A few hours later, the four of them were sprawled out on the sailboat Seth had rented sitting out on the Pacific Ocean. Ryan and Marissa were sitting back leaning against one of the rails, while Summer and Seth were both sitting on the opposite side of the boat.
Summer: So what do we do now…sit here?
Ryan: Pretty much.
Summer: How entertaining.
Seth: Well Summer, if you'd like to swim back to the shore, be my guest.
Summer: Cohen, I can't even see the shore anymore…you've got us so far out here.
Seth: Don't worry; I'll get us back safe a sound.
Summer: You don't have the best track record.
Seth shot a glance at Summer, and Ryan and Marissa who were sitting back listening to them bicker, were laughing at them.
Ryan: You know man; she's got a point there.
Seth: Oh, great, so my girlfriend and my brother are teaming up on me. How about you Marissa, anything to add?
Marissa: No, I think Sum pretty much hit the nail on the head.
Seth: Okay, so if we're all done making fun of…well, me, can I get a change of topic?
The three others in the boat stared at Seth.
Seth: So…party tonight, should be great.
Summer: Oh my God, I can't believe we leave tomorrow.
Marissa: I know…I don't want to go home.
Seth glanced over at Summer, and then towards Marissa, just thankful they weren't talking about him. Meanwhile, Marissa looked up at Ryan, who moved his arm and wrapped it around her shoulders.
Summer: Me either, back to reality…and school, and homework…and oh my God, college applications…
Seth, Ryan and Marissa all sat back listening to Summer speak.
Summer: …and then the next thing we know, it'll be prom, and then graduation, and then we'll all leave and go to college. And before we know it we'll have jobs and responsibilities and possibly children!
Marissa: Okay Sum…calm down, why don't we try to get through our senior year first.
Summer suddenly snapped out of it.
Summer: Right, sorry…I guess I was rambling.
Seth: That's my girl.
Summer: Damn you Cohen, your incessant rambling has worn off on me.
Seth: Summer, you love my rambling.
Summer opened her mouth to retort but Seth cut her off.
Seth: Don't try to deny it.
Seth moved towards Summer, trying to tickle her but he ended up just rocking the boat, and making a fool out of himself. As this was going on, Marissa turned to Ryan and lay her head on his shoulder.
Marissa: I don't want the summer to end.
Ryan: Me either…
Ryan looked down at Marissa.
Ryan: …it's been one interesting summer.
Marissa: Yeah, safe to say our plan to try and be as normal as possible didn't work.
Ryan: I don't know…it wasn't so much us as it was everything going on around us.
Marissa: It was us too…
Ryan: Yeah, but it doesn't matter now.
Summer: Hey, what are you guys talking about?
Marissa: Just reminiscing on the summer.
Summer: Who would have ever thought this summer would turn out like this?
Marissa, Ryan and Seth: (In unison) Yeah.
Marissa: I thought I was going to spend the summer miserable and alone…actually at the beginning of the summer I thought I was going to spend the rest of my life miserable and alone.
Summer: Hey, I was right there with ya.
Ryan: I thought I was on my way back to Chino, ready for grueling over worked, and underpaid construction jobs, and preparing myself for the possibility of fatherhood.
Seth: I didn't know what I was going to do…I just decided to sail to Tahiti because I had always planned on it. I mean, where else was I going to go?
Summer: Yeah, we were all miserable, and you were splashing around in the Pacific Ocean.
Ryan: But hey, we're all together now right?
Marissa: Yeah.
Seth: It all managed to work itself out, it's surprising…I'm suddenly getting the feeling that I should have seen more of Marissa crying and more of Ryan brooding.
Marissa: I think I'll take it just the way it was. It wasn't perfect…but it was close.