Title: Home
Author(s): Sara and Lizzie
Rating: R
Disclaimer: The only thing we own is the psychotic plot that came from reading way to many Mary Higgins Clark books.
Two Days Later
"And it all comes down to you." –Stevie Nicks
Silence. That's all that passed through Marissa's car as Seth drove it to the Newport Marina. Ryan sat next to him in the front and Marissa sat in middle seat of the back, leaning forward and nervously biting her nails.
"Um, Seth?" Ryan asked cautiously, breaking the silence, "Exactly what are you planning on doing?"
"Anything to get her out of there." Seth said, steeling his glance straight- ahead. Marissa winced as he put his foot on the accelerator.
"No." Ryan said. "You can't just charge in there. We're going to have to be cool about this Seth. Just try not to do anything suicidal." Ryan urged.
Seth said nothing. It felt like an eternity until they reached the marina. Marissa walked along the docks until she spotted Oliver's boat.
They crept toward it. Before they could climb onto the deck, Ryan turned to Marissa. "I need you to stay here." He said. "I don't know what he's gonna do if he sees you. And I can't watch him if I'm scared shitless about you."
Marissa smiled. "I'll be right here."
Seth and Ryan quietly worked there way down the stairs to the lower cabin of the boat. Ryan marveled at the size of it. Oliver wasn't kidding when he said his parents were rich.
This is crazy, Ryan thought to himself. He had always known Seth to be so cautious. Ryan smiled despite himself. It all came down to the girls. For Seth, it was Summer. For him, it would always be Marissa.
In front of him, Seth stopped abruptly. The voice of Oliver. They heard Summer whimper something incoherent, and Seth tensed. Seth pushed opened the door next to him. He and Ryan both looked inside the room, and saw another door, slightly ajar.
Through the crack, Ryan could make out the forms of Oliver and Summer. He put a hand on Seth's shoulder and motioned for him to wait. Ryan crept up to the crack and looked through.
Seth followed him, shivering. It was like the damn Arctic in here. He shuddered to himself at the thought that Summer had been sitting here for four days.
Ryan turned to Seth. "We just have to wait for a good time. Please do not go charging in there."
Seth nodded. "Right. I'm cool."
'Yea right.' Ryan thought as they sat there listening to Oliver taunt Summer. Seth's hands kept clenching into fists.
Suddenly Ryan heard the click of a gun getting ready to shoot. Seth literally stopped breathing. Oliver's voice rang out. "Now, Summer. Get down on your knees." At the same time Ryan heard Summer sob, Seth flung the door open.
Seth didn't really know what had come over him. He heard the gun. He heard the ass hole tell his girlfriend to get on her knees and he had blown up. He strode into the room, shocked at how icy the air was. Even colder the adjacent room.
Next thing he knew, he was decking Oliver in the face. And not just once. Seth had never been the attacker before, but now he rained punches down on Oliver's face.
Vaguely, as though in the distance, he heard Ryan's voice. "Get her out of here now!" he was screaming. Seth scooped up the still sobbing Summer and ran. He heard a heavy thud behind him and what he hoped were Ryan's footsteps.
Seth practically jumped back onto the dock. He gently set down Summer and started rubbing her freezing arms with his hands. She shook her head, her sobs growing more hysterical. Seth was struck for a moment. He'd never seen Summer really cry.
Seth forced himself to get control and wrapped his arms around Summer. "It's all ok baby." He whispered. "It's over now." Ryan appeared on the dock.
"Car. Now." He said, grabbing Marissa's hand and pulling her into a run. Summer could barely stand, let alone run, so Seth just scooped her up again. When they reached the car, he tossed the keys to Marissa, and climbed into the backseat with Summer.
"What happened to Oliver?" Seth asked Ryan.
"Knocked him out." Ryan answered nonchalantly.
Marissa thrust the keys in the ignition and turned them. She glanced back at Summer. "I'm taking her to a hospital right now."
"No." Summer murmured. "Coop just take me home."
Marissa considered this, then nodded and turned right onto the road that would take them to Summer's house.
"Where are you going?" Summer asked.
"I'm taking you home sweetie." Marissa said gently. Seth shook his head.
"She means my house."
"Oh." Said Marissa. "Right." She U turned in the opposite direction, and remained silent the rest of the way to the Cohen's.
Author(s): Sara and Lizzie
Rating: R
Disclaimer: The only thing we own is the psychotic plot that came from reading way to many Mary Higgins Clark books.
Two Days Later
"And it all comes down to you." –Stevie Nicks
Silence. That's all that passed through Marissa's car as Seth drove it to the Newport Marina. Ryan sat next to him in the front and Marissa sat in middle seat of the back, leaning forward and nervously biting her nails.
"Um, Seth?" Ryan asked cautiously, breaking the silence, "Exactly what are you planning on doing?"
"Anything to get her out of there." Seth said, steeling his glance straight- ahead. Marissa winced as he put his foot on the accelerator.
"No." Ryan said. "You can't just charge in there. We're going to have to be cool about this Seth. Just try not to do anything suicidal." Ryan urged.
Seth said nothing. It felt like an eternity until they reached the marina. Marissa walked along the docks until she spotted Oliver's boat.
They crept toward it. Before they could climb onto the deck, Ryan turned to Marissa. "I need you to stay here." He said. "I don't know what he's gonna do if he sees you. And I can't watch him if I'm scared shitless about you."
Marissa smiled. "I'll be right here."
Seth and Ryan quietly worked there way down the stairs to the lower cabin of the boat. Ryan marveled at the size of it. Oliver wasn't kidding when he said his parents were rich.
This is crazy, Ryan thought to himself. He had always known Seth to be so cautious. Ryan smiled despite himself. It all came down to the girls. For Seth, it was Summer. For him, it would always be Marissa.
In front of him, Seth stopped abruptly. The voice of Oliver. They heard Summer whimper something incoherent, and Seth tensed. Seth pushed opened the door next to him. He and Ryan both looked inside the room, and saw another door, slightly ajar.
Through the crack, Ryan could make out the forms of Oliver and Summer. He put a hand on Seth's shoulder and motioned for him to wait. Ryan crept up to the crack and looked through.
Seth followed him, shivering. It was like the damn Arctic in here. He shuddered to himself at the thought that Summer had been sitting here for four days.
Ryan turned to Seth. "We just have to wait for a good time. Please do not go charging in there."
Seth nodded. "Right. I'm cool."
'Yea right.' Ryan thought as they sat there listening to Oliver taunt Summer. Seth's hands kept clenching into fists.
Suddenly Ryan heard the click of a gun getting ready to shoot. Seth literally stopped breathing. Oliver's voice rang out. "Now, Summer. Get down on your knees." At the same time Ryan heard Summer sob, Seth flung the door open.
Seth didn't really know what had come over him. He heard the gun. He heard the ass hole tell his girlfriend to get on her knees and he had blown up. He strode into the room, shocked at how icy the air was. Even colder the adjacent room.
Next thing he knew, he was decking Oliver in the face. And not just once. Seth had never been the attacker before, but now he rained punches down on Oliver's face.
Vaguely, as though in the distance, he heard Ryan's voice. "Get her out of here now!" he was screaming. Seth scooped up the still sobbing Summer and ran. He heard a heavy thud behind him and what he hoped were Ryan's footsteps.
Seth practically jumped back onto the dock. He gently set down Summer and started rubbing her freezing arms with his hands. She shook her head, her sobs growing more hysterical. Seth was struck for a moment. He'd never seen Summer really cry.
Seth forced himself to get control and wrapped his arms around Summer. "It's all ok baby." He whispered. "It's over now." Ryan appeared on the dock.
"Car. Now." He said, grabbing Marissa's hand and pulling her into a run. Summer could barely stand, let alone run, so Seth just scooped her up again. When they reached the car, he tossed the keys to Marissa, and climbed into the backseat with Summer.
"What happened to Oliver?" Seth asked Ryan.
"Knocked him out." Ryan answered nonchalantly.
Marissa thrust the keys in the ignition and turned them. She glanced back at Summer. "I'm taking her to a hospital right now."
"No." Summer murmured. "Coop just take me home."
Marissa considered this, then nodded and turned right onto the road that would take them to Summer's house.
"Where are you going?" Summer asked.
"I'm taking you home sweetie." Marissa said gently. Seth shook his head.
"She means my house."
"Oh." Said Marissa. "Right." She U turned in the opposite direction, and remained silent the rest of the way to the Cohen's.