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"Kiki, your place looks absolutely gorgeous, doesn't it Juju? Sandy how are you." Caleb smiled.
"Yes, Kirsten, who did you hire for this?" Julie added.
"Well, actually it was more of a home effort than anything, but thank you." Kirsten smiled as she hugged her father.
Sandy leaned in to whisper in his wife's ear, "Alright, what's going on, Caleb is being civil."
"Don't ask, you might jinx it," Kirsten replied.
"Seth, you're looking as handsome as ever, and who is this lovely girl beside you?"
"Uh thanks, Grandpa, and this is Summer, my girlfriend. So Grandpa, what's with the good mood today?"
"What, I can't be in a good mood once in a while?" Caleb laughed at his comment.
"Oh no you can," reply Sandy, "you just normally choose not to."
"Well it's a brand new day. I've got my lovely daughters, My wonderful Juju, and my family, new and old."
"Dad, what are you talking about?" Kirsten stepped closer to hear his answer as everyone else gathered around.
"Well, I guess now's as good a time as any, what do you say Juju, should we tell them?"
"Tell us what Caleb," Sandy crossed his arms.
"Juju and I are going to get married..." Caleb smiled as he kissed Julie on the cheek.
Ryan looked over at Marissa. She had an unreadable message on her face, but Ryan thought he knew what it meant.
"You've got to be kidding me." Marissa stalked off towards the pool house followed by a concerned Ryan.
"Marissa!" Julie called after.
"Don't worry Juju, she'll get used to it." Caleb assured.
"So, what...Marissa's going to be like...my step aunt? That's a little too creepy for me." Seth shivered as he and Summer walked off arm in arm.
"The Gruesome twosome strike again. The wonders never cease" Sandy and Kristen walked away.
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In the Pool House.
"Marissa...hey," Ryan comes in to find Marissa lying on the bed, "How are you doing..." He joins her.
"I don't know. This is all just so messed up. I mean, like, part of me is like...Ding dong the witch is gone, right? But then there's this other part that still expects my parents to just get back together and pretend like nothing ever happened. That none of all this lying, and Luke and Caleb ever happened. God, he doesn't even know about my mom and Luke, and she's just going to lie to Him." Marissa curled into Ryan's side. "I'm glad you're here with me though"
"I'll always be here, you know that." Ryan found himself having a hard time not to ravage Marissa on his bed, but he really wanted to win that bet...*Girl, Pool house, Girl Pool house...Girl....uh what was the other thing?* He found himself staring into Marissa's eyes. "Hey!" Ryan suddenly sat up "You know what we should do? Uh...go have dinner, with Summer and Seth, how does that sound?"
"Um...okay" Marissa got up looking confused "Just give me a minute to freshen up?"
"Yeah," Ryan rubbed the back of his neck "I'll uh, go get Summer and Seth and we'll meet out by your car?"
"Okay..." Marissa raised her eyebrow at Ryan's weird antics.
Ryan walked out the pool house door in a hurry before he decided to change his mind. *alright, that was a little close* ............................................................................................................
Next day at school
"Hey, Marissa, what's going on? You seen Summer?" Seth ran up to Marissa.
"Uh, not today, can I ask you a question?" Marissa stopped at her locker so they could talk.
"Go for it"
"Does it seem like Ryan's acting a little distant towards me?"
Seth's eyes widened. "Uh, I don't know what you mean..."
"Like at lunch the other day, it was all I could do to get him to hold my hand, and before that, we were on his bed, together, and he barely touched me!"
*Man, maybe he is taking this bet all the way* "Uh...I don't know what to tell you, I mean maybe he was totally serious about the whole starting off slow thi..."
'Oh cut the crap Seth, we both know that Ryan's slow is still pretty fast. What's really going on?" Marissa leaned against her locker and crossed her arms.
"Alright, promise you won't get mad?" Marissa nodded her head in anticipation. "Well, me and him kind of made a deal...actually more like a bet."
Marissa's eyebrows raised, "What kind of bet?"
"The kind of bet where he can't kiss you for a week, and if he does he cleans my room" Seth cringed as he waited for a blow from Marissa. He looked up and all he saw was Marissa's smiling face. "Oh no, what are you....Marissa please don't"
"What? I'm not going to do anything wrong, I'm just going to make sure you win that bet." Marissa said with a smirk on her face.
"Well, in that case, go Auntie Marissa." Seth stuck his fist in the air.
"Seth Cohen, don't you ever call me that again!" ............................................................................................................
Authors Note: Hey guys, thanks so much for reviewing!!! It really means a lot to me that you all like this. So the next part may take a while, because I'm going to Vegas, but it won't take more than...two weeks...I promise. Alright, keep reading and reviewing.
"Kiki, your place looks absolutely gorgeous, doesn't it Juju? Sandy how are you." Caleb smiled.
"Yes, Kirsten, who did you hire for this?" Julie added.
"Well, actually it was more of a home effort than anything, but thank you." Kirsten smiled as she hugged her father.
Sandy leaned in to whisper in his wife's ear, "Alright, what's going on, Caleb is being civil."
"Don't ask, you might jinx it," Kirsten replied.
"Seth, you're looking as handsome as ever, and who is this lovely girl beside you?"
"Uh thanks, Grandpa, and this is Summer, my girlfriend. So Grandpa, what's with the good mood today?"
"What, I can't be in a good mood once in a while?" Caleb laughed at his comment.
"Oh no you can," reply Sandy, "you just normally choose not to."
"Well it's a brand new day. I've got my lovely daughters, My wonderful Juju, and my family, new and old."
"Dad, what are you talking about?" Kirsten stepped closer to hear his answer as everyone else gathered around.
"Well, I guess now's as good a time as any, what do you say Juju, should we tell them?"
"Tell us what Caleb," Sandy crossed his arms.
"Juju and I are going to get married..." Caleb smiled as he kissed Julie on the cheek.
Ryan looked over at Marissa. She had an unreadable message on her face, but Ryan thought he knew what it meant.
"You've got to be kidding me." Marissa stalked off towards the pool house followed by a concerned Ryan.
"Marissa!" Julie called after.
"Don't worry Juju, she'll get used to it." Caleb assured.
"So, what...Marissa's going to be like...my step aunt? That's a little too creepy for me." Seth shivered as he and Summer walked off arm in arm.
"The Gruesome twosome strike again. The wonders never cease" Sandy and Kristen walked away.
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In the Pool House.
"Marissa...hey," Ryan comes in to find Marissa lying on the bed, "How are you doing..." He joins her.
"I don't know. This is all just so messed up. I mean, like, part of me is like...Ding dong the witch is gone, right? But then there's this other part that still expects my parents to just get back together and pretend like nothing ever happened. That none of all this lying, and Luke and Caleb ever happened. God, he doesn't even know about my mom and Luke, and she's just going to lie to Him." Marissa curled into Ryan's side. "I'm glad you're here with me though"
"I'll always be here, you know that." Ryan found himself having a hard time not to ravage Marissa on his bed, but he really wanted to win that bet...*Girl, Pool house, Girl Pool house...Girl....uh what was the other thing?* He found himself staring into Marissa's eyes. "Hey!" Ryan suddenly sat up "You know what we should do? Uh...go have dinner, with Summer and Seth, how does that sound?"
"Um...okay" Marissa got up looking confused "Just give me a minute to freshen up?"
"Yeah," Ryan rubbed the back of his neck "I'll uh, go get Summer and Seth and we'll meet out by your car?"
"Okay..." Marissa raised her eyebrow at Ryan's weird antics.
Ryan walked out the pool house door in a hurry before he decided to change his mind. *alright, that was a little close* ............................................................................................................
Next day at school
"Hey, Marissa, what's going on? You seen Summer?" Seth ran up to Marissa.
"Uh, not today, can I ask you a question?" Marissa stopped at her locker so they could talk.
"Go for it"
"Does it seem like Ryan's acting a little distant towards me?"
Seth's eyes widened. "Uh, I don't know what you mean..."
"Like at lunch the other day, it was all I could do to get him to hold my hand, and before that, we were on his bed, together, and he barely touched me!"
*Man, maybe he is taking this bet all the way* "Uh...I don't know what to tell you, I mean maybe he was totally serious about the whole starting off slow thi..."
'Oh cut the crap Seth, we both know that Ryan's slow is still pretty fast. What's really going on?" Marissa leaned against her locker and crossed her arms.
"Alright, promise you won't get mad?" Marissa nodded her head in anticipation. "Well, me and him kind of made a deal...actually more like a bet."
Marissa's eyebrows raised, "What kind of bet?"
"The kind of bet where he can't kiss you for a week, and if he does he cleans my room" Seth cringed as he waited for a blow from Marissa. He looked up and all he saw was Marissa's smiling face. "Oh no, what are you....Marissa please don't"
"What? I'm not going to do anything wrong, I'm just going to make sure you win that bet." Marissa said with a smirk on her face.
"Well, in that case, go Auntie Marissa." Seth stuck his fist in the air.
"Seth Cohen, don't you ever call me that again!" ............................................................................................................
Authors Note: Hey guys, thanks so much for reviewing!!! It really means a lot to me that you all like this. So the next part may take a while, because I'm going to Vegas, but it won't take more than...two weeks...I promise. Alright, keep reading and reviewing.