Disclaimer: Only in my wildest fantasies do I own the OC. So yeah, I wish...

Author's Note: I'm so forgetful! Lordy, I've had this done for weeks. I'm soo sorry. This is where it starts to get a little more PG-13, except for that one word in the last chapter. You can start now, I'm done.

Chapter Six

Reunited

It must've been about 8:30 when the morning sun begun to shine through the blinds of the Cohen's pool house. The bright light caused Marissa and Ryan to stir and open their eyes to a squint. Marissa remembered that she had woken up earlier without clothes on. She couldn't remember a thing, so this is what Ryan felt like after the accident...

"Ryan, are you awake?"

"Yeah, barely."

"What happened last night? I have no recollection, whatsoever."

"Well, we went out to dinner with Sandy, Kirsten, Summer, and Seth. And then we came here."

"Did we do anything?" Ryan realized that she was again wearing the dress she'd been wearing the night before, and he decided not to tell her that she had kind of embarrassed herself.

"No."

"Are you sure? I mean, earlier, I woke up in my underwear."

"Yes, Marissa, I'm sure. You don't want to know what you did."

"Yeah, I do."

Oh well, too bad for Ryan's plan. "Fine then, you tried to get me to have sex with you and I politely refused."

"Thank you. I mean, I'm a little pissed, but thanks all the same."

"What do you mean, you're pissed? Pissed about what?"

"Nothing, my head's banging. I should probably call my dad and tell him where I am." Marissa sidetracked, but her head really was banging and she really should call her dad.

"Stop beating around the bush, then you can call your dad. Tell me what pisses you off."

"Well, it's just that you can screw Theresa, no problem, and when I want the same thing, you won't."

"Marissa, you know it's only because I love you. I didn't feel that way about Theresa."

"Oh, that's a nice way to talk about a dead person." Marissa said sarcastically.
"Well, you know it's the truth. Call Jimmy and then we'll go in and have something to eat."

"Mmm, kay."

Marissa went to her small clutch and picked out her cell phone. And pressed the 2 down hard, for dad.

"Hello?" A raspy voiced woman picked up the phone.

"Hailey? Whoa, that didn't sound like you."

"Well, you know, I haven't had my coffee yet."

"Hail, who is it?" Marissa heard her dad in the background and Hailey's answer back, "Marissa."

"Hey Marissa, I'm gonna put your dad on, OK?"

"Yeah."

"Marissa, sweetie, what's up, where are you?"

"Dad, I know I was supposed to spend the night at your place, but I wasn't in a condition to drive so I spent the night at the Cohens'."

"With Ryan?"

"Yes, dad, if you must know. Yes, I spent the night with Ryan. I'm gonna eat something here and then head to you. K?"

"Yeah sure, 'Rissa."

"Bye Daddy. See you soon. Love you."

"Love you too, bye, Sweetheart."

Marissa got off the phone, linked her arm through Ryan's and they headed out to the dining room, where Kirsten, Sandy, and Seth were sitting at the table. When Ryan entered the room, no one saw Marissa... yet.

"Good morning, Ryan," Sandy and Kirsten said almost in unison.

"Hey, Ryan..." Seth said a second after his parents had finished, "and Marissa. It's a pleasure to see you first thing in the morning, did you just wake up?"

"Yes, Seth, I did just wake up." Sandy and Kirsten gave each other 'oh really' looks, but didn't say a word. Awkward silence soon followed her comment until Ryan broke it.

"So, Marissa, what do you want to eat? I can make something, or there's always cereal."

"Umm... are there eggs?"

"Yeah, how do you like them cooked?"

"Scrambled, please."

Marissa and Ryan finished eating breakfast. Ryan walked Marissa out to her car, and gave her a good-bye kiss. He wanted her to stay, but knew she, at the very least, had to go home and change. He was going to be bored, he guessed he could play 'Grand Theft Auto: Vice City' but, any game was better with some one else. Ryan decided he could use a day to himself, and went inside.

Marissa drove to her dad's and found Jimmy and Hailey glowing.

"What's going on?" Marissa asked. Hailey flopped her left hand forward, ring finger slightly raised; a ginormous 5-karat diamond ring swallowed it. It was obvious to Marissa, Jimmy had proposed, Hailey had said yes.

"Wow, Dad. Good for you guys." Marissa felt her connection with Seth deepen, now, not only was she his step-aunt, but she was also going to be his cousin. She left to go change.

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After Marissa left the Cohen house, Summer came by, since she and Seth had made plans the night before. Seth dragged Summer to his room.

He had Transatlanticism, the latest Death Cab for Cutie album playing.

"Sorry, but I wanted to be alone. Just you, Captain Oats, and me. Come on, bring him out..."

Summer pulled the plastic horse out of her bag, and said, "Well, I brought Princess Sparkle, too. She didn't want to say goodbye to Captain Oats, just yet."

A few minutes later and the title track of the CD was on quietly. Seth and Summer sat barefoot on Seth's bedroom floor.

"I'm a pretty princess." 'Princess Sparkle' said to 'Captain Oats'.

"Yes, Summer, you are. You are my pretty princess." Seth leaned over to Summer and kissed her gently. Summer grabbed his head and started running her fingers through his hair. She kissed him harder. The couple stood up, took a breath each and Summer pulled Seth's shirt up, over his head and threw it onto the floor. She pushed him onto his bed and slinked out of her mini-skirt. She straddled his half-naked body and leaned in for more kisses. They sat like that for minutes.

The rhythm of my footsteps crossing foot lands to your door

Have been silenced forever more

The distance is quite simply much too far for me to row

It seems farther than ever before

Oh no

I need you so much closer

I need you so much closer

I need you so much closer

I need you so much closer

I need you so much closer

I need you so much closer

I need you so much closer

I need you so much closer

Seth pulled away from his girlfriend and asked, "Summer, you're sure about this?"

"Well, Cohen, let me think... Uh, yeah. Besides, it's not any thing we haven't done before."

"Yeah, but Summer you put a no-sex rule on our relationship."

"I don't care anymore, Cohen. Did you listen to the last line that we heard? I need you so much closer, well Cohen, I do. I need you so much closer."

"Summer... I wouldn't want you to regret this later."

At that Summer pulled her t-shirt over her head. She knew Seth wouldn't be able to resist now...

"Whatever you say, Summer. Yes." With his permission she pushed him down and lay on top of him. He undid his pants and she helped dropped them to the side of the bed, amidst all of their other clothes.

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Author's Note: OK, so that was a little short, I'm sorry. I, for some reason, wanted to end with Seth and Summer's reunion, hence the title of the chapter. So, Jimmy and Hailey are getting married, what about that? That kind of makes me happy, I like Hailey and I think Jimmy deserves to be happy, after all, he's put up with Julie Cooper for so long. But, there's not only the sappiness that I love, but it gives me a little more drama with Marissa. You'll just have to wait until the next chapter for that. Some one asked for more SS, well there you go... RM, and SS next chapter. Maybe we'll get a little Julie jealousy goin' on in the next chapter... I'm not really sure yet. Oh and if you're wondering why Marissa called Jimmy and not Julie it's because of two reasons: 1) Marissa was spending a couple days with her dad (joint custody) and 2) do you know Julie Cooper? She would, like, get Ryan arrested or something. She hates him. Marissa knew Jimmy would be more understanding. So yeah... I'll start the next chapter soon, because the sooner I start, the sooner I finish, and then, ultimately, update sooner. I haven't really decided when (and if) Julie will find out about the money... What do y'all think? Tell me, majority rules.

Countdown to the OC: Season 1 DVD in 43 days (OCtober 26th), I can't wait, my mom ordered it for me.

Countdown to the OC: Season 2 Premiere in 52 days (November 4th), it sounds better each time I write it. Maybe that's because it gets lower each time I write it.

Toodles!