Chapter 5 – Time for a change
Theresa was surprised to find them at this restaurant. Usually all she saw were people in their' forties, or over. Never did she think she would run into them here. That was one of the main reasons she took this particular job. It was to avoid all of them all together. Guess that wasn't going to happen.
When there was an eerie silence, Theresa decided to break it.
"I could get someone else to cover this table."
"No. It's okay. I'll start off with a Caesar salad and a Coke." Ryan said as if he was speaking to the menu.
"I'll have the same." Marissa added.
"Same for us both." Seth chimed in after.
"It will be ready in a few." Theresa said as she rushed off to the back.
"Is this comfortable for you?" Ryan asked Marissa.
"Yeah. It's her job. She has to work somewhere."
"Well I never thought this night could get more interesting. I guess I was wrong." Seth said.
Marissa really was fine with this turn of events, but Ryan looked a bit paranoid. When Theresa came back with their food, Ryan did not even look up at her. He almost dropped his plate when she handed it to him. Marissa just brushed that off considering the weird circumstances. She was having a good time.
After Marissa and Summer ate their salads, they went to the ladies room. Seth noticed Ryan was uneasy so he decided to ask him about it.
"Are you alright man?"
"Why you ask?"
"For one, your ex is back and serving us and two you left things unresolved with her."
"It was resolved. She went back to Eddie."
"I think you should talk to her. Let her know about you and Marissa and that you are over her for good. Remember, you still wanted to see her before she left."
"I guess you're right. I'll be back."
Ryan found Theresa by the bar of the place. He wasn't sure how to approach her so she wouldn't get the wrong impression.
"Theresa...Do you have a minute?" Ryan asked her.
"I'll ask for my break so we could talk." Theresa replied.
After she received permission, they walked of to the back of the place and sat on the bench nearby.
"I didn't think I'd see you again." Ryan said.
"And that's how it feels when someone disappears without an explaination." Theresa spoke back.
"I just wanted..." Was all he was able to say when Theresa interrupted him.
"Listen, I am sorry I just left like that. I talked to Eddie."
"And what did he have to say about everything?"
Meanwhile in the bathroom at the same time......
"Shh Sum. I think I hear Ryan talking to Theresa, and it's coming from the window. Grab me that little stool."
"Okay so who's the psycho now?" Summer joked.
"I need to know what he is saying to her."
"Alright."
Back to Ryan and Theresa at the same time....
"I told him that I couldn't be with him, and that I am in love with you. I was trying to save up enough money to rent out an apartment and then I would find you again, but this time it would have been easier to start over."
"Just cause you would have more money...."
"You know you felt something when we had sex that night. It was not just like old times, or was it?"
"No. That time I did feel something for you."
This was all Ryan could say. He didn't want to lie to her and say it wasn't. The real fact was she was just filling a void that needed to be filled that Marissa left behind. He realized that when she entered the local hangout the day after the party.
In the bathroom.....
"He slept with her! I cannot believer he did not tell me!" Marissa's voice was getting louder.
"Calm down Coop. You weren't together. You can't blame him."
"But he told me they were just friends. Some friends they were. He could at least said something before we slept together."
"He knew this would upset you."
"And she's still in love with him, what am I going to do? I can't even be mad at him because if I am he will go running off to her. Plus if he found out what I did then he would go more ballistic." Marissa rambled on confused on what to do.
"What did you do?" Summer asked nervously.
Feeling a bit ashamed, she admitted to telling Eddie on the phone as to where Ryan and Theresa were while she was in the bathroom changing into her dress. She found the number on a notebook that was left on the table in the hotel room. Summer was surprised to hear that Marissa would stoop that low to get Ryan back, but agreed there was nothing else she could have done.
"Let's just go back. Seth might hook up with some other girl while we're gone."
"Seth's comedy is starting to rub off on you Summer. Now I have two funny people to make me feel better."
Meanwhile back to Ryan and Theresa...
"Then you feel the same way about me. Please say that you do."
"I'm sorry I can't. I found again what I was looking for...Marissa. I need her in my life. She was the one missing, not you."
"I just thought...." Theresa said before she broke into tears.
"Look I didn't mean it like that. Please stop crying."
"I have to get back to work."
Theresa quickly rushed off and left Ryan standing there. He needed to pull himself together before returning back to the table.
"We're back. Where did Ryan go?" Summer asked to sound oblivious to what she and Marissa already knew.
"He just stepped out for a sec. The cigar smell in here was bothering him a bit." Seth covered up.
"Oh I'll just go bring him back here." Marissa said as she got up from the table in spite of some strange looks Summer gave her.
"What are those faces for?" Seht asked curious.
"Nothing."
"Come on Summer. What went on in the bathroom?"
"If you promise to never go on strike again I might tell you."
Marissa walked to the back knowing where he was going to be. He was still there, head down, sitting on the bench.
"Had enough of the clean air yet?" Marissa asked.
Ryan quickly shot his head back up. He had no idea what she was talking about and didn't realize how long he was gone.
"Hey. I was just about to head back."
"Wait before we go back."
He started to get tense. Did she put two and two together? Did Theresa say anything to her? What was on her mind? She proceeded to sit next to him.
"There is something I need to tell you. You might hate me for it, but I just need to say it."
"What's this about?"
"Being here with you know who is becoming a problem for me. Let's just leave and go back to your place."
"Umm. Sounds fine. I'll just let Seth know."
"I'll wait in the car."
When Ryan walked off, she kicked herself for chickening out. I have to tell him tonight, whether he leaves me, or not. I can't lie to him. Hopefully he will do the same.
Summer told Seth everything. Seth promised not to say a word. He even agreed that Marissa did the right thing. Theresa was his past and that left him in fear that he would go back to it. He didn't want to lose a brother. They both were fine about Ryan taking the car. Summer was just wondering what Marissa was up to.
Just wanted to say thanks for all the reviews so far. This time writing, I have formulated some better plots lines that I could use than my last story. This one also has been easier to write. As to the comments about the secrets, just Marissa had that one. Summer didn't have one. I guess I did not make that clear enough. Hope that helps.
Theresa was surprised to find them at this restaurant. Usually all she saw were people in their' forties, or over. Never did she think she would run into them here. That was one of the main reasons she took this particular job. It was to avoid all of them all together. Guess that wasn't going to happen.
When there was an eerie silence, Theresa decided to break it.
"I could get someone else to cover this table."
"No. It's okay. I'll start off with a Caesar salad and a Coke." Ryan said as if he was speaking to the menu.
"I'll have the same." Marissa added.
"Same for us both." Seth chimed in after.
"It will be ready in a few." Theresa said as she rushed off to the back.
"Is this comfortable for you?" Ryan asked Marissa.
"Yeah. It's her job. She has to work somewhere."
"Well I never thought this night could get more interesting. I guess I was wrong." Seth said.
Marissa really was fine with this turn of events, but Ryan looked a bit paranoid. When Theresa came back with their food, Ryan did not even look up at her. He almost dropped his plate when she handed it to him. Marissa just brushed that off considering the weird circumstances. She was having a good time.
After Marissa and Summer ate their salads, they went to the ladies room. Seth noticed Ryan was uneasy so he decided to ask him about it.
"Are you alright man?"
"Why you ask?"
"For one, your ex is back and serving us and two you left things unresolved with her."
"It was resolved. She went back to Eddie."
"I think you should talk to her. Let her know about you and Marissa and that you are over her for good. Remember, you still wanted to see her before she left."
"I guess you're right. I'll be back."
Ryan found Theresa by the bar of the place. He wasn't sure how to approach her so she wouldn't get the wrong impression.
"Theresa...Do you have a minute?" Ryan asked her.
"I'll ask for my break so we could talk." Theresa replied.
After she received permission, they walked of to the back of the place and sat on the bench nearby.
"I didn't think I'd see you again." Ryan said.
"And that's how it feels when someone disappears without an explaination." Theresa spoke back.
"I just wanted..." Was all he was able to say when Theresa interrupted him.
"Listen, I am sorry I just left like that. I talked to Eddie."
"And what did he have to say about everything?"
Meanwhile in the bathroom at the same time......
"Shh Sum. I think I hear Ryan talking to Theresa, and it's coming from the window. Grab me that little stool."
"Okay so who's the psycho now?" Summer joked.
"I need to know what he is saying to her."
"Alright."
Back to Ryan and Theresa at the same time....
"I told him that I couldn't be with him, and that I am in love with you. I was trying to save up enough money to rent out an apartment and then I would find you again, but this time it would have been easier to start over."
"Just cause you would have more money...."
"You know you felt something when we had sex that night. It was not just like old times, or was it?"
"No. That time I did feel something for you."
This was all Ryan could say. He didn't want to lie to her and say it wasn't. The real fact was she was just filling a void that needed to be filled that Marissa left behind. He realized that when she entered the local hangout the day after the party.
In the bathroom.....
"He slept with her! I cannot believer he did not tell me!" Marissa's voice was getting louder.
"Calm down Coop. You weren't together. You can't blame him."
"But he told me they were just friends. Some friends they were. He could at least said something before we slept together."
"He knew this would upset you."
"And she's still in love with him, what am I going to do? I can't even be mad at him because if I am he will go running off to her. Plus if he found out what I did then he would go more ballistic." Marissa rambled on confused on what to do.
"What did you do?" Summer asked nervously.
Feeling a bit ashamed, she admitted to telling Eddie on the phone as to where Ryan and Theresa were while she was in the bathroom changing into her dress. She found the number on a notebook that was left on the table in the hotel room. Summer was surprised to hear that Marissa would stoop that low to get Ryan back, but agreed there was nothing else she could have done.
"Let's just go back. Seth might hook up with some other girl while we're gone."
"Seth's comedy is starting to rub off on you Summer. Now I have two funny people to make me feel better."
Meanwhile back to Ryan and Theresa...
"Then you feel the same way about me. Please say that you do."
"I'm sorry I can't. I found again what I was looking for...Marissa. I need her in my life. She was the one missing, not you."
"I just thought...." Theresa said before she broke into tears.
"Look I didn't mean it like that. Please stop crying."
"I have to get back to work."
Theresa quickly rushed off and left Ryan standing there. He needed to pull himself together before returning back to the table.
"We're back. Where did Ryan go?" Summer asked to sound oblivious to what she and Marissa already knew.
"He just stepped out for a sec. The cigar smell in here was bothering him a bit." Seth covered up.
"Oh I'll just go bring him back here." Marissa said as she got up from the table in spite of some strange looks Summer gave her.
"What are those faces for?" Seht asked curious.
"Nothing."
"Come on Summer. What went on in the bathroom?"
"If you promise to never go on strike again I might tell you."
Marissa walked to the back knowing where he was going to be. He was still there, head down, sitting on the bench.
"Had enough of the clean air yet?" Marissa asked.
Ryan quickly shot his head back up. He had no idea what she was talking about and didn't realize how long he was gone.
"Hey. I was just about to head back."
"Wait before we go back."
He started to get tense. Did she put two and two together? Did Theresa say anything to her? What was on her mind? She proceeded to sit next to him.
"There is something I need to tell you. You might hate me for it, but I just need to say it."
"What's this about?"
"Being here with you know who is becoming a problem for me. Let's just leave and go back to your place."
"Umm. Sounds fine. I'll just let Seth know."
"I'll wait in the car."
When Ryan walked off, she kicked herself for chickening out. I have to tell him tonight, whether he leaves me, or not. I can't lie to him. Hopefully he will do the same.
Summer told Seth everything. Seth promised not to say a word. He even agreed that Marissa did the right thing. Theresa was his past and that left him in fear that he would go back to it. He didn't want to lose a brother. They both were fine about Ryan taking the car. Summer was just wondering what Marissa was up to.
Just wanted to say thanks for all the reviews so far. This time writing, I have formulated some better plots lines that I could use than my last story. This one also has been easier to write. As to the comments about the secrets, just Marissa had that one. Summer didn't have one. I guess I did not make that clear enough. Hope that helps.