Hey guys! Thanks for all the reviews :) Here's a new chapter. My computer wouldn't let me upload it for a while and today it finallu did! So sorry about that. Here is is, please review and enjoy.

DISCLAIMER: I don't own the OC. Which is really sad considering how obbssessed I am. I do however own season one on DVD and plan on buying the season 2 DVD. But that's as far as it goes.

"Hi" Marissa walked up to Tommy and gave him a nervous smile. He could tell that something was going on with Marissa, but had no idea what it was. She bit her lip for a second and then looked down at her hands.

"H-hey?" He replied looking at her nervously. He was afraid she'd break-up with him over something. Maybe she was in love with Ryan? No, he forced the thought out of his head.

"Can we sit?" She asked and led him to a table. She took a seat across from him and sighed. She looked down. Marissa didn't want to make Tommy mad or upset, but she had to tell him. The worst part was Marissa was overjoyed that Ryan was her partner. She loved spending time with him and he always made her feel cared for. She just had to get it over with.

"So…" was his reply, he didn't know what to say or do in a situation like this. The only thing he could think of was to let her tell him what was going on and what she was thinking about.

"I got my history assignment today." She smiled at him sweetly and looked down again. "My topic is the boston tea party and my partner is uh, ryan" she looked up again, worried. "We'll be working at my house. Probably until about 10 tonight and I bet we won't finish, so, uh we could move our date to then." She looked at him. The expression he wore was a sad, doubting one.

"You didn't ask for this?" He questioned his girlfriend. He would never have thought this would be the problem and it surprised and worried him. Marissa would be working alone, in her room, with her ex-boyfriend who she still hung out with. He hated this idea.

"No, no, neither did Ryan." She took a deep breathe and turned her head to avoid his gaze. Tommy looked hurt, but it wasn't her fault, Marissa didn't pick her partner.

"And how long will you guys be working?" He was curious and wanted to know every detail that their was. This way he would be less worried or at least he prayed that it would help.

"We start at 7, the project is due in a week and a half." She told him. These were not the type of questions she was expecting. They threw her off, but yet made her a little less scared about the whole thing.

"So, where are you working in your house?" He again asked a question that made Marissa look at him funny. The things he wanted to know were things a parent would want to know, not questions a boyfriend would normally ask. It was odd.

"My room" She gave him a strange look. She figured next he would ask her to explain exaclty what had happened between herself and Ryan.

"Alone?" he gave her a look like he was praying it was more of a group project, tears brimming in his eyes. Tommy didn't want to be jealous, but it was hard. He knew that Marissa and Ryan had been in love and that they still hung out a lot. But in a room alone, feelings were bond to resurface on somebody's part.

"Yah" she bit her lower lip, upset. The reaction he gave her was heartbreaking. Tommy frowned and got up looking her in the eye, scared of the result that might come.

"See you at ten." With that he walked away, not even looking back at his girlfriend who sat there in a silence that made her confused. She smiled slightly though, he hadn't broken up with her. To Marissa, that was definatly something good.

Meanwhile, Summer was holding her cellphone up to her ear as she let it ring. She knew what she needed to say to him and had it all planned out. She wouldn't say it in person though, that would be way to hard for her to do. It would hurt to much to see the look that would no doubt, appear on Dan's face. This method of communicating big things had been taught to her by Cohen. She smiled at the night she had ahead with him. It made her really happy.

Suddenly the phone stopped ringing and she got Dan's voicemail. "Hey, you've reached Don, I'm not picking up my cell so leave a message at the beep." Summer smiled a little more, now she wouldn't even have to say it directly to him. This was so much better then she had anticipated.

"Hey Dan, it's me. I got assigned my history project and partner after like tons of waiting and stuff. My partners Cohen, just thought you'd want to know. Don't call me because I'm working with him tonight. Sorry, bye!" She sighed. Summer had sort of mumbled over the part about Seth and her voice had speeded up. Although she was positive Dan would be able to decode the message.

Having finished her duty, she dropped the cell phone in her purse and picked up a brush. It was just about time to head over to Seth's house and she was oddly excited about it. She smoothed her hair and reapplied some lipstick before picking up her purse and leaving her room. She was happier then she could remember being in a long time.