Disclaimers in Chapter 1. Or someplace... If I haven't disclaimed this
story: nothing is mine. These characters do not belong to me. I'm coping as
best I can...
A/N: Smut next chapter, I promise! Back-story too!
Chapter 5:
"So, I'm just gonna...um... go wait outside for Summer."
"Seth, you don't have to do that," Anna protested as Ryan wrapped his arm around her waist.
"Yes Seth. Go. Go now," Ryan commanded nuzzling Anna's neck.
"Going... going... hi Summer," Seth opened the pool house door. Ryan groaned into his girlfriend's neck.
"Cohen. Anna," Summer's eyes narrowed. "You're back.
"Summer, hey." Anna smiled and leaned into Ryan's arms. Summer noticed the closeness between the two supposedly casual friends.
"What's going on here?" Summer demanded sitting on the couch. Seth shut the door.
"So Ryan drives me to the airport so I can try to convince Anna to stay," Seth begins conversationally. "I fail. I call to Anna one last time before she leaves for good, and out of nowhere she turns and runs back through the security check point to where *Ryan* is standing. He grabs her wrist-"
"I didn't want her to run off again," Ryan explained.
"Which reminds me," Anna turned to Ryan, "I owe you an explaination-"
"Explain later. Story now," Summer commanded succinctly.
"And they start talking, then hugging, then Ryan pulls Anna's cell phone out of her back pocket. I assumed you called your parents?" At Anna's nod Seth continues. "Then the three of us are walking back to the car. I, being drunk at the time, am a little confused. Plus, Anna and Ryan haven't said a word since 'Coming Seth?'"
"What did you want Seth, running commentary?" Ryan asked.
"Actually, yes. That would have been nice," Seth admitted. "So anyway we get to the car and Ryan's being all possessive of Anna. Like buckling her into the car-""
"It was a not letting me run away thing," Anna explained, "much like the wrist grabbing thing."
"So you got that," Ryan noted.
"Yes, idiot, I got that. I know how your mind works," Anna kissed Ryan chastely. Summer gasped.
"Finish the story."
"Right. So we all finally manage to get into the car and we've been driving for, maybe, ten minutes, and out of nowhere Ryan pulls onto the side of the road and he and Anna are all over each other-"
"Possesive thing. Again," Anna explained.
"Please. You jumped into my lap before I'd even stopped the car," Ryan said defensively.
"I didn't say you were being the possessive one, but you really didn't have to bite me," Anna pointed out. She pulled down the collar of her shirt revealing a clear bite mark.
"Anna," Ryan's voice was regretful. He kissed the wound tenderly.
"Anyway," Seth said loudly. "After our little delay we make it back to Newport. Then Ryan decides he needs to talk to Teresa, who has gone back to Chino by the way. Then we take Anna home." Seth looks directly at his friends. "I could tell you guys are in love. You didn't say a single word, but, somehow you were communicating perfectly. And, no one should see their friends kiss like that."
"Kisses are pretty revealing things," Anna acknowledged.
"*That* kiss was pretty revealing," Ryan realized.
"Yeah, you pretty much revealed everything," Seth admitted before asking, "why'd you thank me Anna?"
"For being you Seth," Anna smiled. She shrugged "For bringing Ryan to the airport. For being in love with Summer and making me break up with you,"
"For bringing you and Ryan together," Summer realized.
"Yes," Anna said simply. As Seth had told his version of last night's events Anna had ended up enfolded in Ryan's arms. It was a good place to be. "And that's the story so far," Seth concluded.
Chapter 5:
"So, I'm just gonna...um... go wait outside for Summer."
"Seth, you don't have to do that," Anna protested as Ryan wrapped his arm around her waist.
"Yes Seth. Go. Go now," Ryan commanded nuzzling Anna's neck.
"Going... going... hi Summer," Seth opened the pool house door. Ryan groaned into his girlfriend's neck.
"Cohen. Anna," Summer's eyes narrowed. "You're back.
"Summer, hey." Anna smiled and leaned into Ryan's arms. Summer noticed the closeness between the two supposedly casual friends.
"What's going on here?" Summer demanded sitting on the couch. Seth shut the door.
"So Ryan drives me to the airport so I can try to convince Anna to stay," Seth begins conversationally. "I fail. I call to Anna one last time before she leaves for good, and out of nowhere she turns and runs back through the security check point to where *Ryan* is standing. He grabs her wrist-"
"I didn't want her to run off again," Ryan explained.
"Which reminds me," Anna turned to Ryan, "I owe you an explaination-"
"Explain later. Story now," Summer commanded succinctly.
"And they start talking, then hugging, then Ryan pulls Anna's cell phone out of her back pocket. I assumed you called your parents?" At Anna's nod Seth continues. "Then the three of us are walking back to the car. I, being drunk at the time, am a little confused. Plus, Anna and Ryan haven't said a word since 'Coming Seth?'"
"What did you want Seth, running commentary?" Ryan asked.
"Actually, yes. That would have been nice," Seth admitted. "So anyway we get to the car and Ryan's being all possessive of Anna. Like buckling her into the car-""
"It was a not letting me run away thing," Anna explained, "much like the wrist grabbing thing."
"So you got that," Ryan noted.
"Yes, idiot, I got that. I know how your mind works," Anna kissed Ryan chastely. Summer gasped.
"Finish the story."
"Right. So we all finally manage to get into the car and we've been driving for, maybe, ten minutes, and out of nowhere Ryan pulls onto the side of the road and he and Anna are all over each other-"
"Possesive thing. Again," Anna explained.
"Please. You jumped into my lap before I'd even stopped the car," Ryan said defensively.
"I didn't say you were being the possessive one, but you really didn't have to bite me," Anna pointed out. She pulled down the collar of her shirt revealing a clear bite mark.
"Anna," Ryan's voice was regretful. He kissed the wound tenderly.
"Anyway," Seth said loudly. "After our little delay we make it back to Newport. Then Ryan decides he needs to talk to Teresa, who has gone back to Chino by the way. Then we take Anna home." Seth looks directly at his friends. "I could tell you guys are in love. You didn't say a single word, but, somehow you were communicating perfectly. And, no one should see their friends kiss like that."
"Kisses are pretty revealing things," Anna acknowledged.
"*That* kiss was pretty revealing," Ryan realized.
"Yeah, you pretty much revealed everything," Seth admitted before asking, "why'd you thank me Anna?"
"For being you Seth," Anna smiled. She shrugged "For bringing Ryan to the airport. For being in love with Summer and making me break up with you,"
"For bringing you and Ryan together," Summer realized.
"Yes," Anna said simply. As Seth had told his version of last night's events Anna had ended up enfolded in Ryan's arms. It was a good place to be. "And that's the story so far," Seth concluded.