Moving On: Chapter 3: The Arrivals
A/N: Here it is, Chapter 3. Thank you to everyone who's reviewing, but if you aren't and are still reading please review because it lets me know people *are* reading and makes me write more for you guys! I could've made this chapter longer, but I'm still working on planning the order of the events and deciding if some things will or will not happen. And as a reminder, this is an S/S fic. Enjoy!
Summer carefully added some black eyeliner under her eyes. The natural look took a surprising amount of work. She walked out of the bathroom into her bedroom and looked at her reflection in her full-length mirror.
"I look hot," she assured herself. She was wearing her curve-hugging turquoise tube-dress she'd just bought with the ruffled bottom, and matching slides.
Summer quickly grabbed her bag and scurried out of her apartment. Tonight was important. She needed to look good. She needed to make a big arrival.
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"You look cute," Summer complemented Marissa as she sat down next to her in the booth.
Marissa had decided to wear a black and pink layered skirt and a matching satin top. She still wore classic California things, but for less. Sometimes it made Summer miss the complicated but simple from afar days of Newport parties, dates, and Girls' Nights In. Marissa smiled. "Not you bad yourself!" she replied.
"So, where are Emo-Geek and Chino-Boy? Oh, sorry, I mean, 'Lover-boy'!" Summer asked impatiently.
"Just finishing up. They haven't see each other for a while," Marissa explained, biting her nails nervously.
"You went to New York in January," Summer said skeptically, "There's something you're not telling me. And honestly, Coop? It's pissing me off. I just got my period and I need to know!" she ranted, getting louder with each word.
"I've tried to tell you, I have!" Marissa explained calmly.
Summer rolled her eyes impatiently. "Then tell me now!" she demanded.
Marissa took in a deep breath. "Um, after college, Seth...Seth...Seth bum—"she began.
Right on time Ryan entered and sat next to Marissa. "They're coming in a second," Ryan stated.
Summer's eyes widened. Did he just say "they're"? She realized what they'd be trying to tell her. Seth got tired of waiting for a stupid high school girlfriend. Well, it hadn't been stupid to her, but maybe it'd been stupid to him. And who's to say he was even waiting? She felt embarrassed and immature. Waiting around for a boy. She wasn't sixteen anymore, she was twenty-six, she was an adult. Time for her to act like one.
"Who...Who, um, who's the girl?" she asked, trying to seem calm.
She hadn't seen him since...no, that long? Since the summer after high school? The last day with him was all too clear and fresh in her mind.
Ryan and Marissa exchanged upset glances. Summer knew that was never a good sign.
"Hey, guys!"
Summer's stomach jumped. It was his voice. She turned and saw Seth. He didn't look too much older, wearing a classic band tee and brown pants. Summer had to smile. She felt giddy, like she was a teenybopper a boy band concert. It felt like high school.
Summer got up to greet him. "Summer!" a familiar female voice exclaimed. Summer looked to the right of Seth.
Walking beside him was Anna Stern. Summer's former-enemy-turned-friend she hadn't seen in years. She'd grown out her hair a little bit, now it was straight and at the bottom of her face, angled. But besides that nothing had really changed. A silver and diamond ring shined on her finger.
That's when she realized it. Anna and Seth were dating. And were going to get married. It really was going to be a lot like high school.
One hell of an arrival.
A/N: Here it is, Chapter 3. Thank you to everyone who's reviewing, but if you aren't and are still reading please review because it lets me know people *are* reading and makes me write more for you guys! I could've made this chapter longer, but I'm still working on planning the order of the events and deciding if some things will or will not happen. And as a reminder, this is an S/S fic. Enjoy!
Summer carefully added some black eyeliner under her eyes. The natural look took a surprising amount of work. She walked out of the bathroom into her bedroom and looked at her reflection in her full-length mirror.
"I look hot," she assured herself. She was wearing her curve-hugging turquoise tube-dress she'd just bought with the ruffled bottom, and matching slides.
Summer quickly grabbed her bag and scurried out of her apartment. Tonight was important. She needed to look good. She needed to make a big arrival.
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"You look cute," Summer complemented Marissa as she sat down next to her in the booth.
Marissa had decided to wear a black and pink layered skirt and a matching satin top. She still wore classic California things, but for less. Sometimes it made Summer miss the complicated but simple from afar days of Newport parties, dates, and Girls' Nights In. Marissa smiled. "Not you bad yourself!" she replied.
"So, where are Emo-Geek and Chino-Boy? Oh, sorry, I mean, 'Lover-boy'!" Summer asked impatiently.
"Just finishing up. They haven't see each other for a while," Marissa explained, biting her nails nervously.
"You went to New York in January," Summer said skeptically, "There's something you're not telling me. And honestly, Coop? It's pissing me off. I just got my period and I need to know!" she ranted, getting louder with each word.
"I've tried to tell you, I have!" Marissa explained calmly.
Summer rolled her eyes impatiently. "Then tell me now!" she demanded.
Marissa took in a deep breath. "Um, after college, Seth...Seth...Seth bum—"she began.
Right on time Ryan entered and sat next to Marissa. "They're coming in a second," Ryan stated.
Summer's eyes widened. Did he just say "they're"? She realized what they'd be trying to tell her. Seth got tired of waiting for a stupid high school girlfriend. Well, it hadn't been stupid to her, but maybe it'd been stupid to him. And who's to say he was even waiting? She felt embarrassed and immature. Waiting around for a boy. She wasn't sixteen anymore, she was twenty-six, she was an adult. Time for her to act like one.
"Who...Who, um, who's the girl?" she asked, trying to seem calm.
She hadn't seen him since...no, that long? Since the summer after high school? The last day with him was all too clear and fresh in her mind.
Ryan and Marissa exchanged upset glances. Summer knew that was never a good sign.
"Hey, guys!"
Summer's stomach jumped. It was his voice. She turned and saw Seth. He didn't look too much older, wearing a classic band tee and brown pants. Summer had to smile. She felt giddy, like she was a teenybopper a boy band concert. It felt like high school.
Summer got up to greet him. "Summer!" a familiar female voice exclaimed. Summer looked to the right of Seth.
Walking beside him was Anna Stern. Summer's former-enemy-turned-friend she hadn't seen in years. She'd grown out her hair a little bit, now it was straight and at the bottom of her face, angled. But besides that nothing had really changed. A silver and diamond ring shined on her finger.
That's when she realized it. Anna and Seth were dating. And were going to get married. It really was going to be a lot like high school.
One hell of an arrival.