A/N: Thank you I really love the reviews. About the slap. Maybe he didn't deserve it. But it was just an impulse. If you have some ideas I would be really grateful. I'm starting to run out of them but I still have some. Read and Enjoy
Chapter 5 – The Plan Backfires
"Cohen? What the hell are you doing here? Don't just stand there and smile. Say something! Did I do something really terrible to you? Or are you just the minion of the antichrist? Say something!"
Seth just stood there "I don't know what to say. What could I possibly say to you so that you would feel better? I'm not so sure that it would make a difference what I said, you still aren't going to talk to me"
"You're
damn right I'm not going to talk to you. Why the fuck should I talk
to a coward who runs away on his stupid boat for 5 years and doesn't
even bother to call. You said you loved me you know that don't you?
Do you even know what love is?"
"Of course I do! I thought of
you every second of the time I was away. And I'm sorry I didn't
call or something but I… I'm sorry"
"Well sorry doesn't work on me. You don't love me. You fucking left me alone in Newport to go away on your boat. If you love someone, how can you just leave them without even say goodbye? Just leave them a note and go. Can you tell me that?"
"I don't know"
"You don't know? Well isn't that great. You know what Cohen!" Tears started to fall from Summer's eyes. "I don't want to know either. So why don't you just run away on your boat again because I sure as hell don't want you here"
Seth wiped the tears from her face.
"Stop it! What the hell are you doing? Don't touch me you bastard. Don't ever go near me again. I never want to see you again. It just hurts too much."
Summer rushed out the door and Marissa ran after her. Seth stood there in the hallway. The tears slightly started to fall down his eyes too. Ryan went to him.
"It will be alright Seth. She will forgive you some time. But you have to understand how hard it was on her when you left. She almost didn't speak to anyone for a month. You have to give her time. A lot of time."
Seth didn't say anything. He just walked right out the door and jumped in to the car not knowing where to go, but he couldn't be there right now.
"Seth! Where are you going? Seth!"
He sped out on the road and started to drive away. Ryan watched him leave. This wasn't so good he thought and he ran back to the house.
Summer ran along the sidewalk and didn't listen to Marissa shouting behind her. She ran and didn't stop until she was out on the pier. There she stopped and looked out on the ocean.
Marissa caught up with her and stayed beside her. No one said anything. They just stood there quiet for a while. Marissa thought Summer should decide if they should talk.
"He has no right coming back and thinking that everything is going to be okay, right? Or is it just me who is a stubborn bitch who can't forget something that happened for 5 years ago?"
"No it is not just you. Of course you are angry at him. I am too. I went kind of berserk on him at first but I calmed myself down because even though I was angry at him for leaving I was really happy he finally was back and wasn't hurt. And I know you are too somewhere inside"
"… Of course I'm happy he's back. I mean… He is Seth Cohen. The man I have loved since he recited I Was A Mermaid to me. The man who declared his love for me on a coffee board in school. The only guy who ever really cared about me. Even though he has been gone for 5 years, before I knew he was back I still had those feeling for him. But he left me. He left me. And I don't know if I ever can forgive him for that. But maybe it's good that he is back. Because now maybe I can finally get over him."
"But is that what you really want Summer? I mean you have said it yourself to me many times under these years. No guys were god enough for you because you always compared them with Seth and no one was as good as him. And every time you see black curly hair, a plastic horse or a guy reading comics you think of him. I mean that has got to mean something"
"Yeah it does… But I don't know if I can risk being hurt like that again."
No more words were said. She needed some time and Marissa was ready to give it to her. So they stood there in quiet and watched the waves reach the beach.
Ryan
went inside the house and was just going to go after Seth when Tricia
entered the kitchen
"Daddy what's going on? Is auntie Summer
angry at Seth?"
Ryan couldn't lie to his own daughter "Yes she is but she has good reasons to be. They are going to talk this out and they will be friends again. I promise!"
"I like Seth. He is funny and good at video games. Just like Summer. She talks about him a lot with me. She said she loved him. What is love dad?"
"I wish I could tell you that. But I don't really know. Do you want to play some video games?"
"I
can't. Mommy wants me to be in bed by now."
"Well you mother
isn't home right now and I could use some company. So what do you
say?"
They walked in to the living room hand in hand and sat in the couch to play.
This will be alright he thought. Somehow they will work it out. They have to.
Seth stopped the car. He looked out at a club. Hmm I haven't seen that before, it must be some new club. Or at least not more than 5 years old. So he walked in. The Bait Shop he thought. Nice name.
The club wasn't too crowded. Pretty late so most of the people probably were at home. He sat by the bar and laid his head in his hands. How did I manage to do this? Summer is even more pissed at me now than she was before she saw me.
"Do you want something?"
He looked up at a girl, looked like the same age as him. She had blonde hair with a purple sling by the side. Some tattoos on the arm but she was still kind of pretty.
"Yeah I'll have a Club Soda." And then bended is head down again.
"Okay that's fine" She served him his drink and then sat down in front of him. "So what brings you here? Haven't seen you around: New in town?"
He
looked up at her "I'm an original Newport ware who has returned
from a very long vacation. Been sailing around on my boat and doing
some other stuff for about 5 years"
"Aha so you must be Seth
Cohen. Welcome back!"
He looked surprised at her"Are you just really good at guessing or has someone told you about me?"
"Ryan Atwood use to come here sometimes. Often in company with his wife Marissa and a girl called Summer. Ring any bells. Ryan and Marissa told me about you. Haven't talked to Summer about you because hat didn't seem to be such a good idea."
"Okay so you have heard the whole story I guess. Well now I'm back. See this hand on my cheek. Well big surprise, Summer wasn't so glad to see me home" She laughed at him. "Oh wow now I feel much better. Thanks for the pep talk"
"Hey you brought this on yourself. You just left her you know."
"Yeah
I know. I've had to hear that line a lot these 2 days I have been
home."
"Well you can't hear too many times. But anyway. What
brings you back after 5 years?"
"I guess I just missed everyone at home. Sailing alone on the ocean is pretty alone. But what's your story? And what about this club? Has it been here long? And who runs it?"
"I
run it! And don't look so shock. I can take care of it. It was
opened for the first time about 5 years ago. After the summer break."
"Aha! Guess I just missed it then. That's the summer I went
away"
They talked about all kinds of stuff and Seth started to like this girl. She was really cool. And he could use some new friends. But eventually she had to go and worked so they said goodbye and Seth was alone again. He didn't notice that a girl entered the club.
She walked in at the Bait Shop like many nights before. But this time she was alone. And when she came in she saw that it wasn't much of a company there either. Only one guy sitting at the bar. But she guessed she had to be pleased with the company that was. And he looked pretty good from behind, but there was something familiar with him. She walked up to the bar and sat down. He didn't move. Just sat there with his head down in the bar disk.
"You
know it's not very polite to just look down in a disk when someone
is sitting next to you."
"Yeah well I hear I'm not very
polite. And right now I'm not in the mood for some Peter Parker
Mary Jane Watson kind of romance. I just want to sit here alone like
Peter Parker without Mary Jane. Wow, you are still there. Most girls
walk away when I drag up something with comics in it." Still quiet.
"Hey what's the matter did I give you and heart attack or
something?" He lifted his head up.
She stared at him and he did the same at her with a wide open mouth.
"I thought I recognized that voice. And no one talk about comics with a girl except Seth Cohen. Oh come on do you not recognize me? I hope you do"
"Of course I do. I'm just surprised to see you here now. Didn't you move to Pittsburgh?"
"Yeah
5 years ago. That was a while. I came back last year. I had already
heard that you left but I finally got to see it with my own eyes. I
guess the question, why did you leave, is asked many times already so
I'm not going to do the same."
"Thanks. I think I have
answered it about a hundred times in 2 days."
"Okay so you got
back yesterday? Have you seen anybody yet?"
"Yeah I stayed at my mom and dad this night and in the morning I went to Ryan and Marissa. They were pretty shocked but happy too. I got to see their kid too. Beautiful, looks just like Marissa. I know that isn't really possible but she did."
"Okay… How about Summer? I have seen her pretty often since I came back and she still thinks of you. Did you see her?"
"How
do you think I got this red hand on my face? I haven't painted it
there I can say. She was pretty mad at me and rushed away. I can't
say I blame her. It wasn't fair of me to just leave her."
"No
it wasn't. But let's not talk about sad things now. Let's try
to cheer you up instead."
"Good look doing that. But okay
let's change the subject. We should have a lot to talk about after
5 years not seeing each other."
A/N: Anna makes a comeback. I really love her character and I thought even before I wrote this that she would come back. Tell me if you like it.
I have a great storyline event for Ryan and Marissa too but that will not come until later. Maybe up in the 10-15 chapters. So they will not play as big role as the others but they will still be in the story. Review!
