Author's Note: Thanks to everyone for the reviews. It totally wanted to make me write more. And I've got 3 days of freedom from my Evil Job…so who knows how much I'll get done…

Disclaimer: I don't own the characters. It's obvious.

Anyways…crazymack69 (Kenzie)...I didn't plan on using anymore lyrics. Maybe some lines at the beginning, but that's it. I only used so much of that song in the first chapter because it seemed to fit. Plus, I agree…song lyrics do mean a lot, but I don't really like having to read stories that have a ton of lyrics in them.

Thanks to all of you for the great reviews. I hope you like this story. I'm clueless as to where it's heading, but I've got some ideas.

Enjoy! Jamie (or J).

When your apologies fail to ring true,
You're so slick with that sarcastic slew or phrases like 'I thought you knew', while keeping me in hot pursuit. -Death Cab for Cutie, For What Reason.

The party was just like the ones she remembered. Drunken, half naked girls on the table. People snorting coke. Bongs of all sorts. People almost having sex in the corner. Yeah, just as she remembered.

She remembered that she actually hated these things. After Cohen, she really stopped coming to them…well actually, after what Holly did to Marissa…but either way, Cohen was there.

"So, this is nice…right? Kind of like old times?" Marissa asked, sipping her cup or whatever alcoholic drink she could get her hands on.

"Yeah. I guess." Summer replied. She didn't want it to be like old times…well, not these old times. She wanted Cohen. She wanted the times that she had with him.

But that was over.

"Hey…I'm gonna go get some more to drink…you want any?" Marissa asked.

"No. I'm good, thanks." Summer said, holding up her full cup of beer.

This was what her life had came back to. And she didn't like it one bit.

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Seth sat impatiently in his seat. He was ready to be home already.

And when he called to tell his parents, they were ready for him to be home too. Which was weird, considering he wasn't gone but a month.

But he missed them…even if he wouldn't admit it.

He wondered what Summer was doing. If she was smiling. If she was happy. He wondered what she would do when he called her and told her the news. Actually, he'd have to go to her house and tell her. Cause he knew she wouldn't answer her phone.

He tapped on the arm rest several times. Waiting for the flight to come to an end. He needed to see her, touch her, kiss her. He just needed her.

He wondered what Ryan was doing too. How him and Theresa were doing…if they were even together. If Ryan was happy. But he knew that Ryan wasn't. Ryan would only be happy with Marissa.

Marissa. Seth and her had fought right before he left. He wondered if she'd forgive him too.

But he could deal with her later.

And he'd call Ryan tomorrow. Maybe he could convince Ryan to come home…but he knew he couldn't. Ryan was doing the 'Ryan' thing and helping Theresa. Even though it was a one in a million chance that the baby could be his. He hadn't talked to Ryan in a long time. For a while, he didn't want to.

Ryan never wanted to be abandoned, yet he abandoned him. And he abandoned Ryan in a way too…he should have supported his brother, even if his decision wasn't the right one. Ryan was being selfless and he was being selfish.

Then Summer came back to his mind. She was always on his mind. What if she had moved on?

What if she wouldn't forgive him?

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Summer sat outside on an abandoned chair. She was ready to leave, but she wouldn't leave Marissa alone.

That's not what friends did.

"Hey Summer." A boy said behind her.

Summer turned around to see one of the water polo players.

"Hey Zach." She replied lifelessly.

"What are you doing out here all alone?" He asked sincerely, sitting on the chair next to hers.

"I'm waiting to leave. These parties suck."

"Yeah. I know what you mean."

Summer smirked. "Then what are you doing here?"

"My friends made me come. Said it would be a good idea to have some fun outside of the house. How come you're here?"

"Same reason. Marissa's went back to her old ways. She's an alcoholic again." Summer quipped.

"Oh." Zach didn't know what to say. Was she being serious? Or just joking around, trying to be funny? "Well, that sucks, I guess."

"Yeah. I was really hoping she had grown out of it. But I guess you can't just leave stuff like that in the past." Just like she couldn't leave Seth in the past.

"I guess not." Zach looked down. "So, you wanna go walk the beach or something? Waste a little bit of time?" He smiled.

"Sure." She replied getting up. "Sounds fun."

"Yeah." Zach got up too. And they headed off towards the beach.

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Seth knocked hesitantly on the front door of the Roberts' house.

No one answered.

"Damn." He replied. He turned the doorknob and it was unlocked.

He made his way to Summer's room, and knocked.

But she wasn't there to answer.

He made his way into her room…it looked almost the same as when he left. Except the pictures of him and her together were gone. The ones of Ryan and Marissa were still up though.

He wanted to sit and wait for her, but for all he knew she was sleeping at Marissa's. He'd have to wait until tomorrow.

He reluctantly left the house, and headed home.

He could call Ryan tonight instead, and see Summer tomorrow.

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They'd been walking for a while.

"It's beautiful, isn't it?" Summer asked, looking out into the water.

"Yeah. It is." Zach replied, he leaned down to kiss her and caught her lips in his.

At first Summer panicked in her mind. This wasn't right. What about Seth?

Oh, wait. Seth left her. He was probably sitting on his stupid boat, trying to call her cell phone, and finding out that she wasn't going to answer.

She wouldn't answer for him. Not anymore.

She kissed Zach back. When they pulled away, she looked down.

Zach smiled.

Summer looked up at him. "Do you have a boat?" She asked.

"No, why?" Zach asked, unsure why she asked him that out of the blue.

"No reason." Summer smiled. She kissed Zach again.

He was no Cohen, but he'd have to do.

Plus, she wasn't looking for another boyfriend. Zach was a good kisser. And he didn't have a boat.

That made him perfect in her mind.

TBC…

Don't worry. I don't like Zach and Summer together. Not at all. He will get what he deserves in a later chapter.

But this adds to the story right?

Hope you liked this chapter. There is more coming up soon.

And Seth and Summer? You'll just have to wait and see what happens, won't you? LoL.

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