Chapter 15 – I Predict A Riot
Seth and Ryan decided to spend the evening cooling down in the Jacuzzi in the garden. They sat on the seat; their arms over the side, letting the bubbles relax their bodies.
"So, how are things going with Marissa?" Seth asked.
Ryan looked a little uncomfortable. "Err…okay."
"Uh-huh, uh-huh." Seth nodded frantically. "Ask me how things are going with Summer. Go on, ask me." Seth said impatiently.
"How are things going with…?"
"She kissed me." Seth interrupted.
"What?" Ryan asked shocked.
"Yeah, she kissed me. There was some hot lip action going on. It was like the Notebook without all the death, and with more lobster." Seth babbled.
"Wow." Ryan commented.
"Yeah." Seth agreed.
"That's big." Ryan remarked.
"Yeah." Seth looked at Ryan confused. "Wait, what do you mean it's big?"
Well, this changes everything between you two. No turning back now." Ryan said.
Seth's face dropped. "Oh God. What have I done? What if she regrets it? What if she wished it never happened? She won't be able to hang around me anymore. She won't be able to look me in the eye. She'll start avoiding me and since Marissa is her best friend she'll have to avoid me, which means you'll have too as well. Dear God what have I done? Curse my rugged good-looks and irresistible charm."
Ryan raised his eyebrows at Seth. "I think you may be overreacting."
"Yeah, well, that's what they said about Frodo and he saved Middle Earth." Ryan gave Seth a look. "Okay, so this isn't quite the same situation but the principle still applies."
"Hobbits make good ring-carriers?" Ryan asked.
"No. I just destroyed things with Summer." Seth said plainly.
"I just destroyed things with Cohen." Summer said while looking in a mirror and adjusting a floral summer dress she was trying on.
Summer and Marissa had decided to spend the day trying on clothes at the latest trendy shop to open in Newport. In typically bohemian style the shop opened at midday and closed at ten o'clock at night. They were in the changing room area, which consisted of three changing rooms side by side with a free space in front of them with a large mirror on one wall. Summer stood in the free space with Marissa inside one of the changing rooms.
Marissa stuck her head out of a changing room. "What?"
"I kissed Cohen." Summer said guiltily not moving her glaze from the mirror.
"You kissed Seth?" Marissa asked in a raised voice.
"Yep, okay, it was stupid. I know, but he just looked so…" Summer hesitated. "And Charity was…" Again she stopped herself. "I just wanted…you know."
"O…Kay." Marissa said dragging out the o.
"It's all so confused." Summer said, turning her nose up at the dress.
"What are you going to do?" Marissa asked concerned.
Summer turned to look at her friend. "I don't know." She turned back took off the dress and picked up another to try on.
"Told you that you like Seth." Marissa said in triumph.
Summer put the next dress over her head and as her head popped back into view she said, "This coming from miss I slept all day on Ryan's chest."
Marissa returned to the changing room.
"What is going on between you two?" Summer asked.
"Well, we haven't kissed if that's what you're asking." Marissa replied.
"But you like him right?" Summer said as a statement to be denied.
"Yeah, I suppose. I don't know." Marissa said uncomfortably.
"What about Luke?" Summer asked.
"What about Luke?" Marissa repeated.
"He's your boyfriend." Summer looked in the reflection of the mirror at Marissa's changing room. "Right?"
Marissa looked at herself in the mirror of the changing room. "Yeah." She said softly.