A/N: this is short and sweet but done. Enjoy and read slow in hopes to make it last. Then review and beg for more. I might have mercy and give it.

Seth and Summer are sprawled in her room:

"So, should we throw Ryan a coming home party?" Summer asked with an extraordinary amount of pep.

"I don't know if he would want one...." Seth mumbled less enthusiastically back.

"Sure he would...once he was there!" Summer smiled sweetly at Seth.

"Right....like how Superman enjoys being in a pool of kryptonite." Seth mumbled sarcastically.

"Don't be snide with me Cohen!" Summer whined "I think it would be good for him, something to cheer him up."

"Right well, you talk to him about it. I can guess that he will tell you that he doesn't want one." Seth said shaking his head at her.

"I want it to be a surprise." Summer said snottily.

"No way." Seth spitted out quickly.

"Stop being such a party pooper! It will be fun and he will enjoy it!" Summer said a little more loudly than she should have.

"Ow." Seth mumbled rubbing his ear.

"Oh it doesn't hurt that bad, you big baby!" Summer glared at him.

"Oh contraire! It does!" Seth said a little louder than he should. Summer just glared at him.

Summer thought about throwing him out of her room because then this fight would definitely be considered a win for her. But at the same time she wanted him near her. She still felt a little weird about everything that had happened. She was dealing with that plus a hundred things of her own, stuff that she didn't want to get into. It was probably nothing. Surely it wasn't anything. The home tests were not always correct. She needed a party to plan! She needed a distraction...she didn't need these kinds of issues! It was still too early to tell anyway. It was silly of her to think it was even a possibility.

"Cohen, we are having this party!" Summer all out yelled at him.

"Why are you pushing this? He won't want one! This is supposed to be about Ryan isn't it?!" Seth screamed back.

"Why are you yelling at me daughter?" Summer's dad said calmly standing in her doorway.

"Daddy!" Summer beamed happily and bounced towards him.

"Oh. We were just having a loud conversation!" Seth smiled stupidly at Summer's dad.

"Right. Summer who is he?"

"Well Daddy...this is..um..my boyfriend Seth." She smiled shyly at her father.

Summer's father simply flicked his eyes back onto Seth for a second. He was far from what he expected his little girl to fall for. He seemed to...to...average and undaunting. He had no powerful presence in the room. Summer's father was quite aware that he himself had quite a presence; he had just falsely assumed that Summer would go for a man more like him. "I see." He glanced at his watch. "Did you forget that I was taking you out today?"

Summer could have hit herself. "Oh my gosh Daddy! I am so sorry!"

"You weren't at school so I thought I would check here." He smiled softly at his daughter ignoring Seth completely. The smile was not for him.

"It isn't Summer's fault...she was keeping company with me at the hospital. My brother and her friend Ryan was hurt last night...we just got home." Seth stumbled in his words. Man, did this guy have presence!

"I hope he is okay." The father said politely.

"Well he should be the guy who arrested him...I mean the guy who hurt him was arrested...this morning. He was at the hospital of all things stalking around...kind of scary if you really think about it...I think even kidnapped Marissa if I am not mistaken...heh heh." Seth babbled. Summer's father made him more nervous than he thought possible...his knees felt like caving in from under him.

Summer's father just lifted an eyebrow up at him. "Well Summer, do you want to go or should we reschedule? I have to warn you that I'm going to be quite busy these next few days..."

"I guess you do a lot of important stuff!? You know...you really have that vibe. They say important people have ...um well I don't know what they say...but I bet they say something!" Seth's voice squeaked. He felt like a complete idiot. The look on both Summer and her father's faces led him to believe that they agreed with him.

"Right Cohen." Summer's voice sounded a little disgusted. "We can go now Dad. I'll see you later Seth."

"I guess that is you way of telling me to leave." Seth softly mumbled.

"Yes! Now go!" Summer said out raising her voice but embarrassment pouring out of it.

"Ok, bye." Seth said quickly and took the hint and left the room.

Marissa stormed into her father's house. "Daddy!?" She cried. "Honey?" Jimmy mumbled coming out from another room. Marissa ran into his arms and took the hug she had been waiting for. "It is alright honey. It's all going to be okay." He said reassuringly. Marissa let herself cry. She spent the rest of the night telling her tale to her father and receiving comfort.

Seth went home. He wanted to comfort his embarrassed and sad self by consulting with his playstation. It was probably feeling neglected. His parents understood when he called them and told them he was going to camp there that night. Ryan was doing well and Seth needed a chance to unwind. He felt crappy. He was looking forward to a night all by his lonesome. Seth was comfortable in the lone wolf role. After all, he had played it most of his life. At least he couldn't embarrass himself by himself. Sandy said he would by later to set up a place for Ryan more centralized so he could recover easier. Seth looked forward to his father's appearance. He heard a knock on the door. It was Luke. Seth hid. He didn't want to be with Luke right now. He felt like being antisocial. He watched look bang on the door in frustration and felt a little bad. Not enough to open the door...but still. Luke left. Seth went back into his hideaway in his room.

Teresa left the hospital to get herself a hotel room. She needed a place to stay for the night and away from Oliver rang as a prime location. That meant that the hospital was out. She didn't know what had happened except that Kirstin had said that Ryan was in a bad mood and needed time to himself. Teresa was willing to allow this because she had intuition leading her to feel that his bad mood was result of Marissa. Teresa was getting happier every second. She parked her car outside the same old hotel she had stayed at earlier and went inside to get her room.

Eddie watched her from outside. He had staked out the hospital and waited to see her go. Now he would have a chance to get her alone and to explain things to her, to set things right between them. The morning seemed like a perfect time. He would spend the night in his car. Not completely comfortable...but bearable. Eddie had found himself calming down the past few hours. He had been in an accelerated high the last day and it was fading. He was feeling guilty. He had been acting crazy and he knew it. He was just lost on what to do. He was also still very angry. Somehow he sensed that if got anywhere around Ryan he would go crazy again. Perhaps it was a good thing. Then he could complete the crime he was going to rot in prison for....maybe a good thing.

Ryan was tired and grumpy. He knew Kirstin had warned people away from coming in his room. He did not blame her. He was cranky. He wanted Marissa to come back. He felt bad. He should have let her talk more. He was mad at her. He didn't want her back here, what was he saying? She had betrayed him. Marissa would never intentionally hurt him...there had to be more to this. He was so confused and to weak to really think about it. His consciousness was fading and the need to sleep was winning over his will to stay awake. He hated being injured...he hoped he would never be there again. He felt like he was pinned and bombs were exploding all around him and there was nothing he could do. He hated being helpless. He drifted into sleep.

A/N: Just closing out the day in the story. That was what this chapter was about. We will get to more good Ryan and Marissa stuff soon. That is what I'm looking forward to writing so...I should write it right! Anyway...now is the time to review and let me know if you like where I'm going.