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(AT THE COHEN HOUSE, SUMMER'S POV)

As I sat on the couch in the living room listening to Seth's parents discuss him coming to my place and how my dad left me alone.

"Sandy She's 17!" Kirsten cried.

"So?"

"Her dad left her alone without any message, she came home from school one day and he was gone."

"So my son has to leave his house and live with her?"

"Sandy she's alone."

"No!"

"Sandy please, they're not stupid."

"I know Kirsten."

"Don't you trust Seth?"

"I do, it's her I don't trust."

"That's okay " I said walking into the kitchen. "Thanks for trying It's okay though, I mean staying in a big mansion all by myself for who knows how long should be fun. I mean even if he never comes back at least I'll have learnt how to live by myself right? That should be interesting. I mean me, independent. Marrissa stayed with me for the past two weeks because she knows how much I hate to live alone, but I think I can manage. Oh and A lot of people don't trust me so don't worry the fact that one of my best friends dad doesn't trust me, well that's nothing."

"Nothing to what?" Sandy asked.

"Nothing to what I have been through in my life, but if you don't care which you obviously don't than I'll just leave." I cried stomping out.

"Summer wait!" I heard Cohen call as I ran as fast as I could before realizing that I didn't have a car with me.

I stopped and stood there waiting until I heard Cohen behind me, "I need a ride."

"Okay."

"Thank you."

"I'll drop you of and come back later."

"What?"

"I'll talk to my dad, and even if he still says no I'll come."

"Cohen don't you'll just get in trouble."

"Well screw that." Seth said. By now we were in the car.

"Cohen it will only make your Dad hate me more."

"He doesn't hate you."

I looked at him.

"He doesn't."

I kept looking at him.

"I promise."

(AT THE COHEN HOUSE, RYAN'S POV)

"Kirsten, Sandy." Haley called when we walked into the Cohen house.

"Haley, Ryan." Kirsten greeted coming towards us.

"I'll be in the poolhouse." I said turning towards the poolhouse.

"You okay Ryan?" Sandy said as I passed through the kitchen.

"Fine." I replied continuing to the poolhouse.

"I'm always here…"

"If I need you I know." I droned.

"Alright."

"Ya." I said hurrying my pace and finally reaching the poolhouse doors.

I climbed onto the bed and lay there remembering the day Marrissa told me she was leaving. I tried not to let the tears come again, and sat up reaching for the newest legion and starting to read. I had to do something to take my mind off of her.

(AT THE COHEN HOUSE, KIRSTEN'S POV)

"How are you?" I asked Haley.

"Fine." Haley lied.

"You sure?"

"It Ryan you should be worried about."

"Why?"

"He was crying."

"Ryan? No way." I said shocked.

"Yes way." Haley contradicted.

"When?"

"In the airport."

"Wow."

"He really loves her."

"And after everything they've already been through."

"Ya."

"I should go talk to him."

"Let me?" Haley asked.

"Why?" I asked back.

"Because I know what he's going through."

"I lost my best friend, I do too."

"We both lost our loved ones."

"Oh."

"Please?" Haley asked.

"I'm not stopping you." I said moving out of the way.

Haley quickly rushed out to the poolhouse and I stood there thinking. Haley has what it takes to talk to Ryan and I don't? I'm not the jealous type, but I want to be the one talking to my son.

(IN THE POOLHOUSE, RYAN'S POV)

I was lying on my bed wishing Marrissa had never left.

"Ryan?" I heard from the doorway.

"Haley?" I asked sitting up.

"What you up too?"

"Reading." I said holding up the comic from before.

"Didn't look like it."

"Well I was."

"Okay." Haley said backing off.

"What's up?"

"Nothing."

"That's why you came out here 'nothing'."

"Do you want to talk about it?"

"About what?" I asked playing dumb.

"Don't play dumb I'm better at it than you."

"Okay then."

"Are you sure you don't want to talk?"

"Yep."

"Okay, I'll just leave then." Haley agreed turning away.

"Why did she have to leave?" I sighed.

"I don't know."

"I mean, I miss her already."

"How do you think I feel?"

"What do you mean?"

"I lost Jimmy." Haley reminded.

"We didn't lose them. It's only four weeks."I said.

"Then why are you so sad?" Haley asked triumphantly.

"Umm."I said.

"Got you." Haley smiled.

"So maybe we lost them. They aren't here anymore. Why are you in my room?"I asked impatiently.

"Because you're obviously upset." Haley said.

"So?"

"And you don't want to talk to Kirsten or Sandy."

"So?"

"It was me or them. And I'll just sit here for awhile pretending we're talking." Haley shrugged.

"Why?"I asked suspiciously.

"Because that way if you want to talk I'll be here." Haley closed sitting back in her chair and closing her eyes.

Isat there for about thirty seconds opening and closing his mouth until he finally said something, "Doesn't it bug you?"

"Doesn't what bug me?" Haley asked opening her eyes.

"He said he left because he had no life here right?"I asked her.

"Ya." Haley agreed.

"What about you?" Haley asked.

"You're supposedly the love of his life. Aren't you enough to keep him here?"I explained further.

"I would think so." Haley said.

"Then doesn't it bug you that you're not?"I asked impatiently.

"No." Haley shrugged.

"Why not?"

"Because I know that's not why he left."

"I know that's not why he left. I'm asking doesn't it bug you that it's not enough to stop him?"

"No." Haley repeated.

"Why not?"I repeated.

"Think about it Ryan." Haley finished walking out of the poolhouse.

(AT THE COHEN HOUSE, SETH'S POV)

"No." Sandy said.

"Dad please." I argued.

"You are seventeen and are staying in the house." Sandy said.

"Dad." I said, "Come on."

"No." Sandy said.

"If you and mom left and Ryan never had come wouldn't you have wanted soemone with me?" I askd trying again.

"If I left, I obvioulsy didn't care enough for it to matter if there was anyone with you." Sandy said.

"Dad I can't leave her alone." I argued walking away.

"Don't you walk away from me." Sandy warned.

"Then let me go." I said turning.

"Go get her and come back." Sandy said.

"We don't need the talk." I said sarcastically.

"She can stay here." Sandy said.

"Really?" I asked.

"Better than you leaving." Sandy pointed out.

"Be back in a couple of hours." I said rushing to the door.

(IN THE POOLHOUSE, RYAN'S POV)

Was it because she loved him too much to let it bug her? No.

Was it because she knew how hard life was for him here? No.

Was it because he loved her no matter what? No.

Was it because she loved him too much to care? No.

Then what was it? Maybe all of the above. Ryan thought these thoughts after Haley left him and he wondered just what of what he thought was true.

He knew that Haley loved Jimmy.

He knew that Jimmy loved Haley.

He knew Jimmy's life here was hard.

He knew Haley could no longer run.

These facts he knew for sure.

Maybe it was that even thought they loved each other they had to be separate for now because each of the personal lives were to diverse to be shared. Haley could no longer be away from her family. And Jimmy could no longer be near his. Knowing that they loved each other might just be enough to keep them going everyday. Just that one small fact. Love.

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