Disclaimer: Once again I do not own anything with the O.C., or anything
with Fox. I just enjoy writing stories about the characters.
This is a sequel to Strange Love. The time is taken place three and a half months later since the end of that story. It is now the middle of August. A lot has been going on since and the things that have happened will be explained in the story as I go along. What I have added extra in this story is the inner dialogue of the characters. I liked that idea for a while, but wanted to use it starting a new story.
Chapter 1: Time for a change
Seth had about changed his outfit for the third time before deciding on a navy blue polo shirt and white slacks. This would be the first time he was having dinner with the whole Roberts clan. Seeing as how they had been going out for 6 months, it was about time that the four of them enjoyed an evening of dinner and hopefully a good conversation.
When Seth made his way downstairs, Ryan came home from being out all day.
"Hey Ryan. Let me ask you something. Is this all right for tonight? I mean I don't want it to look too minty." Believe it, or not Seth was a bit nervous.
"Nah, man. Not minty at all. In fact, the color brings out your eyes." Ryan joked.
"Ha ha. Funny, but seriously I want this to go well because then if they both like me it will be easier for them to say yes when Summer and I tell them about our plans to go to Palm Springs. You remember that place, don't you Ryan?"
"Don't remind me. Not one of my best experiences."
"Well I should head over there. Don't want to be late. Tell mom and dad that I will be home late."
"Sure thing." Ryan replied as Seth rushed out of the house.
Ryan was about to take a shower after playing soccer with Luke and a bunch of other guys when the phone rang. He rushed to pick it up.
"Hello."
"Hey there. Are we still on for tonight?" Olivia asked.
"Yeah. I'll pick you up in about an hour. I just got back from hanging outside and I still need to take a shower."
"Well I'll be waiting for the doorbell."
"I'll get ready as quick as I can."
"See ya."
He put the phone back in place and headed towards the pool house to take that shower. Not in the shower for longer than ten minutes, he came out and put on his signature black t-shirt and tan colored pants. Ryan took a last look at his hair before entering the main house again. Sandy and Kirsten were home by that time so he mentioned about Seth arriving home late that night, or early the next morning depending on which way you look at it.
"Now that we know where Seth is, how about you? A date with Olivia?" Sandy questioned. Kirsten had a look on her face like she wanted to know too.
"Yeah, and I don't know when I'll be home either."
"As long as you get home safe that is all that matters." Kirsten replied.
"Bye you guys." Ryan said before he closed the door to leave.
Sandy and Kirsten talked over dinner about none other than Julie Cooper. It seems as though she decided to stay in New York permanently. The only question they had in their minds was if Marissa was going to return, or not before the school year would begin. They both figured that Ryan and Marissa decided to take some time apart, or that they broke up since she hasn't returned in two weeks like she first planned. Ryan looked okay with it and now having Olivia around it looks more likely that things fell apart. The only question that remains is if things would keep running as smooth. Kirsten had to remind Sandy that it was the boy's problem if they had trouble with the ladies.
Ryan arrived just as Olivia finished getting ready. They had hung out for a month and a half now and this would be considered their first official date. He felt that it was about enough time that he waited for Marissa to still remember that he existed. After the two weeks were up, Marissa decided to stay longer much to the disappointment for Ryan. Over the phone they had a huge fight similar to the ones they had in the past. The biggest problem with it this time was the endless miles that separated them. There was no room for, or better yet an enormous amount of room for space between them. Neither could just run next door and make things okay.
"Aren't you going to come in for a little bit? You looked like you were in another world." Olivia commented. She had no clue about Marissa and he really didn't plan on telling her. It looked as though Marissa decided to stay with her mother for good. Three months had past since she left, but once Olivia came into the picture, things looked more on the upside for him.
"Ryan, is everything okay?"
"Oh, uh yeah. Just was thinking about something. Sorry."
Damn it. She has on the same dress that Marissa had the day we went on that yacht. God Marissa looked good in that dress. No, wait. I am with Olivia now. She is in my past.
"Ryan, this is my mom and dad." Olivia picked up her purse from the table while he greeted the parents.
"Well bye mom and dad. Don't worry he'll bring me home on time. Love you. Bye."
Ryan was quiet until they got into the car. "Your parents seemed nice."
"I hope I didn't freak you out by introducing you to them. They just wanted to see who I have been hanging out with so they can keep me safe."
If they only knew that I was originally living in Chino. Then this would be cut short really quickly.
"No, I was not freaked out. Just surprised that they looked normal."
Olivia lightly punched Ryan in the arm at the comment. "As opposed to what Ryan?" she laughed.
"No, uh you know what I mean."
"Yeah. So ah where are we going?"
"It will be a surprise."
Surprise all right. I hardly have any money after spending it on Luke's present. Man do I hope he really liked that new surfboard.
Ryan being the clever person that he is took her to the beach. He would spend the least money there. When she saw where they stopped she had no complaints at all. The beach was her favorite place in the world.
"Ryan how did you know?"
"We introduced ourselves over there so naturally I wanted to go back. First meeting there hence first date here."
"That is just so sweet."
Wow that took no thought at all, and she loved it.
They just walked along the beach and talked about the up coming school year and a little more about themselves. He never mentioned the life in Chino he had. It might scare her off. When it came time to drive her home, he dropped her off, but held back a kiss. The timing did not feel right. Not to mention she looked like Marissa in that same dress.
As he entered the Cohen house Sandy and Kirsten were upstairs, but Seth was in the living room playing video games. He didn't look too happy.
"So how was your night?" Seth asked.
"I could ask the same with you." Ryan replied.
"Not good. My mouth had a mind of its own. Summer was a bit pissed again. She said she would try to convince her dad that I was normal and the she really loves me. She really didn't need to worry about her stepmom."
"Let me know how that goes. I'm going to call it a night. I have work early tomorrow at the Crab Shack."
"Alright man. Goodnight."
That same night...
"Oh Marissa you are back so soon. I expected you to come home later." Julie said.
"The movie wasn't that great so I left early."
"Maybe you could hang out with Matt. He was a nice guy."
"Mom, we broke up two weeks ago remember and I just want to stay home."
Julie's new boy toy heard that someone else was in the house so he walked downstairs to find Julie talking with Marissa. Marissa didn't know what to say. She never figured that she already would be with someone else. Julie just told her that she went out with the local gals that had nothing special planned, and here she was that all along she had been running off to see this man, or many others for that matter.
"Dad has been gone for less than four months and you are already with someone. How could you?" Marissa yelled.
"Marissa, I didn't want you to find out this way. He was supposed to be gone before you came back."
"How long has this been going on?"
Julie made a face that gave her the answer she was not looking for. Not knowing what else to do so she stormed out of the house and began walking down the street.
How could she? She had been lying to me all this time. She made things seem they were going fine, but was doing this behind my back. What am I going to do now?
There was a phone booth located on the corner so she grabbed some change from her pocket and called her grandmother's house. Her grandmother was surprised to get a call from her, but was pleased to hear that she decided to come back to Newport to live with her. After she hung up the phone, she walked back to the house to pack. Coming back wouldn't be easy, but after finding this out she knew that living with her mom would never be the same.
Julie protested as much as she had strength. Seeing that nothing would work, she gave her money for the flight back to Newport Beach. Not wanting to wait a minute more, she got most of her things together and took a cab to the nearest airport. This was the last time she gave her mother a chance to mend their relationship, and only because it seemed that things would be different with her dad gone. Even with her dad gone she would never change so the best thing to do was to leave.
This is a sequel to Strange Love. The time is taken place three and a half months later since the end of that story. It is now the middle of August. A lot has been going on since and the things that have happened will be explained in the story as I go along. What I have added extra in this story is the inner dialogue of the characters. I liked that idea for a while, but wanted to use it starting a new story.
Chapter 1: Time for a change
Seth had about changed his outfit for the third time before deciding on a navy blue polo shirt and white slacks. This would be the first time he was having dinner with the whole Roberts clan. Seeing as how they had been going out for 6 months, it was about time that the four of them enjoyed an evening of dinner and hopefully a good conversation.
When Seth made his way downstairs, Ryan came home from being out all day.
"Hey Ryan. Let me ask you something. Is this all right for tonight? I mean I don't want it to look too minty." Believe it, or not Seth was a bit nervous.
"Nah, man. Not minty at all. In fact, the color brings out your eyes." Ryan joked.
"Ha ha. Funny, but seriously I want this to go well because then if they both like me it will be easier for them to say yes when Summer and I tell them about our plans to go to Palm Springs. You remember that place, don't you Ryan?"
"Don't remind me. Not one of my best experiences."
"Well I should head over there. Don't want to be late. Tell mom and dad that I will be home late."
"Sure thing." Ryan replied as Seth rushed out of the house.
Ryan was about to take a shower after playing soccer with Luke and a bunch of other guys when the phone rang. He rushed to pick it up.
"Hello."
"Hey there. Are we still on for tonight?" Olivia asked.
"Yeah. I'll pick you up in about an hour. I just got back from hanging outside and I still need to take a shower."
"Well I'll be waiting for the doorbell."
"I'll get ready as quick as I can."
"See ya."
He put the phone back in place and headed towards the pool house to take that shower. Not in the shower for longer than ten minutes, he came out and put on his signature black t-shirt and tan colored pants. Ryan took a last look at his hair before entering the main house again. Sandy and Kirsten were home by that time so he mentioned about Seth arriving home late that night, or early the next morning depending on which way you look at it.
"Now that we know where Seth is, how about you? A date with Olivia?" Sandy questioned. Kirsten had a look on her face like she wanted to know too.
"Yeah, and I don't know when I'll be home either."
"As long as you get home safe that is all that matters." Kirsten replied.
"Bye you guys." Ryan said before he closed the door to leave.
Sandy and Kirsten talked over dinner about none other than Julie Cooper. It seems as though she decided to stay in New York permanently. The only question they had in their minds was if Marissa was going to return, or not before the school year would begin. They both figured that Ryan and Marissa decided to take some time apart, or that they broke up since she hasn't returned in two weeks like she first planned. Ryan looked okay with it and now having Olivia around it looks more likely that things fell apart. The only question that remains is if things would keep running as smooth. Kirsten had to remind Sandy that it was the boy's problem if they had trouble with the ladies.
Ryan arrived just as Olivia finished getting ready. They had hung out for a month and a half now and this would be considered their first official date. He felt that it was about enough time that he waited for Marissa to still remember that he existed. After the two weeks were up, Marissa decided to stay longer much to the disappointment for Ryan. Over the phone they had a huge fight similar to the ones they had in the past. The biggest problem with it this time was the endless miles that separated them. There was no room for, or better yet an enormous amount of room for space between them. Neither could just run next door and make things okay.
"Aren't you going to come in for a little bit? You looked like you were in another world." Olivia commented. She had no clue about Marissa and he really didn't plan on telling her. It looked as though Marissa decided to stay with her mother for good. Three months had past since she left, but once Olivia came into the picture, things looked more on the upside for him.
"Ryan, is everything okay?"
"Oh, uh yeah. Just was thinking about something. Sorry."
Damn it. She has on the same dress that Marissa had the day we went on that yacht. God Marissa looked good in that dress. No, wait. I am with Olivia now. She is in my past.
"Ryan, this is my mom and dad." Olivia picked up her purse from the table while he greeted the parents.
"Well bye mom and dad. Don't worry he'll bring me home on time. Love you. Bye."
Ryan was quiet until they got into the car. "Your parents seemed nice."
"I hope I didn't freak you out by introducing you to them. They just wanted to see who I have been hanging out with so they can keep me safe."
If they only knew that I was originally living in Chino. Then this would be cut short really quickly.
"No, I was not freaked out. Just surprised that they looked normal."
Olivia lightly punched Ryan in the arm at the comment. "As opposed to what Ryan?" she laughed.
"No, uh you know what I mean."
"Yeah. So ah where are we going?"
"It will be a surprise."
Surprise all right. I hardly have any money after spending it on Luke's present. Man do I hope he really liked that new surfboard.
Ryan being the clever person that he is took her to the beach. He would spend the least money there. When she saw where they stopped she had no complaints at all. The beach was her favorite place in the world.
"Ryan how did you know?"
"We introduced ourselves over there so naturally I wanted to go back. First meeting there hence first date here."
"That is just so sweet."
Wow that took no thought at all, and she loved it.
They just walked along the beach and talked about the up coming school year and a little more about themselves. He never mentioned the life in Chino he had. It might scare her off. When it came time to drive her home, he dropped her off, but held back a kiss. The timing did not feel right. Not to mention she looked like Marissa in that same dress.
As he entered the Cohen house Sandy and Kirsten were upstairs, but Seth was in the living room playing video games. He didn't look too happy.
"So how was your night?" Seth asked.
"I could ask the same with you." Ryan replied.
"Not good. My mouth had a mind of its own. Summer was a bit pissed again. She said she would try to convince her dad that I was normal and the she really loves me. She really didn't need to worry about her stepmom."
"Let me know how that goes. I'm going to call it a night. I have work early tomorrow at the Crab Shack."
"Alright man. Goodnight."
That same night...
"Oh Marissa you are back so soon. I expected you to come home later." Julie said.
"The movie wasn't that great so I left early."
"Maybe you could hang out with Matt. He was a nice guy."
"Mom, we broke up two weeks ago remember and I just want to stay home."
Julie's new boy toy heard that someone else was in the house so he walked downstairs to find Julie talking with Marissa. Marissa didn't know what to say. She never figured that she already would be with someone else. Julie just told her that she went out with the local gals that had nothing special planned, and here she was that all along she had been running off to see this man, or many others for that matter.
"Dad has been gone for less than four months and you are already with someone. How could you?" Marissa yelled.
"Marissa, I didn't want you to find out this way. He was supposed to be gone before you came back."
"How long has this been going on?"
Julie made a face that gave her the answer she was not looking for. Not knowing what else to do so she stormed out of the house and began walking down the street.
How could she? She had been lying to me all this time. She made things seem they were going fine, but was doing this behind my back. What am I going to do now?
There was a phone booth located on the corner so she grabbed some change from her pocket and called her grandmother's house. Her grandmother was surprised to get a call from her, but was pleased to hear that she decided to come back to Newport to live with her. After she hung up the phone, she walked back to the house to pack. Coming back wouldn't be easy, but after finding this out she knew that living with her mom would never be the same.
Julie protested as much as she had strength. Seeing that nothing would work, she gave her money for the flight back to Newport Beach. Not wanting to wait a minute more, she got most of her things together and took a cab to the nearest airport. This was the last time she gave her mother a chance to mend their relationship, and only because it seemed that things would be different with her dad gone. Even with her dad gone she would never change so the best thing to do was to leave.