she told me how much she used to love it."

"Well I think it's great." Kirsten said.

"Ryan have you filled out your USC application yet?" Sandy asked.

"Uh..."

"What? Ryan you didn't tell me you were gonna apply there." Summer said surprised.

"Well... I... uh... I just got the application on Thursday."

"Oh. I didn't know you were thinking about going there."

"I'm sorry I uh thought you told her." Sandy said apologetic.

"No it's ok. USC is a great school." Summer said putting on a brave face.

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Two chapters in one day, you guys love me don't you?? Lol I might have chapter 12 up tomorrow. I make no promises though. Oh by the way does everyone else LOVE The OC Soundtrack? I can't stop listening to it. I own almost all of the cds that are on the soundtrack anyway, but that's beside the point. I was so stoked when I saw that The Dandy Warhols are on there. They rock! Ok anyway don't forget to review! Thanks!