Olivia saw the shocked, almost horrified look on Summer's face and quickly covered her tracks with a loud fake laugh, " Geez Summ, you almost believed me, god you're so gullible", Summer gave her a strange look, but let out a small laugh, not wanting to look stupid. Olivia felt relieved, who was she kidding, she thought to herself, why would Summer be supportive of this, her best friend's ex-love with her new "best friend"? Olivia doubted that she and Summer would have been such good friends so quickly under different circumstances, that slime bag Robert had really catalyzed their relationship.
"Yeah. . . you had me going there!" Summer said, sipping her latte. While she had never been a big fan of coffee, if it gave her a glimpse of Seth she would drink gasoline.
"Back to the point, so far Robert doesn't suspect a thing, so on Friday night I'm going to have him meet me, probably at some hotel, and I'll get him well in the mood, down to his boxers, at that point, I will want to 'spice it up' and handcuff him to the bed..."
"And that's where I come in," Summer finished " we put on a little lipstick, and that blond wig, from when I dressed up as Marilyn Monroe for Halloween, take a few pictures . ."
"And send them to everyone he knows." They said in unison, evil smiles crossing their pretty faces.
Maybe it had paid off, the coffee drinking, staking out the coffee place, because at that moment, Seth Cohen walked through the doors. Summer's heart stopped, or at least it felt like it did, when, almost immediately, Seth's eyes met hers. For a moment she saw relief and love in his eyes, but the emotions quickly vanished as his eyes hardened, and he promptly turned and left, just trying to respect Summer's wishes, even though it broke his heart. Olivia watched their interaction, she saw the looks on their faces, and she couldn't help but sigh.
"I'm sure it will work out for the best," Olivia softly said, attempting to comfort Summer.
"How could it work out?He can't even be in the same room with me!" Summer exclaimed, a tad bit angrier than she had meant it.
"Summ, it's not his fault."
"What! You're saying it's my fault? MY FAULT?" Summer shot back, her anger increasing.
"Yes Summer that's exactly what I'm saying," Olivia silenced Summer's protest with a look as she continued. " He was torn about telling you, anyone would be, so he talked with Paris. I'm not defending that, maybe he should have just gone straight to you, but he was trying to protect you. So when he does come to you, you shoot him down, tell him that you never want to see or speak with him again. Of course it broke his heart, he was totally in love with you, everybody knew about it, Ryan and Marissa even tried to scheme you two back together."
"Was in love with me?" Summer asked softly.
"Well how would you feel if the man of your dreams told you they never wanted to speak to you again?" Olivia replied wisely.
"Well I was angry, upset. . . I was just confused," Summer said, trying to explain herself.
"Don't tell me about it- tell Seth."
"Now?"
"No- wait a week or so, let him cool down a bit," Olivia said, squeezing Summer's hand softly.
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Ryan wrapped his muscular arms around Marissa, and breathed in the familiar scent of her hair. She shifted slightly in her sleep under his watchful eyes; lately their relationship had taken on a very. . . interesting twist. A very beneficial twist. Ever since their respective best friends left for Tahiti, the old friends would get together for dinner, a movie, sex. The arrangement was very beneficial for Ryan, he got . . . companionship without the drama that often followed Marissa Cooper.
He knew that this . . arrangement couldn't last forever, but he didn't think he could handle the whirlwind of trouble that was Marissa; he wanted someone he could talk to for hours, but who he could still have fun with, and show off to his friends. Sure Marissa was beautiful and all his non-Seth friends could and would drool over her for hours, but ever since the shooting, they hadn't really been the same. In highschool, they could talk the night away, but now even simple conversation felt forced. He brushed off a piece of hair off Marissa's beautiful, peaceful face, before untangling himself from her arms, and walking into the kitchen.
He went to the counter where a banana it lay, next to a sweater of Olivia's that she had forgotten. It was green and soft, and smelled like her, Ryan quickly dropped the sweater and returned to the banana, taking a big bite. He couldn't help but think about Olivia, and he wondered when she would be coming over tonight. It had become a tradition of sorts that she would come over for a couple of hours, sometimes it was after dinner, sometimes before, she had even been known to spend a day or two at the Cohen boys' apartment. After Seth went to bed, Ryan and Olivia would spend hours talking about politics, movies, anything really.
Ryan smiled to himself as he thought of her, however the smile quickly left his face, as he realized that he was sleeping with the best friend, of his best friend's ex, who was now best friends with the girl that made his heart skip a beat. This would be very interesting, Ryan thought as he made his way to the shower.
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Seth sat in his office, with Margarite Lee and his personal assistant, and turned their attention to a very large t.v. screen which was about to show the commercial that he and Summer had been working on. Pressing play on the remote, Seth took a deep breath, hoping that this wouldn't bite him in the butt.
The commercial starts out on a dark beach, the moon shining off the crashing waves, spitting white foam into the air, the angle pans to see a young couple walking down the beach, they are both barefoot, and every few moments, they sneak a look at the other. As they come closer you can see the sparkle in Summer's eyes, and the way Seth can't keep the smile off his face, they stop and wrap their arms around each other. Slowly they begin to dance, they move very slowly, their bodies pressed tightly against one another. They passionately kiss, and as they are pulling apart the camera cuts to Seth as he gets down on one knee, and brings out a dazzling diamond, the girl jumps into his arms and they both fall down into the sand, laughing and kissing. Next shot you see the couple walking hand in hand down the same stretch of beach, her diamond glittering in the moonlight. The slogan "Happiness is forever, so are our diamonds" flashes across the screen.
Seth turned off the t.v. and waited anxiously for the verdict. To the untrained eye it was always the same actress, but Seth had to spend many hours in the editing room, so no one could see the second girl's face, she wasn't Summer. But then again no one could compare to Summer. He turned to the older woman, who had a big smile across her face.
"Seth, you have done a wonderful job!" She said happily.
"Well once we set it to music, you will sell more diamonds than you ever thought possible," Seth replied, trying to sound happy and care free.
"Well, I will be having a premiere party, next week, can you get the music by then?" A serious look now adorned her face.
"Of course I can, we are narrowing down the choices as we speak."
"Great! You of course are going to be my guest of honor! Well, along with Summer, I owe this masterpiece to the both of you. I will have Frank send you the invitation, and a car will be sent." She said, giving Seth a hug, and the classic two cheek kiss that she was known for.
Seth sat back down as she left, he didn't know how to feel about being close to Summer again. Anger? Relief? Happiness? He just hoped that things would go smoothly. He couldn't handle another heart break.
I do not own the OC just this story and my original characters!
Okay I updated hooray! I didn't get alot of reviews last chapter but i'm sure things will pick up when we get some Seth/Summer interaction coming up, and don't worry I have a pretty big twist coming up- but no worries you guys we're in the home stretch I'm thinking 6 or 7 more chapters- I plan on finishing this by the OC Season Premier (SEPTEMBER 8th! YAY) Please REview- next chapter is Operation Humiliation!
Baseball or Basketball?
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Kenzie: Football, Homework duh I never said you had to do it right! lol Im total a Summer girl Winter is a bitch- the cold is just un needed!
