Summer looked up from the T.V. to see who had walked into the room. It was Saturday, and she was looking forward to spending a nice, relaxing, drama-free, most importantly Cohen-free, day beach with Marissa.
"Hey, Coop." Summer greeted her friend. "Let's get outta here, I'm like so bored." Summer grabbed her Pineapple beach bag, and grabbed her keys, walking out of the front door. Marissa jogged to keep up with her.
"Um, Sum, does it matter if Ryan comes with us?" Marissa looked at her friend with pleading eyes as they stood at the bottom of her driveway.
"Sure, whatever." Summer carried on walking, before stopping abruptly. "Wait, Coop, when you say Chino, you mean Chino and Cohen right?"
"Well, yeah. Look, Summer I'm really sorry, but you know him, he wants to be friends."
"Save it, Coop." Summer replied, opening the black door to Marissa's Jeep, pulling a disgusted face when she saw Seth's face.
"Why, hello Summer. I had no idea we would be having the pleasure of your presence today." Seth said sarcastically, moving over a seat so Summer could get in. Summer rolled her eyes, muttering "Whatever." underneath her breath.
In the front, Ryan and Marissa exchanged glances. Marissa shrugged her shoulders, and Ryan sighed.
"So, what do you guys wanna do today?" Marissa asked, as she pulled out of the driveway.
"Hey, can we go to the comic book shop?" Seth asked, looking around the car for further suggestions. When there were none, he carried on. "Come on, the comic book shops cool!"
"Oh….my god." Summer sighed, staring out of the window. "Cohen, know wonder you don't have any friends if that's where you like to hang out."
"I'm his friend." Ryan said from the front passenger seat, looking round at Summer and Seth.
"Yeah, his only friend. Plus, you like have no choice, I mean you live with him." Summer replied. "Must be hard."
"You know what, Summer, you can really not talk." Seth said, turning to face her. "Apart from Marissa, who are your real friends?" Summer gave him a look, and turned away, staring out of the window again. "Huh? What was that? Oh, right... you can't answer. It's a shame really. I mean, once people get to know they'll find out what a pleasant girl you really are…not."
"Coop, just drive to the beach." Summer said, shaking her head. Today was going to be a long day.
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"Damn Coop." Summer said as they laid down on their towels at the beach. "I can't believe your mum's pregnant. With Seth's granddads baby." She thought about this for a minute, and then looked at Marissa wincingly.
"Tell me about it." Marissa replied, rubbing sun lotion into her legs. "I mean does that make the baby my half-sister or brother?"
"I guess." Summer said. "I'm not really good at thinking logically. But if your mum and Caleb are married, Caleb's like, your step-dad, so yeah; it would be your half-brother or sister. And Seth's aunty or uncle. God that kids lucky, he's gonna get so many Chrismukkah presents. I mean, his family just keeps extending and extending. First Ryan, then Julie, you, and now a baby. Oh, not forgetting Caitlin. Wait, where the hell is Caitlin?"
"She goes to boarding school, Sum." Marissa said, rolling her eyes. "I think my mum didn't want to end up with another daughter like me."
"Aw, Coop, she could do worse." Summer replied, smiling. "Imagine having, well; imagine having me as a daughter."
"Yeah, I feel sorry for your father." Ryan cut into the conversation, walking up to the girls, and handing a bottle of water to Marissa. Seth ambled along behind him, can of Diet Coke for Summer, he gave it to her, and she inspected it closely, ignoring Ryan's comment.
"Diet?" She asked, lowering her sunglasses. Seth nodded. "Thanks, Cohen." She smiled somewhat nicely, and popped the can open, taking a sip. Seth smiled and set his towel down next to Ryan's, feeling contented that he had finally made her smile. Ryan leaned over and went to hug Marissa, before being pushed away.
"Be careful, I've still got sun lotion to rub in, I don't want to get all sandy!" She said, moving away, and starting on her arms.
"Hey, maybe I could help you with that?" Ryan said, gesturing at the bottle. Marissa smiled, and turned around so he could do her back. But instead of rubbing in, Ryan seemed to be doing the opposite, kissing it off. Marissa turned back around again, and the two began to make out.
"O.K, have we progressed to full-on sex yet?" Summer said, looking at the couple who lay kissing, sun lotion forgotten. "Coop, this is a public beach!"
Marissa looked up and shrugged her shoulders. She glanced at Seth, who was busy listening to his iPod. Suddenly she had an idea. She whispered something in Ryan's ear, and he smiled, standing up, taking her hand.
"Hey guys, me and Ryan are just going to take a walk, o.k.?" Marissa asked, and before hearing an answer, walked off down the beach and up the boardwalk, Ryan's arm round her shoulders. Seth stopped drumming his hands on his knees, and took out his earphones.
"Where are they going?" He asked, glancing over at Summer who was busy sunbathing.
"Don't ask me. Probably her car so they can get jiggy." Summer replied, as if she couldn't care less. She looked over at Seth, who had continued listening to his music, jigging his foot to the beat. She could see that it would be no use trying to call Coop back so she could talk to her, and Ryan followed her like a lost puppy wherever she went. So she was stuck with Cohen.
"What are you listening to?" She asked, moving a little closer towards him. Seth looked surprised at the fact that she actually wanted to converse with him. "Look, just because I'm mad at you doesn't mean that I can't talk to you." Seth nodded his head, agreeing with her.
"I'm listening to The Killers." he answered, holding out one of the earphones so she could listen.
"Wow, what a nice name." Summer said sarcastically, taking the earphone and inserting it in her ear. She caught onto the song, and soon began bopping her head. "Actually Cohen, this is quite cool, you know, for your type of music."
"I knew I could convert you." Seth replied, smiling. "All it takes is a little bit of Killers, and a beach." Summer smiled back at him edgily, suddenly feeling self-conscious. She watched Seth carefully as he hesitantly moved closer towards her. Suddenly it felt as if they were back in his bedroom, all alone on his bed, not sitting on the beach.
"Convert me to what?" She whispered, looking up at him, nervously.
"To this." He replied, leaning in to kiss her. Summer leant in to, but at the last moment, just as their lips were about to meet, she noticed Zach and his water-polo buddies walking up the beach.
"Shit." Summer murmured underneath her breath. She pulled away quickly, leaving Seth to kiss nothing but the warm air. She got up and, moved back to her own spot, Seth looking down at the sand, making heart shapes with his finger. Just as Summer picked up the nearest book, which happened to be Coop's, Zach came up to her.
"Hi, Sum, I didn't know you were coming to the beach today." He smiled cheerfully, kissing her quickly on the lips. He looked at the book in her hands, curiously. "What are you reading?"
Summer looked down and read the title. "So you've admitted you were an alcoholic, where too now?" She blushed and chucked it across the sand, accidentally whacking Seth on the way. "Oh, it's nothing, just a little bit of light reading, you know." Zach laughed and slung his arm around her waist.
"Oh, hi Seth. Didn't see you there." Zach greeted Seth with a wave of the hand. "We still on for Comic Club?"
"Yeah, yeah of course." Seth replied, glancing at Summer forlornly. "Wild horses couldn't keep me away."
"Cool. Hey, Sum, do you want to do something, like now?" Zach asked. "We could maybe go to the cinema or something."
"Yeah, sure. Um, let me just grab my stuff." Summer picked up her bag, looking at Seth, who was totally looking in the opposite direction. "Well, see you on Monday Cohen."
"I'll tell Marissa you've gone." Seth said, dismissing the two with a flick of his wrist. He watched Zach and Summer walk off hand-in-hand, wishing it was him holding her hand instead of Zach.
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"So, do you think your plan will work?" Ryan asked as he and Marissa sat down at The Crab Shack.
"Of course it will, I mean, all my plans work." Marissa replied, smiling, as she picked up the menu. Ryan pulled at the menu, wanting to see it, Marissa pulled it away jokily.
"Hey, I haven't had a thing to eat since breakfast!" Ryan moaned, clutching his stomach.
"Oh, and its sooooo long between breakfast and lunch!" Marissa replied, laughing, but eventually gave in and shared the menu. "Look, they do Mac 'n' Cheese." She said pointing at that point on the menu.
"Oh yeah, wonder if it's as good as yours." Ryan did his cute half smile he always does when he's around Marissa. He reached over and took her hand in his, as the waitress came over.
"Hi, what can I get you?" The girl looked up from her pad, and saw who the couple were. "Oh, hi Ryan." Ryan saw the girl, and then looked confused.
"Uh, hi Lindsay." He said, looking at her Crab Shack T-Shirt. "I never knew you worked here." Lindsay shrugged, and then looked at the girl seated opposite. "Oh, sorry, this is Marissa, my girlfriend." Marissa smiled at Lindsay.
"Hi, yeah I think we've met, right?" Marissa nodded as Lindsay spoke. "Well, I got the job yesterday." Lindsay said, answering his question. "I need the money, you know."
"Yeah, Ryan used to work here too. When he first arrived." Marissa replied, nodding her head, looking at Ryan, wondering why he looked so bemused. Lindsay sensed the awkwardness, so she decided to get this over and done with.
"So what can I get you?" She asked pen poised over the page.
"Um, I'll just have a drink thanks, um, Diet Coke, please." Marissa answered, looking over at Ryan.
"I'll have a Coke, and can I have the Mac 'n' Cheese?" Ryan said, collecting the menu and passing it to Lindsay.
"Two forks?" Lindsay said, looking at Marissa.
"Yep." Ryan answered for her, taking hold of her hand again. "Thanks." Lindsay walked off, and left Ryan and Marissa on their own again.
"So, do you know that girl?" Marissa asked, interested. "I mean, obviously you do. But is she in your class or what?"
"Oh, yeah, she's in my Physics class. We did a project together." Ryan replied. Marissa looked up, suddenly remembering the day when she had seen Ryan and the girl studying. So Lindsay was the girl. She looked over at Ryan, and smiled uncertainly.
"Oh, right, yeah I remember." She replied. "Hey, um, my dad's having a birthday party next Friday, do you want to come? I mean, it's not gonna be that big, it's on his boat, but it should be kinda fun."
"Yeah, it sounds great." Ryan smiled. "So what have you bought him?"
"Oh, I found this really nice picture of me and him when I was younger." Marissa replied. "I think I'm going to frame that and give it to him. He likes things like that."
"Cool. So, what other things does he like? I mean, 'cos I don't think I have any pictures of me and him together." Ryan asked, laughing. "
"Oh, don't worry. We're going shopping on Monday." Marissa replied, self-assuredly.
"We are?" Ryan asked.
"Uh-huh." Marissa said. "I've just decided." Ryan raised his eyebrows. "Look, don't worry I'm not going to steal anything, I'm so over that. I mean, now I've got you back right?" Ryan's face turned into a smile as he heard Marissa.
"Yep. You've definitely got me."
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A/N: Sorry not as long but hope you liked it. Bit more Seth and Summer than I intended , but oh well! lol By the way I don't like Lindsay, so don't be surprised if something bad happens to her!