A New Life to Live

Disclaimer: Unfortunately I do not own the original O.C. characters

CH. 1 Surprises

Both Seth and Ryan were gone. The whole house was quiet. Just yesterday Seth was rambling on about something, and Ryan was just being Ryan. Kirsten cried Sandy tried to keep himself busy.

Marissa couldn't stand living in the "haunted mansion" with her Mom and Caleb.

Summer just sat in her room and cried for Seth, she wasn't even talking to Marissa.

A week later.

Marissa heard a knock on her door, thinking it was her Mom or Summer she didn't bother to answer it. The person knocked again so she got up and opened it to find Ryan standing there. "What are you doing here?" "Turns out the baby wasn't mine or Eddie's." She just stood there for a minutes looking at him, then she kissed him passionately. "God, I've missed you Ryan." "I've missed you too." "Do you wanna grab some lunch?" "Yeah, sure."

Ryan and Marissa walked into the Crab Shack to find Kirsten and Sandy eating lunch. "Sandy, look there's Ryan!" "He can't be he's in Chino." Sandy said while turning around to find Ryan. "How long are you here for?" Kirsten asked almost in tears. "Till I get kicked outa the house that is if I'm aloud to move back in." "Of course" Kirsten told him now in tears. "You can even move into the house." Sandy offered. "its o.k., I'm comfortable in the pool house." Ryan explained. "Sandy, one of our boys are home!" Kirsten said happily. "Hold on isn't Seth around?" Ryan asked. Then Kirsten broke down crying again thinking of Seth. "Seth left last week, all we got was a letter, he didn't say when he's going to be home or where he's going." Sandy tried to explain calmly. "How come you guys didn't call to say my brother was gone." Ryan said now upset. Kirsten and Sandy we're in shock hearing Ryan referring to Seth as his brother. "We were going to but we didn't want you to worry." Sandy told him.

Summer had spent the last week in her room crying, watching The Valley, and eating ice cream. When her phone rang it said "Cohen". She thought it was a joke or some got a hold of his phone. She answered it any way.

"Hello?"

"Hey!"

"Cohen, is that you? Where are you?" She asked all panicky.

"Whoa, calm down Summer. Before I tell you where I am, you have to promise me you won't tell my parents or anyone else we talked. That Includes Marissa! Promise?"

"Mmmmhmmm." Was all Summer could say.

"I'm in Tahiti like I said I would be."

"When are you gonna be back?"

"Baby, I honestly can't answer that right now."

Summer didn't say anything she was too busy trying to hold back the tear, but a few minutes later she couldn't hold back the tears any longer.

"Seth I want you home I miss you!" She sobbed.

Seth tried to calm her down over the phone but it was useless. "Summer baby, calm down, I'll be home as soon as I straighten my life out. I promise. I love you so much its killing me not having you here, because I miss you."

"I love you too." She told calming down a little now.

"I gotta go, I e-mail you, and remember our promise, O.K."

"Mmmhmm, Love you too, bye"

"Bye." Then Seth hung up