I don't own the OC... I would have loved to own Seth, but I'm not quite sure after the way he treated Anna. Please read and review :)
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Anna was at home watching Radio Free Roscoe. She realized it was lame and never admitted it in public but for some reason, she enjoyed watching kiddie shows on the N like Being Eve, and 24Seven. Degrassi, she was proud to proclaim, rubbed her the wrong way. As she was watching Lily squirm as Ray was talking to another girl (ye! She was getting a taste of her own medicine) her phone rang.
Anna reached for it and looked at the caller-id. It was Seth. As it rang, Anna was deliberating answering it till it stopped ringing. Anna put down her phone. The message signal went off and Anna picked up her phone to listen to the message.
"Hey, Anna, it's Seth. Just calling to talk and see how you are doing. Call me back when you get this message."
Anna deleted the message and went to get something to drink. Suddenly, she felt quite restless and decided to call her friend.
"Hey Matt, what's going on?"
"Anna, what's up?"
"Nothing, I am bored... Seth called."
Matt hesitated, "Yeah?"
"Yeah."
"How is he doing?"
"I don't know, I didn't pick it up. He left a message."
"Cool. What did it say?"
"He was just checking up - he wants me to call him back."
"Have you?"
"Nope. I have nothing to say to him."
"Anna."
"Yes?"
"I thought you were over this."
"I am."
"Good. So what are you doing tonight?"
"It's just that, you know, if he always loved Summer, he should never have gone out with me in the first place."
Matt sighed. "I see. Do you want me to come over?"
"Why?"
"Because you sound like you need someone to talk to."
"No," Anna denied, "I am fine. I was just wondering - that's all."
Matt wasn't buying it. "I'll come over," he said firmly.
Anna didn't insist he didn't because she welcomed the company. "Don't you have plans with Louise?"
"I am supposed to but I have been trying to get out of it. This gives me a great excuse."
"What's your problem? Why have you been trying to get out of it?"
"Oh, nothing special. It's just that she's having dinner with her grandparents tonight and wants me to join them."
"Oh..." Anna said, understanding.
"No. I have dinner with her parents all the time but her grandparents ask too many questions and I'm just not comfortable."
"Mmkay."
"So, this gives me a perfect excuse." he said. She could hear the smile in his voice.
"Are you sure this is a good idea?" Anna asked apprehensively.
"What do you mean?"
"It's just that I've been the other girl that gets blown off and I don't Louise to feel like that - even though this is a completely different situation."
"Anna... just sit tight, o.k.? I'll be there soon."
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Matt saw Anna standing on the driveway when he pulled in. She flagged him then slid into the passenger side of the car.
"What's going on?" Matt asked confused.
"I was sick and tired of sitting in the house all alone. I want to go out."
"O.K," Matt said as he drove out. "Where to?"
"I don't know, anywhere," she replied dejectedly.
"Alright, you'd better not complain about what I choose to do."
"As far as it is not the arcade, I am fine with it." Anna said.
On hearing that, Matt did a U-turn and drove in the opposite direction.
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Ten minutes later, Matt pulled into a parking lot. Anna, visibly amused, started laughing.
"Tony's?"
Matt looked at her and smiled. "Yep. For old times' sake."
When they got out of the car, Anna walked over to him and pulled him into a bear hug - she was very pleased.
Tony's had been their hang out spot from Junior high till she'd left. There was a restaurant in between the miniature golf course and the bowling alley. It had always been a place of great memories and hanging there with her friends always made her feel good, in fact, great, regardless of what was going on in her life.
Anna crooked her arm in his. "So what do you want to do?"
"I was thinking, 'put-put.'"
Anna looked up to him, beaming, "Aww, Matt, you know me so well."
"That, I do." Matt replied, looking into her eyes.
As they walked in, Anna said, "Did I tell you that I saw Winston the other day?"
"Yep."
"Yeah, it was weird. I left him for Seth and Seth left me for Summer. I guess I had it coming."
"I thought you broke up with him."
"Yeah, but it's not like I had a choice."
Matt turned around to her. "Anna, this is all well and good but how about we postpone the conversations about Seth and whoever and just have a good time tonight?"
Anna looked at him and understood. He could be doing so many other things right now and since he'd blown off his girlfriend to be with her, he didn't deserve to spend the rest of the evening talking about her joke of a love life.
Anna put her hand in his and dragged him in. "Alright, Matt. Prepare to get your ass beat!" she challenged.
Spending time with Matt was always great and this time was no different. She'd forgotten about her troubles till she got home and returned to an empty house - her Mom wasn't yet back from wherever she'd been that morning.
She'd forgotten her phone and when she picked it up, saw the light blinking. She listened to her messages - a friend Catherine had called about hanging out sometime and Seth had left another message. She decided to bite the bullet and call him back.
After three rings, he answered.
"Hey, Seth, how's it going?"
"Anna! I'm fine. And you? Settling in o.k.?"
"Yeah, it's great. You called?"
"Yes I did. I wanted to tell you about the first edition X-men I found today."
"Really? Was it in good condition?"
"It was in great condition."
"Wow!"
Seth sounded pleased, "I thought you'd appreciate it."
"Where did you find it?"
"You know that comic book store around the corner from Luke's house?"
"Yeah?"
"I was in it and I just started talking to some guy and he told me about it. Apparently his father is collector and since he ran off with his mistress, this guy has made it his mission to sell off all this father's stuff. I got for $10!"
"What?"
"Yes. I got all sorts of things. I only wish his Mom would run off with the Butler so I can buy her corvette for 50 bucks," he joked.
"Seth, don't be silly," she said giggling. "But really, he had some good stuff?"
"Trust me, amazing stuff. When he showed me his collection, I immediately thought of you -you'd have really loved it." Anna didn't respond so he continued, " Really, you should be here, you'd the only person I know who'd appreciate such a find."
Anna reluctantly responded. "I thought Summer had developed an interest in comic books."
"Well...," he hesitated, "baby steps. She's still a long way away from understanding we do. Gosh, you really should be here, you'd piss in your pants if you saw all the things I got."
"I can imagine."
About 10 minutes later, Anna hung up the phone, knowing that she couldn't deny it -she missed Seth Cohen.
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Anna was at home watching Radio Free Roscoe. She realized it was lame and never admitted it in public but for some reason, she enjoyed watching kiddie shows on the N like Being Eve, and 24Seven. Degrassi, she was proud to proclaim, rubbed her the wrong way. As she was watching Lily squirm as Ray was talking to another girl (ye! She was getting a taste of her own medicine) her phone rang.
Anna reached for it and looked at the caller-id. It was Seth. As it rang, Anna was deliberating answering it till it stopped ringing. Anna put down her phone. The message signal went off and Anna picked up her phone to listen to the message.
"Hey, Anna, it's Seth. Just calling to talk and see how you are doing. Call me back when you get this message."
Anna deleted the message and went to get something to drink. Suddenly, she felt quite restless and decided to call her friend.
"Hey Matt, what's going on?"
"Anna, what's up?"
"Nothing, I am bored... Seth called."
Matt hesitated, "Yeah?"
"Yeah."
"How is he doing?"
"I don't know, I didn't pick it up. He left a message."
"Cool. What did it say?"
"He was just checking up - he wants me to call him back."
"Have you?"
"Nope. I have nothing to say to him."
"Anna."
"Yes?"
"I thought you were over this."
"I am."
"Good. So what are you doing tonight?"
"It's just that, you know, if he always loved Summer, he should never have gone out with me in the first place."
Matt sighed. "I see. Do you want me to come over?"
"Why?"
"Because you sound like you need someone to talk to."
"No," Anna denied, "I am fine. I was just wondering - that's all."
Matt wasn't buying it. "I'll come over," he said firmly.
Anna didn't insist he didn't because she welcomed the company. "Don't you have plans with Louise?"
"I am supposed to but I have been trying to get out of it. This gives me a great excuse."
"What's your problem? Why have you been trying to get out of it?"
"Oh, nothing special. It's just that she's having dinner with her grandparents tonight and wants me to join them."
"Oh..." Anna said, understanding.
"No. I have dinner with her parents all the time but her grandparents ask too many questions and I'm just not comfortable."
"Mmkay."
"So, this gives me a perfect excuse." he said. She could hear the smile in his voice.
"Are you sure this is a good idea?" Anna asked apprehensively.
"What do you mean?"
"It's just that I've been the other girl that gets blown off and I don't Louise to feel like that - even though this is a completely different situation."
"Anna... just sit tight, o.k.? I'll be there soon."
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Matt saw Anna standing on the driveway when he pulled in. She flagged him then slid into the passenger side of the car.
"What's going on?" Matt asked confused.
"I was sick and tired of sitting in the house all alone. I want to go out."
"O.K," Matt said as he drove out. "Where to?"
"I don't know, anywhere," she replied dejectedly.
"Alright, you'd better not complain about what I choose to do."
"As far as it is not the arcade, I am fine with it." Anna said.
On hearing that, Matt did a U-turn and drove in the opposite direction.
----
Ten minutes later, Matt pulled into a parking lot. Anna, visibly amused, started laughing.
"Tony's?"
Matt looked at her and smiled. "Yep. For old times' sake."
When they got out of the car, Anna walked over to him and pulled him into a bear hug - she was very pleased.
Tony's had been their hang out spot from Junior high till she'd left. There was a restaurant in between the miniature golf course and the bowling alley. It had always been a place of great memories and hanging there with her friends always made her feel good, in fact, great, regardless of what was going on in her life.
Anna crooked her arm in his. "So what do you want to do?"
"I was thinking, 'put-put.'"
Anna looked up to him, beaming, "Aww, Matt, you know me so well."
"That, I do." Matt replied, looking into her eyes.
As they walked in, Anna said, "Did I tell you that I saw Winston the other day?"
"Yep."
"Yeah, it was weird. I left him for Seth and Seth left me for Summer. I guess I had it coming."
"I thought you broke up with him."
"Yeah, but it's not like I had a choice."
Matt turned around to her. "Anna, this is all well and good but how about we postpone the conversations about Seth and whoever and just have a good time tonight?"
Anna looked at him and understood. He could be doing so many other things right now and since he'd blown off his girlfriend to be with her, he didn't deserve to spend the rest of the evening talking about her joke of a love life.
Anna put her hand in his and dragged him in. "Alright, Matt. Prepare to get your ass beat!" she challenged.
Spending time with Matt was always great and this time was no different. She'd forgotten about her troubles till she got home and returned to an empty house - her Mom wasn't yet back from wherever she'd been that morning.
She'd forgotten her phone and when she picked it up, saw the light blinking. She listened to her messages - a friend Catherine had called about hanging out sometime and Seth had left another message. She decided to bite the bullet and call him back.
After three rings, he answered.
"Hey, Seth, how's it going?"
"Anna! I'm fine. And you? Settling in o.k.?"
"Yeah, it's great. You called?"
"Yes I did. I wanted to tell you about the first edition X-men I found today."
"Really? Was it in good condition?"
"It was in great condition."
"Wow!"
Seth sounded pleased, "I thought you'd appreciate it."
"Where did you find it?"
"You know that comic book store around the corner from Luke's house?"
"Yeah?"
"I was in it and I just started talking to some guy and he told me about it. Apparently his father is collector and since he ran off with his mistress, this guy has made it his mission to sell off all this father's stuff. I got for $10!"
"What?"
"Yes. I got all sorts of things. I only wish his Mom would run off with the Butler so I can buy her corvette for 50 bucks," he joked.
"Seth, don't be silly," she said giggling. "But really, he had some good stuff?"
"Trust me, amazing stuff. When he showed me his collection, I immediately thought of you -you'd have really loved it." Anna didn't respond so he continued, " Really, you should be here, you'd the only person I know who'd appreciate such a find."
Anna reluctantly responded. "I thought Summer had developed an interest in comic books."
"Well...," he hesitated, "baby steps. She's still a long way away from understanding we do. Gosh, you really should be here, you'd piss in your pants if you saw all the things I got."
"I can imagine."
About 10 minutes later, Anna hung up the phone, knowing that she couldn't deny it -she missed Seth Cohen.