Chapter 6
Marissa barged into Summers huge room. Summer looked up from reading Marie Claire and her expression changed when she saw Marissa standing there.
"Coop, are you okay?" Summer asked. She got off of her canopy bed and walked closer to her best friend.
"Ryan and I broke up!" Marissa sobbed. Tears started pouring down her face once again.
"No! What did Chino do? I'm gonna seriously kick his ass," Summer, holding her friend.
"Sum, he broke up with me because I didn't trust Trey," Marissa said quietly. Summer eyed her friend. So this is what it was all about?
"Coop, I'm not saying I'm siding with Ryan here, but what made you not trust Trey?" Summer wondered. She handed Marissa some Kleenex.
"I don't know. I just don't like his vibe. And every time I look at him, he always seems to be checking me out. Plus, when we were eating our babola bars, he tried to play footsie with me," Marissa explained.
"COOP! Oh my god! No wonder you didn't trust him!" Summer exclaimed. "Does Ryan know that?"
"I didn't want to tell him about the footsie part. After I told him that I thought Trey was interested in me, he said "Of course you would think that. You think everyone likes you. You haven't changed at all." That's when he decided to dump me," Marissa said, her eyes welling up again, for about the fifth time that night.
"Coop, its okay. Ryan loves you. Trust me, he does. He seemed really happy that you guys got back together. Give him time. You know its hard for him to take things in," Summer said calmly. "At least he's more caring than someone I know!"
"Yeah, Sum, what's up with you and Seth? He seemed really upset when I passed him on my way inside," Marissa brought up.
"He lied to me Coop. He didn't mention that Reed was a girl! Even when he isn't lying he's lying!" Summer said angrily.
"Well, I mean, this thing with the comic book is pretty huge for both him and Zach. I know what he did with the whole Reed thing was wrong, but you can't hold that against him forever, right?" Marissa said, trying to level with her friend.
"Coop, he LIED to me! And it isn't a comic book, it's a graphic novel. And another reason I have to be so jealous is that Reed isn't only a girl, but she's pretty! Zach notices it, and so does Cohen. Eventually he's going to find some way to break up with me, because he'll want to be with his "precious Reed." Real good for my reputation," Summer spat.
"Sum, if it makes you feel any better, when I passed Seth a moment ago, he told me that he's really sorry and that he loves you with all his heart. He has always loved you. That has to count for something right?" Marissa asked.
"Well, I'm not agreeing with you yet, Coop. But because you're my best friend, I'm just gonna wait and see what happens," Summer said. "So, ice cream and a movie sound good to you?" Marissa nodded. Summer grabbed their favorite, Legally Blonde and a carton of Baskin and Robbins. Hopefully things would straighten themselves out soon.
Back at in the pool house, Ryan was doing something he hadn't done for a while: brooding. This thing with Marissa was weird. Ryan was finally content that they had gotten back together and now with Trey showing up, it ruined everything. Not that Trey was the real problem here. Seth walked into the pool house, without knocking of course and sat in a chair across from Ryan's bed.
"What do you want Seth?" Ryan snapped.
"I have come to talk to you about this Marissa thing," Seth said. Although he was still pretty upset about his problems with Summer, he still wanted to get the dirt about Ryan and Marissa.
"Nothing to talk about really," Ryan said.
"Ryan, that isn't true. I ran into Marissa when I was coming out of Summer's house. She looked really upset, like she had been crying. Dude, what happened?" Seth asked.
"She said she didn't trust Trey. She said that she thought Trey liked her. I blew up and broke up with her," Ryan explained.
"Whoa, dude! That's kind of harsh," Seth said.
"Well she doesn't even know Trey," Ryan began. "Anyways, she probably hates me now. It seems like I screw everything up."
"Now, Ryan, that isn't true. You guys are just having your first fight as a couple," Seth said. "Trust me. This isn't as bad as what Summer and I are going through."
"Oh, right! How did that go?" Ryan asked.
"Not good. She wants me to choose, her or the graphic novel. The graphic novel is something that won't come around very often. And Summer, I've loved her since I was 10 years old and now that I have her, I don't want to loose her," Seth said.
"Well tell her that," Ryan suggested.
"I tried to, but then she threw me out of her room," Seth said quietly.
"Look Seth, if you love Summer, start spending more time with her and let Zach take control of the graphic novel," Ryan said matter of factly.
"Zach can't take control of that! I created it!" Seth said defensively.
"Seth, its either him controlling the graphic novel or him controlling your girlfriend! You saw how he's always trying to spend more time with her," Ryan said.
"Ryan, my friend, you are absolutely right! I'll called Summer tomorrow. Now, about some playstation?" Seth asked pleadingly.
"Fine," Ryan gave in. As they walked out of the pool house, Seth muttered:
"Prepare to be beaten!"
