A/N- Thanks to all of you who reviewed...you all made my day! Btw, I would like to make a shoutout to SARA who has given me loads of great ideas for this story...without her I don't know how good this story would be!

Chapter 6

As soon as Marissa walked into her dorm, she was greeted by Summer, who looked like she was awaiting Marissa's return. As soon as Summer saw her, she dropped the magazine she was reading and started asking how her night went.

"How was the movie?" Summer started off.

"Um, it was pretty good actually. It was really sad at some parts," Marissa said, walking over to her bed and dropping her purse. She sat down and started taking off her shoes.

"How was Josh?" Summer asked, getting to the point.

"He was great. One of the best dates I've had since…well you know," Marissa said.

"Coop, I'm worried about you," Summer stated frankly.

"Sum, you don't need to be worried. I'm happy with Josh. Happier than I've been since I killed Trey, happier than I've been since Ryan officially stated we were on a break! I thought this is what you wanted- me not wasting my time waiting around for Ryan," Marissa declared.

"Coop, I just want you to be happy," Summer said quietly, looking at her shoes. "You know you can tell me anything. Are you really happy with Josh?" Marissa didn't say anything at first. Summer had caught her there-Marissa was happy, but underneath, all the pain from the past 3 months had been building up inside.

"Sum, no matter how much I want Ryan, I could possibly never have him again thanks to me," Marissa said, tears forming in the corners of her eyes.

"Aww, honey, don't cry," Summer said, moving closer.

"This has nothing to do with the fact that I'm USING Josh. Because I am not using him. I like him," Marissa sounded unconvinced.

"But you still love Ryan, right?" Summer asked. Marissa nodded sheepishly.

"I always have. Ever since that time I met him outside my house. I'll never forget our conversation: "Who are you?" "Whoever you want me to be." Since then, I've never been the same," Marissa said.

"Listen, Coop, I know for a fact that Ryan does NOT hate you," Summer began saying.

"What?" Marissa asked, suddenly snapping out of her trance.

"I went looking for Cohen earlier and when I went to their dorm, he wasn't there. Ryan's new "friend" Liv opened the door. Anyways, when Ryan came I spazed on him. I told him how mean he was being and that you still liked him and how he was being totally unfair. I left him with a concerned look on his face," Summer explained. Marissa didn't seem to care that Summer had told Ryan she still liked him.

"Whatever, he seems happy with his new trailer trash anyways," Marissa said bitterly. "So, Josh invited me to some party next weekend. You and Seth can come if you want."

"But, what if Seth invites Ryan and he brings Liv?" Summer asked.

"Then let them come. Its not like I can stop them," Marissa said.