Hey Everyone! I know it's been a while since I last updated but you've got to understand I've got school now and I have a new job so when I'm not at school I'm at work but I'm going to do my best to update as much as possible! So please just bare with me! Thanks again to everyone who's been reviewing you guys are truly so amazing and I'm so great full!
Okay so it's finally here! Ryan and Marissa's wedding! So this chapter is obviously going to focus on them a little more but of course I'm going to be adding some things regarding Seth and Summer as usual. By the way I'm not really an expert on weddings and I don't really want to write out the whole ceremony so sorry if you don't like it!
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The Wedding
"Marissa, Marissa," Summer whispered into the still sleeping Marissa's ear as she climbed into her bed and sat on top of her.
"Leave me alone," Marissa grumbled as she pulled a pillow over her head.
"Sweetie you gotta get up, you're getting married today!" Summer said excitedly causing Marissa to suddenly sit up coming face to face with a big smiled Summer.
"Oh my God! I'm getting married today!" Marissa yelled wrapping her arms around Summer in a big hug, "oh my God…I'm getting married today," Marissa repeated the words sinking in for the first time, "there's so much to do we've got to get ready!" She said pulling Summer off of her, getting out of bed and pacing the room.
"Marissa hunny, it's okay, everything's ready. All we have to do is get our hair and everything done and we'll be ready. We've still got plenty of time you got to calm down," Summer said getting up and taking Marissa by the shoulders so she'd stop pacing.
"Okay, okay I'm calm," Marissa said taking deep breathes, "I just can't believe it!" Marissa said wrapping her arms around Summer again.
"I know," Summer said with a laugh, "hey what do you say we go wake up our little brats?"
"Good idea," Marissa answered as the two ran down the hall to the guest room where Chrissy and Lily were sleeping soundly.
Summer and Marissa snuck into the room quietly taking places on either side of the bed. Summer counted down from three on her fingers and on zero they jumped on the bed.
"What's going on?" Lily asked sleepily sitting up as Christina screamed beside her the two girls slightly confused.
"Mommy?" Chrissy asked unaware of what was going on.
"I'm getting married today!" Marissa explained as Chrissy suddenly remembered jumping into her mother's arms.
"So what'd you wake me up for?" Lily asked lying back down.
"Now you know how I feel!" Summer said grabbing Lily in a big hug. Lily laughed and then crawled over to Marissa and put her arms around her.
"Congratulations Auntie Coop!"
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Ryan lay awake staring at the ceiling of the pool house. It was just like the old days sleeping in the pool house again. He was flooded with old memories of all the times he spent in here, especially the times with Marissa. He couldn't believe that after everything the two had been through together they were finally getting married.
He turned over and looked at the red numbers on his alarm clock. 7:00am. He was wasn't even sure he had slept at all last night, he just kept thinking about finally getting to say I do and have Marissa as his wife for the rest of his life.
Just then the door opened and Ryan knew it was Seth without even having to look. He had been expecting Seth to walk in at any time.
"Hey man," Seth said sitting down on the chair across from the bed as Ryan sat up, "You ready for the big day?"
"Ya I think I am," Ryan said with a small smile.
"Not nervous at all? I mean it's quite the big step your taking, and all those people are gonna be there, and everyone's going to watching you and you'll have to dance at the reception…"
"Seth!" Ryan interrupted successfully shutting Seth up, "I'm fine alright. I'm not nervous because I know that this is what I want and that's all that matters. I just want to spend the rest of my life with her."
"That's great man," Seth said knowing Ryan was right and that he and Marissa were going to be really happy together, "Come on let's go inside and get something to eat. We've got a long day ahead of us."
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The day went by without a problem. The girls spent their day getting their hair, nails and makeup done. All Marissa's bridesmaids were there which included Summer, Kaitlyn, Haley Nichol and some of her other friends. Kirsten and Julie also came along but Marissa soon wished she'd left her mother at home because of the amount of time she spent talking about getting things done on time.
The men spent their day just hanging out. Seth, Luke, Trey, some of Ryan's old friends, Jimmy and Sandy spent most of the day just sitting back and playing a little PS2 until they finally decided to start getting their tuxes on.
As time ticked nearer and nearer to two o'clock the church started to get more and more crowded. Despite Ryan and Marissa's attempts to make it a small ceremony they ended up with a lot of guests mostly because Julie wanted her daughter to have the best wedding ever heard of in Newport.
Ryan, Seth and the rest of the groomsmen all waited around in one of the back rooms of the church, Ryan pacing the room anxiously. He had tried all day to remain calm but as the time passed he became more and more nervous, but he knew inside it was a good nervous.
"How you doing man?" Seth asked stepping in front of Ryan to stop his pacing.
"Alright, just a little anxious," Ryan admitted.
"Everything's gonna go great today. You and Marissa were meant to be man," Seth said patting Ryan on the back reassuringly.
"Thanks man," Ryan said giving Seth an awkward hug, something he usually didn't initiate. At that moment Sandy's head poked in the door.
"Ryan, it's time son," Sandy said as Ryan nervously walked out the door to take his place at the front of the church.
Meanwhile in the other room all the girls were waiting around for the ceremony to begin, each talking loudly and admiring each other's dresses which were all the same except for of course Marissa's beautiful white gown. Marissa was sitting in the corner looking a little nervous, but inside she was more excited then anything.
"Hey sweetie," Summer greeted coming over from where she was fighting with Lily and Christina to get them to sit still so they wouldn't ruin their dresses.
"Hey," Marissa said looking over at the two little girls sitting in their chairs giggling, "They look so beautiful."
"Ya they do," Summer said smiling at her daughter, "And so do you!"
"Thanks," Marissa laughed, "You don't look so bad yourself."
"Aw Coop I'm just so happy for you!" Summer exclaimed throwing her arms around Marissa in a hug, "You guys are going to be so happy together, I always knew you would end up together," Summer said as her eyes began to fill with tears.
"Aw Sum your gonna ruin your makeup," Marissa said as tears began filling her own eyes.
"I'm sorry I'm just so happy!" Summer said as she tried to wipe away the tears threatening to fall. The two girls hugged once again as Julie burst into the room.
"Girls it's time, everyone needs to take their places!" Julie said as she began lining all the girls up.
"Well this is it," Summer said giving Marissa one last hug and a kiss on the cheek, "Everything's going to be great!"
"This is it," Marissa said as she made her way out of the room behind everyone else.
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Ryan stood at the front of the church, as he waited anxiously and slightly nervously for the ceremony to begin. He couldn't help but notice all the eyes currently on him, and it made him even more nervous, but as the priest joined him at the front and music started playing his nerves were forgotten and excitement took over.
First to come down the aisle was Seth and Summer, walking arm in arm towards Ryan making him feel even better as he was greeted with great big smiles from both of them, and he even thought he saw tears in Summer's eyes. After Seth and Summer came Haley and Trey, followed by Kaitlyn and Luke and the rest of the bridesmaids and groomsmen. Next came Christina and Lily; the two flower girls in matching pink dresses, walking down the aisle slowly throwing their flower petals out of their baskets. When they reached the alter the two little girls took their places in front of Summer where they were instructed to stand quietly.
As the wedding march began to play everyone stood up, waiting to see the bride in her stunning gown, Ryan being most anxious. As Jimmy and Marissa came into view Ryan's heart leapt. Even from across the church Ryan had never seen anyone look as beautiful as Marissa did right now. As Marissa made her way closer and closer the smile on Ryan's face got bigger and bigger. When they reached the alter Ryan went down, shook Jimmy's hand and then took Marissa's and lead her in front of the priest.
"You look beautiful," Ryan whispered in her ear before the priest began. All Marissa's could do was smile, afraid if she talked the tears threatening to fall would come pouring out.
As the priest began the ceremony Summer couldn't help but drift off into her own world a little bit. She could see how happy Ryan and Marissa were and how perfectly they fit together. She looked past the couple to where Seth was standing, his eyes on Ryan and Marissa. This is what I want, Summer thought to herself, I want to get married, be happy like Ryan and Marissa, and I think Seth is the one I want all this with. Her mind began to wander with thoughts of her own marriage until she noticed Seth's eyes watching her, when he saw that she noticed him looking he gave her a big smile that made her heart leap.
"And now the bride and groom will share their vows," announced the priest snapping Summer back to reality, "Marissa you may begin."
"Ryan, from the day we met I knew there was something about you, we somehow clicked without even really knowing each other. It always seemed like the odds were against us, like there was always something in the way, but we never let anything come between us for too long, nothing could keep us apart. It's hard to put into words how much I really care about you; you are my strength, my hope, my everything. I love you so much and I can't wait to spend the rest of my life with you," Marissa finished as tears began running down hers, and everyone else's in the church faces.
"Marissa I know I'm not really one with words but I want you to know how much I care about you. Since the day I met you at the end of the driveway of the Cohen house I have been in love with you. I fell fast and hard for you and I was always willing to do anything for you. I've had a lot of people leave me in my life, but you've always stuck by my side, especially when I needed you most. My life wouldn't be the same without you and I don't want to spend another day without being able to call you my wife. I love you," Ryan finished with the three simple words that made Marissa cry even more.
"Do you Marissa take Ryan to be your lawfully wedded husband to have and to hold in sickness and in health as long as you both shall live?" The priest asked.
"I do," Marissa responded saying the two words she had been waiting her whole life to say.
"And do you Ryan take Marissa to be your lawfully wedded wife to have and to hold in sickness and in health as long as you both shall live?"
"I do," Ryan said with a big smile.
"Then I now pronounce you husband and wife, you may kiss the bride," with those words Ryan grabbed Marissa by the waist and pulled her into kiss him receiving a quiet "ew" from where Lily and Chrissy were standing.
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The reception was held later that day on the beach where a dance floor and a big tent with tables and chairs had been set up. As Marissa looked around at all the smiling faces of her friends and family she couldn't imagine this day being any more perfect then it already was.
She and Ryan had shared their first dance as a married couple to "Forever Young" by the Youth Group a song they had decided was their official song when they were eighteen. Marissa stood watching Ryan dance with Chrissy and she couldn't help but smile as she watched the smile on the little girl get bigger and bigger. When the song ended Marissa made her way over to Ryan as Seth and Summer took the stage.
"Hey everybody," Summer said quieting the crowd, "As the maid of honour and the best man Ryan and Marissa wanted us to say a few words. Coop or should I say Atwood, you've been my best friend since we were five. You've always been there for me and for that I owe you the world. We've been through everything together, and truthfully I've never seen you happier then you look today. I'm so happy for you and I wish you guys all the best; take care of her Chino, congrats!" Summer finished handing the microphone to Seth.
"You know I've known Marissa my whole life, she was the girl next door growing up, not that I liked her or anything, I mean she didn't even talk to me much," Seth began to ramble receiving an elbow in the ribs from Summer, "oh sorry. When Ryan came into my life he was pretty much the only friend I had. He put up with my constant rambling and freakish obsessions. Man you became a brother to me and I'm so happy for you. I hope you two have a great life together. So here's to my brother and my new sister in law!" Seth finished, taking Summer's hand and leading her over to where Ryan and Marissa were standing.
After a while Ryan, Marissa and Chrissy decided to make their rounds and greet some of the other guests, leaving Seth, Summer and a very bored Lily standing around the dance floor.
"Oh my God Seth!" a skinny blonde with a butterfly tattoo Summer didn't recognize came over wrapping her arms around Seth.
"Alex hey! I didn't know you were gonna be here!" Seth said returning the hug leaving Summer standing to watch, slightly confused. She cleared her throat snapping Seth back to reality.
"Oh um Summer this is Alex she's an old friend, Alex this Summer, my uh girlfriend," Seth introduced as a slight awkwardness filled the air even though Seth and Alex never really dated.
"Summer, you mean THE Summer?" Alex asked looking at Seth with surprise.
"Yep this is her," Seth said letting his gaze fall to his feet.
"Seth used to talk about you all the time, I've heard so much about you," Alex said shaking Summer's hand.
"All good things I hope," Summer said lifting Lily up as if to remind Seth he had a daughter.
"Oh and Alex this is my daughter Lily," Seth introduced as Alex came to realize the reason Summer had left Seth all those years ago.
"Well it was really nice meeting you, I think I'm going to go talk to Marissa, it was nice seeing you again Seth." Alex said leaving Seth with Summer who was staring him down.
"Hey Lily you wanna dance? Come on lets dance," Seth said lifting Lily out of Summer's arms and taking her to the middle of the dance floor where he knew Summer wouldn't dare make a scene.
Summer, defeated decided to go sit down, so she found an empty table and sat down. A few minutes later though, a familiar looking tall blonde with short hair approached her.
"Summer? Summer Roberts?" the girl asked as realization hit Summer.
"Anna?" Summer said giving her an awkward hug. "I didn't know you would be here."
"Oh ya Marissa invited me we became pretty close when I moved back to Newport," Anna explained.
"When did you move back to Newport?" Summer asked a little confused.
"About three years ago, I wasn't expecting to see you today, I mean when Seth and I dated he said you'd picked up and left, no one knew where you were,"
"You and Seth dated?" Summer asked shocked, she and Seth had talked about relationships they had been in when they started dating again and Seth never once mentioned anything about dating Anna again.
"Ya for about six months, he must be happy to see you again."
"Actually we've been dating for a couple months now," Summer said.
"Oh well that's great," Anna said as she scanned the dance floor looking for some way to escape this conversation, "who's that Seth's dancing with?"
"That's our daughter."
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Okay so I've been working on this chapter for a really long time and I'm sorry it took so long to get it posted! For now Summer's not going to mention knowing about him dating Anna again but I promise it'll come up in a different chapter later. I kind of don't like the way I ended this chapter but I'm happy with the rest of it. I really hope you liked this chapter! I'll update again when I get the chance! Xoxo!