AN: thank you guys for the feedback. I'm sorry it's taken me so long to get it out, but I have a life outside of this computer. I'm not sure when the next chapter will be up since starting next week I'm working full time, full time school, and riding with the local EMT on the weekends. So life is kind of hectic. I will try to get the next chapter out though sometime.
"Seth, sorry we couldn't be here when you got home, but the Gruesome Twosome are throwing some important dinner party. Of course we were forced into going. If you would like to expose yourself to it you are more them welcome to come. If not we will see you when we got home. Love dad"
He was glad that they had to taken a later flight then planned unless he would have to suffer though one of those horrible parties. He would be forced to smile and act as though they were one happy family. When truth be told they were one screwed up family if anything. He turned around and reached into the fridge for a soda before he grabbed the phone to call Marissa.
"You better be home Cohen," Marissa said as she answered the phone.
"I'm home, but everyone is over at your mother's house," Seth said as he plopped down on the couch.
"I know I got the message. My mom wants me to stop over tonight."
"Should we go, or what till another time to make out New Port Arrival?" Seth asked with a small smile.
"Maybe we should go and get it over with."
"So you opting for the fast painful death over the slow drawn out death."
"Cohen, it won't be that bad."
"Who knows," Seth said trying to act upset.
"Pick you up in ten."
"Fine," Seth said before he hung up the phone.
They stood in front of the doors to the mansion neither one of them ready to face what would happen inside. Back in NYC everything was perfect between the two of them. There wasn't any major drama, but now who knew what was going to happen. They didn't even know if Ryan would be here or not. They assumed that he was since Kristen had said something about him working for the Newport group now to save some money.
Seth took a deep breath before he looked over at Marissa. Just by how he looked anyone could tell he was unsure of what was going to happen this trip. "You know it's not to late to turn around"
Marissa didn't say a word just stepped in closer to Seth and wrapped her arms around his neck. In a soft tone she said, "Cohen we have to do this at some point. Everyone knows we are coming back."
He leaned in closer to her as he put his forehead against hers. "I know, I've just enjoyed the past three months away from all this drama I'm not ready to face what's behind those doors," he said before her turned to noticed the door had opened
There was a dead silence as they all stood there. They all wished that someone would say something first, but no one wanted to be the first to speak. They hadn't spoken in a few months, and even with the distance feeling couldn't be mended. "Ryan, you ready to go?" They heard from inside the house before Theresa walked out the front door to join him. "Seth, Marissa I didn't know you guys were back in town," she said as she walked over and have both of them a hug.
"We just got in. My mom wanted me to stop over," Marissa said as she tried to keep a light mood between the four of them, but she noticed the glances between Ryan and Seth.
"Okay, well there a party going on down at the beach tonight. You guys are more then welcome to join us if you like," Theresa said.
Marissa looked at Ryan, but couldn't read his emotions on the subject so she said, "Maybe we will after we see my mom."
"Okay it's down on Ocean Ave you can't miss it."
"Okay see you then," Marissa said before she took Seth hand and walked into the house.
Ryan could not believe that Theresa had told Seth and Marissa about the party. He didn't want them there and of all people she should know that. As they walked to the car he kept his mouth shut until he knew no one could heard him. "What were you thinking telling them about the party?"
Theresa stopped dead in her tracks and looked Ryan in the eyes. "Seth is your brother. You are not suppose to hold anger towards him this long."
"If he was my brother," Ryan said as he looked at the house before he turned back to Theresa. "He wouldn't have kissed my girlfriend,"
"You don't still love her do you?" Theresa asked as she looked right into Ryan's eyes as she searched for the truth.
"No," Ryan said firmly.
"Then why should you still care?" Theresa asked. "You have me now." She said before she leaned in for a gentle kiss.
He couldn't kiss her he was still upset over what he had saw. "I'm still mad at you for asking them to come."
"Fine Ryan, but you are going to be the one missing out of a great friendship," she said as she got into the car.
As Marissa and Seth walked into the house they both tried to figure out what to say. Neither one of them could come up with words before they were bombard by family. Seth was hugged so tight as Kristen said, "I've missed you so much."
Seth put on his best grasping for air act as he tried to say, "Mom, I can't breath." Kristen held on a big longer before she finally let him go. "Thank god I can breath again," he said with a sigh as he stepped back from his mom.
"Seth you behave," Sandy said with a small laugh as he gave his son a small hug in comparison to his wife's hug. "I didn't think you would come."
Seth looked over at Marissa who, like Seth, was being hugged to death by her father. "Marissa thought we should," Seth said.
"She knows what best," Julie said as she walked into the lobby and made herself known.
"Yeah, Ryan just left," said Rachel as she put her arm around Jimmy.
"We ran into him outside," Marissa said as she walked closer to Seth. It felt weird being here, and she needed someone to make it a little easier.
"So how was your trip?" Caleb asked as he walked up behind his grandson and gentle put his arm around Seth's shoulders.
"It was fine. We missed the morning flight, because someone forget to set her alarm," Seth said in a playful tone as he looked at Marissa.
"Hey, it wasn't all my fault," Marissa said before she paused for a minute. "You could have set it also," said added in a playful banter. It was almost like they had for gotten that everyone else was in the room.
"Just as long as you guys made it," Jimmy said with a look of wonder on his face. Trying to figure out what was going on.
"yeah," Julie added in as she walked up besides her husband.
"We should go out back and learn more about their life in New York," Jimmy said.
The party was in full blast on the beach, and everyone was having a blast. Almost everyone. "What do you mean Cohen and Coop might be stopping over tonight?" Summer asked as she pushed though the crowd with Ryan following close behind. "How in the world did they even find out about it?" She turned around to face Ryan and add. "Don't even say your girlfriend because she will be dead."
"She thought it would be a good idea. Said something that I should hold this against my brother," Ryan said as he leaned against the post for the deck. " I bet they won't even show up."
"They better not if they know what is good for them," she said.
"Yeah," he said as they both leaned back against the post scanning over the party. It was then that they spotted them. "Chino your girlfriend is dead. Once I kill theses two first," she said as she started to walk towards them. She was in a rage of emotions and nothing was going to stop her.
He wanted to stop her, but he knew if he tried he would be on the receiving end of the punches. Instead he just followed her and kept his mouth shut.
"What they hell do you guy's think you are going here?" Summer yelled at them.
"We were asked to come," Seth said he tried to be strong, but anyone could tell him was scared.
"You aren't wanted here," Summer said as she looked them in the eyes.
"Summer, cool down we will leave if that's what you want," Marissa said.
"Coop, you two should never have come here. How can you show your face around her after what you two did?" Summer asked she really did want the answer, but she knew she wasn't going to get the truth.
"What the hell did we even do? So what we ended up having feeling towards one another. Is that a crime?" Seth said with anger in his voice. He was so upset and he knew he shouldn't be he should just walk away but he could.
"It was the way you two fucking did it man," Ryan said as she step forward and for the first time open his mouth. "I mean you two ruined something great between us. Seth you ruined not only our friendship, but you and Summer were just fixing what had been broken a year before," he said as he looked at Seth, and then turn to Marissa and said, "Will you just fucked things up with me, but then again that's all you were good for." Ryan looked at her then away.
"Don't talk to her like that," Seth said as he stepped closer to Ryan ready to punch him. He wanted it so bad.
"Why she just going to do the same to you," Ryan said as he moved closer as he let Seth know he was ready to fight.
"Nope not this time man, this if different," he said as he looked at Marissa. "I love her man, and your know what this isn't worth beating the crap out of you," Seth said as he stepped away. "We're leaving."