Disclaimer: I don't own the characters from the OC...not even my beloved Seth.
A/n: This is a series of scenes. Piece them together as you like. There's a bit of a music and poetry connection here. Read between the lines and fine what it's all about!
Sorry about the spelling and locations of some things; I live in Oz!!
"See ya, mom. We'll be back on Monday!"
It was the start of the summer holidays; Ryan, Marissa, Summer and Seth were heading down to Dana Point for one whole weekend of sun, surf, fishing, love and best of all, no parents!!
He loaded the eskys in the back of the four-wheel-drive, then turned around and kissed his mother on the cheek.
"And don't worry, okay? We'll be fine." He added with a little smirk. "What trouble can a bunch of sixteen-year-olds get into anyway?"
Kirsten Cohen bit her bottom lip anxiously. It wasn't that she didn't trust him; she didn't know him enough not to trust him. It was more that...
Sandy's arm gripped her shoulder. "Honey, don't worry. He knows to call if he's in trouble. Now all we have to do is spend the whole weekend worrying." He smiled and lifted his hand to shield his eyes against the early morning sun.
Seth couldn't believe it. Away from everything; school, family, work...all for two days in which he'd be doing everything he loved. If he died on Monday he knew he'd die content.
The horn beeped loud behind him. "Coh-en, hurry up! I wanna get there some time today!"
Seth smiled at her and turned back to his parents. "Yes, I know to call if I'm in trouble, I know to keep my hands off Summer--" he shot a pointed look at his dad. "—and I know you are going to call me every ten minutes." Kirsten shut her mouth slowly.
"So everybody put your best suit or dress on, let's make believe that we are wealthy for just this once...lighting firecrackers off on the front lawn as thirty dialogues bleed into one..."
"Eww, Seth, how can you like this...music?" Summer pulled a face of pained disgust at him.
"It's Death Cab for Cutie! They are one of the greatest bands alive, Summer."
"Coop, what do you think?" Summer said, looking for allies.
"Death Cab's gotta been one of my faves, Summ, sorry." Marissa called from the back seat.
"Pssh." She reached down and switched off the stereo. "Lets talk, Cohen. We never do that anymore."
"But we do other interesting stuff..." He couldn't help but smile to remember their last encounter together...
I love you Cohen...
"But that's not talking, Seth. Most couples do a little bit of talking now and then."
He sighed. Summer was great but they only connected on a physical level. Sometimes he missed Anna for someone he could really talk to without feeling like an idiot.
"Okay, lets talk."
Summer sat quiet for a second, her brows knitted together as she tried to think of something, anything, that they both shared.
"Come, as you are, as you were, as I want you to be. As a friend, as a friend, as an old enemy..."
A knock at the door.
"Ryan? Sorry...can – can we talk?"
Seth stood in the door frame, the pale light from the hallway making him seem like a shadow.
"Sure. What's going on?" Ryan paused as he pulled off his headphones. "Is this about Summer?"
"Where's Marissa?" Seth always went to Ryan for advice. "Coz, you know man, I just want--"
"She's with Summer." He said shortly.
Another fight, thought Seth.
"I...just...we've been getting kind of...close lately....Summer and me." He took a breath, swallowed his nervousness. It's Ryan you're talking to, he reminded himself. He's the been there, done that guy.
"You're gunna go for it man? And you came to tell me. Um okay, I'm happy for you man but..."
"I just need some, you know, advice. Come on, Ryan."
Ryan looked at him from the corner of his eyes. Finally he sighed. "Okay, what do you want to know...?"
He pulled her closer. "Summer, we've been together for a while now...I – I love you."
Summer's brown eyes stared into his. "Me too, Cohen."
"Are you sure you want to do this?" He asked as they tumbled onto the bed.
"Yes..."
........Your very features
Love defined
Your very thoughts
They fill my mind
My heart it beats
In time with thine
The whole world crumbles
You'll still be mine.......
To be continued. chapter two: Has Seth done something he regrets?