Author's Note: Hey! Yay for adambrody10 and Samantha P. and also svocfanatic as well as emogeek1 (you knew it, just couldn't name it)! You guys were so right! And, I agree with you adambrody10…it's totally not Lifetime material…and I bought it before the premiere too! But, still…I watched it both nights that it played on Lifetime…just because…Adam's so cute! And, how could I forget taylor nation obsethed…you reviewed almost every chapter. Glad you like my story. And I love your penname…how it has Seth in the word obsessed. Clever.

For those of you who didn't have a clue…it was Missing Brendan. Adam Brody plays Patrick in it, and it's a good movie.

Thanks to everyone for the reviews! I can't believe I hit 110! I never in a million years thought that something I wrote could get that many reviews. I'm glad that you like it though. I'm trying to make it interesting. It can't always be happy times…this is The OC after all. Thanks though. I promise to take all reviews in to consideration! (And sorry that this Author's Note is so long!)

PS KC-Chick…you didn't review! I always look forward to your reviews! I hope you're still reading!

Disclaimer: Not mine. I've come to terms with that. Now let's all gather around in a circle and talk about how we feel.

Give me back my point of view
'Cause I just can't think for you
I can hardly hear you say
What should I do, well you choose
-Jet, Look What You've Done

"Hey, maybe they don't go there to make out. You know, they could just be in there messing up each other's hair and smearing make up on each other, while drinking themselves into an oblivion." Seth said trying to make Ryan feel better.

"Thanks. That makes me feel better." Ryan replied dryly.

"So, what did you do anyway? After they came out and everything?"

"I left. Told her I had somewhere to go, and I left."

Seth wanted Ryan to feel better. Maybe he was right and Marissa hadn't found someone new. But it was highly unlikely. And knowing Ryan, he wouldn't really talk about it. Just sit and brood. Brood. Brood. Brood.

"Are you even going to talk to her about it?" Seth asked, making the silence in the room fade.

"I don't know what to say to her about it. I mean, I know I'm the one who left…but…"

"Yeah." Seth sighed. "But, you should talk to her about it. Maybe it's nothing. She could be just as upset as you are."

"I'm not upset." Ryan replied.

"Of course not." Seth sighed again.

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"I don't know what to tell you Coop. You should talk to him. Explain." Summer replied as she was playing with Marissa's hair.

"He won't listen. You know how Ryan is." Marissa mindlessly flipped through a magazine.

"But nothing happened…right?" Summer asked, wondering how much actually went on in the lifeguard tower.

"No. Nothing happened. I mean, besides kissing. But I didn't…you know."

"Yeah. Well, Coop…all I can say is talk to him. You can go over there with me. I bet he's dying to talk to you." Summer tried to cheer her friend up. "You broke it off with DJ didn't you?"

"I had to. I mean, I couldn't just stay with him. Not after this. I'm so confused."

"I can't tell you what to do Coop. You've got to figure it out. And tell Ryan. Not that Seth ever gets sick of talking, but I think he could be sick of talking about you to Ryan. You've got to do something about it." Summer let go of Marissa's hair. "So, let's go. Get your love life figured out."

"Okay." Marissa reluctantly got up. "If I have to."

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"So, you won?" Seth said as he set down the controller to the PlayStation 2.

"Yeah." Ryan said, setting his controller down as well.

A knock on the pool house door interrupted the two. And then Summer stepped in.

"Hey. Seth, can you come with me? I have something to show you." Summer asked, hoping Seth wouldn't argue, but just listen for once.

"What is it?" Seth asked. Of course. He always had to ask.

"Forget it. Marissa's here. And she wants to talk to Ryan." Summer said. "So, come on."

Seth got up, gave Ryan a sorry look, and left the pool house.

Marissa stepped in. "Hey."

Ryan got up off the floor and stood. "Hey."

"Look about yesterday…I'm sorry. I didn't know--"

"You don't have to explain. I get it."

"No. But you don't. Ryan, I'm sorry. I didn't know that you were going to come back, I mean, I don't know what to do."

She never knew what to do. "I can't tell you what to do." Ryan replied, coldly.

"I know, and I don't expect you to--"

"Good."

"Ryan…I'm sorry. I…I broke it off with him. I mean, nothing happened."

"Look. I get why you did what you did. You didn't know that I'd be coming back, so you moved on. Fine. But you can't just keep switching from me to someone else and expect me to take it."

"I'm not trying to Ryan."

"Good. Because I can't keep letting you push me around. I've had enough of people pushing me around and telling me what I should do. I want you to be different."

"I am different. I'm not trying to push you around. You know that. I wouldn't have even looked at DJ if I knew that you were coming back. You know that. You know that I love you Ryan."

"This can't be the same as before. It has to change. We can't keep moving back and forth." Ryan replied, moving closer to Marissa.

She moved in to him. "It will be different. I promise."

"Don't promise." Promises could be broken. Ryan was sick of broken promises.

"Okay." She smiled.

Ryan smiled too.

"So, I mean…why are you back? Summer wouldn't tell me." Marissa asked, as she sat down on his bed.

"It's a long story actually." Ryan said, repeating what Marissa had just done, sitting on the bed himself.

"I've got all the time in the world."

Ryan half smiled.

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"What do you think they're doing in there?" Seth asked, looking out the kitchen window at the pool house.

"Don't know. Don't care. Come on Cohen…let's go upstairs." Summer whined.

"I just want to know what they're doing…" Seth replied.

"You are way too obsessed with your brother, Cohen. Maybe they're fighting…"

"No."

"How do you know?"

"Because Marissa hasn't ran out crying, and Ryan hasn't ran after her. Simple as that."

"Maybe they're…" Summer trailed off.

"Nope."

"And how do you know that?" Summer asked, getting annoyed.

"Because I just know."

Summer leaned in closely to Seth. "Okay." She kissed Seth's lips and laced her fingers with his. "Let's go upstairs."

Seth smiled. "I suppose we could." Trying to play cool like he wasn't dying to go upstairs with Summer, he followed her slowly. Smiling to himself the whole time.

TBC…

Author's Note: I know that this chapter was lacking a bit. It took me forever to write. I didn't know how to follow the last one. But I hope this didn't disappoint.

I'll work on the next chapter soon. Promise. I'm thinking of some drama for Seth and Summer. Maybe some non-drama for Ryan and Marissa.

Review!

-Jamie