CHAPTER 3

"Chip, what sort of a name is that" Seth asked Ryan as they headed towards the crab shack, Seth on skateboard, Ryan on bike.

Ryan rolled his eyes"are you still going on about that guy, I mean come on Seth, so she's with that guy now, get over it"

Seth sighed"it would be easy to see her with him if I was still a faceless nobody to her but I swear she wanted to kiss me, she practically did" He flipped his board and stopped as they came to the entrance to the crab shack.

"Maybe Summer was drugged when she apparently nearly kissed you" Ryan joked and then he frowned"you umm didn't drug her though did you"

Seth threw his arms up in exasperation"of course I didn't well maybe it might have crossed my mind" they both laughed and walked in side to find a seat. A table had just been cleared in the back corner so they took it.

"But seriously man I know she likes me, she loves the old Seth charms, she's just using this Chip guy to forget about me" he leaned back, spread his arms across the back of the booth and tried to look cocky"sooner or later she's gonna be begging for another chance with the Sethmiester, I just gotta sit back and wait for her to realise"

Ryan frowned at Seth"Seth if you really want her then maybe you just gotta chase her a bit longer instead of leaving it because by the sounds of it you've actually made some progress and now your just gonna wait...oh and never refer to yourself as the Sethmiester again, its seriously painful" Seth tried to look hurt as Ryan ordered two crabs from the waitress.

"So Sum what's up with you and Chip, I mean I'm sure you used to describe him as a brain dead moron, how come you're with him"
Marissa and Summer were walking along the boardwalk heading towards the Crab shack for lunch. Chip and Luke were further in front messing around. Summer shrugged her shoulders.

"Well maybe I was wrong about him...his actually very ummm intellectual and romantic once you get to know him" Just then they heard a shout and watched as Chip, who had been attempting to jump on top of a wall tripped and fell over the other side. Marissa tried to stifle her laughter.

"Umm...sure real intellectual" she stopped laughing and turned to Summer"Look Sum I know you keep saying you don't wanna talk about it but are you sure that maybe this whole thing with Chip is actually to do with your feelings for Se..."

"No" she cut in"I've told you already I don't like Seth and the sooner he and you realise that, the sooner maybe you can both get over the fact that I don't have feelings for him" with that she stomped over to Chip grabbed his hand and pulled him towards the crabshack.

Marissa sighed, it was so frustrating Summer obviously liked Seth she was just being stubborn and it seemed like she wasn't going to change her mind any time soon. Then there was her and Ryan, he just ignored her now, she knew she had hurt him but she couldn't change any think, it was too complicated...it just wouldn't work... "Hey babe, you coming in" she was knocked out of her thoughts by Luke, she realised she had been stood in the middle of the boardwalk, she blushed slightly and walked over to Luke who took her hand as they strolled into the crabshack.

God she wished that Chip would just shut up, he was really bugging her, he thought he was so funny, pretending to trip over every step and blowing bubbles in your drink was really funny if you were in the fourth grade. She was sat at a table with Marissa, Luke and Chip inside the crabshack and she was having the worst time. She hadn't really had a good time since that night at the dance, ever since she nearly kissed Seth. She shook her head to try and get rid of the thoughts, she was so confused about, well ...everything. She had figured that the best way to get her mind off all those strange feelings was to go out with Chip, which was turning out to be torturous. She started to look around the crabshack as Chip whittled on about something or other. She looked over at the counter, where a guy was stood with his back to her. God he looks familiar, she thought I wonder where I know him from. Just then the guy turned round and she felt that all too familiar feeling she got whenever she saw Seth, the butterflies were back. Seth happened to look up and their eyes met across the room, he smiled at her and she couldn't help it but smile back, she felt her self being pulled towards him, she practically had to grab the sides of her seat to stop herself going over. She looked up again and saw he was walking away, she watched him and realised that him and Ryan were sat over in the other corner of the crab shack. Great she thought, how am I supposed to even pretend to concentrate on what Chip's saying if I know Seth's over there. She slumped into her seat again and tried to stop thinking about her confusing feelings for Seth and tried to listen to Chip.

Seth hurried back over to Ryan and threw himself in the chair, Ryan looked at Seth's flushed face"You alright man, was it a long walk to the counter or did you get lost".

Seth looked at him, he seemed quite agitated to Ryan, he pointed towards the far corner, Ryan looked and saw Summer"well that would explain it" he laughed at Seth, he looked back over and his face fell as he caught a glimpse of Luke and Marissa, great just what he needed.

"What should I do, should I go over and talk to her, force her to be honest or what" Seth was looking at Ryan expectedly, great he had to give advice while trying to deal with seeing Luke and Marissa, he suddenly didn't feel so hungry.

"You know what Seth, go for it, its obvious she likes you, maybe you just gotta force her to admit it" Seth looked at him then made Ryan jump as he jumped up from the table.

"Ryan my friend your right I'm gonna march over there and tell her that I'm not gonna let her deny it anymore" and with that he starting striding over to where Summer was sat.

Ryan sat watching shocked that Seth was actually doing it. But he started to laugh as he watched Seth veer off at the last minute and walk into the toilets. He threw his napkin down, god their love lives were messed up he thought as he slumped down in his seat.

"So girls, we're sorry but me and Chip have gotta run, we gotta meet the guys in bout ten minutes, you gonna be ok"he turned to Marissa and kissed her on the cheek.

She smiled and nodded"yea we'll be fine, you go me and Summer can finish eating on our own" The guys got up and strolled out the door. Marissa turned to Summer.

"I'm guessing by your sudden change in mood earlier that you noticed Seth and Ryan are here" Summer looked at her, and smiled; she turned and snuck a peek at Ryan and Seth's table then turned back quickly. She looked at Marissa and smiled sadly at her.

"I guess its pretty obvious I like him, but I've been so confused about it all, I guess I've been trying to push my feelings away by dating Chip and ignoring Seth, his never gonna like me after this, I've been so mean, I've missed my chance" she sighed sadly. Marissa laughed.

"You know what Sum I wouldn't be so sure bout that" she got up and started walking away"back in a min", she called over her shoulder.

Summer shouted after her "Hey coop where you going" Marissa just kept walking away. "Great I start spilling my heart out and she can't even be bothered to listen" she mumbled to herself.

"Well I'll listen if you want" a voice behind her said. She swivelled round and found Seth stood behind her.

"Do you mind if I sit down, actually you know what, I'm gonna sit down anyway and I want you to just listen to me for a second, ok" he sat down across from her.
She looked at him trying to control her heart beat. He looked really nervous she just wanted to grab his hand but thought better of it and sat on her hands instead.

"Ok then , look Summer we haven't talked about the dance yet and you know lets face it that's not my fault, I've tried to talk to you but your so stubborn I mean god its soo ano..."he stopped talking" anyway, going off subject there what I'm trying to say is, well I like you Summer, a lot and I think you feel the same but your scared, your scared of actually being in a relationship with someone who cares about you" she started to say something but he cut her off"no wait let me finish, I've watched you with all these guys over the years and its obvious they weren't with you for you, they were with you because your gorgeous and they wanted to get laid, well you know what Summer, I like you for you and I think that's what you want whether you know it or not"

He finished slightly out of breath and looked down at the table, she was so gonna turn him down, why had he bothered, she was probably trying not to laugh at him right now. He looked up at her, she was just looking at him not saying anything, he had probably scared the poor girl into a state of shock, well he wasn't gonna stick around for the rejection.

He stood up"look its ok, I get it, you really don't like me...its fine...I wont bother you again" He started to walk away but she stood up and grabbed his hand.

"Wait Cohen...I..." He looked down at their hands, he loved the feel of her hand holding his, he looked back up and realised she was coming towards him, and before he realised it she was kissing him, he wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her closer to him, this must be a dream he thought as they continued to kiss passionately.

She broke away and pulled her head back slightly"hey Cohen, what I meant to say was I really like you too" he pushed some of her hair off her face and laughed"really? I felt sure this was your way of saying you hated me"

Marissa was stood near the counter waiting till Seth and Summer had stopped talking, she looked back over, whoa they were kissing, looked like she was gonna be over here by herself for a while. She looked round to where she knew Ryan was sitting and decided it was about time they talked. She walked over and sat down before he could say no, she was gonna sort this out once and for all.