"What are you doing here?" Ryan asked his Mother.
"I want to apologize for everything Ryan. I'm sorry for coming back so suddenly I just really think you should see him. He may not have much time left."
"I think you should go."
"No Ryan you two need to talk things out." Seth said jumping down from the table.
"You called her didn't you?" Ryan questioned.
"He was just trying to help sweetie."
"This is your idea of helping? You can't just fix everything with one big gesture. This is about my family you're not apart of it." Ryan yelled.
"Ok, dude just calm down you know seventeen years ago…" Seth said getting cut off by Ryan.
"I know and seven years ago on this day my father went to jail."
"Sorry man I didn't know." Seth said as he backed off.
"That's why you need to see him. I don't know how much longer he'll last in there."
"No after he left you started drinking. He's the reason I don't have a family that none of us do."
"Ryan, that's not true."
"Please just go!" Ryan shouted as he slammed the door of the Pool house behind him.
"I'm really sorry I didn't know this was going to happen." Seth said.
"It's ok you were just doing what you though was right." Ryan's mother told Seth as he noticed Summer was leaving.
"Summer!" Seth yelled as he ran over to stop her from going.
"We don't have anything to say to each other Cohen."
"To me that was not break up sex it was one of the greatest moments of my life. Actually my first Chrismakuh was number one but what he had is a close second."
"That's exactly what it was: what we had. We won't have it again, ever!"
"No Summer wait!
"Seth it's over." Summer said as she walked away.
"Dawn I'm so sorry things turned out this way. I can go talk to him if you want?" Kristen asked.
"No it's ok; he's made up his mind. I think its best for everyone if I just go." Dawn said as she left.
"Son?"
"Yeah I know Dad the party is over."
The band and the party goers had all cleared out leaving Seth along sitting on a table. His father came and set beside him.
"How you doing son?"
"I wish now that I had waited for your party this one was a lot worse then any party you would have thrown. I should go talk to Ryan and apologize."
"That's probably not a good idea. You need to give him some space."
"Right."
"Well your Mother and I are going to bed, Happy Birthday."
"Yeah it's been the best birthday ever."
Seth waited till the next morning to talk to Ryan. He knocked a few times on the door. Ryan only opened it halfway.
"Listen man I'm really sorry I just wanted you to be happy."
"I know."
"When are things going to be ok between us again?"
"I don't know." Ryan said as he closed the door.
The End
