To Kirsten's surprise, the party was going well so far. Jimmy and Hailey looked as happy as ever, the kids were all getting along, Caleb was keeping his distance, and the tension was at a minimum, all things considered.

Ryan and Lindsay sat together sipping punch and Ryan tried to think of something to say to her that wouldn't make things awkward. "Have you read over that chapter for physics yet?"

Lindsay could tell he was nervous and she found it incredibly adorable. "Sort of. I tried, but after I realized I was putting at least 7 dots at the bottom of every page, I decided to just wait until I could actually focus on it, but who knows when that will be. Hopefully my lab partner can help me out. He can be an idiot, but he knows his physics."

They shared a smile. "He'd be happy to help you get caught up," he assured her. "Especially if it means he can be your study buddy." He winked at her and she wondered what exactly he meant by 'study buddy.'

"I'm lucky to have a lab partner who's so sweet, and understanding, and..." Lindsay's hand had somehow found Ryan's underneath the table. They shared a smoldering look, and her senses clouded as she added, "such a good kisser."

Breaking the spell for a moment, Luke approached the pair and sat down across from them. "Cool party."

Ryan smiled, concealing his frustration with the interruption. "Luke this is Lindsay. Lindsay, Luke."

They smiled and greeted each other awkwardly. "So Lindsay, Ryan tells me you're new to Harbor this year?"

Ryan's hand pulled away from hers and rested on her knee. As he started to slide it slightly up and down, going a little higher each time, and she found it difficult to speak. "Uh...Yeah."

"Do you like it there?"

His hand abandoned her knee and he took a sip of his punch. "Yeah, it's not bad." She gave Ryan's thigh a gentle squeeze, then rested her hand there. "It was kind of rough at first, but I've met some really great people."

Ryan's eyes widened at her touch, but he tried not to show any reaction. He wracked his mind for something to talk to Luke about so maybe he wouldn't notice Ryan's face flush as Lindsay slowly moved her hand higher and towards his inner thigh. "Soccer," he blurted out, hoping his breathing didn't sound as heavy as it was.

Luke gave him a strange look. "What?"

Lindsay tried to contain her smile. When she spotted Kirsten walk by several yards away, she removed her hand and a moment later, she waved at her sister. Ryan's eyes followed the direction of hers, but he turned back towards Luke. "Did you go out for the soccer team in Portland?" He quickly glanced over his shoulder, seeing that Kirsten was back in the house, and he decided to give Lindsay a taste of her own medicine.

"Yeah. It was weird playing on a team with guys that I hardly knew, but other than that it wascool. Have you guys started thinking about colleges yet?"

Ryan shrugged, and Lindsay began to talk about her plans. She found it extremely difficult with Ryan's hand inflicting the same torture that hers had on him. "I want to go to Yale and study psychology."

"Oh are you going to be like, a shrink?"

She shrugged, no longer able to think clearly. "What do you want to do?"

As Luke explained his plans, Ryan's hand grew a little bit bolder and Lindsay nearly gasped. A moment later, Luke was gone. He'd said something about food, but neither Ryan nor Lindsay was sure what he'd said. As soon as he left, Hailey appeared. She had always gotten a kick out of teasing Ryan, so she wasn't about to miss the chance to do it again. "Hey Ryan."

His hand pulled away from Lindsay immediately. He was getting really tired of having to stay separated from her when he craved to have some physical contact with her so badly. Nothing big, just some indication that there was more than friendship between them. "Hailey," he nodded and smiled at her, trying to hide his anxiousness. His pulse was racing before but now it was for a completely different reason.

"So is this Lindsay? Your 'lab partner'?" She winked at him and Lindsay laughed softly.

Ryan looked horrified at the situation, knowing that he was sitting between two women who didn't know they were sisters. Hoping to quickly get rid of Hailey, he nodded and turned back to Lindsay, who was still looking at Hailey.

"Don't be rude," she whispered lightly elbowing him before reaching down and grasping his hand under the table. "I'm Lindsay," she said to Hailey, extending her other hand.

They politely shook hands. "I'm Hailey. Ryan's aunt." She playfully ruffled his hair and he smirked at Hailey, who hadn't noticed the drastic change in Lindsay's expression. "You two crazy kids have fun tonight." She leaned down to whisper to Ryan. "Did you ever figure out how to lock the pool house doors?"

Ryan blushed and glared at her, but couldn't help but smile. She walked away leaving a heavy silence between the couple. "Hailey," Lindsay repeated, processing the information. "When did she get back from Japan?"

"Two days ago, I think. She surprised everyone. No one knew she was coming." Ryan's thumb moved across the back of her hand gently.

"I'm assuming she doesn't know about me?"

"No. Kirsten wants Caleb to tell her himself."

Lindsay nodded then raised her eyes to meet Ryan's. "Could we maybe go somewhere private and talk?"

"Yeah, sure," he stood and led her to the pool house.

"Jimmy, where's Marissa?" Hailey asked, her eyes scanning the room. "Is that DJ guy here?"

"Not yet. Marissa came with me. He was going to get here as soon as he could, something about spending time with his brothers. She's probably with Summer or Ryan."

"She's not with Ryan. He was with his new girlfriend."

"Oh, I didn't know he was dating anyone."

"Lindsay."

"Oh," Jimmy wondered if Kirsten and Caleb were aware of this.

Caleb had been making his way over to Hailey. Since Julie and Kirsten wouldn't speak to him, she was all he had, but when he heard what Hailey said about Lindsay and Ryan, he was blinded with anger. He grabbed her arm, whirling her around to face him. "Lindsay is dating Ryan?"

Hailey looked at her father with confusion. "Since when do you care who Ryan dates? I thought you said you wanted nothing to do with him."

Caleb when he turned to Jimmy for help, but he just raised his eyebrows at him, disappointed to learn that Kirsten's suspicions about Caleb's feelings toward Ryan were correct. "If he's like a son to Kirsten, then I should accept him as a grandson."

"That's very sweet of you, Daddy." She leaned up to kiss his cheek.

Caleb felt guilt spinning a web around him. Jimmy wanted to call him out right there, but he managed to keep his temper in check. Mostly. "You're just accepting all kinds of new relatives these days, aren't you Cal?" With that, he put his hand on Hailey's back and led her to the room where Kirsten and Julie were talking animatedly.

"Hailey!" Julie exclaimed with a fake smile. "When did you get here?"

Rather than return the fake smile, Hailey gave her a cold, dismissive look. "Late Wednesday night."

Julie locked eyes with Jimmy, and the anger he saw in them scared him a little bit. "Jimmy could I talk to you for a second?"

"Now's not a good time."

"Jimmy, we need to talk."

"Why? About what?" he asked, playing dumb.

"It's about Marissa." She had him trapped. Jimmy couldn't argue that without revealing their affair.

Jimmy knew she was lying, but he didn't have much choice but to go with her. After letting her lead him up to one of the bedrooms. He wasn't in the mood to deal with her right now. "What Jules?"

"Don't call me Jules!" she yelled angrily. "Did what we had mean anything to you?"

Her guilt trip was working, but Jimmy remembered what she said to him the day before. I've decided not to leave Caleb. What we have is all history. No future. Good-bye Jimmy. "Unfortunately, yes, but it's all history, right? You're the one who wanted to end it. Hailey came back and as soon as I saw her I was in love with her all over again. If our...thing...hadn't ended, I might have felt differently, but it did end.

"Jimmy," she cooed, her voice gentle and if he hadn't known her, he might have thought she was being sincere. "I was going to tell you that I decided to leave Caleb. I want to be with you. I love you." Her arms wrapped around his neck and she leaned up to kiss him.

He unhooked her arms and stepped away from her. "No."

"Excuse me?" Julie couldn't believe he was turning her down.

"You left me. Twice. I'm with Hailey now."

"She left you too!"

"She left me because she had a job in Japan. You left the first time because I went broke and the second time, because you wanted to be with someone else. A very rich someone else who you'd just found out wasn't going to jail, and therefore, wouldn't be losing his money."

"Fine, James. Do what you want. Just know that when she dumps you again, this time, I won't be there to catch you."

Jimmy was about to ask when she'd ever been there for him, but she'd already turned and walked out the door.

Anna walked up the familiar driveway, and saw her friends out back. She walked up to a table where Summer, Luke, and a boy who she assumed was Zach were talking. "Hey Summer."

"Hey Anna! This is Zach," she said clutching his arm.

"Yeah, I think we had a history class together last year," Zach recalled.

"Uh huh," Anna said somewhat shyly. "Summer, do you know where Seth is?"

"Last time I saw him, he was in the kitchen with Alex." Anna didn't miss the disgust in her voice when she said the girl's name. Neither did Zach.

"Thanks," Anna replied, walking away. She was really nervous about seeing Seth, but she didn't know why. She saw him across the room with Alex and Marissa, who were excitedly talking about something. Seth looked back and forth between the girls, trying to follow the conversation, but he was clearly lost.

His eye caught hers. "Anna?"

He crossed the room to meet her. When she hugged him, he didn't let go for several moments. "Hey Seth."

He rapidly fired questions at her about how things were going in Pittsburgh, and then told her about spending the summer in Portland. Most of the conversation centered around Summer and a little bit about Alex. "So what do you think I should do?" he inquired after catching Anna up to speed.

"Well, don't hump anymore hot dog stands for starters," she answered, trying to hold in her laughter.

"So I see you enjoy my pain," he retorted in such an even tone that she almost thought he was seriously hurt.

Anna laughed, but then forced herself to be serious. "You really hurt her when you left."

Seth looked down at his hands. "I know."

"So you have to show her that it won't ever happen again."

"I can't do that. She's happy with Zach."

Anna sighed, resolving not to contradict that, even though she knew better. "Just think about it, okay Seth? When you and Summer are together, even if you've got Alex on your arm, and Zach has his arms around her, it seems crazy that you two aren't a couple." When Seth didn't say anything, she continued. "You guys love each other. You just have to forgive each other, but she's not truly going to forgive you until you know how much you hurt her. And vice versa."

A look of fear crossed Seth's face, but it was soon replaced by determination. "I'll go talk to her tomorrow. It'll probably be a nightmare with the rage blackouts, but her friendship is worth it."