Five days after his phone call with his Dad, Seth docked his boat in
Newport Harbor. He gathered his belongings off his boat, and saw Sandy and
Kirsten waiting for him in the Range Rover. "Seth, great to see you," Sandy
said as he hugged Seth. Seth was confused. A few days ago, his Dad was
really mad at him, now he was hugging him. Seth just shrugged and said
"great to see you too, Dad." "Seth I missed you so much," Kirsten said,
crying and smiling at the same time. "I missed you too mom" Seth said as he
went to hug her. Seth put his things in the back, and they drove toward
their house. "Home sweet home," Sandy said. Seth had to admit that it felt
nice to be home, and know his parents weren't mad at him anymore. The only
thing was that Summer had broken up with him. "I have to go over to
Summer's right now," Seth said.
"What? But you just got home, sweetie," Kirsten said, confused.
"I know, but I need to take care of something important." Seth told her.
"Ok, but be back at a decent time," Kirsten said as she walked into the front door, "Oh, you might need these." She tossed the keys to the range rover to Seth.
"Thanks Mom, see ya later," Seth said as he got in the driver's seat. He drove at a breakneck speed over to Summer's house. He finally came to a skidding stop in her driveway, and got out of the car. He walked up to the door and nervously rang the doorbell. Summer answered the door and saw that it was Seth, not Marissa and Ryan who she was expecting to be at the door. "What do you want, Cohen?" she said in her usually 'I'm mad at you' voice.
"I came here to apologize to you Summer," he said sincerely.
"It's a little late for that, don't you think, Cohen?" she said, still mad, but she had to admit that she missed him and that he looked really good with a tan.
"Ok, just hear me out. I know that I was wrong. But I'm not going to lose you over a stupid mistake I made. You mean too much to me," he said, desperately trying to get her back. He was so nervous his heart was basically pounding out of his chest.
"You should have took that in consideration when you just up and left me," she said, trying to remain strong. "Look, I just need sometime alone for awhile to think things over, Ok? Until then Cohen." She looked into his deep brown eyes. She could tell this was crushing him. But what was she supposed to do? He had to know that he couldn't just leave her without any notice and expect her to automatically take him back. She still loved him, and she truly did want him back, but he just had to learn.
Seth stood there for a minute, replaying her words in his head. Things between him and Summer were over. He had wanted her ever since he could remember, and when he finally got her, this happens. How could he have been so stupid? Seth's thoughts were cut short when Ryan and Marissa pulled up. Ryan got out of the car and walked up to Seth with a smile. "Hey, man, glad you're back," he said still smiling.
"Yeah, I gotta go back to the house. See ya later," Seth replied still fazed by what Summer had said.
"Seth wait," Marissa said, grabbing his arm "stay. Us four can all hang out together."
Seth looked up at Summer. She shrugged her shoulders in approval. "I guess so."he said trying his best to hide his sadness.
"Hey, we need to go inside. My mom threatened to call the police on me. And trust me, my mom doesn't bluff," Marissa said, looking around. She had barely finished her sentence when they all saw a cop car driving down the street. "Coop, Ryan, go hide somewhere in the house!" Summer said as she pushed them in the door. "I'll take care of these guys." The car pulled up to the driveway and stopped where Summer and Seth stood. Two policemen got out. One was muscular and tan, with short blonde hair and sunglasses. The other was tall and a little overweight, with balding black hair. "Are you Summer Roberts?" the muscular one asked.
"Yes, officer," Summer politely responded.
"My name's Officer Jameson," he said as he flashed his badge, "this is my partner Officer Burrows. And your name sir?" Officer Jameson asked Seth.
"Seth Cohen, I'm summer's boyfri, um, friend," he said to the officer as he glanced over at Summer.
"Miss Roberts, Mr. Cohen, are you familar with a Marissa Cooper." Officer Burrows asked them, getting out a notepad.
"Yeah, she's my best friend. Oh my god, did something happen to her? Is she Ok?" Summer said with a worried look on her face.
"She's Ok, or at least we think so. She ran away from home early this morning. She's been missing ever since. Know anything about it?" Officer Burrows asked her, writing something down in the notepad.
"Wow, I can't believe she ran away. Umm, no. She just told me she didn't like her new house, but she never said anything about running away," Summer said with a shocked face.
"So you're telling us she ran away without telling her best friend where she was going? I don't buy that, Miss Roberts. Come on, tell me. It's a crime to lye to a police officer, ya know." Officer Jameson said with a skeptical look.
"Hey, she said she didn't know anything," Seth said, wrinkling his forehead. When Officer Jameson gave him a 'don't test me' look, Seth added in "officer."
"If you do have any information, here's my card. Call me anytime. Have a nice day. Come on Ted, let's leave these kids alone." Officer Burrows said as they got in the car and drove off.
Summer looked at Seth and said "Thanks for, well, jumping in there. Those guys gave me the creeps."
"No problem." Seth said, looking at the ground.
"Ok, Cohen, I can't do this anymore. Your forgiven ok? Your forgiven." she said, half not believing she actually had said that outloud.
Seth jerked his head up with wide eyes and said, "Really? wow, I..I..I love you Summer!" he said as he went in to kiss her. He was ecstatic to have her back, and she was equally happy to be back in his arms. "Hey, sorry to break up the party, but did you plan on leaving us in there forever?" Marissa said as she looked around to see if the cops were gone.
"Oh, sorry Coop!" Summer said between kisses. She turned around to face Marissa and said, "Bad news. Those cops didn't entirely believe our story, so they might be back here."
"I need to get out of here, but I don't know where to go," Marissa said, deep in thought.
"You could take my boat," Seth suggested.
"Problem is, I have no clue how to drive it. But you do..." Marissa said with a look of hope on her face.
"Oh no. No way I'm leaving without any notice again. My parents would kill me," Seth said shaking his head no.
"Come on, Cohen. We could all four go! Like on a vacation, it would fun! Pleeeeeease!" Summer said, giving Seth puppy dog eyes.
"Oh, alright, but if we get busted it's all your fault," Seth said giving in.
"We better go hurry up and pack, before the police get any leads," Ryan told them all. He knew that it was just a matter of time before the police found out where Marissa was, and if they hurried they could get out of here before that happened.
"What? But you just got home, sweetie," Kirsten said, confused.
"I know, but I need to take care of something important." Seth told her.
"Ok, but be back at a decent time," Kirsten said as she walked into the front door, "Oh, you might need these." She tossed the keys to the range rover to Seth.
"Thanks Mom, see ya later," Seth said as he got in the driver's seat. He drove at a breakneck speed over to Summer's house. He finally came to a skidding stop in her driveway, and got out of the car. He walked up to the door and nervously rang the doorbell. Summer answered the door and saw that it was Seth, not Marissa and Ryan who she was expecting to be at the door. "What do you want, Cohen?" she said in her usually 'I'm mad at you' voice.
"I came here to apologize to you Summer," he said sincerely.
"It's a little late for that, don't you think, Cohen?" she said, still mad, but she had to admit that she missed him and that he looked really good with a tan.
"Ok, just hear me out. I know that I was wrong. But I'm not going to lose you over a stupid mistake I made. You mean too much to me," he said, desperately trying to get her back. He was so nervous his heart was basically pounding out of his chest.
"You should have took that in consideration when you just up and left me," she said, trying to remain strong. "Look, I just need sometime alone for awhile to think things over, Ok? Until then Cohen." She looked into his deep brown eyes. She could tell this was crushing him. But what was she supposed to do? He had to know that he couldn't just leave her without any notice and expect her to automatically take him back. She still loved him, and she truly did want him back, but he just had to learn.
Seth stood there for a minute, replaying her words in his head. Things between him and Summer were over. He had wanted her ever since he could remember, and when he finally got her, this happens. How could he have been so stupid? Seth's thoughts were cut short when Ryan and Marissa pulled up. Ryan got out of the car and walked up to Seth with a smile. "Hey, man, glad you're back," he said still smiling.
"Yeah, I gotta go back to the house. See ya later," Seth replied still fazed by what Summer had said.
"Seth wait," Marissa said, grabbing his arm "stay. Us four can all hang out together."
Seth looked up at Summer. She shrugged her shoulders in approval. "I guess so."he said trying his best to hide his sadness.
"Hey, we need to go inside. My mom threatened to call the police on me. And trust me, my mom doesn't bluff," Marissa said, looking around. She had barely finished her sentence when they all saw a cop car driving down the street. "Coop, Ryan, go hide somewhere in the house!" Summer said as she pushed them in the door. "I'll take care of these guys." The car pulled up to the driveway and stopped where Summer and Seth stood. Two policemen got out. One was muscular and tan, with short blonde hair and sunglasses. The other was tall and a little overweight, with balding black hair. "Are you Summer Roberts?" the muscular one asked.
"Yes, officer," Summer politely responded.
"My name's Officer Jameson," he said as he flashed his badge, "this is my partner Officer Burrows. And your name sir?" Officer Jameson asked Seth.
"Seth Cohen, I'm summer's boyfri, um, friend," he said to the officer as he glanced over at Summer.
"Miss Roberts, Mr. Cohen, are you familar with a Marissa Cooper." Officer Burrows asked them, getting out a notepad.
"Yeah, she's my best friend. Oh my god, did something happen to her? Is she Ok?" Summer said with a worried look on her face.
"She's Ok, or at least we think so. She ran away from home early this morning. She's been missing ever since. Know anything about it?" Officer Burrows asked her, writing something down in the notepad.
"Wow, I can't believe she ran away. Umm, no. She just told me she didn't like her new house, but she never said anything about running away," Summer said with a shocked face.
"So you're telling us she ran away without telling her best friend where she was going? I don't buy that, Miss Roberts. Come on, tell me. It's a crime to lye to a police officer, ya know." Officer Jameson said with a skeptical look.
"Hey, she said she didn't know anything," Seth said, wrinkling his forehead. When Officer Jameson gave him a 'don't test me' look, Seth added in "officer."
"If you do have any information, here's my card. Call me anytime. Have a nice day. Come on Ted, let's leave these kids alone." Officer Burrows said as they got in the car and drove off.
Summer looked at Seth and said "Thanks for, well, jumping in there. Those guys gave me the creeps."
"No problem." Seth said, looking at the ground.
"Ok, Cohen, I can't do this anymore. Your forgiven ok? Your forgiven." she said, half not believing she actually had said that outloud.
Seth jerked his head up with wide eyes and said, "Really? wow, I..I..I love you Summer!" he said as he went in to kiss her. He was ecstatic to have her back, and she was equally happy to be back in his arms. "Hey, sorry to break up the party, but did you plan on leaving us in there forever?" Marissa said as she looked around to see if the cops were gone.
"Oh, sorry Coop!" Summer said between kisses. She turned around to face Marissa and said, "Bad news. Those cops didn't entirely believe our story, so they might be back here."
"I need to get out of here, but I don't know where to go," Marissa said, deep in thought.
"You could take my boat," Seth suggested.
"Problem is, I have no clue how to drive it. But you do..." Marissa said with a look of hope on her face.
"Oh no. No way I'm leaving without any notice again. My parents would kill me," Seth said shaking his head no.
"Come on, Cohen. We could all four go! Like on a vacation, it would fun! Pleeeeeease!" Summer said, giving Seth puppy dog eyes.
"Oh, alright, but if we get busted it's all your fault," Seth said giving in.
"We better go hurry up and pack, before the police get any leads," Ryan told them all. He knew that it was just a matter of time before the police found out where Marissa was, and if they hurried they could get out of here before that happened.